Peoples Post Atlantic Seaboard-City 7 August 2012

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TAURIQ HASSEN

ALLEGATIONS of vagrants being brutal-ised by Law Enforcement officers havecaught the attention of residents living inthe city, who are now fighting to raiseawareness around this matter.

Claims of these officers allegedly beatingvagrants, incorrectly using pepper spray andalso confiscating their belongings are rife.

Early in May, Ishaaq Peters attended theMuir Street Mosque in Bo-Kaap, when hespotted a large convoy of vehicles includingthe Central City Improvement District(CCID) and Law Enforcement – accompaniedby a large City of Cape Town truck – stoppingwherever the homeless were sleeping.

Peters, a resident in the Central BusinessDistrict, was particularly upset when a dis-tressed vagrant came rushing over to himwith teary eyes and coughing profusely.

“He is a refugee by the name of Steven, whosleeps in a bush close to the mosque. With hiseyes full of tears, he told me they had justsprayed him with tear gas while he was sleep-ing,” he recalls.

Peters says he discovered that vagrantshad been treated this way before the 2010 soc-cer World Cup, as a “clean-up operation”.

“This operation was conducted by the Dis-placed People’s Unit, a unit part of Law En-forcement, who seem to resemble the oldapartheid government forces by their modusoperandi,” he says.

Peters’ attempts to find answers were invain, as he was sent from “pillar to post” hav-ing to listen to “excuse after excuse”.

“It’s now the month of Ramadan and ifthese people are treated this way during thismonth, it’s really disheartening and sad,” hesays.

Bo-Kaap resident Rashiedah Galant saysshe recently woke to sounds of “screamingand taunting” on the field neighbouring herhome.

She says when she opened her window, va-grants living in a small settlement were seen

running for cover as officers forcefully en-tered their shacks and openly started pepperspraying them.

“It honestly looked like the old days, but on-ly this time, there were coloured people onthe other end of the stick. Most shockingly,some of these officers looked as if they wereenjoying themselves,” she says.

Vagrants knocked at her door, yelling:“Help mama!”

“I could not do anything, because if Iopened that door, they would have flooded myhouse as there were too many of them. Be-cause this was Law Enforcement, I didn’tknow if calling the police would help,” saysGalant.

JP Smith, the Mayoral Committee memberfor Safety and Security, is aware of the allega-tions.

He says: “In my capacity as the Maycomember, I have made numerous requests toPeters to formally submit information so thathis claims can be investigated.”

To date, Smith has received no informationto “substantiate the allegations”.

“We have followed up with SAPS, and theyhave no record of these alleged incidents,”says Smith.

Tasso Evangelinos, Chief Operations Offic-er for the Central City Improvement District,is also aware of the allegations made by thepublic and confirms that the matter had beenpreviously discussed.

He says: “Because of the manpower, theCCID supports the City with operations. Atthe request of the City, we provide support,as the City are the main service providers.”

In May, Evangelinos heard rumours about“stun guns” being used on the homeless.

However, he defended the CCID, saying:“We can safely say that the CCID does not op-erate with that sort of equipment and thosewere mere allegations that were made.”

Evangelinos says: “We encourage the pub-lic not to give anything to the homeless, be-cause this encourages them to remain on thestreet, rather than seeking for help at theNGOs.”

‘Bergie beatings’in the city centre

A PART OF HISTORY: The AngloBoer War exhibition is a collection of letters, postcards, photographs and news posters currently being exhibited at the Castle of GoodHope in Cape Town. The unique collection has been gathered together over the past40 years. Bernhard du Plessis from the Free State accurately compiled the collectionover the past 13 years. Here the retired lawyer proudly discusses the exhibitionof which he is the owner and creator. Photo: Danielle Karallis/Foto24

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National Women’s Day, Thursday 9August, is approached by most withmixed feelings.On the one hand,we have cause for cel-

ebration when we remember the tri-umphs of women over the past decades,most notably 9 August 1956 when morethan 20 000 women of diverse culturesfearlessly protested proposed pass lawsby marching on the Union Buildings inPretoria.Women have deservedly assumed

their place in the business, political andsporting arenas. We’re the quintessen-tial multi-taskers, adeptly juggling ourvarious roles – careers, motherhood,marriage, community work...According to the Inter-Parliamentary

