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RIDING THERAPY IN LIMBO: NPO WORRIED

Sarda future in jeopardyTARRENLEE HABELGAARN

WE WILL close our doors rather thancharge for animal therapy.This is the view of the NPO South

African Riding for the Disabled Association(Sarda), which has for 32 years been operat-ing frompremises inBrommersvlei Road, inConstantia.The land Sarda is run from has been

awarded to the Sadien family by the LandClaims Court last month.Sarda has been leasing the land from the

Department of Public Works.The Sadien family reportedly originally

owned the Sillery Farm property until theywere forced to sell it in 1963.Sillery Farm has a prime location in Con-

stantia Road and is now owned by a develop-er. Currently vacant, it has previously beenestimated to have a value of R134m.People’s Post could not reach the Sadien

family at the time of going to print.Each week more than 200 disabled chil-

dren from schools all over the Peninsula, aswell as individual adults, receive free thera-peutic riding lessons at Sarda.Children attending Alpha, in Woodstock,

Oasis, in Belhar, and Thembaletu, in Gugu-letu, attend the riding lessons at Sarda.Fenella Powles, chairperson of the Cape

Town branch of Sarda, says: “Over 80% ofthe children who attend the free therapeuticriding lessons come from disadvantagedbackgrounds and would not, under normalcircumstances, be able to afford this level ofintervention, which we offer to them free ofcharge.”Sarda makes use of over 80 volunteers.Sarda’s national chairperson Belinda

Thom Bain says the NPO has not receivedany communication concerning theway for-ward.People’s Post contacted the Department of

Public Works for comment, but were unableto obtain a response at the time of going toprint.Meanwhile, Powles says the first Sarda

had heard of the land being awarded to theSadien family in the Land Claims Court wasvia a concerned neighbour on Wednesday 6March.Pointing out that the land originally

owned by the Sadien family is Sillery Farm,Powles says: “We do feel that we, as an NPOwith limited resources, are a bit of a soft tar-

get, particularlywhen the land that the Sadi-en family originally owned is still vacant.”Bain says Sarda does not have the funds

to relocate.“We have no idea what is going on. Times

are so tough and we have 14 horses on theproperty and it costs a lot of money to makesure they are in top condition,” says Bain.“Wealsohaveall our equipment and infra-

structure in place on the property. Relocat-ing everything will just cost too much mon-ey.”Powles agrees. “It has taken us many

years and lots of time and effort spent fund-raising to grow and develop Sarda into theworld-class facility that we are today. If wewere to lose our right to lease the land, itwould seem that all this would have been fornothing.”Sarda has developed the premises, which

include stables, an indoor arena, an outdoorarena and a lunging ring.If they are no longer able to lease the land,

they will “have to close the facility”, saysBain.“Everyone who works here is passionate

about what they do and making a differenceto the lives of the people we help. Free entryfor riding is very important to us.”She adds: “If we had to relocate we might

have to start charging and we would ratherclose the facility than charge people.”The land in question, Erf 142 Constantia,

is earmarked for educational purposes.Sarda has been operating from the land

since 1981.For 21 years, Sarda occupied the land rent-

free. From 2002 to 2007, theNPOwas grantedregular rental renewals.In 2007, Sarda was informed that the pro-

vincial government would no longer be ad-ministering the land.According to Powles , a group from theDe-

partment of Public Works inspected theproperty in July last year.According to Powles, at the time of the in-

spection Sarda was informed that a repre-sentative of the public works departmentwould inform the NPO as to the sum for therental.“Since the group’s visit we have made fre-

quent phone calls – once a week – to the De-partment of Public Works requesting a re-sponse,” says Powles.“To date, we have heard nothing,” she

adds.

HELPING HAND: South African Riding for Disabled Association (Sarda) has been operating fromtheir grounds for 32 years and say they will rather close their doors than charge people.

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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 16 April 20132 NEWS

DATABASE OF UNEMPLOYED SOCIAL STREAMGRADUATES FOR EPWP PROJECTSThe City of Cape Town’s Social Development and Early Childhood Development Directorateinvites unemployed graduates within the social stream to forward their curriculum vitae,copy of ID and driver’s licence (optional) for possible employment in the Expanded PublicWorks Programme by 17 May 2013 to:

E-mail: [email protected]: 086 576 0170Or hand-delivered: Social Development and Early Childhood Development Directorate,

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TWO TEAM UP: RAISING FUNDS

Care enoughfor a changeTARRENLEE HABELGAARN

ONE event, one opportunity, one Rand.These are small things that could helpto make a big difference in a commu-

nity.This is the opinion of old high school

friends Genevieve Benjamin and NaeemaAbrahams.

The two women already knew each other,as they both attended South PeninsulaHigh, when they recently became col-leagues.

Both Benjamin, a Diep River resident,and Abrahams, of Pelican Heights, recog-nised the need in their communities andfelt it was important to find ways to giveback.

Benjamin and Abrahams are volunteersfor the Abundant Life Charity Organisa-tion.

Abundant Life is an organisation whichlooks after patients with organ failure.

Benjamin started volunteering at the or-ganisation in September.

She was initially asked to put structuresinto place for the organisation to identifyways in which they could improve futureprojects.

Abrahams joined the organisation short-ly after.

“As part of the organisation, we then at-tended all the group sessions with the pa-tients and got to build personal relation-ships with all of them,” says Benjamin.

She adds: “The patients we look after donot have the funds to pay for their medicaltreatment and assistance from governmentis difficult.”

As time passed, the women say, it becameclear that funding for the organisation hadto be raised.

At the facility the patients all suffer fromprimarily organ failure and, as a result,their main treatment options are dialysis ortransplants.

Abrahams says this type of treatment is“way too expensive”, hence the need forfunding is required.

They came up with the idea of starting anevents company and would host events tobenefit the organisation, as well as otherplaces and individuals in the community.

“We started by calling our local business-man within our surrounding area, to askfor assistance with funding,” says Ben-jamin.

The women explain in order for business-es to provide any form of monetary dona-tions, a business account was required toensure that everything was in order.

They went ahead and started their ownevents company called Esperer Events.

“‘Esperer’ means ‘hope’ in Spanish,which is what we intend to give to the pa-tients for whom we are raising the funds,”

says Benjamin.Abrahams says being young themselves,

they decided to start this events companyto contribute to the younger generation’slife expectancy.

She adds: “Primarily people have a ten-dency to focus on other illnesses such ascancer and Aids and “completely forgetabout the patients who have organ failure”.

“As they come from poverty-stricken are-as within our local communities, they can-not afford to pay to go onto dialysis,” saysAbrahams.

Esperer’s first event in aid of AbundantLife patients is on Freedom Day, Saturday27 April.

The event will be a community expowhich will take place from 09:00 until 16:30and will showcase the works of individualsin the community.

An entrance fee of R10 for adults and R5for children will be charged. Pensioners en-ter free.

There will also be a fashion show theevening displaying the work of studentsfrom the Design Academy of Fashion inWoodstock.

Both events will raise money for but alsoprovide a platform for people in the commu-nity to show off their talents.

Abrahams says: “This is basically whatwe do and what we will continue to do inorder to better our communities and assistthose who need assistance.”

BIG HEARTS: Genevieve Benjamin (left) andNaeema Abrahams (right) have started theirown events company to assist their commu-nities with fundraising.

