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Commuters have been left in fear, as theynow have to walk several hundred metresacross the treacherous path from the Centu-ry City train station to the nearest road.Vehicle accesswas closed off at the station

last week.This means cars can only park on Acre

Road, leaving commuters to walk along thepedestrian track to the station.The track is uneven in places and poorly

lit, with overgrown bushes.This has caused a safety concern, says

Miriam Oliver, secretary of the Kensingtonand Factreton Ratepayers’ Association.Oliver suspects the closure of the track is

to stop illegal dumping on the site, which of-ten leaves the community to clean up afterthe offenders.

She says the site is owned by Transnet.“The community has filled our role. We

cleaned the area and have reported cases ofillegal dumping. We’ve reported over 10 cas-es of dumping for oneoffender alone,”Oliversays.The City of Cape Town is not responsible

for cleaning up litter at the site, says wardcouncillor Derrick America, as the land isnot owned by council.“The dumping has been addressed by the

community and land owners. The City of-fered to collect the refuse once it had beencleaned up by the ratepayers’ association,who were compensated by the owners,” hesays.Oliver says the safety of commuters is at

risk now that cars are not able to park nearthe station.She claims there have been incidents of

robberies on the site.Andre Johannessen drops his wife and an

elderly friend off at the station every day,and says closing vehicle access is a huge in-convenience.“Now they have to walk in the wind in the

rain. It’s almost 300m from the road to thestation. There is also no security. I’m nothappy about it at all. I’m disgusted that therelevant authoritieswould treat the commu-nity like that,” he says.The closure of the parking area has led to

a traffic jam on Acre Road, says Oliver.“Now the cars have to park on the pave-

ment, and it’s not a very wide road,” shesays.RuthMoodley lives in Acre Road opposite

the gravel road to the station.“The lighting is very poor. A number of

people use the station as walkway to Centu-

ry City and walk through it early in themorning and late at night. There have beenmuggings and robberies on the path fromthe station.”The closure has also raised other concerns

for Moodley.“It blocks emergencyvehicles, and in sum-

mer there are often fires. Police also can’tpatrol the area now. In addition, a bottleneck has been caused on Acre Road, withpeople double parking or parking in front ofthe houses and on the lawns.”America says he is addressing the issue

with the ratepayers’ association.“I don’t know if the closure is temporary,

but there are potential dangers for commut-ers now. The road, even though a dirt road,provided safety for them.”At the time of going to print, Transnet was

investigating if they own the property.

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HOTSPOT: Commuters have a long anddangerous walk ahead of them as vehicle access to the Century City train station has been closed.PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

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Efforts to promote tourism in the off-season in SANParks has caused astir among Capetonians.

Cosatu provincial secretary TonyEhrenreich questioned SANParks’motives with the special price daysfor locals in a letter addressed to theboard of directors.

“What working family can go to anational park during the week or ona Saturday?” he asks. “These aredays when working families areworking hard to make ends meet, orhas your board been removed fromthe realities of working people fortoo long?”

He says the measure is supposedto encourage South Africans to visitnational parks and to give their chil-dren an educational experience.

“The sad reality is that mainlywhite upper-income families can goto the park on the days that you givethem free access,” he says. “Thissection of society does not need yourfreebies to encourage them to visitnational parks, as they have noshortage of money.”

Ehrenreich says the use of the ca-bleway to get to the top of TableMountain on a discount rate favoursthe wealthy.

He says if SANParks was seriousabout giving ordinary South Afri-cans access to the overpriced na-tional parks, they’ll make it availa-ble on Sundays, too.

“This is the day working familiescan afford to not work and take theirfamilies out,” he says.

Ehrenreich criticises the SAN-Parks board, whom he believesshould transform the society, buthave instead been assimilated intothe system and now see the margin-alisation of working families andthe poor as normal.

Single mother Stacey Davids saysthe cost to go up the cableway de-pends on how much one earns.

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it’s a very expensive venture,” shesays.

Community worker Aashiq New-man says he’s only gone up the ca-bleway once because it is an expen-sive activity.

“The City of Cape Town needs tointervene and find solutions for lo-cals to access the cableway more fre-quently,” he says.

Randall April is a communitysafety volunteer and says many chil-dren who live on the Cape Flats havenever used the cableway.

“The operating company shouldnot think about profit, but what theycan do for the community. An effec-tive solution would be to create apackage for schools and pensionersto access it more frequently,” hesays.

Yasmena Ajam, another commu-nity worker, says her fear of heightsprevents her from enjoying the ca-bleway, but she understands thefrustration which many locals feel,because it’s too expensive.

SANParks CEO David Mabundasays the SA National Parks Week isnot a campaign aimed at promotingtourism during off-season.

“Our national parks rarely everhave what is referred to as off-sea-son because they cater to differentclimates, interests and clients,” hesays.

“The programme is aimed atteaching South Africans more abouttheir natural heritage by encourag-ing them to go to national parks, andraising awareness and educatingrather than marketing and promo-tion.”

Mabunda says the SANParksBoard is performing a public serviceduty, which they’re not being paidfor.

Table Mountain Aerial Cablewayspokesperson Collette van Aswegensays the cableway is privately man-aged within the Table Mountain Na-tional Park and doesn’t form part ofthe SANParks Week programme.

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responsible tourism and we takethis responsibility seriously,” shesays.

“We offer a variety of promotionseach year with the goal of makingthe cableway accessible to all SouthAfricans. We assist up to 10 schoolsannually with free entry, becausethey cannot afford to cover the mini-mal fee. South Africans who are old-er than 18 ride the cableway for freeon their birthdays.

“Out of the festive season, adultsand children can purchase half-priced tickets, which is also valid onweekends, public and school holi-days, while seniors and internation-al students pay a reduced fee on Fri-days.”

SANParks generates 85% of its op-erating revenue and it is dependenton the money it receives from tour-ism and paying clients.

“The decision to offer free accesson five days of a year is to give com-munities, school groups, unem-ployed youth, pensioners and all cit-izens an opportunity to visit parksand receive information on the im-portance and need for nationalparks,” says Mabunda. “We believethat people who would like to makeuse of this opportunity would notfind it difficult to make a small sacri-fice of a day’s leave to take them-selves and their children to the na-tional parks.

“The weekends would be very dif-ficult on a number of our nationalparks which depend on paying cus-tomers over weekends and they mayalso run the risk of being congestedif the campaign were to run on thesedays as well.”

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NICOLE MCCAIN

The families living in an informal settle-ment at the Maitland Cemetery have dugin their heels about moving, amid allega-tions of intimidation by City of CapeTown officials.The residents of the Peace Accord in-

formal settlement were offered alterna-tive accommodation inMfuleni last year,but refuse to leave the suburb they callhome.In an agreement with the City, they

were told they could remain on a sectionof the site they live on,with the rest beingused by the City, says community leaderJimmy Xalipi.Abie Coetzee says the community was

told they couldmove to thenorthernmostsection of the site, and that the groundwould be cleared for them.However, no clearing has started. In-

stead, he says regular visits from City of-ficials bring threats and insults.“My children are scared. They can’t

play freely or concentrate at school. Ifthey see a Law Enforcement van, theycome running home crying,” he says.He claims City officials are trying to in-

timidate them to move Mfuleni.Coetzee has three children who attend

school nearby and has lived in the settle-ment for 15 years. He earns his money byworking in the graveyard, looking aftertombstones. He says there is no way forhim to earn a living in Mfuleni, exceptthrough crime.

