Peoples Post Constantia-Wynberg Edition 30 August 2011

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Safety costs mall dearlyANDRE BAKKES

THE week-long closure ofWynberg’s Maynard Mall,

instituted while the centrebrought its fire safety infra-structure into line with legisla-tion, has impacted heavily ontenants and staff.

On Thursday 18 August themall was forced to close its doorsafter, amongst other things,smoke extractors failed to acti-vate under a fire alarm signalduring a fire department drill.

The mall only opened again forbusiness last Thursday.

As a result of the closure, shopowners have had to count theirlosses for what would have beena busy period, just two weeksshort of Eid, the Islamic celebra-tion that marks the end of Ram-adaan.

Some staff were forced to takeleave, and others were sent tofranchises far away. To add tothis, some of those who were onleave had to wait outside the mallfor a few hours most days in thehopes that the fire chief, afterstrenuous daily testing, wouldgive the green light for businessto continue.

One staff member, who pre-ferred to remain anonymous, toldPeople’s Post that he had wastedtime – and money on transport –but all he got in return were mes-sages of apology. He fumed, “I seesigns saying ‘We apologise for theinconvenience’. These signs havebeen telling me this all week, butI still don’t feel better!”

GrantElliott, regionalmanagerin the Western Cape for RedefineProperties, the group that ownsMaynard Mall, shed some light onthe reason behind the closure.

“We received notice that the

fire department was going to do afire simulation test at the mall on18 August, and would be inspect-ing tenants as well. We notifiedthe fire department that a portionof the mall was not ready for aninspection as we are currentlybusy with building alterations toaccommodate a new tenant. Theyadvised us that, regardless of this,they would continue the inspec-tion.”

Elliott insists that all individu-al facilities were tested before theinspection, including the genera-tor, smoke extractors and fire sys-tem. “These were all found to bein working condition on 17 Au-gust, and we felt confident wewere ready for the inspection, ex-cluding the area where the altera-

tions were taking place.”When the fire department ar-

rived the next day, however,some of the smoke extractors didnot activate.

Elliott continues, “We immedi-ately asked our fire equipmentservice provider to check why thefans did not receive the requiredsignals, and found that some ofthe signal wires had been cut –and in some places removed – bythe building contractor who hadremoved the ceiling the night be-fore. Thiswasadirect cause of thefailure.”

Though the fire department

picked up a number of minor is-sues during testing, it was agreedthat the smoke extractors werethe main culprit.

There have been reports thatthe City is clamping down onmalls in the Southern Peninsula,but Cape Town Fire and Rescuespokesperson Theo Layne saysthe department doesn’t “target”malls in particular, but tries totest every building in the city,with high-risk buildings testedmore often than others. It is rare,Layne adds, for a building to haveto be closed, even temporarily, fornot being fire compliant.

“If we find that a building isn’tcompliant, then we will give theowner a notice period for them torectify the problem. Failure to dothis could even lead to a fine.”

Asked if Maynard Mall couldexpect a fine, he said the decisionstill had to be made.

Tenants were very hesitant tobe quoted directly when People’sPost visited the site, but it wasclear that most were upset withthe situation. One of the smallerstore owners said they had lost upto R150 000 in earnings.

Some even told this newspaperthat they might withhold leasepayments for a week.

Elliott responds to this by say-ing, “Unfortunately our insurersare dealing with this issue, andwe are thus precluded from mak-ing any comment.

“We regret any inconveniencecaused by this unexpected clo-sure, particularly for staff whomay have been forced to takeleave. Unfortunately we have nocontrol over each tenant’s deci-sion regarding staff during theclosure.” Elliott stresses that thesafety of the mall’s tenants andtheir customers is Redefine Prop-erties’ primary concern.

HOPE FOR THE FURRY: The Cape of Good Hope SPCA launches its “No FunWithout Your Best Friend” campaign this week, hoping to increase dog adoptions at the SPCA by highlighting how life is enriched – and a whole lot morefun – when shared with a dog. Presenter Nigel Pierce at Good Hope FM invitedthe association to fill his studio with dogs to help raise awareness aroundthe benefits of adopting, and to dispel some of the myths around the SPCA(like the everpopular “The SPCA has ugly dogs!”). Seen here, little Tia isa handful in Pierce's arms. Photo: Michael Hammond

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In a bid to regulate unfair procurement practices, Fi-nance minister Pravin Gordhan launched the Industri-al Policy Action Plan 2, designed to curb tender fraudand help local companies with funding and policies toimprove capacity levels and competitiveness. Underthe plan, the government will also be required to givepreference to local goods and services where possible.

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The pre-judging will takeplace on Friday 16 Septemberfrom 12:00 till 22:00. Of the pag-eant’s 13 divisions, five are fo-cused on dance and fitness.They include the gymnasticallychallenging Ms Fitness, MsPhysique and Mr Fitness forentrants with a more generaldance background, and theCouples division for somestriking aerial feats.

The further eight divisionsare Ms Bikini, Men’s Model,Men’s Model Plus (for largerbuilds), Mr Physique and FigureGirls (for larger builds but notbodybuilders), Women Over 35,Men Over 35, and the newly in-cluded Women Over 45.

Each category consists of tworounds during which contest-ants are judged on their physi-cal appearance, as well as fit-ness and dance.

Winners will go on to competewith fitness fundis from aroundthe world during Fitness Ameri-ca in Las Vegas at the weekendof Sunday 20 November.

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Rubbish collectionstill on trackAROUND 2 206 people – or 8,74% – of the Cityof Cape Town’s workforce were absent fromwork without authorisation last week.

The figure includes staff who intended togo to work, but were prevented from doingso by striking union members.

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SafetyvsprofitANDRE BAKKES

MAYNARD MALL’s week-long closure during work torectify fire safety concernshas had tongues wagging.

People’s Post talked to afew people to get their opin-ions on the matter; whilesome wondered why the mallcouldn’t operated during thework, most applauded the ef-fort to keep shoppers safe

TEACH THEM ALESSON: Lindsay Willis reckons it’s best thata mall should beclosed whilethey get firecompliant. “Ifthey don’t learnthey must feel,”she states. Photos: Andre Bakkes

GOOD JOB: “Idon’t think amall shouldclose downcompletely ifthey arefound out,”says CobusTshota. Headds, however, that mostmalls seemto prioritisefire safetyand that the fire department is doing a goodjob in clamping down on those that aren’t.

SAFETY COMES FIRST:“Safety should come beforemoney,” insists AudreyFisher. “At the end of theday safety is what it’s allabout.” She concludes bysaying that she wants tofeel secure when she goesto a mall.

PROFIT COMES FIRST: ChrisSchroder feels the fire department should have kept the mallopen during the work. “For somebusinesses, profit is more important than the safety of the shoppers, which is really the last thingon their minds,” he says. “Manystores and malls are not compliant because they are trying to cutcosts.”

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FEW know that the Princess VleiSports Centre in Elfindale alsoboasts a BMX track.

One of the reasons for this is thatit is partially covered with vegeta-tion, and too far from areas whereone would find most BMXers.

People’s Post inspected the dilapi-dated track – owned by the City ofCape Town – with parent and BMXlover Vincent Groenewald, as wellas Kevin Southgate, chairpersonthe Steenberg Community PoliceForum, on Friday.

Southgate feels the track hasturned into a “white elephant”, be-cause of its location and what hesays was an improper consultationprocess with the local communitywhen it was built more than 10years ago.

“This is ratepayers’ money thathas been used to develop thiscourse, and it’s going to ruin,”Southgate says. “We can ill afford tospend it like this. If there were prop-er consultation with the local com-munity in the first place, youwouldn’t end up having white ele-phants like this.”

Says Groenewald, “There is ahuge interest in BMXing, but therisk to come here is too great. Be-sides the loose, dangerous gravel,there are no warning signs. So who

would be liable if there are any inju-ries?”

Southgate adds that crime is alsoa real threat, despite securityguards stationed at the main gate afew hundred meters away.

“This place used to be known asgala land. People use this land asthoroughfare from Retreat to go toDiep River, and crime is common,”Southgate says.

“It’s dangerous to come here.There’sno supervision, and thepar-ents themselves would have to footthe bill if something were to gowrong.

“The youngsters who mainly useit are from Heathfield, Steenberg,Lavender Hill and Retreat.

