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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 22 February 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 CONSTANTIA/WYNBERG “Telling it as it is” www.tangosgrill.co.za 021 712 6631 KENDAL ROAD, CONSTANTIABERG PRIVATE FUNCTION ROOMS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVE USE - DAY OR NIGHT - Ample secure parking - Various menus available - No corkage charged VARIOUS ROOMS TO SUIT YOUR EVENT February - Enjoy Rump/Sirloin (500g) ........ Prawns (1kg) flash grilled ... R99 R99 R99 Ribs (1kg) ........................ takeaway and sharing welcome Best Steaks in Town! Early Diners Menu available daily www.karmalbooks.co.za • [email protected] ph Karen 021 713 0267 or 071 855 9215 13 Dreyersdal Rd, Bergvliet ChristianBooks Business Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri: 9.30am – 5.30pm Wed: 9.30am – 4.30pm Sat: 9.00am – 1.00pm BIG CHRISTIAN BOOK SALE 15% off all Books & Bibles (offer only on in stock & not already marked down items) th STARTS : Mon 14 Feb th Fri 25 Feb 2011 GERDA VON BENECKE S HOWING houses on Sundays is becom- ing a “risky business” for some estate agents. A property developer and BKM Neighbour- hood Watch patroller who spoke to People’s Post on condition of anonymity says inci- dents involving robberies from show houses and attacks on estate agents have become “a problem” in the past four to five months, with an incident occurring approximately once every three to four weeks. Kirstenhof Community Policing Forum chairperson, Geoff Fox, said he was not aware of any incidents of this nature “in a couple of months” – except for an agent who claimed that money had been stolen out of her hand- bag – but admitted that showing houses was definitely a “risky business”. He believes that many cases are not report- ed to police because the agents are simply “too embarrassed”. Tony Schreiber, head of BKM Watch opera- tions, said a current trend exists where thieves distract the agent by striking up a conversation while an accomplice heads to a room and steals valuables. Seeff Properties estate agent, Sharyn Dabbs, says this is exactly what happened to her. She says agents should always make sell- ers aware that valuables need to be put away before showing their homes. Dabbs, who usu- ally makes a point of lecturing her sellers on the point, was caught in a trap by two young women at the end of last year. She says the incident happened on a Sun- day afternoon, when two “responsible look- ing” young women came in, spending approx- imately 30 minutes with her in the house. Dabbs says the women were “great actors” with “good stories”. From the very start, however, she had a “suspicious sense” that something was not quite right. After the women left the house, Dabbs im- mediately went back inside and found that the Wii video game console was missing. Dabbs then got into her car, chased after the women, and after pulling their silver Hy- undai over, took the Wii back from the wom- en, before rushing back to the house. Arriving back, Dabbs was met by the own- ers of the house who, after finding that jewel- lery had also been stolen, reported the case to Kirstenhof police. Dabbs, who has been in the property indus- try for 25 years, feels horrified by the wom- en’s perception that they could “just go in and take someone else’s stuff”, but refuses to be a victim, choosing rather to protect herself the best way she possibly can. Security measures she put in place include now carrying a shock stick, pepper spray and the special ADT response service set up by Seeff Properties where, at the press of a but- ton on her cellphone, a response vehicle is called out to the house she is showing. According to Dabbs, she has heard of a few other incidents where women of a similar de- scription have been involved in similar inci- dents in the area, sometimes accompanied by two men. She says agencies are sharing infor- mation of this kind with each other to try “beat this thing”. Schreiber says estate agents are putting themselves and the property at risk by leav- ing driveway gates and front doors wide open. They are also ensuring easy access to homes because people walk right into the property and house without being seen or greeted. However, in some cases, such as that of an agent from Pears Property, who was attacked while showing a flat on Sunday 22 January in Plumstead, an open door and gate could have made the incident completely avoida- ble. According to the agent, who chooses to remain anonymous, at approximately 15:00 he buzzed a man in at both the security gate and a security door at the foyer of the flat com- plex. Due to a strong south-easterly wind, the agent pulled the security door closed, but did not lock it. According to the agent, the man, in his late 20s and about six feet tall, definitely gave him a “strange feeling” as he walked around ner- vously and talked fast about looking for a place for himself, his wife and child. When they reached the main bedroom the man suddenly lunged at him, reached behind his back and threatened to stab him if he did not give him R20. The agent eventually over- powered the man and pinned him face down on the ground, and although not noticing any sign of a knife, felt “very nervous” at the time. The agent tried to run away, but was again tackled by the man into the toilet, whereafter they struggled for another while. The agent eventually managed to push the man out of the front door, and the man ran off. The agent, who has been in the industry for 14 years, says this is the first time an incident of this kind has happened to him. The agent suggested that cheap mobile web cameras be installed where agents show houses, so visitors at least know, for their safety and the agent’s, that a record of what they looked like was being kept. According to Diep River police spokesper- son, Warrant Officer Keith Chandler, the last incidents he was aware of took place about three to four months ago. In one instance, an estate agent was attacked while showing a house and the other involved a theft from a show house. In another incident, also in No- vember last year, an estate agent called the police after feeling “uneasy” about two men who visited the property. Chandler says if people reported these inci- dents more often, police would be more aware of them, adding that people often did not re- port minor incidents. According to Chandler, a police reservist made it his duty last year November to visit every show house to make estate agents alert and aware of their own safety. Kirstenhof Crime Watch spokesperson, Karen Key, as well as Diep River CPF chair- person, Cecil Watts, said they were not aware of any incidents of the kind happening in their areas in recent months. Watts, however, said that while he understood it was some- times difficult, estate agents needed to take precautionary methods by signing up for spe- cial armed response services, he said. Agents beware The Cape Malay Choir Board hosted the premier division of the its choral competition at the Good Hope Centre on Saturday. Eleven troupes gathered to battle it out for top honours, with the Angeliere Malay Choir from Athlone walking away with the spoils. The team will now compete in the Top Eight competition, which will see the best teams in all divisions competing against each other. That segment takes place on 19 March. The final showdown, regarded as the Grand Final, will take place on 16 April, which will see the winners of the Premier’s Cup and President’s Cup clashing. Here Faseeg Saal of the Angeliere performs his item on the night. Photo: Sharief Jaffer Top class
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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 22 February 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481
CONSTANTIA/WYNBERG
“Tel l ing it as it is”
www.tangosgrill.co.za
021 712 6631KENDAL ROAD, CONSTANTIABERG
PRIVATE FUNCTIONROOMS AVAILABLE
EXCLUSIVE USE - DAY OR NIGHT
- Ample secure parking- Various menus available
- No corkage charged
VARIOUS ROOMS TOSUIT YOUR EVENT
February - Enjoy
Rump/Sirloin (500g)........
Prawns (1kg) flash grilled ...
R99
R99
R99Ribs (1kg) ........................
takeaway and sharing welcome
Best Steaksin Town!
Early Diners Menuavailable daily
www.karmalbooks.co.za • [email protected]
ph Karen 021 713 0267 or 071 855 9215
13 Dreyersdal Rd, Bergvliet
C h r i s t i a n B o o k s
Business Hours:
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Wed: 9.30am – 4.30pmSat: 9.00am – 1.00pm
BIG CHRISTIAN
BOOK SALE
15% off all
Books & Bibles(offer only on in stock &
not already marked down items)th
STARTS : Mon 14 Febth
Fri 25 Feb 2011
GERDA VON BENECKE
SHOWING houses on Sundays is becom-ing a “risky business” for some estate
agents.
A property developer and BKM Neighbour-hood Watch patroller who spoke to People’sPost on condition of anonymity says inci-dents involving robberies from show housesand attacks on estate agents have become “aproblem” in the past four to five months, withan incident occurring approximately onceevery three to four weeks.
Kirstenhof Community Policing Forumchairperson,Geoff Fox, saidhewasnot awareof any incidents of this nature “in a coupleof months” – except for an agent who claimedthat money had been stolen out of her hand-bag – but admitted that showing houses wasdefinitely a “risky business”.
He believes that many cases are not report-ed to police because the agents are simply“too embarrassed”.
Tony Schreiber, head of BKM Watch opera-tions, said a current trend exists wherethieves distract the agent by striking up aconversation while an accomplice heads to aroom and steals valuables.
Seeff Properties estate agent, SharynDabbs, says this is exactly what happened toher. She says agents should always make sell-ers aware that valuables need to be put awaybefore showing their homes. Dabbs, who usu-ally makes a point of lecturing her sellers onthe point, was caught in a trap by two youngwomen at the end of last year.
