Peoples Post Woodstock-Maitland 11 Sept 2012

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TAURIQ HASSEN

ACCUSATIONS around the City of CapeTown purposefully neglectingWoodstockhas been played downby council officials,who dismiss the claims as “complete rub-bish”.

The allegations surfaced at a public meet-ing recently hosted by the South African Na-tional NGO Coalition’s (Sangoco) WesternCape branch in Woodstock, where the issueof lower-incomeareasbeing transformed intothe sale and renovation of properties werehighlighted.At the meeting, provincial Sangoco pro-grammemanager Jacky Thomas accused theCity of allowing the lower half of Woodstockto fall into decay in order to lower the proper-ty values, allowing for “increased gentrifica-tion”.She tells People’s Post: “Upper Woodstockhas been taken over by new, more expensivehousing and businesses. On the other hand,lowerWoodstock has been left to rot in a solidattempt to force residents to sell their proper-ties.”

Thomas believes the City is pushing forhigher-incomehousing and business in an at-tempt to expand theCentralBusinessDistrict(CBD).“Even the streets marked as heritage siteshave not been safe from gentrification,” shefumes.Ward councillor Bernadette Le Roux saysshe is shocked at the allegations.“These claims areuntrue andutter rubbishbecause the City of Cape Town does not buyhouses in the area.”Le Roux heard about the public meeting,but is adamant that the claims “hold no realvalue”.Between 2004 and 2010, the average price ofa house inWoodstock as awhole jumped fromR390 000 to R720 000, Thomas says.But Regent Street resident Aslam Adamsfeels that the claims were just “water underthe bridge”. “Decaying houses and the ap-pearanceof thearea in the lowerhalf ofWood-stock is not something that came up yester-day; it’s a topic that has been discussed overthe years,” he says.Adams is aware that the lowerhalf ofWood-stock is “in a mess”, but says it is unfair to

point fingers at the City.“The fact that a property is falling apartshouldnot be the responsibility of council butthat of the owner, who should step up to theplate,” he says.Chairperson for theUpperWoodstockResi-dents’ Association, Grant Quixley, explainsthat the association supported the develop-ment of Woodstock as a whole.“If positive developments happens in thelower or upper regions ofWoodstock, we findthis as being beneficial for the whole area,”Quixley says.The association was not aware of any initi-atives in the upper region of Woodstock thatwould affect the lower half.A resident in upper Woodstock, EsmireldaJameson, also says it’s “unfair” to point fin-gers at the City.“We are all responsible for our own proper-ties and theCity cannot beheld liable for yourprivate property falling apart,” she says.Ward councillor Brett Herron confirmsthat amotion to the subcouncil had been sub-mitted a few months ago to the City’s spatialplanning and urban design department to up-date the Woodstock development framework

with a new local area development plan.“The suggestions and ideas apparently pos-tulated at the Sangoco meeting, that the Cityis intentionally allowing buildings to decayso that we can buy them at a low value, arepure fantasyandutter rubbish,”Herron says.He adds that the City “does not purchasebuildings”, but provides and maintains basicservices equitably across all areas.“It is the responsibility of property ownersto maintain their buildings and their proper-ties and to do so in a manner that they con-tribute positively to their community,” saysHerron.“Woodstock is a wonderfully vibrantmixed-use urban areawith diversity and richheritage”.He suggests that if Sangoco is really con-cerned about buildings in Woodstock, thereare provisions in the Problem Building By-law which allow City authorities to take ac-tion against ownerswhoneglect their proper-ties.“I have already reported a number of prob-lem buildings across the ward and the Prob-lem Buildings Unit is investigating these,”Herron says.

City scraps neglect claimsGONE AND FORGOTTEN: This site in Cornwall Street once hosted a block of flats, home toseven families. Because of the building’s poor condition, it had to be demolished.

UPMARKET: Claims are made that buildings in upper Woodstock receive more attention thanthose in the lower section of the area. Photos: Tauriq Hassen

People’s Post Woodstock-Maitland GENERAL Tuesday 11 September 2012

Dear reader,

Spring offers a chance fornew beginnings, like a sec-ond New Year – nine monthslater.Along with some welcome

sunshine to complementspring cleaning of house,body and soul, comes a timeto dust away the winter cob-webs, reflect and commitafresh.I beganmy commitment to

a more physically active life-style by getting up and danc-ing, albeit a bit stiffly, at theLansdowne Sectors 1, 2 and 3 CommunityPolice Forum’s Spring Ball last Friday; fol-lowing this up with more applied, energet-ic moves at a teenage party the next day.My teenage great niece refused to join

me, a few four-year-olds and several teenyboppers aswemade the circle bigger at thisfamily event.Aside from eye contact with the taller

teens,whosemoves I attempted to copy, no-body seemed to care that an aunt was “inthe house”.What truly impressedme thoughwas the

vigour displayed at the spring ball byMarkKleinschmidt, chairperson of the KenwynSafety and Security and Ratepayers’ andCivic Association.Part of the evening’s proceedings includ-

ed the handing over of a sponsoredPeople’sPost bicycle to the association.I was in awe when Mark hopped on the

new bike, taking it for a spin around thehall.That’s the beauty of living life in the

present. As adults, we’re too preoccupiedwith doing the “right thing”, our imageand others’ perception of us.So much so that we forget to relish the

joyful moments.My insightful weekend culminated with

observing the care and patience my dad

shows my mom.This has not wavered in

the two years she has beenliving with cancer. A rela-tionship of this quality is theresult of decades of together-ness, unconditional accept-ance and understanding.This brings me to my re-

solve to enhance my under-standing of among others,different faiths, beginningwith the Jewish holiday ofRosh Hashanah.I acquired some informa-

