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Dinner Specials Dinner Specials Counting cost of country life JUANITA WILLIAMS LIVING in a green meadow may sound idyllic, but for owners of properties in Forest Glade, Tokai, it has expensive drawbacks. The townhouse development, built in the 1970s, backs onto an open green space with the Prinseskasteel River rambling through it. The 103 Homeowners Association (103 HOA) leases the 24 450m² of open space from the municipality and has fenced it in for secu- rity reasons. Part of the lease agreement is that they maintain the Prinseskasteel River. In 2002, the home owners engaged a fresh- water ecologist, who made recommendations for management of the river. “Unfortunately, they were unaware the sta- bilisation, construction and maintenance ac- tivities they undertook within the river re- quired a prior Environmental Impact Assess- ment (EIA) approval in accordance with the amended 2010 National Environmental Man- agement Act (Nema) EIA regulations,” says Nick Steytler of Khula Environmental Con- sultants. The authorities have brought this to the as- sociation’s attention. The river is showing signs of environmental degradation like lo- calised erosion and collapsing stream banks. To rectify the matter the association has commissioned a basic assessment process which is currently underway. Steytler says the environmental laws are very detailed and few people are aware of the complications. He says a more comprehensive, rehabilita- tion plan needs to be implemented to remedy the damage, prevent increasing erosion and reshape the river. “The main solution is to install six gabion weirs across the river to reduce the erosive capacity of the river. Long-term maintenance is also required to control alien plants and re- pair any further damage to the banks and ga- bion structures. “Although the cost will be steep it will be worth the expense as it enables the homeown- ers to retain the lease,” says Steytler. The association has already spent thou- sands of rands on the previous efforts to man- age the erosion problem. He anticipates the work will be phased in over a number of years which will help with the expense. When the rehabilitation has been complet- ed it will result in a river system which will prove of benefit to the community down- stream. He expects work to begin in Decem- ber or early next year. Steytler says the government has money for environmental rehabilitation and envi- ronmental NGOs like Wildlife and Environ- ment Society of South Africa (Wessa) and pri- vate businesses sometimes put money into these projects. “For instance, the manage- ment and maintenance of the Keyser River Restoration Project which local businesses helped to fund.” Sue Mol, chairperson of 103 HOA, says al- though this is an expensive exercise, the work has to be done. “A further complication is that the home- owners lease the land from the City, but the river actually falls under the provincial gov- ernment,” Mol says. “The land used to be zoned public open space, but since we fenced it in, it has become private open space. It is really a marshland and only suitable for walking dogs and at the weekend (11/12 August) it was like a lake,” says Mol, who has lived there for 15 years. “This could be an important breeding ground for the endangered Leopard Toad. We also get visited by the baboons who like to eat the natural vegetation, but since the new monitors have been employed the situation has improved,” she says. The 103 HOA has applied to City for assist with the cost of the upgrade. A Draft Basic Assessment Report is availa- ble for review on request from Khula as part of the public participation process. Anyone who wishes to comment needs to register and/or submit comment in writing to Khula Environmental Consultants, c/o Nick Steytler at [email protected] before Friday 21 September. With National Braai Day (Monday 24 Sep- tember) drawing near- er South Africa’s braai king, Jan Braai (cen- tred), launched his new recipe book, Fire- works, at the Media24 head office in Cape Town. Photographed with Braai, from left, is Stormers fullback Joe Pietersen, Daleen van der Merwe and Mas- terchef SA judge Pete Goffe-Wood. Photo: Michael Hammond/Photo24 Favourite pastime Favourite pastime
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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 21 August 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481
CONSTANTIA/WYNBERG
“Tel l ing it as it is”
224Main Road, Diep River 021 715 9919 www.tavernpeople.co.za224Main Road, Diep River 021 715 9919 www.tavernpeople.co.za
Tavern n AleThe TavernRestaurant
MONDAY –famous Spare Ribs 1kg R90TUESDAY –Giant Burgers R35WEDNESDAY –Curry Night R55THURSDAY – Schnitzel & Sauce R50FRIDAY – Rump Steak & Sauce R60SATURDAY – Prawns Special R55Seafood Platter R85SUNDAY – Sunday Roast Special R55
MONDAY –famous Spare Ribs 1kg R90TUESDAY –Giant Burgers R35WEDNESDAY –Curry Night R55THURSDAY – Schnitzel & Sauce R50FRIDAY – Rump Steak & Sauce R60SATURDAY – Prawns Special R55Seafood Platter R85SUNDAY – Sunday Roast Special R55
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Counting cost of country lifeJUANITA WILLIAMS
LIVING in a green meadow may soundidyllic, but for owners of properties inForest Glade, Tokai, it has expensivedrawbacks.
The townhouse development, built in the1970s, backs onto an open green space withthePrinseskasteelRiver rambling through it.The 103 Homeowners Association (103
HOA) leases the 24 450m² of open space fromthemunicipality andhas fenced it in for secu-rity reasons.Part of the lease agreement is that they
maintain the Prinseskasteel River.In 2002, the home owners engaged a fresh-
water ecologist, whomade recommendationsfor management of the river.“Unfortunately, theywereunaware the sta-
bilisation, construction and maintenance ac-tivities they undertook within the river re-quired a prior Environmental Impact Assess-ment (EIA) approval in accordance with theamended 2010 National Environmental Man-agement Act (Nema) EIA regulations,” says
Nick Steytler of Khula Environmental Con-sultants.The authorities have brought this to the as-
sociation’s attention. The river is showingsigns of environmental degradation like lo-calised erosion and collapsing stream banks.To rectify the matter the association has
commissioned a basic assessment processwhich is currently underway.Steytler says the environmental laws are
very detailed and few people are aware of thecomplications.He says a more comprehensive, rehabilita-
tion plan needs to be implemented to remedythe damage, prevent increasing erosion andreshape the river.“The main solution is to install six gabion
weirs across the river to reduce the erosivecapacity of the river. Long-termmaintenanceis also required to control alien plants and re-pair any further damage to the banks and ga-bion structures.“Although the cost will be steep it will be
worth the expense as it enables the homeown-ers to retain the lease,” says Steytler.The association has already spent thou-
sands of rands on the previous efforts toman-age the erosion problem. He anticipates theworkwill be phased in over anumber of yearswhich will help with the expense.When the rehabilitation has been complet-
ed it will result in a river system which willprove of benefit to the community down-stream. He expects work to begin in Decem-ber or early next year.Steytler says the government has money
for environmental rehabilitation and envi-ronmental NGOs like Wildlife and Environ-ment Society of SouthAfrica (Wessa) and pri-vate businesses sometimes put money intothese projects. “For instance, the manage-ment and maintenance of the Keyser RiverRestoration Project which local businesseshelped to fund.”Sue Mol, chairperson of 103 HOA, says al-
though this is an expensive exercise, thework has to be done.“A further complication is that the home-
owners lease the land from the City, but theriver actually falls under the provincial gov-ernment,” Mol says.“The land used to be zoned public open
space, but since we fenced it in, it has becomeprivate open space. It is really a marshlandand only suitable for walking dogs and at theweekend (11/12 August) it was like a lake,”says Mol, who has lived there for 15 years.“This could be an important breeding
ground for the endangered Leopard Toad.Wealso get visited by the baboonswho like to eatthe natural vegetation, but since the newmonitors have been employed the situationhas improved,” she says.The 103 HOA has applied to City for assist
with the cost of the upgrade.A Draft Basic Assessment Report is availa-
ble for review on request from Khula as partof the public participation process. Anyonewho wishes to comment needs to registerand/or submit comment in writing to KhulaEnvironmental Consultants, c/o NickSteytler at [email protected] beforeFriday 21 September.
