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NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain

Vacant homes in Railway Avenue haveresidents concerned for their safety.

Residents claim a handful of emptyhouses are being vandalised and used asdrug dens.

The red-brick, State-owned houses paral-lel to the railway line bordering Maitlandstation were initially intended for the em-ployees of the South African Rail Agencyaround 40 years ago.

Residents living in Railway Avenue cur-rently lease the properties from PassengerRail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and arenow calling on Intersite, which managesproperty for Prasa, to secure the sites.

One resident, who does not want to be

identified for fear of reprisals, says a hand-ful of houses in Railway Avenue are oftenused for illegal activity.

“There are three houses by the stationwhich are empty. People comehere to smokedrugsandyoumust seehowtheydamage thehouses. It’s just not respectful. It’s not nicefor the neighbours because the youngstersgo on in the house, banging and knockingagainst the walls. We can’t even sleep and[my] children need to get up for school in themorning. I also have to feed my baby atnight. I’m afraid to go into the vacant houseto see the damage.”

She is looking to Intersite to repair andsell the properties. “I don’t understand whyIntersite doesn’t sell the houses or rent themout. Look what is happening to the vacantbuildings – it’s so bad!”

Another Railway Avenue resident, alsospeaking on condition of anonymity, says aneighbouring house is being used as drugden. “The house is vacant and is being usedas a den for drugs and criminals hidingthere. There is no security, and even whensecurity or Intersite staff do visit the proper-ty, they are too afraid to do anything. Itmakes me seriously worried about my safe-ty,” he says. “Some of these building havebeen standing open since 2008. People cometo the emptybuildlings andcut thewires andsteal the geyers.”

Mayoral Committee member for Safetyand Security JP Smith says: “The City ofCape Town’s Problem Building Unit has notreceived any complaints about these proper-ties. An investigation will be done to deter-minewhether these buildings fall within the

definition of what constitutes a problembuilding and any necessary action will betaken as per the Problem Building Bylaw.”

Community Policing Forum chairpersonCharnelle Southgate says no complaintshave been received about these properties.

“Residents need to log these issues withthe police. I think some people are afraid tospeak out or don’t know whom to trust.Those people can log the incidents with theCPF and we will take it forward. All theyneed to do is sendamessage to ourWhatsappgroup,” she says.

Maitland Police Station commander Lieu-tenant-Colonel SizwaMpindwa says no inci-dents have been reported to the police, butofficers will intensify patrols.At the time ofgoing to print, Intersite had not commented.V Contact the Maitland CPF on 079 281 5763.

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SAFETY CONCERN: Residents of RailwayAvenue have raised concerns over vacanthouses, which allegedly attract criminalactivity. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCCAIN

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 29 May 20142 NEWS

RESTITUTION: CALL TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL LAND

District Sixclaimantswant moreNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

A fter the re-lease of land foralmost 300 hous-

es in the District Sixrestitution process,claimant organisa-tions are calling forthe Cape PeninsulaUniversity of Tech-nology to releasemore property.

The Department ofRural Developmentand Land Reform iscurrently completingphase three of a hous-ing project in DistrictSix.

Premier Helen Zillerecently announced that land to build 280new homes is being released by the universi-ty as part of the land restitution process inDistrict Six.

However, District Six Working Commit-tee chairperson Shahied Ajam says the do-nation is not sufficient.

Ajam would like to see 150ha of land givento claimants as restitution. He says theformer District Six was made up of 150ha,but only around 40ha have been made avail-able for land claims.

“Over 70% of the former District Six areais lost land. While we are grateful that theuniversity is giving off a piece of its land forthe third phase, we want more land released.The university occupies almost 50% of theland in District Six and that land must bereturned to the people,” he says.

Historically District Six was 98ha, ofwhich only 42ha is left, District Six Redevel-opment and Beneficiary Trust chairpersonAnwah Nagia says.

Ajam has called for all privately-ownedproperty to be given over to restitution, in-cluding the university property.

“At the moment, legislation is centredaround housing developments, not aroundrestoring this historical site and the dignityof its residents,” he says.

“We want learning to be available to alland the open space and residences of the uni-versity to be given back to the people. Thatis just and fair. We also look forward to therenaming of the university to the DistrictSix University of Technology,” he says.

The university had not responded to ques-tions at the time of going to print.

Hundreds of people forcibly removed un-der the Group Areas Act are expected tolodge restitution claims after the NationalAssembly recently passed the Restitution ofLand Right Amendment Bill.

The Bill prescribes changes to the Restitu-tion of Land Rights Act no 22 of 1994, andcalls for the reopening of lodgement of landclaims for a period of five years.

The new deadline for lodgement of claimsset out in the Bill is 30 June 2019.

The Bill will now be referred to the Nation-al Council of Provinces and, if passed, willgo to the president for approval.

Once the president has signed the Bill intolaw, the claims process will reopen, says theDepartment of Rural Development and LandReform provincial spokesperson VuyaniNkasayi. Claims will be lodged through anelectronic system that will be managed bythe Commission on Restitution of LandRights and through claim forms that will on-ly be available from the offices or officialsof the Commission.

BUILDING THE FUTURE: The District Working Committee has called forthe Cape Peninsula University of Technology to release additional land,after the university made property for the development of almost 300houses available. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

People’s Post Mitchell’s Plain journalist Laila Majiet, winner of the Alet Roux Medal at theMDDA/ Sanlam Awards, is congratulated by news editor Mandy King. This honour is conferredon the most promising newcomer with less than three years’ experience and who also madeit into the top 20 of the Journalist of the Year category. It is the first time Majiet has enteredthis competition and the judges said her portfolio contained “a range of different kinds ofstories that provided strong evidence of versatility and tenacity alongside excellent writingskills”. People's Post forms part of WP Media (WPM) which also comprises TygerBurger andCity Vision newspapers. In the sport writing category People’s Post sports journalist Liam Mosesand City Vision contributing journalist Cliffy Mago were among the top 10 contenders. Tyger-Burger journalist Michelle Linnert won both the Human Interest writing and News Photographercategories. In the Human Interest category Majiet came in the top 10, while TygerBurger journal-ist Andre Bakkes was among the top three. In the Hard News category TygerBurger journalistDesiree Rorke was in the top three, with Majiet in the top 10. WPM photographer Carina Rouxwas in the top three for Press Photographer of the Year and in the top 20 for the News Photogra-pher category. Bakkes and Rorke were in the top 10 for the Journalist of the Year category.

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MAITLAND: LOCAL AREA PLAN UNDER REVIEW

Possibly a new lease on lifeNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Considered as an economiccore, plans are now underwayto review an out of date plan

for Maitland.The Maitland Local Area Plan

was developed in 1992, but the areahas since become a bustling eco-nomic area, holding the potentialfor increased investment and jobcreation.Council that a review of the

largely outdated Maitland LocalArea Planwill unlock the latent in-vestment and job creation poten-tial of this area, saysMayoral Com-mittee member for Economic, En-vironmental and Spatial PlanningJohan van der Merwe.“The review of the policy is fur-

ther expected to bring certainty toproperty owners, developers, in-terested and affected parties, anddecision-makers interested in thiseconomic core within the city,” hesays.A significant percentage of the

value of citywide building develop-ments between 2005 and 2011 oc-curred in Maitland, which is locat-edwithin theN1-VoortrekkerRoadCorridor.“A study of the economic trends

and development applicationswithin the City’s Land Use Man-agement section shows that Mait-land has the second highestnumber of demolitions across the71 industrial and business pre-cincts in the city. The number ofdemolitions is used as an indicatorthat the value of the land exceedsthe value of the improvement,”Van der Merwe says.Maitland is also situated adja-

cent to areas undergoing regenera-tion, such as Woodstock and SaltRiver and experiences overspill de-velopments.Van der Merwe says: “Its prox-

imity tomarkets, its concentrationof skilled workers, and the exist-ence ofmajor economic infrastruc-ture makes this an area with the

