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TUESDAY 14 April 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za TELLING IT AS IT IS WOODSTOCK | MAITLAND EXPO ROOFING P PR RO OO OF FI IN NG G W WA A T TE ER R- - 0218381060 0218366075 CONTRACTORS NORTHERN SUBURBS * SOUTHERN SUBURBS CAPE TOWN CITY CENTRE * WESTERN SUBURBS * Roof spray painting * High pressure cleaning * Torch on waterproofing on concrete decks * Replacement of all types of roofs e.g. Steel roof structures * All workmanship comes with a guarantee * Reputable references WWW.expo-roofing-waterproofing.co.za email: [email protected] EYE SAVE OPTOMETRIST CASH ONLY PICBEL (Strand Street) 021 418 9836 ST GEORGES MALL 021 422 3130 KENILWORTH 021 671 9698 MEDICAL AIDS AND THE FOLLOWING CARDS ACCEPTED MasterCard® MasterCard® Free Polarised Shades when purchasing any of the following Designer Optical Frames : X1PYAJHW-QK140415 SALT RIVER Old building gets new coat NICOLE MCCAIN @nickymccain C hanges are on the cards for a heritage building in Salt River. The property has been gathering dust and worse, according to residents. On the market for four months, the Albert Road property is slowly falling apart and at- tracting rodents, says Salt River Ratepayers’ Association chairperson Warda Rahim. The building was recently brought to her attention after strong winds nearly lifted metal roof sheets covering the sidewalk, she says. And with only one tenant left at the prop- erty, two empty shops, which have not been cleaned, are attracting rats, Rahim says. The property has been listed for R2.4m and retains many original Victorian features, says estate agent Mark Clench. Built in 1899, the building consists of three shops and covered back courtyards. The property has been identified by the City of Cape Town as a Grade III A heritage resource, says Johan van der Merwe, mayor- al committee member for energy, environ- mental and spatial planning. “This means that the building has a high local heritage significance. It is a single-sto- rey shop dating from 1899. It is a very good architectural example with very fine Victo- rian-style detailing,” he says. Property owner Ian Smith says he bought this building few years back out of concern the “area was losing its heritage”, as older buildings were being renovated and losing their old features, he says. Smith completed renovations, but says managing the property has been a struggle ever since. “We have since had a number of foreign- ers who rented and simply did not pay rent,” he says. “We have been struggling to have them evicted and it has taken us eight months to evict the tenant. They owe us over R50 000 in unpaid rent and water.” Bad tenants have disconnected electricity meters or broken the plate glass windows, which have left Smith with a bill of over R25 000. A local business owner, who did not wish to be identified, says the property has a nega- tive impact on business. “The one shop door is slightly ajar and is infested with rats. You can see the rats run- ning in and out,” she says. “It’s very dirty. The tenants moved out and just left it like that. You can’t own a prop- erty and just leave it like that. You have to look after your investment.” Smith says the rodents are a result of a neighbouring tenant, who “without necessa- ry permits started to grind cassava in the back of the property” . Smith immediately contacted a pest con- trol service and the tenant has since left, he says. Run-down properties are a common prob- lem along the stretch, says Rahim. “In general buildings are not maintained and are left to run down,” she says. Trading also often takes place on the pave- ment and these factors have left residents “up in arms”. “We’d like landlords to work together with residents so that we can improve the area and bring more business to Salt River,” she says. However, the property will be undergoing renovations in the next few months, Smith says. “The building also had the most beautiful steel poles to support the veranda outside, which were knocked out of the ground and stolen by addicts in the area. “I’ve now purchased a similar cast iron pole and am having more manufactured to keep the features and heritage of the build- ing intact,” he says. A team of builders will also be on site from this week to remove a steel roof, which was flagged by the association as a concern, and the building is going to be painted in antique grey and white, Smith says. The gables will also be restored to the originals. “The building urgently has to be taken care of, and you will see a transformation over the next few weeks,” Smith promises. The Cecil John Rhodes statue at the University of Cape Town was temporarily removed last week Thursday. See story on page 2. PHOTO: LIZA VAN DEVENTER

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TUESDAY 14 April 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.zaTELLING

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SALT RIVER

Old buildinggets new coatNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Changes are on the cards for a heritagebuilding in Salt River.