tion from the internet as fol-lows: “A day of judgement

and coronation, the festival of RoshHashanah is the anniversary of the crea-tion of Adam and Eve and is observed fortwo days beginning on 1 Tishrei, the firstday of the Jewish year”.This year, Rosh Hashanah begins the

evening of Sunday 16 September and endsthe evening of Tuesday 18 September.“Rosh Hashanah emphasises the special

relationship between God and humanity.It is also the anniversary of man’s first sinand his repentance thereof, and serves asthe first of the ‘Ten Days of Repentance’which culminates in Yom Kippur, the Dayof Atonement”.Some Rosh Hashanah observances in-

clude eating a piece of apple dipped in hon-ey, to symbolise “our desire for a sweetyear” and blessing one another with thewords “Leshanah tovah tikateiv vetei-chateim (May you be inscribed and sealedfor a good year)”.People’s Postwishes all our Jewish read-

ers and clients a blessed Rosh Hashanah.’Til next time, go well!ConnectED is a weekly column by

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RETAIL therapy is supposed to be “shoppingwith the primary purpose of improving thebuyer’s mood or disposition”.Actually it is a psychological disorder

called “oniomania” or “compulsive shop-ping disorder”, according to researchers atMelbourne University in Australia.Some idea of the seriousness of the condi-

tion can be gauged from a 2001 study by theEuropean Union which found that 33% ofshoppers have “a high level ofaddiction to rash or unneces-sary consumption”.Further evidence of the af-

fliction can be seen in the in-creasing incidence of obesity,which also results from “rashor unnecessary consump-tion”.The challenge for the retail

industry is to find ways to in-crease the number of onioma-niacs and to make sure theyare not cured.One third of customersmak-

ing unnecessary purchasescertainly helps the turnover, but imaginethe effect on the bottom line if the percentageof those with compulsive shopping disordercould be pushed up to, say, 50% or even 60%.To do this the managers of supermarkets

have devised a number of ways to keep shop-pers in the store and exposed to temptationfor as long as possible while promoting thefiction of quick and convenient shopping.The favourite trick is to put the newest,

slowest cashiers on the express tills to frus-trate those healthy customers purchasing 10items or less.The cashiers are taught not to count up to

10 and they are programmed to ring the bellto call the supervisor as often as possible.Shoppers in a hurry have already learned

it is better to join the trolley pushers in thelong queues, because they move fasterthroughmore tills manned bymore efficientstaff.But it is a trap set for those suffering from

compulsive shopping disorder.Store managers know the main impulse

purchases are sweets, chips, soft drinks,chocolates and magazines. They have alsonoticed smart shoppers, like women with

small children, know how toavoid the aisles where thesetempting goodies are on dis-play.So, to deal with the onioma-

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longqueuesand the stores takeadvantage by lining the route of these pro-cessions with shelves stacked with sweets,cold drinks, chips, chocolates (the imported,high mark-up kinds), nuts and other tempt-ing treats you avoided in the store.Pity the young mother trying to drag two

screaming pre-schoolers through this valleyof temptation! In a state of acute embarrass-ment, she really has no option but to bribethe little monsters with sweet things.And so the young are corrupted while the

resolve of those on diets is sabotaged and thehealth of the nation is undermined.

Is it any wonder that the world has anobesity problem? But, hey, the disease isgood for the bottom line and what could bemore important than that?

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THE R4,6 MILLION renovations to Al-exandra Hospital’s Outpatients de-partment building has been completedand is now open to the public.

Construction to the Maitland facilitycommenced in March 2011 and was com-pleted inAugust last year,with additionalspace for physical examinations and den-tal treatment. Space for meetings withfamily groups is now also available.Yesterday, the building was officially

opened by provincial health minister,Theuns Botha.AlexandraHospital offers various pack-

ages of care to people with varying de-grees of intellectual disability with andwithout co-morbid psychiatric illness.Specialists offering these services in-cludes psychiatric nurses, socialworkers,psychologist, occupational therapists,medical officers, physiotherapists andpsychiatrists.“Intellectual disability or psychiatry

and psychiatric hospitals were for manyyears shrouded in a cloud of prejudice,stigma and mystery. Many believed that

these services have been treated as thestepchild of general medicine for a longtime – partly because psychiatry and in-tellectual disability were seen as lessglamorous and perhaps less scientificthan heart surgery,” says Botha.Ethne Julius, a spokesperson for the

provincial health department, explainsthat the new building has increased thenumber of ambulatory mental healthcarefacilities, allowing for the “more efficientdelivery of service.”She says: “With that comesan improved

quality of care to patients and an im-proved working environment for staff.”A cornerstone was laid at Alexandra

Hospital on 13 January 1906. The hospitalwas then named after Princess Alexandraof Great Britain and the building was offi-cially completed in 1914.WhenWorldWar1 broke out, the facilitywas used as amili-tary hospital and after peace in 1918, itwas decided to use the facility as an insti-tute for the mentally handicapped.Botha says: “Mental health is now even-

tually receiving its rightful place inhealth service planning and enjoys thesupport from role players across theglobe.”

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TAURIQ HASSEN

THE second armed robbery in the space of aweek has business owners in Woodstock con-cerned.On Friday, Victoria Road was brought to a

halt when a shoot-out between police and sus-pects at the Deli Pie Shop reached boilingpoint.Shop owners looked on with concern, won-

dering if their businesses would be next onthe hit list, but were keen to continue busi-ness as usual.On Sunday 2 September, the well-known

store, Balmoral, was robbed when four sus-pects entered the shop minutes before open-ing time (“Popular Woodstock family storerobbed”, People’s Post, 4 September).The suspects escaped with an undisclosed

amount of money and cigarettes.Iqbal Gasant, who declined to name his

business, witnessed both armed robbery inci-dents and has already implemented extra se-curity measures.“It really is a scary thought, not knowing

if you are maybe next to be hit. People mightjust walk into your store and start shootingup the place,” he says.Gasant has been running a business in Vic-

toria Road for the past 13 years, also havinghis fair share of robberies in the past.“I know how those people must feel, espe-

cially when you have a gun pointed in yourface and not knowing if that is the last thingyou will see,” he adds.

