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Evictions on agendaEVICTIONS will be on the agenda at ameeting inHangberg,HoutBay,onThurs-day.

The meeting, organised by Donovan vanden Heyden, will be held at the HangbergCommunity Sports Centre on at 18:45.

Van den Heyden says eviction notices havebeen served “to those who have extended,erected (new), upgraded or renovated (their)informal structures”.

This includes the five families affected bya recent fire disaster in Hangberg.

JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member forSafety and Security, confirms notices of thecontravention of a court order were servedby the Sheriff of the Court.

The notices were served to those contra-vening the High Court Order that was madefinal in November 2011.

Van den Heyden adds: “We are still tryingto establish whether only residents who builtin brick are affected at this stage, or whetherall informal extensions are included” he says.

The aim of the meeting is to engage the resi-dents in a non-political discussion, including

discussions on how the children will be af-fected by the erection of new informal struc-tures.

It will further assess how many people areaffected by the court notices and it is hopeda decision will be made on engaging with “ourleaders and the City of Cape Town”.

Van den Heyden appeals to all Hangbergresidents to support this community engage-ment.

“It is also not a platform to ‘target’ our localleaders, but an invitation to support each oth-er and demand transparency and public par-

ticipation with regards to the City’s plan forthe houses and flats they plan to build inHangberg.”

He says an interim task team was estab-lished by the residents at a public meeting inHangberg: “It was tasked with taking the ‘ne-gotiating or dialogue process’ forward, withguidance from Legal Resource Centre (LRC)lawyers. They are setting up a meeting for theInterim Task Team through the City’s law-yers, with the relevant official and localstakeholders – the Peace and Mediation Fo-rum.”

SEASON’S GREETINGS: The People’s Post team wishes all our readers and advertisers a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. This is the last edition of 2012, with the first editionappearing on 15 January. Photo: Faisal Martin

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LIKE ANY other little boy, he talksnon-stopandrunsaround,oblivious tothe world.

But he isn’t able to get too far, as he isattached to a machine almost as big as heis.Little Prince is dying, but the fact that

he has made it through the last eightyears is a miracle itself, those who lovehim say.He is one of 18 children living at the

Themba Care Centre in Bridgetown, ahomewhich specialises in palliative care.When Prince arrived at the facility in

2004, doctors had given him only twoweeks to live.He was suffering from Aids-related ill-

nesses andwasn’t expected to see his nextbirthday.He was sent to the home after his par-

ents, who are farmworkers fromPhilippi,left him at the hospital and provided staffwith a fake address.Today, at the age of 12, Prince has the

mental capacity of a three-year-old.His kidneys are collapsing and his liver

no longer functions as it should.“I’m fine,” he mumbles, sticking up his

thumb.He is a miracle child, says project man-

ager Nomakula Mrubata.“But so are all these other children.

They have proven so many people wrong.They have come here on their death beds,but we have seen them become fit andstrong, turning the fewdays theywere giv-en into five years,” she explains.Baby Natasha wriggles around as one of

the carers changes her nappy. She playful-ly pats her behind, and the nine-month-oldgiggles in delight.Her carerwears gloves becauseNatasha

has HIV.Shepoutsher full lips as the onlymother

she knows picks her up.“Hello, my darling,” Noma coos. Nata-

sha lets out a chortle.The toddler’s mother absconded while a

seriously ill Natasha, barely a fewmonthsold, was fighting for her life in hospital.“One moment she was with the nurses,

the next she was gone,” Noma recalls.The bundle of energy is placed next to

a teddy bear twice her size. She clutchesit and starts a baby-talk conversationwithher beady-eyed companion.“It’s lovely to see them thrive,” Noma

says. “We are clearly in the business ofmiracles. Our work is not depressing, it’srewarding.”Her office is covered inphotos of smiling

childrenwho have lived – and died – at thecentre.Of the childrenplaying in the play room,

80% are HIV-positive. Some are dying ofcancer while others have motor-neurondisease or birth defects.“They are sent here to die, but we give

them hope to live. All it takes is patience,love and care,” Noma says.The facility provides pain control to

their tiny patients and respite care to theirstressed-out parents.Tired and traumatised moms and dads

are given “a break” from caring for theirchildren during a two-week period to givethem “space to deal with the trauma”.“People sometimes forget the emotional

turmoil the parents go through while see-ing the little ones they gave birth to die,”she says.“Sometimes all they need is someone to

talk to or provide them with emotionalsupport. We are here for them, too.”Doctors, nurses and a host of therapists

are also available around the clock. Mostof them settle for salaries far below whatthey could be earning. But working withthese children is worth the monetary sac-rifice, they say.It’s no secret that money is tight, Noma

admits.“Our expenses run into tens of thou-

sands of rands every month,” she says.“For the average person, the economic cli-mate has seen themcutting back.We, how-ever, are unable to do that because wehave been on a shoestring budget foryears.”Despite this, Christmas is a special time

of year at the home.Festive decorations take centre stage

and good Samaritans arrive with piles ofgifts for the pleasant children.While she is grateful for the presents,

which range from dolls and cars to educa-tional toys, what would really make theselittle ones’ lives easier are basic necessi-ties.“Face cloths, toothbrushes and nappies

would be ideal,” Noma says. “Clothes,utensils and cleaning products would alsotake a huge weight off our shoulders.”And while she looks forward to kind-

hearted Capetonians opening up theirhearts – and pockets – this Christmas, sheencourages people to not forget about thehome once the festivities have ended.“We appreciate the giving spirit and we

would appreciate assistance throughoutthe year. These children live every day asif it’s their last – when their time comes,let their last thoughts be happy ones,” shesays.Phone the centre on (021) 637 8337.

