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‘Bring more cops here’NICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Kommetjie neighbourhood watch mem-bers are calling for boosted safety ser-vices following an “increase in general

crime” in the area.In a social media post, Komwatch states

that four armed attacks on residents andcommuters travelling along KommetjieRoad, near Ocean View and Imhoff’s Farm,have taken place in as many days.“These include shots fired and a stone

thrown at vehicles and a mugging at knifepoint,” the post says.Besides these attacks, Kommetjie has ex-

perienced “a huge escalation in robberiesandgeneral crime” over the last fewmonths.This is “indicative of the perpetrators

knowing that [the police] and law enforce-ment services are substandard”.Captain Angie Latchman, Wynberg polic-

ing cluster spokesperson, says according torecords at Ocean View police station, therehave been no reports of armed robberiesalong Kommetjie Road.

However, police have noticed a slight in-crease in housebreakings and thefts out ofcars in the Kommetjie area.

Gang linkKomwatch chairperson Alan van Gysen

says the crime is not specific to Kommetjie,but is linked to gang and drug violence inOcean View and surrounding areas.He is now calling for an increased pres-

ence of police andLawEnforcement officers.“The lack of response is not because they

don’t want to, but rather because there is no

personnel. When they do respond, there isonly one van,” he says.“Wewant to see reservists appointed or 24-

hour law enforcement on duty. We’re doingeverything we can as a neighbourhoodwatch andwe’re now looking to engage withgovernment,” he says.The City of Cape Town referred People’s

Post to the police for comment.“Policehave increasedpatrols in the areas

and are working very closely with the well-establishedneighbourhood to prevent crimein the Kommetjie area,” Latchman says.

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Yandile Mkutu, of SilikamvaHigh School in Hout Bay,with shelter dog Jay Jaywhich he trains. Mkutuparticipates in the localUnderdog Project in whichchildren are taught how totrain shelter dogs to getthem ready for adoption.Read the full story onpage 2. PHOTO: BRUCE BOYD

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Call the toad cops on ping-pong soundsThe discovery of an unwelcome toad in

Noordhoek has set off alarm bells in con-servation circles. Invasive guttural toadshave been found on a property near Sea-scape Road.

Noordhoek is an important breeding areaof the endemic and endangered westernleopard toad (Sclerophrys pantherinus), aclose relative of the guttural toad (Scleroph-rys gutturalis).

These species do not coexist naturally andthis situation may cause several complica-tions, explains Johan van der Merwe, Maycomember for energy, environmental and spa-tial planning.

Guttural and leopard toads look very simi-lar.

Guttural toads have a deep, guttural,pulsed snore which superficially resemblesthe bounces of a dropped ping-pong ball.They are light to dark brown with pairs ofdarker brown patches, with a brown linedown the back. There is a pale, prominentcross formed by two sets of dark brownpatches between the eyes and they have ared infusion on the thighs.

Conservationists are concerned aboutcompetition for food, predation and hybridi-sation. It is not just the frogs themselves thatcan create problems, but the diseases and

parasites that accompany the frogs maycause further environmental harm.

“Following this early detection of the gut-tural toads in Noordhoek, there must be arapid response by conservation authorities,the invasive species unit and residents. If allthe individuals, tadpoles and eggs can befound during this early stage of the invasion,guttural toads can be removed from Noord-

hoek completely,” Van der Merwe says.“The survival of the endemic western

leopard toad depends on access to uninvadedbreeding grounds such as Noordhoek. Theadvance of the guttural toad must thereforebe stopped before guttural toads become es-tablished and form a viable breeding popula-tion in Noordhoek.”

Control becomes extremely challenging

and expensive later on. This can be seen inConstantia, where an intensive five-year-oldcontrol programme has been unable to stopthe spread of guttural toads into Bishops-court.

Although the guttural toad is indigenousto South Africa, it does not naturally occurin the Western Cape.

Invasive species such as the guttural toadare introduced to areas outside their naturalrange either deliberately or accidentally.The likely scenario for an accidental intro-duction is that nursery plants were movedfrom an area where guttural toads naturallyoccur to Cape Town.

Once they arrived at their new habitat,they reproduced and established the colo-nies that are now invading many water bod-ies in Constantia and Bishopscourt.

It could also be the case that well-meaningresidents who do not want to harm animals,but also don’t want them in their gardens,physically relocate toads to natural areasaround the city.

NCC Environmental Services, which iscontracted by the City to run the gutturalcontrol programme in Constantia, will nowalso focus on the Noordhoek area.V Residents are urged to email sightings of gutturaltoads immediately to gutturaltoad@nccgroup.co.za.

A guttural toad. PHOTO: OTTO BEUKESA western leopard toad. PHOTO: SURETHA DORSE

2 rescued drifting in seaTwo paddlers have been rescued aftercapsizing near Simon’s Town.

On Sunday afternoon, National SeaRescue Institute (NSRI) Simon’s Townwas notified by Transnet National PortsAuthority that two paddlers on a doublesurf-ski, travelling around Millers Point,were almost two hours overdue.

The two paddlers had last been seen ap-proaching Roman Rock.

The NSRI crew began a search, in 2 to3m sea swells and a 45-knot south easterlywind, from their last known sighting.

A surf-ski, without the two paddlers,was sighted off Glencairn.

The sea rescue craft went to investigatemore closely. Both paddlers were foundclinging onto the paddle craft.

Both were on the sea side of the paddlecraft, so watchers on the shore had notbeen able to spot them.

An NSRI swimmer went into the waterand found the men had tied themselvesto their craft in their effort to not be sepa-rated from it.

The rescue swimmer untied them andboth men were rescued.

They were both suffering from extremehypothermia.

It was estimated that they had been inthe water for an hour and forty minutesafter capsizing near Roman Rock.

Not being able to re-board their surf-

ski, they had drifted in a north easterlydirection for about one nautical mile be-fore being rescued.

The men had set off red pencil distressflares, which had not been seen fromshore.

The NSRI is urging paddlers and boat-ers to download its free app, RSA SafeTrx, which allows a paddler or boater’sjourney to be tracked.

It has an emergency button to alert searescue authorities of a person’s distresscall and position to assist a speedy rescue.

NSRI also urges paddlers and boatersto wear the appropriate, brightly col-oured gear for the sea conditions, weara properly fitting life jacket and carry reddistress flares, distress smoke markersand an emergency space blanket.

They should also have a fully chargedcellphone in a water-tight plastic sleevewith the NSRI’s app downloaded on thecellphone and with the sea rescue emer-gency contact numbers programmed intothe phone.

Another tip: Let a responsible personknow your departure time and returntime and your exact route. Stick to yourplanned route and let that responsibleperson know of your safe return.

If you are overdue the responsible per-son looking out for you should alert searescue authorities without any delay.

Learning life side by sideTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

Building young lives, one dog at a time, isthe motto of the Underdog Project.

The project in Hout Bay was founded byJenna da Silva Pinto in 2011 and since thenit has changed the lives of teenagers whohave come through its hands – and its dogs’paws.

She started the project to make a small,positive difference in the lives of the youthand shelter dogs in her area and to addressviolence in the community using humaneeducation.

The project is designed to teach humaneeducation and life skills. Its target groupcomprises troubled or at-risk teenagersfrom poor communities, under-resourcedschools and children’s homes. Animal-as-sisted therapy is a powerful life line forthese children.