“If you put me inMfuleni, you’re goingto put me back into a life of crime.”Another resident Nwabile Ndzaba says

he is ready to move to another section ofthe cemetery, but no ground has beenmade available.“We want to move. When it rains, I’ve

got problems. When the City officialscome to talk to us, they just tell just tellus wemust move to Mfuleni. I don’t wantto go to Mfuleni. It’s too far. I was bornhere, I work here, my children go toschool here.”The City takes allegations of threats

and intimidation very seriously, saysTandeka Gqada, the Mayoral Committeemember for Human Settlements.“No complaints have been received in

this regard, but the City encourages any-onewith information toplease report thisto theCity and to theSouthAfricanPoliceServices. The City can then conduct aninvestigation and take appropriate ac-tion,” she says.Gqada was unable to answer questions

as to the relocation of the families, sayingthe City was still engaged in meetingswith the group.“It is premature to respond to these

questions while the matter is still underdiscussion. Once the investigation intothe matter has been completed, the Citywill respond accordingly.”In the meantime, the families are sub-

mitting a list of alternative sites in the ar-ea which they would be willing to moveto, Xalipi says.

Of grave concernFED UP: Informal settlement residents at the Maitland graveyard have accused Cityofficials of intimidation in an effort to make them move. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

ASTRID FEBRUARIE

Locals are concerned earthmoving works atthe Liesbeeck River are unauthorised andcould cause environmental damage.On Friday 6 September 2013 the City of

Cape Town was alerted by some Observato-ry residents of activities being conducted bya bulldozer on the banks of the LiesbeeckRiver near the River Club.Mayoral Committee member for Trans-

port, Roads and Stormwater Brett Herronimmediately reported the complaint to theCity’s Environmental Resource Manage-ment department.“The Environmental Resource officers

have issued a notice to issue a directive interms of section 31A of the EnvironmentalConservation Act (73 of 1989). This noticeprovides the respondent with an opportuni-ty to make representations and to provideevidence of authorisations for the work be-ing done, failing which a cease works in-struction is issued,” he says.Herron says the respondent failed to pro-

vide the authorisations and a cease worksnotice has been served by the City.“The Provincial Department of Environ-

mental Affairs and Development Planning(DEADP) has served a notice calling for therespondent to make representations beforea cease works is to be served.”Herrron says they and numerous volun-

teers and interest groups, including Friendsof the Liesbeeck and the Two Rivers UrbanPark Committee, have invested significanthuman and financial resources in the envi-ronmental protection and care of the Lies-beeck, its banks and the wetlands.“It would be deeply disappointing, and a

major setback for the progress alreadyachieved, if this earthmovingwork has beendone illegally and has caused damage,” hesays.Nick Ferguson of the River Club says in

their view,material was deposited formain-tenance purposes and bank protectionworks, undertaken in accordance with amanagement plan agreed to by the relevantenvironmental authority. “Evidence to sup-port the existence of this management planis the fact that the Cape Town City Council’sStormwater Branch has been working onthe Old Liesbeeck River and the new Lies-beeck Canal for the past eight months,” hesays. Ferguson says unfortunately the riverbank was cleared and damaged in the proc-ess, impacting their property negatively,both visually and structurally. “Our inten-tion was therefore only to repair this dam-age by way of topdressing and replanting ofthe river bank. Evidence of what wasachieved before the work was stopped isclear to see,” he says.Ferguson says they did not engage with

the Friends of the Liesbeeck but thoughtthey would be happy to see the banks beingrepaired. “We engagedwith council and pro-fessional engineers on the matter over anumber of months. In our opinion we aremaking the banks better aesthetically andfrom a structural point of view,” he says.Phil McLean, chairperson of the Friends

of the Liesbeeck, says it would appear theyare attempting to raise the height of the riv-er banks in a misguided effort to prevent fu-ture flooding of their site. “This kind of ac-tivity has clear, negative impacts on thehealth and ecology of the river which we tryso hard to uplift,” he says.

Mclean says as a non-governmental andlargely volunteer or-ganisation intent on im-proving the ecology andhuman interactionwith the Liesbeeck Riv-er, they are deeply sad-dened by this aggres-sive, illegal dumping ofmaterial which wasdone without any con-sultation with the com-munity. “There is noconsideration for thenatural environmentparticularly from a fa-cility which shouldhave a similar ethos,”he says.

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PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 17 September 20134 WORD ON THE STREET

GovGovernmenternmentperfperformancormance:e:ggoodood or bor bad?ad?Service delivery in the Western Cape isagain under scrutiny. This after the PublicProtector, Thuli Mandonsela, briefed pro-vincial legislature about problems regard-ing their performance.Fourmonths ago, residents from different

informal settlements threw buckets of hu-man waste around Cape Town, demandingbetter service delivery in their areas.Here’s People’s Post readers share their

thoughts on government’s efforts.

BRBRADLEYADLEY PRINSPRINS believes that this is a democraticcountry, however some people are left struggling.“Foreigners can get a house within the next threemonths, when there is a long waiting list.”

MARMARCELCEL BOSBOSCHCH says he has no complaints aboutservice delivery. “I’ve been in the Western Capefor three months and the service delivery is 100%better than what it is in Johannesburg.”

WILLIAM RWILLIAM RUITERSUITERS says healthcare isn’t up tostandard. “If you go to the day hospital you mustspend the whole day there. Service is very bad.”

JJAACCQQUES LOUES LOUBUBSHERSHER says Cape Town is awesomewhen it comes to service delivery. “It’s much better than the Free State and Johannesburg.”

JOANNEJOANNE OKOKONKWOONKWO says much needs to be doneto improve health services. “Once I was at the hospital and they told me to come back for medication. And ambulances take an hour to come.”

NANDIPHANANDIPHA MTYMTYOBILEOBILE says service delivery is improving. “Even though there’s a shortage of houses, government is doing something about it.”

ANELEANELE ZIMBAZIMBA considers the province’s service delivery levels to be “extremely bad”. “Where I livewe don't have proper toilets. Sometimes we don’teven have water.”

MICHELLE LINNERT

Consumers are being encouraged to taketheir concerns about exorbitant electrici-ty prices to government.The topic of net metering has been met

with an overwhelming response.David Lipschitz, owner of a small con-

sulting business, says: “Just an update. Iam receiving about 100 phone calls a day.”He was referring to the number of que-

ries about netmetering sincePeople’s Postreported on the alternative to Eskom pow-er (“Shocking power struggle”, 6 August).Net metering means creating your own

electricity through solar panels, and sell-ing the excess to Eskom.At night, though, when net meter users

would have to depend on power from theEskomgrid, theywould thenbeable to buyback electricity at the same cost as theyhad sold it to Eskom.

InundatedAfter the article was published, which

included Lipschitz’s details, he was inun-dated by phone calls and messages fromstruggling people for whom electricity,bought at exorbitant prices from theirmu-nicipalities, has become something of aluxury. “From 11:15 to 11:25 (in one day)I received 10 messages. That’s one aminute! People sound desperate,” he says.“Maybe we have reached the critical

mass we need to make change happen.”It seems he is right. People are quite fed-

up. A reader, Freddie Hamman, explainshis sentiments: “On 1 July I bought R300worth of electricity, and received 327.30units. On 24 July I bought R300 again, butreceived 142.2 units. That’s an increase ofalmost 120%! To get an answer from theCity of Cape Town is impossible,” Freddiesaid.Another reader, Disillusioned Resident,

stated ina letter that theCity ofCapeTownwas a prime example of the importance ofelectricity sales as a major revenuesource.He quoted from the City’s budget, using

a table, to show how the City raises a 10%surcharge on the sale of electricity “quitelegally. It does not disclose it as a tax, buthides in its tariffs. Thereby it attractsVAT, so National Treasury is also happy”.

