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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 1 November 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 CLAREMONT/RONDEBOSCH “Telling it as it is” BP workers ‘exploited’ TERESA FISCHER B P Southern Africa says it will take action against the owners of its franchise in Dur- ham Avenue, Salt River, where workers’ rights are allegedly be- ing violated. This follows an incident two weeks ago (“Immigrant job seekers intimidated with faeces,” People’s Post, 18 October 2011). A complaint was laid at the Hu- man Rights Commission. After this article appeared, Peo- ple’s Post received a tip-off that ga- rage employees, the majority of whom are foreign nationals, were being subjected to grossly unfair working conditions. The allega- tions include that: No pay slips are issued to staff; employees receive a flat rate, but work long shifts with no overtime rates or compensation for working Sundays and public holidays; and that their wages are routinely paid up to one week late. A detailed list of the allegations was sent to BP Southern Africa, and the company has confirmed it has picked up a number of issues at the garage, which match this list. The investigation led the newspa- per to Saltwood Lodge, a building in nearby Kent Street, where employ- ees say they are forced to live. They say it is a condition of their employ- ment laid down by the two owners of BP Salt River, Krissen Pillay and Rumalan Govender. Rent of R1 400 a month is deduct- ed from their wages for a room in this building, which they have to share with up to three others. The rules, pinned up on the notice board, are strict. No heaters are allowed in the rooms; no alcohol and no sport is al- lowed. Violations of the rules are met with a R300 fine. “It’s all about deducting money from our small pay,” says Siraj Hameed, a former employee who says he was forced to sign a letter of resignation when he chose not to live at The Lodge. He says they were told: “Whoever doesn’t like it must go.” His account of the incident is backed up by another ex-employee, who asked not to be named, but who was allegedly dismissed for the same reason. He says he worked 265 hours that month, but was forced to accept R2 000, and has not received leave pay due to him. Attempts to resolve the matter with the CCMA were unsuccessful, say the men, as employees had re- ceived no paper records of their em- ployment. It is alleged that one employee, who does not live at The Lodge, still has rent deducted from his wages. They claim that no consideration is given to married employees; their families are not allowed to live on the premises. Memory Chikaka was working as a cleaner at the BP petrol station, when she was summonsed to a dis- ciplinary hearing for allegedly touching someone’s hair in the shop. “They said I was plaiting her hair, but I just touched the girl’s hair and said ‘it’s nice’.” She was accused of stealing pies. The hearing did not take place be- cause she says she was not allowed to have her chosen representative present. Lazola Pukwana, coordinator of the Cosatu Young Workers Forum, first raised the alarm when he no- ticed the faeces on the fence. He says: “This is beyond the word ex- ploitation; it reminds me of the years prior to 1994.” According to the garage manag- er, Alan van der Walt, Pillay and Govender chose to leave it up to BP’s head office to comment. BP Southern Africa spokesper- son, Glenda Zvenyika, says BP has noted the newspaper’s query with “great concern.” She says: “Prior to us receiving your query, BP senior managers had visited BP Durham in Salt Riv- er as part of their routine operation- al inspection and dealer engage- ment. During that visit they picked up on a number of issues at this site, which match what you have listed in your notes. Action was taken im- mediately to address those issues with the dealer through the normal internal processes.” Zvenyika adds: “BP reiterates its unwavering commitment to ensur- ing that our franchise holders com- ply with the letter and spirit of the laws designed to protect people’s rights as well as ensuring compli- ance with the operational stand- ards and policies of BP.” She concludes: “BP will continue to monitor progress made in putting things right at that site.” Doug Leresche of Passop (People Against Suffering Oppression and Poverty) notes the Labour Rela- tions Act (LRA) and the Basic Con- ditions of Employment Act (BCEA) both protect the rights of document- ed and undocumented workers alike to the same extent as citizens. “Passop frequently comes across workers and employers who do not know this.” He adds that if the above allega- tions are true, they breach both LRA and BCEA, and there would be several reasons for employees to ap- proach the Commission for Concili- ation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). LOW STANDARDS: This is a bathroom at Saltwood Lodge in Kent Street, Salt River, where employees of the BP garage in Durham Avenue are allegedly compelled to live. Photos: Teresa Fischer
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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 1 November 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481
CLAREMONT/RONDEBOSCH
“Tel l ing it as it is”
BP workers ‘exploited’TERESA FISCHER
BP Southern Africa says itwill take action against the
owners of its franchise in Dur-ham Avenue, Salt River, whereworkers’ rights are allegedly be-ing violated.
This follows an incident twoweeks ago (“Immigrant job seekersintimidated with faeces,” People’sPost, 18 October 2011).
A complaint was laid at the Hu-man Rights Commission.
After this article appeared, Peo-ple’s Post received a tip-off that ga-rage employees, the majority ofwhom are foreign nationals, werebeing subjected to grossly unfairworking conditions. The allega-tions include that: No pay slips areissued to staff; employees receive aflat rate, but work long shifts withno overtime rates or compensationfor working Sundays and publicholidays; and that their wages areroutinely paid up to one week late.
A detailed list of the allegationswas sent to BP Southern Africa, andthe company has confirmed it haspicked up a number of issues at thegarage, which match this list.
The investigation led the newspa-per to Saltwood Lodge, a building innearby Kent Street, where employ-ees say they are forced to live. Theysay it is a condition of their employ-ment laid down by the two ownersof BP Salt River, Krissen Pillay andRumalan Govender.
Rent of R1 400 a month is deduct-ed from their wages for a room inthis building, which they have toshare with up to three others. Therules, pinned up on the noticeboard, are strict.
No heaters are allowed in therooms; no alcohol and no sport is al-lowed. Violations of the rules aremet with a R300 fine.
“It’s all about deducting moneyfrom our small pay,” says SirajHameed, a former employee whosays he was forced to sign a letterof resignation when he chose not tolive at The Lodge. He says they weretold: “Whoever doesn’t like it must
go.”His account of the incident is
backed up by another ex-employee,who asked not to be named, but whowas allegedly dismissed for thesame reason. He says he worked 265hours that month, but was forced toaccept R2 000, and has not receivedleave pay due to him.
Attempts to resolve the matterwith the CCMA were unsuccessful,say the men, as employees had re-ceived no paper records of their em-ployment.
It is alleged that one employee,who does not live at The Lodge, stillhas rent deducted from his wages.They claim that no consideration isgiven to married employees; theirfamilies are not allowed to live onthe premises.
Memory Chikaka was working asa cleaner at the BP petrol station,when she was summonsed to a dis-ciplinary hearing for allegedlytouching someone’s hair in theshop. “They said I was plaiting herhair, but I just touched the girl’shair and said ‘it’s nice’.”
She was accused of stealing pies.
The hearing did not take place be-cause she says she was not allowedto have her chosen representativepresent.
Lazola Pukwana, coordinator ofthe Cosatu Young Workers Forum,first raised the alarm when he no-ticed the faeces on the fence. Hesays: “This is beyond the word ex-ploitation; it reminds me of theyears prior to 1994.”
According to the garage manag-er, Alan van der Walt, Pillay andGovender chose to leave it up toBP’s head office to comment.
BP Southern Africa spokesper-son, Glenda Zvenyika, says BP hasnoted the newspaper’s query with“great concern.”
She says: “Prior to us receivingyour query, BP senior managershad visited BP Durham in Salt Riv-er as part of their routine operation-al inspection and dealer engage-ment. During that visit they pickedup on a number of issues at this site,which match what you have listedin your notes. Action was taken im-mediately to address those issueswith the dealer through the normal
internal processes.”Zvenyika adds: “BP reiterates its
unwavering commitment to ensur-ing that our franchise holders com-ply with the letter and spirit of thelaws designed to protect people’srights as well as ensuring compli-ance with the operational stand-ards and policies of BP.”
She concludes: “BP will continueto monitor progress made inputting things right at that site.”
Doug Leresche of Passop (PeopleAgainst Suffering Oppression andPoverty) notes the Labour Rela-tions Act (LRA) and the Basic Con-ditions of Employment Act (BCEA)both protect the rights of document-ed and undocumented workersalike to the same extent as citizens.
“Passop frequently comes acrossworkers and employers who do notknow this.”
He adds that if the above allega-tions are true, they breach bothLRA and BCEA, and there would beseveral reasons for employees to ap-proach the Commission for Concili-ation, Mediation and Arbitration(CCMA).
LOW STANDARDS: This is a bathroom at Saltwood Lodge in Kent Street, Salt River, where employees of the BPgarage in Durham Avenue are allegedly compelled to live. Photos: Teresa Fischer
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VERA Jenkins, a “well-known, but some-what eccentric”, Pinelands resident died ofpneumonia in Robin Trust’s The Nest onSunday, 23 October, three weeks short ofher 101st birthday.
Gordon Wallace, a close friend, wrotethis obituary for her: “From the 1950s tothe end of the 1990s, Vera put her consider-able energy into serving other people invarious ways such as selling Christmascards for charity outside Pick n Pay, regu-lar hospital visiting, entertaining – oftenwith her flamboyant style of dancing –
helping poorer folks in need; and financial-ly contributing fromherandAlf’s (herhus-band who died in 2001) own funds to manycharities.
Jenkins received three prestigiousawards for her various works - Pinelanderof the Year, a Rotary Service Award, anda Humanitarian award from Lions Club In-ternational.
Unfortunately, after they were attackedin their Spring Gardens home in 2001, Veraand Alf were admitted to The Nest whereVera has lived for the past 11 years. Vera
had Alzheimers for the last four years, butin all these years she has been very wellcared for by the staff at The Nest. All Vera’sfriends thank Robin Trust Nest for lookingafter her so well. There will be a MemorialService in Pinelands Methodist Church onFriday 4 November at 11:00, and it wouldbe great to see as many people as possibleat the Service to say a final farewell to thisdear old lady.