potential for strong economicgrowth. It is also the only part ofthe Voortrekker Road Corridorwhich has remaining bulk servicecapacity.“Maitland, as a dynamic urban

environment, is experiencing de-velopment pressures – especiallywith regard to land use change as,for example, business and com-mercial landuses are in somecasesinfringing on land used for resi-dential purposes.”He adds: “There are also issues

which must be addressed, such as

traffic congestion, parking, andover-crowding in the residentialareas. Therefore, a review of theexisting local area plan is needed.”However, the local area plan

needs to consider Maitland resi-dents too, chairperson of the Mait-land Concerned Residents’ ForumBienie Garnie says.“There is a lack of recreational

facilities in Maitland. The munici-pal swimming pool was sold for ahousing development and many ofthe parks need upgrades. The townhall and library are also quite close

to liquor outletswhich bring crimeand vagrants to those public spac-es. Very few residents even gothere anymore,” he says.Developments are not only com-

ercial, says Garnie, with a numberhousing developments under con-struction.“The area is also expanding resi-

dentially. Council needs to look atimproving infrastructure, such asroads, which affect residents on aday-to-day basis,” he says.Garnie would also like to see the

type of commercial use vetted, say-

ing the numerous liquor outlets inthe area have added to anti-socialbehaviour.The review will highlight the

land use development issues inthis area and look to formulate pol-icies that will guide the land usemanagement and related develop-ment issues in Maitland. These in-clude identifying areas suitable forbusiness and commercial use aswell as areas which should be re-tained for residential purposes.The Maitland Improvement Dis-

trictwas not available to comment.

TIME TO RESHAPE: Council is reassessing the outdated Maitland Local Area Plan. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

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PERSONAL HYGIENE: WOMEN REACH OUT TO YOUTH

Helping younggirls in needNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

To many of the girls at Koeberg Primary,a sanitary pad is considered a luxury.

A large number of the girls comefrom impoverished communities and arenot able to afford sanitary pads during theirperiods. This forces many to stay at homeor risk infection to attend classes.

However, through the donation of 150washable sanitary pads, girls will no longermiss out on lessons.

The Business Women’s Association hasdonated washable sanitary pads to pupils atKoeberg Primary to ensure girls no longermiss school due to their periods.

Koeberg principal Shanaaz Majiet says:“We have many children who come from animpoverished background and can’t affordsanitary pads. In extreme cases, the girlshave to use toilet paper or cut up t-shirts sothat they are able to attend school. Thismeans they run the risk of infection,” shesays.

Staff have been forced to supply sanitarypads for pupils, says Majiet, or faces a highabsenteeism rate.

“When girls are absent, it affects their edu-cation. They miss out on school work andsometimes even assessments,” she says.

The school has embarked on an educationprogramme for pupils, Majiet explains.

“The guardians or mothers can’t alwayseducate the children. We’re trying to em-power them by holding talks and coachingthe girls on the changes in their bodies and

how to deal with them. We also talk to theboys to educated them and teach them to re-spect girls,” she says.

The association chose the school to supple-ment its efforts to educate the girls, says CSIproject manager Bongiwe Mkhize.

“As a female driven organisation, it is im-portant for us to drive projects that empowerwomen, and after we found out about theplight of school girls missing school due toan uncontrollable event in their lives, wemade it our mission to provide physical andemotional support to them,” she says.

The organisation has donated washablepads which last up to five years.

Mkhize explains: “On the outside of thepad a hydrophobic fabric was used to keepyou dry, and inside a hydrophilic fabric forabsorption is used. There are no gels, chemi-cals or cotton wools used as to mitigate infec-tion.”

The washable pads, which come with pan-ties, are a more sustainable solution for chil-dren from lower-income families, Mkhizesays.

“We plan to donate 150 pads to Koebergprimary. However so far we have distribut-ed to over 500 girls since the inception of theproject late last year, and our plan is to ex-pand our distribution to all the girls whoneed the pads to ensure that nothing dis-turbs their school record.”

GIVING BACK: Cheyl Steyn of the Business Women’s Association hands over a gift pack to Thandol-wethu Mghali.

ALL SMILES: Angelani Mubake took a sneak peakinside her gift pack, after an educational presen-tation by the Business Women’s Association.

GIRL POWER: Bongiwe Mkhize with pupils Amina Nzeyimana and Aviwe Makeleni.PHOTOS: NICOLEMCCAIN

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SALT RIVER: THUMS UP TO SPECIAL RATING AREA

Step in rightdirectionNICOLE MCCAIN

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A proposed business improvement dis-trict for Salt River has been given thethumbs up.

The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Com-mittee recently recommended that Councilapprove the formation of a new Special Rat-ing Area (SRA) in Salt River, to allow theformation of the improvement district.

The proposed improvement district,funded by the special ratings, will improvethe area by providing supplementary mu-nicipal services such as cleaning and secu-rity.

Chairperson of the proposed business im-provement district, Wessel Botes, says SaltRiver businesses would thrive if traffic tothe area could be increased.

“There are all these incredible industrialbuildings that are underutilised. There areopportunities in Salt River, but you also seethe crime and grime which creates a nega-tive perception of the area.”

An SRA is a community-driven and fund-ed model which is subject to the rules andregulations that govern public money. Theadditional rates will be considered for ap-proval as part of Council’s budgetary proc-ess. Additional rates enable SRAs to top upcertain services such as infrastructuremaintenance and safety and social respon-sibility services. Typical SRA services alsoinclude supplementing cleansing servicesand expanding social and community in-

volvement. For council to consider an ap-plication for the establishment of an SRA,the applicant has to submit proof that themajority of the property owners or resi-dents support the formation of the SRA.

An additional SRA rate of R0.002393 hasbeen calculated on the totalmunicipal valu-ation of all the commercial properties with-in the Salt River Business ImprovementDistrict (SRBID) to enable council to collecta first year budget for the SRBID of aboutR2.57m.

If approved byCouncil, the SRAaddition-al rate will be levied from Tuesday 1 July.

Consultant Gene Lohrentz from Geocen-tric, the company hired to assist in estab-lishing the improvement district, says SaltRiver is an ideal neighbourhood to resusci-tate. “It’s a bright, vibrant place that justneeds a bit of investment. Usually improve-ment districts are started in areas that havecompletely degraded as a way to repair thedamage. Salt River is not degraded yet, butthe signs are there. This is more preventa-tive action,” he says.

The new SRA would encompass proper-ties between Salt River, Albert, Durhamand Victoria roads.

The proposedSRAwill join 26 others city-wide, says the Mayco member for FinanceIan Neilson. “The community wishes tohave a higher level of service, which theywill pay for and manage themselves. It isbelieved the best way to improve this areais to establish a sustainable, well managedurban management process.”

ONE STEP CLOSER: A Special Rating Area for Salt River has been given the thumbs up by Maycomembers. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 29 May 20146 WORD ON THE STREET

MONIQUE DUVAL@monique_duval

If discipline challenges in schools arecausedby 20%of pupils and teachers spend80% of their time on the 20% instead ofteaching the 80%whowant to learn, wheredoes this leave schools?A new discipline manual by the Quaker

Peace Centre (QPC) called the The 80/20Discipline Rule provides an answer.Using practical ideas and innovative ini-

tiatives, themanual provides teachers andprincipals with the tools they need to dealwith discipline.The centre, based in Mowbray, is a non-

profit organisation which promotes non-violence in schools through various initia-tives.The manual was launched at a princi-

pal’s conference held at John Graham Pri-mary School in Plumstead last week.It focuses on three areas, namely the es-

tablishing of relationships between teach-ers and pupils, a unified culture of disci-pline at the school and the content of eachlesson.