Costs“The surcharge is transferred to the

rates account, in the process inflating thepublished cost of electricity as reflected inthe City’s budget. What chance does JoePublic have of ever enjoying the benefitsof net metering?” he asks.Ernest Sonnenberg, Mayoral Commit-

tee member for Utility Services, respond-ed to the letter by Disillusioned Resident,saying the City “does, in fact, have plansto allow grid-connected Small Scale Em-bedded Generation (SSEG) that will allowconsumers to offset their own consump-tion”. “To this end, the City has developeda tariff which includes a daily servicecharge, an energy consumption tariff anda tariff for the purchase, by the City, of ex-cess generation.“These tariffswill ensure that other con-

sumers do not have to pay the generator/consumers’ portions of the network cost,but that there is some level of compensa-tion for thosewhomake the capital invest-ment to perform SSEG,” he said.“Although these small-scale generation

tariffs have been approved, they have notyet been implemented. The City is work-ing across numerous fronts (including theimplementation of back office billing proc-esses and the development of technicalstandards), to be able to do so.”Sonnenberg added: “Once this policy

has been formulated and implemented, itwill become far easier for residents to de-velop their own power and connect theirgenerators to the grid.”He said residents who are interested in

this incentive are asked to “be patientwhile the necessary steps are taken to en-sure its success”.Lipschitz is not holding his breath.As far back as 2009, he contacted theCity

about having net metering installed at a

client’s farm.“Brian Jones (head of the City’s Green

Energy department) said the City wasworking on processes to allow ‘reversefeed’, that is, feeding electricity into thegrid. “It is 2013 and this still has not beendone. How long does it take governmentto do things? Note that the policy docu-ments (the Renewable Energy White Pa-per) requiring this were drawn up by thenational government in 2003!”

AlternativesIn the meantime, Lipschitz suggested

the following alternatives: “Tell your (gov-ernment) representatives that youwish tobe involved in electricity savings and thatyou want to be able to work together to getthe samebenefits as the big industrial con-sumers,” he advised readers.“Eskom currently pays over R300m a

month to these big users as rebates and toswitch off production when demand ishigh. This is hurting the economy, de-stroying jobs, moving production over-seas, hurting our exchange rate and push-ing up the cost of goods and inflation.”Lipschitz says this R300mamonth could

be paid to homeowners, perhaps as re-funds on electricity bills. “Ask the govern-ment why they are paying this money tomake the economy smaller, instead ofhelping homeowners to switch things offwhile keeping industry operating.”He wanted to make it clear there were

noquick fix alternatives to gettingmunici-pal power.“I am unsure which meter the Eskom

representative (from the previous article)mentioned, but we are currently lookingat installing meters at somewhere be-tween R3000 and R10 000 each,” he said.“If you buy electricity from Eskom you

need to continue buying from Eskom. Ifyou buy from the City of Cape Town, youneed to continue to buy from the City ofCape Town.”V For more information about net metering, see Lip-schitz’s video called The five winners at www.my-powerstation.biz.

Counting the skyhigh cost of electricity Animal lovers are being called to have theirsay on the City of Cape Town’s draft AnimalWelfare Policy, which is currently open forpublic comment.Council has developed a draftAnimalWel-

farePolicy to promote thewelfare of animalsand provide the framework for the City’s ap-proach to understanding and dealing withdomestic companion animals.It will focus primarily on the welfare of

pets and cart-horses.The finalised draft is undergoing a public

participation process until Friday 11 Octo-ber, duringwhich stakeholders and interest-ed parties are encouraged to provide theircomments.The draft policy will bemade available for

viewing at the City’s libraries and subcoun-cil offices and electronic copieswill be avail-able on the City’s website at www.cape-town.gov.za/haveyoursay. Comments canbe submitted via email to [email protected] public sessions where oral represen-

tations will be heard are scheduled for 14:00and 17:30 on Thursday 26 September at theCouncil Chambers at 44 Wale Street.Residents should register to attend either

of these sessions by sending a request viaemail to [email protected] policy is supported by the City’s Ani-

malBylawwhich regulates themanagementof animals, including dogs, cats and cart-horses.This is important in terms of ensuring

public health and safety.However, the bylaw does not clearly artic-

ulate theCity’s approach to the care andwel-fare of animals.In the absence of a policy, there is a lack

of clarity on the roles and responsibilitiesbetween andwithin government for promot-ing animal care.The City therefore identified the need for

a policy.Animal rights need to be balanced with

the potential effect that animals may haveon humans.The City has the difficult task of consider-

ing anyhealth, nuisance, economic, tourismand safety risks and ensuring that it has leg-islation and policies in place to protect resi-dents and animals.

Animal policy debate


NICOLE MCCAIN

A new development plan is on thehorizon for Walmer Estate andUniversity Estate, which will lookat bringing more businesses to thearea and supplementing servicedelivery.MoosaSydow, chairpersonof the

Walmer Estate Concerned Resi-dents’ Forum, says the area has be-come a popular choice for propertyinvestors, but is still inhabited bya community with roots older thana hundred years.The plan looks to meld the com-

munity and new developments ina way that can benefit all.“Our communities are facing the

same challenges as all other com-munities in the Cape Metro, name-ly the threat of drug abuse; gangactivity, albeit at a low level; poordelivery of basic services and ahost of other social and safety prob-lems.”The plan looks to develop a com-

mercial node that links publicspaces in the area, including thepark and ramps at the edge of Ches-ter and Searle streets, the PrincessStreet Hall, the Brickies and theGreens and Zonnebloem fields,Sydow says.This would most likely form at

the junction between Chester, Cor-onation and Perth roads.Perth Street resident Sadick

Swanepoel is looking forward tothe buzz of activity that will comewith a commercial node.“More businesses will be good. It

gets so quiet here on a Saturdaythat you could fall asleep!” he says.

But some feel more businesseswould make little difference to thearea.“Most people do their shopping

at supermarkets,” say Fatima Al-lie, owner of the Latvian Cafe.“There used to bemany shops here

before but they have all closeddown. I don’t think new businesseswill affect us and we’re contentwith things the way they are.”The plan identifies an appropri-

ate corridorashaving thepotentialto be the commercial node within

the community, saysward council-lor Brett Herron.This assists in town planning.“One of the benefits would be

that the community would have anagreed commercial area, wherecommercial planning applications

would be supported, and businesscreeping into other parts of theneighbourhood would be prevent-ed,” Herron says.With this, Sydowwould also like

to see the development of the Prin-cess Street Hall as a communityspace.This hall could be used for com-

munity projects, which has resi-dent Gavin Smith excited.“The area is changing quite a bit

and vacant buildings are becominga concern. We really need the facil-ities for community projects, likethe Princess Street Hall,” he says.To tackle service delivery issues,

the plan suggests forming a SpecialRating Area (SRA) or a non-profitorganisation to supplement servic-es such as cleaning and security.The benefits of an SRA include

improved security, improvedcleansing services and dedicatedsocial services, Herron says.“There is no doubt that the extra

attention to security, cleansingand social issues (mostly homelesspeople) has brought an improve-ment in special rating areas. Theneed for the establishment of thisentity is underwritten by some keyelements, identified as necessaryto improve the quality of our lives.Of the main needs that will be ful-filled will be to empower some ofour locals by providing sustaina-ble jobs and ensuring the future ofour area can be held in the handsof the community.”Sydow is encouraging residents

to submit ideas for the develop-ment plan, and will be calling apublic participation meeting.

WALMER ESTATE: COMMERCIAL NODE PLANS

Boost for community’s coffers

UPGRADE: A Walmer Estate development plan is on the cards, which will see a commercial node and special ratingarea considered for the suburb. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 17 September 20136 NEWS

NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Thursday 26 September 2013at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard,Cape Town.

Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamberand, therefore, seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you wish to attendthe meeting, you are requested to contact Michelle Alberts on 021 400 3708 between09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day beforethe meeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initials and contact telephonenumber. Visitors are kindly requested to be seated by 09:30.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

NOMBULELO DAMBA

Never underestimate the power ofa good cup of coffee.

This is the lesson the excitedteam from Rosetta Roastery in Al-bert Road has learnt after an im-pressed customer nominated themfor a city-wide small businessaward.

Owner Rob Cowles, who hasbeenrunning the business for threeyears, is elated at being a contend-er for the title.

“The journey until here has not

been easy,” he says, proudly look-ing over his relatively small estab-lishment, which he refers to as “mybaby”.

Cowles describes the shop’s cof-fee as “as unique and character-filled as the people who drinkthem”.

Single origin beans from aroundthe world are served a selection ofbone china and porcelain cups, andkeeps locals as well as visitors tothe area coming back for more.

An assortment of delicious cakesis also on display, and their Ma

Mere Maison macarons are a best-seller, Cowles enthuses.

All coffees sold are roasted on thepremises and served fresh, headds, scooping up a handful ofbeans.

“We also supply coffee beans tobusinesses around the country,and our local deliveries are free.”

Rosetta Roastery’s name wasthrown into the hat when Capeto-nians were encouraged to nomi-nate small businesses which go be-yond the call of duty by a CapeTown radio station.

Of the submissions, only 30 final-ists were selected.

The finalists will go through in-terviews with experts in variousfields of business – including mar-keting, human resources and fi-nance – to see which establish-ments stand the best chance of sur-viving, thriving and growing.

Cowles believes they stand agood chance to take the title, asdoes his enthusiastic staff.

Waiter Prince Tarausai joinedCowles’ team early this year.

“I have learnt a lot about not only

making coffee, but also about its or-igins,” he says. “Customers love usand they love our coffee.”

Rosetta Roastery’s Facebookpage confirms this.

“Thanks, Rosetta, for putting themagic back into my cup!” one satis-fied coffee-lover posted.

“Rosetta Roastery: Always ontop of their coffee,” another com-mented.

The winner of the competitionwas announced last night (Mon-day), but the results were notknown at our time of going to print.

BUSINESS: ROSETTA ROASTERY A STRONG COMPETITOR

Right brew to take top spotMY BREW: Rob Cowles shows his beans.FRESH: Customers enjoy a cuppa outside Rosetta Roastery. PHOTOS: TARRYN ARNOLD RELAXING ATMOSPHERE: Prince Tarausai chats to a customers.


NICOLE MCCAIN

A Woodstock bar owner is fuming after re-cent allegations that prostitutes work fromher premises.Suzanne Abrahams of Drifters’ Pub in

Victoria Road is now throwing open herdoor, inviting the community to come wit-ness how she operates.“A newspaper article in a local paper esti-

mates that 20 sex workers work from mypub. I know some of the women come herefor a drink, but they’re paying customersand aren’t working for me. I often ask themto leave,” she insists.Abrahams says it’s difficult for her to dis-

tinguish when women in the pub are con-ducting business and take action.“If a woman leaves the bar with a man,

must I stop her? How do I know if it’s busi-ness?”Ntokozo Yingwana, spokesperson for Sex

Workers Education and Advocacy Task-force (Sweat), recommends owners engagein a dialogue with sex workers instead ofinvolving police.“The owner can try identifying the sex

workers and asking that they donot operatefrom the pub, or ask Sweat to intervene. Itis of course very difficult to identify sexworkers, as they would come in and ordera drink without you knowing they haveplanned to meet a client.”She adds that although sex workers

should not be victimised, the pub is privateproperty and the owner has the right torefuse admission.Over the years, several complaints have

beenmade against the pub, with Abrahamsat a loss as to why.Residents have claimed drug deals take

place in the pub and patrons relieve them-selves on the street in front of the bar.However, Abrahams says she has meas-

ures in place to prevent all of these con-cerns.

“I try to run a clean establishment and Ipay R20 000 a month for security.”Security staff search every patron on en-

tering the pub and have twice confiscateddrugs, Abrahams says.Both these incidents were reported to the

police. In addition, the pub’s security en-sures no one fights or urinates along Victo-ria Road in front of the pub.There have been no incidents reported

against the pub since the beginning of theyear, says Sergeant Hilton Malila, spokes-person for the Woodstock police.“We can confirm that the pub, during this

year, was actively involved with two drugarrest at the pub and brought the suspectsto the police station. Previously, we re-ceived complaints about the pub, but thathas been addressed with the owners andthey are now compliant. We are visiting theclub at least every weekend during compli-ance inspections, but no contraventionshave been found,” he says.Abrahams is worried the latest allega-

tions will damage her business.“We’re a betting house with brands such

as Marshalls and Grandslots associatedwith us. I’m worried they might pull out ifthey think the prostitution takes place atthe pub.”She has also taken the claims to heart,

and feels deeply hurt by them.“It’s terrible. I don’t want my name asso-

ciated with that kind of thing. I want anapology,” she demandsBut Abrahams says no amount of com-

plaints will force her to close her bar.“Why should I run away? I’ve been in

Woodstock of 28 years. I’m not just going tosay, ‘Ok, I’m leaving’. I have nothing tohide.”She is now calling on any community

members with concerns to come to the puband see how it is run.“Theymust comehere andhave a look for

themselves,” she declares.

WOODSTOCK: BUSINESSWOMAN LEFT FUMING

Owner: No dirtydeeds at Drifters’

MUD SLINGING: The owner of Drifters’ Pub in Woodstock is fuming after allegations that prostitutesare working from the pub. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

Two men have been arrested for stealingcanopies in Woodstock.The arrests follow a spate of canopy theft

cases reported in the vicinity of Chamber-lain and Balfour streets.Woodstock police nabbed the two men,

aged 33 and 35, early morning on Thursdayduring an operation.“While scanning the area for anything

suspicious, police officers spotted a whiteLDV with two occupants leaving Chamber-lain Street with a canopy on the back of itthat did not fit. The officers then chased the

vehicle and managed to stop it in LogosStreet, Salt River,” says Sergeant HiltonMalila, spokesperson for theWoodstock po-lice. Officers found three canopies loaded inthe back of van, as well asmechanical tools.The two occupants of the van could not ex-plain towhomthe canopies belongandwerearrested. The canopieswere reported stolenby Balfour Street residents later that day.“The investigation into this matter con-

tinues as detectives work to establish if thesuspects could be linked tomore caseswith-in the Woodstock area,” Malila says.

Two nabbed for canopy theft

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 17 September 20138 FEATURE

Icing your screen this monthare Cape Town’s very ownCharly’s Cake Angels, as thesecond season of their realityshow airs on DSTV.

Since the successful first sea-son, the bakery has grown big-ger, better and even busier.

Season two takes you on awhirlwind of new faces, unre-lenting orders and decadentcake decorations in the ever-in-creasing demand for their“mucking afazing” cakes.

Fans have inundated the bak-ery with support since the firstseason, says Jacqui Biess, theowner of the bakery.

“Since launching on FoodNetwork, we’ve received liter-ally thousands of emails frompeople from all over the worldand counted nine-hour queuesstretching out the bakery doorand into the parking lot,” shesays. “While fame hasn’tchanged us, it’s certainly madeus appreciate the goodwill and

care that comes from the peoplearound us.”

She says the second seasonmoves away from delicious anddecadent treats, and focuses onthe bakery’s other work.

“The appeal of this seasongoes beyond creating biggerand bolder cakes. We venturefurther outside of the bakeryand into the heart of local com-munities and families in need,where we find a way of celebrat-ing life in all its diversity,” Jac-qui says.