She says the incident happened on a Sun-day afternoon, when two “responsible look-ing” young women came in, spending approx-imately 30 minutes with her in the house.
Dabbs says the women were “great actors”with “good stories”. From the very start,however, she had a “suspicious sense” thatsomething was not quite right.
After the women left the house, Dabbs im-mediately went back inside and found thatthe Wii video game console was missing.
Dabbs then got into her car, chased afterthe women, and after pulling their silver Hy-undai over, took the Wii back from the wom-en, before rushing back to the house.
Arriving back, Dabbs was met by the own-
ers of the house who, after finding that jewel-lery had also been stolen, reported the caseto Kirstenhof police.
Dabbs, who has been in the property indus-try for 25 years, feels horrified by the wom-en’s perception that they could “just go in andtake someone else’s stuff”, but refuses to bea victim, choosing rather to protect herselfthe best way she possibly can.
Security measures she put in place includenow carrying a shock stick, pepper spray andthe special ADT response service set up bySeeff Properties where, at the press of a but-ton on her cellphone, a response vehicle iscalled out to the house she is showing.
According to Dabbs, she has heard of a fewother incidents where women of a similar de-scription have been involved in similar inci-dents in the area, sometimes accompanied bytwo men. She says agencies are sharing infor-mation of this kind with each other to try“beat this thing”.
Schreiber says estate agents are puttingthemselves and the property at risk by leav-ing driveway gates and front doors wideopen. They are also ensuring easy access tohomes because people walk right into theproperty and house without being seen orgreeted.
However, in some cases, such as that of anagent from Pears Property, who was attackedwhile showing a flat on Sunday 22 Januaryin Plumstead, an open door and gate couldhave made the incident completely avoida-ble. According to the agent, who chooses toremain anonymous, at approximately 15:00he buzzed a man in at both the security gateanda securitydoorat the foyer of the flat com-plex. Due to a strong south-easterly wind, theagent pulled the security door closed, but didnot lock it.
According to the agent, the man, in his late20s and about six feet tall, definitely gave hima “strange feeling” as he walked around ner-vously and talked fast about looking for aplace for himself, his wife and child.
When they reached the main bedroom theman suddenly lunged at him, reached behindhis back and threatened to stab him if he didnot give him R20. The agent eventually over-powered the man and pinned him face downon the ground, and although not noticing anysign of a knife, felt “very nervous” at the time.
The agent tried to run away, but was againtackled by the man into the toilet, whereafterthey struggled for another while. The agenteventually managed to push the man out ofthe front door, and the man ran off.
The agent, who has been in the industry for14 years, says this is the first time an incidentof this kind has happened to him.
The agent suggested that cheap mobile webcameras be installed where agents showhouses, so visitors at least know, for theirsafety and the agent’s, that a record of whatthey looked like was being kept.
According to Diep River police spokesper-son, Warrant Officer Keith Chandler, the lastincidents he was aware of took place aboutthree to four months ago. In one instance, anestate agent was attacked while showing ahouse and the other involved a theft from ashow house. In another incident, also in No-
vember last year, an estate agent called thepolice after feeling “uneasy” about two menwho visited the property.
Chandler says if people reported these inci-dents more often, police would be more awareof them, adding that people often did not re-port minor incidents. According to Chandler,a police reservist made it his duty last yearNovember to visit every show house to makeestate agents alert and aware of their ownsafety.
Kirstenhof Crime Watch spokesperson,Karen Key, as well as Diep River CPF chair-person, Cecil Watts, said they were not awareof any incidents of the kind happening intheir areas in recent months. Watts, however,said that while he understood it was some-times difficult, estate agents needed to takeprecautionary methods by signing up for spe-cial armed response services, he said.
Agents beware
The Cape Malay Choir Board hosted the premier division of the its choral competitionat the Good Hope Centre on Saturday. Eleven troupes gathered to battle it out for tophonours, with the Angeliere Malay Choir from Athlone walking away with the spoils. Theteam will now compete in the Top Eight competition, which will see the best teams inall divisions competing against each other. That segment takes place on 19 March. Thefinal showdown, regarded as the Grand Final, will take place on 16 April, which will seethe winners of the Premier’s Cup and President’s Cup clashing. Here Faseeg Saal of theAngeliere performs his item on the night. Photo: Sharief Jaffer
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DRINKING IN THE VIEW: ConstantiaGlen, the magnificent boutique wine estate perched on the upper reaches of theConstantiaberg, has opened a new winetasting room with spectacular views.With an impressive record of consistently achieving 4½ stars for every wine everfeatured in Platter’s South African WineGuide over the past five years, tastingConstantia Glen wines while enjoyingthe sweeping views from the new tasting room is a rare pleasure. The new Constantia Glen Tasting Room, situated towards the top of Constantia Main road,is open for tastings seven days a weekfrom 10:00 to 16:00. For further information call (021) 795 5639 or [email protected] or visitwww.constantiaglen.com for further information. Photo: Supplied
Build your own owl boxThe Wildlife and Environment Society ofSouth Africa (Wessa) will hold a SustainableLiving Workshop on “How to construct anOwl Box” on Saturday 26 February from10:00 to 12:00 at the Wessa Barn, 31 The Sanc-tuary, Kirstenhof, Cape Town.
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demonstration.There will be a short film and presentation
about the benefits of moving away fromchemical-based pest control. Bat boxes andtheir benefits will also feature. For the moreimpractical, there is a chance to win a ready-made owl box! All welcome!
A donation of R25 will be payable and pro-ceeds go to covering costs and funding ofWESSA’s work. Please RSVP to Sandy byFriday, 25 February, by emailing [email protected] or calling (021) 701-1397.
Fun and a bit of a runBERGVLIET Primary School will beholding their Fun Run and Food Fair onSaturday 5 March from 08:30 to 14:00.
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To book contact Angela Leech on (021)715-1103.
Car boot bargain huntingTHE Friends of Meadowridge Librarywill be holding a car boot sale in aid oflibrary funds on the first and last Satur-day of every month. Many bargains canbe found at the sale, which will be held
alongside the library in Howard Drive.Stall holders pay R25, but browsing isfree.
For more information call the libraryon (021) 712 9360.
Bumper bonanzaA CHARITY sale in aid of the Karoo Ani-mal Protection Society (KAPS) will beheld on Saturday 26 February from 9:30to 12:00 at 7 Moorland Crescent, extension
of Keyser River Drive, Tokai (behindBlue Route Mall). A huge variety of goodswill be on sale. For more information callRosemary on (021) 715 3641.
Good food festivalTHE Hout Bay Museum hosts the Folk FoodFestival on Saturday 26 February at 18:00.Enjoy music, fun, and local specialities inthe garden. There will be Cape Malay cui-
sine, lamb and seafood potjiekos, pickledfish, samp and beans, bobotie, pot bread,spicy chicken and home made ginger beer.Wine and cooldrinks will be for sale by theglass. Entrance is free, all are welcome. Sim-ply choose your supper and pay by the plate.For more information phone (021) 790-3270.
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Elderly woman run over for handbagGERDA VON BENECKE
A 74-YEAR-OLD woman’s lifehas “changed dramatically”after two men drove into her tosteal her handbag.
The woman’s family are also“distraught”, claiming that theDiep River police only followedup on the case six weeks after thetraumatic incident, which hadput their mother in ICU.
Shirley Tutt was walking alongMorton Road in Plumstead on herway to the library with her friendat approximately 15:30 on Friday7 January.
Natasha Luck, a witness to theincident, says she and her motherLynette, were returning fromCheckers, and were walking to-wards Shirley and her friend atthe time.
Luck saw a “blond, attractiveman” in a black Renault Cliodriving behind Shirley and herfriend, swerve the car from theleft side of the road to the right.The front of the Clio then hitShirley on the side of her body.
Luck says Shirley collapsed asanother man in the back seat ofthe Clio reached out of the win-dow and grabbed her handbag.
According to Lynette Luck, theClio had a missing rear passengerseat window and no back bump-er. Natasha Luck and her motherimmediately phoned an ambu-lance, which took Shirley to hos-pital. Glenda Tutt, Shirley’sdaughter, says her mother sus-tained multiple injuries, includ-ing a broken pelvis, broken fin-gers, a severely grazed left armand severe bruising and swelling.
She is awaiting surgery for thebroken hip.
Glenda says the incident, andthe police’s unsatisfactory han-dling of the case, had left her feel-ing “distraught and furious”.
The incident was reported tothe Diep River police at about17:00 that day. Shirley’s friendhad called the police when she re-turned home from the hospital.