With National BraaiDay (Monday 24 September) drawing nearer South Africa’s braaiking, Jan Braai (centred), launched his newrecipe book, Fireworks, at the Media24head office in CapeTown. Photographedwith Braai, from left, isStormers fullback JoePietersen, Daleen vander Merwe and Masterchef SA judge PeteGoffeWood. Photo:MichaelHammond/Photo24
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Page 2 People’s Post Constantia-Wynberg GENERAL Tuesday 21 August 2012
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Green fingers meetTHE Cape Horticultural Society will host itsannual Flower and Garden Show at the Al-phenCentre inConstantia onSaturday 1 and
Sunday 2 September from 10:00 until 16:00.The showwill host five speakers and talks
will range from Organic Gardening to theConstantia Green Belt. Tickets cost R10,scholars enter free. For more informationcall Glenda on 0 (021) 531 5713.
Anyone for a hike?THEMeridian Hiking Club will host severalhikes for the rest of August. The club adviseshikers to contact the hike leader on the day,should it be raining. The following hikes areplanned:
. Saturday 25 August: Newlands ForestBeginners Trail
from themain entrance at 08:30. Hike lead-er: Vicky 2 [email protected]
. Saturday 25 August: YellowwoodTraverse. Hike leader:Viv 2 [email protected].
. Sunday 26 August: Silvermine SkylinePanorama path. Hike leader: Dolores 2 [email protected].
. Sunday 26 August: Back Table Adven-ture Tour. Hike leader: Dave 2 [email protected] or 0 082 569 1111.
. Friday 31 August: Lion’s Head, BlueMoon. Hike leader: Maré 2 [email protected].
Keeping up with the Eid-dashiansKeepingKeeping upup withwith thethe Eid-dashiansEid-dashiansDear reader,
Occasions such as Christmasand Eid are renowned for up-holding traditions and cus-toms.
On Sunday, South Africansjoined 1.5 billion Muslimsaround the world in celebrat-ing Eid-ul-Fitr, the festival ofcharity signalling the endof theholy month of Ramadan.
In addition to prayers, spend-ing time with family andfriends and enjoying tradition-al Eid dishes such as leg of lamb, breyani andtrifle, it was a time to celebrate, unite andgive thanks for our many blessings.
Also, to forgive.Generosity prevails during this time, with
“Labarang boxes” – equivalent of a Christ-mas box – given to parents and children in
the family and community.When my five siblings and I
were laaities, we would traipseDistrict 6, Drydocks andWalm-er Estate on Eid, returninghome at the end of the day withR2 – made up of half, one andtwo cents.
We were chuffed with ourtakings – money had a lot morevalue then.
Youcouldget three sweets forhalf cent at Mr Goodman’s, ourfavourite sweet and comic bookshop in Hanover Street.
Today however, with inflation as it is andthe depreciation of our currency, it is com-mon for the children in my family to amasshundreds of rands on Eid.
But not everything about tradition, as in-terpreted by some families, leaves warmfuzzy feelings.
In the 70s and 80s, childrenwould spendEidplaying games on granny’s stoep, or gatherin a room while the aunts and uncles sit inthe lounge around a decadent tea table.
My gran’s house in Ravenscraig Road,Walmer Estate, would hum with happiness,laughter, chatter – and the invariable familyspat that signalled the end of another “tradi-tional” Abrahams Eid, and time for everyoneto say their perhaps not-so-fond goodbyes.
Despite best intent and value extractedfrom events at gran’s house, my siblings andI have also had a few “too traditional” Eidsthat saw among others, a delicate cushion be-ing flung, ire at a sibling notorious for visit-ing our parents’ house too late and inabilityto reach consensus as at whose house to endthe day.
Perhaps technology holds the answer to al-tering tradition as our family observes it. OnEid, during visits, most youngsters andadults spent sufficient quality timewith their
cellphones, sending greetings to others andkeeping contact. It’s more efficient and eco-friendly to send electronic greeting cards –and potentially less volatile.
Another solution may be that we revert tomaking things; clothes for ourselves and ourchildren, bake from scratch our pastries andbiscuits as opposed to buying almost every-thing nowadays.
Perhaps we aren’t tired enough on Eid, be-cause we’ve bought the lekker tartlets andsteak pies once traditionally lovingly madeby our mothers and grandmothers.
Nice thought in theory, but I prefer buyingmy favourite treats, in the same loving waymy mom and gran made them.
’Til next time, go well!ConnectED is a weekly column by Peo-
ple’s Post editor FerozaMiller-Isaacswhocan be contacted on [email protected]. People’s Post in online. Visitwww.peoplespost.co.za.
BLESSED: Thousands of Muslims flocked to Three Anchor Bayon Saturday night to get a glimpse of the new moon which signalled the end of Ramadan and the celebration of EidulFitr.
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Weather plays havoc withDiep River police phonesA HICCUP in the phone system at Diep Riv-er police station is causing grief.
Captain Clive Muller, the station’s com-munications officer, says the charge officephone number (021) 710 7314 has provedvery unreliable.
“When the phone rings we can’t hear theperson on the other end, but they can hearus,” says Muller. “Callers think we havebeen rude and put the phone down onthem.”
Muller says the trouble has been linkedto the underground network and the foulweather has compounded the problem.
Senior Telkom Operator Beryl Siebritzsays the problem is intermittent. She saysthe service provider who manages thecomputer system is trying to sort the prob-lem out. “Sometimes you can hear people,sometimes you can’t”.
Siebritz suggests people contact the sta-tion on (021) 710 7306/7, or (021) 710 7388 atweekends. Station Commander Lieuten-ant Colonel Lulama Lurwengu is nowputting pressure on the service providersto sort out the problem immediately.
Meanwhile, Lurwengu suggests anyonewith an emergency call 10111.
Cops get themA HIGH-SPEED chase through Otteryended inPrinceGeorgeDrive –where thepolice collared a suspect.
Constable Yuri Ray and Warrant OfficerTobias van der Walt, of the Diep River police,say the chase started near the Royal CapeGolf Club, in Ottery. It continued on to theM5 and stopped in Prince George Drive.
A man from Grassy Park was arrested. Hecannot be named until he has pleaded.
Two police vehicles and the suspect’s carwere damaged during the pursuit. Van derWalt sustained a serious ankle injury whenhe ran after the suspect on foot.
The man was arrested and charged withreckless and negligent driving.
Diep River Station Commander Lieuten-ant Colonel Lulama Lurwengu thanked thetwo police officers for their efforts.
A suspect wrestled a gun from a constable
during an arrest in a separate incident. Wyn-berg police stopped the man in Bexhill Roadon Saturday 18 August.
They found he was carrying dagga.Wynberg police corporate communica-
tions officer Captain Andre Venter sayswhile they tried to handcuff him, the manstarted a fight and grabbed the constable’sgun.
He pointed the gun at the constable andtried to pull the trigger, but the safety catchwas on. The suspect’s girlfriend tried to in-terfere. A student constable fired a shot intothe air and the gun was retrieved.
The man was arrested for possession ofdagga, common robbery, pointing a firearm,possession of a firearm and assault. His girl-friend was arrested for obstructing/interfer-ing with an officer while he was performinghis duty.
Both suspects are now in custody.
BUDDING SCIENTISTS: Jordan George (Muizenberg), AzraMajiet (Grassy Park) and Britney Robyn (Retreat) at the fifth HIP2B2 iTHINK Challenge at Blue Route Mall. Theytook part in a quizzes, riddles and experiments. The event was held in celebration ofNational Science Week, which ran from Saturday 28 July until Saturday 4 August.