GIGGLES: Assistant social worker Mandisa Oliphant gives Natasha something to laughabout. Photo: Tammy Petersen

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Neighbourhood watch patrollers reach outJUANITA WILLIAMS

TWO examples of when neighbourhoodwatch members were pivoted into actionhelped break the ice between the watchand residents in the Victoria Lodge Infor-mal Settlement.

These incidents took place last year andhave subsequently led to the SouthfieldNeighbourhood Watch (SNW) members con-tinuing to reach out to people living in theinformal settlement.

In the first incident, a patroller alerted thefire department to a shack fire. An infantwas rescued from the fire.“Although I havelived here allmy life, I had nevermet anyonefrom the informal settlement,” says LeonMorgan, chairperson of the SNW.

“We phoned the fire station then drovedown to the settlement. We were the first onthe scene,where one shackwas on fire. A gasbottle had exploded and there was a four-week-old baby in the burning shack. Thechild had to be hospitalised for smoke inha-lation and one of the volunteer firefightersrisked his life by going into the shack to res-cue the child.”

In the second incident, a patroller with aLevel 3 qualification inFirstAid, came to theaid of a stab wound victim in the settlement.

The volunteer, who does not wish to benamed, says: “A man had been attacked bysomeone who had stabbed him in the faceand severed an artery. After I stabilised theman, an ambulance took him to hospital.”

In a repeat of last year, theWatch collected

Christmas presents and organised a hando-ver. They collected tinned food, chips andtoys and drove to the settlement in a convoyof patrol and police vehicles to surprise thecommunity.

Morgan says the City of Cape Town in-stalled portable toilets, water and electricityin the settlement a few years ago. There arespotlights on the shacks for security.

“Some of the folk have vegetable and flow-er gardens and a few have odd jobs, but mostare very poor and alcoholism is a big prob-lem at the settlement. We have a good rela-tionship with the people and I get welcomedwhen I drive by. They also know they cancall us in an emergency.”

Councillor Jan Burger (Ward 72) says theland on which the settlement was built be-longs to provincial government and – overthe years – the City and church leaders hasprovided help to residents

A meeting was held with the residents re-cently to discuss leaking houses, electricityfailures in five shacks, domestic abuse, fail-ure to emptyportable toilets, TB testing, lackof recreational space for the children, em-powerment and immunisation for the chil-dren.

The Watch aims to make the streets safeenough for children to play.

There are 30 patrollers in the SNW, withskills ranging from paramedics to a snakecatcher.

Morgan says: “Beforewe started thewatchcrime was getting out of hand. We’ve madea big impact by being the eyes and ears ofSouthfield.”

ATIMEFORGIVING: SouthfieldNeighbourhoodWatchmembers visited theVictoria Lodge InformalSettlement near the M5 with Christmas gifts for the children and adults. Photo: Supplied

Christmas fest in Grassy ParkTASMIN CUPIDO

THE annual Grassy Park CommunityChristmas Festival is underway.

In its 13th year, the spectacle seesfamilies from across the greaterGrassy Park meet at the Grassy ParkCivic Centre for wholesome, familyfun.

The festival, which started on Fri-day, will run until Sunday 23 Decem-ber. Theopeningof the festival also co-incided with the City of Cape Town’sswitching on of the Christmas lightsceremony.

Organised by the NPO with thesame name, the festival is a platformfor unemployed residents to earnmoney during the festive season.More than 40 stallholders from the ar-ea will sell hundreds of goods, fromfood to homemade crafts for Christ-mas gifts.

But it has not been easy for the or-ganisers, says deputy chairperson Ha-roun Gamildien. “It is always difficultwhen you cannot find sponsors – andwe have not found any sponsors this

year again,” he says.“But the festival is not held to gener-

ate a profit, but rather to give the com-munity andopportunity tomake somemoney, and for the community to gettogether.”

Gamildien adds the organisationbarely scrapes through financially.

“But as long as the community en-joys the festival, it makes it all worth-while,” he beams.

Ward councillor Shanen Rossouwsays the amount of people flocking tothe festival is testament to the “fantas-tic organisation and dedication of theorganisers”. “They should be com-mended for the great work theyachieve, without a large budget,” shesays.

“This festival should form part ofthe City’s annual calendar. If the or-ganisation registers on the City’s da-tabase they will receive much morepublicity, drawmorenumbersand thefestivalwill becomemore popular andrecognised across the Peninsula.”

The festival closes off with carols bycandlelight on Sunday.

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Being a tourist in the Mother CityBeing a tourist in the Mother CityWITH the holiday season in full swing,people from across the country – andaround the world – will be flocking toCape Town to take in her magnificentsights and adventurous experiences.

But many a Capetonian has not experi-enced the countless attractions the MotherCity has to offer.People’s Post interns LuzukoZini and Tarren-Lee Habelgaarn asked thereaders whether they will be tourists in theirhometown.

LOCAL PLACES: Vuyisa Doro says he will bearound Cape Town during the holidays. “LongStreet and the beach are the places I will begoing to these holidays.”

NOWHERE TO GO: Kim Alexander says: “I’mnot going anywhere this festive season because I will be working. I have two jobs thatkeep me busy.”

TRAVELLING: Shaun Colclough says he will bein and out of the province. “I’m going to Stilbaai with my family for Christmas and then, inthe new year, I will go to Kenton.”

NOPLANSOFGOINGANYWHERE: NomaAfrikaMenze says: I’m not going anywhere these holidays. I will be spending most of my time at thebeach.”

PEACEFUL: Reggie Robyn says: “I like visitingthe beaches and winelands during the holidays– sometimes I take the entire family. Othertimes I prefer to travel alone.”

NATURAL BEAUTY: Jenny Spiro says: “We lovetaking the children to the urban park, Kirstenbosch and beaches because it doesn’t cost acent and the whole family can enjoy it.”