PHOTO: TARREN-LEE HABELGAARN

Take your furry friend for a walkTAKE your dog for a walk for a good cause.

The Animal Rescue Organisation (ARO)will hold a Best Friends Dog Walk on Sunday28 April.

The event will be held at Nitida Cellars inDurbanville, from 09:00.

All walkers are encouraged to pre-registerand pay before the day. Register online atwww.animalrescue.org.za or email Jessi-

[email protected] to have the formssent to you electronically.

Or you can register on the day from 08:30.The cost is just R10 per person and R20 perdog.

All proceeds will go towards ARO’s workin indigent communities. There is a limitednumber of participants allowed, so pre-regis-tration is advised to avoid disappointment.

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CLEANUPS: DONE AT RATEPAYERS’ EXPENSE

Dumping causing a big stinkTARRENLEE HABELGAARN

THEsmell, the sight and thenoise all addto the frustrationofWestlake residents.

The problem of illegal dumping con-tinues to escalate in the community and resi-dents are running out of patience for a per-manent solution.

A resident, who lives next to one area usedfor illegal dumping, says: “Daily, there arepeople scratching for things (in the piles) ofdirt. This has been taking place for years.”

The resident, who wishes to remain un-named, says she is tired of people comingfrom everywhere to dump their dirt in frontof her home.

“I wonder how they would feel if I cameand dropped my junk on their doorstep. I’mfed up of this rubbish,” she fumes.

Ernest Sonnenberg, Mayoral Committee

member for Utility Services, says the Cityof Cape Town is aware of the problem.

At one site in Lynx Way, a large “NoDumping” sign stands resolute among thediscarded waste, which includes householdgarbage, plastic bags and gardening orbuilders’ rubble.

Sonnenberg says illegal dumpers showscant regard to the sign.

“Clean-up operations take place as oftenas resources allow.We are unable to commitourselves to scheduled illegal dumping re-moval as the rate at which dumping occursis unpredictable,” says Sonnenberg.

Patrick Heynes, chairperson of the West-lake Residents’ Association, says illegaldumping in the area is an ongoing struggle.

“We have been trying to get people to stopdumping for a while now. The City has beenvery helpful in clearing the area of dirt, but

still it doesn’t help,” he fumes.Heynes says he doesn’t know what to say

anddo to resolve the situation. “TheCity cancome on Friday (to clean up), but by Satur-day there will be a whole new heap some-where around the area,” he says.

If a resident witnesses illegal dumpingtakingplace, Sonnenbergurges them tonoti-fy the City.

“Attempt to take down a vehicle registra-tionnumber or address of the person respon-sible for the dumping, togetherwith the dateand time, and contact the SolidWaste BylawEnforcement Unit,” he says.

He adds the clearing of illegally dumpedmaterial is extremely expensive and is doneat the ratepayers’ expense.

“Beyond the fact that dumping creates anunsightly environment, it could possibly al-so have health implications depending on

what the dumping consists of and could cre-ate water drainage problems,” says Sonnen-berg.

He points out it is also inconsiderate tothose who comply with legislation, as wellas for surrounding residents.

Sonnenberg agrees with Heynes appeal-ing to residents to use of any of the drop-offfacilities available across the city where thepublic can take their waste.

The closest legal facilities to Westlake arethe Ladies Mile drop-off, the Wynberg drop-off on Rosmead Avenue, and the Retreatdrop-off on 10th Avenue.

Residents candump furnitureandall solidwaste at these sites. Loads of up to 1.3 tonsare accepted free of charge.V Report illegal dumping to the Solid Waste BylawEnforcement Unit on 0 (021) 400 6157 [email protected].

UTTER RUBBISH: Despite warning signs,illegal dumping remains a big problem inWestlake.

Tee-off time!THE Sunflower Fund will host its ninth an-nual Golf Day at Clovelly Country Club onThursday 25 April.Proceeds raised is geared to pay for the

tissue typing of potential bone marrowstem cell donors for inclusion on the SouthAfrican Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR).Donations could help leukaemia patients infinding their life-saving donor match.The Fund hopes to add 100 donors to the

registry.The cost of a four-ball is R3 500. Compa-

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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 16 April 20134 GENERAL

Irate teacherstake a standTASMIN CUPIDO

TEACHERS belonging to the South Afri-can Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu)are calling for the national minister toresign.

Since the start of the second schoolterm, Sadtu teachers have been on a“work-to-rule”.

And they are threatening more in-tense strike action should minister forbasic education Angie Motshekga andthe department’s director-general, Bob-by Soobrayan, not step down.

Teachers of the union in the WesternCape have adhered to Sadtu’s nationalcall for a “work-to-rule” pending actionfrom Motshekga.

According to Sadtu the minister hasbeen delaying a a collective agreementto increase the remuneration of markersin national examinations.

Earlier this year she also came underfire when government suggested thatteaching be declared an essential serv-ice, which would bar teachers from un-dertaking strike action. This suggestionwas subsequently retracted.

The “work-to-rule” sees teachers onlyspending the required contact time atschools teaching; extra-mural activitiesand staff or departmental meetings arenot attended.

Departmental officials are not wel-comed on school premises during thistime.

Sadtu provincial secretary JonavonRustin says teachers are only workingseven hours a day, adding memberswere instructed to call site meetings,

held on the first day the new term, to ex-plain and enforce the “work-to-rule” ac-tion.

“In line with the Sadtu national execu-tive committee call to defend the collec-tive bargaining, we are having a marchto parliament on Wednesday 24 April,”Rustin says.

“We call on members, parents andcommunities to mobilise. Our demandswill include safer schools, smaller class-es, improved infrastructure, the minis-ter and director-general to do the hon-ourable thing and much more.”

A departmental press release statesthat Motshekga is “disappointed” at theSadtu call for her resignation.

“The minister finds the stance takenby Sadtu unfortunate, (and) the postureand tone regrettable,” the press releasestates.

“The union’s position on the matterhas left the department with no optionbut to withdraw from the dispute it hadlodged with the Education Labour Rela-tions Council to clarify the validity ofthe agreement.”

It further states that tariffs of theAgreement were in conflict with thepublished figures.

“The error was picked up and commu-nicated to the unions. The financial im-plication of the error was that the prov-inces would have had to pay an addition-al R700m, which was not in theirbudgets,” the statement reads. “It is un-fortunate for the unions to continue tomake demands that we pay based on thefigures that they have agreed with uswere incorrect.”

Teachers inTeachers inworktoruleworktorule

actionaction

Teachers affiliated to the South AfricanDemocratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) areon a work-to-rule as they call for the res-

ignation of basic education minister AngieMotshegwa and director-general Bobby Soo-brayan.

Last week Sadtu called for Motshekga toresign, claiming she had failed to implementa collective agreement for an increase in theremuneration of markers of national exami-nations. People’s Post polled readers fortheir views on the trade union’s request andwhether they felt teachers should have aright to strike.V Readers can state their opinions. Starting with theword “Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes arecharged at R1 each.

PETER FORD: As abusiness owner he isagainst trade unionsas they “destroyjobs”. He gets angrywhen people strikeand says theyshould stopdemanding andstart requesting.“Americans havetwo words whichkeep their economystrong. These are‘you’re fired’. Ifyou’re unhappy withsomething, thenleave.” PHOTOS:TARREN-LEE HABEL-GAARN

SOMILA MAGWACA says it is unnecessary forSadtu to expect the minister to step down.She adds it is selfish for teachers to strikeover an increase for marking. “When I was atschool the teachers were striking and we wereunable to write our June exams. I couldn’tapply to high schools for the following year.”