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Variety of talks at StonehavenTHE Union of Jewish Women will hold anadult education programme on Wednesday 22and Wednesday 29 August at Stonehaven at10:00 for 10:30.
Andrew Marjoribanks of Wordsworth willdiscuss the latest books on 22 August, whileRhoda Kadalie, the executive director of theImpumelelo Social Innovations Centre, willdeliver a talk entitled Demonstrating BestPractice in South Africa.
Tickets, at R20, include refreshments.On Thursday 30 August a series of three lec-
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CAN’T AFFORD: Thandi Mbadamana believesquality healthcare is expensive. “If I could afford I would pay. At themoment I will continuegoing to government institutons where Iwon’t have to pay.”
EQUALITY: Ingrid Roberts says everyoneshould get the best healthcare. “Health is important and there should be standard prices.”
NOT SURE: Paul Cochrane says he is on thefence. “There could be a reasonwhy hospitalsare expensive. It could be they need to keepthe hospital running and need to charge people to do so. I also believe is unfair to thosewho can’t afford.”
QUALITY OVER COST : Kevin Brown says allmedication should be of high standards. “Government institutions should improve on service and no one will want to go private hospitals. The hospitals are expensive becausethey provide better services.”
UNFAIR: Paul Kalala says all should get treatment. “The hospitals are expensive and it isnot right because not everyone can afford it.”
MONEY TALKS: Rosanna Baron says thosewho can afford get better healthcare. “It Issad because the private hospitals and specialists charge toomuch. Themajority of people can’t afford them so those who can getthe best.”
A HEALTH Department finding that hospi-tals and specialists are driving up medicalcosts has reportedly been welcomed by theBoard ofHealthcare Funders of SouthernAf-rica (BHF).
The Council forMedical Schemes’ 2010 an-nual report also reportedly found expendi-
ture on private hospitals by medicalschemes rose by 109.3% in real terms be-tween 2000 and 2009.People’s Post’s internsTarren-LeeHabel-
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Conwoman ‘lifts’cash during rideJUANITA WILLIAMS
OFFERING a stranger a lift inher car has ended up costing aMeadowridge woman R2 500 –and her faith in humanity.
Joy Gray says the money wentmissing from her handbag after shedropped off a woman in Retreat.
Gray, who works at a southernsuburbs hospital, drove to the carpark behind Pick n Pay in Wynbergto buy fabric.
After her shopping jaunt, she gotback into her car when a woman ap-peared “out of nowhere” and start-ed to talk to her.
“She said she knew me, becauseshe also works at the hospital, inthe department which sterilises thebandages and dressings,” says
Gray who describes the suspect asa “well-dressed woman in her 50s”.
She gave the woman a lift.“She was wearing a beret and had
a scar on her mouth. She seemed re-spectable. Before she got into thepassenger seat, I put my handbag atthe back of the car, out of the way.The woman was scratching aroundlooking for the seat belt all the timeand I had to stop the car to helpher,” says Gray.
“At no time did I become suspi-cious. In fact the woman even of-fered me R20 to pay for the ride.”
“The woman said she lived in Re-treat, but became concerned whenI drove off the Main Road. Then shesaid she wanted to go to a shop andI dropped her off near Retreat sta-tion.
“As she got out of the car she
thanked me and offered to bring mea tart to thank me.”
Later, Gray discovered to herhorror that R2 500 was missing.
“I couldn’t believe it and keptlooking for the money in the car.She seemed such a nice woman,and I was even more shocked thatI believed her.
“I never knew what the word‘conned’ meant until it happened tome,” she says.
Gray went to the Diep River Po-lice Station to talk the incident overwith a trauma counsellor and wasadvised to report the case to Kirst-enhof police, who gave her a casenumber.
Captain Andre Venter of Wyn-berg police says he hasn’t receivedany other reports about problemsin the car park.
BALLERINA GIRL: Caitlin Tanner, of Kirstenhof, won the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Junior Bursary Competition which was held at Artscape. The 12yearold Springfield Convent pupil competed in the category for girls aged 11 to 14. Photo: Supplied
The greening ofBlue Route MallINDIGENOUS plants and ev-ergreen trees play a majorpart in the new designerlandscape at Blue RouteMall.
Centre manager WendyRadford says the idea is tofoster biodiversity and cre-ate plenty of shade and lushgreenery for the parking ar-ea.
The flowering plants havebeen specially chosen so thatthere is always a bright showof colour around the mall.The trees and landscapingwill green the parking areaand soften the expanse ofhard surfacing.
Landscaping varies be-tween a natural type of land-scaping around the parkingarea and changing to a moreformal style nearer the mall.
Evergreen trees have beenchosen because they will notdrop berries and clog up the
permeable paving.Careful selection ensured
that the species could with-stand the south-easterlywinds.
“Landscaping was part ofthe building plan agreementand the requirements tookhigh priority in the designand choice of plants andtrees,” says Radford.”
A wide range of environ-mental issues were ad-dressed through the land-scape plan promoting thegoals of increasing biodiver-sity, greening the city andwaterwise gardening.
A mini-borehole was sunkto irrigate the plants andtrees and a rain sensor hasbeen installed to ensure irri-gation does not switch onduring rainy days.
There’s an extra control toensure the watering systemoperates efficiently.
Page 6 People’s Post Constantia-Wynberg PHOTOS Tuesday 21 August 2012
Barbarians take to the stageBarbarians take to the stageNOBEL laureate JMCoetzee’sWaiting forthe Barbarians is for the first time beingperformed as a stage play at the Baxteruntil Saturday 1 September.
Shows are at 19:00.Waiting for the Barbari-ans, which has been adapted for the stage,
is directed by Alexandre Marine and pro-duced by Maurice Podbrey of Mopo Produc-tions.It features a stellar local line-up of eightactors led by Grant Swanby with NicholasPauling, Chuma Sopotela, Owen Manamela-Mogane, Alistair Moulton Black, Ruben En-gel and Anele Situlweni.
HOT TOPIC: Linathi Mbini, Thenjiwe Stemela and Lesoko Seabe discuss Waiting for the Barbarians, now running at the Baxter. Photo: Supplied
FAMILY AFFAIR: Walter, Ruben and Trevor Engel enjoy a night out.
NIGHT OUT: Thumeka Hintsa and Thabang Mmutlone had a ball at the show. Photo: Supplied
FRIENDLY: Lee Buckton and Sello Maroga smile for the camera.
SMILES: Nancy Onyango and Gregg Mwendwa at the show. Photo: Supplied
SOCIAL: A night out with friends, from left, Nicolette Moses, Lauren Hess, Thurlo Cicero andJoseph Mann. Photo: Supplied
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Page 8 People’s Post Constantia-Wynberg NEWS Tuesday 21 August 2012
Child safety at heartJUANITA WILLIAMS
INCREASING numbers of childrenare being removed from homeswhere they are suffering from sexu-al abuse and violence.
The child protection team atBadisa Place of Safety in Wynbergdeals with cases of neglect andabuse each day from Wynberg, toMowbray and Westlake.
Tania Nell, office manager atBadisa Wynberg, says children arereferred to them by social services,relatives, friends, schools or peoplein their community. The cases arefollowed up by an intake workerwithin 24 hours.
“She literally has to drop every-thing and intervene,” she says.
“Then we have 90 days to investi-gate the case which involves a thor-ough investigation of the child’s cir-cumstances. We conduct researchthrough a network of schools, par-ents, as well as clinic and medicalrecords to gain as much informa-tion as possible. In some cases ofsexual or violent abuse, the newChildren’s Act allows us to orderthe father (or suspect) to leave thefamily home immediately.”