But Glenda was advised by sur-gical ward nurses the next morn-ing to call the police herself sothey could take a statement fromShirley, who was then medically
fit to do so.Due to miscommunication,
however, three officers arrived atthe hospital on the Saturday, re-sponding to what they thoughtwas an “urgent call for assis-tance”.After finding itwasnot anemergency, one of the constablespromised to return to the stationto follow up on the case. Accord-ing to Diep River police spokes-person Warrant Office KeithChandler, the officers did nottake a statement from Glenda’smother on that day because shewas already under medicationand could not give a clear state-ment.
Over the weekend Glenda con-tacted a shift commander at DiepRiver Police Station who, shesays, after being informed by herabout the incident and her con-cern whether police were awareof the incident, said: “How am Isupposed to know, I wasn’t evenworking on Friday.”
Glenda says she then put downthe phone without responding.
On the same weekend, Glendacoincidentally ran into a manlooking suspiciously at a blackClio, similar to the car involvedin the incident, who then re-vealed that it had been his wifeand daughter who had witnessedthe incident. The man said hiswife was a “tough cookie”, but re-turnedhome that day in tears andwas “seriously traumatised bythe event”.
Glenda contacted the two wom-en,whowere “extremelywilling”to assist the police with the inves-tigation. That Monday, Glendavisited the Diep River Police Sta-tion to get a case number and sup-ply contact details of the witness-es, but says she was not properlyassisted by the officer at the desk,who she feels was insensitive.
Glenda says Chandler thentook down the details of the inci-dent, supplying her with a casenumber and the detective’s con-tact details the next day.
On Thursday 13 JanuaryShirley was resuscitated afterfailing to breathe and was placedin ICU until Wednesday lastweek, says Glenda.
The orthopaedic surgeon in-formed the family that surgery
on her mother’s broken pelvis could onlybe performed once she had healed in twomonths time.
Glenda says she was unable to get holdof the detective on the case until last week,and did not receive information onprogress, except for speaking to a womanat the station, who referred to the incidentas the “stolen handbag case”.
She was also contacted early last weekby an officer who said he would like to takea statement from her mother.
At the time, however, Shirley was still inICU with a tracheotomy tube in her throat.
According to Glenda, a detective from Di-ep River police contacted her on Thursdaylast week, informing her he was the newdetective on the case.
This was after People’s Post sent a queryto the stations’s spokesperson relating tothe incident, and a lack of communicationby the investigating detective on Wednes-day. The detective said police had startedcontacting witnesses and that they wouldlike to take her mother’s statement.
Glenda says although her mother wasmoved from ICU to a normal ward, she wasat times confused and did not have a goodmemory of what had happened on the dayof the incident.
Chandler, who dealt with the case per-sonally, confirmed that a case docket for ahit and run and a theft had been opened.In reaction to Glenda’s complaints, Chan-dler says there were no excuses for insuffi-cient service delivery. He says the matteris being dealt with internally, and thosefound responsible would be disciplined.
Chandler says Sergeant Chris Romantook over the case last Friday, as the previ-ous detective was away on a course, whichalso caused a delay in the investigation.This is the first incident of its kind that hasbeen reported at the station, says Chan-dler.
According to Glenda, the orthopaedicdoctors at the hospital say her mother willhopefully be able to walk again with in-tense therapy, but will also have to dealwith emotional trauma. “I have suffered se-vere losses in my business as I have hadto take time away from work to be with mymother and to assist my father, who nolonger drives,” says Glenda.
TOP OF THE MUSICAL CROP: Bergvliet High was one of four schoolswho performed at the Waterfront Amphitheatre this past weekendto raise funds towards their trip to China, where they will be performing at the Tutti World Music Festival later this year. Schools fromaround the world come together for a week of workshops, lecturesand concerts by top musicians at the festival. This weekend, thegroup will again perform at the amphitheatre from 17:00 to 18:00.The shows are free and all are welcome. Photo: Supplied
Buy a book or bring oneTHE Lions Club of Bergvlietwill be holding its monthlyBook Sale on Saturday 26 Feb-ruary at Park ’n Shop, Mead-owridge, from 8:00 to 12:15.
Donations of books are al-
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Books can also be collectedwhere necessary.
Inquiries to Sandy on (021)762-1048.
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Requirements: Minimum educational qualification: Junior Certificate (or equivalent) with typing/computer literacy as a passed subject. Competencies (knowledge/skills): • Computer literate (MS Word and Excel) • Knowledge of dictaphone typing/audio typing • Good communication skills • Knowledge of office administration practice • Good planning and organising skills • Knowledge of medical terminology.
Duties (key result areas/outputs): • Effectively provide administrative and dictaphone duties • Typing support service to the department • Electronic correspondence • Typing of documents • Filing of documents.
Enquiries: Ms C Barker: 021 404-3177/6417.______________________________________________________________________________________
Please submit your application stating the name of the publication and the date on which you saw the advertisement (candidates may also use this as reference) for the attention of Ms F Safodien to the Chief Executive Officer, Groote Schuur Hospital, Private Bag X4, Observatory 7925.
As directed by the Department of Public Service & Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are short-listed and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records, credit records and previous employment.
Applications must be submitted on a Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department, and should be accompanied by certified copies of qualifications, Curriculum Vitae and the names of three referees. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference.The Department of Health is guided by the principles of Employment Equity. Disabled candidates are encouraged to apply and an indication in this regard will be appreciated.
Closing date: 18 March 2011.
ZwaanswykSRA a stepcloser to realityGERDA VON BENECKE
A STEERING committee set up to createa Special Rating Area (SRA) in Zwaan-swyk has come one step closer to realis-ing its vision of an area with a “vibrantcommunity spirit, safeguarding itsequestrian character”.
No objections to the proposal have been re-ceived since the application was lodged withthe City.
However, Eddie Scott, manager of the In-ter-Service Liaison (ISL) Department of theCity of Cape Town’s Finance Directorate,which houses the “SRA team”, says any fu-ture objections lodgedwith the ISLofficewillbe submitted to the steering committee forinteraction with the objector.
The City will then be given a written re-port on the outcome.
An SRA, according to the ISL, is a clearlydefined geographical area in which propertyowners contribute additional rates to fund“top up” services for that specific area interms of an approved business plan.
Scott says the Zwaanswyk steering com-mittee was able to submit its application on11 November last year after 64% of propertyowners in the area agreed to support the pro-posal to create an SRA in the area.
“The steering committee was encouragedto continue gathering support even thoughonly 50% plus one is the legal requirementfor a majority support,” says Scott.
As part of the procedure of establishing anSRA, the application was then advertised inthe media and property owners were notifiedto allow them at least 30 days in which to sub-mit any comments or objections.
According to Scott, the next step will be forthe full council to consider the applicationon 11 May this year.
If the application is approved, says steer-ing committee chairperson Rob Tiffin, thecommittee will have to appoint directors toa Section 21 company to run the SRA so itcan “up and running” by 1 July.
According to Tiffin, the company’s firststep will be to construct a fence around thesuburb, as set out in the five-year businessplan handed in with the application.
The proposed services to be provided bythe SRA, as set out in the business plan, in-clude capital improvements to the value ofR1 million.
In the first three years these will includeonly the construction of a baboon/securityfence along the boundary between the TokaiPlantation and the Zwaanswyk residentialarea, and some CCTV surveillance cameras.
Other services to be provided include cam-era monitoring of the fence, building andmaintaining a good working relationshipwith the baboon monitoring service provid-ers and SANParks to minimise baboon in-cursions, a 24-hour mobile vehicle patrol, aguarding post and relationship-buildingwith police in the area.
The SRA will ensure that the securityfence is maintained and cleared of vegeta-tion, while also taking responsibility for sup-plementary cleaning and litter clearing ofroadverges and commonareas, aswell as im-proving general landscaping and mainte-nance of streetlights, poles, trees, litter bins,traffic signage and storm water gullies.
Child-friendly secure pathways and traf-fic-separated routes for horses have alsobeen proposed.
In terms of marketing and communica-tion, the SRA proposes to establish a websitefor community communication, notices anda forum for residents’ concerns and requests,while also holding a Section 21 company gen-eral meeting annually.
According to Tiffin, residents in the SRAwill pay approximately 9% more in ratesthan they are presently paying. An SRA, ac-cording to information supplied by the ISLdepartment, is funded from these additionalrates paid by its members and does not re-ceive any subsidies from the city.
The Zwaanswyk SRA’s budget estimatesan expenditure of R1 171 237 in its first year,according to the business plan.
The city will collect the additional rates onbehalf of the SRA. The additional rates ap-pear as a separate item on the monthly mu-nicipal account of each property owner with-in the SRA, according to the ISL department.