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Vagrants too close for comfortJUANITA WILLIAMS

VAGRANTS have erected card-board shelters in the grounds ofWynberg Civic Centre in Ros-mead Avenue.

Resident Sumaiya Mohamedcomplains that although vagrancyhas always been a problem, thenumbers have increased lately.Her house faces the grounds of

the Centre former known as theWittebome Civic, so she is directlyaffected and the problem became sooffensive that she has now moved

with her family to a house in upperWynberg.“When I called Wynberg police

they chased the vagrants away, butthey returned to sleep there. Theother residents in the street have al-so complained about the vagrantswho are living at the civic (centre).They knock on doors and beg forfood, which is also a nuisance forresidents.”She says on several occasions she

has found vagrants in her gardenusing the water.Ideally Mohamed would like to

see railings erected around theCen-

tre to keep the vagrants out perma-nently or, at least, a security guardto chase themaway. Shehas spokenand emailed Councillor Monty Ol-iver, on numerous occasions, butsays nothing gets done.Oliver says he is also concerned

about the vagrancy at the Centreand has called the police on severaloccasions, has requesting regularclean-ups for the grounds.He agrees installing railings

would be the long-term solution tokeeping the vagrants out of the areaand hopes to prioritise this in nextyear’s budget.

Arrests on greenbeltFOUR suspects linked to housebreak-inand theft out ofmotorvehi-cles were arrested on the Constan-tia greenbelt area early onTuesday.Residents reported four men loi-

tering in thearea toADT, theMoun-tain Men and the police.Warrant Officer Davids, of Wyn-

berg police, says this is a majorbreakthrough in the fight againstcrime.The suspects were apprehended

and a bag containing a laptop andcredit cards was found nearby.A global positioning system

(GPS) was also recovered during afurther search in the greenbelt.All the items were identified and

returned to their owners.The suspects, from Hanover

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case of theft out of motor car inPhilippi and the other three hadcases pending for house break-insin Wynberg, Claremont, DiepriverRondebosch and Philippi.The suspects are to appear in

Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.Two more arrests were made at a

drug outlet inWynberg onTuesday,says the police.Constables Shahumni Mbucela

and Charl Hendricks arrested twosuspects for drug-related crimes.Five units of tik were found on oneman, while the other suspect wasfound in possession of four units oftik and dagga.Both suspects were detained at

Wynberg Police Station and are toappear in court.

Cops nab store robbersTHREE Mozambique nationalshave been arrested for breakinginto a supermarket at Constan-tia Village.During the break-in, in June,

a white Volkswagen Golf wasspotted on the surveillance cam-eras. Detectives could not tracethe vehicle or owner of the vehi-cl,e and the case was provision-ally closed.Details of the car were distrib-

uted to the local neighbourhoodwatch control room,whichmon-itors the surveillance cameras.In an unrelated incident re-

cently, police from Diep River

and a local security company pa-troller responded to a com-plaint. During the incident theyapprehended the three Mozam-bique nationals, aged 28 to 34years. The Golf was also seized.One of the men is wanted for

seven cases of theft, housebreak-in and possession ofhouse and car break-in instru-ments in Table View and Gau-teng.The suspects, who live inDelft

and FishHoek, were charged forthe June house break-in andtheft cases. The investigationcontinues.

GIFT HAMPER: Diep River police collected goodies in aid of the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence againstWomen and Children and World Aids Day and donated a Christmas hamper to the children of Beautiful GateerHospice in Philippi East. Seen here handing over the hamper are, from left, Tembie Sonandi, Warrant OfficerKeith Chandler, Polesa Sekhotla and Trudy Alexander. Photo: Rashieda Phillips

People’s Post Constantia-Wynberg FEATURE Tuesday 18 December 2012

Flashback to the year that wasJUANITA WILLIAMS

TIMEflies, soPeople’sPostpushedpauseandrewind to look back at some of the year’s im-portant stories affecting the Constantia/Wynberg area.

The year kicked off with the Chapman’s Peakprotest march against the R54m office block inHout Bay (“Chappies protest planned”, 17 Janu-ary).

The Chappies issue was back on the front page(“Toll plaza protests continue”, 22 May) whenprotesters threatened to picket the Cape HighCourt following a march to hand over an inter-dict to stop construction – all to no avail.

The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) came un-der fire (“Muslims lose faith in the MJC”, 31 Jan-uary) when the scandal broke about pork heartsimported from Europe, allegedly re-labelled asbeef, sheep and veal hearts then marked halaal.

By February crime dominated the front pageswith a spate of car thefts from Plumstead’s shop-ping car parks (“Parking lot nightmare in Plum-stead”, 21 February). Then a Diep River motordealer was hijacked and tasered during a testdrive that turned sour (“Thieves target motordealer”, 28 February).

Crime was still rampant in March when “Blastat ATM shakes Southfield,” (6 March) hit theheadlines, and money blew around the pave-ments at 02:00. Towards the endof themonth“Po-lice were playing cowboys and crooks”, 27March), in Hangberg, Hout Bay. Residentsclaimed the police kicked in doors and shot atthem.

April was exciting for shoppers, as the newmall opened doors in Tokai (“New Blue RouteMall a shopping paradise,” 3 April). Thousandsqueued for hours eager to spend their money.But it was tickets for train passengers “Commut-ers who were taken for a ride,” (10 Ápril) whena sudden hike in Metrorail’s tickets turned outto be a technical flaw.

A problem building in Wynberg had tenantsup in arms and the owner was issued with a no-tice to fix it: “We live like squatters” (17 April).

The “Blaze at Ndabeni factory” ( 1 May) wasbig news – luckily the staff were on lunch andno one was hurt. Good news followed, with theheadline “Team bags gold at Chelsea” (29 May)and Kirstenbosch’s David Davidson and RayHudson brought back goldmedals for their standat the international flower show.

