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Crime againstelderly on theincrease

LIAM MOSES

THE Diep River police have no-ticed an increase in the numberof home invasion-style robberiescommitted against elderly vic-tims in the area.

This after a Meadowridge wom-an, who was over 70 years old, wasrobbed and assaulted in her homeon Tuesday 14 April at 13:00.

According to Warrant OfficerKeith Chandler, spokesperson forthe Diep River police, the cause ofthe increase could be because theelderly are seen as soft targets bycriminals.

“We have found that there hasbeen an increase in attacks on theelderly in the last two months,”says Chandler.

“I think it’s because criminals seethem as a soft target, and very oftenthe elderly are quite negligent interms of their safety. They still be-lieve that its quite a secure suburb.But crime is rife these days becauseof all the poverty and unemploy-ment.”

People’s Post previously reportedon two separate robberies commit-ted in close proximity to one anoth-

er in Constantia, and only four daysapart.

In the first incident (“Womanrobbed at home”, People’s Post, 22March), an 81-year-old Constantiawoman was attacked and had goodsto the value of R150 000 stolen fromher Avery Avenue home on Satur-day 19 March at 14:00.

The woman was attacked whenshe went back inside her house af-ter tending to her dogs in the yard.

In the second incident (“Robber-ies linked – police”, People’s Post,Tuesday 29 March), another elderlywoman was ironing in her laundryroom when she was attacked.

Goods to the value of R75 000 werestolen from her home.

Two similar attacks on elderlyresidents also took place in nearbyClaremont on Wednesday 16 Marchand Sunday 20 March.

In the most recent incident, onTuesday 14 April, the woman wasreturning to her Waltham Wayhome when two women approachedher door to ask for something.

Chandler said that an argumenterupted between the three womenand then became violent.

“Her gates were open and she wascoming back from somewhere

when two women ap-proached and asked forsomething,” said Chandler

“An argument then en-sued and one of the sus-pects pushed her upagainst the wall inside her

house and started taking her jewel-lery off.”

The thieves got away with jewel-lery, including a gold chain andwatch, a cellphone and some cash.

The woman did not suffer any se-rious injuries as a result of the at-tack.

No arrests have been made in thecase.

. In Wynberg, police arrestedtwo men on different drug charges,in two separate incidents last week.

In the first incident, which hap-pened at midnight on Tuesday 19April, a 30-year-old man was arrest-ed for drug possession after the po-lice discovered a large quantity ofdagga inhisLuxorPark flat inWyn-berg East.

The police initially raided the flatbecause they believed someone wasselling liquor illegally.

Captain Andre Ventre, spokes-person for the Wynberg police,

said that the discovery was “worry-ing”.

“It’s a concern for us because inthe past when we used to search forillegal liquor, we wouldn’t find any-thing,” said Venter.

“But now we don’t find liquor andwe find dagga instead.”

One and a half parcels of daggaand around 85 rolled cigaretteswere confiscated from the flat.

The dagga is estimated to have astreet value of around R800.

The man was charged with drugpossession and appeared in theWynberg Magistrate’s Court onWednesday 20 April.

In the most recent incident a manin his mid-twenties was arrested fordealing drugs on Wednesday 20April.

Venter said that the arrest cameas a result of a tip-off from the pub-lic.

“The police received a call about

someone dealing drugs behindMaynard Mall,” said Venter.

“They went out and spotted a redUno and then monitored the situa-tion before rushing in.

“The man was found to be in pos-session of marijuana and unga.”

Venter said the street value of theconfiscated drugs was R1 000.

The man was charged with deal-ing drugs and appeared in the Wyn-berg Magistrate’s Court on Thurs-day 21 April.

Venter thanked the person whomade the call and said that morehelp was needed from the public.

The Wynberg police also conduct-ed a search and seizure operation ata school in the area on Wednesday20 April.

Venter would not say at whichschool the operation was conduct-ed, but said that cigarettes, lightersand knifes were confiscated fromstudents.

ONE KILOMETRE AT A TIME: David Bristow is on a crusade to raise funds for Operation Smile. See storyon page 7. Photo: Supplied

Diep River police report criminalsprey on elderly residents who are

perceived as ‘soft targets’

Page 2 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg NEWS Tuesday 26 April 2011

Your ward candidatesFOLLOWING on last week’s in-troduction of ward candidates inPeople’s Post, we this week pub-lish more profiles of political par-

ty members who are makingthemselves available as wardcouncillors.

Elections for local government

representatives will take placeon Wednesday 18 May – declareda public holiday – and residentswill have the opportunity to vote

into power a representative theybelieve will represent their com-munity’s interests within theCity of Cape Town.

Ward 62 Ward 63 Ward 72

Ward 73

The African Christian Dem­ocratic Party’s Pat Arendse(Ward 72) has been a pro­portional representativecouncillor for the past fiveyears. She is the secretaryfor the Health Committee ofRetreat Day Hospital andthe treasurer of the RetreatHaven Night Shelter. She isalso a long­standing mem­ber and elder of the RetreatPresbyterian Church. Pataims to restore dignity andenhance the communitythrough compassionate,timeous and excellent serv­ice delivery.

The African Christian Dem­ocratic Party’s GrantHaskin (Ward 73) is theformer Deputy Mayor ofCape Town and has over 10years experience in politi­cal office. He is a UWCMasters student writinghis thesis on local and in­ternational politics. He iscurrently the ACDP’s pro­vincial leader. His passionis for the vulnerable and heis skilled in forming part­nerships that address chal­lenges in all communities.

Theresa Stoutwill be repre­senting theInkatha Free­dom Party inWard 63. Sheis renowned forher ability to re­solve issuesfacing the com­munity. She al­so has a goodtrack record ofserving hercommunitywith dedica­tion.

The African ChristianDemocratic Party’sIvan Abrahams (Ward63) has a track recordwhich spans overmany years of workwith the youth and thedisabled. His mainaims are to tackle un­employment and pov­erty while building acommunity that willwork together in part­nership with all stake­holders to solve itschallenges.

ChristopherMoseadie is arepresentativefor the InkathaFreedom Partyin Wards 62,71, 72, 73 and74. He is veryinvolved in com­munity struc­tures in HoutBay and is al­ways instru­mental in re­solving commu­nity problems.

The African ChristianDemocratic Party’sGaynore Cele (Wards62 and 71) will be work­ing towards deliveringservices efficiently,and plans to be acces­sible to the whole com­munity. Ensuring basisservice delivery, pro­moting the conserva­tion of the diverse andunique Tokai forest andmountain fynbos and re­ducing crime levels willbe among her top priori­ties.

Cast your special voteVOTERS will be able to cast aspecial vote in the municipalelections for the first time.

The application process forspecial votes openedonFriday 15April, and will run until Wednes-day 3 May at 17:00.

South African citizens whosenames appear on the Voters’ Rollbut cannot vote on election dayat the voting station in the votingdistrict where they are regis-tered, qualify for a special vote.

Voters have to apply for a spe-

cial vote – in person – at a localMunicipal Electoral Officer orsomeone else can submit the ap-plication on their behalf.

Those applicants who cannotvote on Wednesday 18 May willcast their special votes on Mon-day 16 May between 08:00 and17:00 at the voting station in thevoting district where they areregistered.

Those who are physically in-firm or disabled will be visitedby IEC staff on 16 or 17 May attheir homes.

Voters may only vote in thevoting district where they areregistered.

For more information contactthe Independent Electoral Com-mission’s on its tollfree number080 011 8000.

Civic help to voters

Tribute to Asian iconsZINDAH PRODUCTIONS ishosting a tribute to the Asianculture icons of South Africa.

The musical productionwill be directed by GanieParker to honour and remem-ber those pioneers of the com-munities and past local greatsof the Western Cape who keptthe spirit of arts and culturealive and well.

A request is made tofriends and family for memo-rabilia and photos, old mediaclippings or any informationuseful for a brochure, andsend it to clas-sic.ct@gmail.com or PO Box1112, Cape Town, 8000, by theend of April or call (021) 637-1684, (021) 696-6226 or071 384 1237.

THE Plumstead Civic Associ-ation (PCA), in support ofWard 73, its councillor andother Plumstead wards, wish-es to inform residents whowill not be able to vote be-cause of being out of town onelection day; working, frail orbedridden, to contact them toarrange a special vote.

A form will be available forthis, and the PCA will person-

ally visit homes to deliver,collect forms and assist withcompletion.

The forms must be re-turned by 1 May and the IECwill visit residents who haveregistered by way of this formon Monday 16 May.

