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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 3 July 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 CLAREMONT/RONDEBOSCH “Telling it as it is” Hijackers at large NATHAN ADONIS TWO hijackers drove with an elderly man to Bishopscourt near Claremont where they then threw him out and made away with his car. The 71-year-old man is receiving trauma counselling. He is the second victim of a hi- jacking which took place in Caxton Close, Oakridge, on Saturday 23 June. The Bergvliet resident was visiting a friend in Oakridge when he was confronted by two men. The two suspects forced the victim at gunpoint into the back of his 2001-model Mer- cedes Benz. “He was not assaulted by the men,” says Detective Constable Phumlani Damba of Diep River police station. Camera footage obtained at nearby houses proved unsuccessful after Diep River police attempted to identify a number plate or de- scription of a car which dropped off the two hijackers. The perpetrators then sped away with the victim and then tossed him out in Bishop- scourt near Claremont. The car’s registration is CA 872 499 and the hijackers are still at large. “A family living in Bishopscourt drove the victim to Diep River station after he rang their doorbell for help,” says Damba. An in- vestigation into hijacking has been launched by the police says Warrant Officer Clive Mull- er. No identikit will be compiled as the victim allegedly assured investigators he will not be able to recall the hijackers features. Damba says “The victim reported it happened so fast and they forced him to lie down on the back seat.” Camera footage allegedly shows the men arriving in a vehicle and waiting for the vic- tim near his car. Tapes, however, are unable to display any colour or recognisable features of the men or their vehicle. Two nights prior, two suspects attacked and shot a 24-year-old, fleeing with his car. Police are investigating a case of attempted murder. Chairperson of BKM neighbourhood watch, Wayne Weimann says: “We are unhap- py about this and have subsequently held an emergency patrollers meeting.” “We want to make people aware that they need to be alert at all times and we have en- couraged community members to patrol more often.” Weimann would also like unregistered members to register for patrolling. Smiley van Zyl, patrolling member of BKM says: “No hijacking is done at random. These crimes are always well planned and orches- trated. It is not a case of a person being at the wrong place at the wrong time.” Van Zyl feels the criminals are aware of the surroundings and familiar with the victim’s daily movements. “The gap between armed robbery and murder is too large. Criminals with guns have all the intention of pulling the trigger,” he says. Van Zyl. “South Africans are too used to ‘Oh, it’s just another armed robbery’.” Links to gang activity have not yet been connected by police to the two crimes . “It’s not average criminals that do such crimes,” says Van Zyl. “This is organised crime.” BOWTIED SUP- PORT: Staffers of Butlers Pizza in Silwood showed their support for the DHL Stormers, after they re- ceived a surprise visit from flyhalf Peter Grant on Friday 29 June. Grant presented 70 staffers with blue bowties – a signature of the company. Photo: Nick James

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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 3 July 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481

CLAREMONT/RONDEBOSCH

“Tel l ing it as it is”

Hijackers at largeNATHAN ADONIS

TWO hijackers drove with an elderly manto Bishopscourt near Claremont wherethey then threw him out and made awaywith his car.

The 71-year-old man is receiving traumacounselling. He is the second victim of a hi-jacking which took place in Caxton Close,Oakridge, on Saturday 23 June.

The Bergvliet resident was visiting a friendin Oakridge when he was confronted by twomen. The two suspects forced the victim atgunpoint into the back of his 2001-model Mer-cedes Benz. “He was not assaulted by themen,” says Detective Constable PhumlaniDamba of Diep River police station.

Camera footage obtained at nearby houses

proved unsuccessful after Diep River policeattempted to identify a number plate or de-scription of a car which dropped off the twohijackers.

The perpetrators then sped away with thevictim and then tossed him out in Bishop-scourt near Claremont. The car’s registrationis CA 872 499 and the hijackers are still atlarge.

“A family living in Bishopscourt drove thevictim to Diep River station after he rangtheir doorbell for help,” says Damba. An in-vestigation into hijacking has been launchedby the police says Warrant Officer Clive Mull-er.

No identikit will be compiled as the victimallegedly assured investigators he will not beable to recall the hijackers features. Dambasays “The victim reported it happened so fast

and they forced him to lie down on the backseat.”

Camera footage allegedly shows the menarriving in a vehicle and waiting for the vic-tim near his car. Tapes, however, are unableto display any colour or recognisable featuresof the men or their vehicle.

Two nights prior, two suspects attackedand shot a 24-year-old, fleeing with his car.Police are investigating a case of attemptedmurder.

Chairperson of BKM neighbourhoodwatch,WayneWeimannsays: “Weareunhap-py about this and have subsequently held anemergency patrollers meeting.”

“We want to make people aware that theyneed to be alert at all times and we have en-couraged community members to patrolmore often.”

Weimann would also like unregisteredmembers to register for patrolling.

Smiley van Zyl, patrolling member of BKMsays: “No hijacking is done at random. Thesecrimes are always well planned and orches-trated. It is not a case of a person being at thewrong place at the wrong time.”

Van Zyl feels the criminals are aware of thesurroundings and familiar with the victim’sdaily movements. “The gap between armedrobbery and murder is too large. Criminalswith guns have all the intention of pulling thetrigger,” he says. Van Zyl.

“South Africans are too used to ‘Oh, it’s justanother armed robbery’.”

Links to gang activity have not yet beenconnected by police to the two crimes . “It’snot average criminals that do such crimes,”says Van Zyl. “This is organised crime.”

BOWTIED SUP­PORT: Staffersof Butlers Pizzain Silwoodshowed theirsupport for theDHL Stormers,after they re­ceived a surprisevisit from flyhalfPeter Grant onFriday 29 June.Grant presented70 staffers withblue bowties – asignature of thecompany.

Photo: Nick James

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When reality bytes backWhen reality bytes backDear reader,

Like the thousandsofhope-fuls who enter Idols eachyear, most of us believe we’restars. And why not?

After all, each of us has aninteresting life story to telland if movies were made ofthese, we would all be stars.

Real life tales aside, there’snothing more powerful thanhaving a dream, or in thecase of most Idols contestantswho clearly can’t carry atune, more misguided. Despite being told inthe most candid manner by the show’s judg-es that they can’t sing, the delusional mass-es return, year after year.

And suckers for punishment, such as I,allow them to assault my senses, year afteryear.

Idols is one of many reality shows fol-lowed by millions of voyeuristic TV view-

ers, greedy for full-on glimps-es into others’ lives. It’s hardto believe that with the adventof TV back in the 70s, rivetingviewing was provided by thesedate likes of shows like Dal-las and Kojak and truly inno-cent children’s programmessuch as Heidi and Black Beau-ty. Back in District Six, myparents were among the firstto acquire a black-and-whiteBlaupunkt telly, for which mymom paid all of R450 cash; im-pressive!

This meant that on Dallas nights, rela-tives from as far as Walmer Estate traipsedto our home to keep up with the doings ofthe Ewings.

It’s painful, but I still remember thetheme music to this and other 70s TV pro-grammes; almost as well as I remember myolder cousin loudly crunching his waythrough a bag of carrots while the rest of

us strained to hear every word coming outof this wonderful wooden box.

Now we are spoilt for choice and consum-ers seem content with nothing short of a fullmenu of reality viewing, the full bouquetserved instantly.

This is symptomatic of human behav-iour, seldom satiated. And despite the end-less options 21st century technology hasushered in, we don’t stop wanting the nextnew cellphone or computer.

The big old brick-of-a-block Nokia cell-phone everyone had to have when cell-phones were a novelty, is now sneered at.Facebook and other social network siteshave given truth to the term “imaginaryfriends” as some people clock up thousandsof “www friends”; while at the same timeprofessing to leading very lonely (meaningreal) lives.

And when you’ve had enough of your vir-tual friends, after a virtual tiff, you simplyboot them off BB or FB - no questions asked.

Don’t getmewrong. I’mahuge fanof tech-

nology and its many benefits such as cost-ef-fective communication, access to informa-tion and connection to others. I have no de-sire to return to the days of penpals andhandwritten letters, but where do we drawthe line?

Some people take social networking toscary levels; broadcasting their painful ex-periences on a myriad of digital platforms.

Others cowardly end relationships viaemail. Then there are the inherent dangersthis exposure brings, to the impressionableand vulnerable. But who am I to judge whenI too have become enslaved to modern tech-nology and cannot imagine being withoutmy nifty gadgets and the endless possibili-ties it brings?