Union and UN Women, there are “cur-rently 17 countries with women as headof government, head of state or both”.Globally, Thursdaywillmark the 101st

International Women’s Day and abroadand locally, thousands of events are be-ing planned.With all the awareness and altruistic

efforts by government and organisationscommitted to women empowerment, aswell as the power wielded by women to-day, it is the greatest irony that as manywomen are victims of abuse and vio-lence.However, statistics on violence

against women in South Africa is not re-liable, because many cases go unreport-ed. This is due to a number of factors,such as stigma, financial instability, fearof repercussions from abusive partners,a lack of information and education

around women’s rights when it comes toreporting abuse, and limited to no re-sources for escaping abusive relation-ships.There is also the “system”, such as the

processes and red tape involved in filingfor divorce, and the complexities of theDomestic Violence Act. Many womencan testify how they’vebeen sent back home tofurther abuse, in the nameof “getting both sides ofthe story” before divorcebecomes an option.During my stint as a

court reporter, I wouldforce myself to listen dis-passionately to the trialsabout women who hadbeen assaulted, andnearlykilled, by their partners.The women had been

kidnapped, locked up,beaten with concrete ob-jects, stabbed...My intended disconnection was two-

fold, I reasoned; firstly, professional andsecondly, to distancemyself frommy lifeexperiences and that of others I careabout.As a reporter, I had been trained to be

objective and report the facts; but mytraining did not extend to my humanityand it became impossible for me to de-tach as I looked at the women painfullytestifying against the men they had onceloved and trusted.The tragedy was that most of the men

charged with assaulting “their women”,appeared unaffected, emotionally void.Our most profound memories take

root during childhood and it is criticalthat education begins primarily in thehome and includes conversationsaround respecting and valuing all peo-ple, including women. The onus is onboth parents to show respect towardsone another.I don’t profess to being an authority on

relationship matters buthave minimum require-ments. Aman who activelylistens to his partner, apol-ogises when he’s at fault –or evenwhen he’s not – andknows when to walk awayfrom an argument is wor-thy of respect.It’s as simple as that. Few

men realise how little ittakes to make a womanhappy... but I’m not sayingthat the gifts and pamper-ing don’t count, so pull outall the stops this Women’sDay, and every other day!

The following organisations providecounselling and services towomen:Fam-ily and Marriage Association of SouthAfrica in Observatory (021 447-7951; [email protected]); Mosaic in Wyn-berg (021 761 7585); Saartjie BaartmanCentre in Athlone (021 633 5287); WomanAbuse Line (0800 150 150); HIV/AidsNational Line (0800 012 322).’Til next time, go well!ConnectED is a weekly column by

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RECLAIMING some of CapeTown’s most vibrant open spacesshould be a lot easier after receiv-ing an international helpinghand.

The president of the Times SquareAlliance Group, Tom Tompkins, re-cently visited Cape Town, conduct-ing a presentation at Trinity inGreen Point to Creative Cape Town– an offshoot of the Cape Town Part-nership.

Times Square Alliance Group isbehindmuch of the iconic New YorkTimes Square’s success as a “clean,safe and fun public open space”.

Creative Cape Town claims tohave the vision to make the centralcity a leading centre for “knowledge,innovation, creativity and culture”in Africa.

The presentation includedways toimprove the city’s public open spac-

es. “Public open spaces are wherethe spirit of our cities really comealive and that is why they are so im-portant,” says Tompkins.

The Grand Parade in the CentralBusiness District was used as aprime example, as it flourished dur-ing the 2010 soccerWorldCup, but itspotential is hidden behind the “fa-cade of a dirty car park”.

“One’s vision for a public space isvery often the most important mani-festation of one’s vision for his city,”Tompkins adds.

During the presentation, Tomp-kins highlighted five key character-istics which have become the “yardstick” for decisionmaking aroundthe public space usage in New York.

The five key characteristics aredynamic, distinctive, destination,diverse and desirable.

Farzanah Badsha, the CreativeCape Town manager, says: “A greatpublic open space is a public spacethat is used creatively.”

She explains that the organisationhas already highlighted four focusareas, including the City Hall, citystreets, city collaboration and thecity access.