Since Charly’s Cake Angelslaunched on Food Network lastyear, season one has beenshown in more than 100 territo-ries in Europe, the Middle East,Africa, Asia, the UK and Ire-land, and has increased thebakery’s social media followingto 50 000 Facebook fans in twoshort years.

Keep up with all the cake funon Food Network, DStv Chan-nel 175.

SNACK TIME: Not only are their creations delicious, but beautifully decorated. PHOTO: LAILA MAJIETAG SWEET: Dani Biess shows off the bakery’s creations. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

FAMILY AFFAIR: The angels behind Charly's Bakery, Alex Biess, Jacqui Biess, Roch Ottaway Schollij andDani Biess. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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NICOLE MCCAIN

Informal trading in the city may take on anew shape as the City of Cape Town puts to-gether a plan to regulate traders and theirconditions.Theplan is currently in thedraft stage, but

is due to be presented to the Good Hope sub-council at the end of the month, says wardcouncillor Dave Bryant.He says changes in the city have made it

time to relook at the way informal tradingis handled.“Street traders’ spaces were last officially

allocated in 1997. The city today is very dif-ferent place. Traffic has moved away fromAdderley and Darling streets and there aremore pedestrians,” he says.The plan will look at ways to create new

spaces in theCityBowl for traders to dobusi-ness, as well as challenges they face such asstoring their goods.“We hope to increase opportunities for

traders and create an improved trading en-vironment, where pedestrians feel safer andwhich attracts more customers. We want tostart improving the trading experience fortraders,” Bryant says.Many of the CBD’s traders have ideas they

would like to see incorporated into the plan.Mustafa Mohamed, who trades on Adder-

ley Street, says he payR250 amonth. For thisamount, he receives the space demarcatedwithin yellow lines on the pavement. Hethen has to provide his stall and shading.He would like to the City to consider an-

other kind of stall, which will give tradersmore security. “It would be nice to havesomewhere we could close up and leave,something with shutters or a room that youcould close up at night. Now, I pay rent for

a yellow line and I have to pay a person whopushes my trolley,” he says.A different kind of stall would also keep

his stock dry in winter.“In winter when it rains we have to use

plastic sheets to cover our stall, and some-times it gets torn and leaks,”Mohamed says.He is not the only trader whose profits

take a knock in winter. Trader Elhaji Illdie-buene would be interested to see what ideasthe City presents to draw customers to thetraders, especially in bad weather.“We don’t always get customers,” says Il-

ldiebuene. “It all depends on the weather. If

it’s bad weather, we don’t get customers.Winter with the rain and wind means nobusiness.”Emadong Adejei, who runs a shoe repair

stall on Adderley Street, says winter alsokeeps customers from his stall.“Rain is a huge problem. We can’t even

trade when it rains,” he says.Adejei would also like the plan to tackle

trading in other areas, to allow him to tradeto othermarkets. “Itwouldhelp thebusinessif we could move into other areas. We usedto travel to festivals and it helped businessa lot,” he says.However, Adejei is concerned

about the crime that comes with trading inthe CBD, and hopes the trading plan can ad-dress his safety concern.“Crime is a problem – my toolbox was sto-

len the other day,” he says. “I had to go buya new one, which was very expensive.”Once the plan has been approved by the

subcouncil, it will go out to public participa-tion where traders will be encouraged toshare their ideas, Bryant says.As the plan was still in draft stage, Bryant

wasnot able to givemoredetails as to its con-tent. Details will be available once it hasbeen finalised.

IMPROVEMENT: A new plan to benefit informal traders is in the pipeline. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

CITY BOWL: CITY REVISING INFORMAL BUSINESS PLAN

Trading places

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 17 September 201310 ENTERTAINMENT

They’ve given the world Livingnext door to Alice, Arms of Mary,Can’t fight this feeling,Have you ev-er seen the rain and Every time yougo away.Now Smokie will bring their

Take a Minute World Tour to theGrand Arena on Saturday 28 Sep-tember.The show starts at 20:00 and tick-

ets, available from Computicket,range from R175 to R575.If you glance at the Guinness

Book of Hit Singles you could beforgiven for thinking Smokie’ssuccess story was a 1970s phenom-enon.After all, 11 of their 14 British

hits came in that eventful musicaldecade.However, their massive success

story has continued to flourisharound the globe includingScandi-navia, South Africa, Germany andeven China.Smokie is a band which has sold

out tours and gained platinumrecords in four decades – the 70s,80s, 90s and the present day.Frans Swart, CEO of Lefra Pro-

ductions and promoter of the SAtour, says he is very excited aboutSmokie visiting South Africaagain.Swart says: “We organised the

Smokie tour in 2008 and it was asold-out success with many extrashowswhich had to be scheduled.”He adds: “Smokie is one of those

groups that understands how toentertain their audiences – fromyoung to old. With all their inter-nationally renowned hits and thetalent as a band, audiences aroundthe world party with them.”According to Swart their new

CDTake aMinute has just been re-corded and will be released world-wide in February.In SA it will also be released in

byLefraProductionsandNextMu-sic.He says Smokie fans can expect

a complete new showwithwonder-ful new material.“(And), as in any Smokie show,

the hits will definitely feature.Who can forget Alice?” he asks.Terry Uttley, the founder mem-

ber of Smokie, said they cannot

wait to come to South Africa.“This is our favourite country

and it has always been awonderfulexperience to come to South Afri-ca. The people of South Africa likeour music and it is such a warmfeeling to get such wonderful sup-port.”He adds: “We have just recorded

Take a Minute and people aroundthe world like our new materialand songs and we are very confi-dent that South Africans will alsolike our new show.”Bookings for the Smokie – Take

a Minute World Tour can be doneat Computicket on (011) 340 8000 orwww.computicket.comFor group and hospitality pack-

ages at reduced prices call(011) 815 3000 or email to [email protected].

FOUR DECADES OF HITS: SEE INTERNATIONAL BAND LIVE

SSmokiemokie onon stagestage

SMOKIN’:SMOKIN’: Gear up and get an earful oftop band Smokie. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The TennesseeWil-liams classic dra-ma The Milk TrainDoesn’t Stop HereAnymore will bestaged at Artscapefrom Friday 4 Octo-ber to Sunday 20October.The Milk Train

Doesn’t Stop HereAnymore takes alook at the final twodays in the life ofageing beauty andwidowed million-aire Flora “Sissy”Goforth, played byJennifer Steyn.Sissy Goforth is

one of Williams’most formidablecreations.Marcel Meyer

plays the poet andChris Flanders andNicholas Dallas al-ternate as theWitch of Capri.Newcomer RoelofStorm plays Gofor-th’s secretaryBlackie.Multiple award-winning di-

rector FredAbrahamse is at thehelm.

Tickets are from R70 to R120and can be purchased at Com-puticket 0861 915 8000.

Italian story of life anddeath to hit the planks

REFLECTIONS OF PAIN AND JOY: Jennifer Steynas Flora “Sissy” Goforth. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The Blacks Only Comedy Show –TheBling-BlingTour is about tohitthe Mother City with mega laughs.The show takes place at Grand-

West’s Grand Arena on Friday 4October.Blacks Only co-producer and one

of the country’s leading comedi-ans, David Kau, will reprise hisrole as the MC.Featuring South Africa’s most

funny and acclaimed stand-up co-medians, theaudiencewill be treat-ed to much hilarity and great silli-ness from Marc Lottering, JasonGoliath, Skhumba, KG, Thapelo‘Tips’ Shampoo and Tumi Morake.Another popular face on the bill

is the world’s most revolutionarypuppet, a political analyst and

weekly columnist with award-win-ning news site ZA News, ConradKoch aka Chester Missing.Thiswill be one set that youdon’t

want to miss.Morake remains one of our fun-

niest female comedians, andher ra-zor sharp will cuts her victimsdown to very, very small sizes.She joins the tour on her return

from the UK, where she performedat The Edinburgh Festival.The show starts at 20:00 and tick-

ets are available from R186 at Com-puticket (0861 915 8000).