Checking inThe manual takes a look at the impor-

tance of checking in with pupils each day.Using simple questions like “how are

you feeling today?” or “what made yousmile this weekend” may provide theteacherwith the opportunity to get toknowthe pupils but also to build tolerance andrespect among pupils.For Nicole Elliot, a teacher at Mandalay

Primary School in Mitchell’s Plain, check-ing in helped to increase the vocabulary ofher pupils.As a young teacher Elliot reflects on her

first day on the job and explains how over-whelmed she was.With language barriers and discipline

processes, Elliot explains, she often felthopeless.“I went on a course at the Quaker Peace

Centre and learnt about the checking in

process,” she says.“I started each day with the simple ques-

tion “Howare you feeling today?” she says.Elliot explains responses to this question

from pupils including “happy”, “sad”, “ex-cited” were banned from the classrooms.“We swoppedwords like “happy” for “jo-

vial” and each day the pupils would startusing these words when writing, thus ex-panding their vocabulary,” she explains.

RespectRespect in the classroom is also high-

lighted in the manual and various ideasare presented to teach and provide respect.QPC Non-Violent Schools Campaign

project leader Avril Knott-Craig says theinteraction and respect between teacherswill go a long way in fostering respectamong pupils.“Teachersneed to lookat themselves and

see how they behave before expecting thesame from pupils. We see so many schoolswhere teachers work with each other for

more than 20 years and do not talk to eachother,” she says.

DignityKnott-Craig says the way pupils are nur-

tured at school will also go a long way tobuild respect and discipline. She intro-duced a group of pupils from MaitlandHigh School who spoke about their toiletproject.Fed-upwith the bad state of the toilet, the

school’s Peace Club got together andthought of ways to improve the bathroomexperience which, they say, had strippedpupils of their dignity.Through fundraising the team managed

to complete the senior girls’ bathroom andsay a fresh lick of paint has stopped all van-dalism in the toilets.They report that girls now respect the fa-

cilities more and pupils are no longer em-barrassed when neighbouring schools vis-it.Knott-Craig says if schools want to teach

respect and discipline, they need to ensurepupils are treated with dignity.According to the manual the school

building and environment have an effecton pupils.

CultureThemanualhighlights the importanceof

a Code of Conduct which is understood bypupils and carried out effectively by theschool. Knott-Craig says establishing a setof ruleswill help pupils understand the im-pact and consequences of their actions.In addition, she says, teachers need to be

given time to teach discipline in the class-room. “Once a school has agreed upon itsown rules it is important to give teacherstime to teach discipline and values in theclassroom to ensure it is effective.”The manual provides an array of ideas

and proposals to address discipline inschools.V For more information on the manual emailwww.qpc.org.za.

Designing discipline

CHECKING IN: Margie Plantema a Grade 1 teacher at Bergvliet Primary Schools get acquainted with her pupils on the first day of school.PHOTO: CHEVONE BOOYSEN

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worth billions will again take place.Among the biggest changes will be the ex-

pansionof theCapeTown InternationalCon-vention Centre – to the tune of R832m.A R500m renewal of the Standard Bank

building is also underway.Is this money well spent? Here’s what Peo-

ple’s Post readers had to say.

NIC GROBLER says it is very heartbreaking thatso much money is budgeted for the Foreshore.“The elderly battle to get through the month, yetmillions are spent on that.” PHOTOS: JODY FORTUIN

CHANTAL VAN DER LINDE believes that the Cityis wasting the money. “There are so many home-less people that need help. The money should beused for the people suffering in our city.”

NEEL CHADEE thinks there are plenty of otherprojects which need money. “The Foreshore ismodern enough. The City needs to focus on pover-ty and stop using taxes to please the tourists.”

MARNE VELDSMAN says tourism is a big part ofwhat makes Cape Town businesses excel. “Beforethey revamp the Foreshore, they should fix theroads and infrastructure.”

ZUKISWA NQOLOBE thinks the Foreshore is beau-tiful enough. “They need to get more staff for thepublic clinics and they need to build hospitals inthe townships instead of wasting the money.”

MICHELLE PARENT believes the resources shouldbe used on people who need it. “We have a beau-tiful Foreshore already and it should stay thatway, They should donate it to the Aids research.”

SIPHENKNOSI GQIBA gives the plan his approval.“The Foreshore is beautiful, but if they make iteven better there will be so much more tourists.More tourists means more business.”

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COMMUNITY TEAM-UP: ELBOW GREASE PUTS PAID TO LITTERING

Helping hands clean bestNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Creating employment and a clean envi-ronment are going hand in hand in Fac-treton.

TheDocksMissionChurchhasbeen creat-ing employment opportunities by fundingstreet cleaning along Lugmag Avenue.The initiativewas started by congregation

members Mark Viljoen and Theo Mitchell,who hosted a workshop to teach budgetingskills and motivate 18 unemployed commu-nity members.“We decided to have an employment op-

portunity as well which we wanted to com-binewith cleaning the street and gutters andcutting the grass,” says Mitchell.The project takes place once a month, de-

pending on funding.The biggest challenge the project faces is

funding, saysMitchell. Although the churchcurrently receives funding from Telkom tohost the workshop, more donors are neededto expand the project.Areas such as the open land next to the

Century City station, empty plots along 18thAvenue and many streets in Factreton areoften lined with refuse, creating a healthhazard, says Kensington/Factreton Rate-payers’ Association’s Illegal Dumping Sub-committee chairperson Leslie Swartz.Dumping has a dire impact on the commu-

nity, Swartz adds.“Perishable things are often dumped at

public places such as the open ground nextto the station. From an environmental pointof view, it’s catastrophic. It creates smellsanddraws rats. Children can’t evenplay out-side in some areas,” he says.The subcommittee holds clean-up days

twice a month, to clear the street of dumpedrefuse, and were started as a way to reducethe impact of illegal dumping and create em-ployment. Five people are now employedpart-time, says Swartz, who remove at leasta bakkie load of refuse on every cleaningday.

There is a need for the community to takeownership of their neighbourhood, saysMitchell.“The workshops focus on people from the

community and we hope that soon they willall be cleaning up in front of their homes,”he says.

The community’s response has been over-whelming, Viljoen says.“Neighbours came to thank us. They were

happy and impressed,” he says.Mitchell adds: “Issues like dumping and

litter affect everybody. The cleaning of thearea transcends religious circles.”

MAKE-OVER: The Docks Mission Church has been creating employment opportunities by funding street cleaning along Lugmag Avenue.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

New app for crime reportsMAGRIET THERON

@magrietron

A smart cellphone application will soonbe available to the public and businessessupporting the Voortrekker Road Cityimprovementdistrict (VRCID). It simpli-fies the reporting of crime within theVRCID.This app would also be used as a tool

to reportmunicipalmaintenance issues.“TheVRCID currently utilises an inci-

dent database to register all events tak-ing place within the VRCID boundaries.These include incidents of criminal ac-tivity, illegal dumping and assistancerendered to the public by the VRCID,”says VRCID chief operations officerDerek Bock.“This system will be replaced with an

Incident Desk management system thatmakes provision for other users to regis-ter incidents via a smartphone app,”says Bock.He says users would need to register

on the app that uses the GPS function onsmartphones to log incidents accurately.The app could be extended to other ar-

eas as well, but Bock stresses usersshould not lose focus of the fact thatcrimemust still be reported to the police,asthe VRCID is not the primary enforce-ment agency.“The reason for changing to the new

system is to empower citizens and VR-CID levy payers, and to indirectly obtaintheir assistance in reporting of inci-

dents.He said all incidents could be accu-

rately plotted on amap andVRCID couldfollow up concerns with the relevant au-thorities,.V People’s Post will keep readers up to date withthe development and availability of this applica-tion as soon as it is launched.

Warning – roadworks aheadThe rehabilitation of the historic De WaalDrive will get underway at the end of themonth.The City of Cape Town will carry out

roadworks on the outbound carriageway ofDe Waal Drive between De Villiers andChristiaan streets from Saturday 31 May.Theworkwill take place onweekends on-

ly, weather permitting, and will continuefor about five weeks.The work entails the milling and replace-

ment of the base course and road surface.Both lanes on the outbound carriageway

of De Waal Drive will be closed from 07:00on Saturdaymorning until 18:00 on Sundayevening during the works period. An alter-native signposted route via De Villiers,Christiaan and Constitution streets will besignposted.According to council, works will be un-

dertaken in such a way as to minimise theimpact on commuters.