Currently this team is dealingwith more than 40 children withpending court cases, including thethree-month-old baby boy who wasdumped in Maynardville Park, onFriday 27 July (“Baby boy still notclaimed”, People’s Post).
Statutory social worker AmandaKruger says if no one claims the ba-by within three months, she will belooking for suitable foster parents.“Instead of abandoning the baby,the mother could have handed herchild in at a place of safety, the po-
lice station or contacted us,” shesays.
Badisa is conveniently situatedopposite the Wetton Road entranceto Maynard Mall parking, at 4 Salis-bury Road. Although people or chil-dren can’t just walk in from thestreet, they can ask for help byphoning the helpline on(021) 761 2671.
“It is advisable to make an ap-pointment,” said Nell, “but on busydays we have to drop everything tohelp people. Unfortunately, our ca-pacity does not provide us with theopportunity to help homeless moth-ers, so we have to refer them to oth-er resources like U-Turn, Red Crossor the shelters.”
Badisa is a faith-based organisa-tion linked to the Dutch ReformedChurch and the United ReformedChurch in Southern Africa, to as-sist the children from poor andneedy homes. There also have a sat-ellite office in Westlake where Rob-in Bakker, the intake officer, dealswith an enormous influx of cases ofneglect and abuse linked to drugsand alcohol. Up to 90% of the casesare drug- and alcohol-related.
“The damage to the children andthe pre-birth damage is horrific,”says Kruger.
An aftercare service for eight- to12-year-olds has also been estab-lished at Westlake, and there are sixgirls currently attending. They aretaught life skills, assisted withhomework and are given a hot,cooked meal. This is just one of thecommunity development projectsrun by Badisa Wynberg.
Kruger says it is an ongoingstruggle to find suitable foster par-ents. “There is a great need for fos-
ter homes for the babies – especiallythose who have been exposed todrug abuse and HIV/Aids. Theseconditions have to be disclosed tothe foster parents.”
The good news is that the newChildren’s Act is making it possiblefor grandparents and unmarried fa-thers to apply through the Chil-dren’s Court for contact and care.
“Removing a child from its homeis a lengthy process and can take upto two years to complete. Childrenremain in foster care for two yearsor until the order is revised. Al-
though the emphasis is on return-ing a child to its home, the truth isthat out of 150 children only threehave been returned home success-fully,” says Anneke du Plessis, whois part of the child protection team.
Screening a child’s background isexpensive. Each case requires atleast R2 000 to research. Sponsorsare hard to find and the team hasto raise 48% of the running costs –the other 52% is provided by the De-partment of Social Security Devel-opment.
This dedicated team is battling to
keep going and urgently requiresan injection of cash to survive. “Weneed to repair the cars which arenecessary for home visits; we needpetrol, tyres and the basics,” saysNell.
“We also need volunteers andpeople with professional skills whocan do pro-bono work.”
Anyone who would like to helpBadisa Wynberg care for needychildren can become a friend andmake a donation towards the work.Nell says: “Just a R200 donation canchange a child’s life”.
HELPING CHILDREN: The child protection team at Badisa in Wynberg, from left, Tania Nell, Robyn Bakker, Annekedu Plessis, Anelle Heyns and Amanda Kruger. Photo: Supplied
When saying ‘no’ is no longer an optionWhenWhen sayisayingng ‘no’ is‘no’ is no lno longer anonger an optionoptionJUANITA WILLIAMS
WITH the highest number ofheroin users in the coun-try, this province’s reputa-tion for drug and alcohol
abuse has taken a firm foothold.
And the numbers are increasing.Apart from the negative effect substance
abuse has on families, it has been linked toviolence, crime and high- risk sexual beha-viour increasing the risk of HIV/Aids, Hep-atitis B and C as well as TB.
Shaun Shelly of Hope House’s new drugcounselling centre in Military Road, Berg-vliet, warns parents that alcohol abuse canbe the gateway to hard drugs for underagedrinkers.
“The Steenberg area is responsible for ahigh percentage of all drug-related crime inthe province,” says Shelly.
“The most common problems are daggaand alcohol abuse, but those seeking helptend to be tik or heroin users. Heroin is be-coming a major problem; it is one of themost difficult drugs to detox from and usu-ally requires some form of medical inter-vention. Alcohol detoxification is also dan-gerous, and can be life-threatening.”
Although there’s plenty of help for well-heeled addicts who can recover in luxuri-ous rehab centres, people in lower-incomebrackets often don’t know where to seekhelp. “In fact, there is a distinct lack of men-tal health services and resources,” saysShelly. “This creates an increasing burdenon the mental health system due to themarked increase in methamphetamine-in-duced (tik) psychosis, which requires psy-chiatric treatment.”
The centre has about 70 cases on file andcounsellors receive daily calls from an-xious mothers who suspect their childrenare taking drugs or drinking too much.
“If clients need medical detoxificationfrom heroin or alcohol we refer them toStikland,” says Shelly.
The drug detox unit at Stikland has a mul-ti-disciplinary team and takes referralsfrom registered substance rehab facilities.
Clients have to be referred by doctors orday hospitals for evaluation, but alcoholicscan book directly by calling (021) 940 4496.
Patients are interviewed to gauge theircondition and determine how long theirtreatment will take. They usually stay atStikland for three to 10 days, or longer ifthere are complications.
“No one is cured of addiction – once ad-dicted, the brain will be permanently sensi-tised to the drugs. In my opinion there isno one-size-fits-all solution and addiction isa chronic complex, multi-faceted, bio-psy-cho-social disease that requires holistictreatment from a multi-disciplinary teamaddressing each one of these aspects of thedisease.
“Most people with a drug problem havenowhere to go for advice because of the stig-ma attached to drug users and they are of-ten turned away from the health services.Some people don’t even have the taxi fareto get to this centre. We don’t charge a fee,
but clients are asked to donate even thesmallest amount towards the service.”
Shelly and volunteer counsellors oper-ate from a cottage on the corner of Kirsten-hof Main and Military roads. The décor ismodern and upbeat, with two comfortabletreatment lounges and furniture. Theycounsel people from 13 to 50 years, from allwalks of life and income groups.
“We get referrals from the police,schools, social workers and employers.Under the new labour laws employers areobliged to assist an employee with a drugproblem. People are also referred by Caf-da, Victoria and False Bay hospitals, Medi-cross, doctors, trauma counsellors,churches and schools.”
He gives talks at schools and says it isnever too early to teach a child about thedevastating effects drugs can have. “Pre-vention should start in primary school.”
In his experience, most teenagers havethe same problems, whether they live inBergvliet or Grassy Park.
“Although drugs are more easily availa-ble in lower socio-economic areas, userssoon find drugs wherever they live.”
Shelly’s background as a recovering ad-dict gives him the insight and wisdom to un-derstand what people are going through.
“We treat people with respect; everyonedeserves a chance. For instance, if a guy iscaught with R30s worth of drugs and getsa criminal record, this can prevent himfinding employment. If the community wasmore supportive, drugs would be less of aproblem.”
Hope House counsellors only use evi-dence-based practices, scientifically provenmethods of treatment. “Everything we do isbased on clear medical and scientific princi-ples,” Shelly says.
Counselling involves group therapy, indi-vidual therapy, life-skills training, mentor-ship, and the 12-step method used by Alco-holics Anonymous and Narcotics Anony-mous. “The results are difficult to measure,but we do have a good success rate. Reco-very takes a long time and it is very impor-tant for clients to continue with the process.Volunteer counsellors have a non-judgmen-
tal, non-punitive approach to treatment andencourage people to build new social bondsand avoid bad company.”
He says they have had some great suc-cesses and rescued marriages from thebrink of disaster and assisted people whowere about to lose their jobs. Many addictsare now leading meaningful lives.