’Til next time, go well!ConnectED is a weekly column by Peo-

ple’s Post editor Feroza Miller-Isaacswho can be contacted on [email protected].

People’s Post in online. Visitwww.peoplespost.co.za.

Glitz and glam at charity’s diamond jubilee fundraiserTHE Adele Searll 100 Club’s dia-mond jubilee was held at the MountNelson ballroom on Wednesday 20June. Organised by the club chair-person Anet Pienaar-Vosloo theclub committee, leading business-men, educationists, fashionistas,

TV personalities and club memberscame together to help raise fundsfor the 100 Club bursary fund.

The fund is designed to assist dis-advantaged students to completetheir studies at tertiary institutionsin the province.

FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Phoebe Gerwel, Professor Jakes Gerwel and Elana Brundyn came out to support.Photos: Allison Foat

FAMILIAR FACES: Master of ceremonies Mark Bayly, Geoff Butler, Allison Foat from the 100 Club, and TV presenterand actor Hannes van Wyk.

LOVELY LADIES: Adele Searll 100 Club committee members Shelley Witz(left) and Maureen Hargraves.

FUNKY FASHION: From left, Anet Pienaar­Vosloo, chairperson of the AdeleSearll 100 Club, with designer Errol Arendz and Carol Wiese.

BEAUTIFUL IN BLACK: Julia Raphaely, Sue de Moyencourt andCatherine Raphaely enjoyed the event.

CHEERS TO CHARITY: From left, Balu Searll­Nivi­son, daughter of the late Adele Searll, with guestspeaker Jane Raphaely and Jenny Schneider.

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Red Cross Children’s Hospital coffers were boosted with a R250 000 donation from directsales company Pres Les. The funds are earmarked for the upgrade of the hospital’s B1medical ward. The upgrade is part of the hospital’s 40th birthday celebrations. At thehandover, together with Pres Les CEO Les Rührmund and Red Cross Trust fundraising man­ager Jeneé Stamer, were Sister Lindiwe Teto, Sister Zainab Arend, Dr Rowan Dunkleyand Philippa Douglas. Rührmund says: “We believe it is a blessing that in our successwe are able to make a difference in the lives of many who have so little. It would be wonderfulto think we could inspire others to do the same.” Stamer says the support from the companyhas been “invaluable over the years. Their ongoing support enables us to continue withour work of maintaining the hospital as a centre of excellence”. The hospital is the thirdof four charities to receive this hefty donation, after the Nazareth House and Boys’ andGirls’ Town received donations last month. Photo: Supplied

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Farewell to a loved cardiologistTHE sudden death of a well-known and re-spected cardiologist of the UCT Academicand Groote Schuur hospitals last weekendhas sent shocked family, friends, acquaint-ances, colleagues and patients.

Associate Professor Andrzej Okreglicki, aVredehoek resident, died in a car accidentin the UK while on his way to the airport.An avid runner and fitness fanatic, the manfondly known as AO had competed in the Ul-tra Trail Southwest off-road race along theCornish coastline on Wednesday 20 June.

The death of the much-loved cardiologistis a “majorblow” tobothhospitals. “The staffand management of UCT Private AcademicHospital are distraught by the tragic loss ofProfessor Okreglicki,” says Lieselle Shield,hospital manager.

“He was an outstanding doctor and humanbeing and will be sorely missed.”

She added that he had a profound generalknowledge in heart medicine and was re-garded highly regarded by everyone heworked with and helped train.

Okreglicki was particularly interested inthe study of electrophysiology – the electri-cal workings of the heart and introducedmany new techniques and procedures toboth hospitals. He had attended a congresson the matter in Nice, France, before partici-pating in the race.

He was also instrumental in the buildingthe UCT Hospital electrophysiology depart-ment, while also being at the forefront of es-tablishing a two-year electrophysiologytraining fellowship for cardiologists.

“We are grateful for Professor Okreglicki’simportant contribution to the developmentof cardiology at the hospital and for the great

care he always showed his patients who notonly appreciatedhis technical skills, but alsohis humanity,” said Shield.

“Our patients at the UCT Private Hospitalfelt comforted to be placed in his capablehands. The hearts of the staff and manage-ment of UCTPAH go out to Prof Okreglicki’sfamily and friends at this difficult time.

“He was an individual who lived his lifewith great passion and dedication to his call-ing and patients. We are grateful for the en-during legacy he leaves behind.”

Okreglicki leaves behind his elderly par-ents.

. A memorial service will be held at theGroote Schuur Hospital’s lecture theatreand Klein Schuur on Thursday 12 July at13:00. Informal and colourful dress code..

LEAVING A LEGACY: Associate Professor An­drzej Okreglicki. Photo: Supplied

Changes for Dial-a-RideTHE CITY of Cape Town has appointedFox Transport as the new Dial-a-Rideservice provider. The company’s two-year contract commenced on Sunday 1July and will run until 30 June 2014.

Despite it having 6 000 registered us-ers, Dial-a-Ride can currently only serv-ice 1 000. Changes to this service includes

the extension of operating hours and callcentre hours from 06:00 until 22:00, the in-stallation of CCTV cameras in vehiclesand sensitivity training for both driversand call centre operators.

The service will also see a general fareincrease of 10% as of Saturday 1 Septem-ber.

Robbers in collision courseTWO robbers were hauled into custo-dyafter theycollidedwithanothercarwhen they tried to flee.

The pair were apprehended shortly af-ter robbing a Mowbray salon manager atknifepoint after pretending to be custom-ers.

They stole an undisclosed sum and cell-phones from the Main Road salon.

The suspects fled in a Toyata Tazz,which was parked nearby.

Alerted to the robbery, the police gavechase.

However, the robbers met up with thelong arm of the law when they collidedwith another vehicle in Woodstock.

The suspects fled from their get-awayvehicle, but the police, with the assist-ance of Groote Schuur Hospital securityguards, apprehended them.

Their vehicle was searched and policerecovered the stolen cash and cellphones.

No weapons were found and the policebelieve these were discarded.

The suspects appeared in the WynbergMagistrate’s Court on charges of busi-ness robbery.

GREEN SOLDIERS: One of the AfriOceans Warriors tackles the rope crossing during the Afri­Oceans Warriors Challenge which took place on Youth Day (16 June) at Gordon’s Camp inGlencairn. Fourteen teams of six pupils from 14 schools took part. The challenging 2km­longcourse had many obstacles including Heartbreak Hill and the mud pit. Ocean View’s SlangkopTribe proved they were the best of the best.They won the challenge final as well as the tripto Seal Island to view Great White Sharks and took the coveted trophy home. For details aboutthe AfriOceans Warriors Environmental Education programme, sponsored by the National Lot­teries Distribution Trust Fund, contact Terry Corr at (021) 782 1348 or email terry@ao­ca.org.za. Photo: Supplied

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Therapists needed this Mandela DayDAVID MANN

IF YOU are a therapist with free time athand, a Mandela Day initiative coulduse your services.

The initiative hopes to get supportfrom therapists and specialist teacherswilling to offer time and expertise tohelp children with learning disabilities.These children are currently not receiv-ing any form of help.

The initiative is headed by JenniferSouthgate, who says: “There are anumber of children in dire need of ther-apeutic intervention. Sadly, for many ofthese children, the cost of therapy is notaffordable to their parents.”

Southgate will host a talk about thechildren and how volunteer therapistscan help. “Depending on the number oftherapists who attend, we can match theprofession with the problem and makea difference,” she says.

Southgate, a therapist and specialistteacher too, has worked with childrenwith learning disabilities for the past 12

years. “I noticed how children sufferingfrom disabilities such as autism or cere-bral palsy were going untreated and Iknew something had to be done.”

This led to Southgate starting her owncharity initiatives in which she workedwith small groups of children.

“In 2009 I initiated a charity outreachproject where I took six children fromAgape School for Cerebral Palsythrough the Handle programme.”

Handle – or Holistic Approach to Neu-ro development and Learning Efficien-cy – is a natural alternative to medicaldiagnosis and traditional medical, psy-chological or psychiatric treatment.

A year later Southgate carried out asimilar project with six autistic chil-dren from the Alpha School in Wood-stock.

“Not only did the children benefitfrom the programme, but many of theparents were thrilled with the success.”

It was after her second initiative thatSouthgate realised the positive impacttherapists could make. To this end, she

now calls for alltherapists andspecialistteachers tohelp im-provethe livesof chil-dren inneed ofsuchservices.