We have none of these kinds offacilities over there. If you had toask parents whether they knowthere’s a BMX track here, 95%would say no!”

Groenewald once wanted to handout pamphlets to inform people ofthe track’s existence, but he aban-doned the idea because of its poorstate. The track’s current conditiondid not, however, deter NathanGrandy of the Genesis BMX Clubfrom organising a “Dirt Cross”BMX race this past Saturday.

Before the event he said the lay-out and condition of the track wereterrible, but Genesis wanted to tryit out nonetheless.

“There is a lot of potential for

building a brilliant track there, butthe community must help. QuadBikes have carved the place up, soSaturday’s event will really be anobstacle course,” he said on Friday,only half joking.

Ward councillor Jan Burger, whosays the City hasn’t budgeted forthe track’s maintenance, echoesGrandy’s sentiment when he says,“Action on this matter must comefrom everyone working together –the police, community and coun-cil.”

Groenewald has been trying, andhas already invested much of histime into getting the track back upto standard.

All of the scattered tyre barriersat the site were put down by him,and he has taken many bikers, in-cluding his son, to the track.

But months of “running intobrick walls” have tested his resolveto the fullest, he says, and he hasstarted to avoid the track altogeth-er.

“It’s crazy! All we need here tomaintain the track is gravel, ce-ment, a water point and a rollingcompactor. I could get 20 to 30 kidsto clean the place, but I was told I’mnot allowed to because then I ‘claimownership’.”

Asked why Groenewald cannotmaintain the track himself, Burger

responds, “Let’s say one personmaintains the track. He might thenstop others from using it just be-cause he maintains it.

It’s becomes a question of owner-ship.”

Burger says collaboration is nec-essary. “I justhad somerugbypoleserected over there, but I couldn’t doit alone - even though I’m a wardcouncillor.

“I had to work with the officials,same as Groenewald.”

Both Groenewald and Southgatefeel there is too much talking andnot enough action in the matter,and express doubts over anythingconcrete materialising soon.

The conviction collectorA MAN with a number of prior convictionsfound himself on the wrong side of the lawyet again when he was sentenced to eightyears in prison after robbing a Wynbergwoman.

Ernest Williams (47) broke into the wom-an’s home on Thursday 18 August. The resi-dent, who spotted him as he stalked throughthekitchen, screamedout athimandrushedto lock the kitchen door, after which shecalled the police.

Williams forced another door open, thenblindfolded the woman with a towel andpushed her into a bathroom. While the rob-ber helped himself to her valuables, thewoman snuck from the bathroom andopened the door as police officers arrived.

Williamswasarrestedon the scene.Heap-peared in court on Monday last week andwas convicted after pleading guilty to achargeofhousebreaking.He isnowattempt-ing to appeal his eight-year sentence.

•The Kirstenhof police held joint opera-tions with the Flying Squad, Dog Unit andMetro Police to clamp down on drug housesin Westlake late last week.

The operation started early on theevening of Friday, when a house in FicusStreet was raided. Mandrax, dagga and tikwere turned up in the search, and officersarrested a 37-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man. The operation then moved on to awell-knowndrugoutlet inOttoClose.Every-body in the home was patted down, andthree men were arrested after officers founddagga and tik. Still not satisfied, the officerspicked up shovels and started digging in theopen field opposite the house. They un-earthed a plastic jar containing a hundredpieces of crack worth around R3 500.

Finally, the team descended on a home inLynx Way. A 35-year-old man was taken intocustody after the officers confiscated 11 pack-ets of tik. The suspects all appeared in courtyesterday.

•On Wednesday last week, a Kirstenhof po-lice patrol vehicle was called out to a murderscene at the NG Church in Kreupelbosch.

The officers found the body of 24-year-oldGillian Cowie. The circumstances surround-ing her death are still being investigated, butit is known that she was strangled. Police arenow looking for Cowie’s boyfriend, AnthonySpeerman, for assistance with their investiga-tion. If anyone knows where Speerman can befound, or can offer any information to help theinvestigation, please call the investigating of-ficer, Detective Constable Alex Matthews, on(021) 702-8900.

Cowie’s loved ones cannot afford to have hertransported to her home town of Uitenhage inthe Eastern Cape. If you are able to make a do-nation to help them, please contact Lucretiaon 073 645 7995.

UNKEMPT: BMX lover Vincent Groenewald and Kevin Southgate, chairperson of the Steenberg Community PoliceForum, stand on one of the bumps at the Princess Vlei Sports Centre’s BMX track.

Photo: Andre Bakkes

Security will always remain paramountANDRE BAKKES

HOUSE ROBBERIES appear to be on therise in the Diep River policing precinct,but the number of reports is still downcompared to previous years.

“The quarterly figures for this type ofcrime is up, but it’s down from the yearlyscale,” says Warrant Officer Keith Chan-dler, Diep River police spokesperson.

He revealed this after a 68-year-old Con-stantia resident was robbed of goods tothe value of R38 000 at about 21:00 on Fri-day 19 August.

According to police reports, seven gun-men entered the house through a doorthat was closed, but not locked.

The men threatened the elderly resi-dent, and made off with laptops, cameras,jewellery and a flat screen television.

No shots were fired and nobody was in-jured, thankfully.

It may that the robbery was planned.“We are following up on leads and havea suspicion that the complainant mighthave known the suspects,” Chandler ex-plains.

Police say the case again underlines the

importance of attentiveness and adequatesecurity.

“Once again, this incident might havebeen prevented if the complainant hadn’tbeen negligent,” he states.

“The door was unlocked, and the frontgates were open.”

He concludes by saying that the policeoften depend on information from thepublic to make arrests.

He therefore urges anybody who canshed light on the Constantia robbery tocontact Detective Captain William Drey-er on (021) 710-7340.


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Klops kamer in Carol CourtTHE Cape Flats Youth Development(CFYD) will hold its first klops kamer – ameeting of minstrel troupes – on Sunday11 September at Carol Court in Heideveld,

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ACTION shots – rugby, soccer, Fidowith ball in mouth or little Johnnycharging around the back yard – allrequire the same technique: an ap-propriate shutter speed, and pan-ning. Panning in this instance is notfor gold, but the following of the di-rection of the action at the samespeed.

Believe it or not, one does not needa high shutter speed if you are follow-ing your subject at the same speed. Ifthe flow of the sport or direction of themovement is constant and you can keepup with it, a slowish shutter speed is allthat is needed for things like motor rac-ing, skiing, athletics and cycling.

Team sports like rugby, soccer, net-ball and so on, where the athletes aremoving in all directions, require highshutter speeds. Although a speedboat isgoing in one constant direction, thespray and waves will be components ofthe scene that would be nice frozen. Themotion of a swimmer through the poolwater, a snowboarder carving throughthe snow, a motocross biker kicking updirt all create that extra sense of mo-tion.

When photographing motorbike orracing car events, or an air show, yoursubjects are flying past at a great rateof knots, so the idea in this instancewould not be to freeze the motion, oth-erwise all that it will look like is a bikeor car standing still in the middle of theroad.

No idea of their speed is suggested.So, what to do? Change to shutter prior-ity (TV for Canon users), dial a slowspeed, say, 1/125th or even 1/80th of asecond.

What you will be wanting from yourimages is, as I have already said, asense of motion, and this is achieved byfreezing the forward motion of the vehi-cle but blurring both the spokes (of thebike) and the background.

If the background is just plain ol’grass, it is notnearly as goodasperhapsthe grandstand full of the people allblurred.

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Everybody is invited to join in support-ing the foundation’s drive to enrich thelives of over 16,5 million teenagers in SouthAfrica. Guest speakers Sabirul Islam, anaward-winning young entrepreneur, au-

thor and motivational speaker, along withDan Plato, Community Safety MEC, andRael Levitt, an Auction Alliance founder,will share their knowledge as part of theproceedings. Tickets cost R120 per person.

For more information contact Lydia Zin-goni, director and founder of the SA TeenEntrepreneur Foundation, on 082 907 0739or at [email protected].

Toast yourselfTHE Table View Toastmasters, whotrain members in communication andpublic speaking skills, invite everybodyto an evening of fun and entertainingspeeches at the Atlantic Beach Golf Clubat 18:30 for 19:00 tomorrow (Wednesday).