One of the main problems the counsellorsencounter is that people don’t consider dag-ga a drug. “Yet if someone has a predisposi-tion towards psychiatric illness, dagga canincrease the risk of developing the condi-tion. Someone with a tendency towardsschizophrenia must never touch dagga. Tikcan also induce psychosis and psychiatricproblems. These conditions can develop ina matter of months or take years, but alldrugs put people at risk.”
Addiction is a complex field and requiresspecialists with multiple talents. “We haveaccess to a doctor who is an addiction spe-cialist, clinical psychologists, lay counsel-lors, social workers and full-time volun-teers,” says Shelly, who plans to expand in-to an adjacent cottage when the funds andfurniture become available.
Call Hope House on (021) 701 9742 or(021) 715 0424.
The City’s four outpatient alcohol anddrug treatment sites are running free16-week substance abuse rehabilita-tion programmes based on the MatrixModel. Clients 18 or older are welcometo attend and referrals can be made byfamily, friends, colleagues, hospitals,police, churches and drug helplines.The sites are in Tafelsig: WarrenBurnhams (021) 397 8195/8906/8145; Ta-ble View: Abdul Allie (021) 557 1065 or(021) 556 7103; Delft South: NatashaGreen (021) 955 9229/11/50; and Khay-elitsha: Monwabisi Mbandazayo(021) 360 4014/4000.Those suffering of drug or alcoholabuse can call the City’s SubstanceAbuse 24/7 hotline at 0800 435 748.
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Feeding scheme forced to cut backFeeding scheme forced to cut backJUANITA WILLIAMS
THE downturn in the economy hasforced a Lavender Hill woman to reducethe number of children she feedsthrough her feeding scheme.
Marlene Satarein has been runningAbundant Life feeding scheme from herown home for three years. This year hasbeen a real challenge as the poor economyhas caused a cut back in donations of food.
Satarein says they have been forced to re-duce the number of children they feed to100.
“We’ve had to turn away so many of ourchildren empty-handed.Weused to cook forabout 150 children a day. We are really sad-dened by the drop in food supplies. Peoplewhoonce supported theAbundantLife feed-ing scheme are now struggling to keep theirheads above water.”
She says other feeding schemes have hadto close down, and some are charging asmall fee so they canbuy food in for the nextmeal.
Satareinwasworking inDiepRiverwhenshe first started Abundant Life with thehelp of her family and friends in April 2009.Donations from friends, neighbours andreaders of a community newspaper helpedher to buy provisions.
In January, she started a daycare centreto raise money for the feeding scheme, butseveral childrenhave left because their par-ents have suffered financial setbacks andcannot afford to pay.
She has plans to do an early childhood de-velopment training course and improveherskills when time and finances allow.
“Running the feeding scheme and thedaycare centre is anexhausting, but enjoya-
ble task,” she says. “It’s our ministry andour way of caring for children and connect-ing with them. They feel comfortable talk-ing to us when they are in trouble.”
Satarein says many of the children lackconfidence and are victims of substanceabuse.
“Some of our little ones have been diag-nosed with TB and HIV/Aids. All of ourchildren are victims of poverty and need adaily nutritional meal to build up their im-mune systemsandhelp them to concentrateat school.We feelAbundant Life is the voice
for children who cannot speak for them-selves.
We feed themmeals and theword ofGod.”Abundant Life feeds children from one
month to 18 years old, provided they still at-tend school. For their 67minutes onMande-la Day, Saturday 21 July, they invited sen-ior citizens to the food kitchen and treatedthem to foot spa baths and massages.
The oldies were served tea, ginger cakeand koeksisters and presented with giftbags containing socks, foot lotion, soap anda copy of the gospel.
Satarein says: “We are still doing housecalls, massaging feet and handing out therest of the gift bags.”
Abundant Life – which is still supportedby family and friends – needs donations tohelp them continue the good work.
Satarein says: “Just one packet of lentilscan feed up to 10 children, and R100 can fillmany empty tummies.”
Anyone who can assist Abundant Life orwantingmore information on the organisa-tion can contact Marlene Satarein at082 799 3579.
Page 10 People’s Post Constantia-Wynberg LEADER Tuesday 21 August 2012
The gift of lifeTHIS is National Organ Donor AwarenessMonth.In the face of a dire shortage of donors to
match a growing need, this country is puntedon the South African government website as“a world leader for transplants”.This accolade is not undeserved.On3December 1967,DrChristiaanBarnard
performed the world’s first heart transplantafter the family ofDeniseDarvall donated herheart to Louis Washkansky.Darvall suffered severe brain damage in a
car accident and Washkansky was sufferingof gross heart failure and in desperate needof a transplant. It took a dedicated team ninehours to perform the operation.Succumbing to pneumonia, Washkansky
only lived for 18 days after the operation.The theatre where this transplant was per-
formed has been turned into a museum inhonour of these pioneers of medicine, and toDarvall and Washkansky.In a first for the African continent, Durban
will next year host the World TransplantGames.Competitors from some 55 countries are ex-
pected to compete inwhat is the single biggestorgan donor awareness event on the planet.This, in itself, is a celebration of the human
spirit. Their tenacity and strength of charac-ter bear testimony to true grit.The Games should bring together up to
1 500 participants.Since its 1978 creation, the World Trans-
plant Games Federation has sought to createincreased awareness of the need to donate or-gans and to promote the success of organtransplant through sport across the world.Barnard’s skill is now history, but the
shortage of adequate donors is aworrying fac-tor. The first heart transplant was gift to theworld of medicine.The selflessness of organ donors is a gift to
any other human on the face of this earth.That is the first step to being commendable.
There is no higher accolade or honour.
Longer work hours could workI WANTED to comment on Tony Robinson’scomments (“No light bulb moment”, People’sPost) about Eskom’s problem and his total diss-ing of the idea of spreading the working hours.
. Spreading of work hours: Your outright dis-missalwas probably prompted bydeadline pres-sure. It has many positive aspects, besides thespread of the peak energy load. It would also re-duce congestion on the roads, and ease up thepressure on the public transport system. Wehave to keep our grids in readiness for the cou-ple of hours of peak demand each day, insteadof finding ways to ease out the need for suchhigh peaks. Not at all a bad idea to investigate.
So please give this concept more thought thanyou have granted it.
. Gas: Your suggestion that gas would be thesolution to Eskom’s woes, even suggesting that“gas is a permanent solution” is quite short-sighted. How can gas be a permanent solutionwhen it is a non-renewable resource?It, too, will run out and may already be run-
ning low. It would make far more sense to begincollecting all the methane from both animalsand humans and aswell as decomposing vegeta-tion to use instead of gas – that may be a perma-nent solution.JULIAN GORDON
Weigh up allelectric useI COMPLETELY agree withTony Robinson.However, like others who
have commented before, hemisses one quite importantpoint: when all those peoplego home from work to pushup domestic consumptionthey are no longer usingpower at their place of workso there has to be a consider-able drop in business con-sumption.While manual labourers
use little or no electricityduring the day this mustlargely be offset by the pow-er used by large companiesoperating large andmultiplemachines. To take a smallbut everyday example, justwalk in to your local tyre fit-ment depot where there arecar lifts, compressors andother machinery at work allday. When the team knocksoff for the day all these areno longer inuse, andno long-er drawing from Eskom’spower supply. A while laterthese same workers are athome and need to be able totap into the electrical supplyfor those thingsmost of us doat the end of the day.WithEskom’s recent track
record it would not surpriseme if they see domestic andbusiness use as separate is-sues and they don’t see thereduction of one being offsetagainst a rise in the other.M A ROBINSON
Your SMSes. I think women should be encouraged tobreastfeed their babies and don’t see the prob-lem with doing it in public. Why do you haveto plan your feeding to please someone else?Breastfeeding is the best start to your child’s de-velopment. Pearl
. Asamother andageneral practitioner, I seenothing wrong with breastfeeding anywhere,any time. There is nothing better than breast-milk for one’s baby. Those people who suggestscheduled feeding need to take into account thatbreastmilk is easily digested and they will needto feed every two to three hours. Breastfeedingis every mother and baby’s right – if they sochoose – and they deserve to be able to do sowherever andwhenever they have to.Ruve Gal-low
. There is nothing wrong with breastfeeding
in public. I do, but I cover my breast before tak-ing it out. As for having routine: do you stickto your eating times, even in an emergency?