Badsha says: “These focus areascould aid the good work already be-ing done and catalyse improved useand opportunities around CapeTown’s public spaces.

“We cannot allow the youth of thiscity to growup thinking that the cor-ridors of shopping malls are publicspaces, or the old to feel too afraid toventure out of their homes.”

Ward councillor Dave Bryant isexcited about the input, saying: “Wecertainly learnt a lot about how tomanage these public spaces effec-tively.”

Bryant is especially excited at thefact that the interaction has openeddiscussions around pedestrianisingpublic spaces. “We cando to improvethese spaces and how we can dothings differently,” he says.

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A GRAND SPACE: The Grand Parade in the Central Business District hasthe potential to be one of Cape Town’s most vibrant public open spaces,but it’s potential is hidden behind many problems. Photo: Supplied

People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition OPINIONS Tuesday 7 August 2012

DON’T DO IT: Ryan Africa believesdrunk people should use alternativetransport. “It is clear that, with thecurrent percentage, they are stilldrinking and that won’t stop, even ifthe percentage is lowered.”

DROP IT: Zandile Qumza agrees the percentage should be decreased. “It is goodthat the percentage will be lowered, butit should be 0.0 because drunk drivingkills a lot of innocent people on theroads.”

GREAT IDEA: Andries Burger believes the percentage should belowered. “If one would not drinkthey would know how to drive onthe roads. Drunk driving is dangerous to sober road users.”

DRINKING KILLS: Rachel Konig saysshe has bad memories of alcohol. “Ihad a friend who was killed in an accident caused by a drunk driver. Nobodywho has had a drink should be allowedto drive. No percentage should be allowed.”

ALCOHOL CHANGES PEOPLE: LynneVester says the behaviour differs between a sober and intoxicated person.“When a person is drunk they are completely different. There should be notdrinking and driving at all. The percentage should be 0.0”

A PROPOSED amendment tothe national road trafficamendment bill could see thelegal alcohol limit reducedfrom 0.05 to 0.02 grams.

The Road Traffic ManagementCorporation’s Ashref Ismail saysalcohol is a major factor in roaddeaths.More than 65% of all major fa-

tal crashes are attributed to alco-hol consumption.The bill is open for public com-

ment until Saturday 18 August.People’s Post readers shared theirviews with Luzuko Zini andTarren-Lee Habelgaarn.

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DOG lovers can now bond withtheir pets in a whole new way – bydancing with them.The club, called Dancing with

Dogs, is currentlybased inConstan-tia. And, for those with, er, two leftlegs, there are dance categoriessuch asGoldenOldies, Sassy Seniorand Handy Dandy.Dancing with Dogs Cape Town is

a club that provides a platform fora different kind of bonding experi-ence between dog owners and theirpets. Club member Yvonne Zwiege-laar – who regularly competes in lo-cal aswell as international competi-tions with her dogs – feels this is a

fun way for owners to connect withtheir pets. She says: “It is a sportthat dogs and owners of all ages andsizes can enjoy.”The eldest member in their club

is 60 years old and in Johannesburgthere is a 70 year old that competes.“One of my dogs is 12 years old so

we compete in the Golden Oldiescategory,” Zwiegelaar says with agiggle.The club was started in 2009 and

annually welcomes new members.There are two competitions per

year which are referred to as titlingevents. In these events their arevarious categories inwhich ownersand dogs and participate.Beginners and advanced groups

are judged separately. Zwiegelaarsays one of the reasons this is suchan effective platform is becausethere is no specific obedience train-ing required. “My dogs don’t al-ways listen to me but will hangaround with me,” she says.This aspect is important as the

dancing is made up of obedienceand tricks choreographed to yourdogs strengths. However, theHandy Dandy category caters toowners or dogs with disabilities.Every year, one person per coun-

try is invited to take part in the bigDancing with Dogs competitionheld in London, which according toZwiegelaar is a spectacular experi-ence.

DancingDancingwithwith twotwo leftleft legslegs

TWINKLE TOES:Jane Holdcroft andSari, her crossbred terrier.

DOGGY DOOWOP: GenineShuttleworthand her pugGordon havefun on stage.