ROSE VANSCHALKWYKfeels teachersdo a good job,but adds:“What is theuse if theyaren’t paidenough?” Shesays she wouldnot want herchildren in thecurrent educa-tion system.“Education isimportant andif the ministercan’t provide(it), she mustwalk.”

JASON ISAACSagrees with thetrade unionasking theminister to stepdown. He addshe doesn’t thinkit is selfish ofteachers tostrike. “There isa shortage oftext books, alack of teachersand not enoughinteractionbetween theminister andthe schools. SoI think a newministerwouldn’t besuch a badidea.”

MERCIA DEWING thinks children need to beeducated and teachers work hard enough todemand an increase in payment. She pointsout they work long hours and in overcrowdedclassrooms for too little money. “Governmentis only worried about themselves and notabout the quality of the children’s education.”

TEKWE HERITIER says it is wrong whenteachers strike. He adds that when teachersstrike they only think about themselves anddon’t have their priorities straight. “When youchoose to become a teacher you don’t chooseit for yourself but for the pupils.”

VINCENTKAYSTER feelsteachers havethe right tostrike for moremoney, but atthe same timehe doesn’tthink theyshould wantmore money formarking. “Theyare building thefuture leadersand are notpaid enough.However, Idon’t thinkthey shouldstrike if itinterferes withthe child’seducation.”


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SOUTHFIELD: CARS PARKED ON NONMOTORISED TRACKS

Motorists asked to put safety firstTARRENLEE HABELGAARN

The blind, cyclists and com-muters say motorists areplaying with their safety.

Residents of Retreat and South-field are speaking out against mo-torists who park illegally on pave-ments where the non-motorisedtrack (NMT) run.These tracks, put in place by the

City of Cape Town, are being uti-liseddaily bypeoplewhorun, cycleand walk.Whether it is to commute to and

from work or school, users of theNMT say they feel much safer onthe pavement than in the road.When stopped by a reporter

while cycling own Concert Boule-vard, Steven Fagodien, says it hasbeen a big relief since the imple-mentation of the NMT.“Let me tell you, with the way

cars and taxis drive these days, Iwill much rather be on the pave-ment than in the road,” saysFagod-ien.He says this system was a great

idea, however, motorists illegallyparking on the pavement whenthey run a quick errand or tomosque is “taking the joy away”.“When people visit the mosque

or go to the doctor, here in ConcertBoulevard, they park where theyfeel.“When they park on the pave-

ment it forces us back into theroad,” Fagodien says.A blind resident, who wishes to

remain anonymous, says most of

the timehewalks down the road byhimself and the NMT system hasmade him “feel much safer”.He says it is very stressful when

he bumps into a car parked illegal-

ly on the pavement because hedoesn’t know what the object is.“I don’t walk with a dog I use my

stick. So when I’m walking downthe road I am not alerted of an ob-

ject in the road until it is too late,”he says.“Then I am forced to move into

the road which is very stressfuland dangerous.”

Ward councillor Jan Burgersays: “I have received many com-plaints from residents in both are-as who are upset about those ille-gally parked on pavements.”He says this occurs mostly in

front of churches, schools,mosques and businesses wherelimited parking is available.“I would like to appeal to motor-

ists to be respectful of those usingthe NMT system and to park onlywhere space has been allocated,”says Burger.Margret Jansen, a Southfield

resident, says she has noticed peo-ple illegally parking on the streetsbut can understand their need.“Parking in the street, especially

for church and mosque on a Fri-day, is very limited in these areasand people are therefore forced topark on the pavement. I’m not say-ing I approve of it but I can under-standwhy they do it,” says Jansen.She says the problem mostly oc-

curs on Fridays and festive daysand that’s why she isn’t reallybothered.Another Southfield resident –

who also wishes to remain anony-mous – however, disagrees withJansen and says her children’ssafety comes before convenience.“Children, cyclists and pedestri-

ans use this system to remain safefrom the hell drivers of the area.These people parking on the pave-ment forces them to move back in-to the road and it is only so thatthey don’t have to walk a little fur-ther,” she says.

SAFETY FIRST: People making use of the non-motorised tracks feel much safer on the pavement than in the road.PHOTO: TARREN-LEE HABELGAARN


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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 16 April 2013 ADVERTISEMENT 7


The City of Cape Town is reviewing certain aspects of the Liquor Trading Days and HoursBy-law, relating specifically to the implementation of trading hours as well as a Sundayprohibition for the sale of liquor from licensed premises for consumption off-site (e.g. shopsand bottle stores) in respect of location categories 3 to 7 only.

All interested stakeholders who would like to make submissions in this regard areencouraged to please do so. It is important to note that there is NO intention to considerrevising or extending trading hours and trading days for consumption off-site in respect oflocation categories 1 and 2.

The public comment period comprises two rounds. The first round commences on19 April 2013 and all comments must be submitted by 16:00 on 20 May 2013.

From 19 April 2013, the Liquor Trading Days and Hours By-law, 2010 (as amended in 2012)will be available for viewing at all City libraries and Subcouncil offices. Alternatively, it isavailable online at www.capetown.gov.za/draftbylaws.

Interested parties are requested to use the template provided at the libraries and Subcounciloffices and then submit their comments in writing via one of the following channels:

• Via e-mail to [email protected]• By fax to 021 400 4483• By post to City of Cape Town, P.O. Box 298, Cape Town 8000• Hand delivery to the Manager: Support and Services Coordination (attention:

Gavin van Schalkwyk), 13th Floor, Strategic Support, Tower Block, Civic Centre,Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town

• Electronically to www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay/inputs

The comments from the first round of public participation will inform a draft amendmentwhich will be subjected to a second comment period to allow for input.

Once the second round of public participation has concluded, the City’s Economic,Environmental and Spatial Planning Portfolio Committee will consider the input received andmake recommendations to Council regarding amendments to the relevant sections of theby-law.

Any queries may be directed to Councillor Gareth Bloor021 400 1375 or Gavin van Schalkwyk on 021 400 1993.

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DIABETES: LIFESTYLERELATED

Beware of this silent killerLAILA MAJIET

DIABETES kills more people than Aids.And it is the fourth leading cause of

premature death in this province.However, with the right diet and exercise

programme, diabetes can be managed, saysMargot McCumisky of Diabetes South Afri-ca.This lifestyle disease is strongly associat-

ed with high blood pressure, high cholester-ol and weight gain, particularly around thewaist.Type 1 diabetes is caused because the pan-

creas produces no insulin. It often strikes inchildhood and affects about one millionSouth Africans.Type 2 diabetes, which is often lifestyle-re-

lated, results when the pancreas producestoo little insulin or the body is not able touse the insulin the pancreas produces.It accounts for more than 80% of diabetes

cases in the country.Every seven seconds one person dies of di-

abetes-related complications and two peopleare diagnosed.McCumisky says obesity is one of the lead-

ing risk factors for diabetes.This is according to information present-

ed at a conference by the International Dia-betes Federation, European Association ofDiabetes and the American Diabetes Associ-ation held in Stellenbosch in August.South Africa has overtaken America in

obesity stats.About 3.4 million South Africans are diag-

nosed with Type 2 diabetes, McCumiskysays.The alarming thing about this silent killer

is that 50% of people who have it are una-

ware because they are symptom-free.Then there are those who have the symp-

toms, but ignore them.Every 30 seconds worldwide, a leg or foot

is amputated because of diabetes.Every eight seconds worldwide, someone

dies from diabetes-related causes, it hasbeen reported.