According to the business plan, propertyowners who are indigent or disabled will be100% exempt from SRA additional levies – inline with council’s criteria for rate relief –while participation from all other propertyowners within the area is mandatory.
Property owners who want to participatein SRA affairs must sign up for the Section21 company. According to Scott, the city willremain fully involved after the establish-ment of the SRA, looking at issues of legalcompliance, good governance and financialcontrols/reporting. Additionally, the wardcouncillor in the area will also serve as anex officio director of the SRA Board.
DIFFERENTSTROKES:Sweet ValleyPrimary recently heldits swimminggala at theschool.Showing hismettle wasopen 25mbutterfly winner MichaelMadison.Photos: John Rayner
GOING FORGOLD: A determined swim byEmma Joubertsaw her scooping first placein the girls’ division.
Tuesday 22 February 2011 NEWS People’s Post ConstantiaWynberg Page 5
Vagrant killed in bushesGERDA VON BENECKE
A MAN and a woman were murderedin two separate incidents in Hout Bayover the weekend.
According to Hout Bay police spokes-person, Warrant Officer Tanya Lesch, thefirst incident happened on Friday atabout 20:30. Police received a complaintabout two vagrants fighting at Checkersin Milkwood Crescent. Lesch says theyfound the victim, a man, who had beenstabbed in his chest and right arm.
Paramedics, who were also alerted, de-clared the victim dead on the scene, saysLesch.
The suspect, after approaching policeand telling them he was merely defendinghimself after the victim allegedly initiallytried to stab him with the knife, was ar-rested at the scene.
Lesch says the suspect, a 28-year-oldman, appeared in the Wynberg Magis-trate’s Court yesterday on a charge ofmurder.
In a separate incident yesterday, a mancame to the Hout Bay police station atabout 07:45 to report that he had had afight with his girlfriend the previous dayand thought she had “passed away”.
Lesch says the suspect pointed police tothe scene on Kronendal Farm in VictoriaRoad, where, he told police, he and hisgirlfriend slept in the bushes.
According to Lesch, the suspect also in-formed police that he and his girlfriendfought about another man the previousday. After going out drinking together, hehad become very angry and hit her withhis bag before going to bed.
The suspect, however, claimed his girl-friend was still alive when they went tosleep.
According to Lesch, paramedics were
called out to the scene, where they de-clared the woman dead. The suspect wasarrested formurder andwill appear in theWynberg Magistrate’s Court on Wednes-day 23 February, says Lesch.
Anyone with inquiries or informationare asked to contact Hout Bay police on(021) 791-8660 or 08600 10111.
. Five suspects were arrested in con-nection with various cases relating to sto-len property after an operation by HoutBay police at 04:00 last Thursday.
According to Lesch, the value of theproperty involved is estimated at morethan R20 000.
The first suspect, who is wanted in con-nection with two cases of common rob-bery, was arrested by police at an addressin the Zone, an area in Hangberg.
Lesch says police then visited a secondaddress, where they arrested two sus-pects, a man and a woman. The man ad-mitted to breaking into a vehicle andstealing a handbag, which was found inthe posession of the woman, his girl-friend.
He also admitted to being involved ina burglary at Dunes Restaurant twoweeks ago, in which a safe containing R14000 was stolen.
According to Lesch the suspect islinked to seven different cases, includingrobbery, housebreaking and theft, theftout of a motor vehicle, as well as theft andpossession of suspected stolen property.
Lesch says another two male suspectsfrom the Hangberg area who were impli-cated in the crimes stated above were alsoarrested on the same day.
The five suspects, according to Lesch,appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’sCourt yesterday.
Anyone with inquiries or informationcan call the Hout Bay police on (021) 791-8660 or 08600 10111.
Painters hurt as gust topples scaffoldingGERDA VON BENECKE
THREE painters were hospitalised with inju-ries after they fell seven metres from scaf-folding at a centre in Westlake last week.
Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT)spokesperson, Robert de Wet, said the build-ingmanager ofWestlakeSquarealertedEMTat 14:30 last Friday that the three men hadfallen from the scaffolding on which theywere working.
According to Mark Jones, of Gregory andJones Decorators, the company contracted todo the painting at the site, and which em-ployed the trio, the “freak accident” wascaused by a gust of wind. Jones says the acci-dent happened while the painters were as-sembling the scaffolding and a strong wind
toppled the structure.De Wet says the three men were working
at a height of approximately seven metres atthe time. He says the men sustained moder-ate injuries, but were stabilised at the sceneby EMT paramedics and later transported toa private hospital.
According to Jones, one of the men was dis-charged on Friday, while the other two werekept in hospital over the weekend.
One will be discharged early this weekwhile the other will undergo surgery thisweek after sustaining two fractured ankles.
De Wet says the site foreman and the build-ing manager are to be congratulated for theirquick thinking and their pro-active interven-tions while waiting for emergency personnelto arrive on scene.
Mountain safety meetings ‘fruitful’GERDA VON BENECKE
AFTER several weeks of mountain users andauthorities raising concerns about safetyaround Table Mountain, a “most fruitful”meeting was held last week.
According to Community Safety MEC Al-bert Fritz’s spokesperson, Melany Kühn, adecision was taken at the meeting on Thurs-day 17 February for a steering committee tobe formed to monitor the situation and makerecommendations where needed. Kühn saysthe steering committee will represent all theroleplayers, including SANParks, police,The Cape Town Partnership, Economic De-velopment and Tourism MEC Alan Winde,the City of Cape Town, the Pedal Power Asso-ciation and the Mountain Club of SA.
According to SANParks regional spokes-person Merle Collins, the meeting was “ex-tremely positive” and roleplayers presentagreed to work together to combat crime onthe mountain.
Collins says TMNP welcomed the initia-tive and is extremely pleased at the possibili-ty of obtaining funding to expand its dogunit,which has proven “most effective in combat-ing crime”. According to Collins, this was on-ly the first meeting and a follow-up opera-tions meeting will be held to “thrash out op-erational logistics”.
The MEC, says Kühn, also engaged yester-
day with other interested persons in a publicplatform meeting, where those with addi-tional suggestions and concerns, who werenot represented at last week’s meeting, wereaccommodated.
“It is overwhelming and encouraging thatCapetonians all over are demonstrating thiseagerness to get involved and contribute toincreasing safety for all. This makes the pro-cess so much easier,” says Kühn.
According to Kühn this “whole of society”approach to targeting crime does not take theresponsibility away from the TMNP or po-lice, but is rather complementing what au-thorities are doing so as to maximise availa-ble resources.
Kühn says several suggestions for enhanc-ing safety around the mountain are current-ly being evaluated and considered for imple-mentation.
According to André van Schalkwyk,spokesperson for the Table Mountain SafetyActionGroup (TMSAG), theyare “cautiouslyoptimistic” about the meeting. Van Schalk-wyk says they especially welcome the factthat a steering committee will be formed.However, says Van Schalkwyk, what they donot want is a “whole lot of talk”, insistingthat implementation is key. “What we wantis two things – information and that authori-ties take responsibility for implementing so-lutions,” says Van Schalkwyk.
Page 6 People’s Post ConstantiaWynberg ENTERTAINMENT Tuesday 22 February 2011
Barleycorn Music Festival –celebrating ‘local’THE Barleycorn Music Clubwill be holding its annual musicfestival on Saturday 12 Marchfrom 14:00 to 22:00 at the May-nardville Amphitheatre,Church Street, Wynberg.
This year’s festival will show-case some of the best talent CapeTown has to offer. Acts includeThe Louise Day Band, The JackMantis Band, The Stremes,Mother City Mojo, Black SouthEaster, Meri Kenaz, The DerekLeisegang Band, Jasper Dick,Matthew Roux, The Bone Collec-tors and The Vans.
Bring a blanket and umbrellaand enjoy another episode in theongoing saga of what is excellentin local music.
Food (including vegetarian)and drinks are available at thevenue, but you can also bring apicnic. Activities for kids in-clude a jumping castle, face
painting and more.Adults pay R60, members R50,
students/scholars R30 and chil-dren under 12 get in free.
Tickets are available on anyMonday from 20:00 at the weeklyBarleycorn at the Villager Foot-ball Club, 11 Lansdowne Road,Claremont.
Tickets will also be availableat the festival.
Call Martin on 082 493 1564 orsee www.barleycorn.org.za formore info.
The Barleycorn Music Clubstarted in 1975, when a bunch ofmusicians found it agreeable tomeet regularly to jam together,learn from one another and con-sume beer.