REPORT CRIME: A smart cellphone applica-tion will soon be available to the public andbusinesses supporting the Voortrekker RoadCity improvement district.

PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 29 May 20148 NEWS

GREENING PROJECT: INSPIRED BY STREET PEOPLE

Garden feeds people and the soulNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Creating Eden, one garden at a time.City of Eden, an advocacy group pro-

moting gardens and green spaces, hascreated a food garden at the Haven NightShelter in Distric Six.

The creation forms part of Design Capital2014, says organiser Anna Shevel.

The gardenwas inspired by two street peo-ple Shevel met in 2011 in Sea Point – HenryYoung and Ernest Jacobs – who started gar-dening and adorning a flowerbed next toPrincess Beach.

“I kept my distance but relished the sightof the rioting flowers and eclectic ornamentsscavenged from Sea Point trash or gifted bypassersby and admirers. I also marvelled athow their garden started to build a socialbridge across racial and class divides, unit-ing residents of Sea Point from the affluent,to workers and labourers, tourists, healthfreaks, other homeless people, old people,and of course children. Everyone gatheredfor a chat while admiring the garden and of-ten contributed a toy or trinket, and Ernestand Henry became included members of thecommunity for a while,” she says.

The garden was eventually dismantled bylaw enforcement officers, Shevel says.

“This got me thinking about how publicurban space is used, who is entitled to useit, and how it could be put to better use tobenefit a broader group of society. I wantedto create a garden at the Haven in memoryof Henry Young because that’s where hespent the last months of his life. I saw howhaving a garden to tend and express himselfin brought him happiness, a sense of pur-pose and increased acceptance in our com-munity. I am hoping that this garden at the

Havenwill do the same for others that spendtime there,” she says.

The garden has been based on the designof forest ecology, Shevel explains.

“This methodology uses a layered systemof different types of plants to create a natu-rally balanced and resource efficient gar-den. Once it is established, it will hopefullysustain itself and self-maintain like a forestdoes in nature. Food forests consist mostlyof perennial plants that don’t require sea-sonal replanting so we are planting mostlyherbs, medicinal plants and fruit to makethe garden easier to maintain,” she says.

Although volunteers – including Ben Getzfrom Urban Harvest Edible Gardens whohas already implemented nearly 230 foodgardens in Cape Town – spearheaded theplanting, residents of the Haven were alsoencouraged to assist in the creation of thegarden.

“It is vital for the for residence of the Ha-ven to be involved and take ownership be-cause after all it is their garden. Creating thegarden is a combined effort between UrbanHarvest, The City of Eden volunteers andresidents at the Haven,” Shevel says.

Residents will also undergo training toarm them will the skills to care for theplants.

“We are facilitating a knowledge transferprocess between ourselves and residents atthe Haven that have volunteered to champi-on the garden,” she says.

However, the garden is only the first stepin creating a greener city, Shevel says.

“This food forest garden at the HavenNight Shelter is of great sentimental mean-ing to me, but is just a small part of a muchbigger picture for TheCity of Eden. Our longterm goal is to transform Cape Town into anedible city,” she says.

ALL SMILES: Miss Earth South Africa entrant Nthabiseng Ntsondwa volunteered on the project.

PAYING TRIBUTE: Henry Young’s daughter Melani gets her hands dirty.

TEAM WORK: The garden has been a partnership between City of Eden volunteers andresidents at the night shelter. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Please don’t stop the musicJODY FORTUIN@JodyF13

The resilience and passion that developedtheDJBlackCoffeeFoundation is set to up-lift the physically disabled andunderprivi-leged.

Black Coffee Foundation has partneredwith NPO Bridges for Music to celebratediversity in the South African music in-dustry.

The result of such passion is the BlackCoffee Foundation Scholarship aimed atproviding an opportunity for a highly tal-entedandphysicallydisabled individual atSAE’s renowned Higher Certificate inSound Production qualification, at theirnew campus at the Woodstock Exchange,Albert Road, Woodstock.

The scholarship is valued at R65 000 andapplicants have to hand in a 2000-word es-

say detailing their reason why they oughtto be the beneficiary.

The scholarship was launched at theWoodstock Exchange featuring the boast-ed talents of DJs Black Coffee, Ready D,Sideshow, Diloxclusiv, with electronic vis-ual performance Frank Latter.

The launch drew heavy-hitters from thefilm and music industries, lending theirsupport to the effort to promote SA music.

“Today, education is important in themusic industry. Back in the day all youneededwas a big record company, but nowyou need to start on your own. That’swhere education comes in,” says DJ BlackCoffee.

The yearn to help the downtrodden isone of the cornerstones shaping the identi-

ty of the award-winningKwaZulu-Natal lo-cal, DJ Black Coffee.

The man behind the renowned BlackCoffee compositions and performancesdoes not have the use of his left hand.

Resisting a life of obscurity, DJ BlackCoffee chose to take his considerable skillsto the world, performing on the interna-tional circuit and becoming a householdbrand in South Africa. “I don’t want to usemy disability as a marketing tool. I wantpeople to respect me for what I do,” saysDJ Black Coffee. “In 2009, when I did mythird album I was ready to start a founda-tion for people who have disabilities. I wasalso ready to reveal my disability.”

It is his passion and determination thatinfluenced the development of the DJ

Black Coffee Foundation.SAE Institute is the largest provider of

creative media education in the world. Ithas operatingmore than 50 campuses in 24countries.

The scholarship is an addition to thework done by celebrated Cape Town DJReady D, benefactor of the Ready D Schol-arship. “There are no short cuts to life, no-one wants to hear ‘Education is key’, butthat’s a fact. The dynamic has changed be-cause of all the new platforms, equipmentand technology,” says DJ Ready D.

The Ready D Scholarship’s first winnerMasixole Mbanga, was at the launch andwas extremely emotional when he met theinspirational DJs. “This is my platform tostart my own record label,” says Mbanga.V To enter the Black Coffee Foundation/Bridges forMusic Scholarship go to http://www.bridgesformu-sic.org or http://www.djblackcoffee.org.

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 29 May 2014 NEWS 9COURT ACTION: PLEA TO HALT CANNABIS CASES

Dagga Party’slegal wrangleNICOLE MCCAIN

@nickymccain

Mass action in front of the Cape TownHigh Court by the Dagga Party hascalled for the judiciary to postpone

all dagga-related cases, as the party chal-lenges the drug’s ban.A number of cases have been paused over

the past year as the State is called upon tojustify the legislation banning the drug,says party leader Jeremy Acton. He be-lieves a precedent has been set and a tempo-rary stay must now be offered across thecounty until the cases which challenge theconstitutionality of dagga prohibition arefinalised.The application does not seek to prevent

arrests by the police, Acton says, as the dag-ga laws must still be changed.“This will grant ordinary people equal

rights to those who have been given theright to stay their prosecutions, thus citi-zens’ rights are upheld. It will instantly re-duce the massive costs of prosecutions inthe courts, but may – if the prohibition isnot overturned – lead to a backlog whichmay have to be caught up with later,” hesays.Jacques Sibomana, spokesperson for the

National Institute for Crime Preventionand the Reintegration of Offenders, is con-cerned the national stay could cause a back-log at courts.“It will affect the court roll. People will

be kept in limbo, not knowing whether ornot the prosecution will continue. Somecasesmay fall through the cracks and dock-ets will get lost. It will be an administrativenightmare,” he says.However, Acton says the stay will not

cause hassle.“I do not foresee any harm to society aris-

ing from the granting of the order, but I dosee a lessening of harms and costs to society

in the immediate and long term, whicharise from the prohibition, and which aresubstantial. Prosecution for cannabis ismore damaging to anyone than the canna-bis itself,” he says.The stay will impact on police officers,

Sibomana warns.“Police will become very demoralised as

there will be no logical conclusion to theirhard work and consequently they will startignoring these transgressions,” he frets.However, Acton says the police would

have to continue arrests under their consti-tutional mandate.“If this order is granted tomorrow, prose-

cutors nationwide could instruct the policeto only concentrate on cultivation, and larg-er quantities, but to confiscate smalleramountswithout charging the person. Thatwouldminimise harms for the ordinary us-er,” he says. “This should maintain a bal-anced legal situation while the future ofdagga is considered in the courts.”Sibomana suggests tackling dagga-relat-

ed cases through a different approach.“We do not believe in sending people to

jail, and giving them a criminal record forthese lifestyle transgressions, is effective.One needs behaviour change programmes,non-custodial responses and programmeinterventions which concentrate on aware-ness, education and behaviour change ther-apies,” he says.Acton hopes the staywill herald a change

in the county’s legislation.“We are in a process of change in South

Africa regarding attitudes towards dagga,especially since the truth about dagga as amedical, nutritional, industrial and energyresource has become known. A granting ofthis application will be a massive lifting ofthe oppression being faced by thousandsdaily, and really set the stage for legalisa-tion and regulating of dagga for the publicbenefit.”