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COMMUTERS have welcomedMetrorail’s plan tohave rail securi-ty guards trainedby the SouthAfri-can National Defence Force.

Hundreds of Metrorail guards willbe trained by the army to better dealwith crime on trains and at stations.

Commuters say a beefed up securitysystem is in order, but they questionhow thiswill improvegeneral serviceswhich should beMetrorail’smain con-cern.

Commuter Ezelle Solomons (22)says while it is a good idea to have thearmy train securityguards, the army isneeded elsewhere.

“There was so muchhesitancy to bring in thearmy in gang-infestedareas likeLavenderHill,yet the army can bebrought in to train secu-rity guards,” she says.

“I travel on the north-ern line. There is a po-lice station just metresaway from the Bellvilletrain station, but noteven that is a deterrentfor criminals. There is aneed for more securityguards in carriages andon the train stations.”

Mthuthuzeli Swartz, the regionalmanager of Metrorail Western Cape,says the defence force will bring supe-rior skills to the training of additionalresources.

Responding to questions of clarifica-tion on the new recruits, he indicatesthat the new trainees will be sharedacross the region and their deploy-ment based on needs analyses.

“The guards will be deployed at allstations for the duration of our opera-tional hours,” he says.

“Proactive deployment is based onsecurity intelligence and reactivemeasures in response to reportedcrime incidents. Most criminals areopportunists, as result incidents aremostly random and often a spill-overfrom the surrounds. We continue tocollaborate with the appropriate pro-vincial and local law enforcementagencies to collectively address ourjoint priority of crime prevention.”

He explains the Western Cape re-gion comprises of 481 km of railwaytracks, 122 stations, 1 095 train car-

riages and 732 000 passenger journeyseach weekday.

Swartz confirms crime has droppedby 40 % over the last year.

“On average we record between 15and 23 incidents of crime against com-muters per month,” he says.

Although crime is down, the rate ofvandalism remains a concern in thecentral service area.

“We anticipate that the additionalresources will also assist in restoringorder to the rail system through en-forcement of bylaws (no smoking, va-grancy, littering, illegal trading) aswell as operational safety,” he says.

However, another commuter, Don-na Lukas, who travels towork by train every daysays Metrorail needs toget its priorities in or-der.

“Protecting us fromcrime should not betheir first priority. Werely on trains to get us toour destinations ontime. Trains are oftendelayed. Sometimescommuters are not evengiven any reason whytrains are running late.Trains are then over-loaded and there are noguards around at thistime when people are

hanging out of the doors,” she says.Metrorail encourages commuters to

report such incidents.Swartz says Metrorail appeals to

customers to be proactive against op-portunistic crime by being vigilantand keeping the necessary safety tipsin mind.

Those travelling by train are en-couraged to keep valuables such ascellphones and jewellery out of sight,move to fuller coaches and stay in agroup. Commuters are also encour-aged to immediately report incidentsor suspicious behaviour by callingany of the railway police offices.

To report crime at train stations inor close to Retreat call (021) 710 5129/0.To report crime at train stations in orclose to Cape Town call(021) 443 4325/7. To report crime attrain stations in or close to Philippi(021) 370 1000. To report crime at trainstations in or close to Bellville call(021) 941 6800.

Swartz says a reward of up toR25 000is payable for information leading toa conviction.

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BRAKING THE LAW: The City ofCape Town’s Traffic Services tackled taxis on Thursday. Driverscoming off the Nelson MandelaBoulevard from Hertzog Boulevard were pulled over and their licences were checked for any outstanding fines. Photo: Jaco Marais/Foto24

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People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition NEWS Tuesday 7 August 2012

CARNACARNAGE:GE:Wale Street in BoKaap was brought to a stand still on Friday when a truck transportingbricks veered out of control, damaging 12 cars and two other trucks in the process. The trucksmashed into three cars and slammed a delivery truck into the side of a business. Nobody wasinjured. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

DISASTER:DISASTER: A driver was injured on Thursday when his tipper truckcrashed into a house in Gardens. The vehicle was travelling down thehill in Upper Buitenkant Street, when the driver lost control. The truckcollided with a Ford Bantam bakkie before smashing into the houseand overturning. Rescue workers used cutting equipment to save thetruck driver from the cab of the truck. The two occupants inside thebakkie escaped with minor injuries.