This term they are working with fivelearners of Silikamva High School. Nextterm they will start a project with Hout BayHigh School and they are hoping to get 10learners from that school. Charging no fee,they rely on donations and grants.

The teenagers are paired with young un-trained shelter dogs and taught the skills totrain these dogs to become more adoptable.With the help of social workers and experi-enced dog trainers, the learners are taughtto teach the dogs to sit, stay, jump throughhoops, overcome their insecurities andblossom.

The training and socialisation the dogsreceive from their teenage partners lessentheir kennel stress and boredom, makingthem calmer, better socialised and veryadoptable.

“It is amazing to watch the blossoming re-lationship between dog and teen trainer.Each pair has a unique relationship – somelove to rough and tumble, some simply pre-

fer to sit quietly in the shade and watch theworld go by. But the one common factor ishow proud the kids are when ‘their’ dog isadopted during the programme. This is abittersweet moment where they must saygoodbye and start training a new dog,” saysDa Silva Pinto. The dogs are all from localanimal shelter the Domestic Animal RescueOrganisation (DARG).

Da Silva Pinto says the project benefitsthe children, as they gain self-esteem, learnpatience, compassion, responsibility, getthe opportunity to feel good about helpingan animal in need and have fun in the proc-ess.

“Our programmes provide a safe, stimu-lating extramural activity and non-inva-sive therapy for young people. Apart fromthe practical dog training, kids also benefitfrom weekly life-skills training sessionsthat deal with leadership, empathy, empow-erment, literacy, relationships, breakingthe cycle of violence and humane educa-tion,” she says.

Da Silva Pinto says in the five years theyhave been operating they have seen re-markable transformations in the children.

“Their school marks improve, they showmore self-confidence and are more resil-ient, they become aware of humane issuesand express this in kindness towards ani-mals and people.”

Though they are seeing the benefits of theproject, financing it still remains the big-gest challenge. “Financing the project is ourgreatest challenge. We employ a full-timefacilitator and dream of employing a projectcoordinator and paying professional dogtrainers as well. In order to continue ourwork we need to raise sufficient funds tokeep our facilitator and achieve ourdreams.”V For more information visit www.underdogproject.org or the The Underdog Project page on Facebook or call Da Silva Pinto on 082 412 2772.

BulenaniBomeni, alocal teenager,with hisshelter dogBenson, whichwas success-fully adoptedafter Bomenitrained it atthe UnderdogProject inHout Bay.PHOTO: BRUCEBOYD

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Beach, walkremain neglectedNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

A lack of maintenance on the beachfrontand Jager Walk was raised by the Fish

Hoek Valley Ratepayers and Residents’Association at a recent subcouncil meet-ing.

Despite a site visit in June last year,maintenance of signage and bencheshasn’t yet taken place, says chairpersonAllen Rose-Innes.

Some of the concerns include neglectedgardens, dirty ablution facilities, a lack ofsignage and damaged benches and um-brellas.

“We request urgent attention be givento the maintenance and upgrading of theFish Hoek beach area and Jager Walk.This is particularly needed to cope withthe influx of beachgoers over weekendsand holidays,” he says.

However, local councillors have beenexpecting these issues to be dealt with ina beach management plan, says subcoun-cil chairperson Felicity Purchase.

This was expected to be completed lastyear.

Belinda Walker, Mayco member forcommunity services and special projects,says a management plan to rehabilitatethe dune area between the Fish Hoek bea-con and Clovelly Beach has been commis-sioned.

“A need was identified for the rehabili-tation of the dunes between Fish Hoek and

Clovelly beaches during the course of lastyear,” she says.

“The sport, recreation and amenities de-partment has placed a large focus on thedevelopment and implementation of dunemaintenance management plans. A num-ber of management plans have been com-missioned, including those for MacassarPavilion and beach, Kogel Bay Resort andbeach, Kommetjie beach and Fish Hoekbeach. These are in addition to those al-ready approved for Bikini beach, TableView and Hout Bay.”

Monwabisi Resort and beach, Muizen-berg beach, Sunrise beach and Strandhave been prioritised for the developmentof management plans in the near future,Walker says.

“All such plans must be approved by theDepartment of Environmental Affairs andDevelopment Planning prior to any workstaking place on site. A public participa-tion process is required as part of the ap-proval process. Once approved, this planwill be implemented in part or as a whole,subject to budget availability.”

Maintenance has been a focus of theCity of Cape Town, Walker insists.

“The City has placed extensive focus onbeach safety over the past peak season.Daily maintenance and cleaning of beachfacilities took place in accordance withthe City’s beach standards. Upcomingplans for Fish Hoek beach include the in-stallation of new signage and improve-ments of the benches along Jager Walk.”

Light on forlorn ropewayNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

The remnants of the aerial ropeway alongthe cliff at Simon’s Town has for years posedmore questions than provided answers.

But recent research by the Simon’s TownHistorical Society has begun to shed somelight on the silver-painted steel pylons.

Its findings were presented by societychairperson David Erickson at a talk at theSimon’s Town Museum last Wednesday.

The aerial ropeway transported patients,staff members and materials from the WestDockyard to the Royal Naval Hospital at Ca-ble Hill and to the sanatorium above.

The alternative transport was a slow andarduous journey by ox wagon up the old RedHill Road.

The Simon’s Town ropeway was precededby one in Gibraltar and on Table Mountain– built around 1892 to transport equipmentand materials to construct dams on themountain. The British Admiralty in Si-mon’s Town visited the ropeway on TableMountain before beginning plans for one inSimon’s Town, Davidson explains.

But designing a route for the Simon’sTown ropeway proved challenging – thecarts passed over St Georges Street, creat-ing a concern for enough headspace of pe-destrians and carts. It would also pass di-rectly over three houses in Cornwall Street.

The owner of these houses was paid a

yearly fee of £1 per house for “the right ofway”.

In the West Dockyard, where the ropewaystarted, the buildings were too close togeth-er to allow the cables to pass through. Thiswas solved by cutting a hole in the walls ofthe storehouse building, Davidson says.

The engine driver, stationed in an engineroom at Chapel Hill, had no vision of the be-ginning and end of the ropeway. He reliedon painted areas on the cables – when seeingthe colour pass into the engine room heknew to stop the carts.

The ropeway operated with six carts: twofor passengers, with seats for six people;two for patients, with two cots in each, andtwo tarpaulin-covered carts for carryinggoods.

The ropeway stopped operating in 1927,due to what Erickson describes as a “misun-derstanding”. Every Friday, the ropewaywas closed to passengers and only goods andstores were transported. The officer com-manding the dockyard would send a routinesignal to all stations and ships about this.

An unknown official interpreted this asa system that seemed to break down eachweek. The order was issued to shut downthe ropeway, Davidson explains.

The wire ropes were removed in 1934, andthe pylons have stood, unused, ever since.V A repeat lecture on the aerial ropeway will be heldat the Simon’s Town Museum in Court Road onWednesday 9 March at 14:00.

The engine room of Simon’s Town’s aerial ropeway was situated at Chapel Hill.

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Thursday 3 March

V Fish Hoek: The South Peninsula Astrono-my Club will meet in the minor hall of thecivic centre at 19:30. Dr Yannick Libert, ofUCT, will talk about his life as a fieldastronomer and his current research work.Entry is free. Call 021 785 3713 or visit theSouthPeninsulaAstronomyClub page onFacebook.