Managing Type 2 diabetes is as easy asadopting a healthy lifestyle – this includeseating foods low in fat and exercising regu-larly, McCumisky explains.A brisk walk three times a week is recom-

mended.There is an explosion of diabetes world-

wide and developing countries like SouthAfrica are the worst hit.“People can be walking around with Type

2 diabetes for years and not be aware of itas they may not have any symptoms. Focushas up to now been onHIV/Aids and TB andnot enough funding or attention has beengiven to the growing numbers of people de-veloping diabetes,” McCumisky says.An 11-year-old girl living with Type 1 dia-

betes says every day is a challenge.However, she is optimistic about overcom-

ing these challenges and leading a healthylife.Earl Prinsloowas diagnosedwith diabetes

in September.Making healthier lifestyle choices is one

of the biggest adjustments he has had tomake.“I used to enjoy (fast foods), but now I have

to watch what I eat.”The 26-year-old says going to bed earlier

and exercising regularly are key to keepingthe diabetes in check.“It was difficult over Easter as there were

so many sweet things. It’s important to re-member that one can lead a full and healthylife if you follow a good diet,” Prinsloo says.The Belhar resident is amedical research-

er and was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes.According toMcCumisky, diabetes can al-

so lead to blindness and most people livingwith the disease die of cardiac failure.

KILLER DISEASE: Diabetes, a lifestyle-related disease which can be controlled, is the fourthleading cause of premature death in the province. PHOTO: WWW.DIA-BETES-CARENOW.NET

Top marks for Grade R totalsA TOTAL of 1 288 schools in the WesternCape offer Grade R level to pupils.This sum surpasses the national policy of

early childhood development of offeringuniversal access to at least 80% of publicprimary schools and 20% by independentpre-schools or educare centres.In the province, Grade R is offered at 932

public schools and 356 private pre-schools.According to the Western Cape EducationDepartment, the figures suggest that 88%ofpublic primary schools now offer Grade Rin the province.“While we have reached the national tar-

get of universal access to Grade R, the de-partment will continue to expand access toGrade R in public schools across the prov-ince this year,” a spokesperson says.“An additional 50 public schools, which

currently do not offer Grade R, will be as-sisted throughout the year to ensure theyhave the facilities to expandaccess toGradeR by 2014.”The assistance will include the construc-

tion of 50 additional classrooms at 30 of theschools. The other 20 schools already haveaccommodation available.The support will ensure that more than

2 000 pupils will have access to education.“The department's infrastructure section

has invested heavily in Grade R over thepast few years, building more than 406classrooms in a four-year period,” thespokesperson says.“In the current financial year, the depart-

ment will also invest R460m in Grade R,mainly in subsidies for schools offeringGrade R to pupils. Selected schools are alsoprovided with funding for furniture for theclassrooms and learning and teaching sup-port material for both indoor and outdoorplay.”The department currently subsidises

2 284GradeRpractitioners and employs 192Grade R teachers. This year the subsidyranges from R16 to R20 per pupil per day,depending on the quintile ranking of theschool.

OPEN DOOR: The provincial education department will invest R460m in Grade R this year,mainly in subsidies for schools offering Grade R to pupils PHOTO: PEOPLE’S POST


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ONE can only hope future generations of this country havebroad shoulders.

But at leastArchbishopEmeritusDesmondTutuhas faithin the youth.

The cleric has spoken out about the prevailing violenceof the current South African society.

In a comparison to apartheid, he said post-democracy SAhas become one of the “most violent societies”.

Calling the inequality in the country unsustainable, Tutupointed to media reports of murder, rape and the high deathtoll on our roads as being a reflection of society.

Meanwhile, the expectation that the new SA would blos-som into an example of “eendrag maak mag” on an interna-tional stage, seems to have failed to take root.

And the issuing of crime statistics only once a year dolittle to stem the suspicions of a crime-weary nation and en-gender faith in the police’s competence. Word-of-mouth can-not, and will not, be muzzled. People talk.

Crime and violence have sealed the door on the honey-moon that was a democratic SA.

Tutu’s words have been countered by Cabinet spokesper-son Phumla Williams, who said “research has confirmed”South Africans are “feeling safer now” than in apartheid.

She said implementation of policies and procedures by po-lice, including “high police visibility and swift responsesto criminal activities”, are contributing factors to a saferSA.

Yet media reports continue quoting police spokespersonsas requesting community tip-offs in the war on crime.

And now the City of Cape Town says it will pay for tip-offsleading to arrests in gang violence and drug running on theCape Flats.

One can only wonder how deep the City’s coffers are.All is up to this and future generations, it seems.The cleric does not come empty-handed. Tutu says the

younger generation will need to arm themselves with the“spirit of ubuntu”.

And, perhaps, the wisdom to know when to fight or flee.

Preference a private affairI DON’T want to add coal to the fire, but ex-cuse me if I am seriously laughing at all ofthis (“Love poll gets under the skin”, Peo-ple’s Post, 9 April).

I would be so pleased to see “ethnology’’or “race studies’’ introduced at high school.I had the subject at high school in 1963, soI know races and (origins).

My grandfather, Guglielmo Martinaglia,discovered the Sterkfontein Caves in 1896,one of the still actively researched Cradlesof Mankind to this day.

We Caucasians mostly originated in Asia,known as the Indo-European Race, andspread Westward over a long time.

The Celts, whom we all know kicked offat the Black Sea, which borders on Caucasia– now the Republic of Georgia (and) lieswith its capital Tblisi – spread through Eu-rope ending up in the British Isles and Re-public of Ireland.

The only race that does not fall into thiscategory are the Basque People who are a“pre-Indo-European Nation’’. Their lan-guage differs from any other on earth.

If, like the experts tell us, that the blackpeople originated in Africa and movednorth, then they are also related to thepresent groups over a long period. Languageand culture have changed over thousands of

years and people have formed their groupsand developed different cultures and lan-guages.

The only thing that separates everyone istime. If one wants to discuss skin colour,then again they are wrong, because climatehas a definite effect on hair, skin and eye col-our.

People who live in colder countries arelighter, and ones who live in warmer to hotclimates are darker. If one just looks at thedifference between the Indians and Pakista-nis who live in the north of that country,compared to those living in the south, in-cluding Sri Lanka, one will see the people inthe north are lighter and those in the southdarker.

(If) you want to hear about this type ofchange, look (at) the Turkish people. Wheredo they originate from? From Mongolia!They were a break away from GenghisKhan, who moved south.

Look at the features (of) the Mongols andTurks. Different, aren’t they? But definitelyrelated to one another.

We are a democratic country and who de-cides to go out with whom is no ones busi-ness except the couples, making it a privatematter. Ignorance, man’s greatest enemy!Andre Martinaglia, Kenilworth

Bins being collected too earlyI WILL promise not to put the bin out thenight before if you instruct your staff not toarrive before official sunrise (“Put bins outon collection day, says cops”, People’s Post,Tuesday 9 April).