. When babies need to feed, they need to feed.They don’t ask when, where or how. If breast-feeding is done in a decent manner, why shouldpeople get offended? If mothers can’t breastfeedtheir babies in public, then people shouldn’t beallowed to eat in public. Eat at home!
. There is nothing wrong with breastfeedingin public, as long as you cover up. I expressedandbottlefedmybaby inpublic, but after aweekhe refused to drink from the bottle. The nurseat the clinic said he was confused with the nip-ples. So I opted to breastfeed in public if needed.I will only put him back on a bottle once I goback to work. Fatima
. I hope anti-public breastfeeders don’t eat inpublic when hungry – to the point of fainting.Mothers sometimes get delayed before the nextfeed. As long as they cover up!
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Al-Noor homecleared by MJCTAURIQ HASSEN
THE Al-Noor Child and Youth Care Cen-tre had their collection letters re-instat-ed after it was withdrawn due to an inves-tigation by the Muslim Judicial Council.
Collection letters are issued by theMJC toauthorise fundraising.After allegations of a scam resurfaced, the
MJC provisionally withdrew the letters lastmonth.However, the allegations against the
Woodstock facility were ruled to be “un-true”, following an intense investigation in-to thematter by theMJC’s department ofme-diation and arbitration.Sheikh Ismail Beg, a qualified attorney,
headed the investigation and revealed thatthe allegations against the home was “base-less and could not be proven”.“We have in our possession evidence that
discredits the allegations,” Beg says.Rumours around the home being used as
a scam quickly spread through the commu-nity, with emails bouncing around high-lighting the home’s alleged illegal activities(“Centre rallies after scandal”, People’s Post,31 July).People’s Post was once again informed
through an email from makengo@african-
union.za.org, that the home was continuingto fleece donors.Beg confirms that investigations proved
that the defamatory emails were all createdby one person.He says: “This person is on a mission to
destroy the name of Al-Noor, but we can nowclarify that the emails being sent around arenot true.”Prior to the investigation, the MJC imme-
diately withdrew the collection letter au-thorising fundraising for the home.“We immediately established a commis-
sion of inquiry to investigate the allega-tions,” Beg says.Al-Noor director, Amina Fonguh Madien,
has seen the effects of the smear campaign.She says donations to the home has come
to a grinding halt. “This bad news has reallyaffected us this past month and I don’t seewhy the children haveto suffer. If peoplehave a problem, they can rather take it outon me, but leave the children out of it,” shesays.Madien is overjoyed at the MJC’s verdict,
explaining that the home can now focus on“restructuring” their image. “This was atraumatising experience for everybody hereat the home. I really hope things can returnto normal and these ugly rumours can stop,”she says.
COOKING UP ASTORM: Peoplecame out in theirnumbers to helpcook food for thepoor on Saturdaynight. As the holymonth of Ramadandrew to a close, Nakhlistan begantheir hard work toprovide a hot mealfor 65 000 peopleon Eidul Fitr on Sunday. According toNakhlistan’s Fatima Allie, theycooked 151 130 litre pots of foodwhich was distributed to needy communities aroundthe province.
Photo: Laila Majiet
To bloom or not to bloomIT’S a tough call. Lop off their little heads offor let them grow?Every year the City of Cape Town’s Parks
Department must decide whether to mowparks and verges or allow a display of springblossoms.This winter’s weather combined with in-
termittent warm days promotes the rapidgrowth of many species of wild flowers andgrasses. The City’s Mayoral Committeemember forCommunityServices, councillorTandeka Gqada, says weeds thrive underthese conditions and parks and sidewalkscan start to look untidy almost overnight.Simultaneously, the annual spring flowers
have started to bloom in various public openspaces. She adds: “This is where the conten-
tion lies. Should the areas be mowed to con-trol growth and so that they are neat, orshould the wild flowers andweeds be left un-disturbed?”Residents and visitors to areas where the
flowers bloomsay that they should be left un-touched until the seeds ripen.Gqada says in the past City Parks cur-
tailed themowingof certainareasduring theflowering period to allow flowers to bloomand shed their seeds – but this proved prob-lematic as there was also a proliferation ofweeds and grasses.“This year, City Parkswill keepmowedar-
eas tidy as a priority. Somewildflower areasmay be identified and mowed at a later date,but they will be signposted,” she says.
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People's Post Page 12 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 21 August 2012
Classic theatreClassic theatreat the Baxterat the BaxterTHE Baxter Theatre will be home toAthol Fugard’s highly acclaimed pro-duction Boesman and Lena fromWednesday 5 to Saturday 29 Septem-ber.
Directed by James Ncgobo and starringQuanita Adams (Lena), Elton Landrew(Boesman) and Charly Azade (Outa), theplay is set in the Swartkops mudflats justoutside Port Elizabeth. It tells the story oftwo lonely people trapped in a struggle forfreedom and dignity, while exploring thecomplexity of humanemotions, racial pol-itics and universal questions of existence.
Homeless couple – Lena and Boesman– roamaround, carrying their possessionswith them. Lena is Boesman’s psychologi-cal, emotional andphysical punchingbag,
while her mind is jumbled by alcohol andyears of hardship and instability.
But reality soon kicks in, bringing withit hope of something new.Boesman and Lena first premiered in
Grahamstown in 1969 starring Fugardand Yvonne Bryceland in the lead roles.The play has been translated into numer-ous languages and has been on the planksof theatres around the world. It has alsobeen adapted into two film adaptations.
The play is also a prescribed literaturebook for high schools. It previews at theBaxter Golden Arrow Studio on Wednes-day 5 and Thursday 6 September andopens the following night. It runs at 20:15.
Ticket prices range from R100 to R150and can be booked through Computicket0 0861 915 8000 or on www.baxter.co.za.
TELLING A TALE: Quanita Adams, EltonLandrew, Charly Azade in Boesman andLena. Photo: Ruphin Coudyzer
THE intimacy of theMasque Theatre is the perfectspace for Peña Flamenca, La Rosa’s exciting newpure Flamenco production.It features new choreographies and a rotating cast of soloists, givingaudiences a fresh take on the structure and spiritof the performance each night.Peña Flamencaruns from 23 August until 1 September withshows Wednesday to Friday at 20:00, Saturdayat 14:30 and 18:00 and on Sunday at 15:00. Tickets range from R55 to R65 with discounts for theMasque Theatre Club. Call on0 (021) 788 1898during office hours or 2 bookings@masquetheatre.co.za. Tickets are also available at webtickets.co.za.
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ITALIAN CONNECTION:Countertenor ChristopherAinslie (pictured) and members of Camerata Tinta Barocca will perform ItalianCantatas by Vivaldi and Porpora at a concert at St Norbert’s Priory in Rubbi Road,Kommetjie on Friday at20:00. Tickets, at R70 andR90, available at the door.For further details0 083 684 7318 or0 (021) 782 2778. Alsovisit www.ctbmusic.co.za.