Thetalk will beheld at VistaNovaSchool inMil-nerRoad,Rondebosch, on Wednesday 18 July,from 16:00.

Contact Southgate at [email protected] or Amina Harris on073 820 5043 by Monday 16 July.

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Majorettes off to championshipsSTEFNI HERBERT

GROOTE SCHUUR PrimarySchool’s drum majorettesare currently vying for thenational championship title.

The team travelled to Ork-ney in North West to competein the South African Majoretteand Cheerleading Associa-tion’s national champion-ships.

Coach Matthew Higgs says:“It is a lot of hard work and ithasn’t been easy, but the girlsare so dedicated and commit-ted to what they do.”

The teamgoes throughquali-fying rounds on a regional lev-el and if they place within thetop seven, they qualify to com-pete at the national competi-tion.

This year the team placedsecond after Brackenfell Pri-mary School snatched top spot.

At the national competition,the girls will have to do morethan seven routines – somewhich involve props and somenot.

The competition runs from28 June to 7 July.

Higgs says: “We are the onlyprimary school in the southern

suburbs to offer drum ma-jorettes as an extra-curricularsport. Most of the teams inCape Town are located in thenorthern suburbs and theyhave been at it for a while.”

Higgs receives assistancefrom two former drum ma-jorettes, Sarah Gabriels fromLansdowne and Nadia O’Reillyfrom Brackenfell.

The coaches are looking intostarting a team at Groote Schu-ur High School so the girls wholeave the primary school willhave a team to join.

“The sport is rare in thesouthern suburbs and it issmall. I have been in the sportfor a long time and it obviouslyaccommodates males, but ithas not taken off here,” saysHiggs.

People’s Post briefly visited arehearsal where the girls weretrained meticulously andstrenuously, but they were ea-ger to be part of the squad –even if injured.

“Obviously we do not allowthem to take part in training ifit will be harmful to them, butthey come to practice anywayand they sit on the sidelineswatching. They refuse to missout,” says Higgs. STARTERS: Those members who join the team start out by learning to work with flags as their first prop. Photo: Stefni Herbert

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Police have night clubs under controlTAURIQ HASSEN

THE night life in Observatory may be ton-ing down – but that depends on who you’retalking to.

The police say “things are getting better”at the night clubs in Lower Main Road, butresidents have a different view.

Loud music, noisy patrons and partying in-to all hours of the morning give residents a“torrid time”.

Christian Wethers lives metres away fromthe “booming” night club activities.

He says he has sleepless nights being keptawake by the sound systems blasting fromnearby clubs.

While understanding the area is regardedas Observatory’s business hub, Wethers says:“Respecting the surrounding residentsshould be taken into consideration.

“Some of these clubs do not follow the rulesand play music into the early hours of themorning, which is an inconvenience andmakes living in this area extremelydifficult.”

Another local, Franklin Japhta, regularlywalks down Lower Main Road. He fears theclubs have become a “disguise for drug traf-ficking”.

The pensioner says he saw “two foreign na-tionals dealing in the open” outside a pub.

When he asked them what they were up to,Japhta says they told him to “mind my ownbusiness”.

He stresses that such activities need to be“exposed rather than reported, because theyare arrested today and tomorrow they re-ceive bail and are back on the streets, so whatis the point?”

But Woodstock police spokesperson, Ser-geant Hilton Malila, puts talk of drug traffick-ing at night clubs down to being “rumours”.

Malila says: “We are very aware of thoserumours making the rounds, but we have ob-served no such incidents and received no re-ports about this.”

He says the police will continue to monitor

the clubs. He says night clubs are inspectedup to four times a week by the station’s Desig-nated Police Officer (DPO) to monitor wheth-er clubs are abiding by their liquor licences.

He believes the night clubs are “coming onboard” and police have not experienced such“huge problems” as listed by residents.

“When there are noise complaints, the of-ficers are quick to go and sort it out,” saysMalila.

“We find the clubs are willing to work with

police to avoid being fined, which,” he says,“constantly happens when the law is broken”

The problem the police face is how to tacklethe noise issue.

Malila says many of the clubs currently op-erate as a restaurant, which gives them li-cence to play soft music.

This is, however, contravened in some cas-es.

Malila issueda sternwarning to theownersof offending clubs, but residents will have to

wait to January for action.“As of 1 January, the new liquor laws will

kick in and we will be turning the screws onthese clubs. They will not be able to play suchloud music on that licence, because they needto remember they are operating in a residen-tial area and we will not tolerate this.”

Residents are urged to lodge complaints inwriting and drop it off at the Woodstock po-lice station. Mark these for the attention ofthe Designated Police Officer

OBSERVANT: Police have been observing night clubs in Observatory’s Lower Main Road and are finally seeing results. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

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REGISTRATION OF COMMUNITY-BASEDORGANISATIONS TO SERVE ONWARD COMMITTEESOn 28 September 2011 Council approved rules for the establishment of Ward Committees.This includes provision for the registration of Community based organisations on the City’sdata base. Only registered organisations are eligible to nominate a representative to serve ona Ward Committee.

The cut-off date for registration is 20 July 2012. This data base will constitute the voters’ rollfor the establishment of ward committees. The data base will receive new registrations againafter 3 November 2012.

Please call your nearest subcouncil for further information regarding this process.

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ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

City needs more cashto remove your trashYOU ARE now paying 7,06 %more for your refuse removal.

The City of Cape Town an-nounced the tariff increase lastweek and it was implemented onSunday 1 July.

The new tariffs has been put inplace to develop new landfillsites because the existing sitesare almost full.

Over three million WesternCape residents generate be-tween 5 000 and 6 000 tons of do-mestic and industrial waste perday. As older landfill sites reachcapacity, waste has to be trans-ported further away to new land-fill sites and refuse trucks haveto be replaced.

According to the City, theseneeds are driving up costs forboth the collection and disposalof waste.

The City is running a series ofwaste minimisation campaigns,

but still, it is becoming more ex-pensive.

While the City has increasedthe average charge for refuse re-moval, it is also putting moneyaside to assist those in need byproviding a rebate.

Subsidies worth almostR2 million have been allocatedfor the new financial year.

The rebate categories dependson the value of your property.

If your property is between R0and R100 000 you get a 100 per-cent rebate.

Between R100 000 and R150 000= 75 % rebate.

Between R150 000 and R350 000= 50 % rebate

Between R350 000 and R400 000= 25 % rebate.

For more information on anyof the new solid waste manage-ment tariffs, contact the City’scall centre on 0860 103 089.

IT’S RUBBISH: The City’s waste removal tariff increase.

UNFAIR:Terence Ma­samuna be­lieves itwould beunfair tothe learn­ers. “I canunderstandlearners aredropping outand the schoolsdon’t have enough learn­ers, but a lot of them still want tobe there and to learn so they can’tclose the schools down. That’snot fair.”

CONCERNED:Lindsay Coll­ings, a moth­er, is worriedabout the sit­uation. “Thereasons forwanting toclose theseschools arenot legitimate.They need towork on fixing theschools and not just shut­ting them down when they aren’tdoing well. They will destroy thosechildren’s lives by closing theirschools.”

ON THESTREETS: Hein­rich Barendsesays not hav­ing an educa­tion can leadto a bad fu­ture. “If thesechildren havenowhere to learnthey will end up onthe streets doingdrugs. I dropped out of schoolwhen I was younger and realisedmy life was heading in a bad direc­tion so I did everything I could toget a proper education.”

SURVIVAL:Jaylan Jafthafeels strong­ly about theissue. Hehas manycousinswhodroppedout ofschool andare nowstruggling tomake a living.“Children need an educa­tion to survive in the world. Nothaving an education in this coun­try especially can put you straightonto the streets.”

SCHOOLA NEED:JoanneMaasdorpsays:“Some­thing likethis isvery closeto myheart. WhenI was a child Iwanted tostudy, but my family didn’thave the money. These childrenhave a right to go to school; theyneed to go to school.”

OVERCROWDED: FaidahAbrahamsfeels clos­ing downtheschoolswill resultin the learn­ers turningto crime.“They need tobe opening moreschools – not closing it.Most of these schools are over­crowded and if they close downthen all those learners have nochoice but to turn to crime formoney.”

BASIC RIGHT:James Wors­luy saysclosing theschoolscloses thedoor on thefutures ofthousandsof children.“This is proba­bly the lastchance for a lot of chil­dren. Education is a basic humanright and if they take that awaythey are taking away any chanceof a future for the children.”