Princessvlei hogged the front pagewith “Plansfor the Princess” (5 June), and the communityunited in their stance to protect their heritage.They formed a People’s Plan to secure the vleias an open space for recreation. “We don’t wantto lose our connection with our Koisan ances-tors,” said Philip Bam chairperson of the Logra(Lotus River, Ottery, Grassy Park RatepayersAssociation).

Toyi-toying at Chrysalis Academy disturbedthe peace in Tokai (“Protestors stop workshop,”19 June) when a group from the Young Commu-nist League (YCL) and the Congress of SA Stu-dents (Cosas) disrupted workshops.

Justice prevailed for the claimants of ProteaVillage land near Kirstenbosch when the legalprocess to reclaim the land was finalised (“This

is our land”, 26 June).It was back to crime with “Hijackers still at

large” (3 July) when an elderly man was shot inthe chest after his car was stolen in Oakridge.July continued to be a crime-riddled monthwhen an employee of an armed response compa-ny was arrested for robbery (“Safety headachein ’burbs”, 17 July).

Westlake made the headlines when residentscomplained their RDP houses were shoddy andbadly built (“Westlake houses a nightmare”, 24July) and demanded that someone fix them.

The most heartbreaking story of the year wasthe case of the abandoned baby found under abush in Wynberg Park on a cold, winter’s day(“Babywrapped in love”, 31 July). Thegoodnewsis that the baby is now in a loving foster home.

Licence Recognition Cameras installed at keypoints in the Constantia area (“Big brotherzooms in”, 7 August), made an impact on crimi-nal activity in the Valley.

The following week a mother was concernedthat her son couldn’t get into the school of hischoice in “High schools filling up fast” (14 Au-gust).

There was good news for South PeninsulaHigh School (“Principal wins the day”, 18 Sep-tember) after principal Brian Isaacs led a schoolmarch to adisused school building inDiepRiver.Plans are now afoot to renovate the building forSouth Peninsula High pupils.

It was back to bad news when “Stats not thefull story” (25 September) hit the front page anda community leader complained that the crimestats were historic and not a true reflection ofthe situation.

When Mayor Patricia de Lille opened the newHope House Addiction Centre in Retreat, Peo-ple’s Post was in the front seat (“Taking up thebattle of addiction”, 9 October). The death of twoHout Bay police officers shocked everyone in“Arrest in copkillings” (16October) andPremierHelen Zille offered a R70 000 reward for informa-tion.

Business robberies in Wynberg were a big is-sue (“Shops under fire”, 23 October) and policewarned companies to beef up their security afterone business was held up twice in one month.

Victims of armed robberies (“Helping victimsto cope”, 30 October) kept the Wynberg Traumaroomcounsellors busyafter the spate of businessrobberies, and they appealed for volunteers tohelp.

“Recycling household waste is the right thingto do,” the head of the City of Cape Town’s WasteMinimisationdepartment told readers in “Gobe-yond talking trash” (6 November).

The rejuvenation of Wynberg dominated thefront page “Wynberg: to the future”, 13 Novem-ber) and Steurhof residents received the greenlight on home ownership in Diep River (“Ownhomes now in reach”, 27 November).

Tousher in theholidaymonth “Dumping caus-es a stink,”(4 December), was a tale of woe fromConstantia residents who suspected sewage wasbeing illegally dumped in a stormwater man-hole.

Rounding off the year, the Community PoliceForums chairperson debated the challenge ofstaying in the position for five years in “Aim toup CPF tenure” (11 December).

TOXIC TALENT: Capetonians again proved they have talent when musicians, singers, dancers, actors and various other acts flocked to the Cape Town ConventionCentre for the SA’s Got Talent auditions in August. Photo: Sharief Jaffer/Photo24

BEAMING FACES: Models Tanya van Graan (left) and Cindy Nel (right) were amongthe celebrities who supported the EisforElephants “paintertainment” event whichtook place at Cavendish Square in July. Photo: Trevor Samson


Hold-up atSouthfield shopFIVE men staged an armed robbery atVictoria Café in Southfield Road, South-field.

The shopkeeper was serving customerswhen fivemenwearingblueoveralls enteredthe shop on Thursday 13 December at 18:30,says Diep River police spokesperson War-rant Officer Keith Chandler.“They pulled out firearms and shouted:

‘This is a hold up!’”

The staff and eight customers were ush-ered to the back of the store and told to liedown, while one of the robbers searched theshopkeeper and emptied the contents of thecash register, a bag of coins and cartons ofcigarettes into a black zip-up bag.No one was injured and no shots were

fired. No arrests have been made.Anyone with information can call the in-

vestigating officer, Detective Sergeant Ar-nold Bosch, on (021) 710 7340.

CRIME SCENE: Robbers held up staff and customers at Victoria Cafe last week.Photo: Warrant Officer Keith Chandler

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Make good choices for earth’s sakeTHE end of the year is atime to reflect on thepast year and to consid-er the year ahead. Thisis a time of resolutions,of manifesting our goodintentions.

From an environmentalperspective the coming

year is not looking good for our world. Asguardians and users of Planet Earth it is upto each of us to make resolutions to ensurewe take responsibility for the benefits wegain – clean water, air, food and the endlesswonder of life itself are all under threat.

We have taken these gifts of life for grant-ed for far too long. We thought the size ofthe world would be able to absorb the abusewe heaped upon it. This may have been sountil the mid-20th century, when an abun-dance of food, improved sanitation andmodern medications caused a growing glo-bal population to put increasing pressureon what are clearly limited resources.