Nineties make a comebackTHE ’90s returns to the Roxy Revue Bar withthe Mike McCullagh musical Ninetiesmania.
The show runs from Friday 31 August toSaturday 3 November, from 20:00.
Central to this fast-pacedmusical isMannyHerman, car mechanic by day and singer bynight, who introduces the audience to the in-novations, events, fashions and sounds of theperiod via screen projected images.
Relive the release of Nelson Mandela, theinvention of audio CDs andDVDs, the demiseof video cassettes, the advent of cellphonesand SMS texting for the first time, the inter-net, email, zany fashions and South Africawinning its first Rugby World Cup.
Expect to be entertained with hits by ’90sartists including the king of pop MichaelJackson, Queen with their outrageous front-
man Freddie Mercury, Madonna, Roxette,Nirvana, country star Shania Twain, BritneySpears, Ricky Martin, Bon Jovi, MC Ham-mer, Alanis Morrisette, Vanilla Ice, Boyz toMen and The Spice Girls.
And be prepared to test your ’90s dancemoves, including the hilarious Macarena.
Heading the cast of vocalists is show hostJonathanDreyer, also known as JohnE,withRiyaan Cornelius, Bethany Dickson and An-gela Inglis. The band comprises keyboardistand vocalist Kyle Pietersen, lead guitaristWarren Lomberg, bassist Neil Payton anddrummer Darren Pietersen.
Five double tickets are up for grabs to Peo-ple’s Post readers for the show onWednesday12 September. You could win by SMSing “90”to 34586 by Thursday 23 August at 13:00.
MEMORY LANE: Darren Pietersen, Angela Inglis, Warren Lomberg, John E, Riyaan Cornelius,Neil Payton, Bethany Dickson and Kyle Pietersenwill take you down themusical road in Ninetiesmania. Photo: Supplied
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TheBayHarbour Comedy Supper Club hosts headliner Stuart Taylor (pictured), together with MCMartin Davies andsupporting acts Carl Weberand Anne Hirsh on Wednesday 5 September from 18:00until 21:00. Tickets rangefrom R80 to R100 and areavailable from www.bayharbour.com or fromBoomBar atthe market. All food traderswill be open on the night. Formore information 2 antho[email protected] Photo:Photo24
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DIEP River resident Selim Kagee hasproven that dreams can come true.
Kagee (34), who sings a mix of classicaland contemporary music, has a voice tomatch a face that is bound to sell multiplerecords.
He has just signed a deal with interna-tional record label EMI to release his de-but album Cry for Love this month.
The album is a mix of classical and con-temporary tunes paired with soulful in-strumental arrangements sung in a clas-sical style.Cry for Love will be available in music
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CD is a turn of events for Kagee.Since boyhood, he has shown an inter-
est in music and theatre. “In my lateteens I joined a youth theatre group. Oneday we performed a skit for the parentsand the performance bug bit me,” hesays, jokingly.
His performance career in the youthgroup was, however, short-lived.
While acting in a play Kagee was askednot to sing as another boy was the pre-ferred singer.
Kagee says of his singing: “It was clearmy singing ability had much to be de-sired.”
Instead of packing up his singing ca-reer, Kagee took to heart the words he’dheard in a lecture when the speaker said:“If you have a mouth, a pair of lungs andcan speak, then you can sing.”
After graduating as a graphic design-er, Kagee decided to take a gap year inthe United Kingdom where he took partin plays with the Central Youth Theatre.
He explains: “I bought a few singingtraining CDs and sang for about fourhours every day. I became obsessed.”
Upon his return to South Africa, he de-cided to work with a voice trainer whocould teach him a proper technique.
He called the lecturer who referredhim to opera singer Jean Stewart.
When talking about her, a beaming Ka-gee says: “She was very patient with meand trained me from scratch.”
Kagee says Stewart set him on the roadto classical training – a genre he wasdead set against in the beginning.
Now, 12 years later, Kagee has onlywords of thanks for Stewart.
He has realised his voice was not suit-ed to pop or rock.
“You need to stick to what yourstrengths are and what your voice cando,” he explains.
For Kagee, being signed to an interna-tional label is a step in the right direc-tion.
“The EMI network is huge,” he says.“Last week I recorded a duet with inter-national stars Celtic Woman to be fea-tured on their next Christmas album.”
He credits his success to many people,including his mentor, producer andsongwriter Clive Ridgeway, and the lateStewart, who died in May. Kagee has ded-icated his album to her. He adds his fami-ly has been of tremendous support.
For Kagee the future is bright.He hopes to inspire, move and uplift
people through his singing.“I’ve always been involved in different
art forms, but there’s nothing like sing-ing and the human voice that is able tomove people in a very immediate way.
“A voice can move one to tears in sec-onds.”
RISINGSTAR: Selim Kageehas signeda contractwith recordlabel EMI.Photo: Supplied
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Scouts zoom in on Engen KnockoutScouts zoom in on Engen KnockoutLIAM MOSES
AS the opening rounds of the EngenKnockout Challenge kicks tomorrow, thetournament has already captured the at-tention of talent scouts around the coun-try.
Since its inception in 2003 the popular tour-nament has served as a platform for hundredsof players under the age of 17 to prove theyhave what it takes to progress to the profes-sional ranks of South African football.
The current crop of talented Cape Townyoungsters will have their opportunity toprove themselves when the tournament fi-nals take place in September and, accordingto tournament director Gilbert Kruger, theywill be watched by several representativesfrom professional teams.
“I don’t want to put pressure on players bygiving their names, but if I look at some ofthe players there seems to be a nice crop com-ing through who could be noticed by the pro-fessional clubs,” says Kruger.
“I have already been inundated with re-quests from scouts and professional clubswho are asking for accreditation to come tothe tournament, because they know this isthe area where they could possibly find play-ers.”
The Challenge has already assisted some ofCape Town and South Africa’s most talentedplayers on their way to upper echelons of foot-ball.
Former Ajax Cape Town and current Su-persport United midfielder George Maluleka,Ajax Amsterdam and Bafana Bafana attackerThulani Serero and Santos players TasleemPaulse and Zairon van Beulen all made a
name for themselves at the Challenge.Besides acting as proving ground for local
talent, it also assists in developing youngCape Town footballers in other ways.
Each one of the 16 teams that will competein the finals in September will receive train-ing equipment or a cash prize, regardless ofwhere they finish, and all the teams play thesame amount of games.
The format of the competition means theteams play against the strongest competitionavailable locally.
“Once you play against the last sixteenteams you are playing against the best teamsin Cape Town. You obviously have to be a bitbetter, and a bit more organised,” saysKruger.
“It gives players the opportunity to playagainst teams such as Ajax and Vasco, whothey don’t usually get to play.
“Here you are going to play against the best16 teams in the region, so you are alreadyplaying at a higher level compared to playingyour normal LFA game.”
This week 96 teams will start their journeyto the finals of the competition, when theyface off in the opening rounds of the tourna-ment.
The first matches were set to take placeover weekends, but waterlogged pitchesmeant that the games could not take place.
Unlike similar youth tournaments allteams must qualify for the finals of the com-petition and the participating sides rangefrom small, newly established teams to juniorteams from professional clubs and acade-mies.
. People’s Post is the media sponsor of theEngen Knockout Challenge.
SEEING THE TRYLINE: Suwi Chibale of SACSmakes a break during his school’s under19Amatch against Bishops in Rondebosch on Saturday. SACS were 343 victors.