BAD TEACH­ERS: NerissaBerry saysthe level ofeducationsimply isn’tgoodenough. “TheDepartmentof Educationneeds to edu­cate the teachersbefore they can edu­cate the pupils. The teachersaren’t qualified enough and that’swhy all these children are drop­ping out. What’s the point of goingto school if you aren’t going tolearn?” Photos: David Mann

DAVID MANN

THE threat ofclosure hangingover 27 schoolshas caused up-roar among Peo-ple’s Post read-ers.

A high drop-out rate, poorquality of teach-ing and failure toincrease pupilnumbers areamong the rea-sons given by theprovincial educa-tion departmentto close schools.A decision will bemade later thisyear.

Some readersfeel pupils mayturn to crime,while others saythe education de-partment shouldaddress the is-sues rather thanclosing schools.Teachers alsohave to shouldersome of the re-sponsibility, saysanother reader.

Schools closure: should they?Schools closure: should they?

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Holocaust: a widow recallsA PINELANDS widow does not take

freedom for granted. This is a les-son Val Behrens (73) had learnt

from her late husband Heinz.

Each year, when this country celebratesFreedom Day, Val remembers her husband’sescape from the Holocaust.

They met in Green Point in 1988. “He satbehind me in the synagogue and used to whis-per how it had taken him 10 minutes to getthere from Pinelands.”

Proud of his native Germany, Heinz drovean Opel Monza – one of only two in SA at thetime – he had had shipped from his homecountry.

“When I notice the freedom people havehere, I think of the battle Heinz faced to gainhis freedom,” says Val.

Ironically for Heinz Behrens – as for thou-sands of other German Jews – the events of10 November 1938, which led to his being tak-en off to Buchenwald prematurely, contribut-ed to his survival.

He was one of the fortunate ones who, inmanaging to get out of that Camp of Death,had no option but to leave Germany, therebyescaping a certain death in the relentless Hol-ocaust that followed.

In November 1938 Heinz Behrens, at 25, wasliving in Breslau, Silesia, with his family. Hewas a traveller in textiles and had as a part-ner and a good friend, a Roman Catholic, whofor reasons of economics only, had joined Hit-ler’s SA.

On 9 November the Kristallnacht violenceerupted upon the Jews, so Heinz’s partner in-sisted on taking his family to the safety of hishome. Heinz recalls his father breaking downand crying when, through the window of hisfriend’s home, he saw a Jewish shoe shopacross the road being looted by the Nazis.They could hear the sounds of the violenceand see the fires rising above the devastatedbuildings.

Heinz decided to go back to his parents’ flatto see if all was well, confident he would besafe as he did not look at all Jewish.

All was in order, but on the way to his DKWcar parked in the front of the building, he wasconfronted by two SS policemen and takenunawares. They had come looking for his fa-ther whose name was on the list.

“Heinz admitted to being the son of Adolph,who had just returned from his trip to findnobody at home. So they took Heinz instead,”says Val.

And that was how Heinz came to be one ofthe thousands of Jews who were rounded upthroughout that day and taken to the local po-lice station. They were not physically abusedat that stage, but constantly cursed andshouted at over the loudspeakers.

“Heinz recalls how people were chaseddown streets; many of the elderly who hadbeen beaten died of their injuries. The guardsswore and shouted at them,” says Val.

Finally they were beaten into the compart-ments of a train, with orders to not look outof the windows.

At their next stop, which they heard laterwas Weimar, Nazi guards wielding steel rodswith bolts forced them into trucks and, withSS guns trained on them, they travelled on,heads down, until some time in the morning.

On the morning of 11 November they wereforced out of the trucks. They had arrived atBuchenwald. They had been told they had tobe taken into custody for their protection “tosave them from the wrath of the Germans, fol-lowing the attempt on Vom Rath” (he was inthe Ambassador’s office and was shot by aJew).

“Heinz recalled the days in Buchenwaldvery clearly. About 11 000 Jews and 11 000Christians were incarcerated, They livedcrowded on bunks in the barracks; eating drybread and bean soup. They didn’t haveenough water so they used to melt snow,”says Val.

For about 10 days new prisoners continuedto arrive. Heinz found four uncles at Buchen-wald, all of whom had fought in World War1. They were among the first released, a fewweeks later.

Prisoners had to write a postcard home,

carefully censored, reporting they were well.They were even allowed to ask for and receivea parcel. One more postcard of acknowledge-ment was permitted.

He used to recount the “long days whenJews were forced to sit on stones, watchingpeople being executed on the gallows”.

Over the next 10 days new prisoners werestreaming in. Those early days were horriblein detention, Heinz told Val.

His mother went to the Gestapo, to pleadfor his release. The Gestapo – the Nazi secretpolice – told her if Heinz could get travel docu-ments to leave Germany, they would set himfree.

After frantic telegrams his mother secured

an affidavit from her sister in Chicago.His name was called over a loudspeaker.

“Before they let him leave, he had to sign aform stating while at Buchenwald, he wastreated well and if he ever told anyone whathad taken place at the facility, his familywould be interned. And if he revealed any-thing outside the country, German agentswould kill him,” says Val.

He was trucked home on 24 December 1938.Val says: “When he got home, his father put

him into a bath and scrubbed him.”When he got to the US consul in Berlin,

Heinz was number 53 000 on the list of immi-grants.

“America was only letting in 25 000 peoplea year and his chances would be incrediblyslim. In the interim, they had received per-mits for three people to go to Northern Rhode-sia – now Zambia – from an uncle.

“Heinz, his brother Fritz and cousin Joesailed on a Holland-Afrika liner from Ham-burg to Livingstone, arriving on 5 June 1939,”says Val.

He maintained contact with his parents un-til 1941, afterwhichheneverheard fromthemagain, says Val.

Their names are recorded at Yad Vashem(or ‘Holocaust Martyrs’) at the World Centre,in Jerusalem.

Heinz decided to spend his retirement inSouth Africa.

When they decided to marry, nobody knewof their plans. “About 20 years before I hadvowed never to marry again, but Heinzchanged that. The only people who knew ofthe engagement were my daughter Ingrid andour lawyer,” says Val, who, at 50, was a brideagain to Heinz 25 years her senior.

On 9 April 1996, Heinz died. He was 82.The sprightly Val lives life to the fullest. At

74, she trains with a personal trainer and ded-icates weekends to family and friends.

In July, for her birthday, she has a high teaat the Mount Nelson Hotel. “I enjoy mixingpeople of different walks of life together – likea salad, and then sitting back and having thepleasure of watching them.”

BETROTHED: Val and Heinz Behrens on theirwedding day in October 1988. They were mar­ried for seven­and­a­half years when Heinzdied. Photo: Supplied

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Shock after electricity price hikeLILLIAN AMOS

WITH the new financial year in fullswing, the City of Cape Town’s electrici-ty tariff increase has become a reality.

Since Sunday, consumers have to coughup, on average, 11% more for electricity.

The City says the tariff hike has been putin place to “construct and maintain” equip-ment that transforms the power supply sothat it meets customer’s needs, suppliespublic lighting and provides secondary sup-port services.

The City’s electricity services depart-ment is the linkbetween theElectricitySup-plier (Eskom) and consumers.

The City has two different tariff struc-tures for residential properties – Lifelineand Domestic.

The Lifeline tariffs which apply to house-holds where electricity usage amounts to450 kilowatt hours (kWh) or as is more com-monly referred to, 450 units on average amonth.

Residents who qualify for the lifeline tar-iff receive free basic electricity allocationsevery month. Those who use on average

more than 450kWh a month are charged thedomestic tariff.

In essence, the more electricity you use,the more you pay.

There is however also a sliding scale at-tached to the cost of electricity in the Life-line category, engineered to drive downelectricity consumption.

With the price increases, residents whofall into the lifeline tariff category will payjust under 65 cents a kWh/unit for the first150 units that they buy (although the Cityeffectively pays for the first 50 units whichare free under the lifeline tariff).

If you buy;. between 150 and 350 units, the price per

unit is just under 90 cents, which is an 11%increase.

. between 350 and 600 units, there is a9.9% increase

. more than 600 units it will cost 18.7%more.

The City of Cape Town has urged consum-ers to buy only the amount of electricitythey anticipate to use in a particular month,because excess electricity will be charged ata higher rate.

It has also urged customers to try and

save electricity where possible, in order tominimize their consumption.

Silvia Grove from Retreat says she can’tafford spending more money on bills everymonth.