Contact the followingnumbers all hours: (021) 7625315, (021) 797-8355 or 083 2360387.

Calling on graffiti artistsHANDS OF HONOUR, a non-profit organisation operating onthe Cape Flats, is looking for anaspiring or established graffitiartist to paint their logo onto a3x3 metre wall.

Their mission is to restorehonour, dignity and self-worthto those who have been adverse-ly affected by past injustices andpresent economic downturn

along with its various socialills like poverty, unemploy-ment, crime and substanceabuse.

There is a chance that thiswork will receive exposure inthe mainstream media and willalso feature on their website.

Anybody interested can con-tact Paul on 072 138 9150 or hand-sofhonour@gmail.com.

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EMMA KRIEL, the author of“Close the door softly behindyou”, will be speaking at theMeadowridge Library on Tues-day 12 May at 14:00.

Kriel will be speaking abouther travels overseas and her in-teresting experiences working

as a carer.The entry fee is R10 for mem-

bers of Friends of MeadowridgeLibrary and R15 for non-mem-bers.

Tea and biscuits will be served.For any queries phone the li-

brary on (021) 712-9360.

CHRISTEL HOUSE AFRICA iscalling on all corporates and in-dividuals to support their annualgolf day on Thursday 26 May atDe Zalze Golf Estate, Spier.

CHSA is an independentschool that gives disadvantagedchildren in some of Cape Town’s

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DID YOU KNOW that, for the 2011 local gov-ernment elections, polls will take place in 278municipalities nationwide? This is downfrom 283 in 2006. There are now eight metro-politan councils, 226 local councils and 44 dis-trict councils. – (www.sabcnews.co.za)

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BMW burns rubber at Killarney festA THOUSAND spectators attendedthe BMW Festival and Track Day atthe Killarney race course in Milner-ton on Sunday 17 April.

The event was organised by theWestern Province Motor Club andConstantiaberg Autos, a Diep Rivercar dealership, and saw a parade of181 BMW cars and a dozen BMWmotorbikes take place.

The festival also featured otherattractions, such as drifting andstunt driving displays, several exot-ic and collector car shows and awide variety of BMW displays.

One of the highlights of the daywas a drag race between a super-charged V8 BMW M3, driven by Za-ki Hendricks, and a BMW S1000RRSuperbike, ridden by WilliamWakefield. Members of the publicalso had the opportunity to take tothe track with their own cars andbikes in several track sessions.

Prizes were also awarded in vari-ous categories. The winners were:

. Mike Nathan – Best newer se-ries M3 (E46 M3 CSL).

. AB’s Auto – Best classic(635csi).

. Nizaam Essa – Best custom (E92M3 Widebody).

. Khalid Hassan – Cleaneststandard (E30 325is).

. BMW Car Club Cape Town –Best club.

. Conrad Jackson – Best rare(850i).

. Paul Sutton – Best looking bike.

. Deon Lategan – Best rookiebike.

. Ridwaan Osman – Best older se-ries M3 (E36 M3); and

. Dean Jappie – Best E30 (325iCabriolet).

Second chance for failed matricsMELISSA PAPIER

THE Metro South Education Dis-trict (MSED) of the Western CapeEducation Department (WCED) hasannounced its plans to assist Grade12 pupils who failed last year.

The MSED said last Wednesdaythat the department will be rollingout a programme to encourage un-successful 2010 matriculants to suc-cessfully complete their matric thisyear as full-time candidates. Glenvan Harte, the MSED curriculummanager, says the district’s matricpass rate last year was 76%. “Thismeans that 1 600 pupils failed to re-ceive their matric certificate. Whatwe found was that many of these pu-pils failed by 1% to 3% and we can’tafford to let these pupils slipthrough the system. “It is our viewin the district that we must allowthese pupils a second chance at ob-taining this precious certificate,”he said. This opportunity is onlyfor pupils within the Metro SouthDistrict, which includes Mitchell’sPlain, Lower Crossroads, Philippi,Nyanga, Brown’s Farm, Retreat,Lotus River, Grassy Park, Wyn-

berg, Lavender Hill, Fish Hoek,Ocean View, Masiphumelele,Kommetjie, Noordhoek, SunValley and Wynberg. Formerpupils wanting to participate inthis programme must:

. Commit themselves to a full-time study programme for 2011.

. Commit to attending tutori-al sessions during the holidaysand on selected Saturdays andafter school.

. Attend all lessons regularlywithout absence.

. Work closely with Dr JohnGibbon, who is the district’s pro-gramme manager.

“The district will support allpupils in achieving this goal. Wewill purchase the necessary sta-tionery and textbooks for pupilsin addition to supplying pupilswith teachers and tutors.Themeeting will place on Sunday 8May and Monday 9 May at theLentegeur Hospital Auditoriumand the Ottery Hall, situated atthe Ottery Youth Care Centre, at10:00. Call Edith on (021) 370-2066 or email eleeman@pg-wc.gov.za.

Diep River police bust shoplifting ringLIAM MOSES

SIX alleged shoplifters, who arewanted on 36 charges at 11 differ-ent police stations around CapeTown, were arrested last weekafter they attempted to stealgoods at the Constantia Villageshopping centre.

Officers from Diep River PoliceStation arrested the six people atthe centre at 15:00 on Tuesday 19April after receiving a call from se-curity guards at the mall.

Warrant Officer Keith Chandler,spokesperson for the Diep River po-lice, says that once the fingerprints

of the suspects were taken, it wasdiscovered that they were wantedon other charges.

“All the suspects were takendown to SAPS Diep River for ques-tioning after they were arrested,”said Chandler.

“At the station it was discovered,via fingerprint testing, that three ofthe female suspects were wanted on36 cases at various police stations.”

Chandler says the stationsranged from Milnerton and Somer-set West to Muizenberg and FishHoek.

He also said that two of the sus-pects had tried to bite away the skinon their fingers to prevent their fin-

gerprints being taken.According to Chandler, the ac-

cused used their numbers to theiradvantage when shoplifting.

“They’ll line up side by side andwalk into a store and grab whatthey can so that anybody who triesto stop them won’t be able to stopall of them,” said Chandler.

“Most stores have only one secu-rity guard so they’ll only be able tostop one of them, or two if they’relucky. But they won’t be able to stopsix.”

The main items targeted by thesuspects were handbags, laptopsand wallets, but Chandler said theywould take anything within reach.

“They walk through a restaurantand grab women’s handbags off theback of chairs, cellphones off the ta-bles or laptops off the floor.

“People are in a relaxed atmos-phere so they aren’t aware of what’shappening.”

Four of the suspects arrested atConstantia Village were womenand two were men.

Security guards at ConstantiaVillage had observed the group onCCTV and saw that they were mov-ing from one shop to the next andacting suspiciously.

According to Chandler theguards called the police when thesuspects moved away as they ap-

proached.Chandler said that two of the

women tried to run away when theysaw the police and security guardsclosing in on them.

“On arrival at Constantia Vil-lage, the security assisted the policewith blocking off entrances and athorough search was conducted,”said Chandler.

“Two of the women tried to runaway after the others were appre-hended.”

According to Chandler, one of thesuspects is currently on parole.

The suspects were set to appearin the Wynberg Magistrate’s Courttoday.

BEST: PaulSuttonclaimed the“Best look­ing bike” ti­tle at theevent. Photo:Linda Wilson

WHEELIE: William Wakefield heads for the finish line onhis BMW S1000RR Superbike during a drag race at theBMW Festival and Track Day at the Killarney race course

Photo: Djed Ryan

Page 4 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg NEWS Tuesday 26 April 2011

Pupils unite to stop hungerMELISSA LE ROUX

SIX southern suburbs high schools willbe taking part in the “Stop Hunger FocusWeek” during August, with each of themaiming to raise R4 000 for the hungry.

An initiative of Stop Hunger Now – an in-ternational organisation which provides-hunger relief to those in poor areas– the fo-cus week will see well-resourcedhighschools help raise funds for the less fortu-nate.

Stop Hunger Now started out in the UnitedStates in 1998, and has helped to feed mil-lions of hungry people across the world.

In July last year, a Stop Hunger Now officeopened in Cape Town.

The Constantia-based organisation has ameal packaging programme – consisting ofrice, soy, a soup mix and a flavouring mix,including 21 essential vitamins and miner-als into small meal packets. Each meal costsR2 and the food stores easily, has a shelf-lifeof five years and transports quickly.

South Peninsula High School in Diep Riv-

er kickstarted their fundraising with a “NoGrub Day” on Tuesday 19 April.