The property has been gathering dustand worse, according to residents.

On the market for four months, the AlbertRoad property is slowly falling apart and at-tracting rodents, says Salt River Ratepayers’Association chairperson Warda Rahim.

The building was recently brought to herattention after strong winds nearly liftedmetal roof sheets covering the sidewalk, shesays.

And with only one tenant left at the prop-erty, two empty shops, which have not beencleaned, are attracting rats, Rahim says.

The property has been listed for R2.4m andretains many original Victorian features,says estate agent Mark Clench.

Built in 1899, the building consists of threeshops and covered back courtyards.

The property has been identified by theCity of Cape Town as a Grade III A heritageresource, says Johan van der Merwe, mayor-al committee member for energy, environ-mental and spatial planning.

“This means that the building has a highlocal heritage significance. It is a single-sto-rey shop dating from 1899. It is a very goodarchitectural example with very fine Victo-rian-style detailing,” he says.

Property owner Ian Smith says he boughtthis building few years back out of concernthe “area was losing its heritage”, as olderbuildings were being renovated and losingtheir old features, he says.

Smith completed renovations, but saysmanaging the property has been a struggleever since.

“We have since had a number of foreign-ers who rented and simply did not pay rent,”he says.

“We have been struggling to have themevicted and it has taken us eight months toevict the tenant. They owe us over R50 000in unpaid rent and water.”

Bad tenants have disconnected electricitymeters or broken the plate glass windows,

which have left Smith with a bill of overR25 000.

A local business owner, who did not wishto be identified, says the property has a nega-tive impact on business.

“The one shop door is slightly ajar and isinfested with rats. You can see the rats run-ning in and out,” she says.

“It’s very dirty. The tenants moved outand just left it like that. You can’t own a prop-erty and just leave it like that. You have tolook after your investment.”

Smith says the rodents are a result of aneighbouring tenant, who “without necessa-ry permits started to grind cassava in theback of the property” .

Smith immediately contacted a pest con-trol service and the tenant has since left, hesays.

Run-down properties are a common prob-lem along the stretch, says Rahim.

“In general buildings are not maintainedand are left to run down,” she says.

Trading also often takes place on the pave-ment and these factors have left residents“up in arms”.

“We’d like landlords to work together withresidents so that we can improve the areaand bring more business to Salt River,” shesays.

However, the property will be undergoingrenovations in the next few months, Smithsays.

“The building also had the most beautifulsteel poles to support the veranda outside,which were knocked out of the ground andstolen by addicts in the area.

“I’ve now purchased a similar cast ironpole and am having more manufactured tokeep the features and heritage of the build-ing intact,” he says.

A team of builders will also be on site fromthis week to remove a steel roof, which wasflagged by the association as a concern, andthe building is going to be painted in antiquegrey and white, Smith says. The gables willalso be restored to the originals.

“The building urgently has to be takencare of, and you will see a transformationover the next few weeks,” Smith promises.

The Cecil John Rhodesstatue at the University ofCape Town was temporarilyremoved last week Thursday.See story on page 2.

PHOTO: LIZA VAN DEVENTER

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Gun owners in firing lineNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Amendments to the Firearms ControlAct may bring harsher sentences forcriminals and new tracking systems,

but gun owners believe they are beingtreated unfairly.The amendment bill proposes a mini-

mum sentence for crimes committed witha firearm aswell as a new tracking systemfor gunsby rolling out theuse ofmicrodotsand ballistic sampling.Gun Free South Africa spokesperson