Another business owner, who asks to re-main unnamed, found the armed robberies tobe mere “opportunistic crimes”.He explains that the two robberies this

week happened before the store was evenproperly opened to the public.“They cannot be planning these robberies.

If you look at the times, they strike whenthere is hardly any money in the cash regis-ter,” he says. “This proves one thing: they aretaking chances.”On Friday at about 07:30, four armed men

entered the pie shop and held up the ownerwith his wife.Sergeant Hilton Malila, the spokesperson

for Woodstock police, explains that a custom-er came running out of the store as a patrolvehicle stopped outside the pie shop.When the suspects spotted thepolice, a blaz-

ing gunfight ensued.“The officers injured one of the suspects

who attempted to escape but was later arrest-ed. The injurieswere not so bad,” saysMalila.People’s Post was at the scene of the crime,

where a large section of Victoria Road wasblocked off, with onlookers keen to find outwhat the fuss was all about.Police managed to arrest all four suspects

at the scene and are now planning an identifi-cation parade in order to link the incident tothe previous armed robbery case.Malila says: “Thematter isunder investiga-

tion and we have yet to determine whetherthis case is linked to the incident that unfold-ed last Sunday.”

Robbers bang on the money

BLOCKED: Victoria Road in Woodstock came to a halt after a shootout occurred between policeand robbery suspects. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

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preneurial journey and will share hisvision for his business.

The breakfast is open to all interest-ed people.Registration starts at 07:15 and there

will be a light buffet-style breakfast be-fore the talk starts.Entrance costs R15.Booking is essential; confirm your

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UNVEILED: Provincial health minister, Theuns Botha, unveils the plaque at the AlexandraHospital with psychiatrist Dr Keith Ganasen.

People’s Post Woodstock-Maitland OPINIONS Tuesday 11 September 2012

Readers split on vigilantism revivalDON’TDON’T BEBE STUPID:STUPID:Tshepo Leboko sayspeople who take thelaw into their ownhands often find themselves behind bars,while the suspectedguilty party is free. “Itis never good to get violent, even if you thinkthere is a reason. People should let the police do their jobs. Thatis what they get paidfor.”

VIGILANTISM is back on the block,cropping up in communities acrossCapeTown.But should citizens take thelaw into their own hands?People’s Postreaders share their views with Tarren-Lee Habelgaarn and Luzuko Zini.

DIFFICULDIFFICULT:T: Lauren Heberdenfeels there is noreason why people should notbe able to sortout their owndifferences.“For some situations you cantake the law into your hands,as long as it isdone without violence.”

ABSENTABSENT AUTHORIAUTHORITIES:TIES: Olivia Pougnetsays disputes shouldbe left to the authorities to deal with. However, she says, the police often take too longto respond to complaints, forcing thecommunity to deal withcriminals. “Sometimespeople take the law into their own hands toget something done.”

WWASTEASTE OFOF TIME:TIME: AbdulWahaab Kennedythinks the police arethe reason communities take the law intotheir own hands. Hethinks there is nothingwrong with vigilantism. “It’s right. Communities should takethe law into their ownhands, because thepolice take their owntime to respond.”

ENOUGH:ENOUGH: MelissaLee Williamshas empathy forcommunitiesthat suffer owingto crime. Shesays people can’talways depend onpolice to fix thesituation. “Communities are tiredof crime and thepolice aren’t doing their work.”

LESSONLESSONLEARNT:LEARNT:Andile Nqekezafeels mob justice is the rightway to get people to listenand curb repeat offenders.“Criminals always comeback after being arrested, soif they are beaten they willlearn a lesson.”

JUSTICE:JUSTICE: Cindy Parsons says whensomeone is caughtin the act, the community needs totake action as thepolice take long torespond. “If thecommunity catchessomeone, a beatingis suitable. Youwork hard for yourstuff; nobody hasthe right to take it.”

Photo: Lulama Zenzile/Photo24

TAURIQ HASSEN

METER TAXI drivers in Adder-ley Street have mixed emotionsabout the relocation of the taxirank, planned for later this year.TheCity is consideringmoving

the cabstand to a space betweenRiebeeck Street and Hans Strij-domAvenue tomakeway fornewstops for MyCiTi buses.Alternative locations for the

taxis are on the HeerengrachtService Road, which is the City’spreferred option.Another option is Heeren-

gracht, on the northbound kerb-side facing towards Table Bayand on Old Marine Drive, adja-cent to Cape Town station.Most of the taxi drivers feel

there is nothing they can doabout the move, but will rather“make the best of it”.Vincent Murulo has been cart-

ing passengers around the citystreets for the past 13 years.The move down the road is

“sad” for Murulo, but he says: “Ihave got a family to support andI really cannot focus on where Iwill make my business.”Other drivers, like Jackson

Mathembu, felt the move was“extremely inconvenient”, notonly for taxis drivers, but for pas-sengers as well.“This rankhas been around for

a number of years. For some ofthese drivers this rank is all theyknow but most of them will notraise any problems, because thisputs the food on our tables.”After 18 years, Edward Phil-

lips, did not imagine moving to anew rank. He says that there is a“slight possibility” businesscould escalate with the CapeTown Station nearby.

