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Local cyclists refuse to use the dedicated cycle lanes in Albert Road because of inconsiderate motorists hogging the lanes. PHOTO: TIYESE JERANJI

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Cyclists hit the brakesTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

The demarcated bicycle lanes on bothsides of Albert Road are not even com-pleted yet, but cyclists already doubt if

they will be of any use.The new cycle lane connects the existing

Liesbeek Parkway cycle route in Observato-ry with the Cape Town central business dis-trict along Malta and Albert roads, passingthrough Salt River and Woodstock.Some cyclists who are trying out the bicy-

cle lanes which are supposed to be complet-ed in the coming weeks say they are a greatrisk and put their lives in danger becausemotorists don’t respect the lanes – theydriveon them. They also complain that motoristspark on the lanes, making it impossible forthem to cycle there.A cyclist who spoke on condition of ano-

nymity says it’s a waste of money and theyare putting their lives in danger if they haveto use those lanes.“The City is just wasting a lot of money

on something that will not work. We justcan’t compete with motorists. Motoristsoverspeed on those lanes and some of themjust park their cars there. Motorists justdon’t respect the cycle lanes and there isnothing thatwe can do. You can’t cycle prop-erly either because there is a taxi or a carin front of you or at the back, forcing youto go faster. For me to be safe, I will go backto cycling on the pavement. At least there Iknow I’m safe and I don’t have taxi drivershooting at me to be faster,” he says.Earl Thompson, another cyclist, says the

City is trying but itmust add sternmeasuresto ensure that motorists are kept off thoselanes.“Seriously, we don’t feel safe. Motorists

are very inconsiderate. Theyhoot at you likeyou’re on their lane when actually it’s theother way round. Cycling there is just put-ting our lives in danger because that stretchwith the bicycle lanes gets so busy at timesandmotorists endupusing thebicycle lanes.This puts us at a disadvantage and we arenot safe at all. If we have to cycle there prop-erly the City must make sure that motoristsfound on those lanes pay dearly for it,” saysThompson.The City of Cape Town’s transport depart-

ment admits that it has received complaints

about motorists driving or parking on thedemarcated lanes.Brett Herron, mayoral committee mem-

ber for transport, says there is no simple so-lution to the demands for the availability ofboth a cycle lane and parking.“The City has received complaints about

parking in the cycle lane as well as the re-moval of on-street parking. The cycle lanesare demarcated and reserved for exclusiveuse by cyclists; motorists who are parkingin the cycle lanes can be fined by the City’straffic service. I want to appeal to our road

users to please obey the traffic signs andrules of the road as those who are parkingand driving in the cycle lanes are posing aserious threat to cyclists,” he says.Herron adds that the City does city-wide

weekly counts and site visits which indicatetheusage of the facility and capture anymat-ters that need attention like illegal parking,maintenance amongst other things.“Furthermore, the creation of cycle lanes,

suchas thosealongAlbertRoad, is inaccord-ance with the City of Cape Town’s non-mo-torised transport policy, aimed at luring

people away fromprivate vehicleuse anden-couraging them to rather walk or cyclewhere possible.World-class cities across theglobemake use of cycle lanes to enhance andpromote cycling to residents and visitorsalike. This is the future and motoristsshould understand that cyclists are also en-titled to utilise the roads across the city,”says Herron.The City encourages cyclists to report ille-

gal driving or parking to the transport infor-mation centre on 0800 65 64 63 instead of con-fronting motorists.

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Small business owners are invited to applyfor the second annual Programme in Entre-preneurship Skills (PES), taking place atCentury City from 22 July.

The aim of the course is to help existingsmall business owners with managementskills.

The programme was developed by theSmall Business Advisory Bureau over a pe-riod ofmore than 40 years’ of practical expe-rience in helping SMEs.

Topics to be covered include entrepreneu-rial ideas and opportunities, managementskills, financial skills, marketing skills andhow to draw up a budget.

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days to be presented over a period of fourmonths (one day perweek) aswell as on-sitementorship for a period of six months tosuccessful candidates.

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One hundred entrepreneurs will be selec-ted countrywide to participate in this freeprogramme, of which twenty delegates willbe selected for Cape Town. Successful appli-cants will receive a scholarship and will beable to participate at no extra cost. All appli-cants will be tested and interviewed.V Interested parties can contact Willem Odendaal on084 061 4333 or [email protected] by Friday.