In addition to donating R5 each, which willgo towards meal packages, pupils fastedfrom 08:00 to 12:00 as a show of unity withthe poor and starving.

Other schools that will participate in the“Stop Hunger Focus Week” are Bergvliet,Plumstead, Norman Henshilwood andZwaanswyk high schools, as well as Immac-ulata Girls’ High School.

People’s Post visited South PeninsulaHigh School and spoke to pupils while theywere packaging food parcels.

Lauren van der Byl (15) says the day sym-bolises feeling empathy towards the less for-tunate who go hungry on a daily basis. “Itgave us a chance to experience hunger,” shesaid.

Another pupil, Sameerah Brey, says:“These four hours that we’ve gone withoutfood will help bring us closer as a communi-ty in fighting hunger.

“We can do this on our own too, but todayis when we all come together, and feel hun-gry as one,” she said.

Rumours of Fleetwood MacA TRIBUTE to ’70s easy-listening hit bandFleetwood Mac is being staged on Saturday28 May at Bergvliet High School.

The show is produced by Tel Michael Pro-ductions (Greg Schoeman and Skye Wilson)and Joe Recrosio, and will bring to life thehits of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie

Nicks, Christine McVie and Lindsey Buck-ingham will .

Tickets for “Rumours of Fleetwood Mac: ATribute Show” cost R100 and are on sale atComputicket (www.computicket.com or 083915 8000), or by calling Bergvliet High Schoolon (021) 712-0284.

Pixies lend a handPIXIE PLAYLAND in Tokai and Pixie Won-derland in Bergvliet had an Easter Egg driveand collected 2 700 eggs from Friday 1 Aprilto Tuesday 19 April.

The project was spearheaded by Cara Knol,who has been a Pixie Playland parent for fiveyears. The Easter eggs will be given to Wood-side Special Care Centre in Rondebosch East,

the Dominican School for Deaf Children inWittebome, the Strand Miracle Kidz in Con-stantia Hills, Westlake Community Pre-school in Westlake Park and Care for Kids,which distributes food to churches in Du-noon in the Table View area, Delft, Worcesterand Khayelitsha on Wednesday 20 April.

SOLIDARITY:South PeninsulaHigh School pupilstook part in “NoGrub Day” to raisefunds for the lessfortunate childrenwho go withoutfood every day.Among them arefrom left: ShavonManuel, SameerahBrey, Sêrgio Amon,Lauren van der byland RashaadManuel.

Photo: Melissa Le Roux

SHARING: The Kronendal Grade 7Charity Group has been busy col­lecting Easter eggs over the pasttwo months. The charity groupdelivered them to Educare Cebt­res in Imizamo Yethu and HoutBay Harbour/Hangberg thisweek. These children at the cen­tre were delighted to share someEaster excitement and chocolatetreats. Photo: Supplied

From left, Nadia Lubbe, Skye Wilson, Gordon MacKay, Safwaan Goodenough, Greg Schoemanand Reg Edwards. Photo: Supplied

WE FOUND THEM: The children from Pixie Playland who collected all the eggs. In the backrow are parent Cara Knol (left) and toddlers teacher Estelle Balne. Second row from the left:Joel Jansen, Sarra Wilscott, Johan Fourie, Jordan Reddy Luke Robinson, Dean Knol, Alexis Ball­ington and (standing) Mikayla Palmer. Front row, from the left: Thomas Offersen, Keira Palmer­Owen, Morgan Nel, Michael Mafunda, Ashleigh van der Merwe and Callum Hodkinson.

Sundowner chat at Hout Bay MuseumTHE Friends of Hout Bay Museum will behosting a “Sundowner Chat” event at the mu-seum on Thursday 28 April at 18:30.

Leanne Seeliger will be speaking on envi-ronmental ethics and the PappegaaibergProject.

Snacks and wine or juice will be served atthe event.The entry fee is R30 for Friends ofHout Bay Museum members and R40 for non-members.

On Saturday 30 April the Friends of Hout

Bay Museum will also be hosting a guidedcircular hike.

Thehikewill start at theEastFort and thenmove to the Manganese Mine path, thenalong the contour path to Skoorsteenbergand down the Tierbos Trail.

The hikers will meet outside the museumat 08:00.The hike is expected to take aroundfour to five hours.

Contact the museum on (021) 790-3270 formore details.

Charity bonanzaTHE Karoo Animal Protection Society (KA-PS) is hosting a “charity bonanza” on Satur-day 30 April from 09:30 till 12:00 at 7 MoorlandCrescent in Tokai.

Lots of bargains are to be found, including

glassware, kitchenware, collectables, bric-a-brac, linen, jewellery, books, clothing, shoesand bags.

For information, phone Lynne on (021) 794-5387.

BKM Watch AGMTHE Bergvliet Kreupelbosch Meadowridge(BKM) Watch annual general meeting willtake place on Tuesday 3 May from 19:30 to21:00 at Bergvliet High School.

All residents are encouraged to attend as

a new executive committee needs to be votedinto place. Visit www.bkmwatch.org.za, con-tact Jeanette Muller at (021) 715-5557 or emailoffice@bkmwatch.org.za between 08:00 and12:00.

Lions selling booksTHE Lions Club of Bergvliet will be holdingits monthly book sale on Saturday 30 Aprilat Park ’n Shop, Meadowridge, from 08:00 to12:15.

Donations of books are always welcomeand can be dropped off at the sale. They willalso collect where necessary. For inquiries,contact Sheila on (021) 712-4872.

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Fears mount of further taxi violenceLIAM MOSES

THE Retreat Taxi Association (RTA)fears that violence could spiral out ofcontrol between its members and thoseof the recently-formed Westlake Taxi As-sociation (WTA) if transport authoritiesdo not re-evaluate their allocation of lo-cal taxi routes.

The route which the WTA has recentlybeen awarded overlaps with two olderroutes that are already serviced by the Re-treat, Constantia and Wynberg taxi associa-tions.

And according to Basil Nagel, the chair-person of the RTA, conflict has already oc-curred between RTA and WTA members.

“I can confirm that our drivers are intimi-dated on a daily basis when they go intoWestlake,” said Nagel.

“Experience tells us that it could turn intoa violent conflict. Ifyou look at the Vry-grond issue, it showsthat there will be vi-olence. Not from ourside, but we will pro-tect our rights.”

The RTA previously clashed with an un-registered group of drivers from Vrygrondover lucrative routes from Capricorn andVrygrond to Muizenberg and Fish Hoek.

Two taxi drivers were killed in the vio-lence and several others were injured.

The WTA was provisionally registeredand awarded a route that runs betweenWestlake and Wynberg via Constantia inOctober last year and began operating re-cently.

Taxi operation permits and routes can on-ly be awarded by the office of the provincialTransportRegistrar in theWesternCapeDe-partment of Transport and Public Works.

However, the City of Cape Town is alwaysconsulted for input into the application.

In this specific instance, the City’s PublicTransport Regulation and Surveys Depart-ment conducted a study to determine thefeasibility of a new route between Westlakeand Wynberg and found that there was a de-

mand for a route.According to Reggie Springleer, head of

the City’s Public Transport Regulation andSurveys Department, the study was con-ducted using a new “feasibility tool”.

Springleer said that neither the ratepay-ers associations in the areas which wouldbe affected by the route nor taxi associationsalready operating in the vicinity were con-sulted during the study.

Springleer also conceded that the lack ofpublic participation in the process was aweakness, and said this had been identifiedbefore the study for the new route was start-ed.

“That is the shortcoming of the tool,” saidSpringleer.

“What we realised is that the users are outthere and are being affected, and that is whywe have to develop this tool further.

“Unfortunately policy doesn’t allow for usto just go out there and speak to the public.

So what we are do-ing now is taking itthrough our hierar-chy, which is ourportfolio commit-tee, and if they givebuy-in then we take

it down to the community level.”On Wednesday 20 April, the RTA and civic

associations for the affected areas met withrepresentatives from the police, traffic de-partment, Springleer and Denis Joseph,ward councillor for the area, in the Proteasportclub hall in Retreat.

At the meeting, Nagel raised several is-sues and also accused the WTA of illegallyoperating outside of their route and forcingmembers of the RTA to pay whenever theyenter Westlake to load passengers.

“There are quite a number of our driversthat are being intimidated and asked to payR30 for the right to operate in Westlake.Some of them do pay, but others are not pre-pared to pay.

“It’s extortion.”Ivan Mpungwana, the vice-chairperson of

the WTA, would not comment on the claimsof intimidation, denied any knowledge ofthe WTA extorting money from RTA drivers

and said Nagel was lying about the WTA op-erating outside of their route.