However, he says: “Over theyears, some of these drivers havemet people and passengers at thisthis rank. It will be sad to leaveall of this behind.”Brett Herron, the Mayoral

Committee member for Trans-port, Roads and Stormwater forthe City of Cape Town, says themove is part of the roll-out of anintegrated public transport net-work.He continues that metered tax-

is “play an important role” in thepublic transport sector, provid-ing a “formal on-demand serv-ice”.It is proposed that the MyCiTi

bus servicewill use kerb-side busstops on the section of AdderleyStreet from November.The introduction of the bus

stops will affect 16 demarcatedareas for metered taxis which in-clude 13 bays facing towards Ta-ble Bay and three bays facing to-wards Table Mountain.Herron says: “The transport

hub will now include commuterrail, buses,minibus taxis andme-tered taxis, thus giving commut-ers a choice.”Some frequent metered taxi

passengers were saddened by theplanned relocation.Bo-Kaap senior Zulpha Abbas

regularly used the taxis aftershopping.“The taxis will now be out of

the way and we would have towalk all the way to the station togo home. We might as well walkhome now,” she says.But Herron says the proposed

new ranking arrangements willoffer “significant benefits”.“This includes a similar catch-

ment area for customers, withhopefully more users as a result

of greater public transport use, abetter environment for pedestri-ans and passengers and closerproximity to hotels,” he explains.In addition to the relocation of

metered taxis, the City is alsocalling for public comment onproposed MyCiTi station names.In terms of the naming policy

for the MyCiTi stations, the pro-posed names of the station is be-

ing advertised for public com-ment.The followingnameshavebeen

proposed for the additional busstations that have been or will beconstructed to serve areas ofGar-dens and surrounds and the cen-tral city:

. Adderley, on AdderleyStreet, north of Riebeeck Street.

. Sea Point, on Beach Road,

east of Queen’s Beach Circle.. Waterfront, on Breakwater

Boulevard, north of Haul Road.Anyone who wishes to com-

ment must submit their com-ment on or before Thursday 4 Oc-tober.Phone (021) 421 0430 for further

information or email your com-ments to [email protected].

Meter taxis make way for MyCiTi bus stops

ON THE MOVE: The metered taxi rank is Adderley Street will soon be relocated. Photo: Tauriq Hassen


tions fed through to the officials at theCity of Cape Town (“Parkingmayhem inObs”, People’s Post, 24 July).

Ursula van Stavel, the Chief Opera-tions Manager for Obsid, emphasisesthat concerns continue to pour in and“urgent attention” is needed in order tofind amicable solutions to the problem.

“We have to try and solve this matter.We have called this meeting in order toget a better idea of what the concernsare,” she says.

ResidentCraigHarrisondescribesOb-servatory’s traffic situation as a “zoo”.

“Onewonders how long it will take be-fore actual action is taken without Ob-servatory residents suffering from it fi-nancially,” he says.

Harrison says Lower CollingwoodRoad sometimes has about 40 carsparked along the kerb. “They will parkthere all day as the employees work atthe surrounding businesses,” he says.

Resident Irma Adams is frustrated atthe number of times her driveway isblocked and at the large trucks hamper-ing traffic in Main Road.

“We as residents do understand that

the area attracts large crowds and thatcannot be prevented, but surely therehas to be a respect factor?” Adamsfumes.

“We cannot be sitting with the sameproblems every day. Something must bedone as soon as possible.”

Van Stavel says: “We are having thistraffic indaba and calling out all resi-dents in order to address all the trafficproblems this area is experiencing.”

The community is requested to for-ward complaints by 2 October [email protected].

Traffic chaos to be tackledTAURIQ HASSEN

OBSERVATORY residents are attheir wits’ end, as the traffic chaos intheir area continues to mount.

As a result of the growing traffic con-cerns a public meeting – initiated by theObservatory Improvement District (Ob-sid) – will now be held on 20 October atthe Observatory Community Centre.

Proposals to tackle the ongoing trafficconcerns in the area were distributed,with anumber of complaints and sugges-

People’s Post Woodstock-Maitland NEWS Tuesday 11 September 2012

LEGENDARY SEND OFF: The musical community turned out in droves to pay tribute to the late Andre Gamba of the Ikey Gamba Orchestra that has been entertaining the Cape forthe past six decades. Last Sunday music lovers gathered at St John African Methodist Episcopal Church where the Pastor Reverend Clive J Pillay paid tribute to the impact the bandmade in the area. Many musicians gathered to pay homage to the late Andre by rendering special pieces in his honour. Photo: Clive Pillay

THE Sunflower Fund is encouraging peo-ple to wear their hearts on their headsthisyearbysupportingNationalBandanaDay.

The fundraiser takes place on Friday 12Oc-tober and all South Africans are urged to buya bandana, available at Pick n Pay stores na-tionwide for R20.All the money raised from sales will go to-

wards assisting the Sunflower Fund in in-creasing the South African Bone MarrowRegistry,which exists to find andmatch bonemarrow stem cell donors to patients whoneed a transplant. In doing so, the fund pro-vides hope to those suffering from leukaemiaand other terminal blood disorders.Every year thousands of South Africans,

mostly children and teenagers, are diagnosedwith blood disorders such as leukaemia,mar-row failure and aplasia.“NationalBandanaDay is ourbiggest fund-

raiser and our signature event of the year,”said Tina Botha, the CEO of the SunflowerFund. “We encourage and appeal to all SouthAfrican’s to buy a bandana and wear it towork, university or school on the day.”This year’s funky bandana design compris-

es the South African flag colours with theword “Hope” written in all the official lan-guages. “Share a Little, Save a Life” and buyyour bandana today.For more information on National Ban-

dana Day and the Sunflower Fund, call thetoll-free line on 0 0800 121 082 or visitwww.sunflowerfund.org.za.

R20R20 couldcould save asave a lifelife

HOPE:HOPE: Emma Fourie (8), JohnDavid Potgieter (11), Codi Bardien (6),Urswin Faro (13) and Bathi Lugwadu (9) are all cancer patients.