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Life-skills projectshows youth the wayMOT South Africa, a NPO that facilitates alife-skills programme among the youth,held its sixth annual general meeting inBellville on Monday 22 June.

The Western Cape minister of educationDebbie Schäfer was the keynote speaker.

The meeting was attended by 168 mem-bers, including MOT presenters, principalsat TVETcolleges andhigh schools andMOTyouthmembers. Itwas held during nationalYouth Month, focusing on MOT’s core fo-cus: Strengthening the courage and life-skills of the youth.

The meeting was opened by Prof EltieLinks, the chairperson ofMOTSA, followedby presentations from five youngsters ontheir experiences, challenges and lessonsthey have learnt, including how MOT hasinfluenced them.

Schäfer started her speech by highlight-ing the lack of positive rolemodels and asense of belonging among the youth.

“We have to give people confidence anda sense of belonging. We need to give them

a hand and lift themup out of their vulnera-ble situations. We need courage,” she said,impressed with the positive energy and ex-citement of the youngsters present.

“I am pleased to see the results of thisproject on the youth who are living underthe most difficult of circumstances. I amlooking forward to continue a partnershipwithMOT and encourage education depart-ment officials to partner with this project.Young people are South Africa’s future,”said Schäfer.

MOT SA CEO Wanda Möller presentedthe 2014 annual report and the audited an-nual financial statements were presentedbyMauricio de Faria, partner at RSMBettyand Dickson.

Möller acknowledged and thanked thepresenters, corporate partners and spon-sors for their essential contributions tomake their work with the youth possible.V For more information on MOT South Africa, visitwww.mot.org.za, call 021 696 6610 or email [email protected].

MOT SA boardmember Kubeshini Govender, Mauricio de Faria, Debbie Schäfer and Prof EltieLinks, chairperson of MOT SA, with a few of the MOT youngsters.

KENSINGTON

Thief no matchfor patrollersTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

Cable theft is a nationwide problem.A lot of people are affected by it and not

many of the perpetrators pay for what theydo.

This is why residents of Kensington can’tstop singing the praises of the Kensingtonstreet committee members who caught onecable thief on Saturday morning.

While they were on patrol in 17th Streetaround 01:30 the electricity suddenlywent offand the street and houses were thrown indarkness. In their quest to find out what hap-pened theywere told by council workers thatcables had been stolen in that area. Thosewho were on patrol launched a manhunt tolook for the suspect.

On the lookoutA resident told them he saw two men in

their early thirties jump from a tree soon aft-er the electricity went off. The patrollerssearched for them close by. One suspect wasnomatch for thepatrollers andhewas caughtat the corner of Acre Road and 6th Avenue.Theother suspect escapedand is still at large.

Mogamat Nordien, chairperson of the Ken-sington street committee, says the suspectdidn’t stand a chance.

“When we were told that it just happenedwe knew that the suspects were still in thearea. That’s when we dispatched a lot of peo-ple to be on the lookout. The man was cor-nered towards the station and he couldn’t es-cape. He had the cables, bag and gloves on

him. I’m so glad that we were there at theright time so that the perpetrator wascaught,” he says.

AchievementNordien says cable theft affects people in

many different ways and it has been goingon for sometime now – that’s why they arehappy that someone was caught.

“We feel so great. A lot of people are affect-ed and they struggle because of cable theft.Wewere right there on time.Houses are darkand mostly the elderly people struggle in thedark. We are glad that after so many yearsof this problem someone will get to pay formaking people struggle. It’s a great achieve-ment for us,” he says.

Unfortunately, the cables were already cutand residents of 17th Street were affected butthey are glad at least one of the thieves hasbeen caught.

A resident, Nadine Jacobs, says scrapyardowners must stop buying stolen cables.“These thieves know that there is a marketout there for them; that’swhy theykeep steal-ing. If only people could work together andscrapyard owners, especially, stopped buy-ing these cables we would be a step closer infighting cable theft. It affects a lot of peopleand causes delays and inconveniences,” shesays.