BlBlackack andand blblinging atat GrGrandand ArArenaena

BLINGBLING: Skhumba Hlophe willleave you gasping with laughter.

Fans of poet James Matthews andjazz singer Melanie Scholtz shouldbe champing at the bit to get theirhands on a collaborative new al-bum.The good news is the launch of

the album, Freedom’s Child, is to-morrow (Wednesday 18 Septem-ber) at the Artscape Theatre.The event, at 19:30, is part of the

Artscape Theatre Heritage Festi-val.Scholtz was walking down St

George’s Mall in central CapeTown while talking to a friendabout working with a poet on hernew music.She then literally walked into a

“serendipitous chance meeting”with Matthews.“I had just won the Standard

Bank Young Artist Award (in 2010)and was talking to a friend on thephone about how I would love tocollaborate with a poet for one ofmy next projects,” Scholtz says.She realised she was walking be-

hind Matthews, sporting his signa-ture satchel and beret. “We talkedall thewaydownLongStreet,whilehe serenaded me with one of hislove poems, I’m flushed with thelushness of love.”She asked if she couldwrite some

music using his poetry.“And the rest is history.”Matthews is etched into South

Africa’s turbulent history via hispoetry that spokeout against apart-

heid and its evils. Scholtz recordedthe poet’s words to music in songsthat recall a time of struggle.The collaboration “serves to

highlight and document our histo-

ry as a people,” Scholtz says.The album is named after aMat-

thews poem in the collection CryRage which was banned in the1970s.The poems featured on the al-

bumare contained in publicationsspanning 1973 to 2008.Scholtz says the “music is jazz

inspired”.While spending time with Mat-

thews Scholtz says she discoveredthe music he enjoyed and soonstarted writing her own tunes tomatch his words.“James is a very big Nina Si-

mone fan and I took this into con-sideration while writing the mu-sic for this album. The songwrit-ing was also more specific as thepoems – and not the music – thistime had to be the star of theshow.”Freedom’s Child was “born out

of a need to collaborate, create andfacilitate change”.In a “soul-stirring journey” last-

ing two years she “learnt ... asense of gratitude for all thosewhocame before us who were willingto fight and die for our freedom to-day. I continue tobe inspiredby thework that artists like James do inour world”.“They make art not just for art’s

sake, but are messengers of thetimes.”V To book contact Sonia van Rooy on082 290 0631.

‘Fr‘Freedom’seedom’s Child’ aChild’ a newnew heritageheritage

VVOCOCAL:AL: Hear sultry Melanie Scholtzand poet James Matthews on the newalbum Freedom’s Child. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Fans of Matt Bianco will have towait a little longer to see the bandin Cape Town.The show has been postponed to

Monday 2 December.It will still be held at the Grand

Arena at 20:00.Tickets, ranging from R195 to

R325, are also still on sale at Com-puticket.The promoters Par Kan Enter-

tainment says “it is with deep re-gret” that the show had to be post-poned to later this year.“The postponement of this event

is unavoidably due to unforeseencircumstances.”Par Kan Entertainment says all

tickets already bought will be hon-oured for the upcoming show or

those who wish will receive a fullrefund or exchange, whichever ispreferred.The programme and all other

plans will follow the same sched-ule.With music that spans over a pe-

riod ofmore than 20 years,Matt Bi-anco has managed to mould theirdistinct vibe out of jazz, funk, Lat-in, fusion, pop and perhaps even atinge of rock to create an upliftingsound that is both contemporaryand everlasting.Someof theirwell-knownhits in-

clude Half a Minute, Don’t Blameit on that Girl, More than I canBear, Wap Bam Boogie, GoodTimes, Yeh Yeh and Dancing in theStreet.

MattMatt BiancoBianco popostponedstponed

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 17 September 2013 ADVERTISEMENT 11

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PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 17 September 201312 LETTERS

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Many people are naturally fearful of dogs.Taken within context, most people will realise their

fears go back to experiences in their childhoods.Some people believe dogs will bite indiscriminately.

Others are petrified of specific breeds. Pitbulls come tomind. These beliefs – whether true or unfounded – haveunfairly tainted some breeds, making them supposedlyunfit to keep as pets. If you’re in the market for a dog,apply the horses for courses idiom.Some dogs are pack animals, some prefer solitude, oth-

ers are herders. Most have skills which far outweighthose of humans.The wise choice would be to match the breed of dog to

the purpose for which you need it.Yes, there are dogs that bite and, without adequate so-

cialising and obedience training, would perhaps makeless suitable pets. It is also true that some dogs are bredfor fighting. This is human intervention of an evil kind.The frequency of illegal dog fighting is now reportedly

much more widespread than initially believed. One re-port says communication takes place through social me-dia and “a bet of R1.5m has been waged on a single fight”.The SPCAhas now reportedly deciphered a “CajunDic-

tionary” or “dialect”. Landing strip is code for a fightingpit and championship for a dog that’s been in a fight.In the last year, this newspaper has reported on dogs

suffering from heinous acts of abuse, as well as rampanttheft of thoroughbred dogs, like German Shepherds, insome neighbourhoods.An investigation has now uncovered sexual acts, drug

trafficking, money laundering and dog fighting.The scientific name for humans is homo sapiens. Deny-

ing animals the right – much like those of fellow-humansfor whatever reason – to be treated with respect is tanta-mount to giving up the rank such humans have over ani-mals.It is, in fact, a step down on some scale.Surely animals have rights, too.

Inhibit seeds of povertyContemporaryWestern capitalism –materi-alism – has been designed to facilitate themaximisation of profit.

A feature of global production is that theemployment spiral is downwards and someform of slavery is the ultimate bottom.

Similarly, within the South African con-text, our negotiated revolution was in es-sence the sharing of power and property be-tween the new and old elite. Unemploymentand poverty alleviation remains critical is-sues. Although this is being addressed, it re-mains insurmountable.

That the State, business and labour do nothave a shared agenda is the problem. Histo-ry suggests that hostility exists from the sideof business. If business is permitted to abusethe citizen, what outcome can be expected?What is required is a realistic approach bybusiness, government and labour.

Globally billions of people exist in pover-ty, yet nations with fewer resources than ushavemanaged to uplift themselves. To eradi-cate poverty leaders must inhibit the seedsof poverty from growing.

By promoting responsible behaviour withfamily planning and sustainable decisions,our battle could be won.

History confirms that political leaders areoften averse to learn from approaches thatare required for holistic development. Dueto a lack of knowledge and experience, somepoliticians resist long-term planning andmeasurable outcomes in lieu of quick fixes.Subsequently taxpayers’ monies are regu-larly spent on projects that are a result ofmisguided sentiment.

Taxpayers must recognise that the narra-tive of reducing the gapbetween the rich andpoor is largely a political aberration. Poli-tics is the skill of getting votes from the poorand funds from the rich, by agreeing to pro-tect each from the other. Similarly, blackeconomic empowerment has created a fewrich black individualswhile the vastmajori-ty remains poor.

Around 2000 years ago Jesus Christ said:“It is easier for a camel to go through the eyeof a needle than it is for a rich man to enterheaven.”