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Celebrating the BibleTHE Bible Institute of South Africa holdsits annual open day on Saturday 3 Septem-ber at its campus at 180 Main Road, KalkBay. The programme commences at 09:30 inthe tea garden, featuring items by the Col-lege Singers. Guest speaker Ashley Cloetewill later discuss “Missions: A Risky Busi-

ness?” at 11:00. Breyani and a braai willkeephungerat bay, andcolddrinksand lotsof books will be on sale. Children will becatered for. Entrance is free, and limitedparking is available on the campus. For fur-ther details call Kathy on (021) 788-4116 orvisit www.bisa.org.za.

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Welcome Westlake PrimaryANDRE BAKKES

THE Western Cape celebrated theopening of its eighth school thisyear when Education MEC DonaldGrant officially unveiled West-lake Primary on Friday.

There had been a growing need fora school in the Westlake communityfor years, and it was in 2010 that theWestern Cape Education Departmentcame up with its plan to build 20 newschools, 25 replacement schools andadditional classrooms in the prov-ince over a three-year period.

The sod-turning ceremony forWestlake Primary was held in Maylast year, and the school is alreadyfully functional, with the new occu-pants having moved into the newpremises from a temporary locationin April.

Students hail mainly from theWestlake community, and the school

is currently accepting students fornext year.

Said Grant at Friday’s ceremony, “Iam delighted that, in just a shortspace of time, we managed to plan,approve, construct and complete anew school for the Westlake commu-nity.

“You can just imagine my delightto be able to walk through these newcorridors with full confidence that wehave before us a safe and securelearning environment for the chil-dren.”

The school, which cost R22 millionto construct, can accommodate 600students in 14 classrooms, two spe-cialist rooms, a computer lab, a li-brary, an admin block and a hall.

“As with all new schools, all we canhope for them is that their empty newclassrooms are transformed intohubs of teaching and learning, wherelearners and educators are safe andsecure, and where quality learning is

taking place,” continued Grant.“This responsibility falls on all of

us. I like to think and believe that weare all in one big team – reaching forthe same goal.

“So as school governors, educators,parents, education officials, commu-nity members and, most importantly,learners – let us all make this schoola success.”

Grant also used the opportunity toexpress his gratitude to everybody in-volved in making the school a reality,including the Ackerman Foundation,Westlake Trust, the City of CapeTown and numerous government de-partments.

The development was a coopera-tive venture between the provincialgovernment and the Ackerman Foun-dation, which Grant described as “animportant example of how theprivatesector can assist the Western Capegovernment in improving the qualityof education in the province”.

GREEN WARRIORS: Among the Wessa award winners were, from left: Tim Jobson(Friends of Rondebosch Common), Annalene de Beer (for Vernon GibbsHalls),Braam Malherbe (conservation luminary), Elma Pollard, Suzanne du Plessis, Martin Thompson, Jean Fillis, Jonathan Deal, Mumsie Gumede (Wessa CEO), KelvinCochrane, Marilyn van der Velden, Pierre de Villiers, Janette Maree du Toit andNiel van Wyk. The Green Renaissance filmmaking team were absent from thephoto. Photo: Supplied

VICTORY: An air of optimism was prominent at the official openingof the new Westlake Primary School on Friday. Photo: Supplied

The guardians of natureTHIRTEEN outstanding individualsand groups were recently celebratedby the Wildlife and Environment Soci-ety of South Africa (Wessa) for theircontribution to environmental con-servation and education in South Afri-ca.

The Regional Wessa Awards tookplace this year at the Silver Tree res-taurant at Kirstenbosch BotanicalGardens earlier this month.

This year’s ceremony formed part ofa special programme of celebrations tomark Wessa’s 85th anniversary.

Wessa CEO Mumsie Gumede gavethe evening’s opening address, outlin-ing the organisation’s national strate-gic direction; this was followed by anumber of regional reports highlight-ing local achievements over the pastyear.

Guest speakerBraamMalherbe – ex-treme adventurer, conservationistand “50/50” presenter – presented aninspirational talk titled “Reconnectwith the Wilderness, Both Without

and Within”.Braam’s affiliation with Wessa goes

back to the 1970s, when he ran 532km– from Plettenberg Bay to Cape Town– in 11 days to raise funds for Wessa’swork in the protection of the Lange-baan Lagoon. For this remarkable ef-fort, Braam was awarded life member-ship to the organisation.

Also included in the programme forthe evening was the exhibition of anexquisite series of wildlife pencildrawings by local artist Bowen Boshi-er, who generously donated the bulkof the profits from the sale of his worksto Wessa’s Rhino Fund. Bowen is nostranger to Wessa, having received in2008 a volunteer award in recognitionof the time and energy he put into tack-ling various environmental issues.The event drew a strong attendance ofWessa members, groups, partners,funders and sponsors, who went on tohave a fine time chatting and sippingenvironmentally friendly wine spon-sored by Vondeling Wines.

Adventures on the edgeJOIN the Friends of Iziko South African Mu-seum and marine biologist Doctor EleanorYeld-Hutchings at Iziko Museum, 25 QueenVictoria Street, Cape Town, at 19:00 today(Tuesday).

Yeld-Hutchins will speak of her extraordi-nary experiences during the making of theSABC2 documentary series “Shorelines”.This coastline journey took the team from

the border of Namibia to the border of Mo-zambique, and Yeld-Hutchings has vividmemories of “the weird world of the man-groves, the wonderful turtles of SodwanaBay, and the grotesque fish parasites – thetongue replacement isopod”.

Entrance costs R30.For more information contact Maxine on

072 225 6893.


In September and October 2011 the City will ask you for input about the Draft 5-year IDP.

The City’s draft plan will be explained and communities will be given an opportunity toparticipate in refining the strategic programmes and/or projects for their areas.

More information is available from the IDP Office ontel 021 400 9811 or fax 021 400 4909 or [email protected]

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

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LAUNCH OF HOUT BAY RECREATION HUBThe City of Cape Town’s Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department invites you to attendthe launch of the Hout Bay Recreation Hub.

VENUE: Hout Bay Sport and Recreation Centre, Karbonkel Road, Hout BayDATE: 3 September 2011TIME: 11:00 - 13:00

There will be various recreational activities.

For more information, please contact Melissa Witbooi on021 761 2936 or Abeda Abrahams on 021 761 7036.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

A little warmth goes a long wayTAURIQ HASSEN

THE Retreat Swimming Poolwill switch on its newly installedwater heaters in three weeks –much to the joyof swimmerswhomake regular use of the facility.

Installing the new heaters hassubstantial spin-offs for the devel-opment of swimmers from the Re-treat Aquatics Club, whose mem-bers (drawn from around 90 fami-lies living among the greaterRetreat area, Grassy Park, Ottery,Southfield and Wynberg) use theCity-owned pool to train.

Members’ lives were made tre-mendously difficult when crimi-nals brutally vandalised the pool’slast set of heaters, which were in-stalled around two years ago. Theclub was forced to utilise the BlueDowns Indoor Swimming Pool,which club chairperson EbrahimCassiem says was “inconvenientfor the swimmers”.

Indeed, many swimmers, dis-heartened at having to train inharsh winter weather, started tolose interest in their sport.

But all this is set to change withthe new heaters. “This is a huge mo-ment for all our swimmers, becausenow they can go on to train in prop-er swimming conditions,” says ade-lighted Cassiem, who mentions thatthe club’s management now plansto host training programmesthroughout the year.

Vandals will find it a lot harder

to break the equipment now, too.Byron Kemp, the City’s area man-ager for Sports, Recreation andAmenities, says the contractor whoput the heaters in also secured theirventilation gaps to prevent unau-thorised access. “We also insuredthe pumps upon installation,” saysKemp.

Ward councillor Jan Burger en-thuses about the benefits the heat-ers will bring for swimmers. “Youwon’t believe how much talentthere is out there – I am really excit-ed to see what comes of this, be-cause these swimmers really workhard and deserve these heaters.”

The good news doesn’t stop there– more improvements are on the ho-rizon for the pool.

Cassiem explains that the clubapplied to the Lotto Board of SouthAfrica for funding to upgrade the36-year-old facility in 2002. The re-sulting money was used on waterheaters, new ablution facilities anda new surface for the pool’s deck.