Police spokesperson David Stemmet con-firms the incident. “A man was caught andhe is facing charges of being in possession ofstolen goods. The investigation is still contin-uing and he appeared in court on Monday(yesterday),” he says.

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The Cape Town police clusterheld an integrated operation –well-known as OperationFiela – with operation combatmembers, the Cape Towntactical response team andthe metro police in Kensing-ton on Thursday last week.The operation was led by

the Kensington police stationcommander. The operationaddressed known drugsuppliers in the Kensingtonand Factreton areas.. A known drug outlet in12th Street, Kensington wassearched and 12 units ofabalone were found with anestimated street value ofR3600.. A known drug outlet inKenmere Mews, BunneyStreet, Kensington wassearched and 267 packets oftik seized with an estimatedstreet value of R14 700. A27-year-old woman wasarrested.. A known drug outlet in16th Avenue, Factreton wassearched, where mandrax andmoney to the value of R3710were confiscated. A 42-year-old woman was arrested.The arrested suspects

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INFORMAL TRADERS

Traders shown the ropesTIYESE JERANJI

#@jeranji

Informal traders in Maitland, Kensington,Factreton and the surrounding areas braved

wet weather to attend an informative session.The aim of the session at the Maitland town

hall on Wednesday last week was to give trad-ers information about how to go about theirday-to-day trading and make sure they do notbreak any laws. They were also urged to cleantheir trading areas and throw away rubbish.They were told not to put their stall on pave-ments, municipal property or on any spot thatobstructs pedestrians andmakes it impossiblefor motorists to see.

The traders were also told about the tradingplan which is currently under discussion andspecifies where informal trading may takeplace in the area andmake clear what the con-ditions of trading permits andCity bylaws are.

The trading plan will also provides securityfor informal traders and regulate where night-timeand earlymorning trading can take place.

The trading plan for the area is expected tobe finalised byNovember. By then all the trad-ers will be issued with permits.

Garreth Bloor, mayoral committee memberfor tourism, events and economic develop-ment, says: “The main beneficiaries of the in-formal trading plan are the informal tradersthemselves who will have security of tenureand all the users of the area will know whereinformal traders can and cannot trade.

“Through the informal trading plan permitsare issued to the informal traders.”

At the moment informal traders are beinggiven concession letters to operate.

Ward 56 councillor Lisa Mcbride says thisis a step forward that will see informal tradersand residents working together.

“Many residents don’t want the trading, butit’s a reality that we can’t run away from. De-veloping a trading plan is the way to deal withissues thatwill arise.Wewant to do it in a veryneat way and we don’t want to end up withslums, but we want people who will take re-sponsibility and show that they respect theirarea and respect where they trade by keepingit clean. Traders must obey the law and thosethat are found doing the opposite will havetheir concession letter revoked and that willmake it difficult for them to get trading per-mits,” says Mcbride.

Gene Lohrentz, manager of the MaitlandCompany Improvement District, told the trad-ers: “Respect your own trade, area and clients.We can’t run away from the fact that most dirtcomes from informal traders, but we are not

here to fight today but just to say trade respon-sibly. Don’t anchor your stall on poles, trees.Make sure that your boxes or any dirt is dis-posed correctly. There are somewho are doingit right but themajority still has to learn,” saysLohrentz.

Informal trader Isgaaq Abrahams says theinformative session was a good thing.

“It’s so empowering and it makes me feelhappy that the City is working hard to makesure that we are recognised as informal trad-ers. I’m so happy with what’s being proposedand the information was what most traderslacked, so this was very informative. It hasequipped us to be better traders but, above all,to make sure that we trade responsibly. To re-spect our work, our clients and to make surethat we maintain clean areas,” he says.

Informal traderNomonde Maka-bane says she ishappy with whatthe City is bringingto the table.