Thiswisdomdictates that SouthAfrica re-quires a political and economicmiddle classmajority,with an intellectual ethic. To allowpredatory elite to remain at the helm, willdoom us to a future of class revolutions.YAGYAH ADAMS

Let your dog be a sociable creatureA dog is not something to be kept on a leash.Their natural instinct is to sniff, mark, run,play, chase and explore. This is how theycommunicate and leavemessages for onean-other and socialise. So if you keep your dogon a leash you are not doing him/her a fa-vour because he or she can’t do what comesnaturally to them.If your dogs attack other dogs that want

to come and greet and sniff them to socialise,which is supposed to be normal or naturalto themas they are social pack animals, thensurely the problem lies with those dogs andowners who have never bothered to take thetime and effort to train the dogs to act theway they’re suppose to act – like a dog andnot some unsocial creature that wants to at-tack everything around them.I come across such people and such dogs

all the time. Time and again if the dogdoesn’t have social skills the owner mostlikely doesn’t either. People either pick up

their dogs or pull them to one side. How doyou think your dog will ever be sociable ifyou won’t allow them to be?Theymost probably crave for someanimal

attention and socialising and you are keep-ing them from receiving that. Andwhen youare greeted you respond with a dirty look ora mumbling of sorts which so amazes andamuses me because both dog and owner arethe same.I wholeheartedly agree that aggressive

dogs with no personality and attitude prob-lems should be kept on a leash. I will evengo as far as to say they shouldn’t be takeninto public places until they get the propertraining and can socialise with other dogsand people.Owners should give dogs their lives back

and take them for classes to become wholedogs again and not some irate, unsocial andfrustrated pet.LOUIS LAMPRECHT

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. One of the reasons stormwaterpipes get blocked is because peopledump their grass cuttings and otherrefuse down drains, instead of (usingthe) correct removal (methods).Moxie

. There is nothing wrong with asy-lum seeking, but I think those whofight for asylum seekersmust first seethat ourpeople gethouses, before (the)foreigners (do). We have been suffer-ing for too long.

. In response to Cesoree Heradien:I fully agree with her; the strike is un-necessary. SA is already in chaos, nowthe strikers just invitemore disasters.Desiree Fun-Sum

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Whenever the petrol price goes up,everything else goes up. But when itcomes down, everything stays thereand our wages and salaries stay thesame.

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The Cape Town Masters’ officeopened its doors in a new buildingin the city centre last week.The new building has been

named after struggle stalwart andSouth Africa’s first Minister ofJustice, Dullah Omar, to protectand honour his legacy and contri-bution to the current democraticdispensation.The building, which is situated

in Castle Street, has been fittedwith an efficient Paperless EstatesAdministration System (PEAS),which will enable practitionersand the public to view estate infor-mation online.Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga,

spokesperson for the Departmentof Justice and Constitutional De-velopment, says the Master willnow be able to use the Master’sOwnVerificationTechnology (MO-VIT).MOVIT is theMaster’s own iden-

tification system, whereby peoplewill no longer need to first go to theHome Affairs Offices to verifytheir identification.“Trusts can now be registered

online, which removes the need forthe public to either post or hand de-liver Trust Deeds to the Office. In-stead this will be done in the com-fort of the submitter’s office orhome,” Mhaga says.In addition to the registration

and administration of trusts theMaster’s branch will also central-ise services to the public such asdeceased estates, liquidations orinsolvent estates, curators and theGuardian’s Fund, which is largelyaccessed by orphaned children and

mentally disabled people.Justice and Constitutional De-

velopment minister Jeff Radebesays the new infrastructure willfree up space for more court casesto be disposed of in the Justitiabuilding at the Magistrate’s Courtwhere theMaster’s offices were in-itially located.“The Regional Court is also

housed in the Justitia building, butit is evident that the building is notin sync with the Master’s service.There are instances when accusedpersonswhohave to appear inveryserious criminalmatters in the Re-gional Court have to walk betweenour officials and members of thepublic awaiting the Master’s serv-ices,” he says.“There will be more visibility as

the services would now be broughtcloser to the people. Therewill alsobe disability facilities, more officespace, a library and trainingrooms.“Losing files will fromnow on be

a thing of the past because the in-frastructure has sufficient space toaddress challenges of live files ifthe system shuts down.”September marks Heritage

Month and the Department of Jus-tice and Constitutional Develop-ment named the building afterOmar because he was an advocatewho fought for access for all to jus-tice services.Radebe mentioned how the late

minister represented families inrural areas and ensured they hadthe Master’s services.“He spearheaded the drive for

the poor to also have wills to en-sure less hassle or family feuds.“The building is a symbol of hon-

our to someone who made a hugecontribution towards endingapartheid and establishing a non-racial democratic society. His lega-cy also recognises access to justicefor the poor,” Radebe says.Gasan Omar, who is a nephew of

the lateminister, says his uncle ad-ministered justice to all and, hadhe been alive, would’ve been veryembarrassed about having a build-ing named after him.“‘Abdullah’ means ‘service’ and

‘Omar’ means ‘defends principleshe believes in’,” he explains.“My uncle didn’t do what he did

to be recognised. He naturallystrove for justice and equality foreveryone.“I am very proud that my uncle

has been recognised, but will bemore proud if people commit them-selves to the legacy. Right nowa lotofwork still needs tobedonebeforeall SouthAfricanswill be economi-cally free.”Zureena Agulhas has been Mas-

ter of the High Court since 2008.She says her title won’t change

to the mistress of the High Court,because it is a statutory title.“The Act is outdated and hasn’t

kept abreast of the time,” Agulhassays.ManySouthAfricans are still dy-

ing intestate – without wills – andthe Master’s office “has now part-nered with law firms and trustcompanies to educate people on theimportance of having wills”.The technology in the building

allows for improved turn-aroundtimes, while the improved facilityalso has mother and baby roomsand a play room for children.V Contact the Master of the High Court:

Cape Town at Dullah Omar Building, 45Castle Street between 08:00 and 13:00 on

(021) 832 3000 or [email protected].

BASTION: The new offices of the Master of the High Court of Cape Town situatedin the Dullah Omar Building, which is in Castle Street, Cape Town.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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’Bosch crownedkings of the poolA superb defensive effort saw Ronde-

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nual Ian Melliar Cup on Sunday.The Melliar Cup sees the 20 best under-15

school water polo sides in South Africa com-pete at Wynberg Boys’ High, and the compe-tition was as tough as always this year.Durban side Cliftonwent into the final un-

beaten after several heavy wins, whileWyn-berg started their campaign with a lossagainst another KwaZulu-Natal school, Dur-ban High. The finalists had met in the open-ing rounds of the tournament and drawn 4-4,but the battle resumed in the final.Cliftonwere lulled into a bit of complacen-

cy by their impressivewins in earlier gamesand ’Bosch drew first blood through dynam-ic forward Anthony Delgado early in thefirst period of play.Clifton countered, coming back to score

twice through Caleb Simpson, and finishedthe chukka a goal up.’Bosch came back in the second chukka,

scoring through Matt Johnson and the half-way mark arrived with the sides tied at 2-2.In the third chukka Rondebosch scored

twice through Lorenzo Napoli and ElliotCousins, while Clifton struck once throughRyan Harris to take the match into the finalperiod with ’Bosch leading 4-3.Both sides surged forward, countered and

took several shots in the final chukka, butsuperb goalkeeping by ’Bosch’s AidenHewitt and Clifton’s Luke Appelgryn sawthe final period end goalless, giving Boschthe win.Rondebosch’s defensive record was the

most impressive aspect of their perform-ance, as they recorded six man-down situa-tions to Clifton’s one during the game, butthe KwaZulu-Natal side failed to capitalise.The victory sees ’Bosch become just the

second ever Cape school to win the tourna-ment after hosts Wynberg’s victory in 2011.Reddam, Bishops and SACS finished in

third, fourth and fifth respectively, whileWynberg were seventh overall.V Team of the tournament: Luke Appelgryn, OliverMilne, Massimo Conversano (Clifton), Tim Worthing-ton-Fitnum, Mika’eel Issa (Reddam), Stephen Mathew(Wynberg), Cameron Laurenson, James Brewer(SACS), Jason Fisher, Matt Johnson (Rondebosch) andMark Sinclair (St John’s).