The club will now apply for fund-ing to have the pool covered. “Weare meeting with council, and wehave applied for funding,” says Cas-siem, who spoke of the benefits ofcovering the pool earlier this year(“New bid to cover Retreat pool”,People’s Post, 22 February).

Either way, Cassiem says theswimming club has plans to expandon its current swimming pro-gramme thanks to the new heaters,which will be switched on during aceremony next month.

SOLID: The new heaters have been placed insecure housing.

RESURFACED: The area aroundthe pool has new paving, too.

Photos: Tauriq Hassen

Meet the puppet mastersDALEEN FOUCHÉ

A FEAST for the senses lies ahead forCapeTown theatre lovers – it’s almosttime for the annual Out the Box Festi-val of Visual Performance and Pup-petry.

The festival, which takes place atvarious venues in and around CapeTown, starts on Thursday 1 Septem-ber, and will keep audiences enter-tained for nine days.

Now in its sixth year, the festivalstarted out as a humble one-day cele-bration of puppetry and physical the-atre at UCT. It has grown to an inter-national hit, and now offers work-shops, tours, developmentopportunities and an ever-growinglist of shows.

Venues for this year’s event in-clude the Little Theatre Complex inGardens, the Labia Cinema, Iziko Na-tional Gallery, Fire and Ice Hotel,Magnet Theatre and Theatre Arts Ad-min Collective. The heart of the festi-val will be found in Observatory,which will be turned into a bohemianhub at which you’ll get to meet aplethora of artists and the creativepeople responsible for the entertain-ment. Yvette Hardie, director of thefestival, says the event will offer

something to enthral every type of in-dividual. Hardie believes that lovefor theatre is instilled through greatchildhood memories, and that thea-tre can only survive if children are at-tracted to themedium, so she is proudto market the festival as a “family af-fair”.

She herself remembers telling herdad at the age of four that she wantedto become an actress, and she went onto achieve not only this goal, butmany more: Hardie has acted, direct-ed, produced and taught in the worldof theatre.

Her passion for this interpretivefield is evident when she talks aboutthe directors who work so hard tobreak new ground in the media ofpuppetry, visuals and movement dur-ing the festival. Among traditionalshows of puppetry, such as shadowand marionette theatre, a number ofinteresting themes will be exploredin novel ways throughout the festi-val.

“One show consists of a puppet giv-ing a lecture on puppetry,” Hardie re-veals.

The festival will also be mixing me-dia to the max. In one show, dancerswill dress up in “larger than life” pup-pet suits before they hit the stage.

Hardie says puppetry isgaining new recognition with-in the international theatreworld. “This is because pup-pets allow us to see ourselvesin a different way,” she says.

By way of example, Hardiepoints out that while audienc-es are not often engaged by ahuman performer buttoning ashirt, they can be entranced bya puppet attempting the samething.

“Puppets can also do thingshumans can not, like talkingto the audience while lying onan autopsy table,” she says, re-ferring to yet another offeringfrom the festival.

The upcoming event com-prises four components: anadult and family festival, afilm festival, and an array ofworkshops. The focus thisyear will be on the environ-ment; to mark this, the festivalwill be launched by a walkthrough Observatory duringwhich participants will handout seedlings.

For more information, andto see the programme, visitwww.outtheboxfestival.com.

City takes to the treesIN celebration of ArborMonth in September, the Cityof Cape Town will plant 400trees throughout themetropole.

Local ward councillors,businesses, schools and resi-dents will all work together touphold this year’s ArborMonth theme, “Forest for thePeople”, inspired by the Unit-ed Nations’ take on the month.

The theme focuses on envi-ronmental matters like theimportance of clean air andwater, and the necessity ofmaintaining the health of thecommunity, ecosystem andeconomy.

“Arbor Month also presentsan ideal opportunity for rais-ing awareness about the im-portance of planting indige-nous trees,” says councillorTandeka Gqada, the City’sMayoral Committee memberfor Community Services.

The official trees for 2011are the common jacket plum(Pappea capensis), and tworarer tree species – bride’sbushes (genus Pavetta) and

common wild elder (Nuxiacongesta) – which are not en-demic to the Western Cape.

Locally, the City will plantindigeonous species like thewater berry (Syzygium corda-tum), Capeash (Ekebergia cap-ensis), sour plum (Harphep-hyllum caffrum), white karee(Rhus pendulina) and forestelder (Nuxia floribunda).

The planting drive feeds in-to a broader environmentalstrategy, intended by CityParks to serve as a guide forthe sustainable provision andimprovement of green spacesand the environment in gener-al for the next five to ten years.

Residents are encouraged toget into the spirit of ArborMonth and play their part –however big or small it may be– in painting Cape Towngreen.

“I want to urge residents toplant trees or shrubs in theirgardens, and to help raiseawareness about the impor-tance of appreciating and giv-ingback to thenaturalworld,”says councillor Gqada.


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Muggings not a turnoff for CapetoniansHANRIE BOSCH

AN air of safety and securityusually fills the fresh moun-

tain air on a Saturday morningup Lions Head – especially withthepresenceof twoarmedunder-cover police officers – but how donature loving Capetonians feelabout the recent spike in mug-gings at the spot?

The latest mugging happened lastMonday, a few metres down fromthe paragliding launch pad, whereanother mugging had been commit-ted just 48 hours before (“Twomountain muggings in two days”,People’s Post, 23 August).

In the wake of the crimes, MerleCollins, South African National

Parks’ regional spokesperson, saidofficers were doing their best to se-cure the park, and the police ex-plained the immense difficulty ofthis task.

Mark Trust, chairperson of theTable Mountain Forum, presentedextensive advice for staying safe onthe mountain.

People’s Post took the time tospeak to a few hikers and see whatthey thought.

“It has been in the back of mymind, but it has clearly not deterredus from coming to the mountain,”says Louisa Crook, taking a walk upLionsHeadwith friend IanHoward.“I think they target one person orfemales more,” Howard speculates.

Another set of hikers, comingdown the mountain, also feel that

walking in a group is safe.Hiker Ahsley Kaine says she has

climbed the slopes of Lions Headmore than 30 times, and has neverfelt threatened or scared, but addsthat she will never attempt to go italone.

Following last week’s muggings,Captain Ezra October, spokesper-son for Cape Town Central PoliceStation, urged people to take stepsto ensure their safety, and recom-mended protection, like pepperspray.

Hiker Llewellyn Lloyd, howev-er, argues that pepper spray on awindy mountain will most likelyend up blowing in your owneyes.

Monique Gibson, hiking with herfamily, agrees: “I thought about

bringing pepper spray today, but itwould just perpetuate the problemand make people feel more unsafeand nervous.”

Taking into account last week’smuggings, and copious adviceabout how to keep safe on the moun-tain, the last thing one would expectto find up there is a lone woman –but Natalie Pollard wasn’t about tobe dissuaded from her journeys in-to nature.

“I didn’t know the muggings hadhappened so recently,” she says. “Itmakes me a bit scared, but I feel rel-atively safe as there are so manypeople.

I could be mugged at any place intown too, and I have not broughtany valuables with me.”

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say the latest incidents have left amark on them, considering theyalso witnessed a mugging lastyear.

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Mary Hernandez, who has beenin South Africa for only threeweeks on an internship programmefrom Venezuela, was excited to ex-plore the majestic Lions Head, butshe and her friend were shockedwhen they were told about the re-cent crimes.

“I thought it was safe! It is sucha touristy place that it should besafe!” Hernandez says.

“Neither of them were deterred,however, and carried on their way.

SAFETY IN NUMBERS: Alex Herzenberg, Ashley Kaine and LlewellynLloyd. Photos: Hanrie Bosch

FAMILY OUTING: Monique Gibsonand her son Cameron.

MINDFUL: Ian Howard and LouisaCrook.

CAUTIOUS: Robin Good and AnitaMacchr. LONE RANGER: Natalie Pollard.

The peoplehave spoken


Help them see the changesDRAMATIC changes have takenplace in the plant and animal lifealongSouthAfrican shores over thepast few decades, and this is partic-ularly evident along the coast ofFalse Bay.