Friday 4 March

V Fish Hoek: Services for the women’sworld day of prayer will take place at StKirian’s Presbyterian Church on the corner of7th Avenue and Upper Recreation Road at10:30. A service will also take place in StFrancis Anglican Church, on the corner of StGeorges Street and Court Road in Simon’sTown at 10:00. Call Beryl on 021 782 6865.

Saturday 5 March

V Simon’s Town: The homemade marketwill be held in the Simon’s Town Libraryhall from 09:00 to noon. Home-baked food,cheeses and preserves will be on sale, aswell as plants and crafts. Call Sharon Jameson 021 785 5322.

Saturday 5 March

V Fish Hoek: The White Heather Dance Clubwill hold a dance in the civic centre at20:00. Entry is R25 for visitors. Bring yourown drinks and snacks. Dress code issmart-casual. Call 021 785 3557.

Thursday 10 March

V Simon’s Town: Two film screenings willtake place at the Simon’s Town museum, at11:00 and 14:00 respectively. The first film,at 11:00, Facing death – The life and workof Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, will explore thework of Kubler-Ross, who dedicated her lifeto destigmatise dying and draw attention tothe treatment of the terminally ill. At 14:00,The living matrix – The new science ofhealing shows the fields of energy andinformation that drive human biochemistry.The film aims to expands our understandingof human biology.

Saturday 12 March

V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek craft marketwill be held every second and last Saturdayof the month from 09:00 to noon. CallMary-Ann on 021 784 2030.

Sunday 27 March

V Scarborough: Bishop Joe Bell will lead anEaster service in the community hall at09:00. All are welcome, especially children.

CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL

Whatever floatsyour boat hereGARY VAN DYK

@gvdcapejazz

Visiting the Maitland workshop wherethe floats and paraphernalia are being

made for the Cape Town Carnival is an ex-citing experience.

At first glance it seems as if you’ve walkedonto the set of some futuristic science-fic-tion film with grinders setting off sparks inall directions from, at times, garish crea-tions. Hammering rings through the airfrom all corners of the property. And thenyou realise that this is where the festival isreally “made”.

On Saturday 12 March the public will ex-perience the glamorous and glittering pa-rade on the Fan Walk in Green Point, butlast week the media got to see the more seri-ous side of how it all gets put together at aworkshop in Maitland.

Shaam Stringer is a fabric artist fromOcean View who has been part of the festi-val for six years.

In front of him streamers are starting toform a fantastic flower (or is it a face?) amidan array of wires. He assures me it will allmake sense on the day.

“It’s been a wonderful experience for me,”he says. “I got involved through a friend andnow it is an important part of my life.

“When I watch the parade and hear howpeople cheer for what I am part of creating– that makes me the proudest. And of courseit’s so much fun!”

The carnival also attracts attention fromoverseas, with, for instance, carnival artistYasmin Long from the United Kingdom add-ing touches.

She is an intern from Brouhaha Interna-tional in Liverpool where she is studyingvarious aspects of carnival production.

“This has been an exciting time for me toexperience how people are excited about theevent and all the communities that are in-volved.

“I can’t wait to experience the event whenit takes place on 12 March.”

Shaam Stringer from Ocean View in front of one of the floats that will take to the streets inthe Cape Town Carnival. PHOTOS: GARY VAN DYK

Yasmin Long from Liverpool in the UK is living in Muizenberg while working as an intern forthe Cape Town Carnival. “I can’t wait to experience the event on 12 March,” she says.

Community organisations meet on crimeA joint meeting on crime in Ocean Viewwill take place at Ocean View HighSchool tonight at 19:00.

The meeting is a partnership between

the Ocean View police, the communitypolice forum and the civic association.

For more information contact Creight-on Schlebach on 082 766 6514.

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‘Litter is on ourto-do list’ – parkNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Dumping on route to Peers Hillhas been exacerbated by va-

grancy on adjacent properties anda lack of resources following firesin the Silvermine section of TableMountain National Park.This after residents reported

dumping along the roadway be-tween the Sunbird centre and OuKaapse Weg, at the start of thewalk to Peers Cave during a recenthike.Jaclyn Smith, senior section

ranger for Silvermine, says theroad from Ou Kaapse Weg to Sun-bird Centre is on Sanparks’ main-tenance schedule to complete anda top priority.“We have already purchased the

necessary materials for the workto be completed andwe have a team that willbe completing the repair work shortly. Theonly hold-upwas the availability of the teamto complete the work as they were assistingwithotherprojects across thepark.The roadverge will be trimmed back as well,” shesays.Management of the park is “aware of the

condition of the road”, explains Smith.“The work would have been completed

sooner. However, most of our efforts interms of maintenance was focused on pre-paring Silvermine East and SilvermineWest after the fires we had in time for thefestive season demand. Our regular mainte-nance schedule was interrupted as a result.Now that we have reopened those sections,we intend speedily resuming work accord-

ing to our planned maintenance schedule,”she says.The road and road verge is maintained on

a quarterly basis, Smith says.However, litter along the footpath to Peers

Cave starting from Ou Kaapse Weg oftencomes from vagrants living on private prop-erty, on which the first few hundred metresof that footpath falls, says Smith.“The rangers have included this area as

a part of their patrols – as with many otherareas along the urban edge we deal with ille-gal occupation of Sanparks property. Thechallenge lies in dealing with portions ofland that are not Sanparks property. We donot have jurisdiction to fine or arrest offend-ers on private or City of Cape Town proper-ty,” she says.

Sanparks has committed to clean litter along the routeto Peers Cave. PHOTO: BRIAN MOORE

Recent arrests in MuizenbergMuizenberg police officers are not goingeasy on criminals.Since Monday last week Muizenberg

police officers arrested 20 suspects.These arrests include 8 for shoplifting,

1 for assault, 1 for domestic violence, 1 fortrespassing, 2 for housebreaking andtheft, 1 for robbery, 3 for outstandingwar-rants of arrests and 2 for theft.Onepersonwas arrested for being an illegal immi-grant.Members of the Muizenberg crime pre-

ventionunit noticeda suspiciousman loi-tering at a well-known drug outlet inDassie Street, Vrygrond onemorning twoweeks ago. On seeing the police the manran into the house. The members gavechase.The 29-year-old suspect was cornered

in the toilet of the residence, where hewas found with 20 mandrax tablets and17 packets of tik.Members of Muizenberg crime preven-

tion unit were doing routine searches ofknown shebeens in the Vrygrond area re-cently when they arrested a 19-year-oldman, also in Dassie Street.

He was found with 71 5F boxes of wineand 16 bottles of whisky and brandy. Thepolice thought this was too much for hispersonal use and he was arrested for sell-ing alcohol without a licence.In the sameweekpolice officers noticed

a well-known drug runner in United Ave-nue, Overcome Heights. He attempted toevade the police, but was arrested by thepolice members who had given chase.The 30-year-old resident of OvercomeHeights had attempted to dump a plasticbag with 54 sticks of dagga.One morning recently police officers

helped a local security company bust adrug deal in a car in Boyes Drive. The 53-year-old apparent buyer was arrestedwith cocaine, the apparent seller, a 28-year-old foreign national, was arrestedfor being in possession of 27 packets of co-caine and seven packets of tik. Thesedrugs were discovered hidden away inhis car.Captain Stephen Knapp, spokesperson

for Muizenberg police, says they appealto community members to provide infor-mation on drug dealing.