NURENE JASSIEM-MARCUS

LOCAL and international qaris – menwho expertly recite the Qur’an – are setto compete in a Cape Town competition totest their memorisation and recitationskills.The Qur’an is Islam’s holy text which

Muslims believe comprises the words ofGod. It is memorised and recited globally.The sixth annual National Qur’an

Awards seeks to raise the level of themem-orisation and recitation of the Qur’an. Itwill be held at the Maitland Mosque fromFriday 21 to Sunday 23 September.People’s Post is the competition’s print

media sponsor.In the run-up to the competition inter-

national qaris will start reciting theQur’an at public gatherings fromMonday17 September.The competition is divided into three

sections:. Junior category for participants

younger than 18;.Middle category for participants aged

19 to 25 and;. Senior category for participants older

than 26.HaafidhMuntahaaKenny, the chairper-

son of the South African Qur’an Union(SAQU), says the event “serves as encour-agement for individuals to improve, pro-mote andmaintain high levels of Qur’aniclearning and service”.“It also trains and earmarks successful

candidates for international platforms,”he says.Kenny continues that a Servant of the

Holy Qur’an Award, which is the only ofits kind in the country, will also be award-ed at the event.Sheikh Moosa Goder, head of the

Jam’eyyatul Qurra’ Institute in Schaap-kraal, won this award last year.He adds that the organisation considers

a number of criteria when deciding on awinner for this award.“The remarkable strive and determina-

tion of Sheikh Moosa Goder allowed himto serve the holy Qur’an and the Muslimcommunity, as a Qur’an lover of repute,a remarkable propagator of the Qur’an,and a leader of a noteworthy standard.”SAQU calls on all interested people to

enter this year’s competition.Visit www.quranunion.co.za for more

information. To enter, contact Kenny on0 083 377 3216 or email 2 [email protected].

QQuurr’an ex’an experts on staperts on stagege

THEWesternCapeBranchof theSouthAf-rican Archaeological Society is holdingtheir next meeting today (Tuesday 11 Sep-tember) at 18:00 at the SA AstronomicalObservatory auditorium.The speaker, John Parkington, will de-

liver an illustrated talk entitledWhat did

it mean to be a Modern Human?, and willtake a look at so-called modern behaviourand how it might be related to the notionof “anatomically modern people”.Entry is R10 for non-members.Phone Connie Feast on 0 (021) 689 5921

for further information.

Focusing on the modern human

WWALKALK WITH WWITH WOOFIE:OOFIE: The Animal Rescue Organisation will hold its annual Strut Your Muttdog walk at Bilton Wines in Stellenbosch on Sunday 30 September. The fun is from 09:00 until14:00, and will include the best friends walk, a dog show and market stalls. Register onlineat www.animalrescue.org.za. For further details contact Jessica Perrins on 0 (021) 396 5511or email 2 [email protected]. Photo: Leanne Stander/Photo24

ThankThank youyou forfor thethemusicmusic


Hampersof Hope

This Hamper Drive is made possible by

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People’s Post has joined hands

with Food Lover’s Market, CCFM &

Living Hope for the second year to

bring relief to hungry families in our

communities through Hampers of Hope.

Hampers of Hope is an initiative

aimed at collecting cans and dried foods

and distributing them in our communities

to those who need it most.

This year collection boxes will be placed at all

Food Lover’s stores in the greater Cape Town

area and we appeal to our readers to

open their hearts and give generously.

We thank you for your kind donations

and for making a difference in the

lives of those less fortunate.

“ T e l l i n g i t a s i t i s ”

Making a differenceone tin at a time

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DUMPING problems have returned tohaunt an open patch of land inMaitland,with fears that the “mystery loads”might escalate over time.

This year, the site on the corner of Corona-tion and Carlisle roads was heavily plaguedwith domestic waste and building rubble be-ing dumped.After notices were served on the owners

of the land, the National Awqaf Foundationof SouthAfrica, inMay this year the sitewaseventually cleaned (“Maitland’s dirty dilem-ma”, People’s Post, 17 April).Zahiedah van der Forte of the Panorama

Court Body Corporate, a block of flats neigh-bouring the site, applauded the efforts ofPeo-ple’s Post and the local community in tack-ling dumping problems.However, she says: “It appears that in the

last threeweeks and under the cover of dark-ness, mystery loads have once again beendumped at the site.”Residents were called into action when a

truck hastily dumped a load of building rub-ble on the land, but little did the driver knowhe was being captured by residents activelyinvolved in helping to keep the area clean.Van der Forte explains that the truck

backed up onto the pavement, onto the emp-ty site and starteddumping the rubble beforespeeding off in order to avoid being caughtby residents.

She says: “I am in shock because of thedriver’s haste and brazen disregard for thelaw, the resident was almost too late in cap-turing a fleeting glimpse of the truck as itsped away.”Resident Shaheed Solomons is disgusted

at the efforts of the truck driver, especiallyafter the “filthy” patch of land was clearedfrom its waste.He adds: “They (truck driver) showed ab-

solutely no respect for the people living inclose proximity of this land and even thoughit might be only one load, tomorrow otherscan also dump there and it can return towhat it looked like before.”Another resident, who chose to remain

anonymous, also witnessed the truck driverdumping waste.

She also says residents close by are alsoto blame for dumping on the land.She would rather like to see the site safely

secured with proper fencing, rather than be-ing protected by the community.“We cannot keep an eye on this site all the

time, but theCityneeds tonowdecidewheth-er they are going to continue tackling adumping problem here or rather just closethe site and restrict access,” she says.Van der Forte encourages more residents

to be vigilant about illegal activities such asthose happening in their neighbourhood.People’s Post repeatedly tried to get com-

ment from the National Awqaf Foundationof South Africa before going to print, but tono avail.

Truck driverstaking a dump

DUMPED: The site, previously a badly littered property, is being abused once again.

GOTCHA! Locals caught a truck driver dumping at the corner of Coronation and Carlisle roads.