Mpungwana said that the RTA had noright to operate in Westlake despite the factthat their permits allowed them to.

“They are not supposed to be here. We arethe people of Westlake and we decided toopen a rank at Westlake. We have the rightto operate,” said Mpungwana.

“They do not have the right to operatehere. Their permits were issued before. Nowis now. It doesn’t matter that their permitsallow them to operate in Westlake.”

Nagel’s claim that the WTA had operatedoutside of their route was reported to andinvestigated by the Public Transport Regu-lation and Surveys Department.

But Springleer said that no evidence oftransgression by the WTA was found whenthe complaint was followed up.

Springleer acknowledged that his depart-ment’s decision about the new route mayhave been incorrect.

“I wouldn’t say the input was wrong be-cause it was from a commuter perspective,”said Springleer.

“What I would say is that all the avenuesweren’t taken into account.”

Springleer added that he would arrangeanother meeting between his department,the office of the provincial transport regis-trar and the affected taxi associations.

POINTING THE FINGER: Basil Nagel, the chairper­son of the Retreat Taxi Association, poses a ques­tion to a City of Cape Town representative duringa meeting last week. The RTA met with a city repre­sentative, rate payers organisations from Plum­stead, Bergvliet, Tokai and Westlake and DenisJoseph, ward councillor for the area, on Wednesday20 April at the Protea sports hall in Retreat. Themeeting was about a new taxi route and operatinglicence awarded to the Westlake Taxi Association.

Photo: Liam Moses

Page 6 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg NEWS Tuesday 26 April 2011

Thank you for the music, Green DolphinGARY VAN DYK

WHENpianistAndrewLilleyplays the last chord on the

stage of the Green Dolphin Res-taurant in the Waterfront on Sat-urday night, or early on Sundaymorning, the end of an era closesfor the music scene in CapeTown.

Jazz lovers in the city, South Afri-ca and across the world are stillcoming to terms with the closure ofthis landmark venue, where jazzhas been performed since its ope-ning in 1990, and many major starson the local scene took their firsttentative steps into musical ca-reers.

For me this venue will alwayshave special memories, fromwatching The Four Sounds performin safety helmets to launch the ven-ue while building was still inprogress, to hosting various show-cases of young talents that went onto become giants in the industry.

While the legends of SA jazz hadtheir time on this stage – and thereis even a list of international starsthat were there – for me the high-light will always remain their focuson fostering the next generation ofjazz cats that were rising through

the ranks. Gavin Minter was in theforefront of making this all happenway back in about 1998 when helaunched the various showcases ofyoung talent that were featured intheir wintry Wednesday night ses-sions.

This is where I had the joy of in-troducing talents that were to riseto the top of their profession. A shyJudith Sephuma singing her wayinto our hearts, Jimmy Dludluworking his way through some be-bop chops, Mark Fransman mes-merising us with his piano skill,and the “boy band” of jazz at thetime, Breakfast Included (two ofthem are now Goldfish), taking usinto what young people really want-ed from their music.

This trend was to continue for aslong as there was a sponsor waitingin the wings to support this initia-tive, and in recent years we got tosee some sounds coming from be-yond the music students from thecolleges but some real sounds fromthe heart of the Cape Flats.

Here you got to hear some realCape flavours from people like gui-tarists Lorendo Brown and JuliusMay, Delft’s Donveno Prins blew upa storm with many bands on theshowcases, the ESP band from Stel-lenbosch showed us that the wine-

lands was producing some greatsounds to go with the wines of theregion, and a young bassist, Jonath-an Rubain, made his bass talk andtell tales of how this music couldempower our youth.

Look at the life of guitarist Cam-eron Ward, starting out with thegroup Inkhokeli from the flats inOttery: he is now the guitarist tour-ing the world with Hugh Masekela.

There are just too many similarstories and these few words will notbe able to do justice to what thisvenue has meant to all the musi-cians who graced that small stage.

I would also like to thank RalphSchulman for his passion to keepthis sound alive, and his interestwhen he was there to share in a newsound making its debut at a show-case.

And, his constant support whenthe venue was needed to raise mon-ey for a musician in need.

If you want to catch the last fewperformances at this venue, theDave Ledbetter trio is there tomor-row, singer Nomfundo Xaluva onThursday, Mas Que Nada on Fridaynight, and Andrew Lilley on Satur-day with a jam session to end it all.

While there is all this sadness,let’s remember that there is a glim-mer of hope that there are plans to

open at another location. We’ll waitand see and remember the words ofthe song that inspired this venue:

Lover, one lovely dayLove came, planning to stayGreen Dolphin Street supplied

the setting

The setting for nights beyond for-getting

And through, these momentsapart memories live in my heart

When I recall the love I found onI could kiss the ground onGreen Dolphin Street.

BLISTERING: Bassist Jonathan Rubain is a blur of musical excitement withCameron Ward on guitar and sax man Don­Veno Prins in one of the showcasesat the Green Dolphin. Photo: Gary van Dyk

Final note forGreen DolphinVERNA VAN DIEMEN

THE V&A Waterfront manage-ment is considering alternativeoptions – including a music ve-nue – for the space occupied bythe Green Dolphin Jazz Restau-rant, which closes at the end ofthis month.

According to the Waterfront,the Green Dolphin managementdecided not to renew its lease.

Emma King, spokesperson forthe Waterfront said: “The res-taurant’s current lease ends atthe end of this month, and thereare no discussions under way re-garding a new contract.”

When contacted by People’sPost, Green Dolphin Jazz Res-taurant owner Ralph Schulman,said: “I cannot comment on whythe venue is closing down.

The negotiations are at a sen-sitive stage and if I say anythingit could put a spanner in theworks.”

Schulman would not confirmwho he was in negotiations with.The only absolute informationhe gave was that the entertain-ment spot would close its doorsat the end of the month.

“This venue will definitelyclose,” he said.

In a press release, the Water-front hinted that the decrease inbusiness had been the cause ofthe decision.

King said: “The Green Dol-phin has had a long and success-ful history at the V&A Water-front and for many years wasCape Town’s pre-eminent jazzvenue.

“Over the years however, the

public has seen many other en-tertainment offerings openacross Cape Town, and this,along with changing tastes, hasmeant that this iconic restau-rant is not the drawcard it oncewas.”

King said they have not madeany decision on who will behoused in the venue.

“We are looking at options. Ithas not been decided who willlease the place and we cannotspeculate.”

Schulman would not saywhether the closure had any-thing to do with the recent saleof the Waterfront.

The new owners are Growth-point and state investment or-gan, the Public Investment Cor-poration (PIC), who bought thesizeable piece of real estate forR10 billion just a few years aftera Dubai-based consortium ac-quired it for R7 billion.

Gavin Minter, Green Dol-phin’s entertainment manager,told People’s Post: “I’m not sureif you realise the impact this willhave on our local and nationalmusic lovers and musicians.

“Speaking to musicians andlisteners over the past monthhas made me realise how impor-tant this venue has been to themusic industry.

“Besides a few hotel and res-taurant type venues, there willbeno jazz clubavailable forCapeTown musicians to ply theirtrade and earn a living from.”

The final performance on Sat-urday 30 April will feature theAndrew Lilley Trio, who alsoopened the venue 20 years ago.

SPOILT GUESTS: The UCT RAG annual Golf Day in aid of SHAWCO was held on Friday 15 April at the RondeboschGolf Club to raise awareness and funds for the organisation. UCT RAG is a student­run organisation thatserves as the fundraising arm of SHAWCO (The Students’ Health And Welfare Centres Organisation), whichis the largest student­based volunteer organisation in the southern hemisphere. At the Golf Day the playerswere treated to goodies to the value of R160 000. Photo: Supplied

TEE OFF: Volun­teers and trus­tees of TheFriends ofValkenbergTrust at a chari­ty golf day insupport of pa­tients and staffat ValkenbergPsychiatricHospital. Sev­enty­two golf­ers took part inthe “MentalHealth Day”event atRondeboschGolf Club onThursday 14April. Accord­ing to the trust, a 2007 study by the Medical Research Council says that, in any one year, one in six South Africanssuffers from a mental illness – the most common being anxiety, depression and alcohol abuse. The funds raisedwill be channelled into volunteer projects to bring hope and comfort to patients and to increase their chancesof a permanent return to health. Phone (021) 447­2092 or email office@friendsofvalkenberg.co.za. Photo: Supplied

New singers sought for prestigious choirTHE Philharmonia Choir of CapeTown, a prestigious oratorio choir,is seeking new singers in all voiceparts, especially tenor.