Vera’s epitaph – in her own words–“When all seemed lost, she made uslaugh.”
Pinelands’ Vera Jenkins (100) dies
Buy local and create jobsBUYING local products
boosts local businesses,which secures existing jobs andstimulates economic growth,which in turn creates more qual-ity employment opportunities.
ProudlySouthAfrican (PSA)urg-es South Africans to buy local thisChristmas.
PSA was launched in 2001 toboost job creation by promotingSouth African companies and theirhome-grown products and services.
Leslie Sedibe, CEO of PSA, says:“Every single local product pur-chasedaffects aSouthAfrican fami-ly somewhere.”
He explains that economics is allabout sentiment. “We need to bepositive and patriotic about ourcountry, our people, our productsand services to save and create jobs.This then translates into nationbuilding.”
By buying PSA, consumers andbusinesses are making a personalcontribution to nation-building.Consumers get an assurance ofquality, because only quality prod-ucts carry the PSA mark, and an as-surance that socially and environ-mentally responsible businesspractices went into production ofthe goods or services.
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The qualify-ing criteria forPSA member-ship are:
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SUPPORT LOCAL: Lesego Mosang of Proudly South African buys local products at a Clicks store.
The debt counsellingprocess unlockedIn this instalment of our fort-nightly legal advice column,the focus is on debt counsel-ling
What is debt counselling?DEBT counselling is a process
to assist people who are over-whelmed by debt and can nolonger meet all their commit-ments. Debt counsellors negoti-ate and restructure credit agree-ments to allow the consumer tomake regular contributing in-stalments. This is a voluntaryprocess, but can also be orderedby a magistrate.
When meeting with a debtcounsellor it is important to betotally honest about your situa-tion. This makes it easier for thedebt counsellor to make an accu-rate assessment of your needsand abilities and to assist you.
Consumers tend to shy awayfrom administrators and debtcollectors, but the debt counsel-lor is there not only to serve thecredit providers but consumersas well.
Debt counsellors will makecontact with your credit provid-ers as soon as you have volun-teered yourself for debt coun-seling. The submission processlasts 60 working days, duringwhich:
1. the debt counsellor makescontact with all your creditors torequest the balance certificates;
2. an attorney is appointed torepresent you in court whenneeded;
3. the new instalments are ne-gotiated.
This 60-day period is by nomeans a payment holiday. Thecredit agreements youhavemuststill be serviced. However, thedebt counsellor will arrangewith you to pay the money intoa distribution account.
Once all creditors have agreedto the terms, and your 60 days areover, you are considered to beunder debt review until all yourcredit agreements have been set-tled.
Your debt counsellor must beissued with clearance certifi-cates for each of your creditagreements.
While you are under debt re-view you will be unable to enterinto any new credit agreements.Once your debt counsellor issuesyou with a clearance certificate,it takes about 5 to 10 workingdays for your status to bechanged with the credit bureaus.
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If you can not meet yourmonthly instalments, or if youare receiving default noticesfrom your creditors, then thisprocess could assist you.
. For further information, callXavier Roberts of ShireenAhmed-Kagee Attorneys, on(021) 671-4838 or 073 571 4648 oremail [email protected].
Alternatively, you can [email protected].
THE Emergency Control Centre is a commu-nity-based registered non-profit organisa-tion run by and for the residents of the SouthPeninsula and surrounding areas.
It offers a free 24/7 emergency response
service for any type of emergency, fromcrime and medical emergencies to snake col-lection, electricity failures, fires and motoraccidents. The ECC has a control room on thefirst floor of Fish Hoek Police Station,manned by volunteers. Each volunteerworks a two-hour shift once a week. No previ-ous experience is necessary. The ECC has a
Give your time very comprehensive, easy-to-follow manualof contacts and procedures and all new vol-unteers will be supported on their trainingshifts by an experienced operator. This serv-ice has been in operation for more than tenyears.If you would like to be a volunteer inthe ECC, phone the control room on (021)782 0333.
Tuesday 1 November 2011 NEWS People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch Page 3
Cape HorticulturalSociety meetingTHE next meeting of the Cape HorticulturalSociety is on Monday, 7 November, at 20:00.The venue is the Athenaeum, BoundaryTerraces, next to Western Province CricketClub, Campground Road, Newlands. Theguest speaker will be John Yeld, well-known conservation journalist and the titleof his talk is “Mountain in theSea.”Visitorsare welcome. Entrance fee is R8 for mem-bers and R15 for visitors, which includestea. Contact Glenda on (021) 531-5713.
Healing powers of milkLOSING a child has been de-scribed as the worst kind of lossanyone can experience, an un-speakable pain. People dealwith death in so many differentways; there is no prescription toaid healing.
Recently, the community-based Milk Bank, Milk Matters,was deeply touched by one oftheir breast milk donors, Kelly,whho lost her baby girl, MiKay-la, after a long battle.
“I cannot put to words thebeautiful connection of love thatwe share, and the emptinessthat followed when she passedaway.
“Healing takes time, as doesthe acceptance and understand-ing of so many things. I foundcomfort knowing that my baby’smilk would be used to feed andpossibly even save the life of an-other baby without the means ofhaving breast milk.”
Kelly’s milk is given to vul-nerable premature babies whocannot get the breast milk theyneed from their own mothers.Milk Matters focus on the tini-est babies of under 1.5kg, whothrive on the irreplaceable nu-trients, growth factors and anti-bodies in human milk.
The breast milk can literally
be life-saving.Milk Matters’ Elizabeth Bri-
erley says “Kelly could havestopped donating a long timeago, but a month in, she is stillsupplying Milk Matters withher precious breast milk.”
Kelly says: “When I lookatMi-Kayla’s life, although it wasbrief, she touched and changedthe lives of so many around her.Her breast milk will feed thosewho are hungry, and her cloth-ing and blankets will help givewarmth and comfort to those inneed.”
According to Brierley, Kelly’soutlook on life is truly com-mendable and inspirational.
Kelly adds: “It was throughmy ultimate loss of little MiKay-la that I can now truly see theblessings in and feel gratitudefor absolutely everything; theimportance of loving deep, liv-ing strong and cherishing everyblessed breath of life. I have noregrets, and go forward with adeeper love, an unmovablefaith, and sincerest hope in thebeauty of life and the chance tomake a difference in my imme-diate world.”
Contact the milk bank MilkMatters at [email protected] or phone (021) 659-5599.
Driving Miss MelodyPINELANDS resident willing to pay ladydriver to assist with local trips. She promis-es reasonable rates, but asks that youpresent a driver’s licence, and your own, re-liable transport. Phone Melody on076 716 9476.
MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS: Just 50ml of breast milk can feed a babyof under 1kg for 24 hours, mothers do not need to donate large quantities of breast milk to make a difference. Photo: Supplied
Have you been caught out?PINELANDS police arrested a sus-pect for Theft under False Pretenc-es at Rainbow Avenue, Epping 1 atnoon on Thursday 27 October.
According to Pinelands Police
Station spokesperson, Warrant Of-ficer Tando Sonjica, it is allegedthat the man approached business-es and individuals for money tohave his truck fixed. He allegedly
never returns the money that heborrows.
He introduced himself as MornéGourkeandhedrives anorangeJet-ta. Anybody who has ever been ap-proached by him can contact Cap-tain van Ede of Pinelands PoliceStation at (021) 506-2118.
Another world belowHANRIE BOSCH
THE unfinished highway on theForeshore in the heart of the cityhas become a haven for what offi-cials deem to be “gangsters andcriminals,” prompting an inter-vention on Thursday.
The meeting under the notoriousunderpass in Napier Street was at-tended by JP Smith, mayco memberfor safety and security, ward coun-cillors Dave Bryant and BeverleySchaffer, Mark Truss of the GreenPoint/ Orange-Kloof City Improve-ment District and body corporatemembers of the Harbour Edgeapartment complex near the bridge.
The City of Cape Town intends tointroduce signage to the area,which is earmarked as a future IRTbus route.
Ever day thousands of motoristsdrive on the fly-over, with its glam-orous views of the city, the Water-front, and mountain. However, be-low is a completely different, andfar less glamorous scenario. Ganggraffiti, clothes, garbage, stolengoods, old photo albums, CDs andfood lay strewn across the under-pass, mere metres from the luxuryHarbour Edge apartment block.
Temporary shelters and tentsspring up from time to time underthe bridge, and along with it comesrampant drug and alcohol abuse byvagrants who, according to Smith,contribute to petty crimes and carbreak-ins in the area.
“These are not harmless home-less people,” says Smith, “most ofthem are newly released prisonersand gangsters linked to crimes inthe area.” He points out the greengang-graffiti that can be found eve-rywhere under the bridge.
Bryant, ward councillor for thearea, said that he has received nu-
merous complaints about criminalactivities in the area, especiallyfrom Harbour Edge residents, andsays it has reached the point whereintervention was needed.
“There are loads of problembridges in the city.TheNelsonMan-dela Bridge is just as bad, if notworse. But because this one is soclose to a residential area it posesa greater problem,” says Bryant.
The Oranje-Kloof / Green PointCity Improvement District hasbeen cleaning the area for the pastyear, spending R4 500 of its ownfunds every month to clear outcriminal elements and leave the ar-ea clean.
But recently they have haltedclean-up operations, saying the ar-ea is the city’s responsibility andthis money was needed in other are-as. This led Smith and other role-players to investigate and put to-gether a plan for the notorious
criminal hotspot.On Thursday some vagrants
quickly started clearing away theirbelongings when City officials, CIDmembers and managing agentsfrom Harbour Edge inspected thefenced-up premises.