New drug danger targeted at childrenTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

A neighbourhood watch is calling on par-ents to be aware of a new drug being sold inSheratonPark.Thedrug is calledkiddieher-oin or, more commonly, cheese.Dealers are said to be targeting primary

and high school learners, giving it away orcharging next to nothing for it.The drug is said to be highly addictive. It

is apparently more harmful than tik.Cheese is a combination of other drugs,

made by combining heroin with crushedtablets of certain over-the-counter coldmed-

ication. Such cold medications contain acet-aminophen (paracetemol), the active ingre-dient in Tylenol, and the antihistamine di-phenhydramine, the active ingredient inBenadryl.Signs of using cheese heroin:

. Drowsiness, sleepiness or lethargy

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DISRUPTION OFWATER SUPPLY:FISH HOEK AND SILVERGLADEThursday 10 March 2016

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department will be completing a zero pressuretest on the water supply feeding the water supply zone in Fish Hoek and Silverglade onThursday 10 March 2016.

This will result in the disruption of the water supply to these areas from 22:00 until 04:00 thefollowing morning.

The work has been planned carefully to ensure minimal disruption of the water supply in theaffected areas.

For maintenance and upgrading, the water supply network across the city is divided intoreticulation zones which are smaller and much more manageable sections of the largenetwork. This work forms part of the City’s Water Demand Management Plan and willsignificantly reduce the occurrence of pipe bursts and subsequent water losses.

Please store water in clean sealed containers for domestic use during this period.

The City regrets any inconvenience caused.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER49/2016

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IN THE GARDEN

Grow yourown ediblesA water wise vegetable and herb gardenhas the benefits of saving youwater and be-ing a source of healthy nutrition.Nick Stodel, MD of Stodels Nurseries,

gives tips to keep your home greens in shipshape in this hot, dry season.

Water wise bedsKeep traditional square or rectangular

beds that channel the water to the plants.Making the beds slightly lower will help tocreate a pocket for thewater. But be carefulwhen walking on the soil between theplants – you don’t want it to become com-pact and decrease absorption and increaseevaporation.

Water saving granulesThese can save up to 50% on water usage

as well as give your plants a slow releasefeeding. Combine products such as Aqua-soil with the soil used for planting.

Shade netsYou can either cover your whole veggie

or herb garden with shade netting or thoseareas where the sun is a lot harsher. Thisreduces evaporation and allows faster ab-sorption of water.Remember thorough, less frequent wa-

tering encourages the roots to grow deeperand use the moisture deeper in the ground.In this way the plants can thrive duringtimes of drought or little watering.

MulchingRemember to work organic compost into

the soil to hold water for longer periods oftime and sprinkle bark chips or othermulch on top to prevent evaporation.Mulching is one of the quickest, easiest

and most cost effective ways to conservewater in your garden. Mulch is any sub-stance that can be placed on the soil sur-face, around plants, to keep themoisture inthe soil. There are two sort of mulch – or-ganic and inorganic.The best sort, organic mulch, comes

mostly from plant sources. They breakdownwith the help of earthworms. You canuse compost, grass cuttings, pine needles,milled bark, straw, peat, crushed mealiecobs, autumn leaves and shredded paper.Inorganic mulch has materials that do

not break down but keep moisture in thesoil, like gravel, pebbles and stones.Mulch

. retains moisture in the soil and preventserosion;. helps prevent water-guzzling weeds fromgrowing; and. improves the soil texture.“Enjoy the ‘fruits’ of your labours and

keep those veggie and herb gardens thriv-ing during this hot and dry season,’ saysStodel. “There’s nothing nicer than eatinghomegrown food straight from thegarden.”V For more tips visit www.waterrestrictions.co.za andwww.stodels.com.

LETTERS

Whose crazy ideawas this fence?Thank you for “telling it as it is” inregard to the council’s proposed fencethrough the reed beds on the northside of Masiphumelele. I would nothave believed this to be a councilproposal had you not reported it.How can the council’s limited budget

extend to wasteful expenditure on theill-considered (and surely ill-advised)erection of a fence?It is short-sighted, it courts huge

problems for our community and itfeels like an entirely inappropriate,piecemeal response to the huge devel-opment issues facing our neighboursliving in Masi.And I do not mean by that Masi

should be wiped off the map. Quite theopposite.Would someone from the council

please explain to us how the erectionof a fence in the reed beds fits into thegreater Masiphumelele developmentplan? And secondly, with whom wasthis proposal canvassed?

DI OLIVER,Marina da Gama

In memoriam:Saturday’s fire victimIt is with great sadness to report about afire on Saturday evening in the shack ofMama Margaret Ndewu, just oppositeour Hokisa Children’s Home in SkinaRoad. Our two childcare workers onduty and all our teenagers (especiallyKevin and Lolo) did what they could toassist in fighting the fire.Tragically, all help came too late for

Mama Margaret’s son Sibusiso JusticeNdewu (27) who was locked in his partof the shack and could not get out intime. The reason that he was locked up,was because he was mentally ill andbecame very restless most afternoons(getting undressed and running up anddown the street).His single mother had been to the

mobile police station a few times to askfor help to get her son back into apsychiatric hospital, but the police onduty said that it was not their responsi-bility.Once the door could be opened by

force from outside, he was alreadyseriously burnt. He was rushed to

hospital, but died during the night.At Hokisa, we knew Sibusiso Justice

since he was a child. He attended theopening of the Hokisa home in thepresence of Archbishop Desmond Tutuwith other neighbourhood kids inDecember 2002 when he was thirteen – aphoto was taken in front of our fencewhile playing “skipping stones” withothers. He was excellent at UkhanyoPrimary School and he even received abursary to attend a private school.Difficult circumstances later drew himinto drugs as a teenager and he becamenot only one of the first addicts in Masi,but the drugs also affected his brainbadly. The past few years he spent eitherin a psychiatric hospital or at home. Ourefforts at Hokisa to allow him to jointraining at the Tutu Youth Centre twoyears ago failed.Our heartfelt condolences go to his

mother Margaret and all family mem-bers and neighbours.

DR LUTZ VAN DIJK,Hokisa Masiphumelele


NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

The development of housing in Masiphu-melele will see 70 units built in Ntantala

Road.The development – which will consist of

fully owned, “breaking new ground” hous-es – will be a mix of double- and single-sto-rey houses, says Benedicta van Minnen,Mayco member for human settlements.“The size of theunitswill be 40m², exclud-

ing the space needed for staircases. Eachunitwill have twobedrooms, one bathroomand a living room/kitchen,” she says.The houses will be on the same erf as a

crèche currently under construction in apartnership between the City, Masicorpand the Rotary Club of Newlands.Masicorp CEOAndrewSmith previously

told People’s Post that the new pre-schoolwould provide a place for 120 children andwas expected to open in January next year(“Crèche for 120 children coming”, 4 Au-gust 2015).The centre will have four classrooms

with modern facilities like a kitchen, bath-rooms and office, Smith says. The projectwill cost about R3.5m. The new pre-schoolwill be operated byRainbowCrèche, whichwill relocate from an informal structure inMasiphumelele, Smith says.The 70 houses, developed in phase four

of Masiphumelele’s housing project, are inaddition to another 156 houses build in thewetlands area. These will be built in thefirst stage of the housing project, while 96units will be built in stage two.The estimated cost of the project is R36m

and will be constructed over two years(“New houses planned”, People’s Post, 12January).An established project steering commit-

tee comprises representatives of the benefi-ciaries, community organisations and Cityofficials, Van Minnen says.“Policy dictates that the committee must

agree on and recommend an allocationsplit. This allocation split must accommo-date applicants on the database within thetargeted area, households from informalsettlements within the targeted area, appli-cants with special needs and applicantsearliest on the database across the city,”she says.Construction of the houses is expected to

start in August, says Van Minnen.“There will be two tenders: the first for

bulk earthworks and internal civil servicesand the second for top structures, electricalreticulation and street lighting,” she ex-plains. The first tender will be advertisedsoon.