Over the past 35 years, theBarleycorn has met almost eve-ry week to create a Cape Towntradition and a valuable musicalresource.
Opera open dayCAPE TOWN OPERA (CTO)welcomes the public to a be-hind-the-scenes look at theproduction of Carmen at theArtscape Theatre in CapeTown on Saturday 26 Febru-ary from 10:00 until 15:00. Thepublic will get a chance tolook at all aspects of the pro-duction, from costume manu-facture, set design and musi-cal rehearsal, to lighting ses-sions. At Unwrapping OperaOpen Day, you can learn how
to hold your own in a stagefight, or get some pointers onsinging (even if you only singin the shower). Learn aboutstage design and lightingfrom the experts. Watch theorchestra and cast rehears-ing, meet Cape Town Opera’syoung artists and see Art-scape’s backstage facilities.Activities cater for all agesand entrance is free. Therewill also be a range of work-shops and sessions. For book-ings and inquiries email [email protected]
Jack Mantis Bandwill perform at theBarleycornMusic Festival.Photo:Supplied
Fretting aboutGUITARIST Derek Gripper plays musicby Brazilian composer, Egberto Gismonti,and Malian kora master Toumani Dia-baté, alongside his own compositions andsome of the guitar’s great masterpieces.Gripper is oneof SouthAfrica’smost inno-vative guitarists. His concerts have takenhim to Sweden, Switzerland, Holland,Germany, Britain, Denmark, South Afri-ca, and Namibia. He will next perform atthe Erin Hall on Friday 25 Novemberstarting at 20:00. Tickets are R50 and canbe booked by email: [email protected].
For more information on Gripper’s mu-sic and performances visit www.derek-gripper.com
Acclaimed violinist returnsTHE brilliant young violinist, Zoë Beyers,has returned to her roots – and will giveone concert in Cape Town. Beyers is nowthe associate leader of the prestigious Cityof Birmingham Symphony Orchestra inthe United Kingdom. She will perform inan all-Mendelssohn programme, at theBaxter Concert Hall on Thursday 24 Feb-ruary starting at 20:15. She last played inCape Town itself at least seven years ago.She will play the Mendelssohn Violin Con-certo and, with Luis Magalhães, the Con-certo for violin and piano. The Stellen-bosch Camerata string ensemble, led bySuzanne Martens, will accompany. Bey-ers is on a South African concert tour atthe moment, which is showcasing the re-lease of her debut CD of the works whichwill be played at the concert. Tickets areavailable from Computicket at R80.
A century of Girl Guides
GIRL Guides in Cape West arecelebrating the second year ofthe three-year centenary cele-brations with a ThanksgivingService at Pinelands MethodistChurch Hall on Sunday 27 Feb-
ruary at 14:45.All former Brownies, Girl
Guides and Rangers are invitedto join this special celebrationservice.
Please contact the Cape WestRegional Office on (021) 531-1872or Cathy Hannay on 083 441 0067.
Scholarships up for grabsTERESA FISCHER
IF you are ready for a two-year adventure in a foreigncountry, get ready to wavegoodbye to your schoolfriends and be prepared tomake new buddies from allover the world.
If you will be 16 or 17 years oldand in Grade 11 or 12 in 2011, andare a South African citizen, youare eligible to apply for a UnitedWorld Colleges Scholarship,which offers an internationallyrecognised matric.
All your expenses, such as ac-commodation and food, will beincluded.
Gareth Smit and Leah Nassonhave both completed the courseand shared their experienceswith People’s Post.
“The idea is to bring youngpeople together through educa-tion, for peace and a sustainablefuture,” says Smit, adding thatat each college there will beabout 200 students, from about80 countries. The language of in-struction is English, but every-one copes somehow.
“Remember that guy fromMongolia? For a year and a halfnot a word came out of hismouth,” they laugh.
Nasson attended a college in asmall Italian town called Duino,on the Adriatic sea. Some of theresidences are in a convertedcastle, which she says was “notlike a boarding school at all”.The college offers freedom and astrong focus on music.
And, um, Italian guys?“I did find myself an Italian
boyfriend …Lorenzo. I remem-ber seeing him in the piazza,
playing guitar,” she says.“He brought me lavender that
he stole from the headmaster’sgarden.”
But there’s more to the coursethan romance and pizza.
“It is a quite intensive, de-manding course; time manage-ment is key,” says Smit, addingthe non-academic activities arealso important parts of the cur-riculum.
He graduated from the collegein Las Vegas, New Mexico, in2009. (Not to be confused withthe other Las Vegas in Nevada.)
Smit says here he got to expe-rience the “non-mainstream”America.
A photographer, Smit devel-oped his skills while at the col-lege. He says the experience issomething that is with you for-ever and you remain intercon-nected through a huge networkof amazing people.
“My friends call it the cult,”jokes Nasson. But they say itgives a face to global issues suchas the uprising in Egypt.
You must have at least a Cgrade average in your most re-cent exams, takemathematics asa subject, be involved in yourcommunity and be enthusiasticand excited about representingSouth Africa.
Request an application formby emailing [email protected] or phone Smiton 072 755 7530 or fax 086 726 6979.Include your full name, age,grade, address, telephonenumber, ID number and most re-cent school report. Applicationsinclude two teachers’ referencesand one essay-type question.
Applications close on Tuesday1 March.
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Quarrel sparkscommunity fightGERDA VON BENECKE
A PERSONAL quarrel between a shop-keeper and a client escalated into a battleinvolving fists and stones in Hangberglast week.
Hout Bay police spokesperson, WarrantOfficer Tanya Lesch, says the incident oc-curred at 16:30 on Monday 14 February whenabout 100 community members got involvedin the fight.
The shop owner, a Somalian, says the rowwas over personalissues betweenhis brother andthe client regard-ing the shop.
Lesch says thepolice, who werealerted to the incident by community mem-bers, sent out two vehicles from the HoutBay station, and took a “long time” to defusethe situation.
Four Somalis, including the shop ownerand his brothers, moved out of the Hangbergarea immediately after the incident and tookall their belongings with them, with the as-sistance of police, says Lesch.
According to Lesch, no serious injurieswere sustained and no criminal cases wereopened.
The shop owner, who says he feels very
“bad” about the incident, said that by lastWednesday they had not moved back toHangberg yet, but that they would meet thepolice and community members on the issuelater in the week.
By yesterday, according to Lesch, the So-mali residents still had not moved back toHangberg and were still in negotiations withpolice and community members on the is-sue.
Lesch said the incident was not a xenopho-bic attack and there were other Somalianshops in the area that were not threatened
in any way.Isaac James, a Hang-
berg resident and com-munity representativein the mediation proc-ess between Hangbergand the City of Cape
Town regarding the housing issue, met theSomalian shop owner on Tuesday.
He agreed with Lesch, saying the fight hadbeen sparked by a personal issue regardingproperty between the different parties.
There were no xenophobia-related prob-lems after the incident, he said.
According to Lesch, who said police werepatrolling the area, no other incidents hadbeen reported to date.
Anyone with inquiries or information isrequested to contact Hout Bay police on (021)791-8660 or 086 001 0111.
DID YOU KNOW? It is believed thatFebruary initially had 29 days and 30days every four years, until the Ro-
man emperor, Augustus, took one dayoff to add one day to August, the monthnamed after him.
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How to reduce traffic accidentsCERTAIN organisations are promoting thedriving of motor vehicles with headlightsturned on during daylight.
As dubious as it may sound, they claimthat research has shown that this peculiarconduct reduces accidents. I wonderwhether any person who cannot see trafficin broad daylight without headlights is fitto drive.
Be that as it may, I have discovered otherstudies which aim to reduce traffic acci-dents.
The first such study has found that veryfew accidents occur when vehicles aredriven slower than 30 km/h. It thereforeproposed a new national speed limit of 25km/h on all roads (the extra reduction of5 km/h is just to be extra safe).
The next study found that exceedinglyfew accidents occur while all the vehiclesinvolved are blowing their hooters.
It should therefore be quite obvious thatnew law be promulgated to compel motor-ists to blow their hooters at all times on a
public road.The final study I found is a true work of
genius. It aimed at finding a solution to allroad accidents – in fact, an unbelievable so-lution for zero road accidents!
In this paradigm it was found that no ac-cidents ever occurred between motor vehi-cles that had only three wheels. Strange,but nevertheless true.
Therefore the study proposed that all mo-tor vehicles have compulsory removal ofone of their wheels (which wheel exactlycan be optional) and we will enter a newera of road safety. QED.
PS. The above studies were conducted byProf UR Crazynski of the University of Up-per Slovakia, as part of his doctoral thesis.