Professor Charles Griffiths andmaster’s student Brett Reimersfrom UCT’s Zoology Departmentare are attempting to gain an in-depth understanding of thesechanges, and are now asking Peo-ple’s Post readers to help with theirresearch by submitting photos ofthe False Bay shoreline, depictingplant and animal life in the areathroughout the past and thepresent.

The introduction of alien speciesis behind many of the changes.

For one, the Mediterranean mus-sel, which was introduced to South

Africa in 1979, now coats many westand south coast shores, which werepreviously dominated by large lim-pets.

Another driver of change is theexpansion or contraction of distri-bution patterns owing to climatechange.

A familiar example is the prolif-eration of kelp along the west coastof False Bay following declines insea temperatures there over recentdecades.

This has been paralleled by disap-pearance of warm water species, in-cluding the brown mussel, whoserange has now contracted over200km to the east, leaving a smallpopulation in the warm enclave ofMuizenberg corner.

A third driver is the eliminationor reduction in abundance of spe-

cies through commercial exploita-tion, as has taken place with abalo-ne in the Cape.

Documenting these changes iscomplicated by a lack of historic da-ta; as such, Griffiths and Reimersare turning to photographs for help.

Please contact Charles Griffithsat [email protected] if youhave any photos that could helptrack the transformation of theFalse Bay coastline, or can suggestwhere useful images can befound.

The most important criteria arethat the images depict the faunaand flora in reasonable detail, andthat the exact location and at leastapproximate date are known.

Distinctive landmarks, like rockformations or buildings, are a greathelp.

THEN: This picture of Oatland Pointin Simon’s Town was taken in 1950.

Photos: SuppliedNOW: This is Oatland Point as it waslast year.

City woman breaks the iceHANRIE BOSCH

SWIMMING in near-freezingwater is not everybody’s idea

of a good time, but a Cape Townwoman with a fiery determina-tion has shown a commendableability to ignore the cold.

Cecilia Schutte became the firstwoman tobeaccepted into the Inter-national Ice Swimming Associationwhen she braved the icy waters ofthe small Northern Cape town ofFraserburg during the Speedo IceSwim Africa at Nuwedam – and alsobecame the first woman to do an icemile (1,6km).

The very existence of the icy asso-ciation, through which like-mindedpeople gather to brave icy watersbelow five degrees Celsius, mightcome as a shock to many, butSchutte takes it all in her stride –and she’s doing it for a good cause.“I do a lot of youth work, and swim-ming is a vehicle for me to accom-plish my goals in welfare,” Schuttesays.

“During the ice mile, we raisedabout R15 000 for a local school. “Awhole new world of extreme sportsis opening up for women – in whatwas once a purely male-dominatedindustry,” says Schutte, who is up-front with her wry views on the dif-ference between women and men insport.

“We do sport with class,” shesays. “There isnoneed to looseyourfemininity when doing sport. Idon’t see why girls can’t look prettyand do sport.”

Though Schutte was the firstwoman to do an ice mile, she says

there were many women at theevent doing the 600m leg of the race,and hopes that by next year morewomen will join in the mile.

Schutte says doing an ice mile is“99,9 percent about mind over mat-ter, some training, genetics andknowing how far you can push yourbody”.

You also have to train each dayin icy temperatures, come rain,hail, frost or wind.

Not enough? Then consider thatthere are also strict qualifying teststhat need to be undertaken beforeone is allowed to enter an ice mileevent.

“We all had to lie in a tub filledwith ice for 10 minutes, a week be-fore the event, to prove that we canstand the cold... It felt like a freakshow because it was held at the wa-terfront in front of a big crowd.”

Then you actually have to swimthat mile – a feat that took Schutteabout 30 minutes.

“The first half of the mile was theworst, and you wonder if you are go-ing to do it, but once you get aroundthat, things go more smoothly. It isalmost as if you become part of thecold… you accept it, in a way.” Sheadds that this is where real mindover matter comes in.

“Your hands get so cold that youfeel like they’re swelling up to thesize of paddles, and eventually youstart feeling like someone is pullingyour fingernails out.”

Schutte admits to being surprisedat the sudden media attention shehas received since becoming thefirst woman to complete an ice mile.“I just did what I did. We [ice swim-mers] do not realise how crazy and

abnormal it is that we do.” Schutterecalls an incident that happenedabout a year ago, when she realisedthat being an ice swimmer is morethan just a bit unconventional.

“It was a freezing day in Melkbos,and I was going for my normal two-hour swim. On the beach I passedan old lady wearing a pink suit andher poodle. Not long after I startedmy swim, a body boarder came upto me and said the old lady on thebeach had asked him to make sureI was alright.”

As Schutte continued her swim,she noticed an NSRI van parkingnear the beach. “Within a few min-utes, there were five different offi-cial cars parked next to each other,and an NSRI helicopter also ar-rived.

“I thought that something musthave happened to a surfer, and gotout to see if I could help.”

To her shock, the rescuers hadbeen called out by the old lady, whothought that Schutte was about to“commit suicide, or was mentallyderanged”. “That is when I realisedthat what I’m doing might not benormal.” The swimmer is settingher sights on more icy achieve-ments – “something more challeng-ing and longer than an ice mile”.

And, crazy or not, Schutte saysice swimming is about personalgrowth and helping others.

“Ice swimming is about pushingthe boundaries for women in sportand life, and about implementingsocial development programmes.”

It’s not a cheap pursuit, though –Schutte says highly qualified med-ics and boats need to be on hand incase something goes wrong.

“I am constantly looking forsponsorship in order to continueswimming and implementing so-cial development and community

projects.”If you can help Schutte in her

quest, contact her at [email protected].

IN HER ELEMENT: Cecilia Schutte practises at one of her favourite venues,the Sea Point swimming pool. Photos: Supplied

ODD ONE OUT: Schutte is seen with the rest of the ice mile competitors.

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FAIREST CAPE: Seapoint sisters Kelly (left) and Gabriella Davids are among the 10 WesternCape beauties forming part of the 33 semifinalists for this year’s Miss SA pageant. In a sharpbreak from tradition, this year’s competition will be presented as a reality show; “The Road toMiss SA”, a series of onehour shows hosted by Bridget Masinga, will hit Mzansi Magic on Sunday9 October at 17:30.

LOST: This German shepherd, who goes by the name of Alex, disappeared from her owners’ home in Groenewald Street in Southfield between 17:00 and 17:30 on Monday lastweek. The owners, who miss their beloved pet terribly, are offering a reward for anyinformation that will help them find her. Please contact Glen on 076 749 1444 or Deidreon 082 574 7712 if you know where Alex is.

BRAND NEW WHEELS: Wynberg students will soon gain mastery over the rules of the roadafter Mekor Ford Mazda Claremont donated this Ford Figo – worth R118 000 – to WynbergBoys’ High School as part of an agreement between the company and the school. Here, principalKeith Richardson stands poised to get into the new vehicle, which will be used primarily fordriving lessons. Photo: Andre Bakkes

The path to real powerJOIN the Wildlife and Environment Soci-ety of South Africa (Wessa) for a fun, in-formal workshop on “Practical EnergyTips, Technologies and Solutions” at theWessa Barn, 31 The Sanctuary, Kirsten-hof, from 10:00 to noon on Saturday 10September.

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People’s Post ConstantiaWynberg LEADER Tuesday 30 August 2011

National shameSOUTH AFRICAN musician Art Matthews tookour national anthem to a new embarrassing heightwhen he bungled the words of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfri-ka” on live TV.

Among the things we hold up proudly as a nationare our Madiba, our democracy, hosting a success-ful Fifa World Cup last year and our national an-them – all truly representative of our kaleidoscopenation.

Every time our national anthem is performed, westand up with pride because it unites us and isuniquely South African, down to its “Uit die blouvan onse hemel” verses.

Art’s pathetic rendition of our national anthemis unforgivable, especially since he is as South Afri-can as skaapkop and braaivleis.

Born Ard Matthews in Durban in 1975, his musi-cal career spans 15 years, from busking on thestreets of London to becoming lead vocalist andfounder of the band Just Jinjer (formerly Just Jin-ger), now based in the United States.

Then, on 23 August, during the announcement ofthe Springbok squad for next month’s Rugby WorldCup, Art put himself and – with the exception ofa few (probably) deaf fans – most of the nation toshame when he fumbled his way through the na-tional anthem.