This will give about half an hour betweenfirst light and collection to put the bin out.

A friend of mine was pistol whipped andhis family tied up and robbed as a result ofputting his bin out in the dark of earlymorn-ing.

Their outlook and personalities havechanged forever.

So your threats of paying for the bin or afine have no significance, I’m afraid.SR Irwin, email

Bouquet of thanks for workshop successPEOPLE’S POST, I wish you could witnessthe look of appreciation on the faces of thewomen at the one-piece skirt workshop heldon Saturday 16 March, at the ICC Centre in5thAvenue, Grassy Park (“Cassiem’s designtailor-made”, People’s Post, 5 March).

The simple, easy method with which thecut-make-and-sew skirt was designed,makes me want to take the workshop tomany other needy areas.

A bouquet of thanks goes to People’s Postfor taking the message to the readers. Thewomenat theworkshoparenowempoweredto make their own skirts or sell them to earna living.

We hope to conduct many more work-shops for women who want to learn to sewsimple outfits, either for themselves or tosell.Cassiem Abrahams, Diep River

UCT ‘race’study tells usnothing newTHE recent study conducted by aUCTnews-paper to determine which race was consid-ered the most attractive by students is, first-ly, a useless exercise. Like so many otheruseless studies, it tells us nothing new.

Secondly, the outcomes are not racist, buta reflection of the brainwashing that washanded down over the past few centuriesand now, by the number of beauty pageants,which lays strong emphasis that the fairestof them all gets the prize.

Our TV commercials are flooded with fa-cial creams and make-up potions that willmake black more beautiful, by making theskin lighter. Until these creams were out-lawed in the last decade on health grounds,the manufacturers of skin lighteningcreams have made huge profits selling theircreams to black people all over the world.

That didn’t stop the dark-skinnedMichaelJackson to become white because of hishuge inferiority complex.

The findings are pathognomic of ourskewed thinking which makes us believethe fairer the skin, the more attractive oneis. So what does all this skewed thinkinghave to do with relationships?

I think very little because there is moreto relationships than just skin colour andbody features.

Good, healthy, lasting relationships onlyoccur if values like trust, honesty, commoninterests, sincerity, affability and respectare part of the markers for being attractedto each other.

The study was an absolute waste of time– it has told us nothing, so the less said aboutit the better.Dr E Rapiti, Mitchell’s Plain

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An allweekend cheese festAGOURMETadventure awaits visitors

to the SACheese Festival fromFriday26 to Sunday 28 April.

Indulge your taste buds at the event to beheld at Sandringham near Stellenbosch.

Exchange your office suit for party wearand join cheese lovers after work on Friday26April for a scrumptiousmoonlight picnicwith your just-bought goodies and enjoy itto the rhythm of well-knownmusicians un-til 22:00.

Friday’s highlights include the launch ofLandbouweekblad food editor Arina duPlessis’ new book, Boerekos, a cheese carv-ing competition and a wine and chocolatepairing. Nataniël and friends Jenny Mor-ris, Brümilda van Rensburg, Herman Lens-ing and Shaleen Surtie-Richards are readyto share their culinary secrets with you.

Or taste proudly South African pinotagewines paired with exceptional dishes andguided by Beyers Truter, food consultantHeleen Meyer and singer Koos Kombuis.Cheese connoisseur Kobus Mulder willtake you on a journey to discover great arti-sanal cheeses.

He will also launch his coffee table bookCheeses of South Africa.

You can also enjoy other delicious prod-ucts on offer – from olives to wine, sweetdeli products and treats such as chocolatecaramel toffees with parmesan.

Also, 10 emerging producers will for thefirst time exhibit their products at the festi-val.

And prepare yourselves for blind cheesetastings. Entertainment for children in-clude a variety of farm animals at the MilkFactory and DStv Kids Zone, as well as ka-raoke, shows by illusionists and face paint-ing.

Tickets, at R115, from Computicket out-lets. No tickets available at the gates. Sen-iors pay R90 and children 13 years and

younger enter free. Opening times for Fri-day is from 10:00 to 22:00, on Saturday from10:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00.Wine tasting glasses will be on sale at R15at the gates.V Win! People’s Post readers can win five double tick-ets to the festival on Friday 26 April. Stand a chanceto win by SMSing the word “cheese” to 34586 byThursday 18 April at 13:00. Others prizes up for grabs(but not part of the SMS competition) are two ticketsto the festival and a Creative Cuisine gift pack valuedat R200 or two festival tickets and Vitria beer glassesvalued at R130. Enter this competition online atwww.peoplespost.co.za. Winners of the SMS and on-line competitions will be notified by phone. The sameentrants cannot participate in both the SMS and on-line competitions. Winners of previous People’s Postcompetitions – both SMS and online – will be dis-qualified and other winners chosen.

PERFECT COMBO: Cheese, fruit and nuts.PHOTO: ANDREW GORMAN

Table set for Decorex ‘bliss’GET your latest design fix at the coun-try’s finest décor, design and lifestyle ex-hibition – Decorex – from Thursday 25 toSunday 28 April.The eventwill be held at the Cape Town

Convention Centre from 10:00 to 19:00, ex-cept on Sunday when it closes at 18:00.At the Bliss Entrance Feature, stylist

and interior designer Tracy Lee Lynchwill depict the show theme, bliss, in abeautifully decorated entrance feature,highlighting the cross stitch trend with asense of whimsical nostalgia.Plascon Spaces will showcase this

year’s exciting colour palette Balance ina room setting transformed into fourunique looks simply by paint.Adedicated and informedPlascon team

will also be on hand to answer any ques-tions regarding paint, painting tech-niques, colour trends and paint surfaces.This team offers expert advice, loads ofpractical know-how and a wealth of ideasand experience.Decorex SA has commissioned design-

er Stephen Lasker to design and curatethe show-stopping Decorex DesignerSpotlight feature, showcasing the hottest

trends in décor and design.Foodie lovers can look forward to a se-

lection of fresh, high-quality artisanalfoods in a contemporary market vibe atthe Fresh Food Market. Tuck into gour-met burgers, meze platters, smoothie andjuice bar and sweet treats.Take a moment to relax while enjoying

brandy cocktails and carefully selectedfood pairings at the Fine Brandy by De-sign Cellar.M-Net Cares Room toGrow byMrPrice

Home offers beautifully designed chil-dren’s interiors depicting room settingscatering to the different stages of a child’sdevelopment.All the furniture featured in the M-Net

Cares Rooms to Grow by Mr Price Homewill be donated to the Holy Cross Childand Youth Centre.Tickets available at the door or via the

Decorex website at www.decorex.co.za.Adults pay R70, students and pensionersR60 and children under 12 R10.V Win! People’s Post readers can win five doubletickets to the show on Sunday 28 April. Go towww.peoplespost.co.za to enter. Winners will benotified by phone.

Tuesday 16 April

V Diep River: The Prostate Cancer SupportAction Group will meet at the MediClinicConstantiaberg auditorium at 17:45 for18:00. Dr Raoul Goldberg will speak on anintegrated approach to cancer therapy, withspecial focus on prostate cancer. For moreinformation call or SMS the group on073 560 3067.

V Hout Bay: A free introduction tocomputers for absolute beginners coursewill be held at The Computer School atthe Spinney in Main Road at 15:00.Everyone is welcome. A donation of R5 forexpenses will be collected. For furtherdetails contact Tony Hall on (021) 790 1726or [email protected].