PPS. I, for one, believe road accidents arecaused by reckless driving and inconsider-ate road use. If we all valued the safety ofothers as much as we value our own, THATmight make a difference.CONCERNED MOTORISTTokai
‘Setting the record completely straight’I REFER to the letter “Setting the Recordstraight” in Peoples Post of Tuesday 15FEB 2011.
Ms De Lange seems to be confusedabout certain processes and facts.
Firstly as the ward councillor I amavailable to each and every constituentin my ward – a commitment I made in myManifesto June 2009 – “I will be availableto and serve you, the residents of Ward73”. Each and every resident is entitledto be heard and treated equitably andfairly as a citizen of SA and resident inthe City of Cape Town.
The City has a duty to respond to eachand every complaint and so even if oneperson laid a complaint it is the duty ofthe councillor and officials to take seri-ously that complaint and investigate it.
In this case a number of complaintswere received from Musgrave Park, Mel-rose Place and as far afield as the top ofOld Kendal Road. The tenants, whetherthey are “original” or not are living in thearea and are being disturbed by a noisenuisance. This is the matter on the table.Let us not be distracted from the matterunder investigation.
It is a great pity that the wonderfulcommunity spirit that I have had thepleasure of getting to know is blighted bya few racially challenged individualswho seem set on reminding people whatcolour they are and from whence theycame.
We cannot build a future together if weare trapped in the conflicts of the past.
A shared future is far better than a di-vided past –“Love thy neighbour as thy-self”.
MissDeLangeopenlyadmits that thereare residents who have “issues” with MrIsaacs because he sets certain standardof behaviour. Well I have had very differ-ent reports from residents who do not
wish to be identified for fear of hearingtheir names broadcast from the intrusiveaddress system (as mine was a whileback, I believe).
I myself have been subjected to this“high standard of behaviour” and had thetelephone slammed down in my ear whenI refused to be drawn into a racial discus-sion, when the matter under discussionwas the intrusive address system andnoise nuisance.
South Peninsula High is part and par-cel of all who were born there since the1950s, as well as all who live there now,whether they are made to feel this is theirhome or not!
Councillors do not need permissionfrom civic associations to do their jobs.They are employed by and are accounta-ble to the City of Cape Town and each andevery ratepayer.
The school is indeed in my constituen-cy, and it is for this reason that the eventsat the school affecting my residents areof my concern. If there are known druglords and shebeens in the community, itis the responsibility of the residents tomake known to me, the councillor, the po-lice and the City the names and addressesof such criminals and their activities sothat action can be taken. Making un-founded accusations does not solve theproblem.
I invite each and every resident in myward, Ward 73, who wishes to make con-tact with me and seek my help, to feel freeto do so.
You can contact me by sending a letterto PO Box 751, Plumstead, 7801, or bysending an email to [email protected], or by calling me on (021) 794-2493 or 082 477 9444.
I look forward to hearing from you.CAROL BEWWard 73 Councillor
Calling all loyal Club Lenin patronsCLUB Lenin is inviting loyal patrons toa pre-launch reunion at Down Town inKuils River on Sunday 27 February.
Tickets cost R30.The proceedings get under way at
20:00.
Deadly tracksA COMMUNITY is in mourning after the deathlast Thursday of two toddlers knocked downby a train close to their home.
Still just babies, the lifeless little bodies ofbrothers Salie (2) and Faiek (3) were found bytheir young mother Faieka Smith along therailway tracks between Nyanga and Heideveldstations. The devastated parent says she wascooking supper in the family’s Manenbergkitchen while her two boys were happily play-ing within earshot – until they found a way outof the property and wandered off towards therailway tracks.
In their carefree, adventure-filled world, theinnocent pair could not distinguish betweendanger and safety.
The children were Faieka’s whole life. Nowall that awaits her in her modest home, oncefilled with her children’s laughter, are silenceand sadness.
If the young mother could have turned backthe clock, what would she have done different-ly? Would she have insisted that her precioussons play inside, ensured that the gate betweenher house and the street was fully secure, notchosenahouse that close to the railway tracks?
No parent would deliberately endanger theirchildren’s lives, yet the foremost questionasked when news of the toddlers’ death broke,was: “Where was the mother?”
This raises the issue of responsibility, whichin this instance should be ashamedly sharedby the toddlers’ guardians, an apathetic com-munity, vandals from the same communitywho make holes in fences for easy access totheir homes and destructive thieves who steallife-saving fencing.
Should the onus not rest on Metrorail’sshoulders as well? Despite vandalism and theftcosting the rail operator millions of rands eachyear, they cannot neglect to repair and main-tain fencing that is crucial in safeguarding thelives of the people living in the areas theirtrains plough through.
No amount of remorse or hindsight canbring back the two little boys, but a lot can bedone to prevent further loss of life on danger-ous railway tracks.
THE government is proposing amend-ments to the Employment Equity Act tolegislate that affirmative action shouldfocus on national and not provincial de-mographics. The proposal is being criti-
cised for not taking the realities of popu-lation dispersions into account and al-most calling for a re-engineering ofpeople’s settlement patterns.
The cartoon shows the proportionate
breakdown of the Western Cape’s eco-nomically active population (EAP)scratched out and replaced with the popu-lation percentages of the national eco-nomically active population.
Tuesday 22 February 2011 LETTERS People’s Post ConstantiaWynberg Page 11
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The City of Cape Town has released a new draft By-law Relating to the Use and Control ofRecreational Water Areas and Boating, 2010 for public comment.
The City provides for the public as well as organised sport clubs to access certain recreationalwater areas and to practice various boating and water sports activities thereon.
An amalgamation of the old by-laws which make provision for these activities, as well asseveral changes and additions in a new draft by-law, were required in order for the City touniformly and consistently manage its recreational water areas.
One example of an addition is a provision that written permission may be given to certifiedwater sport clubs to allow persons under the age of 16 years to pilot power boats up to15 horsepower during approved events such a youth training academies.
The draft by-law also aims to align with the Merchant Shipping Act (57/1951):Merchant-Shipping Regulations of 2007.
The public participation comment period lasts from 1 to 31 March 2011.
Copies of the draft By-law Relating to the Use and Control of Recreational Water Areas andBoating, 2010 are available at subcouncil offices and City libraries for viewing purposesonly. You may also access the document and post comment at www.capetown.gov.za/recreationalwaterareasbylaw
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Your SMSesIn response
. To the genetic reject who attackedthat 92-year-old man in Bergvliet, you bet-ter hope you never cross paths with me,because I’ll kick you so hard up the back-side it will look like you’re wearing a hat.
. Regarding the SMS about the Plum-stead day hospital, why should that ladygo to Retreat if she stays in Wynberg? Halfof those people who go there don’t stay inthis area, or do they give their work ad-dress and get better treatment?
General. How do we know it is election time
again in the Western Cape? When theANC starts handing keys to non-existenthouses in District Six. Are people nottired of being used all the time? Teresa
. Come on Metrorail! Trains are stillbeing cancelled or running late. Peopleare putting their lives at risk by standingor sitting on the links between coaches.Truck drivers and a shortage of petrol isgoing to make it worse.
. Regarding mountain crime. The
TMSAG threatens to hire lawyers to de-mand something that is not there due tolack of resources. Surely it would be morecivil and helpful to rather contribute to-wards the extra resources needed?
. Does anyone know of a doll hospital?I have three 1930 dolls I wish to donate toa museum. Please phone Linda on(021)439-1761.
Zuma’s Heaven. Regarding Zuma’s ANC Heaven – We
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. As for President Zuma’s statementthat if you do not vote ANC you are goingto hell. Please, Mr President, kindly basethe country’s principles on Godly princi-ples.
Do not instil fear into the nation.That sounds more like dictatorship.
Where is democracy? Glorya Alfreds. Why are there no new shows on TV?
We don’t pay licence for ancient shows orlocal junk!
You show enough adverts to afford thenewest films so where are they? Disgust-ed views
Have you seen Brian?THE Salvation Army Family TracingService is looking forDavidBrianMcRae,also known as Brian McRae. He was bornon 9 January 1941 and is being sought by
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Anyone able to help find him can con-tact Lieutenant Colonel Veronica Trollipon (022) 492-3410, 082 414 2029 or email [email protected].
Tarred with the same brushON Saturday 12 February, we, a raciallymixed group ranging from 15 to 45 years,tackled Lion’s Head for the first time.
Being aware of mountain crime, includ-ing the robbery of a tourist in the area aweek before, we left our valuables in thecar.
What was a most enjoyable hiking tripon the way up turned sour when the teen-age boys in the group, all from Khayelit-sha, separated in order to descend at a fast-er pace than the rest.