The choir’s programme for thesecond half of 2011 comprises per-formances of Sir Edward Elgar’s

great oratorio, “The Dream ofGerontius”, on Thursday 4 August,and of Johannes Brahms’ “GermanRequiem”, on Thursday 24 Novem-ber. In both cases the performanceswill form part of the official concertseries of the Cape Philharmonic Or-

chestra. Auditions for prospectivenew members will be held on Satur-day 30 April and Saturday 7 May.

Applicants should contact Di vander Westhuizen by emailing jvd-westh@xsinet.co.za or call (021) 788-5159 to make an appointment.

Decipher the Rosetta StoneJONATHON DOWNS willspeak on “Discovery at Roset-ta: The Sword and the Stone”at thenextmeetingof theUni-versity of the Third AGE

(U3A) Cape Town at the Bax-ter on Thursday 28 April at10:00 for 10:30.

For more information call(021) 531-5604.

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Turning miles into smilesTAMMY PETERSEN

A “late mid-life crisis” and a desire tochange the lives of thousands of chil-dren affected by deformities has led toa social cyclist from Muizenbergputting his feet to the pedals of his sel-dom-used bicycle and setting off on a4 500 km tour from the Zimbabwe bor-der to Cape Town.

David Bristow, an author and formereditor of Getaway magazine, travelled toBeit Bridge on Wednesday 6 April andtwo days later, with a cool wind pushinghim along, started his life-changing expe-rience on Friday 8 April.

His cycling journey is in aid of Opera-tion Smile, an organisation that providesfree reconstructive surgery to childrenand adults with facial deformitiesthroughout southern and central Africa.Money raised will go towards the organi-sation’s R5 million fundraising goal forthe year.

Bristow, who says he is thoroughly en-joying this “fantastic tour”, complainedonly of a “very sore backside” on Fridaywhen People’s Post caught up with himon day seven of his 50-day expedition ashe cycled through Magoebaskloof.

“This is such a life-changing experi-ence,” the 55-year-old says. “It is an awe-some adventure, and what makes it even

more rewarding is knowing I am makinga change in children’s lives through thisendeavour.”

Bristow says the thought of the youngpeople who will benefit from the fundsraised during his trip inspires and moti-vates him to keep peddling.

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“I have always been impressed by peo-ple who raise money for charity, and itis such a rewarding feeling to be doingthe same.”

Bristow and his good friend, Steve Tho-mas, from Pinelands, are also enjoyingtheir visits to local villages, where thepeople have been very accommodating.

“It seems the simpler the area, thefriendlier the people,” he muses.

The “big guy” says that although hehas grown muscles in places he neverthought he could, the ride continues to beexhilarating.“I like doing unusual thingsand this is definitely one of them. It’ssomething I will remember for the restof my life.”

. Follow Bristow’s experience on hisblog, www.spineofthedragon.co.za, orvisit the Operation Smile Facebook pagefor updates. To make a donation to the or-ganisation, phone (021) 481-9135.

Women powerTHE Business Women’s Showcase will beheldonMonday21MayatSMGBMWCentu-ry City.

The event offers exhibitors of women’sservices and products a fashion show byDanielle Margaux, hair and makeup stylistsReto of Style lounge, a top internationalspeaker and author on the personal brand,Timothy Maurice Webster, Nomfusi and theLucky Charms, and the Black Orchid Bur-

lesque dancers.Stacey Norman, of Kfm, will be the master

of ceremonies for the event, which is a fund-raiser for the Excelleration Bursary Fund,a Section 21 company offering bursaries toyoung women in job skills or career-relatedcourses.

Tickets are available fromComputicket atR130 each and there are no tickets availableat the door. Exhibitors are welcome to con-tact patti@finewomen.co.za or 083 310 9765before Saturday 30 April.

You can also visit www.finewoman.co.za.

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Page 10 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg GENERAL Tuesday 26 April 2011

The return of Krismis Makeover for FugardA NEW production of “Krismis vanMap Jacobs” will be presented inthe Artscape Theatre from 3 to 14May, starting at 10:00 in the morn-ings for schools.

The play is an adaptation by Dav-id Kramer of Adam Small’s novel.

This work, which is the Afri-kaans setwork for Grade 12 learn-ers, is set against the backdrop offorced removals to the Cape Flatsin the early 1970s.

After seven years in prison,feared gang leader, Map Jacobs, iseligible for parole and the questionon everybody’s lips is whether Maphas changed or not.

The play examines the pain andgrief of that period and also looksat the “good times” people had be-fore the “big days”.

This new production is directedby well-known theatre man, AlfredRietmann, who has also designedthe set. Rietmann has designed forproductions in the Artscape NewWriting Programme and receivedFleur du Cap nominations for theproductions of “A Circus Side

Show” and “The Tent”.“Krismis van Map Jacobs” fea-

turespopular actor,ChristoDavids,in the lead role, with Cedywn Joel,Royston Stoffels, Charlton George,Ferdinand Williams, Shameelah Is-mael, David Johnson, VaneshreeLingham, Jackie van der Heever

and Loukmaan Adams.Costume design is by Illka Louw

and lighting design by NicholasTilney.

Bookings for the show can bemade at Computicket or contact theArtscape Dial-a-Seat on (021) 421-7695.

GOING THROUGH CHANGES: Christo Davids in the lead role of Map Jacobs.

THE Fugard Theatre is re-placing all its existing seatingwith new theatre-style indi-vidual seats.

The work will be completedin time for the two live per-formances of Vusi Mahlaselaon Friday 29 April and Satur-day 30 April, and the openingnight of Athol Fugard’s newplay, “The Bird Watchers” onSunday 10 May, which Fu-gard is directing. Rehearsalsare in full swing at the thea-tre.

General manager, DanielGalloway, says: “It is a signif-icant outlay, but one whichwe hope will bring a level ofcomfort to our audience andenhance their enjoyment ofproductions at The Fugard.I’d like to think they willmatch this gesture by comingmore regularly.”

The Fugard Theatre is alsoinstalling a high definitionprojection and cinema sur-round sound system thisweek to match their new

seats.This new initiative launch-

es The Fugard Theatre Bio-scope. Galloway says that, inthe run-up to Athol Fugardbeing presented a LifetimeAchievement Tony Award onJune 12, The Fugard TheatreBioscope has scheduled aweek of screenings of filmsbased on his works, from“Boesman & Lena” and “TheGuest” to “Tsotsi”.

“We will be hosting film fes-tivals and presenting themedfilm showcases of our ownthroughout the year.

On Monday 13 June wehope to be able to screen, freeto all Friends of The Fugard,television coverage of theTony Awards ceremonywhere we can gather to cele-brate Athol in style,” saidGalloway.

Bookings can be made onwww.computicket.com.

Alternatively by phoningthe Fugard Theatre Box Of-fice on (021) 461-4554.

Learning is key at LofobMELISSA LE ROUX

THE League of the Friends of the Blind(Lofob) in Grassy Park held a specialevent on Tuesday 19 April to thank to PepStores for a generous R40 000 donation.

Established in the 1930s, Lofob has dedicat-ed decades of service to blind and partially-sighted people of all ages.

At the event, held at Lofob, guests were giv-en a sneak preview of the latest equipmentthat had been bought using the Pep donation.

The equipment will be used as part of theEarly Childhood Development (ECD) pro-grammeto further enrich the lives of blindand partially-sighted children.

The ECD programme followsthe same for-mat as that taught to children at a regular pre-school; however, the pupils’ lessons will betaught in braille.

“Education is key – it is still a part of ourmission and part of all the work that we dohere,” says Lofob executive director, PhilipBam. ECD teacher, Benita Petersen, adds:

“One of the most important objectives inthe programme is developing a child, to gethim or her ready for school.

“We need to instil the importance of brailleintochildren at an early age. They have con-versations, they spell words – it’s all part oflearning.”

Sadley Martin(left) and hiswife Valdela,from GrassyPark.

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James deGouveia fromDurbanvilleand MacBam fromGrassy Park.

From left, Franklin Farmer, from Plumstead, Cara Cato, from Ke­nilworth, and Gildo Michelitsch, from Camps Bay.

Visual theatre company turns sixOBSERVATORY-basedvisual theatre companyFrom The Hip: Khu-lumakahle (FTH:K) cele-brated its sixth birthdayat the Kwalapa OrganicsWholefoods Centre in theMontebello Design Cen-tre in Newlands Avenue,Newlands.

The event was held onTuesday 19 April andguests enjoyed snacks,drinks and a specially-made FTH:K birthdaycake, as well as perform-ances by FTH:K’s train-ees.