Saturday 20 April

V Diep River: Musgrave Park will host abingo afternoon at its premises in KendallRoad at 14:00. For further details phoneSelini Cooper on (021) 715 6267.

V Constantia: The South African Riding forthe Disabled Association (Sarda) will hosta car boot sale at the Sarda Centre inBrommersvlei Road from 08:00 until noon.Entry for trading cars is R45. No second-hand clothing may be sold. Admission forthe public is free. Refreshments will be onsale. For more information phone Bridgeton 082 777 0767.

V Constantia: The People’s Church inSpaanschemat River Road will host a freeParent Workshop from 10:00 to 14:30 forparents of children in Grades 1 to 4. JackieSamuels, of Route 62 Education, will“equip and empower parents” to steer theirchildren through “The Big TransitionPhase”. For more information please callBlanche Kieser on 074 231 7839.

V Meadowridge: The Lions Club ofBergvliet will hold its monthly book sale atPark ’n Shop from 08:00 until 12:15.Donations of books welcome. Drop off atthe sale. Collections can also be arranged.Enquiries to Sandy on (021) 762 1048.

V Hout Bay: A household and collectablesMarket will be held at the Hout Bay YachtClub, weather permitting, from 09:00 until14:00. Everyone is welcome. Enquiries toPenny on 073 611 1444.

V Wynberg: The Cape Town Family HistorySociety will hold its monthly meeting at StJohn’s Church at 14:30. Cdr. McE Bisset willpresent a talk on the history of the SouthAfrican Navy. Entrance is R20 for visitors,including refreshments. All welcome.Enquiries to David Slingsby on(021) 715 5104 or [email protected] or Ann Smythe on(021) 794 6225 or [email protected] visit www.family-history.co.za.

V Tokai: A craft market will be held atTokai Library from 09:00 to 15:00. Book atable with Carol at 073 157 6266.

Sunday 21 April

V Hout Bay: The Friends of Hout BayMuseum will host a strenuous climb upAgatha’s Gully, returning down the jeeptrack. The group will meet in the Constan-tia Nek car park at 08:00. The grade 3Dhike will last four hours. For more informa-tion phone the walk guide Fred Nebe on(021) 790 3287.

V Wynberg: The Emmanuel AnglicanChurch will host a musical choral presenta-tion, The Letter to the Ephesians, at thechurch in Ottery Road at 18:00. Thisoriginal cantata is written by Merold JHiebner and performed the Athlone BaptistChoir. The hour-long production includesspecial lighting, mime and dance. Entry isfree. Phone the church on (021) 797 0179.

Monday 22 April

V Muizenberg: Radio CCFM will hold itsannual meeting at the CCFM hall at 19:00.Phone (021) 788 9492.


DIGITAL ERA: WYNBERG BOYS’ HIGH

Local school hitsworld wide webTARRENLEE HABELGAARN

KNOWING what the learners at Wynberg Boys’High school get up to is now just a click away.The school launched an online magazine in

June last year.The edition made accessible when the school reo-

pened afterMarch holidays is the first one this year.The online magazine – simply named Wynberg

Boys’ High School Online Magazine – is accessiblethrough the schools website (www.wbhs.org.za) andis produced once a termand provides the readerwithan insight to everything involving the learners fromnews to achievements and many photo galleries.Principal Keith Richardson says the school man-

agement decided that an online magazine would bea great idea as it “keeps with the digital trend”.“Everything is digital and online these days and

the school thought by having a magazine online itwould be more appealing than print for the boys,”he says.

“We can also add a lot more photographs and gal-leries online than we are able to in print,” says Rich-ardson.He adds: “Aside from convenience we are also able

to reach a lot more people. By having it on the inter-net it makes it available to be viewed by people any-where in the world.”He says it is astounding watching all the material

flowing in and realising the depth of involvementand varying interests of boys.This applies to activities within the range of the

school as well as pursuits beyond the school gates.“The three Sea Scouts mentioned on Page 7 who

sailed to StHelena, are a case in point. Their commit-ment, perseverance and tenacity needed to complete(and win) this race are as great as any other activityin the school reported in these pages,” says Richard-sonThe learners currently arenot involved in thewrit-

ing of the articles, this is done by teachers, but theydo assist with content and photographs.

TECHNO SAVVY: Everything you want to know about Wynberg Boys’ HighSchool is now availabl online. PHOTO: TARREN-LEE HABELGAARN

EASTER GIVING: Pupils at Westcott Primary School in Diep River collected Easter eggswhich were distributed by the Lion’s Club of Bergvliet and St Mary’s. Here Jarred andJessica Vaughan get the packages ready for collection. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PERFORMERS: Yae-eun Park, who plays the clarinet, and Caryn Vorster, on alto saxo-phone, take a break from playing during the Bergvliet High School Sunset Concert at theschool recently. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

CREATIVE MINDS: Super Plants in Tokai hosted its annual colouring-in competition overthe Easter weekend. The prizegiving was held after the participants took part in a Easteregg hunt. Photographed with the Easter Bunny are the winners of the competition. Backrow, from left, are Joshua Pietersen, Nahum Philander, Leah Hudson and Caryn Ford.Seated in front, from left, are Jenna du Preez, Kendre Hetherington, Damian Hethering-ton and Hannah Fulford. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

READING KITTY: The Cape of Good Hope SPCA will hold its annual Bag-a-Bargain booksale at Timour Hall in Plumstead on Saturday 20 April from 08:00 until 13:00. The salewill offer hundreds of books donated to the SPCA. There is sure to be something to suitevery reader’s taste. For more information contact Natasha Johannes on (021) 700 4155or [email protected]. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Entertainment | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 16 April 2013Tel: 021 910 6500Fax: 021 910 6501/06

TRC PLAY: TAKES TO THE STAGE

The truth will prevailNOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, a play by

South African actor and writer JohnKani, will be on the planks of the Art-

cape Theatre fromFriday 26 April to Friday10 May.

Produced by the Siyasanga Cape TownTheatre Company, the play is based on theGrade 12 English set work book of the samename.

Set in the timeof theTruthandReconcilia-tion Commission, the play explores the tur-bulent feelings of SiphoMakhayawho strug-gles to come to terms with the past. He grap-ples with having to rid himself of built upresentment and hatred, while also investi-gating the anger of many black people.

The play is directed by Fatima Dike andfeatures Chris Gxalaba as Sipho, ChiMhende as his daughter and Zoliswa Kaweas his niece, Mandisa Makhaya.

Shows will run every day, expect Satur-days, Sundays and Wednesdays. All showsstart at 10:30 in the morning, while a specialperformance – in celebration of FreedomDay –will be held on Friday 26 April at 19:30.

Tickets cost R40 and can be bookedthrough Computicket. For further detailsphone Riaan Visman on 0 (021) 410 9927 orEuginia Budaza on 0 (021) 410 9938.