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Find out everything youneed to know about climbingthis iconic mountain fromtwo experienced guides fromAfrican Outdoor Adventures.They will offer free presenta-tions on their experiences onMonday 13 August in Somer-set West; Tuesday 14 August

in Tyger Valley, Wednesday15 August in Table View;Thursday 16 August in Tokaiand Monday 20 August inRondebosch. All the talks areheld at the Sportsman’s Ware-house outlets and are at 18:00for 18:30.

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Wednesday 8 AugustCape Town: Dr Rodger Meyerwill give a talk at Stonehaven onAddiction – A ‘Badness’ or an Ill-ness.

The talk starts at 10:00. Entrycosts R20. Call Hermoine Stern-berg on 0 (021) 434 9555 for moreinformation.

Thursday 9 AugustCape Town: The Simcha Groupwill hold a township tour from09:30 until 15:15. Tickets costR300 including a vegetarian fishlunch. Call Hermoine Sternbergon 0 (021) 434 9555 for more in-formation.

Tuesday 14 AugustCamps Bay: Camps Bay Prima-ry School’s Grade 3 pupils willhold a concert based on RoaldDahl’s Charlie and the ChocolateFactory until Wednesday 15 Au-gust at the school in DunkfeldRoad. The show starts at 17:00and runs until 18:30. Tickets costR20 for adults and R10 for kids.There will be a full tuck shopduring the interval. Call0 (021) 438 1503.

Wednesday 15 AugustCape Town: Carol Muskanthwill give a talk at Stonehaven onTranscending Gender. The talkstarts at 10:00. Entry costs R20.Call Hermoine Sternberg on0 (021) 434 9555.

Sunday 19 AugustCape Town: The Na’Arot andKesher Groups will hold a cookiestall at One to One at the GoodHope Centre. Call HermoineSternberg on 0 (021) 434 9555 formore information.

Wednesday 22 AugustCape Town: Andrew Marjorib-anks of Woolworths will talk atStonehaven on the supermar-ket’s latest books.The talk startsat 10:00. Entry costs R20. CallHermoine Sternberg on0 (021) 434 9555 for more infor-mation.

Friday 24 AugustCape Town: The Fikelela Chil-dren’s Centre and the CathedralHIV and Aids task team will holda fundraising benefit at 19:00 un-til 21:30 at the St George’s Cathe-dral featuring the PinelandsHigh Marimba band, the SACSJazz band, Rondebosch Boys’High School concert band and StCyprian’s and St George’s Cathe-dral Choirs. Tickets cost R50 foradults and R30 for scholars.

Thursday 30 AugustCape Town: Toni Shaked willhold three lectures at Stone-haven on Understanding YourTeenager. Tickets cost R200 forthe course. Call Hermoine Stern-berg on 0 (021) 434 9555 for moreinformation.

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WALKING TALL: Pedestrians navigate the busy CBD during the rush hour lunch. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

TAURIQ HASSEN

AN OPERATION conducted onFriday in the city centre resultedin four arrests, 488 vehiclessearched and R26 000 worth offines being issued.

Cape Town Central Police heldthe operation as part of their Wom-en’s Month programme, starting atthe Cape Town Station at approxi-mately 05:00, by handing out pam-phlets.

Captain Ezra October, spokesper-son for Cape Town Central Police,says that the opportunity was usedto raise awareness around crimeand drug abuse.

He says: “We were accompaniedby a number of other law enforce-ment agencies and at the end of theday there were around 109 mem-bers present.”

The group headed to the CapeTown Station Deck, where a road-

block was held, resulting in 488 carspulled over and 150 peoplesearched.

October adds that the morphotouch system was used resulting inthe arrest of three suspects, wantedfor various crimes in different partsof Cape Town.

One suspect was arrested for theillegal possession of abalone, anoth-er for reckless and negligent driv-ing and a third for a minor offence.

Later that afternoon, police ar-rested another suspect after beingfound in possession of counterfeitgoods, which resulted in 191 coun-terfeit DVDs being confiscated.

October says: “This was a reallysuccessful operation for the policeand we are planning to have lotsmore in the area, in an attempt toclamp down on crime in the CentralBusiness District.”