People’s Post Woodstock-Maitland LEADER Tuesday 11 September 2012

Worthy projectDISCOVERING your child has gone missingcould be the beginning of a nightmare for anyparent. An initiative between the police andPink Ladies, an organisation established tohelp find lost children, aims to speed up trac-ing missing children.The joint initiative is to fingerprint chil-

dren at schools and in daycare centres.The project has been piloted in the Nyanga

police cluster, which includes the Athlone,Lansdowne, Manenberg, Nyanga, Philippi,Gugulethu and Philippi East policing pre-cincts.The fingerprinting will go a long way to-

ward assisting police and parents of missingchildren to closing cases and returning suchchildren to their homes or places of safety.The reality is that children often stray from

safety – their homes, the daycare centres andduring family outings. First Aid points at hol-iday destinations often become an impromp-tu place of safety for children who had wan-dered from their families.A parent reunited with a child who had

wanderedoff is thehappyendingweallwouldwelcome. The other end of the divide is a veryreal fear.It brings tomind themisery left in thewake

of the Station Strangler, who terrorised theCape Flats between 1986 and 1994. The bodiesof 22 boys were found face down in shallowgraves in the dunes of Mitchell’s Plain. Theirhands were tied behind their backs.Norman Afzal Simons, a teacher, was ar-

rested and found guilty on one count of mur-der. The fingerprinting project will also cap-ture eye colour and allergies, with each childreceiving a certificate which can accommo-date a recent photograph.It bears questioning why such a simple, yet

very necessary project, has taken so long toget off the ground. There is merit to the annu-al school photographs which stand in familylounges. These photoswill be a vital accompa-niment to the fingerprint certificates.Each child in South Africa should have

such a certificate.

WITH reference to the article about the mosqueobjecting to a licenced restaurant opening nextto it (“Battle heads to court”,People’sPost, 4 Sep-tember), the last time I looked this was still afree country.Nobody is forcing the mosque members to go

have a drink.

The statement that had the restaurant openednext to a church, it would have been closeddown the next day is ludicrous.Had the restaurant opened next to a church,

Christianswould have seen it as an opportunityto go tell the patrons about the love of God.J AIMES-MALLOY

Is tIs this not sthis not still a free countrill a free country?y?

LETme start off by stating that the MyCiTi buslinking Salt River and Woodstock to the city isa great plan, and there are more things that canbe said for it than against it.The residents in these areas are welcoming

this initiative with open arms and cannot waitfor the first bus to start operating.People like Mo Joolay and Moosa Sydow who

have made comments against it are completelyout of touch with reality.They have never had an original idea or initi-

ative to support the Woodstock community andare now professional moaners who will try andshoot down anything that did not spring fromtheir minds.Mo Joolay was going on about the minibus

taxis at the MyCiTi information session.Instead of a proper and running public trans-

port system, hewould ratherwant a failingmin-ibus taxi service, which will put all our lives atgreat risk and make our area a living hell.They are the cause of all of our traffic prob-

lems as it is.These guys are not speaking on behalf of any

community.If they would take their supposed mandates

seriously theywould be singing a very differenttune.Please let them take aminibus taxi and disap-

pear into the sunset.TEUN BAARTMANWoodstock

Thumbs up for MyCiTi service

YOUR weekly column in People’s Post is veryshort, but to the point and full of information.I try to read People’s Post every week and startfirst with your column.

It is very nice and I used an article of People’sPost for our 2009 youth presentation soccer bro-chure.MAJIET DREYER

ColumnColumn in nein newswspapaperper is my favouris my favouriteite

. Hats off to those who protestedagainst a bar being opened next toa mosque and to those who haveseen to the removal of the squattersat the military camp in Bo-Kaap.But don’t forget about the shebeensat the Kraal and the illegal foreign-ers that the City has removed fromthe N1 highway who are now occu-pying themountain andKraal area.

.With all due respect to thenames of anti-apartheid stalwartsand their honour, surely all thatstruggle and bloodshed was not tostroke egos and their pockets, but togrow a new and free nation. Thereare previously disadvantaged areaswith schools being closed, unsup-ported orphanages, homeless andjobless. Surely the obscene amountof money wasted on changing thenames of roads and buildingsshould go towards helping thosewho suffered in the struggle. I trulyhope the name changing committeecan sleep soundly at night, knowingthere are children out therewith nohope, food or shelter, while you’retucked in bed with a full tummydreaming of what road name tochange again. Seriously, the peoplewho are still suffering don’t carewhat the name of the road is.

. Howmuch more money will bewasted on unnecessary namechanges while there are people outthere going to bedwithout anythingto eat, something decent to wear ornot having a roof over their heads?Wake up: look around and start tofocus on the important things inlife.

. Our fuel price is being inflatedby foreign investors and companiesto subsidise first-world countries,while government turns a blindeye. It must stop. Ex-ANC

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Tuesday 11 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT People’s Post Woodstock-Maitland

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Further communicationwill be limited to shortlisted candidates. If youhavenot receiveda response from the Department within 3 months of the closing date, please consideryour application as unsuccessful. It will be expected of candidates to be available forselection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department.As directed by the Department of Public service & Administration, applicants mustnote that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that theirappointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include securityclearance, qualification verification, criminal records, credit records and previousemployment.

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People's Post Page 9 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 11 September 2012

THEY’RE back – and no pure-blood Cape-tonian should miss this trio in action.