Smith spoke to the alleged leaderof the group of vagrants, a womandressed in ragged clothes. “She con-stantly runs to Legal Aid when weremove them,” he says.
The decision was taken to erectno trespassing signs and spotlightshigh up on the bridge pillars, whichwill make the process of clearingout the area easier. In this way po-lice can arrest anybody in the areaon grounds of trespassing.
The area isdesignated a futureIRT bus route. Until works start, se-curity patrols in the area will haveto be increased, as well as higherfences with gates erected to make ita clear “no-go zone.”
BIG CLEANUP: Two people squatting illegally under the bridge were quicklytold to pack up and move when city officials paid a visit on Thursday.
Photo: Hanrie Bosch.
Page 4 People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch GENERAL Tuesday 1 November 2011
GRANT-IN-AID 2012/2013Applications for financial support for the removal of animal carcasses
The City of Cape Town invites all non-profit/non-governmental organisations to applyfor a Grant-In-Aid to provide financial support for the removal of animal carcasses givingpreference to organisations from disadvantaged areas or catering for disadvantaged people.
The Grant-In-Aid may NOT be utilised for the following:
• Administration costs (e.g. Telephone, rental, internet, etc).• Capital expenditure (e.g. Building, maintenance, renovations and major office
equipment).• Previously incurred expenditure.
Duration: 2012/2013Potential service providers please note that the funded projects must end before 30 June 2013.
Please note that grants can only be awarded subject to the budget available for this purpose.
Applications should be made on a prescribed application form and conform to the followingrequirements:
• A copy of the organisation’s constitution.• A project business plan identifying
• The name and general purpose of the organisation• Guiding principles• Stakeholders• Location• Financial planning• Details of operation
Failure to submit the required documentation will render the application void.
All applications will be assessed in accordance with the interim Grant-In-Aid Policy and mustconform to the Municipal Finance Act, Act 56 of 2003.
All completed applications with supporting information must be submitted to the Manager:Area Cleaning, 19th Floor, Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town by no later than25 November 2011. No late applications will be accepted.
For any enquiries and copies of the application forms please contactBrent DiedericksTel: 021 400 2145Fax: 021 400 2620E-mail: [email protected]
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
Glow in the dark golfersPROVIDENCE Residents’ SponsorshipFund (PRSF) raises funds for those specialneeds adults who, without PRSF’s assist-ance, cannot afford to be placed in specialcare.
Their families are often unable to pro-vide adequate care, either financially or
socially. A fun golf night will be held onWednesday 30 November at the MowbrayGolf Club, where the aim is to host 120Golfers, playing a nine-hole four-ballgame with glow-in-the-dark golf kit.
Phone Cyrelle on 079 688 0050 or [email protected]
ANDRE BAKKES
DANA Winner is nostranger to being
adored.
The gorgeous and talent-ed Belgian singer has beena popular performer inSouth Africa for manyyears. She has also donethousands of interviews, soshe takes gawking journal-ists in her stride.
People’s Post spoke to hera few days before her recentshow with Patrizio Buanneat GrandWest Casino. Sad-ly, it was a telephonic inter-view. But, yes, it is possibleto gawk over the phone.
“I’ve been to South Africaabout 10 or 15 times. It’s al-ways very exciting to comehere,” says Winner.
“I always tell peoplewherever I go that South Af-rica has become my secondhome and it’s because of themany things you have inone country. This countryhas very warm and welcom-ing people and once you arein their hearts then you cannever leave.”
This last part is certainlytrue for the stuttering, star-struck person asking thequestions.
Winner bubbles on:“Cape Town has changedthrough the years. It’s nowa very colourful place, and
whenever we work thereit’s like being on holiday.”
Winner performed atGrandWest Casino before,but she has never shared astage with Patrizio.
When asked if it’s truethat he is a flirter of note,she exclaimed “I can hon-estly say that I don’t knowhim that well, but he’s anItalian; what do you expect?No, really, I only met him anhour ago and he’s a verynice person. I recorded myvocals in Belgium and himin South Africa. Technicalequipment nowadaysmakes it easy to combinethose things. I can honestlysay that it has become avery beautiful jewel.”
She emphasises the im-portance of voices going to-gether, which “creates a bitof magic” but this journalistis wrestling with an acutebout of Patrizio-jealousy.
A change of subject was inorder.
Does someone who hasperformed on stage thou-sands of times still get nerv-ous?
“Always! But I need it.When I used to play volley-ball, I played much betterwith nerves. It’s the samewith performing,” she says,probably with an adorableglint in her eyes.
Sometimes the stagelights blind her from the au-
dience, which she admits is“difficult”.
“It’s very nice when yousee the people and their re-actions. Otherwise it’s likesinging in a studio. But youfeel the audience. That’s al-so very exciting.”
Her favourite song is “Letthe children have a world”which she apparently al-ways delivers from the bot-tom of her heart.
“I’d like to sing it all overthe world. It’s a beautifulmessage and I think wehave to stay a little bit likea child. If we think like achild and feel like a childthen we know what the songis all about. Children will al-ways be our future.” Herdaughter is now 12 yearsold, and motherhood andstardom is a delicate jug-gling act.
“She has her own thing.Mom’s music is like... youknow. She loves dancing!”
Much like her daughter,Winner also likes to prac-tise inprivate and, yes, evenin the shower.
As for words of wisdom,Winner has plenty. “I al-ways say that one should al-ways dream. Sometimesthey do come true. If youworkhardenough, thenyoucan achieve anything, buttry to do it in a fair way.”
Thank you Dana! I willkeep on dreaming.
There can be only one Winner
HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES: Patrizio Buanne and Dana Winner performed this past weekendat Grand West Casino. Photo: Michael Hammond/Foto24Kaap
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POSTER CHILDREN: Eachyear Lions clubsaround theworld sponsorthe Lions International PeacePoster Contestin schools andyouth groups.This art contestencouragesyoung peopleworldwide to express their visions of peace.During the last 20 years, more than four million children from nearly 100 countries haveparticipated. The Lions Club of Pinelands handed out certificates and prizes to the winnersfrom Pinelands North Primary School. Here Sharon Martin (art teacher) holds MikylaEmergui’s winning poster. In the middle is Marianne Martens who came third and on thefar right is Kirsten de Monk who came second. Photo: Supplied
Vandals will notforce statues to walkHANRIE BOSCH
“WHEN the statues are vandalised we donot remove or discuss the matter for sixmonths; we will not allow our public spac-es to be dictated by vandals.
Removing these statuesnowwould send themessage that if people do not like something,they can vandalise it, and it will be removed,”says JP Smith, mayoral committee memberfor safety and security. The statue found shat-tered on the Sea Point promenade last weekTuesday was the third such incident in fiveweeks. One of the Walking the Road statues,the one depicting the girl turned into a drag-onfly, was found shattered by early morningjoggers, who alerted artist Marieke Prinsloo-Rowe.
When People’s Post spoke to Prinsloo-Roweon Wednesday morning, the artist was deter-mined to take the statues home, “for somelove and care.” She was on the promenade re-placing two statues, one of which had beenstolen and the other vandalised, two weeksago. “I have other projects pending, and atthis rate I just can’t keep up.”
However, after a phone call from Smith thatday, Prinsloo-Rowe decided to keep her stat-
ues on the promenade, as “simply removingthem now would send the wrong message tothe public.” “It would have been a relief totake them back,” says the artist, because the18 sculptures are like children to her.
Smith believes there is an element of delib-eration in the destruction of the statues, asit is “too repetitive and devastating to be merecoincidence.”Ward councillor Beverley Shaf-fer agrees, and says that security around thestatues will be increased, and CCTV cameraswill be adjusted to focus on the statues, in thehope of catching the persons responsible. “Inall the time these statues have been here, Ihave only received two e-mails from resi-dents who do not like them, but there arethousands of positive responses,” says Shaf-fer. Whilst security will be tightened, Prins-loo-Rowe will have to spend another 14 daysrepairing one of her “daughters” before it canbe replaced on the promenade.
The statues where supposed to be on thepromenade for 12 months, but have beenwalking the seashore road for nearly 16months due to the positive response from thepublic, says Prinsloo-Rowe. They will remainfor another eight months, and might then bemoved to another public space.
HELP: Two year old Samue Rowe told his mother, “Mommy sculpture eina, Mommy make herbetter!’ Photo: Marieke PrinslooRowe
KEEP WALKING: Plans are in place to protectthe statues vandalised three times in fiveweeks. Photo: Hanrie Bosch
Looking forward to Summer in styleONE of the most vibey places to bein Cape Town on the first Saturdayof every month, has to be Wood-stock’s trendy The Palms Décor andLifestyle Centre, which hosts a foodand décor feast.
Next Saturday 5 November from09:00 until 13:30, a swinging Sum-mer Market will give visitors an op-portunity to indulge in good food,peruse all the exciting goods, andbrowse through the intriguing dé-cor and lifestyle stores – all underone roof.
These regular monthly lifestyleevents are fast developing a reputa-tion as a Mecca for excellent entertainmentand a solution to every design whim anddecorating fancy – all at good value for mon-ey. Over the past few months a range of mu-sicians, fine artists and, of course, the bestin delectable foods, have been on offer. TheSummer Market will undoubtedly continuein this vein.
The diversity of tenants will make yourshopping experience a pleasurable one -even more so in the airy ambience of the
atrium and with its whispering fountains.The vibe is perfect for browsing the stores,sipping freshly-brewed coffee at one’s lei-sure or strolling through the Summer Mar-ket looking for bargains.
And there’s free, safe parking to boot.So come and enjoy the Summer Market
next Saturday. It’s the perfect place to cele-brate the advent of summer.
For more information visitwww.palms.co.za
STYLISH: The Palms Decor and Lifestyle Centre willbe hosting a Summer Market.