“Everything is becomingmore expensive,last time it was the petrol, then Metrorailand now the electricity. It is becoming toomuch to keep up with, but I guess we (con-sumers) don’t have a choice anyway,” saysGrove.

Gadieja Ismail from Parkwood makessoup for the children from the communityevery week. She also runs a catering busi-ness and says the new price hike will defi-nitely leave a hole in her pocket.

“I have been cooking for many years, andnow it seems my passion has to be curbedbecause I already spend so much on electric-ity. Now I’m going to have to scale downdrastically.”

Here are some ways in which consumerscan save electricity:

.Turn geyser temperature down to 60oCelsius.

Maintaining the temperature at 60oC usesless electricity than maintaining a tempera-ture of 70oC. Don’t drop it below 60oC for

health reasons..Use less hot water, for example; shower

instead of bath, and take shorter showers.Only fill the kettle as much as you need it.Wash a full load of dishes, rather than onedish at a time.

.Switch off equipment when not in useTurn appliances off at the wall plug, rath-

er than leaving them on standby as this canstill draw about 20% or more of normal elec-tricity use.

.Install an efficient shower head. CapeTown water bylaws limit shower flow ratesto no more than 10 litres a minute. To testthis at home, hold a bucket under the show-er-head for 12 seconds. Measure the amountof water within the bucket with a measur-ing jug. If there is more than two litres thenyour shower-head is inefficient.

.Insulate the geyser.A geyser ‘blanket’ maximises heat reten-

tion..Install efficient lightingCompact fluorescent lamps use 75% less

power than old incandescent bulbs, and lastmuch longer.

For more tips or information visit theCity’s website at www.capetown.gov.za

STRINGING BEAUTIES: String players from Herschel Girls’ School orchestra are playingin the National Youth Orchestra in Johannesburg. They are, from left, Ashlyn Quenet­Meintjes, Cailtin Harvey and Amy Tyndall. Jessica Scott was absent on the day thephoto was taken. Photo: Supplied

Changes for Dial-a-RideTHE CITY of Cape Town has appointed FoxTransport as thenewDial-a-Ride service pro-vider.

The company’s two-year contract com-menced on Sunday 1 July and will run until30 June 2014.

Despite it having 6 000 registered users, Di-al-a-Ride can currently only service 1 000.

Changes to this service includes the exten-sion of operating hours and call centre hoursfrom 06:00 until 22:00, the installation ofCCTV cameras in vehicles and sensitivitytraining for both drivers and call centre op-erators.

The service will also see a general fare in-crease of 10% as of Saturday 1 September.

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Tuesday 3 July 2012 NEWS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 9

Rail price hike flattens pocketsNATHAN ADONIS

RAIL commuters are being hit in thepocket as monthly train fares have goneup.

Rondebosch and Claremont commuters areamong those to feel it the most.

They have to fork out an extra R17 for first-class monthly tickets to Cape Town.

That means from this month to Decemberthey will have paid a total of R102 more to getto the city on first class.

Third class commuters from Rondebosch,Rosebank, Newlands, Pinelands and Mow-bray have to budget for R13 more on train

fares. The price hike came into effect on Sun-day.

Sound engineering student Kenneth Moko-atsi catches the train from Retreat to the cityeach day.

This first-class commuter paid R200 for amonthly ticket, but he now has to fork out anadditional R16.

Mokoatsi says: “It puts more pressure onthe average working person. Travelling eve-ry day is something you can’t avoid. Peopleare struggling financially already and relyheavily on the trains.”

The option of using taxis, he says, wouldcome at a higher price.

“The average person earning a minimum

wage, such as cashiers and petrol attendants,will be some of those hardest hit by the endof the discount,” says Mokoatsi.

He was referring to a 15% Metrorail dis-count for monthly ticket holders from Aprilto June.

The price hike would have set in on 1 April,but labour federations negotiated for a delayin the increase.

Mokoatsi says the increase will “cut intoother costs, such as food and clothing”.

Duncan Hanekom, an electrician, com-mutes daily from Retreat to Wynberg.

Hanekom says: “I am not happy with theMetrorail service and I know other people arenot happy either. The train is always late or

full because of carriages that are short.”He believes commuters will be upset with

the increase.“I don’t know if they will use this extra

money to fix the trains,” says Hanekom. “Wewill have to wait and see.”

He added that people who earn weekly wag-es will feel the increase more.

Metrorail marketing and communicationsmanager Riana Scott says: “Monthly ticketsvalid from July onwards will revert to theoriginal increase, irrespective of (the) datepurchased.”

For full details of the increases visit theMetrorail website at http://www.capemetro-rail.co.za.

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Page 10 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch LEADER Tuesday 3 July 2012

Money mattersAS THE cold weather settles in, expected mid-year price hikes will, at best, get a lukewarmreception from Capetonians.

Following the consistent rise and fall – tothe lesser – of fuel, residents are already bat-tling to keep head above water for the basicessentials such as food and a decent roof overtheir heads.

Some, trapped by arrears of City Councilrental units for years, have ceremonially bur-ied their letters of demand for payment beforesetting them alight.

The demands for housing, as well as ade-quate government services in the health, edu-cation and social services sectors are not be-ing met. This is contrary to election promises.There are no houses for all. Education is freeonly to those at “no-fee” schools. To many, re-fusing to admit to diminished income – or out-right poverty – is a matter pride.

While many want to work, they’re not get-ting jobs. The reasons are varied. Globally, at-tempts at rebuilding the economic house ofcards are still a work in progress. Therearen’t enough employment opportunities inthe private sector. In SA, not everyone whoknocks on the Red Door programme for helpgets financial aid. And some people may sim-ply not be employable – they don’t have theskills, experience or the education to do thejob.

In the first quarter of this year, the nationalunemployment rate stood at 25% – a 2% in-crease, says Statistics SA.

The average 11% price hike in electricitywill have consumers thinking about theirpockets before flicking that switch. And railcommuters are already nursing the pain ofprice hikes ranging from R1 extra for singletickets to up to R42 more for monthly tickets.

There are many Capetonians living in ex-pensive properties, but have less disposableincome. For them, the simple act of movinghouse is costly. It is not just a simple matterof relocating to a cheaper residence – or evenrenting – as this, too, comes at a higher price.

It is a case of too expensive to live, too ex-pensive to die.

Here’s a prayer for flight safetyYOUR fear of flying (“The lowdown on air trav-el”, People’s Post, 26 June) made me smile as Iunderstand your feelings only too well.

Being a Brit who has called Cape Town homefor nearly 20 years, over the years I’ve had myfair share of “hairy” flights back and forth tothe UK. Some of the worst, turbulence-wise,have been that exact same flight you mentioned:Cape Town to Johannesburg! On one occasion,the entire cabin crew were on their knees with

hot flasks of coffee and water planted safely ontheaircraft floor.Beinganondrinker orpill tak-er, I find this simple little prayer works and itis to the God of your understanding:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the thingsI can not change.

The courage to change the things I can.And the wisdom to know the difference.

ANDREW WARTHMowbray

Thanks to two good policemenON SUNDAY 24 June at 18:50 I was going homeafter a 12-hour shift from Mowbray MaternityHospital.

My car decided to switch off. There I was –stuck at a robot intersection between Klipfon-tein Road and Bloemendal Avenue.

A police van had been driving behind us (myhusband and I) and they got out and said they’dhelp us push the car to the nearest garage.

They were afraid we might be knocked by oth-er cars coming around the corner.

They pushed my car in the rain and in no timeI was safely parked at the garage, waiting for

a tow truck. I never got their names or askedwhich police station they were from.

As a person working in the public sector my-self, we don’t often get a “thank you” for ourservices rendered to the public. So I would real-ly like to thank the two officers as they did not– for a second – hesitate to get out and help usin the rain.

Thank you, I really appreciate it. It’s good toknow we have such good guys in the policeforce.SHARIEFA WILLEMSEStrandfontein

Your SMSes. Regarding the improve-ment district survey forPinelands. I am very sup-portive. However, on com-pleting the survey I wantedto hand it in at the PinelandsLibrary and nobody knewwhat I was talking about.There was no drop point ei-ther. If you are going to runa survey, it needs to be man-aged well, with many pointsof contact available. It hasnot been sufficiently adver-tised either. If it is going torun as a business it needs tobe treated as such – with ex-posure and easy communi-cation. David, Forest Drive

. What is Mr Du Toitsmoking to request a soupkitchen in Pinelands? Thosevagrants are not supposed tobe in Pinelands, now he stillwants to encourage themwith soup! VG Behrens

. Why your obsessionwith our common? You onlyclog our roads and spaces.There are places in the flatsavailable for development.Proudly Mowbray

. Is there any way thatAlistair Izobel can stage Mu-sic Alla Kaap again – per-haps another two or threeshows? Kathy Booysen

. Emo’s DVDs can bebought at Muizenberg fleamarket on a Sunday. His fa-ther sells it at a stall there.Vivian

. If you lost a helmetplease contact me on079 467 8687.