All arrested suspects appeared inthe Cape Town Magistrate’s Courtyesterday on various charges.

Police knuckledown on crime

More tMore time to reime to register woofgister woofieieANIMAL lovers now have until the end ofthis month to register their pets.

The City of Cape Town has extended theoriginal deadline of 31 July for automaticpermission for extra animals to Friday 31August. And there is no cost. Interactionwith pet owners and animal welfare organi-sations have identified some confusion andconcern on the registration.

This, in turn, has resulted in a slowing ofthe registration process and thus the grant-ing of automatic permission for animals inexcess of the limits stipulated in the AnimalBylaw of 2010.

This is despite the City having increasedthe permissible numbers previously legis-lated. The final deadline for the entire proc-ess is Sunday 30 September before law en-forcement officers impose any penalties fornon-compliance. Instead of buying an annu-al dog licence, pet owners are simply re-quired to register all cats and dogs kept ontheir property.

Pet owners applying before 31 August for

more animals than they are permitted fortheir properties will qualify for automaticsanction or permission. After this they maybe fined for their excess animals and forpets without a chip, name tag or tattoo toidentify them.

Pet owners applying after this deadlinecan be assured their applications for moreanimals than permitted per property willnever be unreasonably denied, but may in-

volve inspections.The application process commenced on

Tuesday 1 March. This process will help theCity develop accurate information on thedomestic animal population in Cape Town.

Knowing the type, breed and other infor-mation will aid in animal welfare planningand budgeting.

Owners of unregistered pets may be is-sued a compliance notice, which may be fol-lowed by a fine of R300.

Failure to adhere could also lead to anyunregistered animals being impounded un-der the Animal Bylaw.

People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition LEADER Tuesday 7 August 2012

A woman’s worthSHE is woman, wife, mother, sister, aunt,friend. Matriarch.

Her names are endless, but what she repre-sents is the glue that binds family and friends.

Without her, worlds collide, families disin-tegrate, semblance of peace and cooperationdissimilate, siblings fight and grow apart.

She offers cohesion, a nurturing touch, ashoulder to cry on, soothing advice, a com-forting embrace.

‘She’ is a car, a boat, an aeroplane, but morethan an inanimate object, ‘she’ is MotherEarth. She breathes life and lets it grow – hersure hand ever present to guide, admonishand protect.

Womanhood is more than the spikes of herstiletto, the colour of her hair, the cup size ofher bra, her cooking skills.

Womanhood is defined beyond her physicaland professional abilities.

A woman who dwells in safety representsone who is the object of respect. A woman whois free to study and work is manifestation ofa free society. A woman who chooses to raiseher children and make a home earns her liv-ing.

What does gender equality mean? Do wom-en really want to be equal to men? And whodecides this? How is this equality deter-mined?

Gender equality transcends the borders ofincome. Earning power does not change howmen view women. Are they the weaker sex?Is there such a thing? Is this determined bywhether a woman can change the tyre of acar?

No.Is she any less of a woman if she can change

a tyre? And if she does it faster and with moreskill than a man, does she lose any of her femi-ninity?

Women’s Day on Thursday is a chance forall to examine their personal views of women.

Should she remain the persona society de-mands? Or, if she somehow ‘fails’, does thismake her less accepted as a human?

You decide.

YOU have to work hard to get the things youneed and would like.

Nothing falls from the sky. I cannot believepeople who are unhappy about the things theyhaven’t got would torch a bus and burn downa train.

The cost of the chaos they create would havebuilt plenty of houses.

The agitators will disappear when the fouldeed is done. I am so worried about the SouthAfrican political scene.RALPH KRALL

Work to get what you want in life

WHAT a completely irresponsible editorial,condoning the destruction of public property bypeople who have never contributed to buildinganything.

This was organised and orchestrated by theANC to try and sow discord in the WesternCape, and the City is quite right to take themto court.

This is the best run province in the country,so what is the complaint? Somebody isn’t get-ting something for nothing!

It is disgraceful to portray protesters as out-raged. I am outraged that people think by de-stroying public property – which I and othertaxpayers paid for – that this will improve theirlot.

I am outraged that most of my property taxes

are diverted to build infrastructure people onlywant to destroy.