Claire Taylor believes the new bill will ad-dress the use and misuse of guns by thepolice.The amendments propose increased

oversight and responsibility by policecommand structures for the use and mis-use of firearms by officers. They also spellout the duties of designated firearms offi-cers, who are specifically appointed policeofficers at station level responsible formanaging firearms.Ballistic sampling andmicrodotswill be

used on all guns held by official institu-tions, including the police.John Welch, spokesperson of the South

African Gunowners’ Association, says thenew tracking system is impractical andhas “huge financial and security implica-tions”.“We are currently in discussions with

experts in this technology and, unless weare ensured that these processes willachieve the intended objective, we shalloppose them.“We are of the view that these additional

security measures only need to apply tothe police and other state departmentssince more firearms are probably lost orstolen from these officials than from pri-

vate license holders,” he says.Quarterly reports will also be submitted

to the minister of police on the loss andtheft of police weapons.The amendments will go a long way in

preventing the leak of firearms from thelegal to the illegal pool, says Taylor.“The police annual reports show that al-

most 350 000 firearmswere reported as lostor stolen by civilians and police between1994 and 2014.“This is an average of 17 500 guns each

year or 48 guns every day over the past 20years,” she says.Since the Firearms Control Act was im-

plemented, gundeaths in the countryhavesteadily declined, Taylor believes.“Nevertheless, data

shows that 18 peopleare shot and killed ev-ery day.While 18 a dayis very high, indica-tions are that gundeaths and injurieshave been increasingsince 2011; we believethis is because of poorimplementation of theact,” she says.The bill will also see

tighter controls for gun owners.The amendmentswill shiftmore respon-

sibility to gun owners to demonstratetheir “fit and proper” status and to haveto continue to do so while owning agun.“The current Firearms Control Act al-

ready includes this shift, whereas underthe previous gun law – the Arms and Am-munition Act, the state was required toprove the person was not fit. This princi-ple is deepened andwidened in the amend-ment,” Taylor explains.

Taylor adds that between 2001 and 2014,eight times as many guns were lost byor stolen from civilians than police offi-cers.“The most recent figures show that in

2013/14 civilians reported the loss or theftof 18 guns per day and police two guns aday,” she says.Welch objects to the “heavy burden on

law-abiding firearm owners” the amend-ments create.“Some firearm owners might find the

new provisions impractical andfinancially too cumbersome and then de-cide to rather not comply, hence becomingcriminal.“This must not happen,” he says.

The associationpromotes the lawful,safe and responsiblepossession and use offirearms by peoplewho are competent topossess them, Welchsays.“We support all

reasonable measuresto rid society of crimeand to make society asafer place for all to

live in and to enjoy their freedom, rightsand privileges.“Freedom, however, comes at a price

and often one needs to measure the priceof freedom against safety,” he says.The organisation believes that people

must be free to decide what hobbies orsport to participate in, Welch says.“This includes the right to choose

whether or not they wish to lawfullypossess firearms, provided they live ahealthy lifestyle and do not do crime,” hesays.

An average of 17 500 gunsa year – or 48 guns a day

– were reported stolenover the past 20 years

Claire Taylor, Gun Free SA

UCT sees urgency fordebate on statuesAfter a special sitting by the UCT Councilthe Cecil John Rhodes statue was tempora-rily removed last Thursday.Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane,

chairperson of the Council, says it voted infavour of removing the statue from UCT’sUpper Campus last Wednesday.Ndungane says this follows amonth-long

series of protests by UCT students whichinformed the debate around statues, sym-bols and the impact these have on the cli-mate of inclusiveness on the UCT campus.Andrew Hall, CEO of Heritage Western