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An artistic dining experienceON Tuesday 25 October The Bar-nard “Gallery Collection”opened its doors and hosted itsfirst annual Gallery Collectiondinner.
TheGalleryCollection exhibitionis an opportunity for the gallery tocollaborate with artists, to show-case pieces that the artists andChristiaan Barnard had identifiedas their significant works.
The exclusive formal dinner gaveindustry professionals and clientsan opportunity to interact with theartists and to have first option onthese signature pieces of art. Theexhibition is open to the public un-til Wednesday 16 November.
TheGalleryCollection exhibitionwill include works of Lonwabo Ki-lani, Robert Slingsby, Lyndi Sales,Jaco van Schalkwyk, Willie Bester,Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi, KeithCalder, Tracy Payne, and HeikeDavies.
ALL SMILES: Gareth Cork, Sonja Steyn, and Bradley Twaddle before the gallery collection dinner. Photo: Supplied
CHEERS: Sudeshni Naidoo, Suzette BellRoberts, Evelyne Bester, and EmmaBedford waiting to be seated at the gallery collection dinner.Photo: Supplied
SET FOR DINNER: The layout of thedinner table for the sevencoursemeal was exquisite. Photo: Supplied
SEATED: Madame (and sir) is served. Photo: Supplied
Rock the ageswith TearsJOIN The Emma Animal Res-cue Society (Tears) membersas they travel throughsixdec-ades of rock ‘n’ roll at TheBarnyard Theatre Willow-bridge on 4 November at18:00.
Take your own picnic bas-ket; a cash bar will be availa-ble. Tickets cost R150 per per-son.
Book your tickets withMarge on (021) 785-7014 or [email protected].
Alternatively contact Man-dy on (021) 557-9056.
All funds raised will sup-port the Tears animal shelter.
Toastmastersclub meetingTHE next Toastmasters clubmeeting will be held onWednesday 2 November atthe Kelvin Grove CountryClub in Newlands at 18:30 for18:45.
The cost of R100 per personincludes a meal.
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MINSTREL leaders re-main “optimistic” about
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People’sPost covered the startof negotiations “Minstrels workit out with City (11 October 2011)”when retired ConstitutionalCourt judge Kate O’Reagan wasappointed to lead negotiationsbetween the parties as an inde-pendent mediator.
The negotiations dealt mainlywith the return of the annualCape Minstrel Carnival, whichwends itsway through thehistor-ic Bo-Kaap, as well as permissionto hold the event on the secondday of January from 2012 on-wards.
Kevin Momberg, Chief Execu-tive Officer for the Cape TownMinstrel Carnival Association,remained positive about the out-come of the court proceedings.
“We are optimistic that theCity of Cape Town will comearound and support this event,but discussions will continueand we are working hard at
bringing back what rightfullyshould be taking place,” saysMomberg.
He says that discussions are“far from over” but had receiveddisturbing news that funds werenot available for the event.
However, the association wasthen informed that funds wouldbe conjured from other depart-ments andMomberg said: “Thosewere just officials making thosedecisions. Nothing has been con-firmed at this stage, so we are notconcerned at the moment andwill await positive feedback fromthe court proceedings.”
Solly Malatsi, spokespersonfor the Executive Mayor of CapeTown, Patricia De Lille, re-mained adamant that the Mayorwas “firmly committed to mak-ing the Cape Minstrel AnnualCarnival an event that all peopleof Cape Town can be proud of.”
“She is particularly committedto building an inclusive City inwhich we celebrate the diversecultures that exist throughoutthe City,” says Malatsi.
He also confirmed that the Cityof Cape Town kick-started themediation process by commit-ting to host the Cape MinstrelsAnnual Carnival on its originaldate (2 January) whilst also al-
lowing the minstreltroupes to passthrough the historicroute in Bo-Kaap.
“It is in this context
that the City identified the needfor thorough advance prepara-tion to pave the way for a success-ful celebration,” says Malatsi.
According to Malatsi, the Cityof Cape Town also offered to pro-vide R3,5 million worth of “logis-tical and support services,”which includes traffic control, to
ensure that the event is properlymanaged in the best interests ofthe Minstrels and the City ofCape Town.
Recently the issue of addition-al funding for events after the‘Tweede Nuwe Jaar’ celebrationswas brought to light.
“If such funding is to be grant-
ed, it will only be done in the in-terest of genuinely celebratingthe City’s cultural diversity andwe hope that all parties will con-tinue to negotiate in good faith,”Malatsi concluded.
The mediation process is setresume on Tuesday 8 November2011.
MAKING A COMEBACK: Minstrel negotiations are still ongoing, but they remain optimistic about the outcome. Photo: Mark Wessels
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One-way ticket to exhilarationOne-way ticket to exhilarationANDRE BAKKES
THE “expressive, creative in-stigator” Glenda Jones went
all out in her eagerly anticipateddance production, Diary of aDancer.
It is unimaginable that this exu-berant woman will ever pass up theopportunity to go all out.
Ample evidence of this can beseen in her must-see show on 16 De-cember at CTICC, where the per-formers will use their finely tunedskills to ignite the stage with Afri-can jazz, hip hop, contemporary,cabaret, kwaito, salsa, krumping,ballet funk, freestyle and originaldance concepts.
The third Afrika Ablaze produc-tion of the year is also the most per-sonal for Jones, since she based iton her own life, and on how dancetransformed her.
“Through dancing you igniteyour creativity,” she says.
“It is the most physical and mostpersonal of all the arts. Soon thereis no separation between the mind,body and soul.”
Jones teaches mostly disadvan-taged children to overcome stigma,prejudice and labels and to findthemselves through the naturalrhythm that engulfs everyone.
Afrika Ablaze is, however, opento anyone.
She also lectures a first-yearsport science group at the Universi-ty of the Western Cape, where she“teaches rugby players to dance.”
In short, she helps people ridthemselves of the perception thatthey can’t dance. “I get into theirheads and open up their minds and
souls,” she says.“People tend to rob themselves of
a very creative life. Anyone canbenefit from dancing!”
Diary of a Dancer is a story that willresonate with all audiences. Itdelves into the heart and mind of ayoung boy who, because of his cir-cumstances, goes underground tobury his dreams until he can nolonger live with the lie.
“We usually have one major per-formance a year, but due to theenormous growth and demand, wewill have three this year,” says
Jones. The protagonist of the show(portrayed by Jesrael Jacobs) grewup in a harsh environment andfound his salvation in dance.
An eventful foray into the worldmakes him think twice about whatis really important in life.
Jones has collected nuggets ofwisdom in her ongoing adventure.“What makes a dancer brilliant? Isit the sacrifices a person makes? Isit their sweat, strife, pain or hardwork? Are there short cuts?”
She lets the questions sink in be-fore she answers: “Dancing is hard
work! And only fear separates thegreat fromtheaveragedancers.Thefear of not being good enough. Thefear of failure.”
Jacobs, whom Jones describes ashaving been blessed with the gift of“dancing on water,” plays a charac-ter that grows up in abject poverty,but then discovers the meaning ofhis life when he finds two balletshoes in a garbage bin.
“In a moment he makes the con-nection and becomes overwhelmed!That’s where he would like to be,”she says. Swan Lake will be playing
in the background and in that mo-ment the character “feels and tastesthe music.”
His friends torment the characterbecause of his dream, which hurlshim into his darkest moment.
Diary of a Dancer promises to topany of her previous work and sheis confident that her cast of 60 ex-ceptionally talented dancers areonce again ready towowCapeTownwith their exuberance, versatility,passion and skill.
Bookings or enquiries on 078 4789847 or 082 669 1670.
FREE YOUR SOUL: Some of the cast for Diary of a Dancer show readers how to fly.Photo: Supplied
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HEAD PUPILS: Pictured are the2012 headboy and headgirl of GrooteSchuur HighSchool, ZaraLynn Lewisand GerswinMarthinus.Marthinuswas alsohead boy atGroote Schuur PrimarySchool.
Tuesday 1 NovemberClaremont: Forensic scien-tist Dr David Klatzow willgive a talk titled: “Bad Sci-ence Does Not Make GoodLaw” at 20:00 in the GrovePrimary School hall. Entrance is R50. Pen-sioners and students pay R25. Refreshmentswill be provided.Arrive early as a large audi-ence is expected.
Thursday 3 NovemberRondebosch: Author and historian Dr PeterHammond continues his series of Thursdayevening presentations on the 16th CenturyReformation in Europe. Tonight he will givea well-illustrated powerpoint presentationon Gustavus Adolphus and the Thirty YearsWar. Phone to book your place (021) 689-4480or visit www.reformationSA.org.
Saturday 5 NovemberClaremont: Bethany Fellowship Church inLansdowneRoadmonthlymini-market from09:00 until 14:00.
There will be a tea garden, boerewors,food, veggies, books, bric-a-brac, craft, cloth-ing, and more. Phone the Bethany office on(021) 671-9400 or 074 330 7052.
Saturday 5 NovemberRosebank: Huis Luckhoff bazaar opesn at09:00. There will be a tea garden, vegetablemarket, food, cake, crafts, clothes, books,white elephant items, a jumping castleandmore. Phone (021) 689-3612.
Saturday 5 NovemberKenilworth: Friends of Kenilworth Race-course Conservation will be wielding treepoppers to pop out alien saplings during aPop ’n Picnic.
Bring your own picnic for this fun roundof alien clearing. Meet at Wetton Road Race-course entrance gate at 08:30. Contact Jamesor Skye on (021) 700 1843, or Margaret on (021)762 3170.