FTH:K combined thebirthday celebrationswith its annual generalmeeting and the compa-ny’s committee gave feed-back on some of the high-lights of the previousyear, including winningthe Fleur du Cap andStandard Bank Ovationawards.

JOLLY GOODFELLOWS:Members ofthe FTH:K the­atre companywith the cakethat was madeto celebratethe occasion.Photo: Lize­MarieMoller

CELEBRATION:ThobekileMbanda, Mz­ingisi Diwu, No­dumo Sameand Cara Loen­ing at theFTH:K birthdayparty at theKwalapa Or­ganics Whole­foods Centre.Photo: Christine Skin­ner

ALL SMILES:Michelle Busch,Tanya Surtees andCharles Kieck atthe FTH:K birthdayevent which washosted on Tuesday19 April.

PARTY: FTH:Ktheatre companytrainee membersMarlon Snyders,Sinethemba Mge­bisa, ChristopherBeukes and TomriSteyn enjoy thecompany’s sixthbirthday party.Photo: Christine Skinner

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Page 12 People’s Post Constantia­Wynberg LEADER Tuesday 26 April 2011

Unarmed rangers will be at riskAT LAST! Someone with a bit of intelligence.Brian Hoare hits the nail on the head. This idiot-ic situation about guns or no guns for rangerswho are to patrol Table Mountain is unfortu-nate to say the least.

Having unarmed rangers will not do the joband will in fact endanger the lives of the rangersas well. There are three possible solutions. Armall the rangers. Let the criminals know that wemean business. Hire me and my highly efficient

group of men (Only one snag here. I don’t do bur-ials).

Use all those noble people with conflict man-agement skills to convince the muggers that it’snot nice robbing hikers. There should be hun-dreds of volunteers from Gun Free SA. (I don’tdo burials. Their families will have to organisethose.)ANDRE MALANKenilworth

Thank you for the winIMAGINE my surprise when I received a phonecall from a gentleman from the Ryan MaronCricket Clinic to let me know that my SMS entryto the competition in the People’s Post, hadwon.I have never won any competitions, so itcame as such a wonderful surprise. It alsomeantmyson,Cameron,was over themoonand

thoroughly entertained and educated on cricketover the holidays.

Thank you People’s Post and Ryan Maron! Ihighly recommend the clinic – it was very pro-fessional and highly enjoyable.MELANIE ARNOLDKenilworth

Reward on offer for missing moneyREGARDING the People’s Post article “Bergvli-et man sues state for wife’s murder” on Tuesday19 April, Alix Carmichele is not the only personto have successfully sued the South Africanministers of Safety and Security and Justice.

Some years ago the Minister of Justice paidme R50 000 after court officials disregarded acourt order in my favour and later the Ministerof Safety and Security paid me R10 000 after anattorney had me attested for “defaming” him ina complaint to the Cape Law Society.

I was released without charge after being as-saulted by the police and the attorney wasstruck off the roll.In the meantime I have comeacross over two dozen falsified documents usedby another attorney to obtain judgments byfraud in the Cape High Court. Over R1 millionis missing and I am therefore offering a rewardof R100 000 for assistance in recovering themissing money.RICHARD BENSONPinelands

Your SMSes. In response to the disqualification ofour youth in the “Dallas Cup” in the USA.Apart from the weak admin on the organ-iser’s side for this tournament, the Amer-ican embassy could have expedited theVisa application.

They are too occupied sorting out whois a terrorist and who is not. It is one ofthe worst countries to apply for a Visa,unlike South Africa where it is so easy forforeigners to enter our borders with asmile and most not even requiring a visa.Huge blame should be placed on the em-bassy. Play your tournaments in othercountries where you are appreciated.Cader

. I wonder how many of the voluntaryposts which the IEC advertises actuallygo to the unemployed? I’ve seen manywell-paid so called “public servants”working at these stations. How muchbrain power would it require to countvotes or mark a finger with a marker!Who is the IEC trying to fool? A Water-witch

. Who are our local councillors? Per-haps their names should be published.Another suggestion or request is to listand publish contact details for the report-ing of the abuse of state resources, for ex-ample law enforcement vehicles parkedfor hours each day and night at a resi-dence then when needed for a call-out one

is told that there are no vehicles availa-ble! Another is the reporting of speedingvehicles, trucks and buses in a residentialarea. Fed up

. Advice for mountain hikers: Rule 1:When hiking alone, carry a firearm. Rule2: If mugged, resist and hand bullet on sil-ver platter. Root problem solved!

. To Silverton’s in Tokai. Thanks forthe over-the-top service.

. You get good and bad landlords andtenants.

Funny thing is how people accept anyplace and rules, but when they can’t payrent, they cry foul. Consumer

. Pick n Pay tells you R1 equals onepoint on their Smart Card. However, theylie because you get 1 point per R100 spent.So generous!

. The return on the Pick n Pay card isR1 per R100 spent. So its R10 for everyR100 rand spent. The benefits are not sim-ilar to what Clicks offers, rather it’s mon-ey for nothing. So why do people com-plain? Lucille

. Tony Robinson says he’s “not im-pressed” with people who “look for evi-dence to support their particular view”,and then tells us to “just Google” his latestprejudice.

ApologyLAST week’s Treknet cartoon gavethe impression that a person named“Gamat” was under the influence ofalcohol. While it was not the inten-tion of the cartoonists, People’s Postapologises for offence that may havebeen caused to Muslim readers.

Historic holidayTOMORROW (Wednesday) South Africanswill celebrate Freedom Day, a historic day fora country and people once divided along ra-cial lines.

Seventeen years ago, people of colour werenot allowed to vote and were subjected to op-pressive minority rule. They were forced tolive, fight and die in inferior areas and evict-ed from their homes. Barren District 6 is a tes-timony to the atrocities that characterisedApartheid.

Not all welcomed the changes that usheredin a new order while some elected to forgetthe pain of the past, focusing instead on thejoy and hope of the present.

Part of the present is the younger genera-tion, and it is both good and sad that theymissed out on the unrest of the ’70s and ’80s.Good, because many youth like them losttheir lives in the liberation struggle, and sadbecause today’s youth seem to lack a true ap-preciation for the privileges that come so ea-sily to them. They take for granted the privi-lege of having the political freedom to livewhere they wish, the privilege of attendingschools with world-class sports and academicfacilities and the privilege of having equal ac-cess to jobs. Sadly, most do not know enoughof our country’s troubled political past to tru-ly value what they have.

Of greater concern though, and an irony, isthat while we have the freedom our constitu-tion and a democratic government afford us,we are not really free. How can we be whenpoverty, unemployment, crime and violenceon women and children headline our exis-tence?

This should be the burning question as wereflect on our freedom tomorrow, as we standunited in celebration of all that we’veachieved; of what we’ve shown the world, andourselves. And so we should celebrate Free-dom Day by also honouring the unsung he-roes – the community workers and the police– who fight daily to ease poverty, joblessnessand crime.

EARLIER this month, Julius Malema,ANC Youth League president, accusedDA leader Helen Zille of “dancing like amonkey” to get votes from the electorate.

Keeping such a keen eye on her moves,

Malema must have sat up and taken notewhen he heard that a field mouse hadscampered up Zille’s leg under her jeanswhen she visited his home town, Seshegoin Polokwane, on Thursday.

For Malema, the puzzle about HelenZille’s dancing might be solved and hemay now have one less wonder to ponderabout her before laying his head to restat night.

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Baboon protectorsto monitor humansDALEEN FOUCHÉ

A GENEROUS private donation is thedriving force behind a new initiative

by the Baboon Liason Group (BLG), toprotect the Chacma baboons in the south-ern Cape Peninsula.

Apart from financing additional babooncollars, the R100 000 donation by a Cape Towncouple will help fund the Baboon ProtectorProject which will help Western Cape envi-ronmental authority, CapeNature, enforcenew legislation, in terms of an amendmentmade to the Nature Conservation Ordinance19 of 1974.

The amendment prohibits the public fromfeeding baboons in any space – private orpublic.

CapeNature has not initiated a single pros-ecution in terms of the new or the old legisla-tion, mainly due to a lack of available infor-mation which would allow it to successfullydo so.

Fanie Bekker, director of CapeNature, be-lieves that things are about to change withthe help of the new Baboon Protector Project.

The BLG, made up of civic and ratepayers’associations from areas affected by baboons,has worked with the Nature ConservationCorporation (NCC), the service providertasked with baboon management on the CapePeninsula to design the prototype of the Ba-boon Protector Project.