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More residentsstep up to protectTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

Residents from Kensington, Factreton,Maitland and Brooklyn attended train-

ing for neighbourhood watches at the Ken-sington civic centre last week.Ward councillor Lisa Mcbride says she

was blown away that they ended up with 69people, all eager to take back their streets.The training was conducted by Charl Vil-

joen of the City of Cape Town.Neighbourhood watch members attend-

ing were from the Kensington CommunitySafetyWatch,AcreRoadCommunitySafetyWatch, Factreton South street committee,Beaufort street committee, Brooklyn-Yster-plaat Neighbourhood Watch and MaitlandNeighbourhood Watch.Mcbride says in the last 10 months there

has been an increase in the number of resi-dents that are taking charge by creatingstreet committees, neighbourhood watchesand park committees.“I am a strong believer in building part-

nerships between government and civil so-

ciety, and that as governmentweare contin-ually looking for ways to improve commu-nities and with things like this training wecan support such civil society movements.This will make our streets safer,” she says.“Our challenge is to get the Kensington

police and metro police to work togetherwhen it comes to gun violence, especially inthe Factreton area. I am going to have tomonitor and review to what extent thesetwo structures can provide back-up supportto the neighbourhood watches.“As councillor I amsoproud of those com-

mitted residents in our area, especiallythose in our high-crime area, for standingup to see what they can do to make a differ-ence. This is a challenge thatwe inKensing-ton and Factreton still need to achieve,”says Mcbride.The neighbourhood watches are in need

of raincoats, gloves, boots, reflective mate-rial, torches, snacks and umbrellas. Any in-dividuals or businesses whowant to donateto the neighbourhood watches, can contactMcbride on 083 216 9361 or [email protected].

You can’t ‘buy’ housingEARL HAUPT

@EarlHaupt

The City of Cape Town has urged residentsnot to fall victim to housing scams whichhave been reported in some parts of the city.Benedicta van Minnen, mayoral commit-

teemember for human settlements, says thatvictims should report it to the police.“It has been confirmed that some residents

have fallen victim to these scams and haveindeed ‘bought’ land or housing units whichwere promised to them through these illegalsales,” says Van Minnen in a statement.The City confirms that scammers, who

claim to be from the human settlements di-rectorate, have been operating with unau-

thorised documents which contain the City’sofficial logo. It is alleged that once the prom-isedhousingunits orpieces of landhavebeen“sold”, the culprits disappear with the mon-ey.“Residentsmust note that, should a person

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Shop robbery leavesfamily traumatisedTIYESE JERANJI

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A shop owner and his family from Ken-sington are still shaking after a robbery

at gun point on Monday last week.Abdikadir Mohamed-Jimaale, owner of

Faith Tuck Shop, says someone came intohis shop at about 20:10, pretending to be acustomer. In the shop was his brother, hischild and his heavily pregnant wife. Mo-hamed-Jimaale says he told his brother toclose the door but the suspect pointed a gunat him. In the blink of an eye three othermen came in.They ordered the family to the back of the

shop. “They pointed a gun at me, demand-ing the keys of the shop. When I didn’t givethem they hit me with a gun in the face.Thereafter some of them came to the frontshop,” he says.The robbers took cash of about R8000 and

cigarettes to the value of R6000.Mohamed-Jimaale says this was not his

first run-in with a gun.“This is happening for the fourth timebut

I never get used to it. It’s so traumatisingand leaves my family in a very bad state.This is how I make a living so I can’t closeon their account, but on the other side Iwon’t put my life in danger. There are op-portunities everywhere and these peoplewon’t do anything to me,” he says.To make matters worse, one of the rob-

bers threatened him the next day.“He was loitering around my shop. I just

felt so insecure, I had to call the police. I’mglad that the police found him here at theshop and he was arrested,” he says.Being in South Africa for the past six

years after moving fromMogadishu, Soma-lia, he thought he would find peace of mind.

“I came here for better opportunities butwith these robberies it’s so sad. I don’t havethe peace of mind that I thought I wouldhave by coming here. Everyone is left infear. We can’t blame the country or anyonebecause there are good and bad people ev-erywhere,” says Mohamed-Jimaale.KenFac community leader Jimmy Xalipi

says he’s baffled by what happened.“It doesn’t make sense that these shops

are being robbed like this. The people inthese shops that are being robbed, they arerenting them, andwith theprevious ownersthere was no such thing. I’m calling on theprevious owners of these shops to help withthis mystery,” says Xalipi.Police spokesperson Sergeant David

Stemmert confirms the incident. “We canconfirm that there was an armed robberyat the shop. One person has been arrestedand is facing charges of armed robbery. In-vestigations continue,” says Stemmert.