Walking down the winding path farahead of the others, they were met withsuspicion and fear – some of the hikersthey encountered moved to the very outer
edge of the path, others froze their conver-sations mid-sentence when they had topass the boys.
What should have been a pleasurable ex-perience of Cape Town as a city for all wassuddenly marred by those obvious ges-tures of mistrust.
We all know that mountain muggerscome from impoverished communities,but not every aspiring hiker not wearingup-market hiking shoes is a criminal-in-training.
The culprits have done greater damagethan we imagined.MARCO SCHMITTCape Town
You lit up our livesANDRE AND ERIK of The Sanctuary,Kirstenhof, would like to say a big thankyou to all those who so generously donat-ed to the charity, Christmas 2010 – Naza-reth House, Cape Town.
Many came to see and enjoy the Christ-
mas lights which we display annually onour decorated homes.
Nazareth House was most appreciativeand overwhelmed by the large donationthey received. Wishing you all a wonder-ful and prosperous 2011.ANDRE AND ERIKTHE SANCTUARY, KIRSTENHOF
Page 12 People’s Post ConstantiaWynberg GENERAL Tuesday 22 February 2011
Shutter speed:where the action liesJOHN RAYNER
SHUTTER speed is the term givento the amount of time the aper-ture stays open. This determineshow much light is allowed intothecamera.Well, actually it takestwo to tango, as each is related.
Typically, the shutter speed set-tings are 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125,1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, etc. Each speedallows half the amount of light as theone preceding it and twice that of theone following it. If you set your cam-era on shutter priority, you will no-tice that, as you make adjustmentsup or down, the aperture changestoo.
As you increase the shutter speed,the aperture increases in size, andreduces in size as the speed is sloweddown.
This is called a reciprocal relation-ship. If this didnot occur, your imag-es would not be exposed properly. Infact, were the shutter speed reducedtoo much, you will not be able to holdthe camera steady enough for a blur-
free photo.Here’s an example: the camera
says an image will be properly ex-posed with f8 and a shutter speed of1/500 seconds.
If you change the shutter speed to1/1000 seconds(twice the speed), theaperture will in-crease to f5.6 (twicethe light). Goingdown to 1/250 sec-onds (half the speedof the original), theaperture will have toallow half theamount of light intothe camera by clos-ing down to f11.
The old rule ofthumb for avoidingcamera shake wasthat the shutter speed should neverfall below the focal length of the lensbeing used. Let me explain: if youwere shooting with a 100 mm lens,ideally the shutter speed should notfall below 1/125 seconds to avoidblurred images.
Many cameras these days have im-age stabilisation, enabling you tohand-hold the camera at speeds farslower than were previously possi-ble. Depending on lighting condi-tions, use shutter speeds that are ap-
propriate for the situa-tion. It would not benecessary to takeaphotoof a kitty having asnooze on the sofa at1/1000 seconds.
Nor would it be wise toexpect to capture the ac-tion at little Mary’shockey match at only1/60 seconds!
. John Rayner is aself-taught photogra-pher and has been at itfor well over 40 years. Hewrites a monthly photo-
graphic column for People’s Post.He is available to give hands-on
general photographic tuition andtake you on practical walkabouts.Phone him on 073 360 1710 or [email protected] with any ques-tions.
Castles made of sandALL master sandcastle build-ers, professional or amateur,are invited to the 15th AnnualHout Bay Sandcastle Competi-tion, organised by Valley Pre-Primary School, on Saturday5 March.
Building sandcastles will bethe order of the day, but familiescan also enjoy activities such asface painting, pony rides, bal-loonartists, jumping castles,ma-gicians, food stalls and other en-tertainment.
Registration is at 08:30 and thecompetition will be held from09:30 to 13:00 at Hout Bay beach.Prizes will be awarded by celeb-rity judges, according to catego-ries. Entry fees are R30 an adultand R15 a child. Companies arealso invited to enter corporate
teams and brand their sandcas-tle sites for R700, or pay the sameamount to sponsor SonwabileBursary Fund teams of childrenfrom local development projectsin Hout Bay. School teams com-peting in the interschool catego-ry pay R150 for a team of up tosix people. A professional cate-gory has also been added. Entryfees for this category are R100per adult or R300 for a team of upto four people. Funds raised atthis annual competition go to-ward improving facilities andsponsoring underprivilegedchildren at Valley Pre-PrimarySchool and Hout Bay EducareCentre in the Hangberg area.For more information visitwww.houtbaysandcastle.co.zaor call Splash PR on 021 790-9911or email [email protected].
Movie under the starsTHE South African Astro-nomical Observatory in CapeTown invites you to a screen-ing of the “Ancient Astrono-mers of Timbuktu” DVD onSaturday 26 February at20:00. Bring along blankets asthis will be an outdoorscreening of the movie, de-pending on the weather. Af-
ter the movie, there will bestargazing, tours of the li-brary and of the McClean mu-seum.
You can view a preview ofthe movie on http://www.scribesoftimbuk-tu.com/promo-video.php
For more information con-tact (021) 460-9319.
Introduction to tenderingHAEDON’S Training Academy,in association with the South Af-rican Black Entrepreneurs Fo-rum (SABEF), will host a one-and-a-half-hour workshop on In-troduction to Tendering on Fri-day 25 January at the GrassyPark Library from 09:00 to 10:30.
Subjects include: what is ten-dering, positive changes in gov-
ernment procurement, whatpreferential procurementmeans, BBBEE, as well as busi-ness opportunities with provin-cial government, local govern-ment and the private sector. En-trance fee is R50. For moredetails contact John Prinsloo on082 958 7865 or email [email protected].
FUN ATSCHOOL: Kronendal PrimarySchool’s Grade1 fun day washeld on Friday28 January. Theschool’s ‘newest additions’spent the afternoon having funin the sun (andwater). Photo:Supplied
TIME OFF:The fun day atKronendalPrimarySchool was awonderful riteof passagefor the Grade1s, who enjoyed somemuchneededdown time after their firstweek of ‘bigschool’ work.
Photo: Supplied
FROM CONSTANTIA WITHLOVE: KellyCroxford fromSouthfield wonfirst prize in theConstantia Village “Share theLove” Valentine’s Day Competition – aweekend awayat any Protea Hotel in South Africa, sponsored by Wynberg Traveland Tours. From left: Deidre PaulDiemont (centre manager), Kelly Croxford (winner) and Karen Merckel (manager of WynbergTravel and Tours). Photo: Supplied
Tuesday 22 February 2011 GENERAL People’s Post ConstantiaWynberg Page 13
Have your say aboutimproving journalismTHE Press Council of South Africastarts a series of public hearings thismonth in its review of its system. Thereview is intended to help improve thequality of journalism in the country.All people and organisations thatwould like to give oral evidence onways in which the SA Press Code, thePress Ombudsman’s Complaints Pro-cedures and the Constitution of thePress Council could be strengthened,are invited to the hearings. These willbe conducted in Cape Town, Johan-nesburg, Port Elizabeth, Durban andBloemfontein. Cape Town hearingswill take place on Thursday 24 andFriday 25 February on the 26th floorof the Naspers Building, 40 Heeren-gracht Street. At least three membersof the task team reviewing the system,will be at each venue. Those whowould like to give evidence shouldphone or write ahead to be scheduled.The invitation is also extended tothose who have already made writtensubmissions since the process startedlate last year, and who want to addoral evidence to their submissions.
Those who merely wish to observethe process are welcome to attend, butplease note that seating at each venueis limited. The task team will continueto accept written submissions untilTuesday March 15. For more informa-tion please contact Taryn Mackay on(011) 484-3612/8, (fax) (011) 484-3619 oremail [email protected] PO Box 47221, Parklands 2121.
ChoralcompetitionsTHE Suid Afrikaanse Koorraad will be host-ing its annual choral competitions on Satur-day 26 February at the Cape Town City Hall.
Tickets cost R30 and doors open at 15:00.On Sunday 13 March the competition will
take place at the Athlone Civic Centre. Tick-ets cost R25 and doors open at 15:00.
Choirs participating in both events are theAthlone Royals, Golden Classics, HanoverStars, Hornets Sing Koor, Manor Homes,Ravensmead Sing Koor, Searidge SportingClubs and Woodstock Royals.
For more information call Norman Dun-can on 083 525 6796.