“Baboon Protectors” are to focus on keep-ing members of the public away from wildbaboons and are to inform them about ba-boon behaviour and the consequences of“foolhardy” interactions. Two baboon moni-tors employed by the NCC have been selectedto become Baboon Protectors, and have al-ready received training in law enforcementand communications.

They have also been equipped with a cell-phone and a camera to record and report dif-ficult situations.

If this pilot project is successful, it couldbe rolled out into other problem areas, suchas the Tokai Forest.

Dr Lesley Shackleton, who represents theSimon’s Town Civic Association (STCA) onthe BLG, says the Baboon Protectors have

been trained to identify people feeding ba-boons and trace eyewitnesses, which willhelp CapeNature prosecute such perpetra-tors.

The project has already been launched andthere is one Baboon Protector on duty fromdawn to dusk every day.

They will be stationed in the Miller’s Pointand Smitswinkel Bay area for four months.

This area is a popular spot visited by tour-ists, and is infamous for car raiding by ba-boons. The Smitswinkel Bay troop’s allegedalpha male, Fred, was recently euthanised.

The relevant authorities, the City of CapeTown, CapeNature and Table Mountain Na-tional Park, said at the time that Fred’s ag-gressive behaviour and his ability to opencar doors, led to his demise.

“This is what we hope to avoid,” says DrGraham Noble, chairperson of the BLG, “andthe way to do this is to educate people thatbaboons are wild animals. People and ba-boons must be kept at a distance from eachother,” he says.

Bekker says CapeNature “strongly sup-ports” this initiative. “The protectors will beour eyes and ears on the ground.”

He says the current problem with enfor-cing the new legislation prohibiting feedingof baboons, is that people who phone with tip-offs do not have enough information for Cap-eNature to follow up on.

But, he maintains the Baboon Protectorshave now been trained to source this infor-mation.

Bekker is confident that the initiative willbe a success, adding that after a trial period,the authorities will aim to raise money topossibly even roll out the project to other hot-spots.

The Baboon Protector wears a distinctiveorange vest, which distinguishes him fromthe monitors. The Protectors will integratetheir activities with those performed by themonitors.

NCC supervises the protectors, who will befully employed by them. NCC will also em-ploy an additional two monitors to fill the va-cant monitor positions.

“We hope this will be a win-win project,”saysDrJustinO’Riainof theUCTBaboonRe-search Unit.

Dallas 2010: How itwent downIN response to your article, “Dallas

tour debacle” (People’s Post, 19 April):Last year, during the same period,

my family and I were part of the Dallas2010 tour, my spouse being one of the twocoaches of the team and my son playingin the team. Our team was treated firstclass in Dallas as we were the upcominghosts of the World Cup.

I just want to mention a few issues thataffected our trip.

1. Team preparation: Mr Basil Palan-yandi did not arrange practices andgames and fields. Everything was lastminute, which was frustrating to the coa-ches. The boys were also never all thereas they were involved in other things.

2. Team funds: Most of our funds weredeposited into one or other account of theorganiser. Mr Palanyandi asked me to-wards the end of the year to collect out-standing monies from the parents. WhenI collected the money I would hand it overto him immediately. This was the trendup until the last meeting Mr Palanyandiheld with the boys and their parents ata local campsite.

3. Team gear: There was absolutely nosponsorship, even though we went underthe auspices of the Archbishop DesmondTutu’s foundation. As parents we had tofork out money for everything. The boysreceived their gearon the lastminute andthe gear was not up to scratch. Jacketsand bags were promised as part of thegear – this we paid for, but to date theseboys and the rest of the touring partyhave not received any bags nor jackets.

4. Team departure: We had a farewellat a local hotel. There was not enough

food, and families of two boys from Stel-lenbosch pitched (Mr Palanyandi told usthey were not in the team any longer al-though their flights had been for paid al-ready). This occasion was disastrous.

The departure date changed to twodays later. Mr Palanyandi and the headcoach did not make it to Dallas. The headcoach arrived in time for the last gameas Mr Palanyandi did not book his ticket.

5. Team arrival and team transport inDallas: Mr Palanyandi never booked andpaid for any team transport in Dallas.This we found out on the eve of our depar-ture. After telephoning Dallas to confirmthe booking, we were told there was notransport for us, so the coach and I hadto run around frantically finding fundsfor transport. A player’s parents helpedus out. After being at the orientationcamp for three days we had to find some-one to take us back to Dallas to collect thevan and then to the hotel. This van wasnot big enough for all and put more pres-sure on the manager and coach. Thecoach had to take responsibility for driv-ing the van without an internationaldriving licence because the managerwould not do it. To crown it all this wasnot the first trick. We only found out af-terwards. Between my family and themanager we had to use our own funds forgas for most of the time as there was nomoney from Mr Palanyandi as promised.

6. We arrived in Cape Town all well af-ter the tournament and we had a good ex-perience, but to date we have not had afeedback meeting with Mr Palanyandi.JULIA FALKENSybrand Park

Knockout Challengeon the rollYOUNG footballers can start polishing theirball skills for the premier youth tournamenton Cape Town’s soccer calendar: the annualEngen Knockout Challenge for under-17s.

The inter-club tournament will be playedfrom Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July at theStephan Reagon Sports Complex inWestridge. It is the eighth edition of this pop-ular annual youth soccer showcase.

The tournament is a guts-and-glorychance for soccer players to make theirmark in a hotly contested arena. The win-ning team gets a R10 000 cheque and a year’sworth of boasting rights. Sports wear com-pany Umbro is the technical sponsor.

People’s Post is again proud to be the printmedia sponsor of the tournament. This willbe the fifth consecutive year that People’sPost provides the official print media cover-age. “It has been an enriching partnership

for us,” comments Annelien Dean, People’sPost editor. “As a publication we whole-heartedly back the aim of the Engen Knock-out Challenge to provide a credible platformfor young talent to shine. We really wish allparticipating young footballers everythingof the best for the tournament, and we en-courage the community to go out to the tour-nament to see the energetic and excitingfootball that will be on display.”

The four seeded clubs in the 16-team com-petition will be Ajax Cape Town, Engen San-tos, Vasco Da Gama and Cape United FC, thedefending champions. Tournament coordi-nator Gilbert Kruger says that the entrydeadline for the play-off phase to qualify isSaturday 30 April. The play-off matches willbe held during May and clubs intending toenter must submit their entries on a club let-terhead to gilbertkruger1@gmail.com.

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THIRD TRIUMPH: Olesya Nurgalieva of Russia wins her third Old Mutual Two Oceans Mara­thon as Fikile Mbalula, the Minister of Sport and Recreation, follows to honour her atthe finish of the women’s race at UCT on Saturday. Olesya finished in a time of 3:33:58,while her twin Elena – with three previous Two Oceans triumphs – placed second in3:37:44, after pulling up with a painful calf after 30 km. Two other gold medal winnersfrom Cape Town were eighth­placed Farwa Mentor and VOB’s Joanna Thomas, who placed10th and first master overall. George Ntshiliza of Port Elizabeth won the men’s marathon.

Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

FUN ON THE RUN: The tiny tots race – one of the Old Mutual Two Oceans noveltyevents – drew a huge entry of children and enthusiastic parents, who enjoyed thefun run at UCT on Good Friday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

OVER THE TOP: Ethan Sampson of ASD Cape Town bicycle kicks as Matthew Rhoda ofAjax Cape Town FC closes in during a Winners Section semi­final at the Premier Cup under­19 championship at Belhar yesterday (Monday). ASD Cape Town won 3­1 on penalties,after a 1­1 tie.

CHARGED UP: George Ntshiliza of Port Elizabeth kept the South African flag flying high whenhe won the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon that finished at the UCT Sports Complex on Satur­day. Ntshilaza (31), running in the colours of Nedbank, clocked 3:08:31 and finished 18 secondsahead of second placed Mr Price athlete Motlokoa Nkhabutlane of Lesotho, after taking thelead less than a kilometre from the finish. The men’s and women’s marathon winners eachreceived R250 000 in prize money. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

TOP RACKET: Elana Joubert (left) won the women’ title and Cheryl Ann Murphy placed second atthe recent Western Province Racketlon open championship held at the UCT Sports Complex.

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Engen Santoslaunches fan walkENGEN SANTOS FC have planned a fan walkfrom Langa Indoor Sports Centre to AthloneStadium for Santos’s clash with Orlando Pi-rates on Saturday 7 May.

Building on the success of the World Cupfan walk, which united people from all walksof life in the spirit of the game, Santos hastaken the bold step of creating a fan mile tothe stadium.