Saturday 5 and 6 NovemberKenilworth: Stellenberg Gardens, 30 OakAvenue, will be open to the public from 09:30to 17:30 on both days. Entrance fee is R30 per
person, with tea served inthe garden for R20. Proceedsare in aid of NeighbourhoodOld Age Homes, a CatholicWelfare and DevelopmentProgramme. Children un-der supervision are wel-
come. No dogs or picnicking are allowed.The Nursery will be open for plant sales.Phone 082 931 0687 or 082 928 2658.
Sunday 6 NovemberRondebosch: Friends of Rondebosch Com-mon last spring flower ramble of the seasonstarts at 11:00 and finishes before 13:00. Meeton the grassy area on the Campground Roadside of the Common. Entrance is free, but do-nations towards the Common are welcome.The Common may be wet in places. Cardsand a book on the Common will be on sale.Phone Sue on (021) 686 -8968 or Joanne at(021) 685-3451.
Friday 11 NovemberClaremont: The Greyladies Associationfashion show at Saint Saviour’s church hall,Brooke Street will start at 10:00. AP Jones ofFish Hoek will show ladies wear. There willbe a raffle for prizes. Tickets, at R40, includetea and cake and a free magazine. ContactBarbara on (021) 671-0820 or 082 923 3544 onMonday, Tuesday, and Thursday between09:00 and noon.
Saturday 12 NovemberPinelands: Hope House, a home for adultswith schizophrenia, has an open day from09:30 until 12:30 in the garden at 32 PeakDrive.
A good place to buy Christmas gifts suchas jams,homecrafts andmore.Teaandcakeswill be served. Donations of books and whiteelephant table goods would be appreciated.Phone (021) 531 8416.
Saturday 26 NovemberPinelands: The Helen Keller Society’s an-nual fete starts at 09:00 in Links Drive.
There will be food, white elephant stall,clothing, books, bric-a-brac, raffles, music,tea and a beer garden at their premises inLinks Drive.
Phone Ruth on (021) 531-5311.
Broccoli's creative sideABALIMI Bezekhaya (Harvestof Hope) is a teaching organisa-tion that enables gardeners inand around the Cape Flats toprovide fresh organic vegeta-bles for their families.
Harvest of Hope was started in2008 and provides fresh organicvegetables weekly, in the form ofa box scheme, to several schools inand around the Western Cape.
The revenue from this is used tosupport nearly 3 000 farmers mak-ing gardens in and around theCape Flats.
The organistation recentlylaunched an art competition forchildren from some of the sup-porting schools. Winning en-trants were from Herschel, Oakhurst,Western Province junior, and SACS junior.
The entrants created art works of vegeta-bles or people working in gardens. JennySmuts says the standard of work was fan-tastic and they had 20 winners from all the
grades from one to six.Twelve of the winning paintings will be
made into a calendar for 2012 and will beavailable to order from [email protected] For more information seewww.harvestofhope.org.za
WINNERS:Jack Ritchie(grade 4),Thando Miseleku (Grade6), Jason Pittaway (grade5) and, kneeling in front,CameronChadwick ofWestern Province preparatory school.(Grade 4)
AUTUMN COLOURS: Keaton De Villiers (Grade 2) andLuke Moir (Grade 2) of SACS. Photo: Supplied
Revitalise yourselfLEARN how to energise and rebalanceyour body, mind and spirit at a free talkand a guided meditation.
Learn a new breathing technique andskills for managing stress. The talk takes
place on Tuesday 8 November starting at19:00 at the Tennis Clubhouse at the RiverClub in Observatory.
For more information contact Eliza-beth on 082 497 6428 or [email protected] or Victoria on 083 979 2234 [email protected]
NEW LEADERS:Head prefects for2012 at SACS areSuwi Chibale(Deputy HeadPrefect) and David le Roux (HeadPrefect).
IT is a common fallacy that theGreat Wall of China is visible fromouter space.
It is too thin to be noticed fromsuchagreat distance.Noman-made
structures are visible from themoon. Man-made objects start todisappear after 480km and themoon is about 380 000km fromEarth. www.interestingfacts.org
Page 10 People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch LEADER Tuesday 1 November 2011
Design destinyTHE MOTHER CITY has been awardedthe title of the world’s Design Capital for2014. Perhaps fittingly so, as this will bethe year we celebrate two decades of de-mocracy.
The win confirms that our beloved“Slaapstad” is boldly taking the globalstage, to become a major world player anddrawcard in the potentially lucrativetourism industry.
In 1994 tourism’s contribution to SA’seconomy was reported as no more than2% of Gross Domestic Product.
However, with awards such as this andothers filling up our trophy cabinet, tour-ism is fast becomingoneof the top earnersof foreign currency.
In the midst of a global recession, wehave something to brighten our spirits:thepromise of greater investment and,wehope, a better life for all.
These awards translate into tangiblebenefits for everyone.
Every small business that stays openfor a little while longer, means that thecashier, the cleaner, the janitor have jobsfor a little longer, and able to supporttheir families: a little foreign spend goesa long way.
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille hascommitted herself to work harder to usedesign as a tool to clean the remnants ofapartheid and bring communities togeth-er across the “geographical divide”through improved, innovative design.
The award means that future genera-tions of Capetonians will grow up in a cityvery different to what most of us haveknown.
They will benefit from maximum expo-sure to other cultures as more flock to ourshores. As the winds of change continueto sweep through, Cape Town is fast be-coming a city of the world.
Hold on to your hats! Today it is goodto be Capetonian.
YourSMSes
Charge criminals with sabotage
In response. The article “From
swept floors to chalk-boards” is a fantastic sto-ry, which just goes to showthat hard work does payoff and dreams can cometrue. Peter Hendricks, Iwish you everything of thevery best in your new ven-ture. NJ, Kirstenhof
. Talking about spayinganimals, the SPCA shouldreduce their prices. Theyare so expensive that mydogs are having pups yearafter year and I just givethem away.
. What is this about 50free units? I have never re-ceived any free units ofelectricity.
. Lady, you have a prob-lem. Dogs are dogs. That’swhy they are not allowedin shops. Adopt a child andsee the difference. Dogsare animals and you can-
not change that. Shampoothem all you like, they arestill animals and don’t be-long in a shop.
. To all those moaningabout barking dogs: Theaverage dog is a better per-son than the average per-son. Why is nobody com-plaining about spoiledkids screaming and cryingin shops? Animal lover
Putting the sense in cen-sus
. If the census is allabout statistics and not aninvasion of privacy, whydid they need to know myname and the name of mybusiness?
. To all census fieldworkers: I know what youare going through as mydaughter is also a fieldworker. I just hope thatyou all receive your sala-ries on time as stipulatedin your contracts. Keep us
posted.
Just a thought. Dear Lynn, the World
Cup is wrapped up andBok supporters still crythat they were robbed. Ifthis is the case, report it tothe police and move on.The trophy was won so geta life. Well done, AllBlacks. Stanley
. People who work fromhome need to considertheir neighbours.
Why should we have toput up with the extra traf-fic and noise? If this iswhat we wanted we wouldlive in a business area andnot a residential one.
. It’s time for the De-partment of Social Devel-opment to audit NGOs andNPOs who are receivingfunding but not providingservices. Stealing from thepoor? Peter, Cape Town
ALMOST daily we are informed of the mil-lions lost due to copper theft and corruption.We hear of the different strategies to bringthese economic terrorists to book.
The citizens of South Africa are the victimsof these terrorists.
There are suggestions to make copper cabletheft an act of sabotage, with appropriate sen-tences. Talk without action is cheap.
Another way to stop this sabotage, is toforce scrap dealers to buy the copper cablesof whatever size or thickness, still in its cover-ing, and every person selling these cablesmust be photographed.
The scrap yards should be visited and in-spected by trained inspectors.
The other measure is to ban all copper salesat scrap yards.
Pehaps scrap yard dealers themselves can
propose a better prevention method.Crimes of corruption must be exposed in
great detail in the media and the head of thatdepartment must explain in detail, who, howand how much.
Corruption past and present must be ex-posed to us by senior investigative journal-ists, department heads and law enforcementwith all the details.
The public, when you hear conversa-tions, speak of the locusts eating our nation’scorn and in vast amounts because the pro-ceeds of the corruption is not from the smallchange in the tickey pockets.
No, it’s being taken in bakkie loads and thebig question is when are the locusts going tobe stopped.KEITH BLAKEOttery
ENTRIES have beenpouring in for the Peo-ple’s Post Sheaffer Penscompetition and, because of numerous re-quests from locals who haven’t completedtheir entries yet, we have decided to giveyou only one more day to put your thoughtsto paper.
A selection of entries will also be pub-
lished this week giving you the advantageof sussing out your competition.
Next week, we will publish the names ofreaders who have won one of 10 Sheaffer9137 Silver Shimmer FT roller-ball pen withnickel-plated trimming.
Simply write to us, ensuring that your let-ter is no longer than 300 words, and youcould be a winner!
To enter the competition, email, fax orpost your letters, marked “Sheaffer Pens”,to us by 15:00 tomorrow (Wednesday).
The winners will beannounced in People’sPost on Tuesday 8 No-
vember.Email [email protected] or fax to
(021) 713-9481.Alternatively post your entry to 240 Old
Mutual Building, Main Road, Tokai, 7966.Get writing!
Final countdown for Sheaffer competition
WHILE demographers are unsure exactlywhen the world’s population will reach theseven billion mark – or whether this mighteven have already happened - the United
Nations Population Fund officially choseMonday this week to symbolically markthe day.
As a result, many parents have claimed
that their new-born baby is, indeed, the 7-billionth human on planet Earth. Sadly, no-one will ever know who finally tipped thescale.
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What is this census all about?Take care of your pets
Yesterday, today and tomorrow
The hand is the servant of the brain
IT is a shame that there are suffering kit-tens around but I can’t help finding it avery uncomfortable proposition to steri-lise all cats.