For instance, less than 3% of all water onearth is fresh water. More than two thirdsis locked up in ice caps and glaciers. Anoth-

er third is groundwater, beneath the sur-face – half of which is too salty to be of anyuse. Just over 1% of all fresh water is sur-face water, contained in ice, snow, rivers,lakes and swamps.

Only around one third of 1% of all freshwater (0.3%) is available for human use. Weare already using over a quarter of thatamount, yet one in three people on earth donot have sufficient access to water.

Our wasteful ways threaten our supply.Cape Town gets water from tens of kilome-tres away, stealing from natural systems inthe countryside in order to feed the city.Even our huge dams, which contain almosta billion tonnes of water, will not containenough water for the city in the next decade.Then we will have to recycle water we havealready used, as Windhoek in Namibia hasdone for over 50 years.

Accordingly we need to take great care ofour water. One litre of dirty motor car oildumped into our drainage system can pol-lute tens of thousands of litres of otherwisere-useable water. Rather take your used oilto a full service garage – they have to acceptit by law.

If you see someone dumping oil or chemi-

cals or waste down a drain, report them;those toxins will affect us all, directly or in-directly, by polluting our beaches or the fishwe eat. People who do these things eitherdon’t know or have forgotten how serioustheir impacts are.

We have to think carefully – think abouthow we manage all our waste, not just oil.Just as we once thought we had endless wa-ter supplies, we also thought there wasenough room to simply absorb and hide ourrubbish.

In our grandparents’ time most rubbishwas biodegradable – paper, scraps or gardenwaste – which could return to nature. Glassbottles had deposits or were re-used, so wereseldom thrown away. There was little plas-tic waste.

Today the reverse is true. Most of our rub-bish is plastic. Very few bottles have depos-its, so are dumped on landfills. We also con-sume and throw away ever increasingamounts of paper, glass, tin cans, electronicand consumer waste.

The reason we call this waste and not rub-bish is because we are wasting useful re-sources. Almost all plastics can be recycledand re-used, saving huge amounts of energy

and oil their raw material. For instance, wa-ter and cold-drink bottles made of “pet” (pol-yethylene terephthalate) plastic can betransformed into roofing, insulation,clothes, new bottles, erosion preventing tex-tiles and numerous other uses.

The cost of waste disposal has been keptartificially low, but this is changing fast. AllCape Town’s main dumps are full. The re-placement dump to the north of the city re-mains disputed because of legal objectionsfrom local residents.

Even if it is permitted all our waste willhave to be transported halfway to Malmes-bury at huge expense. This will drive up theamount we all pay. By reducing our quanti-ty of waste, through recycling and re-usingmaterials, we can minimise the cost.

The turning of the year is an excellenttime to reflect on how we use and abuse thenatural resources we rely upon for life it-self. We can learn from the simpler times,when we made do with less stuff. Rememberthis is the only world we have. We borrowit from our children and it is our task to passit on in better condition than we found it.This is the formidable responsibility we allbear.

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Last Thursday Cape Town mayor PatriciadeLille reiteratedher commitment to the an-nual carnival by signing an agreement withvarious minstrel association representa-tives.The signing ceremony is a culmination ofan extensive and lengthy process, engagingwith the various associations to ensure theprestigious event is successful and one allCapetonians can be proud of.“We are formalising our relationship withthe representatives of the variousminstrels’associations to ensure that we are fully pre-pared to make this year’s carnival a spectac-ular event,” De Lille said.

The City has offered to provide R3.5mworth of logistical and support services suchas traffic control, safety and security, LawEnforcement, and cleansing, to ensure thatthe event is properly controlled and man-aged in the best interest of the minstrels,spectators and the City.“Since assuming office last year, the ad-ministration I lead hasworked hard to reachout to different cultural groups in the city toensure they feel part of an inclusive city,”she said.De Lille remained adamant the City is de-termined to grow theTweede NuwejaarMin-strel Carnival into an event that enjoys thestatus of similar cultural celebrationsthroughout the world.“The City recognises the potential ofevents like this in fostering social cohesionin Cape Town,” she added.

PARTY TIME: The minstrels are preparing to hit the streets of Cape Town and entertain spectators from all over. Photo: Supplied

People’s Post Constantia-Wynberg PHOTOS Tuesday 18 December 2012

FOR A CAUSE:Bergvliet PrimarySchool pupil JesuSalie was rewarded for initiating acoin collectiondrive in support oftheMark BoucherConservationFoundation forRhinos. TheGrade4 pupil is photographed receivinga hamper from arepresentative ofthe organisationand principalLynette de Beer.Photo: Supplied

NOT TOO MANY ... The Cooks won the prize for being best dressed at Bergvliet PrimarySchool’s danceathon. From left are Jenna Roman, Ariyaana Cader, Tyla Meyer, HannahStevens, Tatum Leibrandt and Kelley Moodley. Photo: Supplied

FOND FAREWELL: After 17 years of service as supervisor andassistant ofWestcottPrimary School aftercare facility, RobinFouriePapayanni retired from her duties.“She has been an important figure in thelives of the childrenthat she has lookedafter and it is withgreat sadness thatWestcott bids herfarewell. Westcottwishes her well asshe embarks on herwelldeserved rest,” aschool press releasesays. Photo: Supplied

CARING: Hannah Roux, inGrade 6 at Westcott Primary School, was honoured forher efforts to collect fundsfor the Chaeli Campaign.She received a certificatefrom Pick n Pay. Photo: Supplied

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END off 2012with one of SouthAfrica’smost-lovedmusicians, Hugh Masekela, at Kirstenbosch Gar-dens on Monday 31 December.