Abdikadir Mohamed-Jimaale says his family isdealing with trauma after their shop wasrobbed at gun point. PHOTO: TIYESE JERANJI

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PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDTuesday, 7 July 20156 NEWS

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Pupils get a pass for schoolTIYESE JERANJI

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B-All Training Academy hosted a two-dayschool holiday programme last week inwhich 30 pupils from three schools partici-pated.Pupils from Cedar, Grassy Park and Port-

land high schoolswere trained in improvingmemory – being able to remember and proc-ess information important for their school-work. The pupils were also taught how toperform complicated operations and givenlanguage training.A pupil from Portlands High School in

Mitchell’s Plain, Ruwayda Rhode, says itwas a good and informative programme.“I have learnt how to outsmartmy calcula-

tor and how to study better than before. Thiswill not make me improve my grades at the

end of the year but will be a life lesson forall the tasks that I come across,” says Rhode.Lameez Fortune, a Grade 11 teacher at

Grassy Park High School, says it was some-thing the pupils really needed.“The pupils were blown away; motivated

by this interactive and unforgettable learn-ing experience,” he says.Bradley de Kock, founder of B-All, which

is based at Shawco in Kensington and hasbeen hosting this event annually since 2012,says it is a way of giving back to the commu-nity as well as a way to make learning fun.“Most schools in the underprivileged com-

munities never get such an opportunity. Sothis is our way to make them have hope andequip them with skills that they can use intheir day-to-day lives andgoingaround theirtasks at schoolmuch easier withmore confi-dence,” he says.

Thirty pupils from three Cape Town high schools attended a two-day B-All holiday programme.They say it was very informative to learn, among other things, how to improve memory.

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Warm soup helpsthe pills go downTIYESE JERANJI

@jeranji

No one should take theirmedication on anempty stomach.This belief made the Wes-Kaapse Kleurin-

gontwikkelingsorganisasie (WKKOO) bravethe cold to help elderly and disabled patientswho collect their chronicmedication at Ken-sington day hospital on Thursday last week.Their aim was to give soup and bread to

the hospital visitors, but they also stretchedout their hand to the people on the streetwho wanted something to eat.Prompted by the poverty and unemploy-

ment in their communities the organisationsays it decided to do something to show theresidents that they care about them.Ricardo van Niekerk, chairperson for the

WKKOO, says he is driven by his love ofcommunities that strive for the future.“I love caring for people and I just thought

‘What must we do as an organisation to helpthese old people?’ Most of them take theirmedications without eating and that is notgood. That’s why we decided to give themsoup and bread. Itmakes us feel somuch bet-ter as an organisation knowing that we didour bit,” he says.Anthea Snell, one of the people who got a

cup of soup and bread, says it was much ap-preciated. “It’s not easy for people to get foodin the morning and most of the people don’teat. We really appreciate what the organisa-tion is doing to help those that really needtheir help,” she says.Rene Vermeulen says it came just at the

right time. “I didn’t eat in the morning andI was just wondering where I will get food.Wearehappy that there are peoplewho care.It makes us face the day with courage be-cause there are people who are willing tohelp when they have the means,” she says.VanNiekerk says hiswish is to help hospi-

tals in his area everyweek but that is impos-sible as they don’t have the funds.“It’s so much pain to wake up seeing pov-

erty and hunger written on the faces of ourpeople. We are glad that as an organisationwe can help. However, we need those thatcan donate bread or soup to help us so thatwe can reach a lot of people. Our aim is togo to hospitals a lot because people who takemedication need food so that they can recov-er properly,” he says.Those who want to help with food dona-

tions to the WKKOO can contact Van Niek-erk on 060 325 8698.

A patient receives soup at the Kensington dayhospital from a volunteer.