Sterilisation is not risk-free, despitewhat brochures may lead you to believe,and there are consequences from both thesurgery and the subsequent hormonalchanges. This means that sterilisationmay not be in the cat’s best interest, par-ticularly for pet cats.
So how then do we deal with the un-wanted kittens? One option would be tolook for medical alternatives, like the pillfor humans, which would prevent theneed for surgery and present less of anethical dilemma. Even better would be ifcat owners kept their cats isolated whilein oestrus so they cannot become preg-nant. The reason this solution will be ig-nored is that it actually requires peopleto put some effort into looking after their
pets.Pets, no matter how you look at them,
are still living creatures. If you aren’t pre-pared to make sacrifices to care for yourpet then you shouldn’t have one in thefirst place. They are not objects with nomoral value from which you can just addor remove parts as you see fit. If you aregoing to spend your time altering your petthen it might be worth asking whetherwhat you really want is a cat or just awarm, fluffy toy.
I’m not saying sterilisation is alwaysbad, just that it is actually a question thatneeds serious consideration. More impor-tant than enforcing our ideas onto cats isteaching people to properly care for catsand to realise they are living creaturesand, if you want one, you need to acceptall aspects of it.JASON BOSCHRondebosch
MY brother and I were discussing and com-paring today’s prices and quality againstyesterday’s.
Our late grandfather always predictedthat you will one day have a pocket full ofmoney and not be able to buy anything.
I can remember in 1961 when we becamea republic and converted to rands and cents,our rand was equivalent to one britishpound. Oros was 100 percent pure juice, asweetie pie cost a tickey and the cream (andit was cream) used to melt in your mouth.Sweets cost four for a penny/cent.
Chicken was 45 cents a kilogram. I went
to work and earned R8 a week, out of wichmy mother bought groceries for the weekand could still afford to give me bioscopemoney.
How things have changed: the world’seconomy is in a mess and I do not wish tomention climate change and others.
I fear for my children and grandchildrenin the years ahead.
Imagine what a loaf of bread will cost 10years from now! I don’t think I will be aroundto witness that.PATRICK ABRAHAMSLansdowne
MY grandson, aged 7, is learning to write. In-dicative of the age in which we live, he wrotea note which simply said: “You rock.” It willforever take me back to the time it was writ-ten.
The hand is the servant of the brain. In or-der to make what is in the human mind via-ble and visible, we have to transfer it to pa-per. For this we require a small tool that be-comes the extension of the hand. We need thethree partners: the mind, the hand and thepen, working together to implement plans.Every exciting discovery, every brilliantplan, is transferred to paper to transform itfrom the intangible to the tangible.
As far as technology will take the humanrace, a machine cannot sign documents on
our behalf. All the main events in our lives- getting married, buying a house, etc. re-quires a signature - which requires a pen. Itis the indispensible tool for writing poetry,taking notes, signing cheques, making ashopping list, filling in the crossword-puzzle,taking down a phone number, for doctors towrite prescriptions.
The pen is not only mightier than thesword. It completes the trio of themind,handand pen, to make our ideas, our plans andour purpose, a reality. What it writes can bemore healing than the best medication; moremeaningful than a love letter, and kinderthan an angel’s touch.CHARLOTTE CAINEClaremont
THE two squatter structures next to thePolice barracks in N’Dabeni have beenthere for about seven years. They were
previously hidden by Port Jackson trees.DELYSIA SHELLEYPinelands
I AM unsure which subject to addressin my writing, so I’ll tackle the trans-parency around BEE procurement.
I realise the lack of investigation intoblack business fronting when applyingfor BEE certification.
Our application to be BEE certifiedwas done electronically, via an accred-ited agent’s website.
Contrary to the agent’s online indica-tion of a site inspection, upon receiptof our requested subscription, the cer-tificate was issued without enquiry in-to our business and its members.
My concern with this is this as fol-lows: In terms of government procure-ment policy to ensure black economicempowerment and affirmative action,how does a certificate (issued withoutinspection of fact) guarantee this?
It is for this reason that I have reser-vations about the successful implemen-tation of this policy.
I’ve addressed it in writing before(with DTI), and no response has beenforthcoming.
In our industry (Civil Engineeringwith the Department of Roads/Trans-port) the previously advantaged arestill the majority stakeholders.
It is evident when travelling in ruralareas, that these same businesses arestill the primary contractors.
BEE is integral to the ethos of redis-
tribution of wealth, and I believe thatbroad-based BEE participation is im-portant to the future.
However, the injustices of the pastwill not be corrected while we havewhite-owned businesses (regardless ofindustry) being awarded major con-tracts, through business fronting.
Previous prejudice prevails andwithout proper policing of the system,we will not confound this enemy.
My suggestion is for government tobecome pro-active in implementingtransparency and ensuring compli-ance with stipulated regulation.
If they lack the resources to do so, Istrongly recommend a project calledBEEInfoSTRIP™, which I’ve encoun-tered via Facebook (www.face-book.com/BEEInfoSTRIPSouthAfri-ca), to manage this venture.
The vehicle this organisation uses tomanage the system, is legitimate andinexpensive, yet seemingly highly ef-fective.
Alternatively, they (government),should be quiet about the entire BEEprocurement policy and continue ig-noring us, the small black enterprise,who is crippled by major companieswho benefited from past injustices,where black fronting is rife.TINA THOMASKenwyn
WITH reference to my first letter to Peo-ple’s Post on 11 October, comments by theChief Enumerator of
the 2011 Census this morning on SABCTV news cannot go unchallenged.
Not only did this census official repeatthe threat of imprisonment and fines, healso played, what
could be considered, the race card.He said words to the effect that questions
about the content of the census were most-ly asked by rich people, implying whitepeople were rich versus the black peoplewho are not rich.
That was bad enough.But it got worse when he answered ques-
tions by the SABC TV presenters aboutquestions like “Do you have a washing ma-chine, a fridge, a TV...”
People wondered what this had to dowith establishing how many people livedin our country.
The gentleman’s answer was astonish-ing. He suggested that those questionsshould be asked of the marketing compa-nies, who needed that kind of informationfor their brands and promotional strate-gies.
What? Is the census a means of marketresearch? And if so, what has the govern-ment got to do with this?
Worse, how can we be threatened withimprisonment if we do not disclose thecontents and amenities in our homes?
We would not present this informationon a platter to home-invaders, gangs, theftand break-in syndicates and con-artists.
Has Census 2011 gone totally of its rock-er?
Cases of impostors have already been re-ported, as well as census takers withoutidentification.Thewhole thing seems tobebungling to the tenth degree.JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
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Dark but funnyTRACY LETTS’ acclaimed dark comedy,August: Osage County, opened at the Masque
Theatre, Muizenberg, on Friday 28 Octo-ber and runs until Saturday 5 November.For more information contact MasqueTheatre Bookings on (021) 788-1898 duringoffice hours.
Leading German cellist at BaxterLEADING German Cellist Peter Bruns,hailed for his recording of Bach’s Solo Cel-lo Suites as “a new Casals,” will bring thecurrent Cape Town Concert Series seasonto a close with a recital, accompanied byhis wife Annagret Kuttner.
The recital will take place at the Baxter
Concert Hall in Rondebosch on Saturday5 November at 20:00.
Tickets are R125 from Computicket. Stu-dent, scholar and senior concessions areavailable. More information from [email protected]; www.ctconcerts.co.zaor call 021 439 7663.
Musical time travel at the BarnyardA MUSICAL production entitled The FinalCountdown will take place at the BarnyardTheatre in Willowbridge on Sunday 20 No-vember at 14:00.
It is organised by Events Management Stu-dents at Cape Peninsula University of Tech-nology in Cape Town.
The Final Countdown is described by the or-ganisers as “a musical journey that takes youon a ride through six decades of radio, music,fashion and rock and roll.”
The greatest hits of each decade will bestaged including the music of Elvis, BuddyHolly, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Re-vival, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Boney M,Saturday Night Fever, Grease and The RockyHorror Picture Show.
Other artists who will also be featured in-
clude Michael Jackson, Madonna, BruceSpringsteen, Lionel Richie, Alanis Morisette,Nirvana, Counting Crows, U2, Kings of Leon,Coldplay, Pink, Lady Gaga and many more.
“The times have changed and so have thefashions, but the music featured in FinalCountdown lives on forever.
The evening is simply going to be fiercelyspectacular,” say organisers.
All the proceeds of the evening will be do-nated to the Lions foundation of Cape Town.
Tables of ten as well as individual ticketswill be on sale.
Free picnic baskets go to every two ticketspurchased. Tickets are available at [email protected].
For more information visit the Facebookpage The Final Countdown.
Laugh with Zak and VaatjieTHE hilarious duo of Zak en Vaatjie willbe performingat theGoldenValleyCasinoin Worcester on Saturday 26 November.
Zak van Niekerk and Gerhard Odendaalare accomplished solo performers, but putthem on stage together and they feed offeach other’s personality, resulting in amelodic feel-good, laugh and smile-a-lotshow.
Zak is a leading Afrikaans comedian,
with a great personality and an extraordi-nary ability with a mouthorgan.
TV viewers know Gerhard best as Wor-sie’s son Vaatjie who is studying to be-come a chef. He is a former member of boyband Rolmodelle.
Zak en Vaatjie starts at 21:00 in WinnersAction Bar at the Golden Valley Casino.Tickets are R60 each from the casino. Formore information phone (023) 348-7200.
Celebrating summer in styleTHE Cape Town Male Voice Choir end-of-year Summer Celebration Concert will takeplace on Saturday 26 November in the CapeTown City Hall. Tickets are R100 and R120,with R10 of each ticket going to the Chil-dren’s Red Cross Hospital (The Children’sHospital Trust). Guests are invited to bring
an unwrapped toy for distribution to needypatients. The choir has been invited to singin an international choral competition inLondon and tickets will also go towards fund-ing this.