Nobody is entitled to anything they don’t payfor and protesters have never contributed inany way to their community.

John F Kennedy once said: “Ask not whatyour country can do for you, but what you cando for your country.”BRIAN HOAREPeople’s Post respects the right of every reader totheir opinion. This newspaper aims to reflectwhat is happening in our broad readership anddoes not condone violence or vandalism by any-one. The editorial comment clearly states: “Itmakes little sense to damage infrastructure andgovernment property – meant for use by the peo-ple.” Letter shortened – Editor

Equally outraged by protesters

. The City of Cape Townworks for you? They are talk-ing nonsense. We must standup for our rights – we needhouses, not parks. They wantto make Cape Town look goodfor tourists. They don’t careabout the poor.

. Rental in the province istoo expensive. It’s difficult toopen businesses, because thebiggest expense is rent –that’s why job creation is soslow.

. We need to stop beingnegative and believe it is pos-sible for things to stay “calm”as it is. We can believe andtrust that God has alreadybrought a change and He isfaithful and able to completewhat He has started. Let’sshow compassion towardseach other from today.

. Well done to our athletesfor winning two gold medalsin the pool. I am a proudSouth African.

. The City of Cape Townwants to value propertiesthey do not own every twoyears to milk us homeownersdry, while they enjoy mas-sive salary increases.

. Let those who’s proper-ties fall under indigentgrants pay their fair share ofwater usage, like in the caseof electricity. Check on theirincome.

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I AM horrified to read disabled athletes will re-ceive less money than able-bodied athletes.

If anything, they should receive more fortheir determination and effort.

Whoever thought this up is an absolute dis-grace to society.JENNIFER GIBSONEmail

Discrepancy in payouts a disgrace

Tuesday 7 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT People’s Post Atlantic Seaboard-City Edition

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CHART TOPPER: Grammy Awardwinning band Switchfoot performs this Saturdayat GrandWest’s Grand Arena at 20:00. This is their second performance in SouthAfrica, with The Rescu as the supporting act. Five double tickets are up for grabsto People’s Post readers. Stand in line by SMSing the word “Switch”, your nameand where you live to 34586 by 13:00 on Thursday. SMSes cost R1,50.Photo: Supplied

HEINEKEN and Macstanley frontman,Andy Mac, will hold a iconic music sensa-tion on Saturday 29 September at theGrandWest Grand Arena at 20:00. Follow-ing the runaway success of the 2010 and2011 event, this year’s eagerly anticipatedshow promises to deliver even more ex-

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Unbridled talent heads WestYOUNGBLOODArts & Culture Developmentwill be hosting a dance evening on Saturday25 August at the Beautiful Life building inBree Street, Cape Town.The event will feature performances by

John Hamman and Celeste Botha, and a dif-ferent type of food will be served during each

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FANSknowit is amusical collab-oration not to be missed whenAndré Rieu and the Soweto Gos-pel Choir perform.

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classical artist, his orchestra andguest performers will be joined onstage by the multi-award winningSoweto Gospel Choir.The choir has palmed an Emmy,

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THE first K2 event of the 2012 Western CapeCanoe Union canoe season, the RooibergNekkies to Eilandia 27km section of theBreede River, took place on Saturday 4 Au-gust.With 160 plus paddlers arriving at Nek-

kies in thick mist and cold temperatures,therewere several faceswearing frowns butby the time the group was brought understarter’s orders and the gun was fired, thesky had cleared.The initial leadingbunchofErnest vanRi-

et and Edgar Boehm Jnr, Graeme Solomonand Kenny Rice, Michael Farringer andJoseph Williams, and Louw van Riet andOwen Gandor set a furious pace to the firstrapid.The group then broke away from the two

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van Riet and Boehm and Solomon and Rice,broke away fromLouwvanRiet andGandarto race as a pair of K2s to the endSome 23km later, Van Riet and Boehm

beat Solomon and Rice by two seconds afteran end sprint. BothErnest vanRiet andBoe-hm will represent SA at the World CanoeMarathon Champs in Rome in September inthe sub-veterans category, while SolomonandRicewill participate in the veterans andunder-18 categories respectively.The senior women’s event was, predicta-

bly dominated by the crew of Alexa Cole andEloise van Gysen who will be representingSA in Rome as a senior women’s K2 pairing.But they didn’t have things all their way.