Spectators as well as those who want tocome along to enjoy the experience can safelypark their cars at the sports centre as theymake their way to the stadium.

Spectators will enjoy a host of entertain-ment along the way in Lourie Street, Bridget-own.

With strict security along the fan walk,fans will meet at the sports centre at noon tocross the Bhunga Avenue Bridge on theirway to Loerie Street, Dr Abdurgahman Ave-nue and Springbok Street to enter the stadi-

um gates.Fans are urged

to purchase tick-ets at Com-puticket andSho-prite/Checkersbranches beforethe match. Notickets will be on

sale at the stadium. The match starts at 15:00.Goolam Allie, the chairperson of Santos,

encouraged Capetonians to “come out and en-joy the day with us”.

“There will be great entertainment, plentyof security and return shuttles for those go-ing back to their parked cars after the match.Add the magic of soccer, and it’s an occasionnot to be missed,” said Allie.

Pirates are vying for the league title thisseason and Santos are looking to secure itsplace in the top eight in theAbsaPremierSoc-cer League – so nothing can dampen the spir-its of either team or their fans.

Santos FC together with its partner, Engen,will play host to the sassy La Vuvuzela, whowill entertain an anticipated 20 000-strongcrowd at Athlone Stadium.

. People’s Post is giving away ten sets ofdouble tickets to the game. To enter the luckydraw for the tickets, SMS “Santos” to 34586by noon on Thurs-day 28 April. SMSescost R2 each. Win-ners will be phonedand must be willingto collect their tick-ets from Santos’s of-fice in LansdowneRoad, Lansdowne.

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Sharks crave Newlands showdownLOUIS DE VILLIERS

THE Stormers will have to stop a fewsturdy players in their tracks at New-

lands on Saturday if they want to stay atthe top of the Super Rugby series.

Not only do the Sharks sound cautiouslyoptimistic that Bismarck du Plessis will be fitand ready to play against the Capetonians,but the storming flank, Jean Deysel, could al-so return to the team.

In addition, John Smit delivered a tidy per-formance against the Hurricanes as theSharks’ hooker.

Du Plessis is a football freak that wouldmake most teams, and the Sharks do not con-stitute most teams.

Tendai (The Beast) Mtawarira and Willem

Alberts also looked sharp against the Hurri-canes on Saturday, which will make for a lip-smacking spectacle at Newlands for thosewho appreciate rough and ready rugby.

John Plumtree, the Sharks’ coach, justsmiled at the question of whether he wouldconsider Deysel, saying: “If he is fit.”

Deysel has played the past three VodacomCup matches, so this requirement is easilymet.

The Sharks coach is preparing for a diffi-cult mission. “I do not see much in it for usthat they had a bye this weekend. It will nothelp to hit at them for 40 minutes – it is moredifficult than that. “There is more thanenough at stake – both teams will know after-wards exactly where they stand,” he said af-ter the match against the Hurricanes.

According to him, his team will not be tak-

ing a leaf out of the Reds’ book.The Queenslanders are the only team that

could trump the Stormers this year and thisis largely the result of tactical kicking.

“The Reds’ recipe will not work for us. Wewill stick with what suits us. You can also nottry to read too much into one match.”

An area of the Sharks’ play that concernstheir coach is their line-out work. The Sharkslost a couple of throw-ins – not a fatal error,but their line-out possession was sloppy onthe whole and put them on the back foot.

“We tried out a few options, but it did notgo well. Our line-out work is currently not ac-curate enough, and if we don’t urgently ironit out, the Stormers will put us under uglypressure.”

The former Stormers lock, Ross Skeate,was in the middle of the line-out on Saturday,

but was not an overwhelming success.No-one knows better than the Capetonians,

though, what the talented Skeate is capableof, and Plumtree was also satisfied with hisperformance.

He singled out the contributions of his re-placements: Jannie du Plessis and KeeganDaniel, who were on the replacements benchfor a change but performed superbly duringtheir time on the field.

“Jannie and Keegan did very well and Adi(Jacobs) was as dangerous as always when heran on from the bench. There is healthy com-petition in the team.”

With the Stormers doubting the availabili-ty of fly half Peter Grant, an extremely impor-tant cog in their defence, there is already theprospect this week of a few feisty Sharks spe-cifically targeting this channel.

Dallas tour row intensifiesBRIAN GAFFNEY

THE controversy surrounding theill-fated Dallas Cup tour for under-15s to America rages unabated fol-

lowing the disqualification of the 17-play-er squad from the annual event that start-ed on Sunday 17 April.

So much so that more angry parents of thetouring players have contacted People’s Post,which broke the news “Dallas Tour Debacle”in its Tuesday 19 April edition.

The parents and friends also placed the re-port on Facebook, which was then read by thetouring children in America.

The article revealed the anguish the youthfootballers experienced – through no fault oftheir own – after the team was disqualifiedfor failing to register on time and arrivinglate for the tournament.

Former Springbok rugby player Dale San-ton, whose son plays for Wynberg St John’sAFC, and Winston Faulmann, whose son isa member of the Western Province SportsSchool, were among parents who vowed toput the record straight once the team returnsfrom Dallas. Faulmann spent over R60 000 forhim and his wife to go on tour with their son,while Santon forked out over R20 000.

Amid the chaos, tour coordinator Basil Pal-anyandi – who has been involved in severalprevious Dallas tours – has been targeted bythe parents for not fulfilling “his duties cor-rectly and timeously”. They blamed Palan-

yandi for the delay in the issuing of visas bythe American Consulate in Cape Town. Thisresulted in the tour group leaving on separateflights on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 April, in-stead of on Sunday 10 April for Dallas, as hadbeen scheduled. The controversy deepenedwhen Dan Vaughan,the aide for Arch-bishop Desmond Tu-tu, said last Mondaythat the Archbishophad withdrawn hissupport for the Dal-las tours since 2009,after Palanyandi“failed to submit au-dited financial state-ments, as well as forother conditions re-garding misrepre-sentation that werenot adhered to”.

It has also come tolight that no execu-tive member of theSafa CapeTown – which hasdistanced itself fromthe tour that was en-dorsed by the SouthAfrican Football As-sociation (Safa) – honoured invitations to at-tend a farewell function for the tour group.

Palanyandi serves on the executive (headof fixtures) for the Safa CT – which has indi-

cated it will summon him to a meeting afterhis return from Dallas.

In another twist to the debacle, this news-paper established that Palanyandi liaisedwith some parents and other stakeholders in-volved in the Dallas Cup tours via the email

address basil@cape-district.co.za fromthe offices of the LFACape District, andnot through the ad-min@capedis-trict.co.za email ad-dress, which servesas a control point forall emails regardingsoccer. It is under-stood that Palanyan-di’s email was onlysupposed to be usedto fulfil his duties assecretary of the Facil-ity ManagementCommittee (FMC) forthe LFA Cape Dis-trict, which is basedat the William Her-bert Sports Complexin Wynberg.

Winston Engledoe,the president of the

LFA Cape District, also serves as chairpersonof the FMC. The LFA Cape District said lastweek that “it had not received any complaintfrom any parents over the last 10 years re-

garding the Dallas Cup Tournament”. “Likeany club (Ikapa), requested permission fromCape District, Safa and Safa CT to partake inthe Dallas Cup tournament. We are, however,unaware of the financial implications as nofunds were directed via Cape District for thistour. Cape District is not in a position to com-ment on the operational issues for this tour-nament or any other tournament hosted byany other club.”

But Carla Goodman, whose son plays forCamps Bay AFC, was among parents whoconfirmed they were contacted via the emailaddress basil@capedistrict in connectionwith pre-tour arrangements. She said the par-ents will meet to decide what action they willtake regarding the tour debacle, prior to thetour group’s arrival at Cape Town Interna-tional Airport on Thursday 28 April.

Mohamed Shabodien, the reservationsmanager for an Athlone-based travel agency,confirmed yesterday (Monday) that the tourgroup will return home via London.

When Palanyandi was contacted by thisnewspaper on Wednesday 13 April to give hisside of the story, he responded: “Your call re-garding the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IkapaUnited team – no comment. You are howeverinvited to attend the report back meetingonce the team returns. Will give you date,time and venue for that meeting.”

Arrangements were made for the touringteam to compete in friendly matches in Dallasafter its disqualification.

. See letter on page 14.

Ikapa United tour coordinator Basil Palanyandiis seen last week with cheerleaders from theDallas Cup tournament and some youth playersfrom Cape Town at a post­friendly match cele­bration. Photo: Supplied

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