Old Age Homes will qualify for a 10% dis-count for groups of 10 or more.
NEW MOVES: After decades of teaching, choreography and mentoring, Ananda Fuchs (VITA award nominee, PANSA award winner andlifelong lover of dance) has launched her owndance studio, Somatic Jam. Fuchs has workedwith the Western Cape Education Department and the University of Cape Town, whilemaintaining her deep connection with contemporary dance NGO Jazzart Dance Theatre.Fuchs gained international experience whileteaching in Denmark. Somatic Jam hosts triweekly classes based on the technique of contemporary release, which concentrates onthe organic use of the body’s weight. Classestake place every Monday, Wednesday andThursday from 17:30 at the Observatory Community Centre, Lower Main Road. They areopen to anyone at any level of experience.
LIKE IT VROT: Don’t miss David Kramer’s hilarious new musical comedy “Some Like It Vrot”,starring Marc Lottering and Christo Davids and an outstanding cast, at the Baxter Theatretill 31 December. Tickets cost from R90 to R150 and are available from Computicket.The show is unsuitable for children under the age of 12 years. Pictured are Marc Lotteringas Smiley, Abduragman Adams as Big Bucks and Christo Davids as Fuad.Photo: Jesse Kramer
A wicked tale comesA wicked tale comesto Kalk Bay Theatreto Kalk Bay TheatreRROSE RED has its Cape
Town premiere atKalk Bay Theatre fromWednesday 9 Novemberuntil Saturday 10 De-cember, following a suc-cessful run at the Na-tional Arts Festival thisyear.
Rose Red is the well-known fairy tale of SnowWhite turned on its head.The age-old tale is toldfrom a different perspec-tive: through the eyes ofthe evil queen. The story isinterwoven with light-hearted comedy and popu-lar songs by Tori Amos,Annie Lennox, BrandiCarlile and Lady Gaga.
The production is written by, and features,seasoned actress Dianne Simpson. It is di-rected and produced by Pieter Bosch Bothaof Boschwhacked Productions. Bosch is thecreator of the critically acclaimed HATS,which sold out at last year’s National ArtsFestival, and the recent Out the Box Festivalin Cape Town.
Musical direction is by Dawid Boverhoff,who strings together the array of recognisa-ble songs. He also accompanies Simpson onstage.
Stage and technical management is by Na-tasha da Silva.
The show explores themes of vanity, self-esteem, longing to belong, romance, beingmisunderstood and the darker side of humannature.
“There are always two sides to a story andfinally the ‘evil’ queen gets to tell her versionof this classic fairy tale,” says Bosch Botha.“How did she become an evil stepmother andwas she not just misunderstood? Rose Red isour wickedly fun, original and moving takeof her story.”
Rose Red will be performed Wednesday toSaturday from 9 November until 10 Decem-ber at 20:30.
Don’t miss the opening week special onThursday 10, Friday 11 or Saturday 12 No-vember, when tickets cost only R85. Ticketsto all other performances cost R115 and canbe booked on www.kbt.co.za
Age advisory is 10 years..Visit Kalk Bay Theatre, Cape Town, on
Facebook or follow @KalkBayTheatre onTwitter
MISUNDERSTOOD: Dianne Simpson portrays the evil queen witha difference in Rose Red. The production opens at Kalk Bay Theatre on 9 October. Photo: Supplied
Hear it for the first timeSIMON’S TOWN resident, Steven van derMerwe will conduct the premiere perform-ance of his composition Eleven – a Requiem fora Parent on 11 November at St George’s Cathe-dral in Cape Town at 19:00.
Eleven is a composition for soprano and ten-or soloists, choir and orchestra. Janelle Vis-agie (soprano) and Nick de Jager (tenor) willbe accompanied by the Pro Musica Divina Or-chestra and 30 freelance Cape Town profes-sionals. The choirs are the St George’s Sing-ers, directed by Dr Barry Smith, and the UCTChoir, directed by John Woodland.
“My father’s death on 11 November 2009 (atalmost 11.00), was the catalyst that moved meto start working on a Requiem.” says Van derMerwe. “The day after my father’s death a pa-tient of mine offered his condolences andhanded me a poppy with a poem about Armi-stice Day: the day the First World War ended– on 11 November 1918 at 11.00. The signifi-cance of this date and time inspired me andbecame a theme of the requiem.”
Van der Merwe is a student at NMMU underthe mentorship of Dr Peter-Louis van Dijk,well-known South African and internationalcomposer and conductor. Eleven forms part ofSteven’s portfolio towards his M.Mus (compo-sition) degree.
Steven has invited local artist and interna-tional exhibitor Ryno Swart to create an art-
work that depicts aspects of his compositionon canvas. This painting will feature on post-ers and on the program. The completed workwill be on sale after the premiere performanceof Eleven.
Tickets to the event cost R90 and can bebooked at www.webtickets.co.za. For furtherinformation, send an email to [email protected].
EXPRESSIONS IN MUSIC: Composer and conductor Steven van der Merwe Photo: Supplied
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Deconstructing artANDRE BAKKES
“ART requires philosophy, just asphilosophy requires art. Other-wise, what would become of beau-ty?”
This quote by French Post-Impres-sionist artist Paul Gauguin perfectlysums up an interview with profes-sional artists Gavin Collins, ShereeHarrison and Annette Kieser.
It is a curious coincidence thatGauguin was a post-impressionistand that the three artists left such animpression.
Collins, Harrison and Kieser willbe exhibiting their works at theGavin Collins Gallery and Framingin West Lake from 4 to 11 November.
Collins has been painting for 28years, Harrison “for a long time” andKieser for about 40 years, so they areauthoritatively opinionated.
All three are, however, completelydifferent in their styles and subjectmatter.
Collins, who is defined as an art-ists by his street scenes, says he pret-ty much paints what sells, with spe-cial emphasis on the “right move-ment and correctness.”
Harrison, who is originally fromEastern Cape, reveals that she iscompletely in love with her favouritesubjects: cows, cattle and land-scapes.
Kieser has recently gone “prettyabstract” and she says that she lovescolour, form and texture.
And so, the underpaint has beenapplied to a blank canvass and thenevery layer becomes more and morecomplex.
Says Collins, “Knowing how tomake money from art is probablymore important than knowing howto paint. If you want to be a financial-ly successful artist you should ratherstudy marketing. There is no suchthing as just becoming an artist andmaking money.”
Kieser and Harrison agree that tal-
ent is simply not enough.This journalist attempts to sound
like he knows what he’s talkingabout when he muses “It’s not neces-sarily about the quality, but thename.”
The others uniformly frown andshake their heads.
“It’s about finding a unique prod-uct,” reasons Harrison.
“You have wild life artists who aredoing brilliantly, and contemporaryartists who do well, so there are dif-ferent markets.”
Collins tries to clarify things:“Let’s compare painting to music.When you hear a good song, it mustbe done well.
“The principle issues and tech-niques must be correct for it to ap-peal to your sense of balance. Thebottom line is that you can’t sell badart. You can also not sell a qualitypainting painted on a bad canvas.Everything must be just right.”
The man who has sold more than10 000 paintings says it isn’t justabout buying a brush and then de-scribing oneself as an artist. “Youmust know what you’re doing.”
The phrase “can of worms” doesn’tbelong in an article about beauty andperfection, but it wasn’t a tube ofacrylic gel that was opened whenthis journalist asked whether art isabout the artist redefining bounda-ries, or whether they give the viewerwhat they want.
Collins terms himself a commer-cial artist, but Kieser says emphati-cally: “I used to consider the viewerand found my niche, but then I decid-ed that, at this point of my life, I wantto paint for me.”
Harrison also likes to push backthe boundaries, because she “neverdepended on art to make a living.”
“That frees me up to experimentwith subjects. I’ve tried to do thecommercial thing and for me itdoesn’t work,” she adds.
Collins emphasises, “One must un-derstand what commercial means. It
is your own style and branding - donewell. Take Picasso, he actually paint-ed better than Renoir before he start-ed his abstracts.
“If he painted a drop of water thenit looked better than the drop of wa-ter God made. It’s unbelievable. Onlythen did he decide to ‘paint like a twoyear old’.”
The “final” layer of this interviewled to some serious philosophical de-bate, as Collins continues “You mustbe technically good to paint. VanGogh wasn’t technically goodenough. He never mastered paint.Rembrandt mastered paint. As didTretchikoff. When it’s right, it’sright.”
For the next ten minutes Collinsand Harrison debated the very na-ture of being an artist.
Harrison argues, “I agree with youto a certain extent, but don’t youthink there are different genres ofart? Someone who is an abstract art-
ist doesn’t necessarilyneed tobeableto draw classically.”
He draws a parallel between artand ballet, Harrison counters thepoint by referring to different kindsof music and even African dancing.
Collins even goes as far as to say“If you take toilet paper and throwit against a canvas, then you mustthrow it in the right place for it tolook good.”
In the end it seems as if they havereached an accord, but this itself isopen to debate.
So, what does it take to be a trueartist?
Collins says “time,” Kieser says“integrity” and Harrison says “au-thenticity.”
Party-pooper Pablo Picasso said,“Everyone wants to understandpainting. Why is there no attempt tounderstand the song of the birds?”
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ART FANTASTIC: Annette Kieser, Sheree Harrison and Gavin Collins with someof the work that will be exhibited from 4 11 November at Gavin Collins Gallery.
Photo: Andre Bakkes
HANRIE BOSCH
EVER walked out of the housethinking you are rocking the lat-est fashion? Not knowing whatthose strange glances mean?
Fashion is fickle and the oldschool 80s nerd look is not alwaysthe new 2011 hipster. In the world offashion two minds are better thanone, especially when the other isyour sister.