The legendary Jonathan Butler returns toCape Town, his birthplace, with his newshow Evolution tomorrow (Wednesday 12

September) at the Grand Arena.He will again perform with Ronnie Joyce

and Lionel Peterson, his friends and fellowperformers from his childhood.Evolution tells the story of Butler’s life in

music from his early days of living in Ath-lone, to the international stageshe now occupies. The show alsoencapsulates his experience un-der apartheid and his relation-ship with God, which he refersto as life-saving.During his long career Butler

has performed with musicgreats Dionne Warwick, PattiLaBelle, Kenny Loggins and AlJarreau.Joyce went on to have success

with songs such as Give a LittleLove and It TakesTwo andPeter-son was lauded for classics likeBouncy, Bouncy, Bounce andCome Back Liza. Butler will alsoperform tracks off his latest gos-pel CD Grace and Mercy.The show starts at 20:00. Tick-

ets, from R155 to R285, are avail-able from Computicket.

. People’s Post is giving awayfive double tickets to the show.SMS the letters “JB”, your nameand where you live to 34586 by17:00 today (Tuesday).Winners will be notified tele-

phonically and have to collecttheir tickets at themedia desk atthe venue before the show to-morrow evening.SMSes cost R1,50.

Butler returnsButlerButler returnsreturns

GOODGOOD TIMES:TIMES: Jonathan Butler, front right, with RonnieJoyce, left, and Lionel Peterson in their heyday.Photo: Supplied

JAZZART Dance Theatre and the SteveBiko Foundation present Biko’s Quest atArtscapeTheatreuntil Sunday 16Septem-ber.Biko’s Quest promises to take the audi-

ence on a thought-provoking and emo-tional journey displayed by combiningpowerful dancing and moving storytell-ing.The 80 minute production is told

through dance, physical imagery, soundand dynamic movement choreographedby Jacqueline Manyaapelo, Ina Wich-

terich-Mogane and Mzokuthula Gasa.DirectorMandlaMbothwe says: “Bantu

Steven Biko said ‘history works throughpeople and we have to avail ourselves forhistory to work through us’. It was thisthought that led Jackie (Manyaapelo) andI to agree to let history work through usand create a piece that explored the faceof humanity.”The show times are today (Tuesday) at

20:15; tomorrow at 15:00; Thursday to Sat-urday at 20:15; and Sunday at 18:00.Tickets, at R90, from Computicket.

Biko’s story on the planksQUEST PORTRAYED: Jazzart Dance Theatre and the Steve Biko Foundation present Biko’sQuest at Artscape Theatre until Sunday 16 September.

ELECTRIFYING instrumental pop quartetSterling EQ will launch their much-antici-pated third studio album Pulse at thetrendy Cape Town super club Trinity onThursday 20 September.Released by EMI, Pulse presents a fresh

and evolved sound of the group who areknown for changing the face of instrumen-tal music in South Africa.The group has transformed the way in

which people identify instrumental musicas only part of the classical music genre.Tickets, priced between R100 and R130,

are available from Computicket.A delicious 11-dish dinner and show

package is also available at R300.Call 0 (021) 421 4653 for direct show-re-

lated queries or to make dinner reserva-tions. Doors open at 19:00, and the showstarts at 21:00.

A manic mix of instrumentalsIN TUNE: Eriel Huang, Carina Bruwer, Renate Riedemann and Ariella Caira have been makingwaves on the instrumental music front since 2007. Photo: Supplied

THE Musicanti Chamber Orchestra, con-ducted by Erika Naumann, will perform atthe StMartini Church in Long Street on Sun-day 16 September at 18:00. The programmeincludes an oboe concerto by Marcello, theViolin Concerto in A minor by Bach and the

Symphony Surprise No. 94 byHaydnwith so-loists Carin Bam on oboe and Patrick Good-win on violin.Tickets costs R60 at the door, R40 for stu-

dents and free for scholars. Call0 (021) 790 5310 for more information.

MusMusical extravaical extravaganganza atza at StSt MartMartiniini

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CREATED in 2007 by Kommetjie-basedKahuna Promotions, the EarthwaveBeach Festival showcases the broad ap-peal of the beach and surfing lifestyle,promotes environmental awareness andsustainable lifestyle options that reduceour impact on climate change and raisesawareness and funds for worthy causes.

Buildingon the interest generatedbyworldrecord attempts, the annual festival hasgrown into a two-day multi-sport event thatattracts crowds of participants and specta-

tors to Muizenberg Beach, recently acknowl-edged by National Geographic as one of the20 top surfing towns on the planet.

This year the BOS Earthwave Beach Festi-val is scheduled for the weekend Saturday 29and Sunday 30 September, and will featuremultiple world record attempts for the firsttime. Not only will hundreds of local surferspaddle out on the Sunday to try and break theGuinnessWorld Record for the “most surfersriding the same wave” – currently 110 set atEarthwave 2009 – but they will also attemptto set a new record for the “longest line ofsurfboards on a beach” the Saturday.

The record-breaking attempts take place

alongside the Surf Emporium WP Inter-Schools Championships, the New BalanceWP Longboard Champs and the exciting newSimilasan Tandem Surfing Championships,where a man and a woman perform trickswhile riding the same surfboard.

There is also the Coreban SUP Classic forStandUpPaddleboards andSurfskis, theBOSDig for Gold treasure hunt, the People’s Posttouch rugby tournament and free testing foriron and glucose levels at the Spatone FirstAid Tent. Exhibits and presentations by ex-perts on environmental awareness and skin-care are staged in the giant marquee alongwith fundraising for the Shark Spotters and

the Sunflower Fund.Demos of the latest Land Padding and SUP

equipment, free learn to surf lessons, beachcleanups, and heaps of giveaways and luckydraws will take place on the beach.

And there will be Earthwave parties atRafikis in the city andBrass Bell inKalkBay,where the official results of the world recordattempts will be announced on the Saturdayand Sunday evenings.

Look out for more information on the 2012BOS Earthwave Beach Festival in People’sPost, the print media partner, andwww.wavescape.co.za, thedigitalmediapart-ner.