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WRAPPEDUP: TwoWynberg Boys’ High School players bring down the Rondebosch Boys’High School scrumhalf during the under19A match between the two schools in Rondebosch on Saturday. Wynberg won the game 2412. Photo: Gavin Withers
Badgers win Grand ChallengeFOR the second consecutive year, the West-ern Province Cricket Club (WPCC) men’shockey team have been crowned GrandChallenge champions.
This after reaching the unassailablepoints total of 42, with one game to spare,following a victory over Pinelands HockeyClub on Thursday.
The Badgers romped to victory this sea-son, losing only once and scoring a total of78 goals and conceding just 24.
Going into Thursday’s match, their oppo-nents Pinelands and the University of Stel-lenbosch both stood a narrow chance sneak-ing in to claim the title.
This lead to a nailbiting encounter, rightup until the final whistle.
WPCC needed only one victory from their
last two games to win the league and Pine-lands needed to win both their remainingmatches and hope that Stellenbosch couldpull one over on WPCC.
Having been the only team to beat theBadgers this season, Pinelands would havebeen confident going into the game.
Rain had caused the game to be postponedonce already and with light drizzle comingdown when the teams warmed up, therewas fear the rain would again flood Hartley-vale Stadium.
But the rain cleared in time for a fantasticbattle between these arch rival clubs.
WPCC scored first through a strike by SA
squad player Clive Terwin from the top ofthe circle, which goalkeeper Marc Pitter-man was unable to save.
Pinelands hit back a few minutes laterwith a scrappy goal by SA under-21 playerTaylor Dart and they scored again four min-utes before the half-time break throughChris James. Pinelands lead 2-1 at thebreak.
However, the second-half saw WPCC pileon the pressure. A drag flick by WP men’splayer Devin Stanton saw them level thescores and then a reverse stick strike by SAsquad player Matt Botha closed out thegame for a 3-2 victory.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the log, Con-stantiaberg Hockey Club is fighting for sur-vival after losing ten and drawing two oftheir games thus far.
They have an outside chance of catchingMutual CPUT, who have seven points.
The men’s WP Grand Challenge leagueconcludes ahead of the SA Hockey SeniorInter-provincial Tournament in Bloemfon-tein, which takes place from Sunday 26 Au-gust to Saturday 1 September.
The WP men’s came in second last yearand they will again be looking for a goodperformance.
This time around, however, they will bewithout national players Austin Smith, An-drew Cronje and Lloyd Norris-Jones as theybe resting after the London 2012 Olympics.
CROWNED CHAMP:TheWPCCmen’s hockey team claimed theWP Hockey GrandChallenge title for thesecond year runninglast week. The team atthe back, from left, isPierre le Roux (coach),John McInroy, Matthew McConkey, DaleIsaac, Craig Hall, CraigYeats, Devin Stanton,Lloyd NorrisJones,Grant Clarke. In front,from left, is MattBotha, Ashlin Freddy,Alex Moody, AndrewCronje, Gregg Drakeand Scott Fraser.
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Riding to raise randsRiding to raise randsLIAM MOSES
IN HOPES that he can make a difference to the livesof underprivileged children, a Rondebosch mountainbiker is set to take on 450km of the toughest terrainLesotho has to offer.
Dylan Smit, and his friend CraigMack fromDurban,will participate in the Lesotho SkyMountain bike racein September. The race partners have founded a chari-ty to which aims to help children in Lesotho.
Because education in Lesotho is only free until pri-mary school, Smit and Mack have decided to use themoney they raise to send as many children as possibleto high school.
Smit says he chose to focus on education because ofthe role that it has played in his life. “I haven’t beeninvolved in any sort of major charity work in my lifeand I’ve always had that sort of niggle that I neededto do something,” says Smit.
“Educationplayed avital part inmy life. I don’t knowwhat would have happened to me if I didn’t go to highschool. So fromwhere I am at this point, education hasbasically made my life. I’d like to try and give that toasmany youngsters who aren’t afforded the opportuni-ty that my parents gave me.”
Smit andMack have named their charity Provide AsWe Ride. They will compete in the race as Team Pro-Viders.
The duo hopes to raise money by having companies,individuals or groups pledge money for every kilome-
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plight of poor people in South Africa and Lesotho, aswell as inspire others to raise funds.
“My main thing is to try and motivate other peopleto do something. Mountain biking is a big sport andthere are many opportunities for people to help oth-ers,” says Smit.
“In Lesotho 40% percent of the population lives un-der the international poverty line of $1 a day, and I havejust seen that South Africa is in the exact same situa-tion. There are 13million people that live on under R10a day. That’s for education food, healthcare, every-thing.
“We are two average people who are trying to makea difference and it’s actually really not difficult for oth-er people as well.”
For more information on Provide As We Ride Visitwww.provideasweride.webs.com or the organisation’sFacebook page.
Anyone interested in sponsoring Mack and Smit, orpledging any amount towards their charity can contactSmit 2 [email protected].
RIDING TO PROVIDE: Dylan Smit shows off the mountainbike he will use to ride in a 450km mountain bike racein Lesotho. Smit and a friend started a charity that willsee them taking part in races to raisemoney for differentcauses..
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LIAM MOSES
THE future of a suspendednational ta-ble tennis coach has been left hangingin the balance after mediated crisistalks with Western Province TableTennis failed to solve a long runningdispute.
Greg Naik, a formerWestern Province,Boland and national table tennis coachwas suspended in July for “bringing thegame into disrepute” after the provincialbody filed charges against him.
Naik, who is also chairperson andfounder of Boundary Table Tennis Clubin Bontehuewel, was subsequentlybanned from the game for two years, butinsists that the ban is illegal and contra-venes the WP Table Tennis constitution.
He responded byhiring lawyers and ap-proaching the Western Province SportCouncil (WPSC) and Western ProvinceDepartment of Cultural Affairs and Sport(DCAS) for help (“Keeping mum on tabletennis coach”, People’s Post, 14 August).
Last Tuesday, Naik met with KelvinSmith, vice-chairperson and acting chair-person of WP Table Tennis; Bennett Bai-ley, the deputy director of client and sci-entific support at DCAS; Dave Roberts,chairperson of the Western ProvinceCouncil of Sport, and several other offi-cials.
Bailey says no solution was found inthe meeting because neither party waswilling to budge on their stance. “It’s likea negotiation, there is give and take. Butif no-one wants to give and everyonewants to take then we are not going tomove,” says Bailey.
“The club didn’t move, because theywereof the opinion thatMrNaikdidnoth-
ing wrong and they need him at the club,because they rely heavily on him. The ex-ecutive committee (of WP Table Tennis)felt that they need to carry out the deci-sion of the general council.”
Bailey says WPSC and DCAS have nowdisengaged themselves from the issueandwill playno further role for the imme-diate future.
Although no solution or decision wasreached in the meeting, Smith says he ishappy with the result.
“They looked at our constitution andour disciplinary procedures. They lookedvery critically at the steps that we fol-lowed and they were happy that we fol-lowed all of the procedures as per the con-stitution,” says Smith.
“WParehappywith themeetingandweare vindicated by the comments of DCAS.We followed procedure to the letter.DCAS has proven that we have followedeverything correctly. So the ball is nowin Mr Naik’s court.”
Naik, however, says the meeting is justthe first part of an ongoing process.
“After the meeting, WP are spreadingthe rumour that they are upholding thesuspension. What I understood was thatthe Sports Council wants call a meetingwith me,” says Naik.
“They said this is just the first part ofthe process. The next part will still hap-pen. They didn’t uphold the suspension.They just said that we are closing themeeting until further notice.”
The former SA coach will now ap-proach the Western Cape Sport Arbitra-tion Forum, as hewas advised to do at themeeting.
Unlike DCAS and WPSC, the Forumdoes have the authority to either over-turn or uphold Naik’s ban.
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