Fashion is big business, even inthe cyber world. Fashion blogs arefast becoming the breeding groundfor the new super stylish, with somebloggers even reaching super starstatus.
And who better to have your backin the cut throat fashion industrythan your own sister. What startedout as a means to keep in touch andup to date with cute purchases hasended up in a unique and vibrantfashion exchange, open to the world.
The tale of two sisters- one in PortElizabeth and the other in CapeTown- and their wardrobes havesparked a unique and quirky newblog.
For those who don’t know a blogis basically on online version of a di-ary, that everybody can read. Andtoday there are well over 126 millionblogs, according to blog Pulse in2009, with an estimated number of1,6 million new postings per day.
Marianna Boguslavsky, the Capetown sister, says that in just over ayear their blog has acquired over
1500 loyal followers. Content isbased on their personal styles andbig plans are in the pipeline for theirblog. “The online fashion scene isbooming. We are a bit behind the USand UK, but we will soon see asurge,” says Marianna, who alsoruns her own online marketing con-sultantcy.
The Port Elizabeth-based sister,Alla, travels to Cape Town at leastonce a month, partly for businessand partly for the fashion. Last weekshe spent eight hours in Canal Walk,much to the bemusement of oldersister Marianna. “Cape Town has amuch more vibrant fashion scenewith little boutiques and interestingshops,” says Alla, flaunting her cutenew floral high heels she had pickedup during her eight-hour shoppingspree.
In a year of business these twogreat minds have never quarrelledor bickered about a “fashion mis-hap” and they love each other’sstyles. And for those who want tostart their own blog, whether it isfashion, plumbing or just personalthoughts, Marianna has some goodadvice. “Initially only your motherwill read it, but if you persist and dosome PR work you will eventuallyget there.”
But at the end of the day, fashionis all about your own unique style,as Marianna puts it, and to wearwhat makes you feel good.
You can grab a piece of these sis-ters’ style by visiting their blog at:boguslavskysisters.com
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SISTER ACT: Alla (left) and Marianna Boguslavsky arethe dynamic due behind the quirky fashion blog Boguslavskysisters.com Photos: Supplied
TWO TALES: Marianna (left) and Alla live in different citiesand have different styles and are sharing their fashiontales with the world.
ALL THINGS NICE: Alla posing in her latest bargain find whilst enjoying the fashion scene inCape Town.
ANOTHER DAY AT WORK: Alla trying on adress during a recent eight hour marathonshopping spree.
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World Championshipon your doorstepLYNN PRINS
THIS seems to be the year of theWorld Cups, starting with the
cricket and followed by rugby.
And now, in a mere 35 days, 16 softballteams will arrive forthe ninth JuniorWomen’s WorldChampionship (JW-WC).
I can proudly saywe do unite when itcomes to backingour SA teams.
It’s amazing howhosting the 2010 Soc-cer World Cup hasgiven us a support-ive attitude. Thesuccess of thatworld event will bethe talk of the townfor many years tocome.
However, it isabout more thanjust support for theteams, but supportfor and belief in ourcountry’ ability tohost a successfulevent.
Well, this majorevent deserves noth-ing less and I’ll haveyou know that thesoftball team SA isstill hard at work.They’re making the most of this shot atbeing the best they can be, whether athosting or competing.
Because I would like readers to sharemy love of this beautiful game of softball,I would like to give the background andhistory of the tournament and then intro-duce the winning teams.
The first International Softball Federa-tion hosted the JWWC in 1981 in Canada,exposing young talent to top competition,while introducing the game to many.
Japan were crowned champs that year,
and China in ’85.The USA took the crown in ’87 and Ja-
pan took in back in ’91. In ’95 the Ameri-cans took the title again, while Japan didso again ’99 and ’03. In ’07 the title revertedto the USA.
With that being said, the USA, Japan,China, and Austral-ia all received med-als in previousWorld Series.
Australia is theonly team not tohave taken gold yet.In 2007, in the Neth-erlands, South Afri-ca participated forthe first time andfinished 15th.
So now we allknowwho the toughcontenders are andit’s possible that theteams mentionedwill see a final.
Perhaps the SAteam will surpriseus all and make thefinals, who knows,even winning thetournament per-haps?
They have homeground advantageafter all.
With the SA teamranked 12th theywill need all oursupport.
The tournamenttakes place from Wednesday 7 Decemberuntil Saturday 17 December at TurfhallStadium, in Crawford, Athlone.
Participating teams are Argentinaranked 7th, Australia ranked 3rd, USAranked 1st, Japan ranked 2nd, Canadaranked 4th, Puerto Rico ranked 5th, Chi-nese Taipei ranked 6th, China ranked 8th,New Zealand ranked 9th, Russia ranked13th, Germany ranked 14th, SA ranked12th, Botswana ranked 15th Brazil ranked14th, Zimbabwe ranked 15th and CzechRepublic ranked 16th.
SOFTBALL TALK: Sports reporter LynnPrins Photo: Tammy Petersen
Pupils meet their heroesBERGVLIET High School pupil Gareth Dav-ies was overwhelmed to meet cricket legendsBarry Richards, Graeme Pollock and MikeProctor over dinner at Kelvin Grove in Clare-mont. Schoolmates Michael Owen, Suhail
Fortuin and Warrick Rhode were also amongthe lucky ones. Their first side cricket teamhad the opportunity of bowling to the Austral-ian cricket team in preparation for the T20match on Thursday 13 October.
ALL SMILES: Gareth Davies of Bergvliet High (centre) met former SA batsman Barry Richards,SA batting legend Graeme Pollock and former SA fast bowler and batsman Mike Proctor.
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PROUD MOMENTS: Seen here from left are Shane Watson (Australia’s fast medium bowler andbatsman), Michael Owen, Suhail Fortuin and Warrick Rhode of Bergvliet High’s first eleven, withJustin Langer, former international cricketer and now Australia’s batting coach. Photo: Supplied
Pocket a holeBATTSWOOD Amateur Football Club in-vites the public to their Golf challenge inaid of funds for the club.
The event will take place on Sunday6 November at Rondebosch Golf Club.Sponsorpackages, suchasawaterhole forR3 000, includes green fees for a four-ball,advertising for your company, food plat-
ters, and a four-ball team entry fee (whereonly two with the highest scores will re-ceive a prize). Alternatively, you can do-nate prizes or sponsor a wethole, whichdoes not include play.
Those who are not sponsoring a pack-age will have to pay R1 500 to play a four-ball. For more information email Nathanat [email protected] or Heidi [email protected] or contact Heidi on 071 503 3968.
GOOD CAUSE:Frank Cadiz, CEO ofCadiz Asset Management, withStorm, a rescueddog from The EmmaAnimal Rescue Society (TEARS),Nwabisa Gcwabe,SkyLi Harmse ofWestlake Community Centre and SArugby legend Mornédu Plessis. Cadizand Du Plessisteamed up to support the beneficiaries of the weeklongCadiz Steenberg Classic golf tournament. The tournament runs over the first week of November at Steenberg Golf Club. Over 1 000 golfers aim to raise R500 000 for charity.TEARS and Westlake Community Centre are two of five beneficiaries of the tournament.
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Developing tomorrow’s starsLYNN PRINS
TWELVE years ago goalkeep-ing legend Farouk Abra-
hams had a burning passion tostart a goalkeeper’s academy.
His aim was to produce only greatgoalkeepers. He feels the position isneglected and, speaking as a formergoalkeeper himself, he thinks spe-cialised training is needed. Howev-er, there is a lack of sponsorship.
“All we want to do is provide hopefor the future,” he said.
In 2002 Abrahams was appointedgoalkeeper coach forBafanaBafanaat the Soccer World Cup in Koreaand Japan, and worked with thelikes of Andre Arendse, Hans Vonk,and Calvin Marlin.
“It was my greatest honour to rep-resent my country, it didn’t matterthat I didn’t play on those levels, butthe fact that I was part of coachingWorld Cup goalkeepers, was a hugeachievement and money can cer-tainly not buy such glory,” he said.
When asked who he regards ashighly rated, he said: “ItumelengKhune is a highly rated player.
It’s just a pity that he had fakedan injury against Sierra Leone.
It just showed bad character.Nonetheless, he is good.”
He believes Moeneeb Josephs isalso a highly rated player.
Abrahams played for Cape TownSpurs, Maritzburg United, JomoCosmos, and Bush Bucks. Hecoached for Santos, Ajax CapeTown, and Hellenic.
Farouk Abrahams GoalkeeperAcademy (FAGA) has been spon-sored for eight years by Metropoli-tan, but since they merged with Mo-mentum, Abrahams is unsurewhether the sponsorship will con-tinue.
The academy coaches about 80-100 children, without any disap-pointments, from 7 to 25 years old.
The academy also teachess lifeskills.
“On many fronts, and it becameclear to us that the needs of theyoung people in the Academy ex-tend beyond merely that of acquir-ing goalkeeping skills.
Those living in disadvantagedcommunities are particularly vul-nerable, as they live in poverty andmust often survive harsh and diffi-cult experiences in their younglives,” he said.
“Many of the boys and girls at-tend the training sessions hungry,and lack simple life skills.”
FAGA is free and is based at thecorner of Wynberg Sports Club,Rosmead Avenue. Abrahams feelsthat the 2010 World Cup legacy isnot benefitting academies such ashis. They still struggle with funding
and he appeals to corporates forhelp with sponsorship for sustaina-bility.
“Danny Jordaan and I spoke overthe weekend, and I was told that inthe new year relevant World Cup
funds will be made available, butcriteria will apply and it will proba-bly be region-bound.
JUGGLING: Football legend Farouk Abrahams and his coaching protégé Emmanuel Mbango from Khayalitsha gothrough their paces at the goal keeper academy. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