CALLING FOR A STAY: Dagga Party leader Jeremy Acton outside the Cape High Court before hiscase started. PHOTO: PHOTO24/BERTRAM MALGAS

Big Five on launch stampsBig, bold – thepride of South Af-rica’s wildlife gettheir ownstampofapproval.The Big Five

still being a firmphilatelic favour-ite, was the firstchoice to place onstamps.The launch of

theBigFive stamptook place on Fri-day 9 May.Johan van Wyk,

head of the SAPost Office’s phi-lately division,says: “Exudingpower, grace andbeauty, the BigFive remain afirm favouriteamong tourists. No matter how manytimes these animals appear on ourstamps, they always attract attentionandare still among themost popular top-ics for thematic collectors.”The Big Five stamps feature the illus-

trations of both first and second prizewinners of the South African Post Of-fice’s 2013 postcard illustration competi-tion.The stamp issue consists of an airmail

postcard-rate, self-adhesive stamp book-let and five postcards featuring oil paint-ings of theBigFiveby the first-prizewin-ner, Marius Trollip, and a B4 rate stampsheet and first day cover, featuring wa-ter colourpaintingsby second-prizewin-ner Annetjie Esterhuizen.The Big Five, consisting of the lion,

leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephanthave appeared on various SouthAfricanstamps in different styles and formats.Among these are the 1996 additional val-ues to the definitive issue, and a set ofself-adhesive stamps issued in 2006 fea-turing photographs by Koos van derLende.In 2008, a set of airmail postcard-rate

stamps were issued featuring cartoon-style drawings by cartoonist Dr Jack,while a set of Big Five stamps issued in2010 feature artwork by Denis Murphy.The Baby Big Five stamps, issued in2012, feature artwork by wildlife artistAlan Ainslie.V The stamps are available at all post offices andon www.virtualpostoffice.co.za at R7.30 andR60.50 for the booklet.

WILDLIFE: Get your Big Five stamps now at any post office ofyour choice. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 29 May 201410 LETTERS

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South Africans are a wellspring of innovation.Our new ideas and uses of technology and design

make the rest of the world sit up and take notice.So, too, in the fields of literature, arts, film and thea-

tre, where our countrymen continue to make theirmark.This week the clever minds of two teenage school-

boys, Isma-eel Jakoet and Arshad Sayed, helped thempalm gold medals on the international stage.The 15-year-olds came first in the environmental cate-

gory of an international Olympiad which was held inJakarta, Indonesia.In hindsight it would be easy to say their idea is sim-

ple. But they thought of it.And it has won them international honours.Their principal said the boys used previously used

teabags to filter carbon monoxide emitted by car ex-hausts and released clean air.The boys, together with the school fraternity and

their families and friends, have ample reason to beproud of them. Watch their names go up in lights.They are not unique in their achievements.Youngsters in the sporting arena and in arts and cul-

ture continue to show their mettle.They aim to prove that there is always room at the

top for one more accolade conferred on one more new-comer.They make South Africa proud and we should all

share in their joy.Oursmaybe the country at the bottomend of theAfri-

can continent, but we have no reason to stand back foranyone, least of all so-called first world nations.If you’re still not sold on how really cool our country

is, how much do you know about uniquely South Afri-can inventions?And the ideas train keeps coming.Long after the world forgets about these useful tools,

imagine a world without CAT scans, dolosse, hearttransplants, Kreepy Kraulys and Pratley Putty.

Skating outside parks ‘irresponsible’I wish to respond to the article “Wheeliegood idea” (People’s Post, 22 May).Rousseau Loubser and Cobus Engelbre-

cht want skate boarders to ditch the skateparks for the roads of Woodstock and sur-rounds. They are, in fact, encouraging chil-dren to skate anywhere they see fit. I amshocked that these two can be so irresponsi-ble. Do Loubser and Engelbrecht have anyidea how dangerous it is to skate on a publicroad?About two years ago a boy was killed in

Salt River after skating into an oncomingcar. [An article in a daily newspaper of] Fri-day 23 May states: “The number of pedestri-

an deaths are on the rise and causing bigconcern.”Now throw ina fewskate boarders and see

what happens. I personally am sick andtired of having to swervemycar for childrenon skate boards. No one seems to care abouttheir safety. Woodstock and Salt River arevery busy suburbs. The streets are ablazewith bikes, cars, trucks [and] buses. [It is]definitely not a place for a child on a skateboard. Why not go the full mile and alloweveryone to use the roads for soccer, rugby,cricket, table tennis [and] athletics?If the two gentlemen have any concern for

others theywould encourage people to skate

where it is completely safe, like in a skatepark. It is rather selfish to practise your“sport” anywhere you likewith little regardfor other people. I wonder how Loubser andEngelbrecht will feel if there is an increasein accidents involving children on skateboards. I also want to discourage newspa-pers like People’s Post from publishing arti-cles where the safety of our children arecompromised.Maybe the two gentlemen can come up

with other ways of seeking fame and for-tune.EBRAHIM,Salt River

‘Exploitation’ of electoral officersThis is an open letter to (IEC) Chief Electoral(Officer Mosotho Moepya)A month before 7 May the (Independent)

Electoral Commission (IEC) went on a re-cruiting drive to capture the vulnerable, in-active youth. I do appreciate this initiativetaken by the commission.Electoral officers are appointed in terms

of Section 72 to 82 of the Electoral Act, 73 of1998 (as amended).Their employment is classed as casual or

temporary. The inclusive gross honorariumpackage is R679.I am amember of the national chaplaincy

andhave visited anumber of voting stationsin the Metro. I came across the followingoutrageous malpractices:1. Long, exhausting working hours –

from 06:00 to 03:00/04:00 (21/22 hours) – andeven longer.

. They are expected to have at least a 15-minute break tohave something to eat (fromtheir own), right at their immediate work-ing place;

. Officers are compelled to work untilsuch time that the election and countingprocesses have been completed. It is nowcommon knowledgemany officers had to docounting throughout the next morning intothe next day, without being relieved;

. Myhumble opinionwould be that in thelatter physical and psychological state of ex-haustion it would not be possible for the of-

ficers to function sober-mindedly and effec-tively anymore. Errors can easily sneak in.Why would the (IEC) run the risk of allow-ing this to happen? Can this be the reasonwhy counting in many instances took solong?

2. No food is providedThe fact that food is not provided is appall-

ing! I would say the commission is under anobligation to providemeals, if andwhenyouexpect people to execute their duties oversuch drawn-out hours. It was brought undermyobservation that political parties boughtmeals (at fastfood outlets) for their repre-sentatives. These representatives wouldthen eat the latter while the electoral offic-ers had to look on, licking their famishedlips. This borders on gross ill-treatment!

3. Providing transport to the vulnerableThe commission knows as well as I do if

they finish at 02:00 or 04:00 there is no publictransport available. Many officers werestranded; some had to walk or hike home,endangering their lives! May I call on thecommission to please provide transportduring the next local government elections(2016).