He didn’t even know the opening line of “NkosiSikelel’ iAfrika”. During a storm of public back-lash, one radio listener summed up Art’s artlessperformance artfully when he said: “They shouldhave taken the child from the FNB ad to sing ouranthem”.

A good choice, as the little girl knows the wordsto her anthem and sings it confidently.

After his unforgettable forgetting of the words tothe anthem was slammed, Art apologised, sayinghe was “utterly devastated, embarrassed and sor-ry”.

He said he was overcome with emotion andnerves; this after nearly two decades in the musicindustry, performing to national and internationalaudiences. In fairness, it was not asking too muchof an accomplished South African artist to simplysing the words of our anthem with authority andafford it the dignity and respect it deserves.

Stand up and be countedANDRE BAKKES

“CAN one person make a differ-ence?”

Is there someone out there whocan rid our neighbourhoods fromthe clutches of crime?

The answer is a resounding“Yes!”

There is, indeed, a super hero inour midst who can rid us of this ofthis terrible affliction, but first thisperson must overcome a colossalweakness – the feeling of helpless-ness.

So, who is this pioneer who canvirtually eradicate the criminal ele-ment from society?

The answer is simple – it is you!If you have the courage to banish

your apathy and indifference, thefuture will seem a lot brighter.

When MEC for Community Safe-ty, Dan Plato, visited the recentCommunity Policing Forums (CPF)in Hout Bay and Kirstenhof, theturn-out was atrocious.

It is the same story all over CapeTown. People have retreated intotheir own world and most obsti-nately refuse to partake in these vi-tal meetings.

More often than not, a cripplingfear and downright laziness will fillyour mind with thoughts like, “Ican’t change a thing,” or, “We’redone for anyway.”

It is, after all, much easier towash your hands of the problem.

You will profess to whoeverwants to listen, “Let the police dowhat they’re paid to do,” but the on-ly person you’re really trying toconvince is yourself.

An isolated exist-ence has been justi-fied with countless“incontrovertible”excuses, but they areflimsy to say theleast. The point of noreturn is upon us. Ifwe don’t uniteagainst crime, thenwe’re undoubtedlydoomed.

“Can one personmake a difference?”

The answer is a re-sounding “No!”

One person doesnot make up a CPFor a neighbourhoodwatch.

People are happywhen they hear someone is patrol-ling their neighbourhood at nightand contributing to a safer world,but when these people are confront-ed with the opportunity to get in-volved they will have a host of most-ly pitiful excuses on hand.

Those who voluntarily sacrificetheir time for the safety of othersare shining examples of everythingthat is right in the world. Humanbeings are social creatures – weneed each other when faced withgreat danger. Presently, no dangeris more imminent than the uncom-promising criminal.

Forgive me if this sounds a bitharsh, but society is on the brink oftotal chaos. Jails are overcrowded,the police are understaffed, andCPF meetings are completely point-less without the community.

There is a malicious tumourgrowing in the bowels of society,

and it goes by thename of “everyman for himself”.

Some will askwhat the point is ofgoing to a meetingat which peoplediscuss crime, butthey don’t see thebigger picture.CPF meetings arenot just a discus-sion – they consti-tute a war room.

Judging by thenumber of peopleattending thesemeetings, the goodguys are severelyoutnumbered,which is in itself a

conundrum, because the vast ma-jority of people find crime despica-ble.

If we stand together then we canconquer this evil. The battle lineshave been drawn and victory is as-sured, but Tom wants to sleep, Dickwants to braai and Harry wants towatch television.

So, I ask one last time, “Can oneperson make a difference?”

This time, there is no resoundinganswer. It is up to you to attendyour local CPF meetings and joinyour neighbourhood watch pro-gramme. At times it might seem in-surmountable, but as philanthro-pist Andrew Carnegie once said,“Anything in life worth having isworth working for.”

You can either sit back and hopesomeone else does the work or youcan stand up and be counted.

It’s up to YOU!

YourSMSes. I am looking forthe the family of thelate Tommy. He was a postmanin Hout Bay for years. I am hisbrother. Please contact GeorgeSolomon on (021) 701-6201 or082 533 4959.

Respect your neighbours. Sleep Deprived, I sympa-

thise with you. I have a neigh-bour with a dog that barks atnothing. The lady who owns itdoes nothing to stop it, andshouldn’t be allowed to keep adog.

. On Thursday, I witnessed abunch of hooligans (school kids)between 8 and 11 shouting atkids in another bus. The chil-dren were using disrespectfulwords, and the boys were show-ing their middle fingers to theothers. Parents, what are youprojecting to your children? Itsaddened my heart, because thisis our next generation.

Trains of thought. Metrorail must tell the per-

son who blows the whistle tomake sure everyone is aboardbefore they blow it. People arestill boardingwhen thedoors areclosed. Have they no heart?

. Metrorail upgrade? Toomany peak hour trains are beingcancelled at the cost of hourlypaid commuters being short-paid as a result of getting to worklate.

Who gets to make these deci-

sions? Disgusted, Cape Flats

Strike!. As for the municipal work-

ers’ strike, I get outraged whenI see those buffoons rummagingthrough the rubbish like ba-boons. This savage behaviourmust be crushed, but then thequestion is, do we still have a po-lice force? Pat H

. Striking for higher wages isbecoming an annual thing. In-stead, strike for lower prices tobe implemented.

By the way. Bring back the Narcotics

Squad. The rehab facilities arepoor for the unemployed.

Nobody is prepared to give arehabilitated drug addict a job.After trying for two years, I amafraid he is going to go back tostealing and drugging. Not evenhis IT diploma is helping him.

. I find it sad how young girlsseem to go out with boys thatdon’t have jobs. Then they stillhave children with them.

. To the person speakingabout the council outsourcingits work: They don’t even com-plete the job and they get paid.

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Tuesday 30 August 2011 LETTERS People’s Post ConstantiaWynberg

Drug addicts need GodI WAS very impressed with Don-ald Grant, MEC of Education,when he and the police conduct-ed a raid at a secondary schoolin Hout Bay. Being a communityworker for many years in Wyn-berg, but presently immobile af-ter a stroke, I still take a keen in-terest in what goes on in our areaand elsewhere.

I admired the courageand firmaction that was conducted by ourpolice, and believe that it will bean eye-opener to all our youngstudents who are indulging indrugging.

I’ve had numerous parentscoming to me for help andprayers. In many cases homeshave been broken into, eventheir own homes, and they havelost valuable items, such as jew-ellery, money, appliances andfoodstuffs, to use in exchange fordrugs. They are so desperate toget this problem eradicated, be-cause even young children fallvictim to drugs, which results inabsence in school, loitering andthe fear of becoming instru-ments where they are being in-timidated by drug lords.

How does one handle the situa-tion? I tell them that the rehabili-tation clinics are full, that juve-nile delinquency is soaring, andthat although these centres arethere, they come out even worse,because they crave it and some-times parents have to pay hugeamounts of money to keep themunder lock and key.

My only solution as a motherand grandmother is to ask God,through prayer and supplicationand spiritual guidance, to deliv-er them. Nothing is impossible,and these victims can be trans-formed into useful citizens if thechurch also plays a major role inreaching out – by way of proper-ly trained counsellors – to helpthem to get real deliverance.

We realise it is not only thepoor and rejected, or the outcastswho are victims, but also chil-dren of well established families.God can change lives for the bet-ter and surely they can again beinstruments of bringing othersto live more at peace with theirfamilies.WG WILLIAMSWynberg

‘Can you believe it?’I WOULD like to express myheartfelt gratitude to themanager at Pick n Pay inGabriel Road, Plumstead.

I live in Musgrave Park anddo my shopping at Pick n Pay.I also do the shopping for my86-year-old neighbour. Sheonly buys Elite milk powder,and for three weeks this Pickn Pay was out of stock.

I called the manager, who

promised me he would try theother branches and find somefor me.

To my great surprise, hesent three packets of the milkto my house! Can you believeit?

I am so grateful to this love-ly man. Thank you once againfrom your “loyal customer”.ANONYMOUS SHOPPERDiep River

Fine ‘way out of context’IN his article two weeks ago,Tony Robinson tells how he wasfined R200 for parking in a load-ing zone in Fish Hoek for a fewminutes.