MASIPHUMELELE

70 housescoming toNtantalaRoad

Aspiring playwrights are invited to takepart in a free beginners’ playwriting work-shop at Artscape.Siyasanga Cape Town Theatre Company

will be presenting Roy Sargeant’s popularworkshop at Artscape this Saturday andSunday and on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13March.Theworkshop introduces participants to

the basic techniques of playwriting and in-cludes writing exercises, together withDVDs of famous plays as examples of greatplaywriting.The workshop is supported by the Percy

Fox Foundation, the Cape 300 Foundationand Artscape.V Applicants can email their full contact details [email protected] before noon on Thursday tobe considered for the workshop. Applicants will bechosen on a first come first serve basis.

Workshop to beginplaywriting career

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 1 March 20168 ENTERTAINMENT

(piano) and conductor Omri Hadari at CapeTown City Hall on Thursday. Tickets are availableat Computicket.

V Gavin Minter will be performing with the Pigalle house band at Pigalle in Somerset Road onThursday from 19:30. Entrance is free. Call021 421 4848 or email capetown@pigallerestaurants.co.za to book.

V The Game: Ohne Dich (Without You) withMilton Schorr, Andrew Roux and Mikki-Denele Roux will be at the Alexander Upstairs Theatrefrom Thursday until Saturday. Visit shows.alexanderbar.co.za for bookings and more information.

V The Glenn Robertson Jazz Band will featuredifferent guest acts at Kaleidoscope Café inClaremont every Friday from 19:30. Tickets costR120 each, including a meal. Call 021 674 5761to book or email ghrobertson@kaleidoscope.org.za.

V DJ JP Silver and international saxophonistGeorge Sax will be playing electro swing withguest instrumentalists for The Swing Café atSticks McGee in Rondebosch every Friday from

19:30 to 22:00. Entrycosts R20. Call021 685 2871 to book.

V Taxi Violence will be atCafé Roux in Noordhoekon Friday from 20:30(dinner will be servedfrom 19:30). Tickets costR100 each. Visitwww.caferouxsessions.co.za or www.webtickets.co.za to book.

V Ian Smith and CarmenExclusive will be performing with the Pigallehouse band at Pigalle inSomerset Road on Fridayand Saturday from 19:30.Entrance is free. Call021 421 4848 or emailcapetown@pigallerestaurants.co.za to book.

V Arno Cartsens and ArdMatthews will be at theCape Farmhouse on Saturday from 14:00. Ticketsare available at Quicket.co.za.

V Boulevard Blues willbe playing an acousticshow at Alma Café inRosebank on Saturday

from 19:00. Call 021 685 7377 for bookings ormore information.

V The Cape Welsh Choir will be performing Battle of Britain Remembered at Bergvliet HighSchool on Saturday from 19:30 with soloist Yv-ette Elliot, the Cape Field Artillery Pipes andDrums and the Western Cape Salon Orchestra.Tickets cost R120 each at Computicket.

V Jay Beckenstein of Spyro Gyro will be joinedby TopDog, Jarrad Rickets and DJ Uncle Calfor a show at Westend in Athlone on Saturday.Doors open at 19:00 and the show starts at22:00. Tickets cost R120 each from Computicket.

V The Willie van Zyl Trio will be at the AlphenBoutique Hotel in Constantia on Sunday from12:30 to 15:00. Entrance is free. Call 021 795 6300for more.

V Shortstraw and the Plastics will be at Kirstenbosch on Sunday as part of the Summer Sunset Concert Series. Visit www.webtickets.co.za tobook.

V Dugald Pieterse, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Eu-reka Nkese, Ambrose Uren and Stuart Cairnswill be at GrandWest’s Hanover Street on Sundayfrom 18:00 for Hanover Street Comedy Sundowners. Tickets cost R55 each and doors open at17:00. Call 082 588 6662 to book.

V The Barleycorn Music Club meets at VillagerFootball Club, 11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont onMondays at 20:00. Entrance is (usually) R20 formembers and R30 for nonmembers. Visitwww.barleycorn.org.za.

V Comedy on a Roll will present an open micnight at I heart IT, Main Road, Rondebosch onMonday nights from 20:00. Entry costs R20. Follow @ComedyOnARoll on Twitter.

V The Tale of the Willow Pattern Plate, bypuppeteer Jill Joubert will run at the RosebankTheatre on Friday at 10:30 and on Saturday at17:00. Tickets cost R80 each or R60 for schoolbookings from www.webtickets.co.za or072 316 6133.

V Sleepless Dreams, featuring the sleight ofhand magic of Stuart Lightbody is on stage atthe Kalk Bay Theatre until Saturday. Visitwww.kalkbaytheatre.co.za for tickets or more information.

V From the Heart, based on the book by JuneCarter Cash and performed by Shannyn Fourieand Andy Lund, will be on stage at the AlexanderUpstairs Theatre until Saturday. Visit shows.alexanderbar.co.za for bookings and more.

V 50 Carat Gold will be on stage at BarnyardWillowbridge until Sunday.Visit www.barnyardtheatre.co.za for tickets andmore information.

V I Turned Away and SheWas Gone, written andperformed by Jennie Rez-nek, will be at the MagnetTheatre until Saturday 12March. Tickets are available at Webtickets.co.za.

V XX (kiss kiss) ,withKelly Atkins, Rori Bing-ham, Marcus Mabie andCleo Notcutt, runs at theAlexander Upstairs Theatre until Saturday 12March. Visit shows.alexanderbar.co.za for tickets andmore information.

V The Kingmakers withPierre Malherbe, Rebec-ca Makin-Taylor andBrent Palmer will be atthe Fugard until Saturday19 March. Tickets are available at Computicket.

V Sweeney Todd with Jo-nathan Roxmouth andCharon Williams-Ros willbe at Theatre on the Bayuntil Saturday 9 April.Tickets are available at Computicket.

V District Six – Kanala, a David Kramer musical,will be at the Fugard Theatre until Sunday 22May. Tickets are available at Computicket.

V Carmen Exclusive will be performing with thePigalle house band at Pigalle in Somerset Roadon Wednesday at 19:30. Entrance is free. Call021 421 4848 or email capetown@pigallerestaurants.co.za to book.

V Camerata Tinta Barocca will present its firstconcert of the year with the German early musicensemble Il Giratempo at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Somerset Road on Wednesday at20:00. A preconcert talk will start at 19:15. Tickets cost R110 each, R90 (concessions) or R50 forstudents at the door. Call 076 259 3304 or [email protected] for more.