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Speed cops aboundNICOLE MCCAIN

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Planned growth in the traffic departmentis set to reduce offences and accidents.The City of Cape Town’s traffic service is

expecting to swell its ranks by over 120 newofficers in the next year.Over 50 traffic officer positions and four

supervisor positions have been approved,says JP Smith, mayoral committeememberfor safety and security. And there are evenmore in the pipeline.The City has made provision for the staff

appointments in the new budget.A total of 60 traffic officer posts still need

to be approved by the council based on aplanned business model and an additional20 traffic officers are expected to be recruit-ed to enhance the newly established trans-port enforcement unit.“The City of Cape Town’s traffic service

is under-staffed. Road safety has becomeone of the most important focus areas dueto the number of deaths and the huge finan-cial cost of traffic accidents,” he says.They are set to introduce a dedicated 24-

hour service, Smith explains.“The newmemberswill add to the visibil-

ity of the service and hopefully help to re-duce the number of offences and accidentson the roads. An additional benefit is the in-direct policing of other crimes,” he says.But the new traffic officers won’t be the

only addition to the service.A new system, which will use dashboard

cameras, is set to be rolled out by the endof next year, Smith says.“The cameraswould enhance the enforce-

ment of offences by recording the activitiesof the staff. This is something that is usedin other countries and has evidential valuein the courts to help with the justice pro-cess,” he says.

WHAT A FINE LINE-UP: FineMusic Radio 101.3 is celebratingtwenty years of broadcasting,quite a feat for a volunteer-based business. Mark Jenningsand Rodney Trudgeon hosted aspecial breakfast show lastweek, bringing back memoriesfrom the station’s last twentyyears. There will be moreopportunities to reminiscethroughout July as listeners areinvited to share their ownmemories of the station byemailing [email protected]. Allentries will go into a lucky drawfor a grand prize. Listeners canalso look forward to othergiveaways and some newadditions that underline theunique programming that keepsthe station’s service fresh.

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One of South Africa’s iconic couples, Archibishop Des-mond Tutu and his wife Leah, last week celebrated their60th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows.In a society plagued by high divorce rates, making it

to 60 years of wedded bliss is nomean feat, which is exact-lywhy it is so important to have such positive rolemodelswhen it comes to marriage.In fact, according to statistics released by StatsSA in

December, nearly half of marriages that end in divorcelast less than 10 years.In our consumer-driven culture, fuelled by instant grat-

ification, “fixing things” is not an idea that comes natu-rally to many people. Coupled with a high dose of over-the-top romance in themedia,manyyoung couples expectmarriage to be like something out of a Nicholas Sparksnovel.Most couples who have been married for a long time

will tell you that their secret is compromise and patience.The reality is that good relationships don’t just happen,theydevelop over time. There’s a fair amount ofwork thatgoes into keeping romance alive.Another “marriage secret” you’ll oftenhear is:A couple

that laughs together stays together. It’s the laughter thathelps keep a couple connected and “in tune” despite thestresses of daily life.We owe it to future generations towork on our relation-

ships. Instead of giving up show them that true romanceis about companionship and not just whirlwind romanceand to teach them the value of happiness that comes fromfamily stability.When previously asked her secret to staying in love for

so many years, Leah Tutu reportedly said: “There is nomagic to making marriage work. A marriage is nevermade in heaven‚ you make it what it is. If you love a per-son‚ it’s simply not enough. Youmust meet halfway‚ giveand take‚ for the rest of your lives”.

Don’t allow crime to ruleIn a recent media report the InteriorMinister of Italy denounced the homagethat arose in Oppido Mamertina, aCalabrian town and mafia stronghold. Aparade held in the town included theclergy, the mayor and high profilefamilies carrying a statue of the Madon-na. The walk took a detour to honour alocal mafia don. This event arose afterPope Francis excommunicated membersof the mafia. The incident validates thedeep connections criminals have withstate structures and the church in Italy.Criminality around the courts of Cape

Town is a warning that should becrushed instantly. Criminals that ap-peared in court, now have followers thatescort them. The fans include preachers;they display placards, stating the inno-cents of the criminal.It is a sad truth that we live in a sick

society. The fact that children andinnocent people are killed by savagesregularly near schools and playgroundsis an outrage. That murder can occur

near a magistrates’ court confirms thedeep contempt that criminals have forlaw and order.We cannot have a situation comparable

to Italy where the political and religiousleaders of a town and perhaps a nationare scared of criminals. Those who haveno respect for the sanctity of the courtsof law and the purity of public spacesmust be removed permanently fromsociety.Our society should not spend limited

tax monies on the rehabilitation orwell-being of criminals. We do not wantinsight into their criminality, we wantthem gone. We need tax and ratepayersmoney to build houses and schools andparks.In the words of the wise, those in

governance, better listen. If crime is notmanaged, soon, peaceful people willresort to required action to protectthemselves and their families.