The annual Kirstenbosch New Year’s Eve concertwill also feature HotWater, with their mix of tradition-al African sounds, folk, blues and indie pop rock. With40 albums to his name, the trumpeter fondly known asBra Hugh, is world-renowned and has performed withartists such as Belafonte, Dizzy Gillespie, The Byrds,Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. He recently returnedfrom a tour of Europe with mega star Paul Simon.The gates will open at 19:00, with the concert starting

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Bra Hugh at K’boschBra Hugh at K’bosch LEGEND:HughMasekelawill takethe stageof the annual KirstenboschNewYear’s Eveconcert.Photo: Sup-plied

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People’s Post Constantia-Wynberg LEADER Tuesday 18 December 2012

WrappedSAINT Paul says we should “eat, drink andbe merry”.That is a perfect description of the festive

season. Some people are caught up in the fe-ver-pitch throes of spending, buying andwrapping those gifts.It is the time of year of expectation and re-

turning gifts best left on a shelf. The day afterChristmas, Boxing Day, is one of the busiestdays in the retail sector, what with all thosereturns or unwanted gifts being converted tocash. It is also a time, to borrow a phrase,when many buy items they don’t need, to im-press people they don’t like with money theyhave yet to earn. Instead of hovering at a shelfto dither over price versus value, there arecountless gifts no store could ever stock.These, too, can be gifted.For those at a loss over what to give to

whom, there are options.Cast your glance at others around you. Per-

haps they really do not needmore clothes, butothers would be happy to take your oldclothes gathering dust in the corner of yourcupboard. What about your “fat” clothes or“thin” clothes you may never again wear?Give it away to a shelter or the Salvation Ar-my.Demand is at a premium for blood. This is

a product man cannot make. When you do-nate blood, your own stock is replenished ingood time.Spend your cash wisely. Remember a loved

one who has passed on in the year by makingapledge to aworthycause. Pickone inhonourof your late relative or friend.There are other gifts you could never buy,

like showing somepatience towards cashiers.They are particularly under pressure thistime of year and could dowith some courtesy.Prepare a meal for the homeless, spend

some time with people in hospitals or specialcare centres, give a smile to someone else ora visit to an elderly neighbour. Whatever yougive, the choice remains yours.

First create jobsTHE City of Cape Town is request-ing that we, Joe Public, come for-ward with ideas on how to makeCape Town Stadium economicallyviable.This statement surprises me be-

cause when we give proposals onhow to create employment thereseems to be no interest, but now weare good enough to try and help theCity saddle the white elephant.My response is to sell the stadium

to a consortium from across theseas.Now back to us and our unem-

ployment rates. As a country withtraditions and cultures, we cannev-er change – nomatter howWestern-ised we want to be.On the Cape Flats we have had

hawkers standing on the pavementselling their goods. We have hadhorse-and-cart teams doing thesame. Both created employmentand business.I was recently at a fleamarket and

admired how people were using atrailer, which they transportedwith a vehicle, to sell their goods.I saw (it as) a potential for our

youth who cannot find work to op-erate trailer-orientated businesses.Imagine: with simple guidelines

and authorisation and away fromother vested businesses we havepeople selling from trailers parkedin authorised demarcated spaces.The possibilities are endless andthe main aim is to reincarnate themodernised metal horse-and-cartdoing business and creating em-ployment.I have no proposal for our stadi-

um, but I amproposing a small solu-tion to a big problem.KEITH BLAKEOttery

We are never aloneTHERE are often times when everythingseems hopeless and lost; when fear over-whelms us or we experience the loss of aloved one.These leave uswith a feelings of loneliness

that border on despair.Others, who are less fortunate, are not as

blessed. Even if you have support, you still

feel that sometimes that support falls away,because naturally they have their own fami-lies to take care of.Even though sometimes we feel lonely, we

know we are not alone. Sometimes we allowthe loneliness to overpower us, because webuild walls around us instead of bridges.When life pushes you into all kinds of cri-

ses, you should never forget the goodnessand faithfulness of God.SISTER CHERYLL HENDRICKS

Thanks to all our ‘heroes’THE Christian Benevolent Society (CBS)wishes it’s unsung heroes a very blessedChristmas and a prosperous New Year.We thank you, our super heroes who have

made our work possible – from the bottomof our hearts, a hearty cheer. Had it not beenfor your generous support the work of theCBS would grind to a halt.This year we had the privilege of making

outreaches for children, prisoners and un-employed people possible. We were able toassist with feeding schemes and also in thedevelopment of other Christian organisa-tions.This has only been possible thanks to you.

Your generosity and continued support al-lows the Christian Benevolent Society tochange this world one soul at a time. We canonly pray, whatever the new year brings,God will continue to bless you and impress

upon your heart the need for interventionsto uplift the dignity of your fellowman creat-ed in the image of God Almighty.We appeal to you, our supporters to join

countless others in not buying Christmaspresents this year, but to use the money forpledging to the CBS worthy causes. Pleaseconsider touching the heart of God thisChristmas by helping your fellow man.Only your continued support makes the

work of transformation possible. Please al-lowyour fellowman to reachhis fullGod-giv-en potential. Daily we are approached bymany for assistance and awell-placed pledgecan make a world of difference!Thankyouandplease enjoy the festive sea-

son, filled with love and laughter and madespecial by family and friends.ALPHONSO SLINGEREmail

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Tuesday 18 December 2012 SPORT People’s Post Constantia-Wynberg

The sporting year that wasLIAM MOSES

IN 2012 People’s Post brought readerssport stories of achievement in the face ofadversity, as well as hard-hitting, topicaland fresh sport news.