V Comedy on a Roll presents an open mic nightat Obviously Armchair in Observatory onWednesdays from 21:30. Entry costs R30. Follow@ComedyOnARoll on Twitter for more.

V Jimmy Nevis will be at Café Roux in Noordhoekon Wednesday and Thursday from 20:30 (dinnerwill be served from 19:30). Tickets cost R150each. Visit www.caferouxsessions.co.za orwww.webtickets.co.za to book.

V The Constantiaberg Theatre Players will bepresenting The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at the Masque Theatre fromWednesday until Saturday. Tickets are R80 each,with discounts available for groups of 10 or more.Call 021 788 1898 (weekdays from 09:00 to16:00) or email [email protected] book.

V The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra willbe performing with soloist Aviram Reichert

NEW SWING: DJ JP Silverand international saxophonistGeorge Sax will be joined byguest instrumentalists whenthey bring the Swing Café toSticks McGee in Rondeboschever Friday night from 19:30.They’ll be playing electro swing– a fusion of vintage-styleswing, jazz, blues and gospelmelodies with modern-dayelectronic beats. Tickets costR20 each. Call 021 685 2871for bookings.

Small launch forbig soundsLOUISA STEYL

@LouNotes

They say dynamite comes in small packa-ges and Leelia Jay is proving just that.The pint-sized singer will be launchinghermusic video for her track “Whind it low”at Club Galaxy in Rylands next week.This isn’t her first foray into the local hip-hop scene.Like many artists, Leelia grew up sur-rounded by music. Her father used to prac-tise with his band in their lounge when shewas four.“He even bought this little keyboard andput stickers on so I can know what’s what.”She discovered her voice in high school,at Windsor High School, which is where shemet her best friend “to this day”, Ilse Davis.The two started a girl group called Illusionand performed popular covers at carnivalsand events all over Cape Town throughouttheir high school career.After school, Leelia initially tried to keep

away from the music industry, pursuingstudies in Hotel Management instead. Butthe people she met in the hospitality indus-try steered her back to her first love.Leelia started her music career workingwith the late legendaryMischief in 2009. Shemet the rapper through a friendwhile study-ing atCapeAudioCollege, andonceheheardher “stuff”, Mischief invited her to join hiscrew the Hunchmen.“That’s kind of where I started to come in-to this whole hip-hop game; I guess I justcaught a bit of that fever.“Mischief basically taught me how towrite and come into my own style and flowof things,” Leelia continues.Fast forward a few years and she’s almostdone recording her – still untitled – debutalbum, which she plans to release in April.The album contains everything from RnBand dance tracks to proper hip-hop and evena ballad.“I want everybody to have a favourite onthe album.”“Whind it low” is the first single off thealbum. Leelia released it late last year andit’s already been playlisted on stations likeBush Radio.Leelia describes her sound as “a bit of aRihanna vibe”. While she does also rap,there’s a little more singing in her music.“If you listen tomy single: there’s rapping,but I’m singing it.”Her video launch on Friday 11 March willgive hip-hop fans a chance to see the musicvideo for the single before it airs on televi-sion channels like Tracer and Channel O.This won’t be Leelia’s first time on TV ei-ther; a few weeks ago she was featured onCape Town TV’s Ek Sê. She has a lot of radiointerviews behind her name.Leelia choreographed her music videoherself and hopes to introduce her newdance with the help of her new dance crewthe Dance Dolls.“I hope a lot of people are going to bewind-ing with me.”The Dance Dolls will be joining Leelia onstage at the video launch,where fanswill geta taste of her upcoming album.The audiencecan also look forward to performances bySomethingfromthemotherland, Abadwang-uzeli the Natives and Amper Alien.Tickets cost R40 each at the door with pre-sold VIP tickets, which include platters anddrinks on arrival, available at R100.V Email [email protected] or call or Whatapp079 062 9666 for bookings or more information. Visitwww.leeliajay.com for more about Leelia and her music.

Leelia Jay is preparing to launch her musicvideo next week.

The Jungle Theatre Company will be goingback to its roots when it presents three per-formancesofButterflyDreams in theCompa-ny Gardens on three consecutive Saturdays,starting this Saturday.Dancing on stilts with powerful drum-ming and spectacular costumes ButterflyDreams is a surreal and larger than life cele-bration of a girl experiencing the transfor-mation of a caterpillar into a butterfly.A street theatre piece, Butterfly Dreamsspeaks to the beginnings of Jungle TheatreCompany, which grew out of performancesat street festivals and events back in 1995,when artistic director Vincent Meyburghbegan his career developing the unique per-formance style and artistic principles of thecompany.Asanon-verbal andvisual piece the themeof Butterfly Dreams links to the actors’ per-sonal stories of big transformation.Funded by the National Arts Council andthe Department of Cultural Affairs andSports, this outdoor piece is fun for thewhole family and accessible to all ages andcultures. The show is most suitable for chil-dren aged nine and older.The 40-minuteperformance features a castof seven actors.The performers will gather donations aft-er the show in a fun and uplifting manner,promotingpublic support for quality theatre

and responsible busking.V Performances will take place at the Paddocks, opposite the museum and near the art gallery off PaddockLane at 10:30. Performances will coincide with thegood company farmer’s market which takes place inthe Company Gardens every Saturday from 09:30 to15:00. Visit www.jungletheatre.co.za for more information.

Performances in garden

Butterfly Dreams is larger than life theatreboth literally and symbolically.

PHOTO: MARYATTA WEGERIF PHOTOGRAPHY


NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

Behind the banner of the AnimalAnti-cruelty League (AACL) is

a group of individuals workingtirelessly to care for and findhomes for abandoned animals.These “everyday heroes” have

been captured by local photogra-pher Frank Pople. His workwill beon display in an exhibition in aidof the AACL.Pople’s relationship with the

AACL started when he found apuppy inside a plastic bag whilerunning. He approached the orga-nisation for help. When he saw itswork, hewas inspired to take someportraits of the people workingwith the animals.“Seeing those animals in cages

waiting to be adopted, like or-phans, made me so sad,” he says.Mpho Hlalele, AACL’s assistant

general manager, says: “He gaveus some gorgeous images and werealised that we couldn’t just havethem and do nothingwith them. Sobegan the idea, a year later, to finda space somewhere and share thephotos with the public, creatingthis fundraiser.”The exhibition will allow the

public tomeet each person that hasa role in animal welfare – high-lighting ordinary people taking onextraordinary tasks, Hlalele says.Everyone from the receptionist tothe cleaner and veterinarian is fea-tured.“The photos play a part in admir-

ing the heroes respon-sible for saving thou-sands of sentient be-ings annually – fromthe lady with a warmsmile who washeshundreds of blankets,to the knowledgeablehands that save liveswith a scalpel blade.Our heroes bestowcompassion on thosewho need it the most –the voiceless victimsof our society,” shesays.The portraits also

serve as a way tothank staff for theircontribution, Hlalelesays.“Welfare workers

are often undervaluedand unappreciated, of-ten blamed by societyfor humanity’s mis-takes. It is a thanklessand heartbreakingundertaking. Our he-roes do not bask in theglory of admiration;rather their tasks arecarried out with pain-ful decisions andmany tears. They haveto enduremuch suffer-ing to be able to save lives and theyhave to continue this never-endingbattle for good to prevail. So in do-ing this, we just want to recognisethat every person who makes acontribution to make a difference,

is a hero,” she says.V The fundraising exhibition will take placeat 6 Spin Street Restaurant in the CapeTown CBD on Friday at 19:00. Entry is adonation of R50. All proceeds will go to theAACL.