I am an estate agent support-ing two children in very toughconditions. I was recently movedto the Wynberg area, and in allof Council’s paperwork, I missedthe fact that Wolfe Street is clas-sified as proclaimed, because ofits historic nature.

Then, on the Sunday, five ofmy six show boards were takendown by the Council, and I wasfined a whopping R3 175!

All of my pleas at the Counciloffices in Plumstead fell on deafears. The Council imposes a100% surcharge if they have totake down show boards on a Sun-day, and I asked if this surchargecould at least be waived. The offi-cial told me that this was impos-sible as “the Council only goesout on Sunday to take downboards, and we are working

overtime”. I am still trying tograpple with this bizarre logic,and wonder if any other fines inthe country carry an overtime-linked surcharge of 100%.

The fine of R318 per showboard, plus an automatic sur-charge taking it to R636, is surelyway out of context in relation tothe offence! People driving vehi-cles with no safety belts, talkingon cellphones and jumping stopstreets can potentially kill oth-ers on our roads, but do not bearfines of this magnitude.

The Cape Town City Councilhas simply devised a set of rulesto print money at the expense ofan already stressed sector of theeconomy.

Using Tony Robinson’s analo-gy, this soft target and her familyhave been deprived of nearly 500loaves of bread through this to-tally punitive and disproportion-ate fine.HELEN RICHARDSONWynberg

Urgent call for Aegis ex-staffTHANK YOU, Peoples Post, foryour article on the call for ex-Ae-gis Insurance Company staff tocontact me regarding the pen-sion surplus.

There appears to some confu-sion, though, with the email ad-dress as it was printed.

There is no hyphen in the ad-

dress – the address is [email protected] ARENDSEGrassy ParkPeople’s Post apologises for anyconfusion – the hyphen wasintroduced automatically duringlayout as the email address did notfit on a single line.


SURFSOARING: The swell at the infamous Dungeons reef in Hout Bay peaked at aroundthe 20 foot mark early last week, setting the scene for this 10m rubber duck’s bid totouch the sky. Photo: Brandon Kilbride

Watch a dream unfoldALLIANCE FRANÇAISE presents the sec-ond screening of its Mini-Festival of theArab World with “Suspended Dreams”, afilm by Jean Chamoun and Mai Masri, to-morrow at 19:00. The screening takes place

at Alliance Française at 155 Loop Street;admission is free.

For more information on the event call(021) 423-5699 or visit www.all-liance.org.za.

Friday 9 SeptemberDiep River: The Steurhof Civic Associationholds its annual dance at South PeninsulaHigh School in Old Kendall Road. Admissionis R65, and music will be provided by SoundCrew. Patrons are encouraged to take theirown platters and XYZ. To book your ticketscontact John Fortuin on (021) 715-6431 or071 637 9949, Katie Sheldon on 074 806 1694,Mo Carolus on 073 863 9452, or Lowena Caro-

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Saturday 10 SeptemberDiep River: All seniors are invited to a mati-nee spring dance at Musgrave Park in OldKendall Road at 15:00. Tickets cost R20 perperson, and you may take your own platterand XYZ. For more information call CitiLawless on (021) 712-9737 or 084 723 2203.

Tuesday 20 SeptemberConstantia: Are you single and strugglingto fit in to a world of couples, or dealing withthe baggage of past relationships? If youwould like gain some insight into yourself asa single person or are simply looking foremotional support, you’re welcome to join agroup of like-minded people at the Constanti-aberg Clinic.

For further information contact Kim Fos-ter on 079 365 3060 or Jodie MacKay on082 890 0510.

COMMUNITY MATTERS: Members andfriends of the LionsClub of Tokai reachedout to people withmental and physicaldisabilities when theymanned a game stallat this year’s One toOne gathering, arranged by Jewish organisation B’Nai Brithat the Good Hope Centre earlier this month.The Lions handed outnearly 2 000 gifts toeverybody who triedtheir luck at the stall’sgame of ballaimingprowess, joining numerous other community organisations increating a fun day forhundreds of mentallyand physically challenged people. If youwould like to join LionClub members like Colin Young (seen here) intheir tireless effort touplift the community,contact Pierre Theronon 082 494 5464. Photo: Supplied

BRIGHT SIDE: The Kirstenbosch Lions Club also did their part to bring joy, understandingand balloons into the lives of countless people with mental and physical challengesat the One to One festival. Photo: Supplied

Fully loaded and ready to fireSIXGUN GOSPEL will stopby the Alma Café in Rose-bank tomorrow (Wednesday)evening to “try out some newsongs and dish out somelove”.

Following Cherry Vinyl’sopening act, Sixgun Gospel’sDani Rodin (vocals), DaveCornwell (banjo, guitar),Murray Hunter (harmonica),Alex Dubb (bass guitar), JayLatter (drums) and Ben Brad-low (guitar) will tease over-tones of folk rock and bluesfrom their instruments; ar-riving early is recommended.

For more information callthe café on (021) 685-7377.

SOUL SOUND: Sixgun Gospel will perform tomorrow eveningat the Alma Café. Photo: Supplied

People's Post Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 30 August 2011

Urban dance takes centre stageA CELEBRATION of urban

dance from street to stand-ing ovation promises to leaveaudiences elated when “ColourContrast: Where Worlds Col-lide” spins into the ArtscapeTheatre this weekend.

Directed by Marcus Mabie andLu Jacobs of the Renovatio DanceCompany, the 90-minute produc-tion honours the elevation of ur-ban dance from its street culture

roots to theatre-level profession-alism. A number of fictional char-acterswill give life throughdanceto a story set across two worlds –“Alpha Earth”, called “Walkingin the Footsteps of Legends”, and“Omega Earth”, known as “Col-our Contrast”.

The show runs at the Artscapeon Friday and Saturday at 20:00.Tickets cost R60.

For more information aboutthis year’s Artscape festival,

check out www.artscape.co.za.For ticket bookings, contact Com-puticket on 083 915 8000 or Art-scape Dial-a-Seat on (021) 421-7695. Special prices are availablefor block bookings.

•People’s Post and Artscape aregiving away five double tickets tothe show on Friday night.

. To stand a chance to win,SMS “URBAN” to 34586 bynoon on Thursday.

SMSes cost R1,50 each.

DANCEDELIGHT:An imaginativestoryexpressing thegrowthof hiphopdanceculturehitstheArtscapethisweekend.Photo:Supplied

Get ready for RabinowitzNIK RABINOWITZ will raiselaughs with hilarious new materi-al at Café Roux in the NoordhoekFarm Village at 19:00 on Wednes-day 7 September.

In “Nik Rabinowitz Live”, thelaugh master will explore a host ofnew comedic insights, but will al-so recall some of the old favourite

routines that catapulted him to in-ternational recognition as theworld’s “leading Xhosa-speakingJewish comedian”.

Tickets cost R200, which in-cludes a chalkboard supper. Formore information email [email protected], or call(021) 789-2538 for bookings.

LISTENUP: NikRabinowitzperforms atCaféRouxnextweek.Photo: Supplied

The masculine touchTHE recent popularity of “DivasCape Town” has prompted organis-ers Marmalade Events to host asimilar show with top male singers.

The talented Loyiso Bala, Chad-Saaiman, Alistair Izobell, LuqmaanAdams and James Bhemgee willshare the stage in “Divos” at theGrandWest Grand Arena on Fridayat 20:00.

The musical genres they singthrough will move from dance toR&B ballads – and even opera.

The show also marks the officialreturn of Chad Saaiman to the stagefollowing his traumatic highjack-ing in Gauteng.

Tickets cost between R100 andR180 from Computicket.

. People’ Post is giving awaythree sets of double tickets to seethe show.

To stand a chance to win, SMS“R&B” to 34586 by noon on to-morrow.

SMSes cost R1,50 each.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Loyiso Bala.THOUGHTFUL: Chad Saaiman.

MASTER OF SONG: James Bhemgee.LYRICAL: Luqmaan Adams.

Meet the music of MozartTHE Musicanti Chamber Or-chestra will perform its nextconcert at the St Martini Churchat the top of Long Street in thecity on Sunday 4 September at18:00.

The programme includes the“Linz Symphony” and the “Sin-fonia Concertante” for violinand cello by Mozart. The viola

part in the original has been ar-ranged for cello by Peter Mar-tens for cello, who will play theinstrument at the concert withviolin soloist Suzanne Martens.