In this article we look back on a few of themost notable stories of this year.In the first edition of the year People’s Post

wrote about Andrew Chin, RamBarkai, ToksViviers, Kieron Palframan and Ryan Stram-rood, all swimmers from the southern sub-urbs whowon third place in the Performanceof the Year category at the annual WorldOpen Water Swimming Association awards.They achieved this after completing a trio

of extreme cold-water swimming events inonly 10 days in March 2011.We also featured a story on Sven Greef, a

31-year-old father of two and amateur cyclist,who cycled 1 400km from Johannesburg toCape Town for charity in just 12 days.In February we interviewed Braam Mal-

herbe, a local extreme athlete and adventur-er, whohad just returned from the SouthPoleChallenge. Malherbe, from the CBD, spent 25days in the Antarctic and walked over 742kmacross the frozen continent.We also brought you the news that Noore

Nacerodien, the formervice-president of Soft-ball South Africa (SSA), had been reinstated

after having a suspension overturned.Nacerodien, chairperson of the local organ-

ising committee for the 2011 InternationalSoftball Federation Women’s Junior WorldChampionship, was suspended for failing toattend a SSAmeeting to present a detailed re-port on the tournament.In April mother-of-two Andrea Boettger

(43) ran the entire Two Oceans Marathonwhile pushing her wheelchair-bound sonAlex (10). The twoboth suffer fromcongenitalmuscular dystrophy and finished the 56kmmarathon in under seven hours.The Fish Hoek Lifesaving Club also made

headlines that month, winning the South Af-rican Surf Lifesaving Championships inDur-ban for the second year running. They werealso placed third at the South African NipperChampionships in Port Elizabeth.The Cape Town football fraternity was

rocked by controversy in April when theeventual winners of Metropolitan PremierCup were accused of cheating.PhilippiUnitedFootball Clubwere accused

of fielding an over-aged and incorrectly regis-tered player in the tournament. SAFA CTsubsequently launched an investigation.Former Santos coachBoebie Solomonswas

appointed as director of coaching at theMitchell’s Plain Local Football Association(LFA).People’s Post shed light on tensions be-

tween schools and rugby clubs in the south-ern suburbs in May when schools claimedtheir players were being lured away to playfor clubs.Manenberg rugby coach Saaid Blake also

took up a major coaching position in themonth. The MIT Rangers head coach was se-lected as an assistant coach for the 2012 WPCraven Week team.We also brought you the story of Edward

Murdoch, a Fish Hoek resident who compet-ed in the Jive Slave Route Challenge at theage of 79.In June we informed you about the post-

ponement of theCokeCupdue to the slowpro-duction of player registration cards by SAFACT.In July, we reported on claims that Cape

Town athletes representing South Africa attheLondonOlympicsweregivenpoorqualitygifts by theWestern Cape Department of Cul-tural Affairs and Sport at a send off before thegames.People’s Post hit an albatross in August

when we reported on Greenhaven golfer Ish-mail Adams, who was still making par at theage of 80.We also brought you news of table tennis

coach Greg Naik, who hired a lawyer and en-listed the help of the Western Province SportCouncil and Department of Cultural Affairsand Sport in his fight against a two-year sus-

pension from WP Table Tennis.In September, People’s Post also inter-

viewed Chris du Pont seconds after he defeat-ed Craig Fourie and became the Cape FightLeague heavy-weight champion.WP Schools Water Polo also inked a

R400 000 sponsorship deal with internationalfinancial services firm Maitland.Dawn Matthei (50), from Strandfontein,

made it to the sports pages in September aftermaking it to the top of Mount Elbrus, thehighest mountain in Europe.The Engen Knockout Challenge took place

in October, with Ajax triumphing 3-1 overhost club Engen Santos in the final.The South African blind cricket team’s

preparation for the inaugural T20 BlindCricket World Cup in India also made head-lines.We focused on the upcoming inter-provin-

cial youth weeks in November, when wespoke to Nabeal Dien, head of amateur crick-et at WP Cricket, about the concerns regard-ing the make-up of the organisation’s juniorteams.In December People’s Post reported on an

agreement signed by the Konkan Cricket As-sociation (KCA) andWPCricket,which couldsee the KCA become affiliated to the union.Armand Bam, coach of the South African

blind cricket team, was also appointed to theWorld Blind Cricket Council (WBCC).

BOWLED: Travis Townsend, of RondeboschCricketClub, loses hiswicket during aWesternProvince Cricket Association 1A League one day match against United Cricket Club atthe Tony Dumas Oval in Rondebosch on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

Couple take to the AtlanticLIAM MOSES

ATOKAIwomanwill leave for the adventureof a lifetime when she sets sail from Simon’sTown in the Governor’s Cup Yacht Race(GCYR) on Saturday.The Governor's Cup will see 19 boats cross

3 500km (1750 nautical miles) of the AtlanticOcean from the False Bay town to St Helena,one of the world’s most remote islands.Although the race is downwind and consid-

ered to be relatively easy compared to otheryacht races, the weather, waves and heavyworkload are still expected to give competi-tors a stiff challenge.However, Kathy Edmeades (47) says she

doesn’t fear the wide, open expanse that liesbetween her and the British colony.“That doesn’t bother me because I am used

to the sea. The only thing I might be worriedabout is if we hit seriously rough seas, but Ihave been told that it’s the milk run,” saysEdmeades.“The wind is behind you so it’s a lot easier

to sail. The closer you get to the equator it’seasier to sail because of the trade winds.”Edmeades will be racing in a class one mo-

no-hull boat called African Renaissance,along with her partner, Wayne Badenhorst(55).During the night she and Badenhorst will

take twohour turnskeepingwatchandensur-ing the boat stays on course. Ideally a boat’ssize would have a crew of around four people.Badenhorst, a Claremont resident, says the

lack of sleep and physical exertion that comeswith sailing the boat “two-handed”will be thetoughest challenge.“You need to be in peak fitness. It is a tech-

nical sport. You can handle things and youhave a lot of sea-room out there, so there isspace if there is a problem and you head off

in one direction,” he says.“But you still needadecent level of physical

fitness to cope with so little sleep over tendays. And to have to eat, clean, shower, navi-gate and report on the radio is quite a strainon the body.”Although neither have taken part in the

race before, Badenhorst is an experiencedsailor with close 100 000 nautical miles underhis belt and 38 years of experience racing anddelivering yachts around the globe.He co-owns the boat, which he built him-

self, andEdmeades sayshaving someonewithso much experience on the trip has helped toallay what little fear she has.“The first couple of nights are going to

scare me, because we are in the shippinglanes so we have these huge tankers and bigfishing boats (around us). You will have tokeep a watch, especially at night,” she says.Badenhorst says the boat is capable of

reaching St Helena in nine days, even witha crew of only two. The pair have set this anda podium finish as their target for the race.“If we get the right weather from the first

day, we can probably be up there.We are defi-nitely not going for a cruise.”