Animals’ heroesshown in exhibition

You now only need to rememberone number for most municipalservice issues.This comes as the City of Cape

Town’s water and sanitation callcentre merges with its corporatecall centre in a bid to make the ser-vice available 24 hours a day.Residentswill soonbeable to call

the City for service requests, gen-eral City information and all otherservice delivery delay requests atany time, on any day. Residentscan call about their accounts, awide range of general enquiriesand service requests and all water-and sanitation-related enquiries.“As the City continues to move

towards ensuring increased effi-ciency and effectiveness in dealingwith service delivery concerns, ithas becomenecessary to relook themanner in which our call centresare structured and move towardsa more integrated approach,” saysXanthea Limberg, Mayco memberfor corporate services and compli-ance.“We are confident that thismove

will result in improved quality ofservice delivery and responsetimes across the city,” says Lim-berg.V Call the City’s 24 hour technical operations centre on 0860 103 089 and selectoption 2 for water related issues.

One number for water and rates

Look after your eyes toavoid ‘blinding disease’Health officials are reminding resi-dents to look after their eyes aheadof World Glaucoma Week, ob-served worldwide from 8 to 14March.Glaucoma is a group of eye dis-

eases that cause progressive dam-age of the optic nerve. If left un-treated,most types of glaucoma getworse – without warning or obvi-ous symptoms – gradually doingdamage to eyesight, which maylead to blindness.The visual damage is mostly ir-

reversible, and this has led to glau-coma being described as the“blinding disease” or “the sneakthief of sight”. Glaucoma is the sec-ond most common cause of blind-ness worldwide.There are several types of glau-

coma.It was once believed that the

cause of most or all glaucomas was

high pressure within the eye.These days such pressure is con-sidered a “risk factor” for glauco-ma, together with other factorssuch as racial ancestry, family his-tory, high myopia and age.In most cases glaucoma appears

equally among men and womenafter the age of 40.There is no cure for glaucoma as

yet, and vision loss is irreversible.However, medication or surgery

(traditional or laser) can halt orslow down any further vision loss.Therefore, early detection is essen-tial to limiting visual impairmentand preventing the progression to-wards visual handicap or blind-ness.Eyecare professionals can detect

glaucoma.V For more information visitwww.sags.com. For free testing duringWorld Glaucoma Week call 021 426 2200.

Photos such as this one, of theatre assistantZoyilise Klaas of the Animal Anti-cruelty League,will be on display at a fundraising exhibition.

PHOTO: FRANK POPLE

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 1 March 201610 PROPERTY

Harcourts Two Oceans Noordhoek and were the changes in the realFish Hoek (formerly known as Harcourts estate industry, largely drivenBack Wave) today launched its by the changing needs of therefreshed brand to the marketplace. Group's clients, says HarcourtsBusiness owners, Jenny Shaw and I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a n a g i n gRobyn Smith announced that the brand Director, Mike Green.has gone through a rejuvenation that “The way we do business withinwas over a year in the making, the first the industry has changed, oursignificant brand change for the clients' perception of ourHarcourts Group since 1988. i n d u s t r y h a s c h a n g e d ,Jenny and Robyn say the brand refresh essentially, our world hasis about more than a fresh new logo and evolved, and so we knew ourcolour palette, with a huge suite of brand needed to evolve with it.updated and tailored marketing “It was important to us that ouroptions now available to better help brand properly reflected ourclients find the right buyers and renters size, innovation, capability andfor their properties. global reach”, says Mr Green.“There was obviously value in The brand refresh extends to all

offices in ten countries, Harcourts The Harcourts Foundation to providerefreshing our brand, but we saw the of Harcourts International franchises,

International is one of the fastest support that helps, grows and enrichesopportunity to take this a step further Luxury Property Selection and the

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management services. In 2008,The reasons behind the brand refresh business since 1888. With over 790

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Two Oceans

3000 flatsrising on oldhospital siteThe provincial government plans todevelop the 22-hectare site of theformer Conradie Hospital in Pine-lands into a new neighbourhood ofmostly residential flats.At a jointmedia conference between

Donald Grant, provincial Minister ofTransport and Public Works, andBonginkosi Madikizela, provincialMinister of Human Settlements, a pro-posal was presented of more than 3000residential units, as well as businesspremises, schools and green publicspaces to be constructed.The plan is to break ground by 2018.“Currently, there is a shortage of

well-located, affordable houses close toemployment and economic opportuni-ties in the city. This challenge is com-pounded by the thousands of peoplemoving, from rural areas and otherprovinces, to the City each year insearch of a better life,” the ministerssay in a statement.They promise the multibillion rand

developmentwill create affordable, in-tegrated housing close to the CapeTown CBD.The development will include:

. A high-density, high-rise develop-ment of mostly residential units. Space for shops and other business-es. Parks and other recreational spaces. New schools. Government services being broughtcloser to residentsOut of themore than 3000 residential

units built, half must be allocated togrant-funded housing. The other halfwill be sold on the open market.

NOORDHOEK, KOMMETJIE

Homes are coastal jewelsThe residentialmarket in the laidback andcharacterful ocean-side suburbs of No-

ordhoek and Kommetjie is booming, withboth areas enjoying an increase in propertyvalues and the number of sales in the pastthree years.Property values have increased signifi-

cantly since the market last peaked in 2007,with both suburbs seeing more houses soldin 2014, says Steve Thomas, franchise man-ager for Lew Geffen Sotheby’s InternationalRealty in False Bay and Noordhoek.During 2014 thirty houses, to a total value

of R92m were sold in Noordhoek, while lastyear 25 houses were sold for R97m.In 2007 the average house price was R1m,

increasing to R3m by 2014 and to R4m lastyear, he says.“While there were more sales in 2014, last

year we saw an upswing at the top end of themarket, with four transactions achievingmore than R7m, two of which breached theR8m mark.”Lightstone figures reveal equally impress-

ive growth for Kommetjie, where the aver-age house sale price increased from R2m in2007 to almost R3m in 2014. This translatesto a year-on-year compound return on in-vestment of 7% during that period. By lastyear the median price was nudging R3m.ThomasaddsNoordhoekhasofferedan in-

flation-beating nominal return on invest-ment of 15% per year (calculated over nineyears), with Kommetjie achieving the samereturn if measured over a 10-year period.This picturesque area is increasingly

grabbing the attention of families and reti-rees wanting to move away from the city, aswell as buyers from upcountry looking tomove to the Cape or invest in second homes.This has resulted in a notable change in thedemographics of buyers and residents.No longer sleepy villages populated most-

ly by laidback creatives and the surfing com-munity, bothNoordhoek andKommetjie are

attracting a growing number of affluent pro-fessional investors, with the Living Stan-dard Measure of residents in both suburbsnow being 10.LewGeffen, chairperson of LewGeffen So-

theby’s International Realty, says: “Whathasn’t changed is the fact that property own-ers in both suburbs tend to hang onto theirhomes for longer than in many other areas.“A recent survey concluded in January

this year revealed that in Noordhoek 41% ofowners have lived in their homes for 11years or longer, with 15% having stayed foreight to 10 years.“In Kommetjie the figures are 54% and

12% respectively.”Also notable is the spike in the percentage

of owners who have lived in the area for lessthan five years, corresponding with the re-cent market surge and increasing populari-

ty of the suburbs, he explains.The Lightstone report also reveals that

home ownership is now almost evenly splitover all age groups in both Kommetjie andNoordhoek, except for the over-65s – pen-sioners only account for 2% and 3%, Geffensays.“This is especially true in Noordhoek,

where 32% of home owners are aged 50 to 64,36% are in the 36 to 49 age group and 30%are 35 or younger,” he says.“InKommetjie the 36 to 49 age group domi-

nates with 42% ownership, followed by own-ers aged between 50 and 64whomakeup 30%of home owners. 26% are under 35 years ofage.”The growing interest from buyers is due

to the unique and exceptionally attractiveappeal of the area and the suburbs them-selves, Thomas says.