Countdown to surfing festivalCountdown to surfing festival

LIAM MOSES

CHRIS DU PONT was crowned CapeFight League light heavyweight cham-pion after beating Craig Fourie at theWynberg Military base on Saturday.

Du Pont, who trains at Observatorygym Phoenix Muay Thai and MMA, beathis Durban-based opponent by technicalknockout just minutes into the firstround.

Both fighters came out of their cornersswinging, but Du Pont soon fell back onto his wrestling skills, searching for anopportunity to take the contest to theground.

After initially spending some timewithhis back to the ground, Du Pont wrestledhis way into a full mount and let loose aflurry of punches.

After the fight Du Pont said out-grap-pling his larger opponent was always histactic. “I’m feeling good; I’m feeling fit. Icould have gone on. I stuck to the gameplan and everything went well,” said DuPont.

“The game plan was to stick and move,out-wrestle him, get him to the groundandusemydominantwrestling towin thefight.”

The victory was only Du Pont’s secondin a professional fight, having won hisfirst at the inaugural Cape Fight Leagueevent in February.

He expected Fourie, a more experi-enced fighterwith a reputation as aheavy

hitter, to pack more a punch. “I thoughthe was going to hit a lot hard because ofhis stature. He hit quite hard, but I wasable to wear it,” commented Du Pont.

“I took two big knees and I was able towear those too. I just kept looking for thetake-down. I pursued it and I got it.”

Thenewly crownedkingof the cage laiddown a challenge to all MMA fighters totry to take his title.

The 13-contest fight card produced sev-eral othermoments of action, as amateursand professionals from around the coun-try battled it out.

It startedwith a professional K1 contestbetween Thaiholics fighter Wade Ham-mond and Panther MMA’s Mbouyi Ade-ba.

The fight went the full distance and atie-breaker roundwasneeded to establisha winner after the third round, with thefighters dead-locked on the same amountof points. Adeba was eventually crownedas thewinner after knocking downhis op-ponent twice in the fourth round.

In the evening’s other professional K1fights, Takedown MMA’s Lucky Mokateand Ncedo Gomba of Phoenix fought outa draw, while Cristiano Ndombasseyknocked out Phoenix fighterKevinPhekoin a gruelling contest.

The fight pittedPheko’s orthodoxMuayThai style against Ndombassey’s power-ful punches. Pheko dominated the contestwith his stinging low kicks, but eventual-ly succumbed to a powerful left fromNdombassey.

Du Pont crowned MMA champ

SWING: Chris du Pont of the Phoenix Muay Thai and MMA gym in Observatory, swingsat opponent Craig Fourie, from Durban, during the Cape Fight League light heavyweighttitle fight at the Wynberg Military base on Saturday. Du Pont won by TKO after the fightwas stopped in the first round. Photo: Gavin Withers.

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AFTER fighting their way through agruelling play-off stage, 13 teams havefinally booked their places in the EngenKnockout Challenge finals.

Seven of those 13 sides qualified by win-ning their groups, and they will be joinedin the finals by the sixth best runners-upin the play-off stages of the competition.The other three places at the tournament

proper defending champions Ajax CapeTown, PSL newcomers Chippa United andhost team Engen Santos.Bayhill United were one of the last sides

to seal their passage to the finals, finishingat the top of group four after recording awin and a draw in their two games.The Mitchell’s Plain team drew 1-1 with

Greenwood Athletic in their opening fix-ture and secured a narrow victory overBluegum United last Thursday.Adriaan Jansen, the team’s coach, was

relieved his side had qualified, blamingtheir uninspired performance on a lack ofconcentration. “I think we could have donemuch better. I know we trained hard. Butthere’s pressure on the boys, because theyknow what the game is all about. I’m nothappy with the football they played, but Iam very happy with the result,” saysJansen.Bayhill opened the scoring after only 30

seconds, when striker Imraan Khan’s mis-directed cross was fumbled into the net byBluegum goalkeeper Mitch Lingeveldt.They made several more visits into the

final third, but seldom managed to createclear-cut chances and did not take goal-scoring opportunities which came their

way.Despite dominating the game, Bayhill

were unable to make their possession andterritory count, and the game finished 1-0.Jansen ruled out the possibility that his

players may have lost focus because of theunfamiliar time of the fixture and said hewas confident they could win the competi-tion.“This atmosphere is actually conducive

to them playing good football. They gothrough the motions on a Saturday or Sun-day afternoon,” says Jansen.“This is something new, because they see

it on TV; they see the professionals playingat night. This is good for them, because itgives them a little bit of a taste of that.In other fixtures on Thursday evening,

Stars of Africa beat Athlone side James-town United 1-0, while Vasco da Gama beatAshford Athletic 2-0.The finals of the Engen Knockout Chal-

lenge will take place at the Stephen ReaganSports Complex in Mitchell’s Plain fromFriday 28 to Sunday 30 September.The 16 teams who will play in the finals

of the Engen Knockout Challenge are: AjaxCT; ChippaUnited; Engen Santos; Hellenic;CPUT Selesians; Woodlands United; Bay-hill United;OldMutualACA; Fire Fighters;Stars of Africa; Kuils River; Atlantic Na-cional; Rygersdal; Heath Athletic; Vasco daGama and Kenpark United.If one the 16 teamsareunable to takepart,

either Bluegum United, Jamestown Unitedor Greenwood Athletic will replace them.The launch and draw of the tournament

is set to take place on Thursday (13 Septem-ber). The venue is yet to be confirmed.People’s Post is the media sponsor of the

Engen Knockout Challenge.

Engen Knockoutfinalists named

LEAN ON ME: Kensington United FC player Abdullah Hakizimana (right) unsuccessfully appeals for a penalty as Rauche Cupido and Lionel Paulse of Heideveld team Junction Rovers,challenge him in the box during a CocaCola Cup match at The Greens in Manenberg onSunday. Junction won the match 54. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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