HARD TO PORT: Kathy Edmeades and WayneBadenhorst. Photo: Liam Moses

Mutual snatch a late victoryLIAM MOSES

OLDMUTUAL FCwill go into the festive sea-son break with a win to their name.The Pinelands club went into the Second

Division fixture on the back of two defeats,the last of which was a heavy 4-0 loss to PeaceMakers at the Phillipi Stadium.Mutual looked like they were headed for

their third consecutive losswhen the visitorstook the lead early in the secondhalf, but theycame back to win 2-1.Former Bafana Bafana player Gerald Sto-

ber, Mutual’s head coach, praised his side fortheir determination.“The result (and getting the three points)

is good. In the first half our quality was poor,but in the second half the players showedsome character,” says Stober.“The (substitute) players did the job. Ida’s

Valley did well in the first half, but you needto keep on playing for the full 90 minutes. For

us, it will do the team good to get the result.A couple of results haven’t gone our way,even though we played well. Today we werenot on top of our game, but towards the endthe guys showed what they can do.”Ida’sValley looked determined to record an

upset inPinelands and they came close to tak-ing an early lead when striker RyanWagenaar burst onto a through ball andforced Mutual goalkeeper Rory Obrien topush the ball onto the post.TheykeptMutualunderpressure andnear-

ly took the lead from a well-taken set piece,when the ball smashed into the side nettingafter it was crossed into the box, in the thirdminute.Mutual eventually registered their first

shot on goal in the 25th minute, when a tameshot from a free kick – just outside the area

– was comfortably saved by the Ida’s Valleygoalie Thomas Dicks.They had their first clear-cut chance two

minutes later when a ball over the Ida’s Val-ley defence put Dante Lamb one-on-one withthe Dicks. But the shot was poorly directedand easily saved.The visitors continued to pepper the Old

Mutual goal with shots and drew anothersave from the keeper in the 32ndminute, forc-ing him to concede a corner with a fiercelystruck free kick.Old Mutual started the second half with in-

creased vigour and commitment to attack,but despite dominating the opening exchang-es they went behind in the seventh minute,after conceding apenalty for ahandball in thebox. Wagenaar stepped up for Ida’s Valleyand struck the ball past Obrien.

Mutual almost equalised immediatelywhen a shot that cannoned off both posts be-fore being cleared was unleashed.Trailing,Mutual playedwithmoreurgency

and they eventually equalised in the 32ndminute from a free kick.The ball was floated towards the far post of

the Ida’s Valley goal and substitute ClaudioCarneiro soared above the crowded box tohead past an advancing Dicks.Thehome teamcontinued topress and stole

the victory with another header. This time itwas captain Ashley Opperman took the hon-ours, diving to meet a cross from the leftflank.Mutual will take a three-week break, along

with the rest of the Second Division, beforeresuming in January.Stober added the team would be working

hard throughout the recess, trying improvetheir performance and develop the team’sstyle of play.

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People's Post Page 16 Phone: 021 713 9440 | ppost.mobi Tuesday 18 December 2012

Rumours surroundMilano coach

LIAM MOSES

MILANO UNITED have rubbished ru-mours that their newly appointed techni-cal director could soon take up the headcoach role at local rivals Santos.

Brandon Truter joined the Grassy Parkside in late October, after leaving Second Di-vision side Cape Town All Stars earlier thatmonth.Reports of another move for Truter first

surfaced on Monday 3 December, when Soc-cer Laduma published the story online.Truter admits he negotiated with Santos

and spent a week with the team, but that noagreement was made.“Milano started negotiating and offeredme

a contract as technical director. When Isigned the contract I notified Santos that I amtaking the job at Milano,” says Truter.“There was a bit a bad blood and court ac-

tion was threatened because they said I hada verbal agreement (with them), but nothingwas agreed.”According to Truter, Santos chairman

GoolamAllie has claimed he could be joining

the People’s Team, since has signed for Mi-lano, on two occasions.Headds the rumourshavebeendistracting,

as he received several concerned phone callson Friday 14 December, saying he is “com-pletely happy” at Milano.Allie, however, says Truter was never of-

fered a positionwith the senior team andwasjust considered for a role with the youthteams. “(There is) absolutely no truth (tothat). There was never a discussion withBrandon Truter to become a senior coach atmy club, ever,” Allie says.“He was employed by the club in the youth

department. He came for two days – he madean agreement, (which) we were going to putdown in writing, (but) the next minute hewent to Milano. There was never ever a dis-cussion of him (being in charge of) the seniorteam.“We never approached him – the approach

was made by him and he was with us before,so we were prepared to take him.”Whenquestioned about current head coach

Mart Nooij’s future, Allie said changeswouldbe communicated through the website orpress releases should it transpire.

KICK IT: Roses United’s Pule Letshabo and Milano United’s Chad Robertson kick at the ballduring a National First Division match at Rooikraans in Grassy Park on Saturday. The gamefinished in 11 draw. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

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