Tickets are R60 at the door;full-time students pay R20 andschool pupils enter for free. Formore information phone(021) 790-5310.

Experience a whale of a taleTHE Jungle Theatre Company’s“The Whale Show” will soonswim into Observatory, return-ing for the fifth time to the upcom-ing Out the Box Festival.

The story revolves around twocharacters on a quest to be likewhales; they discover that theocean is under threat, and get eve-rybody involved in taking care ofthe sea and saving its whales.

“Don’t miss this amazing whaletale for families with childrenaged six and over,” a spokesper-

son says. “The Whale Show” isone of many environmentallythemed plays written and pro-duced by Cape Town’s JungleTheatre Company, which usesoriginal children’s and familytheatre as a vehicle for environ-mental, social and cultural educa-tion. The company thanks theL&S Chiappini Charitable Trustand Rolf-Stephan NussbaumFoundation for funding “TheWhale Show” at Out the Box. Theshow will be enacted at the Ob-

servatory Arts for a SustainableEarth Hub at The Magnet, OldMatch Factory (on the corner ofSt Michael’s and Lower MainRoads), on Sunday 4 September at10:30, Monday 5 September at11:30, Wednesday 7 September at16:00 and Sunday 11 September at14:00. Tickets cost R50 for adultsand R40 for children under 12.Concessions and block bookingsare available. To make a schoolbooking, contact Tahirih Cook on084 873 4711 or at [email protected]. General book-ings can be made through Com-puticket on 0861 915 8000.

MELODIC ESCAPE: The BeauSoleil Music Centre’s winter concert series continues with the return ofawardwinningmusicians DerekFennell (flute)and Sandra Kettle(piano) tomorrow(Wednesday 31August) at 18:00.The popular duowill present a captivating programme that includes works byJS Bach,Beethoven andCharlesMarieWidor, as well asthose of contemporary composer Mike Mower. The centre is at 12 Salisbury Road in Kenilworth. Tickets are available at the door at a cost of R50 for adults, R40for pensioners and R30 for scholars. For further information contact BeauSoleil on (021) 7611894. Photo: Supplied

Blunt performs in Cape TownJAMES BLUNT returns to CapeTown to perform at the GrandWestGrand Arena today (Tuesday) aspart of his “Some Kind of Trouble”

world tour. The multi award-win-ning British star will perform anumber of his top hits, including“You’re Beautiful” and “Same Mis-

take”, in addition to tracks off hislatest album, “Some Kind of Trou-ble”. The show starts at 20:00. Tick-ets, priced between R272 and R501,are available at Computicket on083 915 8000 or at www.computick-et.com.

WHALE OF A TIME: Wanda the whale in “TheWhale Show”. Photos: Liam Beattie

SHARETHELOVE:VincentMeyburghandUnathiSpeelmanhugWandathewhale.

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Stepping stones to the skyStepping stones to the skyTASMIN CUPIDO

A YOUNG Hanover parkfootballer’s dream of oneday donning the BafanaBafana jersey has taken ahuge jump forward – he wasrecently selected for theSouth African under-17squad.

What’s even more exciting isthe fact that Faghrie Lakay isonly 14 years old.

The young Engen SantosAcademy striker, who is origi-nally from Manenberg, hasplayed soccer since the age ofnine, and has won severalawards during his short ca-reer. These awards include topgoal scorer at the academy fora number of years, as well asbest forward. He was also thetop goal scorer at an under-15SAFA regional tournament inOudtshoorn earlier this year,after he was instrumental inensuring overall victory forhis team by scoring 17 goals inonly five matches.

The Grade 9 GarlandaleHigh School pupil says he isexcited at the prospect of rep-resenting the country. “It real-ly is an achievement, and it isalways fun coming home andtelling my friends, family andteammates of my experienc-es,” he says.

“The coaching you receiveat that level is invaluable, and

you are also given really niceequipment and kit. My par-ents, Rafieka and Rashaad, arereally proud of me, and I hopeto keep them proud by remain-ing at that level and one dayplaying in the PSL.”

His coach at the Engen San-tos Academy, Keith America,describes him as “industrious,big and strong”.

“He is really not afraid to at-tack or when he comes upagainst players who are olderand bigger than him,” Ameri-ca says.

“He is often used in the acad-emy’s under-17 team, as wewant him to remain competi-tive, always making use of hisabilities – things have just be-come too easy for him in hisown age group.”

But America acknowledgesthat the youngster still hasroom for improvement, andbelieves this opportunity willallow for them to work evenmore on these issues.

“We are never satisfied andalways want our players to bethe best,” he says.

“His selection has alsoopened doors for other playersfrom this province, who havebeen overlooked for years. Itreally is a stepping stone, ashaving Faghrie in the squadwill make selectors take noteof the youngsters from CapeTown, while also listening tothe coaches from this side.”

GOING FOR GOAL: Faghrie Lakay (left) has been included in the South African under17 squad at the age of 14. Withhim is his coach at the Engen Santos Academy, Keith America. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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Jesse scores another sixJesse scores another sixTASMIN CUPIDO

BEING able to attend one of the prov-ince’s top cricketing schools has just be-come a reality for Pinelands residentJesse Christians.

This priviledge was bestowed on the avidall-rounder when he was awarded a sportingand academic bursary to attend WynbergBoys’ High School by the Jacques KallisScholarship Foundation.

The 12-year-old, who captained a WesternProvince XI invitational team in 2009, start-ed playing cricket at the age of six. Both heand 14-year-old brother Matthew – who isequally talented with the bat and ball – wereintroduced to the game by a friend of theirfather, Colin Christians. “At the time theboys were playing mini-league baseball, butthey immediately developed a love for crick-et,” Colin says.

“Jesse has always been playing out of hisage group, even playing for the under-10team at the age of six. He has never beenafraid, and always holds his own when fac-

ing the older boys.”The leg-spinner, who is also a keen golfer,

has won numerous awards representingboth Pinelands Primary School and WesternProvinceCricketClub (WPCC).Healso spentmost of the winter in the indoor nets, as partof the WP under-13 winter group; the twoteams to represent the province in Decemberare set to be announced in September.

Jesse was also selected for a WP/Bolandteam that toured Dubai last year, as well asa Western Cape under-15 team that touredMalaysia this year.

Colin credits the assistance of WPCC jun-iors’ coach, Charles Fourie, and the D&PAcademy facility for his both his sons’achievements over the past couple of years– Matthew is also a member of the WP uner-15 winter squad, and captained the WP un-der-13A teamin2009. “A lot ofhardworkgoesinto training the boys, and the coaching ofCharles really has shaped them,” he says.

“Many good cricketers come through thevigorous training – which can be used forolder players – set up by these guys. The sadpart is that they usually lose out on these

players, who opt to go to cricketing schoolsand no longer play for the club.”

Which is exactly what will be happeningin Jesse’s situation. The Jacques KallisScholarship Foundation was established lastyear with the aim of combining the academicand life skills programmes of existing schoolstructures with funding and mentoring sup-port from Jacques Kallis.

The foundation and its partners providetalented youngsters from all walks of life theopportunity to reach their full sporting andacademic potential.

Despite being very close, the two brotherswill now be in rival teams, as Matthew at-tends Rondebosch Boys’ High School. “Theywill still remain close – they have alreadytaught each other so much,” Colin says.

“And this really offers Jesse the opportuni-ty to build his own character and personality– an not be known as Matthew’s brother.”

Jesse is most happy with bat and ball inhand, Colin says. “For now, education comesfirst, but as long as he can be on a field, heis happy. Whether batting or bowling, he al-ways enjoys the game.”

ALLROUNDER: Jesse Christians from Pinelandsis heading for the stars. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

FULL STEAM: Tarquin Carlsson of Bishops drives into William Keet of Rondebosch during the schools’ under19Amatch at Rondebosch Boys’ High School on Saturday. Bishops were the 3712 victors. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

ON THE RUN:Zandy MacDonald of UCTbreaks througha tackle byFalse Bay’sGraham Knoopduring theteams’ Western ProvinceRugby FootballUnion SuperLeague Amatch atGroote Schuuron Saturday.UCT won 2717 Photo: PeterHeeger/Gallo Images

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