Cape, and Gerda Kruger, UCT spokesper-son, confirm that a permit had been grant-ed to UCT for thetemporary removalof the statue.Hall and Kruger

say the permit fortemporary removalgrants UCT theright to legally re-move the statue forstorage at an alter-native venue thathas to be to the satisfaction of HeritageWestern Cape.Hall and Kruger explain that the permit

for temporary removal is granted pendingan application for permanent removalwithin 90 days. This will include a processof wider public participation.Ndungane says although the vice-chan-

cellor had announced a programme to re-view symbols and names in October lastyear, the depth and breadth of feelings onthe issue unleashed by the student protest“challenged us to accelerate the considera-tion of the Rhodes statue, in particular”.Ndungane says this process has been or-

derly and deliberative, canvassing theviews of students, the Senate, academic,professional, administrative and supportstaff, the convocation, alumni and the pub-

lic.“It has certainly been enriched by hun-

dreds of articles in the newspapers, discus-sions on radio and television and on socialmedia.“We have noted the extent of the support

amongst all the groupings for removing thestatue,” he says.Ndungane further says this process has

been vindicated by the number of peoplewho entered the debates opposed to remov-ing the statue and who have changed theirminds as a result of the frank engagementon the issue.“This is exactly how a university should

work andwe believeit is an example tothe country in deal-ing with heritage is-sues,” he says.Ndungane says

the Upper Campusprecinct is a de-clared provincialheritage site and isthus subject to heri-

tage legislation.“UCTwill immediately submit an applica-

tion to Heritage Western Cape to have thestatue removed. However, in view of theCouncil decision we have concerns aboutthe safety of the statue and believe that theonly way to protect it while Heritage West-ern Cape is considering our application, isto temporarily remove it for safekeeping,”he says.Meanwhile, the university will continue

with the planned review of other symbolsand names this year.“Furthermore, the student engagement

on this issuehas added an energy andurgen-cy to addressing many other aspects oftransformation and hasmobilisedmembersof the university community not previouslyseized with the issue,” Ndungane says.

“The student engagement onthis issue has added anenergy and urgency to

addressing many otheraspects of transformation”

TAMING THE TEEN

The hole inthe boatA COLUMN BY GAVIN FISH

I gate-crashed amatric lesson. The educatorgraciously allowedmy intrusion. The pupilswere more suspicious.I told them of a conversation I had been

a part of the previous day; that they were“not a nice class to teach”.I was troubled by that. They are matrics

after all.I asked them why? Was it true?Defences rose rapidly, acknowledgements

of guilt had rapid-fire “yes, but” accompani-ments.Much was made of the sins of the educa-

tors, but so too of their own. The conversa-tion settled downas individuals spoke closerand closer to the bone.One pupil’s powerful insight turned the

tone of the discussion: “I don’t think we un-derstand the power we have to disrupt, northe effect that it has.”We agreed that no future employer would

ever be interested in the reason why theireducator was to blame for the horrific markthey received in this or that subject. Fur-thermore, that the better their final markswere, the broader the range of opportunitiesawaiting them later.Learning is negatively affected in an un-

happy environment and we know that welearn best when we are enjoying both thework and the class.Both parties are admitting that the dy-

namic is not working, neither are happywith that fact.What to do?I suggested that they take the initiative.

That it was not a case of who is more in theright or in the wrong.Where a relationship is unsettled, address

it. Even, or especially, when you are feelingaggrieved. Decidewhat you need to do to im-prove things. Don’t make your approach de-pendant on what the “other” is or isn’t pre-pared to do.Wehave to growpast a “if hewon’t do this,

then I won’t do that” mind-set.Yes, I will be speaking with the educators

as well.Iwaspassedadelicious cartoon thismorn-

ing. Twomen sitting at one end of a boat thatis clearly sinking remark: “Isn’t it fortunatethat the hole isn’t at our end of the boat.”Say no more!

Taste of Cape Town catered for all palates,with something sweet on display by Queen ofTarts. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX

Food loversdelightedCape Town foodies were in heaven thisweekend as the Taste of CapeTown returnedfor its eighth year.Food lovers were spoiled for choice with

over 10 of the city’s latest, greatest and hot-test restaurants.Featured chefs fashioned specialmenus of

starter-sized dishes for the occasion, de-signed to reflect their philosophy and show-case seasonal and premium ingredients ina gourmet setting.And for those with eyes bigger than their

tummy, a range of boutique exhibitors, arti-san producers, premium drink brands andaward-winning wineries provided samplesand shopping opportunity.