Desperately seeking skate rinksPERHAPS People’s Post readers may be able toassist me. I have been searching everywhere,but all I can find are ice rinks.

Are there no rollerblade or roller skating

rinks anywhere in the northern or southernsuburbs of Cape Town?TAMSIN MCCLEODEmail

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Tuesday 3 July 2012 LETTERS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 11

Our apologies for runningout of burgers recentlyREGARDING the once-offWacky Rib Burger offer for R10.This promotion was met with anoverwhelming response fromcustomers countrywide and, asa result, some Steers restau-rants ran out of the rib burgermid-morning on 13 June.

Steers responded by attempt-ing to offer a Steers rave burgerfor the same price.

There was no limit to thenumber of promotional ribburgers customers could buy.

In some restaurants burger

lovers bought huge volumes ofthese burgers, and as a resultsome Steers restaurants ran outof promotional stock and othermenu items.

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Thank you for your support.THE STEERS TEAMMidrand

Round of applausefor excellent serviceI THOUGHT I would share something withyour readers.

On Monday, the Council refuse removalstaff emptied our bins with the usual shunt-ing and rolling of the bins back to ourhomes. This happened with the usual clatterof bins against pavements, resulting inwheels flying off and, in my case, the lid be-ing bashed off.

I was watching all this – as I have previ-ously done – and, because my bin was dam-aged this time, I telephoned Council to re-port what had happened.

The reactionof theCouncil officialwasab-solutely wonderful. He gave me his name, areference number and the assurance the binwould be replaced free within 14 days.

Here comes the crunch: they replaced mybin during the stormy weather this morning(Wednesday).

That is what I call excellent service. Givethem applause. It is good to see there are stillpeople like that in the world. Pity their col-leagues caused the problem in the firstplace.DAN RUTHENBERGEmail

What’s in a new name?I READ in your cartoon thereis a proposal to change thename to something unpro-nounceable. I take exception tothis, as I am a born and bred Ca-petonian of 75 years. Why must

we change the name that is sowell known throughout theworld? What about the cost? Al-so for the whim of a few. Testthe public opinion first.CAPETONIANDon’t trash

the PrincessI WOULD like to respond to the SMSesin favour of the mall at Princess Vlei(People’s Post, 26 June). The argu-ments seem to be on the basis that theVlei is “useless”, “polluted” and acrime hotspot.

Clearly the writers of these messag-es have not visited Princess Vlei late-ly nor seen the wonderful work al-ready undertaken by the project to“dress the Princess”.

Most of this has been done voluntar-ily by the community and school chil-dren who are all deeply committed topreserving this natural space. It iscertainly not just a “handful of self-in-terested shopkeepers” opposed to themall, but a wide cross-section of resi-dents who recognise the unique cul-tural, social, spiritual and ecologicalvalue of the vlei.

The proposed double volume mallwith parking areas and a taxi rankwill only encourage crime beyond theprecincts managed by the securityguards, and will gravely escalate thepollution and destruction of this wet-land. What is needed here is sensitivedevelopment of this land for recrea-tional, spiritual, cultural and envi-ronmental purposes to serve the sur-rounding communities for genera-tions to come.

Please let us start thinking aboutour open spaces more creatively, be-fore our city’s natural beauty disap-pears under an avalanche of destruc-tive, self-interested and inappropriatedevelopment. We invite any who stillbelieve the mall is a good idea to cometo one of our actions at the vlei, andlearn for themselves what our visionis. I believe no-one with the greatergood of our communities at heartwould be able to argue for the mallonce they have considered the full pic-ture.BRIDGET PITTPrincess Vlei Forum

Thanks to M3 driversTO THE motorists who com-mute daily to work on the M3in the mornings and after-noons, I would like to say thankyou for opening up the centrelane and giving me the gap totravel a little safer. Also, thankyou for using your indicatorsso that I can slow down and you

can change lanes safely. Whenpossible and safe I will lift myglove or nod my head to showyou my appreciation. It is apleasure riding the M3 – unlikethe M5, N1 and N2. May weshare many good kilometres to-gether.A BIKER

Holidays will stayCOMMERCE will never permit the demiseof Christmas or Easter. It is commerce thatkeeps these holidays going – not the church.The day of Ascension was removed becauseit had no real commercial value, it was seenas just a holiday. Admittedly a small per-centage of people went to church. There areseven ANC holidays: Human Rights Day,Freedom Day, Workers’ Day, Youth Day,Women’s Day, Heritage Day and Day of Rec-onciliation. None have any commercial val-ue. It is obvious, therefore, which daysshould go.RALPH

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Page 12 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch ENTERTAINMENT Tuesday 3 July 2012

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Fairytale fantasyFairytale fantasyat Cavendishat CavendishAFTER a completely sold out season in2009, The Lilliput Children’s TheatreCompany will be performing Red RidingHood at Cavendish Square from Monday2 July until Saturday 14 July.

The show will run from Monday to Satur-day at 11:00 in the old Gourmet Burger Res-taurant, Cavendish Connect.

This delightful fairytale follows the well-loved story of the naughty little girl who diso-beys her mother and gets into trouble.

Instead of taking the safe road to visit hergranny, Red Riding Hood goes into the woodswhere she encounters the Big Bad Wolf witha twist. Red Riding Hood learns some impor-

tant lessons along the way and, as in all fairy-tales, lives happily ever after. Highlights ofthe show include a rock ’n roll granny andtheWolf’s stripteasewill have thekids rollingabout with laughter.

This enchanting fairytale was adapted anddirected by Elton John Duffy, who has beenworking at the Baxter Theatre since 1993.This production stars Nikki Louw as Red Rid-ing Hood, Karen Visser as Jimmy the wood-cutter and Granny and Elton John Duffy asthe Big Bad Wolf.

Tickets cost R40 and bookings can be madeat Computicket (www.computicket.com). Forblock bookings or queries call Elton on083 364 8284 or on 021 558 2650. WOLF IN DISGUISE: The Big Bad Wolf trying to pull a fast one on Red Riding Hood.Photo: Supplied

SMOOTH GROOVE: Absinthè performs at the Cape Angel Guesthouse, Newlands, on Satur­day 14 July as part of its Cape tour. Cito and Paul E. Flynn, the band’s powerhouse duo,have been teasing South African audiences with very select shows. Tickets cost R300and includes a two­course meal (main course and dessert). Guests are advised to mentionany dietary restrictions when booking. The performance starts at 20.45. Bookings on(021) 683 5058 or visit www.kbt.co.za for bookings.

CONTROVERSIAL: An adaptation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie, renamed Mies Julie, runsat the Baxter Flipside from Friday 13 to Sunday 26 July at 19:00. The play sees Thoko Ntshinga(Christine), Bongile Mantsai (John) and Hilda Cronje (Julie) in the lead roles. Director, playwrightand creator Yael Farber tackles the deeper complexities of society and sets the play againstthe remote, bleak beauty of the Eastern Cape Karoo. Book through Computicket on086 1915 8000 or visit www.computicket.co.za. Photo: Mark Wessels

Cabinet with a funny twistCabinet with a funny twistMASS HYSTERIA featuring funny men suchas Nik Rabinowitz, Marc Lottering, KurtSchoonraad and Casper de Vries, will tickleyou fancy at GrandWest’s Grand Arena onSaturday 28 July at 19:00.

The stand-up comedy show, co-produced byJohn Vlismas (who also forms part of the stel-lar line-up), sees the featured comedians tak-ing on a comic portfolio in Cabinet.

Rabinowitz is the Minister of Samp and Ko-sher Beans, Lottering is he Minister of theInterior Design and Schoonraad is the Minis-ter of Flats, Boxed Wine and Wind.

Vlismas is he Minister Who Swears to TellTruth and De Vries stars as the Minister ofTwitter.

Other comedians joining the line-up in-cludes Tumi Morake (Minister of Interna-tional Affairs and Pan African Children),Ndumiso Lindi (Roosta in Chief) and MarkBanks is the Minister of Environment, Bun-galows, Pest Control and Barcodes.

Tickets prices range from R140 to R165 andare available from Computicket. For furtherdetails contact André Gilbertson on021 447 1937, 083 448 7047 or email [email protected].

MINISTER OF FUN: Outrageous comedianMarc Lottering forms part of the stellar MassHysteria comedy line­up. Photo: Google Images

MANIC MANOEUVRES: Iconic 80s superstars Ochestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)will perform at GrandWest’s Grand Arena on Thursday 2 August from 20:00. The Britishduo, Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, has sold millions of records over their 33­year career and will perform hits such as Electricity, Enola Gay and Souvenir. Ticketsstart from R200 and can be bought from Computicket by visiting www.computick­et.co.za or calling 083 915 8000. Photo: Google Images

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Tuesday 3 July 2012 GENERAL People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 13

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THE 2012/2013SERVICE DELIVERY AND BUDGETIMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SDBIP)Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 53 (3) (a) of Act No. 56 of 2003: Local Government:Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) that the Service Delivery and BudgetImplementation Plan for the 2012/2013 financial year will be available at all Subcounciloffices (as listed below), libraries and the City of Cape Town’s website www.capetown.gov.za/idp from Thursday 5 July 2012 on weekdays between 08:30 and 16:30 up to and includingMonday 6 August 2012.

AREA ADDRESS

Cape Town Reception Desk, Concourse, Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town

All LibrariesClick on http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Library/pages/listofallLibraries.aspxfor list of all libraries.

Subcouncil

1 Municipal Offices, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Milnerton

2 Municipal Offices, Brighton Way, Kraaifontein

3 Municipal Building, Voortrekker Road, Goodwood

4 Municipal Offices, 1st Floor, cnr Voortrekker and Tallent Roads, Parow

5 Municipal Offices, cnr Jakkelsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Road, Bonteheuwel

6 Municipal Building, Voortrekker Road, Bellville

7 Municipal Offices, Oxford Street, Durbanville

8 Municipal Offices, cnr Fagan Street and Main Road, Strand

9A Block Stocks & Stocks Complex, Ntlakohlaza Street, Town 2, Village 1,Khayelitsha

10 Site B, Khayelitsha Shopping Centre, Khayelitsha

11 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu

12 Parks & Bathing Building, Merrydale Avenue, Lentegeur

13 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu

14 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu

15 Pinelands Training Centre, St Stephens Road, Central Square, Pinelands

16 11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town

17 Athlone Civic Centre, cnr Protea and Klipfontein Roads, Athlone

18 Cnr Buck Road and 6th Avenue, Lotus River

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20 Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia

21Oostenberg Administration, cnr Van Riebeeck and Carinus Streets,Kuilsriver

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ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER99/2012

DOING YOUR BIT: The Friends ofRondebosch Common will dedicate67 minutes to Nelson Mandela onSunday 15 July from 11:00. The groupwill meet on the grass in SawkinsRoad and aims to hack alien vegeta­tion, pick up litter and plant trees.Bring along a trowel and gloves. Eve­ryone is welcome. Phone Sue on(021) 686 8968 or Joanne on(021) 685 3451. Photo: Supplied

Wenesday 4 JulyClaremont: Does speaking in front of peopleterrify you? Do you want to improve yourcommunication and leadership skills? Jointhe Toastmasters Breakfast Club everyWednesday morning at the Mugg and Beanin Cavendish at 07:15. Tickets of R50 each in-clude breakfast. Call Sarah on0 083 556 5057.

Friday 6 JulyNewlands: The Cape Natural History Clubhosts a talk by Martin Fine covering the 19thcentury maritime tragedy HMS Birkenheadat the Athenaeum at 20:00. Tickets cost R20.Call Eleanor on 0 (021) 762 1779 or visitwww.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za.

Saturday 28 JulyRondebosch: The Great Archaeologists andtheir Legacies is the theme for the day schoolat the Egyptian Society of South Africa at10:00 at the Chisholm Room, UCT College of

Music. There will be three lectures by KeithGrenville, Anlen Boshoff and Professor An-thony Humphreys and a buffet luncheon.Seats are limited. Tickets for members R140,non-members R150 and students R80. Tobook call Jean Smith on 0 (021) 557 5082.

Saturday 30 JuneBergvliet: The Moths Ex-serviceman’s

Cottage Association (Mesca) holds a fund-raiser fete at Dawn Patrol Shellhole from09:00. There will be a beer garden and stallswith hot food, tea, coffee, as well as second-hand clothes and shoes. Call 0 072 308 6546.

Saturday 14 JulyRondebosch: The Rondebosch craft markethosts a market in the park from 9:00 until14:00. Plenty of handmade crafts on sale. Themarket supports Animal Rescue, the Haven,the Deaf Institute and other charities. Dropoff any unwanted items at the informationtent at theMarshMemorialChildren’sHomein Rondebosch. For more information callAnn Rodwell on 0 (021) 531 4236 or on0 083 272 5482.

Help at hand for addictionTHERE is help available for anyonestruggling with addiction. NarcoticsAnonymous meets Wednesdays at St Ber-nard’s Church Hall, on the corner of Pro-tea and Buchan roads (between MainRoad and the M3), in Newlands at 08:00.

They also meet Fridays at KenilworthCommunity Presbyterian Church, 294Main Road – on the corner of Main Roadand Baker Street – at 12:30.

Call 0 083 900 6962 for more informa-tion.

Art exhibition with a twistTHE Gill Allderman Gallery hosts a pop-upexhibition at the Newlands Quarter, on thecorner of Dean Street and Main Road, New-lands from Thursday 12 to Thursday 19 July,

from 10:00 until 17:00 daily.For more information contact

0 083 556 2540 or 2 [email protected]. Al-ternatively visit alldermangallery.co.za.

Skin cancer fundraiserTHE Inspiring Women Network hosts acuppa for cancer fundraiser for Cansa atthe Erin Hall, Rondebosch on Sunday 8July at 14:00. The event will see a talk byDr Lester Davids. He will speak on recent

findings of a skin cancer study. Entranceis R50 and refreshments will be served.

Book your place with Lekota on0 (021) 685 0928, 072 227 1034 or 2 [email protected].

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Tuesday 3 July 2012 SPORT People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 15

THE DAVE Spence Memorial 10 km race presented bythe RCS Gugulethu Athletic Club which forms part ofWestern Province Athletics Powerade League series,will take place will take place on Sunday at the NY49Stadium in Gugulethu.

According to organiser Marshall Moiloa, the popu-lar township race was started three years after theircelebrated coach Dave Spence passed away in 2009.

“Dave used to be a coach and mentor not only forme, but many talented young athletes from the town-ships. He was the one who urged me to start up theclub. He put in a lot of time and effort and played akey role in the establishment of theGugulethuAthleticClub. It’s great that his legacy can live on with a racethat is held in his memory,” Moila said proudly.

“A lot of people were previously scared to come intothe townships. But I think that kind of stereotypicalthinking has changed drastically in recent times. Weare expecting a huge turnout this year because therace forms part of WPA’s Powerade League series.

“The race starts at 07:30 and the 4.2 km fun run atO7:35 about 150m from the NY49 Stadium next to theGugulethu Mall. It’s run over a fast and flat course andis perfect for runners aiming for a personal best time.

“ At Manenberg police station the runners will turnleft at Duinefontein Road past the Nyanga JunctionShopping Centre. The route then takes at left turn atLansdowne road over the bridge through the townshipand back to the finish atthe NY49 stadium. Wehave decided to make thecut-off time for the 10kmis two and a half hours toaccommodate the walkerswho are also welcome,”explained Moila.

Registration will takeplace from 05:45 - 07:00.Entry for the 10km is R35for licensed athletes. Tem-porary licences cost R20.The first 1 000 finisherswill get medals.

For more information contact Marshall on 084 6508785 or Thobile on 073 318 2563.