4. No overtime is being paidIs the commission really saying R679 as

honorarium is justified? Especially when

they have to exercise their duties and per-form their functions until such time that theelection and counting has been completed.It is further agreed that no one can foresee

how long the counting process would last.In the light of this fact the commission willhave to substantially increase the latterhonorarium or make provision for payingovertime. This, I believe, is themodest thingto do.

5. Appoint two groups of peopleMy humble submission to the commis-

sion would be to appoint two teams of offic-ers at a polling station. TheATeamcan startworking at 06:00 until 21:00 (15 hours). TeamB can start from 21:00 to do the counting.This would relieve the pressure on the offic-ers.The above disgraceful shortcomings con-

stitute:. undermining of the officers’ dignity. (In

termsof) theConstitution:Bill ofRights Sec-tion 10: Everyone has inherent dignity andthe right to have their dignity respected andprotected;

. unfair labour practice and a scandaloustransgression of our labour laws.DS JULIAN DAVIDS,National Chaplaincy in the Western Cape (ANC)This letter has been submitted to the IEC forcomment, but there has been no response atthe time of going to press. – News Ed

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A potentially harmful chemical additivein local bread products will be re-moved sooner than initially indicated

following consumers’ outrage that this verysubstance is used in the manufacturing ofshoe rubber.Azodicarbonamide (ADA) is a chemical

used to “condition” dough for Sasko breadsand baked products from Woolworths, Pickn Pay, Checkers, Steers burgers andWimpyburgers.ADA has been banned from foodstuffs in

countries like the UK, Australia and Europeafter the World Health Organisation linkedit to respiratory issues, allergies and asth-ma, but is still legally permitted, albeit insmall amounts, in the US and South Africa.In themaking of rubber and other plastics

ADA acts as a kind of “baking powder” tomake the material lighter and more elastic.In baked products it is used to render the

dough softer, lighter and more moist.It first came to the attention of American

consumers in February this year when aNon-Profit Environmental Working Groupreleased a report titled 500 Ways to Make aYoga Mat Sandwich, listing some 500 foodscontaining ADA.

Risk to humansThis was followed by a consumer petition

calling on a US sandwich company to with-draw the chemical from their products.The concerns highlighted in this report,

states that two chemicals are released whenbread is baked with ADA: urethane, a recog-nised carcinogen; and semicarbazide, whichposes a risk to humans.

The history of howADAbecame a food ad-ditive is described in report as follows: “Incenturies past, flour fresh from the mill hadto age several months before it could bekneaded into dough and popped into the ov-en. But in 1956 a New Jersey chemical, phar-maceuticals and engineering firm calledWallace & Tiernan, best known for invent-ing a mass water chlorination process, dis-covered that ADA caused flour to achievematuring action without long storage. Theresult, the firm’s patent application stated,was commercial bread that was ‘light, softand suitablymoist, yet suitably firmor resil-ient, with crusts and internal properties ofa pleasing and palatable nature’.”The US Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) thus approved ADA as a food additivein 1962.Back home the use of ADA is regulated to

levels of 45 parts per million, an amount sosmall it is said to be non-toxic. This, howev-er, could not be unquestionably proven.A 1999 chemical assessment report by the

WorldHealthOrganisation stated the effectsof exposure toADAinhumanshavenot beenfully evaluated because there is no dataavailable detailing such. The report statedthat the most frequent reported effects of re-peated exposure to ADA were respiratorysymptoms and skin reactions. More alarm-ingly, it concludes that the potential toxicand carcinogenic effects of ADA in humanshave not been studied.Three weeks ago South African brands

still using ADA committed to withdraw thechemical from their foods by the end of July,after a report in the Sunday Times.Scores of consumers were outraged, de-

manding the products containing ADAshould be taken off the shelves immediately.

ConsumerJoyceSolomon feels so stronglyabout this that she has taken it upon herselfto educate consumers in shops.“When I see shoppers loading Sasko

bread, I go over and tell them about theharmful chemical. People must know whatthey are eating. It is banned in somanyFirstWorld countries, for a good reason, why nothere? In South Africa, millions of poor fami-lies daily rely on bread as a staple food,with-out the luxury of fresh fruit and vegetablesor any other nutrients. Who knows whatharm has been done to them by this chemi-cal?” she asks.What worries Solomon most is that these

companies planned to phase out the productover three months.Solomon believes all ADA products

should be removed from the shelves immedi-ately. “Nobody seems to care. Consumersseem to be complacent, not taking care inwhat they are buying or eating and how thiscould affect their health,” she says.In response to the outcry several brands

have expedited the process of withdrawingADA from their products.Darren Hale, chief executive officer of

Food Services at Famous Brands (Wimpyand Steers), last week told People’s Post sis-ter publicationTygerBurger theyareaimingto have this product totally removed by theend of June 2014.

Phasing out“The removal (ofADA) is imminent. In the

interim we will meticulously monitor theuse of ADA in the product in question to en-sure we continue to comply with govern-ment regulations,” said Hale.The hamburger rolls used in Wimpy and

Steers burgers are the only product in this

group’s supply chain which contain ADA.Pick n Pay technical division general

manager Cindy Jenks said Pick n Pay nolonger uses any premixes containing ADAin any of their bakeries or house brand prod-ucts.Pioneer Foods, manufacturer of Sasko

bread, stated the phasing out ofADA in theirbreads has been in process for a long time.“We shall be able to replace it long before

July 2014, as previously communicated,”said group executive of corporate affairs andsustainability, Lulu Khumalo.Woolworths on Monday confirmed it has

asked their supply chain to phase out theuseof ADA by the end of May 2014. “In responseto customer concerns, we no longer use anumber of ingredients including tartrazineandMSG in our foods, removing the non-nu-tritive (artificial) sweeteners aspartame, cy-clamate and saccharin,” the company said.

Compliance“Whilewe do not useADA in biscuits, pas-

tries, croissants, muffins, cakes and we nolonger use it in our bread, we do use ADAin a limited number of other bakery prod-ucts,” stated a Woolworths press release.Sarita van Wyk from Checkers stated the

group only buys bread from reputable mill-ers and bakers such as Sasko, and cannotcomment on which ingredients they add totheir final products, but are assured theseall comply with current regulations.“From our enquiries to Sasko we learnt

that ADA is added in the milling process ata level of less than 45mg/kg, which is the le-gally permitted allowance in South Africa,”she said.V Sources: WHO, Environmental Working Group andWikipedia.

PEOPLE'S POST | WOODSTOCK | MAITLANDThursday, 29 May 201412 ENTERTAINMENT

CULTURE: MESMERISING MASTERPIECE IN MOTION

Dance collaborationset to enchantArtemis Danza, one of themost belov-

ed contemporary dance companiesin Italy, willmake its Cape Town de-

but with their highly acclaimed produc-tion Traviata at Artscape on Thursday 5June at 20:00.

This performance is part of a broadercooperation between Artemis Danza andDance for All (DFA), supported by Art-scape, the Italian Consulate and the Ital-ian Institute of Culture.

All proceeds from ticket sales will bedonated to the DFA Training Pro-gramme.

Under the leadership of Monica Casa-dei, the company’s acclaimed adaptationof Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, basedon Alexandre Dumas’ play La Dame auxCamelias. Casadei utilises the dancer’sbody as an instrument to translate, en-hance and transform the evocative powerof Verdi’s opera andmusic to create a vis-ually striking and highly dramatic pro-duction.

She brings to life a choreographic jour-ney in which dance and opera performsa duet.

DFA’s production, Kaleidoscope, takesplace at Artscape on Saturday 7 June.Dance and choreographic talents fromSouth Africa, Brazil and Italy will gather

on stage next month when DFA showcas-es its latest production. Appropriatelycalled Kaleidoscope, the show points tothediversity of the talents to bepresentedatArtscapeTheatre on June 7 at 14:15 and20:15.