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IN CELEBRATION of Women’s Dayaround 2 000 people will take to thestreets of Bellville for the annual Wom-en’s Day Challenge on Thursday.

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route has been designed to be fun for walkersand fast for the more serious competitors.“For the front runners it will be quick and

for people whowant to go out there andwalk,it is also an enjoyable route,” saysMcCarthy.“Coming back into the stadium it’s going

tobe festive. The top runnerswill do the 10kmin about 33 minutes.”Although entries to the race are now closed

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petitive entrants in the race and will be par-ticipating along with two generations of herfamily. “I take part just for the fun. My sisterand I always walk with the children. It’s nicewalking with my grandchildren – it’s like anouting,” says Munnik.“You meet lots of people. It’s my oldest

daughter who gets us together to enter therace.”

Munnik’s daughters and granddaughterswill also participate.According toMcCarthy, theMunich family

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al and thosewho participate in the 10km racealso stand a chance of winning prizes.The first five finishers in the 10kmracewill

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HAMILTONS kept their slim hopes of vic-tory in the Super League A alive whenthey came from behind to beat UCT atGroote Schuur on Saturday.

The Sea Point-based side trailed their hostsfor majority of the match, but took the leadin the 73rd minute and hung on to claim fourlog points.The victory leaves Hammies in second

place on the league table, behind Durban-ville-Bellville and ahead of Maties.Hamiltons’ head coach Anton Moolman

said his side would be ready to capitalise ifany of their rivals dropped points in the re-maining games.

“Last week Durb-Bell lost to Tygerberg,which was huge upset. It just shows that thisleague is extremely tough and you can’t takeany team lightly,” said Moolman.“Our victory keeps us in touch and, if the

results don’t go the way they should at thetop, we get closer. We have to keep applyingpressure.”Saturday’s match was a pressure cooker,

with the first half characterised by miserlydefence and neither team finding any pene-tration.The home side opened the scoring with a

penalty by flyhalf Ross Jones-Davies in thethirdminute andHammies scrumhalf DustinJinka replied with a penalty only a minutelater. Jones-Davies added three more penal-ties and Jinka slotted another to take the

teams into the halftime break at 12-6.The game opened up significantly in the

second half, and UCT stretched their leadwhen Jones-Davies was put into a gap on theright wing, racing over the tryline to score.However, he failed to convert.Hamiltons scored in the 63rd minute when

lock forward Tiaan Fick barged over fromclose range. Jinka added the extras to narrowthe deficit. They crossed the chalk line againin the 73rd minute.UCT had two opportunities to regain the

lead, but both Jones-Davies penalty attemptssailed wide of the posts.Moolman praised his side’s resilience. “We

have had a long, nearly four-and-a-half weekbreak, and there was always going to be a bitof rust,” said Moolman.

“UCT had a goodwin against False Bay lastweek, so we knew we were going to be upagainst it. I’m really proud of the guys’ char-acter they showed today – they in there andbagged four points away from home.”Moolman’s team went into this weekend’s

round of game in third place, but Durb-Bell’slast-gasp, 23-21 victory overMaties, saw themmove above of the Stellenbosch side.Hammies now trail Durb-Bell by 14 points,

but have played one less game and two morethan Maties.Meanwhile, False Bay suffered their sev-

enth defeat in a row, losing 37-27 against Bel-har away from home.Bay and their southern suburbs neigh-

bours Villager now look certain to be relegat-ed from the Super League A this season.

Hamiltons clinch nailbiterHamiltons clinch nailbiterHOLDING ON: Mark Winter of UCT is held by Vaughn Botha of Hamiltons during the Super League A match betweenthe sides at Groote Schuur on Saturday. Photos: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

SCRAGGED: Pierre Cronje of Hamiltons tries to handoff UCT’s Tiger Baxduring the Super League A match between the sides at Groote Schuur onSaturday.

NATIONAL CALLUP: Tokai rower James Johnston shows off the abilities that earned hima callup to the national team. Johnston will compete in the single scull event at theunder18 World Rowing Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from Wednesday 15to Sunday 19 August. Photo: Gavin Withers

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