CLLR YAGYAH ADAMSCape Muslim Congress

Whowill benefit from a grand prix in CT?Formula 1 set to come to Cape Town in2016? Will we see an F1 Grand Prix tearup the Mother City’s tarmac in the nearfuture?It happened back in 2013 and now it’s

happening again: rumours that Formu-la 1 may be returning to South Africaare speeding along the grapevine fasterthan Sebastian Vettel in a Ferrari, andthis time around it’s speculated that the

chosen year will be 2016 and that thechosen location just might be ourbeloved city of Cape Town’s AtlanticSeaboard.It will not benefit the so called col-

oureds of Cape Town. Who will itbenefit, who will it enrich and whosefunds will be used?

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Parents should become cyber savvyWith the school holidays in full swing, Iappeal to parents to familiarise them-selves with the various social medianetworks that their children use, to helpkeep them safe from online predators.Each social media platform has unique

risks and many children don’t realise thedangers.They underestimate how easily accessi-

ble their information is and forget thatothers are watching their online activity.Talk to your children about the dangersof social media.Social media can be a wonderful tool,

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ALDERMAN JP SMITHMayco member for safety and security

Act now to preventfuture ‘shedding’We have seen and we are still experienc-ing the utter chaotic demoralising effectload shedding by Eskom has had on ourpersonal and economic lives.All this is due to the fact that foresight

in maintenance and proper managementskills were and are not in place. Thisplague must teach us a lesson and wemust learn as a country that suchshortcomings must never happen again,because it affects the lives of us, thecitizen, in a negative way.We have to look at our water supply

now and ensure that the wells do not dryup. We have to put measures in placenow to ensure that we do not have watershedding. We have to look at our currentmaintenance capabilities and even go sofar as to think of investing in waterdesalination. Our politicians must placethis item on the agenda now for safe-guarding the present and supplyingfuture water resources to man and beast.The other aspect we must deal with nowis the supply and safeguarding of ourfood. No person or animal can survivewithout food so therefore we must putmeasures and plans in place now toensure a continuous, constant cheapsupply of food for now and for the future.The politicians and all role-players haveto amend current legislation in relationto food production in rural and cityareas. The monopoly on food productionby a few for profit has to end andmeasures and plans have to be imple-mented now so that food can always beafforded a place on the table. We canonly imagine what food shedding willlead to and here one has to just peepback at one of the reasons we hadFrench and Russian revolutions.South Africa, to prevent all manners of

future shedding, we as citizens now haveto be vocal and tangible in our efforts toget those we voted in to implementmeasures and to appoint the correctpersons in the various life-giving projectsor we will have such misery it will beunimaginable to describe or to experi-ence.

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EARL HAUPT@EarlHaupt

The South African nationaldarts championship is under-way in Johannesburg until its

conclusion on Friday.The first national champion-

ships were held in Cape Town in1993, which served as the platformfor Darts South Africa (DSA) to beformed through the unification ofall the darting districts and associ-ations in South Africa.

TheWesternCape is representedby four affiliated districts whichform the federation: Cape Town,West Coast, Cape Winelands andEden.

Cape Town Darts is made up ofnine associations, including two-time defending inter-districtchampion Peninsula Darts Associ-ation (PDA).

The other associations are: Ath-lone, Mitchell’s Plain, NorthernSuburbs, Ocean View, South Pen-insula, Southern Suburbs, Sti-

kland and the Western ProvinceDarts Association.

The DSA tournament formatconsists of an inter-regional andinter-district four-a-side competi-tion in which players compete inboth doubles and singles play. Theinter-district competition has sev-en divisions.

Peninsula will be leading thecharge of the Cape Town teams inthe inter-district competition,where they will be chasing an un-precedented third title in a row.

They are unbeaten for the pasttwo years, having not lost a matchat thenational championship since2013.

TheWesternCapewomen’s teamtook national honours in the inter-regional competition last year,while the men’s team finished asthe runners-up in their division.