InSPIRAtions Youth Company, one ofDFA’s projects, will also perform on Sun-day 8 June at 19:30 at Artscape Theatreto raise funds for The Phyllis Spira Trust.Former DFA students who have benefit-ed from the trust will join in on stage.

The evening’s guest artistswill be fromthe Cape Academy of Performing Arts.The trust was set up to enable talentedDFA students to further their dancetraining at a reputable dance institution.Funds are donated in memory of PrimaBallerina Assoluta Phyllis Spira, ensur-ing that her legacy lives on through danc-ers of the future.Kaleidoscope will showcase diverse

dance styles, including classical ballet,contemporary dance, Spanish dance andneo classical dance.V Book through Computicket or Dial-a-seat at(021) 421 7695. Tickets are R100.V Three People’s Post readers can each win doubletickets to Kaleidoscope on Saturday 7 June at20:15. Go to www.peoplespost.co.za to enter. Win-ners will be notified by phone.

Time to have a fat laughVettie Vettie, which opens at Pieter Toerien’sTheatre on the Bay on Wednesday 4 June,is a play that pokes fun at women’s eternalstruggle to shake off those excess kilograms.With winter around the corner, bringing

with it the prospect of bathroom scales heav-ing under the consequences of indulging inforbidden comfort food, Kosie House of The-atre presents light entertainment in thislaugh-a-minute comedy.Vicky (played by Hanna Grobler) is the

successful owner of a bookstore in Hatfield,Pretoria. She is single and visibly fat. Whenshe meets the man of her dreams, Tom Del-port (André Lotter), she decides to shedthose excess kilos once and for all so she canclaim her prince.Unfortunately, it’s not that easy to lose

weight – especially when your one house-mate is a gourmet cook and the other likesto remind you of all your previous failed di-ets!

Henri (TobieCronjé) hasbeen friendswithVicky long enough to know that her get-thinresolutions won’t last long, and he derivesgreat pleasure from teasing her incessantlyabout it. To make matters worse, he isn’ttactful and doesn’t believe in euphemisms –he says exactly what he thinks.James (Luan Jacobs) is a culinary expert

who is incapable of making an ordinarymeal consisting of rice, meat and potatoes –staple South African fare, in other words.However, he works for Vicky in her book-

store and has a soft spot for her.Is poor Vicky going to succeed in bowling

over the man of her dreams? Vettie Vettie isdirected by inimitable theatre veteran An-dré Odendaal. It has been translated by Jo-han Bernard and adapted by Pierre vanPletzen fromMy Fat Friend, the hit comedyby Charles Laurence.V The show runs from Wednesday 4 June to Saturday21 June, at 16:00 and 20:00. Book via Computicket.

SIDE SPLITTING: Vettie Vettie, on show at the Theatre on the Bay, looks at the eternal struggleswomen face to loose excess weight and win the man of their dreams. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDare to miss saucy, racy Cabaret

The award-winning musical Cabaret iscoming to Cape Town next year.The Fugard Theatre looks forward to

welcoming you to the infamous Kit KatKlub, where the MC, Sally Bowles, andthe raucous ensemble take the stagenightly to tantalise the crowd and to en-tice them to leave their troubles outside.But as the life of pre-WWII Germany

growsmore andmoreuncertain –will thedecadent allure of Berlin nightlife beenough to get them through the danger-ous times?Come and hear some of themostmemo-

rable songs inmusical theatrehistory, in-cluding Cabaret,Wilkommen and Tomor-row Belongs To Me.Cabaret – directed by Matthew Wild

with musical direction by Charl-JohanLingenfelder and choreography by Loui-sa Talbot – is John Kander, Fred Ebb andJoe Masteroff’s Tony Award-winningmusical about following your heartwhile

the world loses its way.The production opens at the Fugard

Theatre on the 10 March next year andbookings are now open via the FugardTheatre box office and Computicket.The Fugard Theatre will also open

their own Kit Kat Klub in the Fugard An-nex across the road from the Fugard The-atre where patrons will be able to kickback, relax and enjoy the best hospitality,drinks and delicious meals in true deca-dent Cabaret style.The Fugard’s Kit Kat Klub, formerly

the Cage Bordello, will be open to patronsbefore and after every performance – andwill offer a fabulous opportunity to enjoysultry cabaret numbers while beingserved by the gorgeous waiters and wait-resses.V Early bird specials are now available. Call the boxoffice today on (021) 461 4554 to secure yourseats. All other bookings are available throughcomputicket.com.

Casting Crowns heads for cityGrammy Award-winning contemporaryChristian rock band Casting Crowns willgive one performance at theGrandArena onThursday 26 June.Hailing from Georgia in the US, Casting

Crowns was started by youth pastor MarkHall, the band’s lead singer, in 1999 and havesince sold over five million albums.The faith-based rockers use a variety of

musical styles with a mix of guitars, drumsand keyboard supplemented by violin andpercussion and lyrics with a Christian mes-

sage.Their latest CD,Thrive, was released early

this year and Casting Crowns consistentlydeliver songs that spur listeners to evaluatetheir relationship with God and with eachother.The band’s sheer musicality coupled with

their meaningful songs and their ability toentertain and connect with an audience hasearned them an international following.V The show starts at 19:30. Tickets cost R175 to R275.Book through www.itickets.co.za.

CASTING CROWNS: The gospel group will perform for one night only in Cape Town. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Nominations open for arts awardsNominations for the Arts andCulture Trust (ACT) ImpACTAwards for Young Professionalsare open.The awards are presented as

part of their annual awards cere-mony held in recognition andcelebration of excellence inSouth African arts, culture andcreativity.Since 1998, the ACT Awards

have recognised individuals andorganisations that have madesignificant contributions to cul-tural life in South Africa.ImpACT Awards are present-

ed in four broad arts categorieswith selected disciplines beingeligible for consideration ineach. Public nominations arenow open in the following categories:The ImpACT Award for Visual Art cat-

egory is open to artistsworking in theme-diums of fine art, sculpting, public instal-lations and photography.The ImpACTAward forTheatre catego-

ry is for artists practicing the disciplinesof dance, acting, writing for theatre, mu-sical theatre and physical theatre, whileclassical, contemporary and jazz compos-ers,musicians and singers are eligible fornomination in the ImpACT Award forMusic and Singing category.The ImpACT Award for Design will go

to an artist working in the areas of craft,fashion design, graphic design and arts-based web design.ACT is open for nominations for the Im-

pACT Awards for Young Professionalsuntil 8 August 2014. Winners of ImpACTAwards are selected by an independentpanel of judges and will be announced atthe Awards ceremony scheduled to takeplace in Johannesburg inNovember 2014.Nominations can bemade online on the

ACT website.V For more information about the Arts and CultureTrust (ACT) visit www.act.org.za.

RECIPIENTS: ImpACT Award winners at the 2013 ACTAwards. From left: Poorvi Bhana, Blessing Ngobeni, Ru-pert Hermanus of Distell, Camron Andrews and MotladjiDitola. PHOTO: JOHN HOGG

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A Camps Bay triathlete is set compete atthe sport’s toughest level after qualify-ing for the Ironman World Champion-

ships.Adrian Morris is set to push himself

through a 3.85km swim, 180.24km cycle anda 42.2km run in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in Oc-tober.

Morris qualified for the championships byfinishing second in his age group at the Iron-man South African Championships in PortElizabeth in April.

He has been working towards the goal foralmost 10 years.

“I got into the Ironmandistance triathlonseight years ago; it has always been my goalto compete at theWorldChampionships,” hesays.

“Thewas a great sense of achievement (af-ter qualifying). I have been close for a long

time and Iwas second at a previous IronmanSA, but there was only one slot available atthat event. You have to persist – that is partof Ironman teaches you. You don’t give up;you keep trying. If you have the belief youwill eventually get it.”

Morrismay have achieved his goal, but heinsistshe isn’t going to theWorldChampion-ships just to make up the numbers.

The endurance athlete plunged back intohis training regime just a few weeks afterqualifying in PE.