This four-bedroom home in Noordhoek is on the market for around R5m. Homes such as thisone have ensured a booming market for Noordhoek and Kommetjie property owners.

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A star in water polo is starting to shinebrighter and brighter.CaitlinSiljeur is a 14-year-old athlete

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comesmorenaturally tome thanhockey.Al-so, a lot of my friends play water polo withme and it makes it more enjoyable.”Shewas offered a sport scholarship atRed-

dam House in Constantia, where she is nowin Grade 9. In 2014 she captained theWPwa-ter polo team.“I train for about five hours in a week. I

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tice from 17:00 to 18:00 and on Fridays andSaturdays I have matches,” she says.“Sport makes me feel really good about

myself and it clears my head. It doesn’t mat-ter what form of sport I play, but wheneverI play I feel complete and in my right place.”Last year she was awarded WP colours in

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Fuchs u.15 water polo tournament in Johan-nesburg last month. Caitlin was awardedPlayer of the Match on three occasions andnamed Best Attacking Player. She was alsochosen for the tournament team.She says that when she is not playing

sport, she enjoys running, hiking, surfing,stand-up paddling and going on long walks.Next year Caitlin is eligible for national

colours.. You can also nominate a teenaged sportstar by emailing [email protected] the achievements of the nominee indetail in less than 300 words.

Caitlin is rising water star

Caitlin Siljeur (14) is the People’s Post Let’s Play Sport Star of the Month for February.PHOTO: JULIA FINNIS-BEDFORD

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Hout Bay ultra-distancemountain bikerBilly Stelling won this year’s Trans-CapeMTB race with a great solo effort

on the final day of the seven-day, 750kmstage race at La Couronne wine farm inFranschhoek two weeks ago.The cyclist, who started the gruelling race

with 130 cyclists in Knysna a week earlier,got his challenge for the title off to a quietstart, finishing fourth on day one, behind in-ternational pro women riders Swiss star Es-ther Süss andBritish-born SharonLaws andthe Pretoria team of Johan and Fanie Ven-ter.

On day two Stelling started to show his in-tentionsby ridinghard, buthewasnarrowlybeaten by the Swiss Olympian on the brutal121km stage from George to Calitzdorp,which included traversing the Montagupass and Gamkaberg. While Süss crossedthe line in 5:17:49, Stelling finished secondin 5:18:03.It was on day three however, that the

former WP and Netherlands cricketer, rid-ing for team Seattle Single Shot, showed hismetal during the stage between Calitzdorpand Riversdal.About 80km into this 121km stage Stelling

broke away from the lead peloton with onlyroad specialist Laws making a brief chal-lenge. With 35km to the finish the Hout Bayrider already had a 90-second lead on thechasing pack.It was the tough Garcia Pass, however,

wherehe stampedhis authority on the stage,and the race, building an impressive 7-min-ute lead on the chasing pack as he reachedthe top of the pass.Stellingdidn’t easeupgoingdown thepass

and raced, at times reaching speeds of over60km/H, to the finish line in Riversdal in ablistering time of 4:50:32 to take the overalllead in the race.

After this impressive performance Stel-lingwas content, on day four fromRiversdal

to Swellendam, to let the Venters take linehonours in 5:10:29,while he finished on theirheels in 5:10:31.

This was arguably the hardest stage of therace with its unforgiving single-track sec-tions and temperatures topping 40˚C.

Stage five – a trek of 113km from Swellen-dam to Greyton – again saw Stelling puttingon the pressure. He cruised to a relativelyeasy win in 4:14:46. He was followed home,in 4:15:52, by the Freewheel Cycology teamof Gavin Klerck of Rondebosch and LionelMurray of Claremont, who just beat Laws(4:15:53) in a sprint to the finish line.On the penultimate day of the race, from

Greyton to Villiersdorp, it was Laws, whohad consistently been challenging Stelling,who managed to get a stage win. The raceleader and Klerck andMurray took a wrongturn, giving the formerBritish road champi-on a sniff at victory.She won in 3:19:54 with Stelling second in

3:20:08 and team Freewheel Cycology thirdin 3:23:02.This result gave Stelling an impressive 15-

minute advantage over Süss in the overallrace standings going into the final stage ofthe event fromVilliersdorp to Franschhoek.While the Hout Bay rider could afford to

take it easy he did not rest on his laurels anddeterminedly set out to be first over the linein Franschhoek, taking on the first big chal-lenge of the day, the mighty Groenlandberg.“I didn’t make a conscious decision to

break away from the girls and the rest of thefield, I just rode atmy own tempo and no-onechased after me, so I rode within myself tothe end,” commented Stelling after winningthe final stage in 3:01:45.Finishing nearly five minutes adrift of

Stelling, but ahead of the women, wereKlerck and Murray, who finished the stagesecond in 3:06:27, earning them the runner-up spot in the men’s team classification forthe entire race.“Thiswas awonderful experience and one

of the best stage races I have ever ridden in.The camaraderiewas lovely and it was greatriding with a world-class field of girls aswell. Everyonewas friendlyand the foodandservice were also great,” said Stelling.

Hout Bay biker clinches title

Billy Stelling of Hout Bay acknowledges the crowd as he crosses the line first inFranschhoek recently to win stage seven of this year’s TransCape MTB race. He was crownedthis year’s champion as well. Stelling completed the 750km, seven-day stage race fromKnysna in 30:56:29. PHOTO: YOLANDA VAN DER STOEP

JOSEPH PILLAY

In a Cape Town Softball Association SuperLeague match this weekend St Martin’ssent Tantasport reeling to an 11-4 defeat.Kenfac Phillies recorded a 16-10 win

against a mediocre Normies side.

Falcons avenged their earlier defeatagainst Westridge Yankees by winning 4-3on Saturday. Earlier this season, theMitchell’s Plain side beat Falcons 5-0.The win marked Falcons’ 16th in 19

games. They have one drawn result andtwo loses to date.

With 49 points to their name, coach An-dre Alexander’s Falcons are second on thelog – two points behind defending champi-onsGlenthornA’s.TheA’shaveplayedonefewer game.

Glenthorn A’s trounced VOB 10-3 on Sat-urday. Besides their outstanding fixture

against Westridge Yankees, they will meetNormies onSaturdayandFalconsnext Sat-urday to complete their 21 leaguematches.Should they emerge with maximumpoints, nothing will prevent them fromclinching their fifth consecutive league ti-tle.

Softballers Tantasport lose to St Martin’s

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