Peter Bowers, manager of thePDA men’s team, is confident thatthe team is ready to defend its na-tional title. Frank Avenant, LesleyBeukes, Jason Erasmus, Elroy

Dirks, Jason Hendricks, FranklynMiller, Sean Shaw andAshwin Ad-ams will be representing PDA atthis year’s tournament.

Avenant will also compete in theInternational World Darts tourna-ment inTurkey inOctober and rep-resent South Africa there.

Warren Hansen, Cape TownDarts’s transformation official andPDA’s vice-chairperson, echoesBowers’ optimism.

“The only challenger to thethrone is the Western ProvinceDarts Association.

“Western Province has four

players in the Western Cape DartsFederation team as well.”

Hansen also highlights top play-ers in the Cape Town district whocouldmakean impact in this year’sinter-district tournament: “Play-ers who are performing very welland are on top of their game in theregion are Wesley Daries andMar-thinus Grobelaar.

“These two gentlemen were thetwo top performers at the WesternCape Darts Federation trials. Bothplayers are from Cape Town Dartsandwill be representing theWPDAin the inter-district competition.

“The women who are perform-ing very well are Yolanda van Roo-yen from Cape Town Darts, whowill also be representing SouthernSuburbs Darts Association at thenational darts tournament, andMaxi Keet of the Cape Winelandsregion in Paarl,” he says.

Van Rooyen, along with youthplayer Tayla Carolissen, will bejoining Avenant in Turkey as theCape Town locals fly the flag forSouth Africa.

The next Darts South Africacompetition will be hosted inBloemfontein next year.

Dart players to hit the mark

The South Peninsula Darts Association’s women’s team is (back, from left) Lydetta Adonis,Junita Abrahams and Leanne van der Speck and (front, from left) Merle Swartz, Priscilla Cross(manager) and Arsia Reagon.

The South Peninsula Darts Association’s men’s team is (back, from left) Wesley Gomez, RholdoLester, Lance Rustin and Sean Gordon and (front, from left) Rudy Faure, Anthony Fester(manager) and Nicholas Petersen.

The Southern Suburbs Darts Association women’s team plays out of theRetreat Hotel. The team will also participate in the South African nationaldarts championship..

The Southern Suburbs Darts Association men’s team is also in Gauteng for the South African championship.

Mitchell’s Plain Recreational Association women’s team is (back, from left) Felicia Sim, AltheaCarolissen, Cynthia Sherrif, Colleen Solomons and (front, from left) Annette Adams, Renee Sim(coach) and Fazeela Adams.

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The 20th edition of the CokeCup kicked off at sportsgrounds across the city over

the weekend.The competition has been un-

earthing local talent since 1996,giving clubs in the local soccer as-sociations within the South Afri-can Football Association (Safa) achance to reveal their strengthwithin the amateur ranks.

Peninsula Beverages has put itsweight behind the initiative againas the title sponsors of the tourna-ment.

“The excitement of this competi-tion is experienced not only in thesenior ranks, but also by the wom-en soccer players and the u.18s,”Peninsula Beverages says in astatement.

A total of 415 clubs will competein the tournament which has seenthe likes of Anele Ngcongca, Rival-do Coetzee, Thulani Serero, BantuMzwakali and Clayton Daniels useit as a platform to the PSL and be-yond.

“It is Safa Cape Town’s noble re-sponsibility to develop and nur-ture young talent in the region andpartners like Coke help us to meetour objective,” says Norman Ar-endse, Safa Cape Town’s chairper-son. This is the biggest amateursponsored soccer tournament inthe empires of Safa.

“Other regions are amazed at thesize and sponsorship of this compe-tition”.

Silver Spurs is the defendingmen’s senior champion and willhave to triumph in eight rounds ofcompetition if it is to repeat lastyear’s heroics.

Amateurs play for the spotlight

Islanders FC’s Neil Altman (left) takes evasive action as Eltino Elliot of SSS FC goes all out in clearing the ball intheir Coke Cup clash at Turfhall park on Sunday. PHOTOS: RASHIED ISAACS

Durbanville’sJustin Morkel(left) tries to chipFC Tafelzichtgoalkeeper Ian deKlerk in theirmatch at theHanover Parksports complex.Durbanville wonthe match 3-2.