He currently spends around 16 hours aweek training and will ramp up the work-load gradually until he eventually spends 24hours swimming, running and cycling eachweek.

“It’s just the beginning of the journey. Youcan’t say you have made it, because it be-comes a new challenge,” Morris says.

“When you get there, everybody believesthey can win, whereas at a local champion-ship there are many people trying to just

make it to the finish. If everyone is compet-ing, it’s a much more pressurised environ-ment – that changes the dynamic. You haveto be well prepared.”

The 54-year-old got into the sport of triath-lon 20 years ago, after calling time on a solosailing career which saw him represent SAat world championships.

He tookup triathlonbecause of the varietyit offered. Morris’ passion for the sport iswhat allows him to train hard, without ne-glecting other import spheres of his life.

“I enjoy it – that’s the most importantthing,” he says.

“I enjoy every day, every swim, run or cy-cle, and that iswhat keepsmemotivated. It’sincorporated into what I do. As soon as thatdisappears, then it’s over; I won’t have thewill to do it.”

Morris aims to finish in the top 10 at theWorld Championships and believes the featis possible when comparing his times tothose of top 10 finishers at previous editions.

HARD AS NAILS: Camps Bay’s Adrian Morris willcompete in the Ironman World Championships inKailua-Kona, Hawaii later this year.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Van As, Green Mamba on poleLIAM MOSES

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A Fish Hoek resident is wellon his way to sealing legen-dary status in one of theworldmost extreme forms ofmotorsport.

Extreme off-road drivingsees competitors drive overcliffs, up steep angles andover boulders in 4x4s whichare either modified or com-pletely standard.

Sun Valley’s Mike van Ascompeted in the sport from2000 to 2010 and returned lastyearafter a two-year sabbati-cal.

Van As finished his firstseason back in second placein his category and current-ly leads the standings after two events thisseason.

“I came first at the second event twoweeksago and I’m currently on top of the stand-ings,” he says.

“It was awesome; it was one of those eventswhere everything just fell into place – noth-ing happened to the car and I drove like amaster. I showed the youngsters that the oldman hasn’t lost it yet. There were two obsta-cles were no one could plot a route through,besides me.”

The current season started in March andends aroundNovember,with just four eventsleft to run. At each event, Van As and hiscompetitors must conquer 12 obstacles toclaim the points they need to win their class,the overall event and the championship.

Themechanic and business owner races inthe modified standard category, in a LandRover named Green Mamba, which he builtfrom scratch with the help of his daughter.

VanAs previously competed in another ve-

hicle, which had to be retired after sufferinga bent and warped chassis at an event.

Although damage like this is common-place in the sport, Van As has never failedto finish an event during his 11 years of com-petition. This, he believes, plays amajor rolein his success and longevity.

“The passion for the sport is what it’s allabout, as well as the will to win and a verycapable vehicle,” he says.

“Being a professional mechanic and hav-ing built the car myself plays a major role,because when you understand the mechan-ics of the car, you understand the weakpoints of a car. If your car doesn’t break, youcan win. My mentor taught me: to come firstyou first have to finish.”

Headds that his aim is to go onebetter thanlast year and take the title outright this sea-son.

The next Extreme off-road driving eventwill take place on Saturday 2 August at ZoneSeven, on the N7.

GREEN AND MEAN: Fish Hoek resident Mike van As guides hismodified Land Rover, Green Mamba, over an obstacle at anExtreme Off-Road Driving event in March. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

YOUNG SPORTS STARS: The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS)hosted the Africa Day Sport Star Recognition Awards on Friday 23 May. Here under-7 karatechampion Hilalane Varara (left), under-8 African chess champion Natasha Joubert (centre)and under-10 African chess champion Seth-Riley Adams (right) show off their awards withprovincial minister of cultural affairs and sport, Dr Ivan Meyer. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

HOT STEPPER: A Rondebosch Lion’s Club team member tries to evade an opponent from SweetValley Primary School during a game of Tag Rugby at the Gary Kirsten Oval at Rondebosch Boys’Preparatory School on Saturday. Players from several schools in Cape Town, including ConstantiaWaldorf and Sun Valley primary schools, were introduced to Tag Rugby at the clinic.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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KO Challenge moves to national stageLIAM MOSES@LiamCPT

Cape Town’s best under-17 sides have a shotat both regional andnational gloryas theEn-gen Knockout Challenge goes nationwidethis year.The Cape tournament is hosted by Santos

FC with People’s Post as the print mediasponsor.As in previous years, five regional events

will take place in Port Elizabeth, Bloemfon-tein, Durban, Gauteng and Cape Town withan extensive qualifying phase leading up toa top quality tournament over one weekend.The eventual winners usually bag cash,

equipment and the admiration of the Cape’sfootball fanatics, but this year they will also

qualify for the inaugural Engen Champs ofChamps.The Champs of Champs will see all the re-

gional winners face off in Gauteng in Octo-ber, in a tournament hosted by ABSA Pre-miership side Supersport United.Engen group sponsorship manager Brad

Bergh says it was time to take the next stepafter the 10th instalment of the tournamentlast year. “After 10 years of our involvementin youth development football, we felt it wastime to take the next step in creating a newevent where South Africa’s best competeagainst each other in the Champs ofChamps, elevating the level of the tourna-

ment to a much higher level,” he says.Since formation, the Knockout Challenge

has influenced the lives of 18 000 partici-pants across the country.Each of the five regional tournaments sees

16 teams play a total of 48matches over threedays. The tournament has been a provingground for SA’s most precocious under-17players and several of the countries top play-ers took their first steps towards profession-alism at the Challenge.Former participants include Thulani

Serero, Ronwen Williams and Keegan Dollyto mention just a few.Ajax Cape Townwon the title for the sixth

time last year, beating Claremont’s ASDAcademy 4-3 on penalties in the final.Pinelands club Old Mutual Academy fin-

ished fifth, Grassy Park’s Crusaders endedseventh and Mitchell’s Plain side KenparkUnited were eighth. Hanover Park FC fin-ished ninth and Green Point Salesians fin-ished 10th overall.Ajax will be desperate to hang to the

Knockout Challenge trophy and earn achance to prove themselves to be SouthAfri-ca’s best.Thedraw for theCapeTownEngenKnock-

out Challenge finals will take place at Ath-lone Stadium on Tuesday 22 July. The tour-nament itself will run from Friday 1 to Sun-day 3 August at the William Herbert SportsComplex in Wynberg.

Derby time in Southern LeagueLIAM MOSES

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Masiphumelele RFC ex-tended their lead atthe top of the Western

Province Club Rugby South-ern League by trouncingRichmond Rangers awayfrom home last Saturday.The Noordhoek side went

into the fixturewithaperfectrecord, claiming five pointsin all four of their previousfixtures.Masi kicked off the season

with a 25-11 win over Lagun-ya, thrashed Thistles 47-0,drubbed Bishop Lavis 64-5and pummelled Peninsula49-5, before brushing asideRichmond Rangers 42-3 atthe weekend.The run of impressive vic-

tories leaves Masi on 25points, three points ahead ofsecond-placed Young Wes-leys, with a game in hand.The Pumas will undoubt-

edly continue tearing apartall challengers, startingwithYoung Brothers who visitthe Noordhoek Sports Fieldon Saturday 31 May.Brothers, who have won

three of their six games andoccupy fifth place on the ta-ble, are unlikely to pick uppoints.Meanwhile, Retreat RFC

will play their second region-al derby in as many weekswhen they visit Lakeside tofacePeninsulaRFConSatur-day.Retreat have had an incon-

sistent season so far, losingfour matches and winningtwo.

The season started with a17-3 loss to Young Wesleys, anarrow 8-6 loss to Lagunyafollowed and then a 26-23 de-feat to Thistles.Retreat stopped the rot by

beating Bishop Lavis 26-5,but then slumped to a 15-8loss to Rocklands, beforethumping Grassy Park’s Ti-tans RFC 32-6 last Saturday.Peninsula have fared

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