Results of Saturday’s Spookhill 15m Road Racein Somerset West

MenOpen: 1. Siythilo Diko (Nedbank) 49.29, 2.Dicardo

Jakobs (Itheko) 49.50, 3. Neo Molema (Itheko) 50.4840-49: 1.DawidPietersen (Dwarsrivier) 56.15, 2. Carlo

Jacobs (Bidvest) 60.12, 3. Basil Leeman (Itheko) 60.3650-59: 1. Friedel van der Merwe (Strand) 59.52, 2. Ger-

ald Sullivan ( Durbac) 62.26 2. Shafiek Cassiem (Celtic)63.57

60+: 1. Ivan Marais ( Nedbank) 72.34, 2. Ronnie LeRoux (Brackenfell) 74.03, 3. Harold Dixon (Blue Downs)74.3

Junior Men: 1. Marius Petersen ( Harfield Harriers)55.27, 2. Siphiwe Dlokweni (Ommiedraai) 57.51, 3.Royden Balie (Eersterivier) 56.12

Team Prize : Itheko (Dikardo Jakobs 49.50, 3. NeoMolema50.48, 6. SinethembaNdzanga 53.23,WandaRo-ro 56.36)

WomenOpen: 1. Bulelwa Mtshagi (Celtic) 63.36, 2. Melody

Marcus/Cupido (Metropolitan) 65.06, 3.Sheryl deLange (New Balance) 65.48

40-49: 1. Sheryl de Lange (New Balance) 65.48, 2. Ursu-la Turck (Strand) 70.07 3. Nicolette Brouwer (Satori)71.13

50-59: 1. Mariette Esterhuizen (Tygerberg) 71.35,Charmaine Cupido (Nedbank) 76.12, Anne Pool(Strand) 76.36

60+: 1. Marietha Herbert (Bellville) 81.41, 2. PixiSparg (Celtic) 84.38, 3. Lyn Wood (New Balance) 1:43.21

Junior women: 1.Natasha Slosberg (Brackenfell) 1:13.19, 2. Reghana Beukes (Eersterivier) 1:19.03, GaylinAtson (Mitchells Plain) 1:19.31

Women Team Prize: Nedbank (Candice Hall 1:07.11,Charmaine Cupido 1:16.12, Marie Vermeulen 1:19.48,Maritza Volschenck 1:20.20)

CHAMPION: Winner of theSpookhill race, SiythiloDiko. Photo: Adnaan Mohammed

DOMINATOR:Young MikyleMouton (5) fromWalmer Estateshows off hisskills in at theAWF wrestlingevent at theParow Civic Cen­tre on Monday 25June. Both Mou­ton and his oppo­nent, DamianBotha (8), aremembers of theGoodwood Wres­tling Club.

Photo: Carina Roux

WRAPPED UP: DHL Stormers centre Marcel Brache tries to break­through the tackle of Elton Jantjies and another MTN Lions playerin the Vodacom Super Rugby clash between the two sides at DHLNewlands on Saturday. The Stormers, top the South African Confer­ence and are second on the overall log, won the match 27­17.

Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

DEDICATED SIBLINGS: Brothers Kyle (right) and Jeremy Labuschas­gne were awarded as the most committed senior and junior cricket­ers, respectively, at the Ryan Maron School of Excellence southernsuburbs clinic at the end of June. The boys are both pupils at Ronde­bosch Boys’ Preparatory School. Photo: Supplied

Sailing centreaims for the topGRADUATES of development sailing in CapeTown’s Southern Peninsula are gearing up totake on the most prestigious sailing competitionin Southern Africa – the Lipton Challenge Cup2012.

Two sailors from the Zeekoevlei Sailing Cen-tre, Marco Tobin and Le-roy Rudolf, will be head-ing up their team of sailors from various CapeTown sailing schools at the Lipton Challenge inAugust.

This is not the first time that sailors from thecentre have competed this level – the likes ofAshton Sampson was part of Team Shosholozain the 2007 America’s Cup campaign; Ryan Pen-tolfe and Roscoe Cupido won the 2010 J22 Nation-als; David Jacobs competed in the 2011 RS TeraWorld Championship in Denmark; and 16-year-old JP Roberts qualified for the 2012 RS TeraWorld Championships which will take place inItaly in August.

The centre was started in 1996 by the WynbergRotary Club with extensive and ongoing spon-sorship from Metropolitan Health. The missionof the centre is to contribute to community de-velopment in the predominantly low-income ar-eas around Zeekoevlei.

Marco Tobin joined the Zeekoevlei SailingCentre in 1998 while still a learner at GrassyPark High. The sailing centre has grown signifi-cantly since then, with school children from sixlocal schools taking turns to train every after-noon.

Says Tobin: “Since 2008 about 100 childrenhavebeen taught to sail everyyear. The childrenlearn valuable lifeskills and leadership lessonsand are also exposed to the option of sailing orboat-building and design as a career.”

A youngster who has benefited from the sail-ing centre is 20-year-old Morne Hardinge. Hestarted sailing at the age of 13 and is now em-ployed full time by the centre. “Being a part ofZeekoevlei Sailing Centre has changed my life,”says Hardinge. “It’s kept me out of gangs anddrugs and all the other problems so common inthe area where I grew up. Having been given thiswonderful opportunity, I find it very rewardingto give back to the community.”

Tobin and the Lipton Cup team are followinga strict training regimen and have their sightsset at a finish in the top five.

Schools interested in joining the ZeekoevleiSailing Centre can call (021) 689 1954.

Organisations interested inhelpingwith spon-sorship for the Lipton Cup team can contact Tob-in on 082 706 2444.

SMART SAILING: Marco Tobin and Le­roy Rudolfin action. Photo: Supplied

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Hammies hammer VillagerLIAM MOSES

VILLAGER were plunged even further inthe relegation mire when they lost toarch-rivals Hamiltons at a cold, damp andwindy Brookside on Friday night.

The loss is the ninth of the season for the“Dirty Whites” and leaves them in ninthplace on the log, with little hope of climbingabove False Bay in eighth before the end ofthe season. The hosts went into the game asrank underdogs, with little hope of salvagingeven a single point from the encounter, andthe odds of a surprise victory dropped evenmore soon after the start of the game.

Villager conceded their first try after onlytwo minutes of play, even though they hadgained possession when their opponentskicked-off.

After the ball was returned to Hamiltons’

half, via a poorly directed kick, the visitorsrumbled forward, stringing together phaseafter phase and crossing the advantage lineat every collision, until wing Nicolas Pearsonwas able to canter across the try-line.

The early try seemed to indicate that Vil-lager were in for another drubbing at thehands of their old foes, but they respondedquickly with a well-taken drop goal and a pen-alty to bring the score to 7-6.

Hamiltons stretched their lead again in the24th minute with another penalty, but thehome side almost immediately hit back witha try the next minute.

The ball was spread wide to wing NizaarRoos, after one of his team mates brokethrough the Hamiltons defence in the middleof the field, and he cut in between two defend-ers to score.

Shane Swart’s conversion gave Villager ashort-lived 13-10 lead. Hamiltons scored their

second try less than two minutes later whenfullback Piere Cronje dived over in the rightcorner of the field. Cronje would go on toscore two more tries in the game.

The resulting conversion and penalty laterin the half sent the teams into half-time withHamiltons leading 20-10.

Despite the difficult conditions Hamiltonswere happy to run the ball in the first half,while Villager spent more time defending, of-ten resorting to kicking when they were inown half and fed-off Hamiltons mistakes.

The strategy, whether pre-planned or anon-field response to Hamiltons’ high-tempogame, would come back to haunt Villager inthe second half.

Hamiltons picked up where they left off andCronje grabbed his second try of the game inthe 15th minute. Hamiltons’ flyhalf Marcelldu Toit goaled his conversion kick and slottedanother penalty ten minutes later to bring the

score to 30-10.The Villager defence stood firm throughout

the game, and should be commended for lim-iting Hammies to just four tries, but theirbrave efforts early in the game began to showin the last 15 minutes.

The route was completed in the 37th minutewhen Cronje grabbed his third try and histeam’s fourth. The try was converted and thegame ended 37-13 to Hamiltons.

Villager have just eight games left to sal-vage their season, but they will take a month-long break before they travel to Stellenboschto take on the Maties on Saturday 28 July.

Hamiltons, meanwhile, will host False Bayon Saturday and look set to pick up anothervictory. The Sea Point-based side have all-butrelinquished their chances of snatching theSuper League A title, but they will hope tokeep pace with the league leaders and finishas high as possible.

HAND­OFF: FalseBay RFC forwardRyan Olivier tries tohand­off the tackleattempts of twoDurbanville­Bel­lville RFC players inthe Western Prov­ince club rugby Su­per League Amatch at PhillipHerbstein SportsGrounds in Con­stantia on Fridayevening. False Baylost 27­7. Photo: PeterHeeger/Gallo Images