SETS YOU FREE: Actress Chi Mhende plays thedaughter of Sipho Makhaya in Nothing ButThe Truth. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Peaches & Herb on stageTHE Sweethearts of Soul, Peaches & Herb,will perform at GrandWest Casino on Satur-day 4 May.The duo stole the hearts of millions

around theworldwith hits such asReunited,Let’s Fall in Love, Close Your Eyes, For YourLove, Love is Strange and Shake Your GrooveThing.They began their rise in the music indus-

try in 1976 when Let’s Fall in Love hit thecharts, which was followed by a steady suc-cession of hits.Reunited became their signa-ture song after it attainednumber one of sev-

eral charts in 1980. This success was fol-lowed by the successful album I Pledge MyLove, which has gained favour as a weddingmarch.Herb Fame, the original male partner in

the duo, will be joined by Wanda Tolson, asPeaches. He has shared the stage with sixversions of Peaches, after the retirement ofthe original Francine “Peaches” Hurd Bark-er.The concert will be held at the Grand Are-

na at 20:30. Ticket prices range from R230and are available from Computicket.

Doomed love on stagePRIMA ballerina Tracy Li will return tothe stage for two performances in theCape Town City Ballet (CTCB) produc-tionCamilleat theArtscapeTheatre fromThursday 2 to Sunday 12 May.The ballet will be performed to the en-

chanting music of La Traviata by Gui-seppe Verdi, and accompanied by theCape Philharmonic Orchestra, conduct-ed by Allan Stephenson.Based on the novel by Alexandre Du-

mas, The Lady of the Camellias, and cho-reographed by Veronica Paeper in 1990,the ballet tells the story of Marguerite,who falls in love with the young ArmandDuval. Through the interference of Ar-mand’s father, their relationship isdoomed.Li, a CTCB coach and administrator,

returns to reprise her role of Camille, af-ter retiring from dancing in 2007.Last year, she was invited to facilitate

workshops at the Christine Liao School

of Ballet in Hong Kong, where she alsodanced the lead in Swan Lake after thelead dancer fell ill.She will be accompanies by the talent-

ed Jesse Milligan (Armand), who hasbeen hailed by critics for his “burstingenergy and sparkling stage personality”,debuts as Armand.For the performances on 2, 8 and 11

May multiple award-winning LauraBösenberg will team up with ex-Kirovdancer Thomas Thorne, while Kim Viei-ra andDaniel Szybkowski will partner inthe roles on 4, 10 and 12 May.JohnnyBovangwill perform the role of

Monsieur Germont, Armand’s father.Six of the performances will be accom-

panied by a live orchestra, while two ofthe performances will be danced to re-corded music.Book your seat via Computicket orArt-

scape Dial-a-Seat on 0 (021) 421 7695.Ticket prices range from R100 to R280.

LOVE STORY: Tracy Li will return to the stage in Camille. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Mind over laughing matterPREPARE to be amazed when Andre the Hilari-ous Hypnotist brings his hilarious show to theGrandWest Roxy Revue Bar from Friday12 April until Saturday 4 May.Andre has been in the entertain-

ment industry for 21 years, initial-ly beginninghis career as amagi-cian before being inspired to be-come a hypnotist by the late,legendary hypnotist Max Collie.He studied the art of hypnotism, practising on

somewilling volunteers during his days in the de-fence force, where he joined the entertainmentunit.Andre has had two TV series and a TV spe-

cial, while he has toured across the countryand performed in the United Kingdom andAustralia. The show is guaranteed to beevening of fun and laughter.Doors open at 20:00, with the show starting

at 20:30. Tickets cost R78 and can be purchasedthrough Computicket.

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FamFest is here!THE inaugural FamFest will be take placeat Constantia Sports Grounds on Saturday27 April from 10:00 until 21:00.The festival, hosted at the cricket fields,

will see live music, a market, a circus andmuch more.The brainchild of Frankie Hannigan, a fa-

ther of three young boys, FamFest prides it-self on being child-friendly.The has four zones – a Kids Zone, a Teen

Park, a Chill Out Area and the Main Stage.The Kids Zone, manned by childminders,will offer fun activities and entertainmentfor children, while the Teen Park will in-clude an acrobatic show, breakdance demosand lessons, gladiator jousting, a mechani-

cal rodeo bull, bouncy horse racing andmuch more.Each childwill be given awristbandon en-

try and parents or guardians will be askedto write their telephone numbers on thewristbands. There will be a visible meetingpoint, with announcements throughout theday. There is also on-site medic.There will also be a Chill Out Area where

families can relax.Bands such as K, Ray and the Bird and the

Rob Thompson Trio will enthral will theirtunes on the Main Stage, which will includefully-stocked bars.The day will end with a outdoor movie

screening. Tickets are available fromwww.quicket.co.za.V For further details visit www.famfest.co.za. phone4Leaf Agency on 0 (021) 462 1529.

All not lost in translationTHEHILARIOUSone-manphysical thea-tre comedy The Dog’s Bollocks, takes tothe stage at the Kalk Bay Theatre aftera successful run at the Klein Karoo Na-sionale Kunstefees.Director RobMurray and actor/author

Gaëtan Schmid have joined forces to cre-ate a side-splitting celebration of people’sneed to communicate and desire to be un-derstood.The Dog’s Bollocks plays out in a class-

room where an eccentric professor, fromsome unnamed East European country,can’t wait to share his passion for the his-tory of the English language in his veryparticular and peculiar lecturing style.His English is, to say the least, not very

good. His vocabulary is quite limited, so

he often has to resort to a bizarre mix ofmime and gestures to communicate effec-tively to the audience, with hystericalconsequences.After a short summary of the history

of the English language, the professoranalyses comical and often absurd situa-tions that could be caused by languagemisunderstandings. It seems like a ham-burger might just be a person, and a hot-dog, well … isn’t it a hot dog?TheDog’sBollockshashad sold out per-

formances at the National Arts Festivalin Grahamstown (2006 – 2008), as well asat the Kalk Bay Theatre (2006 and 2007),and Woordfees (2008).The show will be performed at 20:30

from Sunday 21 – Saturday 27 April

ENGLISH NUT: In The Dog’s Bollocks the professor’s difficulty to verbalise in English, andhis physical solutions to communicating information will leave audiences in stiches.

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THREE Cape Town swimmers havepushed themselves to the edge, riskedinjury, flirtedwith death and survived

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ache, a deep pain in your bones. Right at theend you are (just) hanging on; you just wantto finish and your mind drags your bodythrough it.“Youdon’t actually feel anything. Youare

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most danger when they exited the pool be-cause of the “after drop”, a periodwhere thebody rapidly cools aftermoving to a slightlywarmer temperature.“When you do a mile in those tempera-

tures in those conditions, you are complete-ly helpless when you finish,” he says.“In most cases you can’t even walk and

you need to be supported. You lose yoursense of balance, your ability to think isvery limited and you have tunnel vision.”The group first started competing in ex-

treme, openwater swimming events in 2010when they completed the Pennock IslandChallenge in Alaska. They have since goneon to break records and win worldwide ac-claim.In March 2011 the trio, together with two

other South Africans, Andrew Chin andToks Viviers, completed three epic swimsin the icy waters of Patagonia in only 10days.

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famous in the ice swimming community be-cause theymanage to keep their sense of hu-mour, despite the danger involved.“Whereverwe go, the SouthAfrican team

is the highlight because we are alwayschirping and joking,” he says.“It’s one of the ways we deal with it; we

laugh a lot. Every time we do these thingsthere is a possibility, hopefully not high,that something goes wrong and we won’tcome back, so we try to enjoy it.”The group recently founded the Interna-

tional Ice Swimming Association to helpgrow and improve the sport.V For more information visit www.international-iceswimming.com or the Association’s Facebookpage.