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PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 14 April 2015 NEWS 3N2 FOOTBRIDGES

Names given soonThe naming of seven footbridges along

the N2 highway is set to be finalised atthe next council meeting.

The City of Cape Town’s naming commit-tee has recommended specific names for theseven footbridges crossing NelsonMandelaBoulevard and Rhodes Drive.These recommendations are with the

mayor for approval, says naming commit-tee chairperson Brett Herron.“If the mayor supports these names, they

will be recommended to council for a finaldecision during the next council meeting,”he says.The seven names were chosen from over

2000 proposals submitted by Capetoniansduring a public participation process thatwas conducted during November 2013 andFebruary 2014, says Herron.“In the end, 638 compliant naming pro-

posals – ranging fromwell-known SouthAf-ricans to general names honouring our richcultural heritage and fauna and flora –wereconsidered by the committee,”Herron says.However, during the public participation

period some community members spokeout against the naming, saying it was awaste of resources (“Naming route an ‘utterwaste’”, People’s Post, 7 November 2013).The proposed names include /A!kunto,

the first contributor to the Wilhelm Bleekand Lucy Lloyd Archive of /xam and !kuntexts, and Dawid Kruiper, a traditionalhealer and leader of theKhomani San in theKalahari who spoke for the rights of indige-nous people at the United Nations in 1994and led the way for successful land claimsfor the San people in South Africa.Tuan Guru, regarded as the father of Is-

lam in South Africa, has also been put for-wardby thenaming committee.Hewasban-ished by the Dutch invaders to the Cape in1780 andwas incarcerated onRobben Islandfor 12 years where he wrote several copiesof the Holy Qur’an from memory.

Other religious figures have also be hon-oured in the proposal, such as Father JohnOliver, theAnglicanpriest fromDistrict Sixwho founded theCapeTown Interfaith Initi-ative and spent many years building bridg-es between the different faiths, highlightingour similarity rather than our differences,and Father Basil van Rensburg, the SouthAfricanCatholic priest who gained interna-tional recognition for his fight against theapartheid regime’s forced removal of thepeople of District Six.Iconic South African poet Ingrid Jonker,

whose poem “Die Kind” was read out byformer President Nelson Mandela duringthe opening of South Africa’s first demo-cratic parliament in May 1994, and well-known and loved singer, composer and di-rectorTaliepPetersen,whowon thehighesthonour in British theatre with David Kra-mer, have also been put forward as namesfor the footbridges.

Names of prominent South Africans havebeen put forwards for seven footbridges overthe N2. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

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PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 14 April 20154 NEWS

KENSINGTON

‘Police must act’Kensington residents are demanding

action after a spate of shootings overthe Easter weekend.

The Ken/Fac Ratepayers’ Associationhas condemned the shootings in a state-ment.“Over the past months this community

has been gripped with fear. There are ongo-ing robberies, shootings and murders. Ourchildren are no longer safe, even at school,”the statement says.The association is calling on the authori-

ties to do more to make the community’sstreets, parks, schools, homes and places ofworship safe.They are now demanding the police re-

lease a plan to deal with the gang violenceand that government prioritises the safetyof the community.This follows five shootings onEaster Sun-

day, which killed two and seriously injured11-year-old Keenan Abrahams.“A 36-year-old man was shot and killed

in Wellesly Street in Factreton,” says Ken-sington police spokesperson Warrant Offi-cer Ntombi Nqunqeka.Four others were shot in Glider Crescent,

with a 64-year-oldman killed and the youngboy injured. A 17-year-old boy and 20-year-old man were also injured in the shooting.The shooting has sparked outrage in the

community, with a family member of oneof the victims, Taron-Lee Harvey, callingfor action fromgovernmentandcrime fight-ing agencies.“Innocent people are dying or getting in-

jured. The gangsters shoot over each otherand they don’t get injured, yet innocent peo-ple do. We are like prisoners, too scared togo to the shop or the park,” she says.Ward councillor Lisa McBride is appeal-

ing to residents to start reporting youth andfamilymembers who are involved in gangs.“The children coming out of school are at

risk. The shooting has to stop beforewe loseanother child,” she says.Police are investigating twomurder cases

and three attemptedmurder cases, Nqunqe-ka says.“All the shootings were gang-related. No

one has been arrested yet,” she says.V Anyone with information on the shootings is urgedto contact Detective Constable Vlotman on021 594 7033.