RARE WORKS: The Iziko South African National Gallery hosts an exhibition of works, “Photographer” by Ernest Cole, from Friday 25 February until Saturday 30 April. Cole passionately believed in his mission to tell the world inphotographs what it meant to be black underapartheid rule. He left South Africa to publishhis book, House of Bondage, which wasbanned in South Africa upon production in1967. He spent 23 years in exile, never returning to South Africa and leaving no known negatives and few prints of his monumental work.Cole died in New York in 1990. Never beforeexhibited internationally, these extremelyrare prints, most of them made by Cole himself, are now to be seen publicly for the firsttime in a major exhibition. Pictured is one ofhis works of an earnest boy squatting on hishaunches and straining to follow a lesson inthe heat of a packed classroom. For more information on the exhibition call Pam Warneon (021) 4813956 or [email protected]
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FULL STEAM: Anees Davids of United CC claimed 4/57 against UCTin a Western Province 1A League cricket match at Groote Schuur, Rondebosch on Saturday. UCT scored 187 and United replied with 218/8 declared on the first day of the twoday match. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
MATCH WINNER: Olwais Shah of the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras hitsout during his undefeated knock of 58 against the Chevrolet Warriorsin a Pro20 match at Newlands on Friday night. The Cobras won byseven wickets to assure them a place in the semifinal, where theywill face the Titans. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Ricardo Skippers of Engen Santos FC impedes Tinasha Nengomasha of Kaizer Chiefs during the clubs’ 22 draw in an AbsaPremier Soccer League match at Athlone Stadium on Sunday. Vuyisile Wana and Jurie Basie scored for Santos, while Knowledge Musona (penalty)and Sthembiso Ngcobo hit the target for Chiefs. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
RONDEBOSCH will be the meetingplace for the second Confederation ofAfrican Athletics (CAA) cross countrychampionships on Sunday 6 MarchThe cross country will follow a courseat the Western Province Cricket Clubsports complex and adjacent Ronde-bosch Boys High field. Fourteen coun-tries, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Con-go, Mozambique, Nambia and hostsSouth Africa will be taking part in theevent. Senior men and women willcompete over 12km and 8km repective-ly, while junior men and women willrun 8km and 6km distances, with thecourse including a loop through Keur-boom Park to the finish at the WPCC.
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Gallant Grant back for openerGallant Grant back for openerTASMIN CUPIDO
IT’S game time at DHL Newlands onSaturday, when the DHL Stormerstake on the Lions in their openingmatch of the 21-week Vodacom SuperRugby competition.
And with the addition of experiencedflyhalf, Peter Grant, to the 35-man Storm-ers squad, head coach Allister Coetzeeand the rest of the coaching team mustbe breathing a sigh of relief.
In the Stormers’ warm-up matchesleading up to the kick-off of their SuperRugby campaign, they experimentedwith youngsters Gary van Aswegen, Li-onel Cronjé and Elgar Watts. While VanAswegen impressed in the first twomatches against the Maties and Ikeys, hedisplayed less than average performanc-es in the Neo Africa Tri-series.
Cronjé mostly strut his stuff in thenumber 15 jersey, while Watts was goodondefenceandattack, but lacked theabil-ity to secure points with the boot.
Grant has been contracted with Japa-nese clubKobeKobelcoSteelers sinceOc-tober 2009, missing out on the last Super14 tournament last year as well as the2010 Currie Cup.
He was due to return to the Stormerssquad in three weeks only, but the Steel-ers were knocked out of the semi-finalsof the Japanese club competition the pastweekend. It is still not clear when he willreturn to training at the Western Prov-ince Rugby Union’s High PerformanceCentre in Bellville.
And Coetzee has made it clear thatGrant is part of his plans for the matchagainst the Lions, who staged a gutsy sec-ond half fightback, but lost 20-24, in theiropener at the home against the VodacomBulls the past weekend. “Bash may bepart of the 22-man squad even if he onlyreturns from Japan on Tuesday (today),”Coetzee says.
“I have no doubt that his fitness levelsare good and that he is match ready. Heis such a dedicated player and will, with-out a doubt give his all should he be se-lected.”
The men in blue will also be weary ofthe Lions’ fighting spirit for the entire 80minutes. Their desire to win was appar-ent against the Bulls, and this could’vebeen achieved had flyhalf Elton Jantjiesslotted vital penalties and conversions.
The likes of winger Michael Killianand centre Waylon Murray were impres-sive, and the Stormers would be doing
themselves a favour if they kept theireyes on the two speedsters.
The Super Rugby tournament has anentirely new format, with the five teamsfrom each country, South Africa, NewZealand and Australia, forming a confer-ence league, with each team playing ahome and away match against the fourother teams.
Each team will play four matches over-seas and four on home soil. This willbring the tally of round-robin matches to16 for each team – four abroad and 12 intheir home country.
Six teams will play for a semi-final spot– the three teams ending at the top of theconference logs and the three teams – re-gardless of the conference – with themost log points.
The two teams with the most log pointswill automatically qualify for a homesemi-final and be on a bye the first weekof the three-week long play-offs , whilethe other four teams will then battle itout.
The semi-finals and the finals will fol-low the same format, with the home finalbeing awarded to the team with the high-est number of points at the end of the con-ference leagues.
Twist in astro turf tiffBRIAN GAFFNEY
WHEN it comes to the allocation ofastroturfs, the grass will not be anygreener at Grassy Park in the fore-seeable future.
But the Greater Wynberg LFA– which has its headquarters at theRooikrans Avenue Sports Complexin Grassy Park – has vowed to“fight on relentlessly for the astro-turf it was denied in 2009.
The Lotto funding for astroturfsin rural and township areas formedpart of the 2010 World Cup LegacyProject programme.
“An injustice has been commit-ted and we depend on the Promo-tion of Administrative Justice Act(PAJA) to correct the wrong. We in-tend to fight for fair play for our
children and our community untiljustice is done,” said Faiek Cas-siem, the president of Greater Wyn-berg.
The not-so-good news regardingthe astroturf for Greater Wynbergis a sequel to an ongoing war ofwords between the association andSA Football Association (Safa)Cape Town.
The latest twist to the row is thatSafa president, Kirsten Nematan-dani, and Minister of Sport, Simphi-we Mncube, have been drawn intothe fray following correspondenceon the matter from Greater Wyn-berg to Mncube’s office.
Nematandani subsequently dis-closed that Safa endorses Safa CapeTown’s stand. He also advised Mn-cube that Safa Cape Town is the
“highest decision making body” inthe Cape Metropole.
According to Safa correspond-ence sent via Safa Cape Town to allthe local Safa Cape Town-affiliatedassociations, there were “norecords showing any process wasfollowed that resulted in the firstturf allocation to Grassy Park(Greater Wynberg)” in April 2009.
Safa also had no objection to SafaCape Town – with president Nor-man Arendse at the helm – settingaside a decision on the Grassy Parkastroturf project. A fresh processthat followed resulted in GrassyPark (Greater Wynberg) not quali-fying for theproject.A task teamap-pointed by Safa Cape Town then al-located the astroturf to the Helder-berg FA at Lwandle.
The Greater Wynberg LFA wasone of the first successful appli-cants for the international standardastroturf – courtesy ofR3 million infunding from the Lotto Board.
The board disclosed at the timethat 27 astroturfs would be laidacross South Africa within threeyears at a cost of R81 million – andthat Greater Wynberg was to be oneof the first nine associations to ben-efit from the funding.
But the association’s enthusiasmto become the first affiliate of theSafa Cape Town to receive an astro-turf was dampened when Safa CapeTown questioned the proceduresthatGreaterWynberghad followed.
This resulted in the relocation ofthe astroturf to Lwandle, which Sa-fa Cape Town task team regarded asbeing more in need of such aproject.
Cassiem is, however, adamantthat the Greater Wynberg LFA –which draws its membership from
Grassy Park, Phumlani, Retreat,Lavender Hill, Steenberg and Vry-grond – is being unfairly treated.
“Where is the Fifa Fair Play poli-cy now?” asked Cassiem.
Cassiem believes his associationdeserves an astroturf on thegrounds that it too is a home forfootballers from several needy are-as.
He also rejected the claim by Nor-man Arendse (Safa Cape Town pres-ident) that his association had not“followed the correct procedure” inapplying for an astroturf in 2009.
“Mr Arendse has never been toour LFA to watch our players atmatches in Grassy Park, Retreatand Vrygrond,” claimed Cassiem.
Cassiem, in correspondence fromGreater Wynberg, declined to com-ment further on the matter, sayingit was “sub judice” as the associa-tion had filed an objection in termsof the Promotion of AdministrativeJustice Act.
NEWLANDS’ SON RETURNS: Peter Grant could be back ina Stormers jersey as soon as Saturday. Photo: Die Burger