HEAD HIGH: Deon Fourie, Stormers hooker, is tackled high by Sharks’ loosie Keegan Danielduring a Super Rugby clash at Newlands on Saturday. The home side won 22-14.

PHOTOS: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGESTOUGH TO STOP: Stormers lock Andries Bekker powers into two Sharks players during theSuper Rugby match at Newlands on Saturday. The Stormers won the game 22-14.

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Legal clash at Cape DistrictLIAM MOSES

A WYNBERG soccer club took to the streetsin protest at the club’s suspension.

Bluebells AFC and the Cape District LocalFootball Association (CDLFA) have beenlocked in a court battle for two years.

And Bluebells has vowed to continue witha lawsuit against the LFA, despite being sus-pended from all competition.

Bluebells sued the CDLFA in April 2011,after failing to win a tender to run the tea-room and cafe at William Herbert SportsGround in Wynberg in 2010.

The Wynberg Magistrate’s Court ruled inthe club’s favour, instructing the CDFLA topay R81 000 to Bluebells in December 2012and served a warrant of execution againstthe CDFLA’s property.

Bluebellswas suspendedat theCDLFAan-nual meeting on Wednesday 24 March, fourdays after the warrant of execution wasserved and over 20 months after the lawsuitwas filed.

In objection to the suspension, membersof the club and their families held a protestat the sports grounds on Saturday morning.

Bluebells chairpersonRashiedCloete saysthe lawsuit should not affect the club’s rightto play football.

“The players can’t play. They come to ourclub to play league soccer. Now they can gofor other clubs. It hasn’t happened, but it canbecause this is the first week of soccer,” hecontends.

“What do we tell the youngsters everyweek? They (CDLFA) don’t want to registerany of our players.”

The CDLFA intends to appeal the court’sdecision, but Cloete says the LFA will notwithdraw the suspension until the courtcase has run its course. He alleges the LFAis using the suspension to pressure the clubinto withdrawing the case.

However, CDLFA senior vice-presidentIvan Williams says the organisation actedwithin its framework, as Bluebells “violatedthe constitution of Fifa, Safa and Cape Dis-trict LFA” when they took the matter tocourt.

“Safa and Fifa have a rule stating, if youbelong to a football structure, you cannottake the structure to court,” he says.

“In our constitution there are processes toresolve any (disputes). If you are unhappy,the constitution allows you to deal with it.Safa and Fifa say that no club can take itsmother body to court – that is illegal.”

The tender was first offered to all clubs af-filiated to the CDLFA in January 2010.Cloete claims Bluebells were the only clubto apply.

Cloete alleges the tender had been award-ed to the CDLFA’s treasurer wife, who hadbeen running the cafe and tearoom in 2009.

He says: “The tender was awarded to Mrs

Parker, the wife of the treasurer. We thenimmediately appealed against that becausewe cited irregularities as far as the tenderprocess was concerned.”

Bluebells first appealed the decision viaemail to the Cape District Municipal Facili-ties Management Committee (MFMC), ajoint body of all the codes using the City ofCape Town Wynberg facility in April 2010,after the tender was awarded to another par-ty on Monday 12 April. The MFMC con-firmed its receipt of the letter on Thursday14 April. Arbitrators were subsequently ap-pointed to investigate the appeal.

Bluebells provided People’s Post with adocument, which they claimdetails the find-ings of the investigation.

The document states the appeal againstthe tender was upheld and “recommendsthat the process be redone by an independ-ent panel of persons”. Despite the findings,the same person was allowed to continuerunning the tearoom in 2011.

Cloete says his club attempted to keeptheir case within the football structures andonly started legal action thereafter, but Wil-liams insists this is not the case.

The warrant of execution, which People’sPost has a copy of, confirms the judgementwas awarded in Bluebells’ favour on Mon-day 24 December. The warrant of execution

means that CDLFA property can be confis-cated and sold to pay the money awarded toBluebells.

But Williams says CDLFA will fight theruling, as the organisation feels that Blue-bells sued the incorrect body. He alleges theMFMC offered, regulated and awarded thetender.

However, Bluebells dispute this as theybelieve the MFMC managed the process onbehalf of Cape District, as the LFA leasesWilliam Herbert from the City.

The club also approached Safa Cape Townfor assistance with their suspension, but saytheybeen instructed to solve thematterwiththe CDLFA.V Have your say. Starting with the word “Post”, SMSyour views to 32516. SMSes are charged at R1 each.

LAST MINUTE TRY: SAVES BOSCH

Stalemate inboys’ highschool derbyLIAM MOSES

THE Rondebosch Boys’ High School un-der-19 A team snatched a draw in thefinal minute of their game against arch

rivals Wynberg Boys’ on Saturday.The home side looked to have the match

sewn up, but a converted try saw Bosch levelthe scores at 10-10 to take a share of thespoils.

After the match Wynberg Boys’ coach Jus-tin van Winkel, admitted his disappoint-ment at the result but credited the opposi-tion for their performance.

“It’s frustrating because we were up formajority of the game. They came back at theend,” says van Winkel.

“This is a very goodRondebosch side – andwe respect and acknowledge that. Our boyswere good. They came out fighting and weplayed good rugby for the majority of thegame.”

“This Rondebosch side is hot. They havebeen tipped as being one of the hottest sidesin the Cape – if not the country – this year.It was a physical and confrontational con-test, and our biggest challenge to date.”

Thevisitors dominated the first-half, prac-tically from the kickoff, opening the scoringaround the eighth minute when inside cen-tre Tyren Lee goaled the first penalty. Wyn-berg levelled soon after scoring their ownpenalty through fullback Karl Martin.

Bosch continued their dominance afterthe leveller, camping in the home side’s 22and monopolising possession, but they werekept out by a combination of staunch de-fence, poor decisions and handling errors.

The home side also threatened on occa-sion, launching counter-attacks from deep

in their own territory, but falling short eachtime.

Wynbergwere an improved side afterhalf-time and rose to ascendancy thanks to amore structured approach and clever tacti-cal kicking.

Eight minutes later they finally crossedthe whitewash when Stef Botha loopedaround from the left wing, latched onto apass in the centre channel and scythedthrough a gap to score.

The subsequent conversion from Martinleft Bosch trailing by seven points. Thehosts’ continueddominationandmiserly de-fence left little hope of a comeback.

However, Rondebosch refused to acceptdefeat and finally touched down when leftwing Nic le Roux cut in at angle from thetouchline and powered his way over,through two would-be defenders. Lee madeno mistake with his conversion attempt andtied the scores at 10-10.

Van Winkel says his team will look to takethe positives from the game and cut out theerrors in future matches.

“Defence shows the character of the team.For my team to defend for the majority ofthe first-half and only let them score at thedeath shows the true character of my boys,”he says.

“We will just take each game as it comes.Every school in the Cape is really good, sowe will try and build on this performance.We will try to iron out our mistakes in thisgame. We would be very happy to be moreaccurate at stages.”

Rondeboschwill faceKenilworth club sidePrimroseRFC in theirnext encounter,whileWynberg travel Boland Landbou in the nextround of games on Saturday 20 April.

SAFE HANDS: Wynberg Boys’ captain and inside centre Jared Sage drives into RondeboschBoys’ flank Robert Jankielsohn during a game in Wynberg on Saturday. Sage lead his side to a10-10 draw against their arch rivals. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

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