GOLDEN BOYS: The Rondebosch Boys’ High School under15 water polo team celebrate afterwining the Ian Melliar Cup on Sunday. PHOTO: GAVIN WITHERS/ACTION PIX

Pool prodigy and dad tosink eightball at nationalsLIAM MOSES

A father and son duo are set to make his-tory when they represent Western Prov-ince simultaneously at the annual Na-tional Pool Championships in Worcesterthis week.While Shamiel Lakay (36) will wear the

disa for the 15th time in his 20-year poolcareer, his son Shakeel will be makinghis debut at a provincial tournament andplaying in the under-18 division at theyoung age of 10.Heideveld resident Shamiel says he is

much prouder of his son’s call up than ofhis own.“Wouldn’t any father be excited that

his son is following in his footsteps? It’sa great achievement at his age,” he says.“I was only dreaming about represent-

ing WP when I was 10. I made it for thefirst time when I was 16. I’m concentrat-ing on him more than myself.”Shakeel has been playing pool for

around four years, but only started play-ing competitively last year. The poolprodigy regularly plays and wins againstolder, more experience shooters and hewill compete against teenagers as old as18 at nationals.TheGrade 5SunnysidePrimarySchool

pupil says took up the sport because hewanted to emulate his father’s sharpshooting. However, he has plans on beingeven better than his dad.

“I’m very proud for making the WPteam. I didn’t know that I could do this,”he admits.“When I shot at the (qualifying) tourna-

ments, my competitors were playingwell, so I just shot like them. My fatheris better thanme, but I think I’ll be betterthan him when I am 16.”Shakeel practices just once a week and

is coached by his father, who formed theclub TopCues and coaches around 17 oth-er young players from Heideveld.However, the club was forced to with-

draw from competitive leagues due to alack of finances.“The equipment is quite pricey. I had

a bit of financial help last year, but it’slike a soccer player; you can give him apair of boots but you can’t expect him toplay in the same boots for four or fiveyears. These things get used and break,”Shamiel says.“Iwould like tohelpmake a change and

I believe I alreadyhave, as I havemy littlesuccess stories over the years. But themost important thing remains finance.”The pair’s trip to Worcester for the

tournament is also set to be quite costly.Shamiel will have to pay for travelling,accommodation, food and uniformswhich add up to around R10 000.Anyone interested in assisting the fa-

ther and son duo with the cost of the triptoWorcester orhelping theTopCues clubcan phone Shamiel on 071 291 1123.

SHARP SHOOTERS: Shakeel Lakay (left) and his dad Shamiel will both represent WP atthe national pool championships this month. PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

Women’s cricket to grow beyond the boundaryLIAM MOSES

Cape Town women’s cricket is set to receivea major boost after two recent developmentsat the Western Province Cricket Association(WPCA).WPWomen’s CricketAssociation elected an

executive committee earlier this month, afterthe organisation functioned without leader-ship for three years.Committee members were elected from offi-

cials at the 16 women’s clubs in Cape Town,with Old Mutual Cricket Club’s Claire Cowanwas elected as chairperson.The election coincided with the announce-

ment that all 12 centres of excellent in CapeTown would, in line with an instruction fromCricket South Africa, be required to have awomen’s section at the start of this season.Centres of excellence are clubs which havebeen mandated by WP Cricket to grow thesport and develop players for all forms of thegame.Cowan says having women’s teams at cen-

tres of excellence will give more women andgirls opportunities in the sport.“It’s a fantastic move as we have always

lacked that; a lot of women in Cape Town lovecricket but they don’t know how to get in-volved,” she says.“One of (our aims is to) getmore young girls

involved (and) give themexposure to the gameof cricket. There are just not (enough) avenuesand options for them to play.”Five southern suburbs clubs are currently

designated as centres of excellence – FishHoek Cricket Club, Jive St Augustine’s in Elf-indale, Catalyst Victoria in Lansdowne, Prim-rose inKenilworth andMitchell’s PlainCrick-et Club.Clinton du Preez, coordinator of club, disa-

bled andwomen’s cricket atWPCA, says thereis enough interest from women to sustainteams at the centres.“We have 18 primary and 17 senior schools

competing inwomen’s fixtures. The one stum-bling block is that the new players don’t wantto play a six-hour game, so we have imple-

mented T20 cricket as an introduction.”Women’s cricket has already seen some

growth in recent times because of the centres.At the close of last season just nine women’sclubswere participating and the number of af-filiated women’s clubs has now grown to 16.Cowan says the next step is improving the

quality of coaching available to female play-ers. “The other important thing is that youhave to have good, quality coaching. There isno point if there is no-one for them to look upto. There’s already a big push to get the cur-rent provincial players into coaching cours-es,” she says.“Most have (completed) the level one coach-

ing course, so the plan is to get them to do leveltwo this season. They already have the play-ing experience, they just need the technicaland theoretical experience to back it up.”Cowan adds the association aims to grow

the sport in the under-13 and under-16 agegroups.V For more information about women’s cricket call Clin-ton du Preez on 078 031 5689.

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FAST FEET: Woodstock’s Taahir Mallick (8) makes his way to the finish line of the ARDAthletic Club Three Vleis race in Grassy Park on Sunday. Mallick competed in the 5km fun run.

PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

Mthangayi, Setifinish on top inscenic raceLIAM MOSES

Strong winds, rain and cold weatherhampered the hopes of thousands ofrunners to set records or personal bests

in the third annual Three Vleis 10km raceon Sunday.The route, which sees runners pass by

Princess, Ronde and Zeekoei vleis, was de-signed to be as flat and fast as possible byhost club ARD Athletic. However, the wetweather made it tough for even the fastestto finish in their desired times.Race winner Lindikhaya Mthangayi from

Lion of Africa Itheko Sport Athletic Clubsaid the conditions had amassive impact onhis race.“I don’t like to run in cold weather. Today

I managed to run but it was cold and I wasfreezing all the way. There was also toomuch wind and it was difficult to pushhard,” he said.“It’s difficult to break records on a day

such as today. If the weather was clear itwould have been easier to break the record,

because I passed my first kilometre in 02:45andmy secondwas 05:37; I wanted to run therace in 29:10.”Mthangayi eventually finished the race in

30:10, while the women’s winner NomvuyisiSeti crossed in 39:20.He added that the tough conditions helped

him to prepare for the Cape TownMarathonon Sunday 22 September.“I sharpened my running up and tested

myself. I’m grateful, as it was a good day forme. I hope towin the Cape TownMarathon.”Although no one was able to claim the

R2 000 prize for setting a new provincialrecord or R1 000 for a new course time, al-most 50 spot prizes were awarded during therace.All runners who finished before the two

hour cut-off time received a medal and any-one who finished in under an hour receiveda special medal or shield.The race also saw participants run past

the League of Friends of the Blind offices inGrassy Park; several blind runners also par-ticipated.

Chance to play for SantosSantos FC will host trials for the club’syouth division at theAcademyComplex inLansdowne Road, Lansdowne in Septem-ber and October. Under-11 and under-13trials (for players born between 2002 and2004) will take place onMonday 30 Septem-ber,while under-15 andunder-17 trials (forplayers born between 1997 and 2000) willtake place Wednesday 2 October.V For more information phone the Santos office on(021) 696 8193.

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