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The ladies team of the OldMutual Crick-et Club celebrates the end of the seasonwith two trophies in the bag.

Led byWestern Province opening bat andoff break bowler Carolyn Esterhuizen theteam won both the WP Women’s PremierLeague 50 over competition and T20 cup.The teammanaged this feat despite losing

to the runners-up in the round robin stagesof both competitions.

50 over finalOne of these runners-up was five times 50over champion Bellville Ladies, who boastsa number of provincial players.Old Mutual scored an impressive 204/7 in

the 50 over final against Bellville Ladies,with solid contributions by Esterhuizen (54)and young prodigy Laura Wolfaardt (60).Saarah Smith also contributed a useful 28.Chasing 205 to win, Bellville Ladies

showed that spin-bowling is its Achilles heelas bowlers Esterhuizen (1 for 29 in 8 overs)and Insaaf Ismail (4 for 56 in 9 overs) con-tained them.Bellville Ladies could only reach 154 all

out from 39 overs. Alexis le Breton, WP cap-tain, was the only resistance and ended on62.

T20 finalOld Mutual Ladies faced the UWC Ladies inthe T20 day/night final at Sahara Park New-lands. UWC topped the T20 round robin logfor the season. Having lost twice to the sea-son’s log leaders in the round robinmatches,Old Mutual went into the final as the under-dogs.Sending UWC in to bat allowed the Old

Mutual quick bowlers to blow UWC out ofthe park. Wolfaardt (1 for 10 in 4 overs) andNadima Khan (1 for 10 in 4 overs) bowled ac-curately to set the trend, but it was 16-year-old Tala Ross who stamped her mark on thegame and ended with a career best of 5 for8 in 3.1 overs.OldMutual namedher its play-er of the match.UWC could only muster up 65 all out in 19

overs which Old Mutual chased down with32 balls to spare. Esterhuizen achieved thetop score with 20 and Saarah Smith scored16.

OM Ladiescrowned twice

Carolyn Esterhuizen, captain of the Old Mutual Cricket Club’s ladies team, hits a ball throughthe covers to see her team home in the WP Women’s T20 cup final. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Praise your favourite young sport star herePeople’s Post, in partnership with Let’s PlaySiyadlala, introduce a sport star of themonth competition in which the talents ofchildren between the ages of 13 and 18 canbe celebrated.You can start by nominating the best sport

star in your life right now.SuperSport Western Cape spokesperson

Eduard Rosentrauch says the initiative isaimed at giving recognition to pupils whoexcel in sport.“Play, physical education and sport are

foundational to the holistic development ofchildren and an initiative of this nature con-tributes to a healthier community and en-courages sports activity,” saysRosentrauch.All sporting codes will be considered.

Coaches or teachers can simply nominatetheir best talent and write us a few lines de-tailing why he or she deserves to be the cele-brated.Each monthly winner will receive a gift

pack and will automatically be entered inthe People’s Post Let’s Play Siyadlala SportsAwards of the Year to be held later in theyear.

Start encouraging your pupils by nomi-nating them by email to [email protected]. Clearly write the subject asSports Star. You need to mention theachievements of the nominee in detail andthe email should be shorter than 300 words.The decision of the judges is final.

Faseeg Scala (in blue) of Hanover Rangers tries to regain balance after Thornhill Unitedplayer Taahier Abdullah pushed him off the ball during a Premier League game played atRygate in Athlone on Saturday. Thornhill won 2-1. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS