Peoples Post Woodstock-Maitland Edition 10-05-2011

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RESIDENTS who shop at busi-nesses around Salt River’s

Main Road claim they are beingsold counterfeit and damagedgoods.

Community members are ques-tioning the quality of the productsin their local shops, saying they arebuying sour milk, torn clothing,cheap cigarettes and poorly-pack-aged items.

With the nearest stores in Wood-stock and Observatory, many of theresidents have no other alternativebut to use the shops in the MainRoad.

However, the business ownersfeel their products are completelylegitimate.

Hassan Mohamed, a shop ownerin the area, says all his goods arepurchased from major bulk suppli-ers. Rumours that the goods are“smuggled” are untrue.

“I have heard people talking inthe streets about a lot of the shops’products being smuggled into thecountry, but those are just ru-mours, because we use the mainsuppliers,” says Mohamed.

He says the goods inside his storewere relativity cheap, giving theimpression that cheaper productswhich were poor in quality were be-ing sold.

“We cannot charge the same pric-es as the big supermarkets, becausethen people might as well go tothose shops and forget about us. It’scalled competition,” says Moham-ed.

Vincent Pederson owns a cloth-ing store in the Main Road andagrees that the lower prices insidethe store creates the illusion of theproduct being counterfeit or cheap.

“There are certain garments thatare of real quality, and I’m not say-ing that to promote my business,but because the price is so low, peo-ple think it’s just cheap and fake,”Pederson.

Fatima Wallace, a Salt River resi-dent, says she purchased a “badquality” product from such a storein the Main Road.

She complained of buying “badbread and sour milk”.

She says taking a product back tothe store “really does not help atall”, as they are turned away andtold: “The product was delivered tous like that and there is nothing wecan do for you.”

“If you look on the other side ofthe circle, there are fancy restau-rants and clothing stores, but wehave to put up with the cheaper ver-sion,” says Wallace.

Woodstock Police Station con-ducted an operation with Law En-forcement on Tuesday 29 March,and discovered several counterfeit

goods being sold at Salt Riverstores. Police also handed out finesto the value of R27 500.

According to Sergeant HiltonMalila, spokesperson for the Wood-stock Police Station, the operationwas a “huge success”. He says po-lice are aware of the problems inthe area.

“We acknowledge that this is aproblem in that area, but the policewill only act if concerns are beinglodged with police,” says Malila.

During the operation, 22 busi-nesses were visited, and 115 boxesof counterfeit cigarettes, a suitcasefilled with DVDs and 120 units of il-legal skin lightening cream wereconfiscated. Police also recoveredtwo stolen DVD players at one of thestores, which resulted in a 29-year-old man being arrested.

“We encourage the residents inthat area to report these matters tothe police, so that the relevant role-players can be assigned to look intothe situation,” Malila added.

Another local resident, Eric Mil-ner, usually takes a taxi to the ma-jor supermarkets.

“These items are of bad quality inthese shops. They do get support,but I certainly won’t buy there aftertoo many bad experiences,” saysMilner.

Last year, a string of purchases ofsour milk and old chips put him offcompletely, leaving him to questionthe feasibility of these products.

“I have to feed my family, and itwould be wrong of me to feed themold stuff, things that are sour androtten.

“But I have got nothing against

the shops, they are just not on mylist any longer,” Milner says.

Mohamed responded to the alle-gation of poor quality items saying:“Many times we are unaware of theitems being in that condition, andwe try to negotiate something if wecan, but most of the time, it’s notour fault but rather that of the mainsuppliers.”

People’s Post attempted to gaincomment from the National Con-sumer Commission, but was unsuc-cessful at the time of going to print.

Santos fans taking part in the first ever fan walk hosted by their club. The walk started at the Indoor Centrein Langa and stretched 1,8km to Athlone Stadium. The walk was part of the buildup to Santos’ Absa Premiership match against Orlando Pirates at the stadium last Saturday. Those who took part in the fan walk weretreated to performances by Born to Perform, a group of local cheerleaders, and the Saints Brass Band fromMitchell’s Plain, as well as an appearance by former Springbok wing and Rugby World Cup winner, ChesterWilliams.

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Your ward candidates (continued)People’s Post invited all regis-tered political parties to submitphotos and short profiles of theirward councillor candidates andthe newspaper has been publi-shing these since 19 April. This

week we have only two. Votingday is next week Wednesday – 18May – and the day has been de-clared a public holiday to allowall South Africans the chance tocast their vote.

Ward 53 Ward 57

Thumbs-up for next week’s electionWITH the electionsjust around the corner,People’s Post took tothe streets in Kensing-ton and Maitland Gar-den Village to find outif the community willbe voting. Here’s whatsome of them had tosay:

BEATRICE PAULSE: “Ineed to vote to make adifference in my community. “I will be casting my vote, becauseit’s important that weall have our say”.Photos:Tauriq Hassen

MELICIA ESAU, fromMaitlandGarden Village, was excited at thethought ofvoting thisyear. “Everybody needsto be encouraged to vote, because it’s importantand we can create a difference.”

ASHTRALITE THOMAS (LEFT) AND CLORICHEANDREWS are from Kensington. Thomas feelsthat voting plays an important role in the community. “Everybody must take part and now isthe time to have your say”. Andrews will be voting for the first time this year. “I am really excited as I have never done this before, so it willreally be something to look forward to.”

GIRCHEN KALAMDIEN, from Kensington. will not be voting this year. “I honestly don’t think myvote is going tomake a difference,so I’m not even going to bother”.

CHARNELL HENDRICKS, from MaitlandGarden Village, will be first in line at thevoting station. “Yes I am excited to goand vote, and everybody else should also be excited, because it is a big occasion.”

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania’s FatimaMohamed isan entrepreneur and isrunning theflea marketin the Kensington/Factreton area. She is very passionate aboutthe upliftment of the youth andbelieves they should be mouldedto become the leaders of tomorrow. She believes focusing onyoung people will reduce crime.She is standing for election inwards 53 and 56.

The Pan AfricanistCongressof Azania’sprovincialchairperson AnwarAdams believes thatwithoutmorals, values, hard work and determination the country cannotinculcate a culture of change. Hesays that it’s time to “go back tobasics” and build a strong foundation for people to prosper. Adamsis also the PAC’s mayoral candidate.

Elections as a tool for selecting rep-resentatives in modern democra-cies contrasts the practice in thedemocratic archetype, ancientAthens. (www.wikipedia.org)

How many voted?LESS than half of registered voters voted in the2000 and 2006 municipal elections, compared toover 70% of voters who participated in nation-al and provincial government elections.

The stats below give the participation per-centage among registered voters.

National elections. 2004- Nationally: 76.73% of 20 674 923 voted.- Western Cape: 73.05% of 2 220 283 voted.. 2009- Nationally: 77.3% of 23 181 997 voted.- Western Cape: 77.78% of 2 634 439 voted.

Provincial elections. 2004- Nationally: 75.05% of 20 674 923 voted.- Western Cape: 71.27% of 2 220 283 voted.. 2009Nationally: 75.01% of 23 181 997 voted.Western Cape: 75.45% of 2 634 439 voted.

Municipal elections. 2000- Nationally: 48.05% of 18 511 975 voted.- Western Cape: 58.19% of 1 955 454 voted.. 2006- Nationally: 48.4% of 21 054 954 voted.- Western Cape: 51.79% of 2 301 371 voted.

The Cinderella electionsVERNA VAN DIEMEN

Only about half of registeredvoters have voted in munici-

pal elections in the past, com-pared to 70%-plus of registeredvoters who vote in provincialand national elections.

The Independent Electoral Com-mission (IEC) and Institute for De-mocracy in Africa (Idasa) say thatthe lower participation rate in mu-nicipal elections is not unique toSouth Africa, but is a global phe-nomenon.

Courtney Sampson, ProvincialElectoral Officer for the (IEC), says:“There could be a number of rea-sons why fewer people vote duringthe local government elections. Itcould be voter fatigue because theelections come two years after thehyped-up national and provincialelections; it could be because peoplefeel they are not impacted by who

the councillor is; or maybe theyhave much more interest in the na-tional and provincial elections.”

The reason for separate rounds ofelections is historical, Sampsonsays.

“In 1994 we had our first demo-cratic elections, but at the time thecountry was not ready for local elec-tions. Two years later the local elec-tions were held, and it has workedthat way ever since.”

He believes this arrangementneeds to be revisited. “We need tothink about whether it is necessaryto bring all of the elections togeth-er,” he says.

The pros, says Sampson, is that

all efforts will be concentrated intoone day which might save moneyon the parties’ and the IEC’s cam-paigns, and increase voter partici-pation.

The cons are that people’s con-centration might dwindle becausethere are so many choices, he says.

In the event that all the electionsare held on one day, voters wouldhave to complete four ballots in ametro municipality and five in oth-er municipalities.

Justin Sylvester, a political ana-lyst with the Institute for Democra-cy in Africa (Idasa), says that morepeople vote during national andprovincial elections because of in-

creased enthusiasm and a biggerfan-fair around the event. “General-ly there is more enthusiasm by theparties created by mobilising theirelectoral campaigns.”

He speculates that fewer peoplemay vote in municipal elections be-cause of dissatisfaction with localgovernance issues.

The challenge, says Sylvester, isthat local governance has a greaterimpact on the day-to-day lives ofpeople.

“We would hope for the turnoutto be much better during the localelections because they have a fun-damental impact on people’s dailylives,” he says.

But the trend is not unique toSouth Africa. “Globally this is theway people vote and South Africahas a much higher voter turnoutgenerally.

“So we cannot say that South Af-ricans do not value the significanceof the elections,” he says.

The other trend being monitoredby political analysts is that aboutfive million people who are eligibleto vote simply do not register.

“It is difficult to give an exact fig-ure, as the last census was taken in2001, but this is an estimation of thenumber of people who can vote, butare not registered,” says Sylvester.

The results of the municipal elec-tions next week will indicate thelevel of dissatisfaction or happinesswith municipal services, says Syl-vester. “It will be interesting to seehow many people actually turn upto vote next week. This will be anindication of how people feel aboutservice delivery.”

Lower turnout belies importance of municipal elections

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No respect for railway linesTAURIQ HASSEN

RESIDENTS living close tothe railway lines around

Kensington say they are “dis-turbed” by the number of peoplenot respecting hazards sur-rounding the tracks.

The railway lines are polluted bydumping and commuters are oftenseen running across the lines,breaking down fencing to gain easyaccess to the station.

Ward councillor, Jacob Ridder,says it is difficult to monitor the sit-uation.

“People around the area justbreak down and do whatever theyplease, and it’s difficult to monitora situation like this, because it canhappen at any time.”

Neil Johnson, former traindriverand Kensington resident, says leav-ing piles of rubbish on the rails“could (result in) a major disaster”.

“People don’t understand that ifthey leave items such as glass bot-tles or any hardware items on therails, there is possibility of the trainbeing derailed, which could be hor-rific,” says Johnson.

He explains that he has witnesseda trainaccident inMalmesbury sev-en years ago, when a train was de-railed after the railway line wastampered with.

Johnson says the amount ofwaste found on the railway line,could bring this “fatal memory” tolife in Kensington.

“The railway line a few metresfrom our home is always dirty andpeople around here attempt to cleanup the mess, but it always returnsto its old state over time,” Johnsonadded.

Mogammad Raban, anotherformer train driver, says people areusually seen burning copper cablesand wiring alongside the line. “Wehave informed thepolice about this,but they cannot arrest these guys,because they were on private prop-erty and there is no law againstburning cables,” says Raban.

He adds that these fires can causethe rail to crack.

“When the metal is heated up andthen instantly cooled, it may causethe rail to crack.

“Many would say that we are be-ing paranoid, but I know exactlywhat I’m talking about, and I’m tell-ing you, it’s very dangerous,” saysRaban.

Irma Beukes, another Kensing-ton resident, says that if a disasterwere to happen on the railwaylines, homes nearby could be affect-ed.

“We live very close to the lines,and if a train was derailed or some-thing major was to happen on thelines, our homes can be affected,which is of concern to us,” saysBeukes.

People’s Post visited the area, andfound large amounts of rubbishpiled on the side of the railway line,and clear evidence of wire beingburnt inches away from the tracks.

Ridder says at the informal settle-ment located inside the Kensingtoncemetery, a newly-installed fencehad been broken down by residentsto gain easier access to the station.

According to Ridder, it had beendiscussed in a public meeting be-tween council and the residentsthat foot bridges would be con-structed to prevent this from hap-pening.

“We have lodged numerous con-cerns with council regarding thematter, with no new information todate, but we are continuing to pur-sue our quest to get some answers,”says Ridder.

People’s Post attempted to con-tact Metrorail’s spokesperson,Riana Scott, for comment, but wasunsuccessful in reaching her at thetime of going to print.

Free public talk at the observatoryTHE SA Astronomical Observatory in CapeTown will have a free public talk on Satur-day 14 May at 20:00.

Daniel Cunnama, a PhD student from theUniversity of the Western Cape, will talkabout “Simulating the universe”.

Cunnama is working on large-scale cos-mological simulations at the Centre for HighPerformance Computing in Rosebank, CapeTown.

His PhD project focuses on neutral hydro-gen in galaxies and intergalactic space, andthe issues involved in observing it.

He says computer simulations are play-ing an increasingly crucial role in man-kind’s understanding of the formation of gal-axies and the large-scale structure of the uni-verse.

“Simulations of dark matter and gas parti-cles are run in order to gain a better under-

standing of how these particles collapse un-der the influence of gravity to form the galac-tic structures we observe today.

“In addition to large-scale structure, thesesimulations canbeused to investigate collid-ing and merging galaxies in order to investi-gate star formation and galactic dynamics.”

Visitors are advised to arrive at 19:30,which will give them enough time to parkand find the auditorium.

ILLEGAL: Copper wires that were burnt during the night,centimetres away from the railway line.Photos: Tauriq Hassen

DANGEROUS: Mogammad Raban points out the dangersof dumping on the railway line.

NO RESPECT: Community members are said to be responsible for the large piles of rubbish found on the side ofthe tracks.

Cancer actiongroup meetsTHE Prostate Cancer Support Action groupwill meet in the auditorium of the Constantiab-erg Medi-Clinic in Burnham Road, Plumstead,at 18:00 onTuesday17May.Thegrouphas invit-ed newly-diagnosed patients and their partnersor carers to attend the meeting. Please call thegroup on 073 560 3067.

Party time at VCCTHE Victoria Cricket Club will be hosting afundraiser party at the Victoria Clubhouse inChukker Road, Kenwyn, on Saturday 14 May.Entrance is R10 and drinks will be on sale.

Textile industry talkshopCLOTEX, a representative organisation of theSMME sector of the South African clothing andtextile industries, will be hosting an informa-tion session about its services on Thursday 12May.

The event will take place at the Calling theCape building, which is located next to theJoseph Stone Auditorium on the corner of Klip-fontein and Springbok roads in Athlone.

The event is set to start at 09:30 for 10:30. Formore information, contact Melody Minords on(021) 637-3648.

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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA special meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday,11 May 2011 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre,12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town, where the Annual Budget 2011/12 – 2013/14 will beconsidered in terms of Chapter 4, Section 24(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act.

This meeting will be followed by an ordinary meeting of Council commencing at 14:00.

Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamber,and therefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wish toattend the meeting, you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis on 021 400 3342 between09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day beforethe meeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initials and contact telephonenumber. Visitors are kindly requested to be seated by 09:30.

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A weekend of thoughtTHE Gordon Institute for Per-forming and Creative Arts (GIP-CA) present “The Names WeGive”, a weekend-long event ofperformances which will runfrom Friday 13 May to Sunday 15May at UCT’s Hiddingh Cam-pus.

Speakers have been drawnfrom a range of different institu-tions and contexts, and includeThembinkosi Goniwe and ZenMarie from Wits University,Ruth Simbao and Nomusa Ma-khubu from Rhodes University,Leora Farber from the Universi-ty of Johannesburg, Crain Soud-ien, Carolyn Hamilton and Im-raan Coovadia from UCT andKathryn Smith from Stellen-bosch University.

Performances include read-ings of evocative and provoca-tive texts such as “Paper Flow-ers” and “Dutchman”, under thedirection of Sara Machett, AmyJephta and Fleur du Cap AwardWinners, Mwenya Kabwe andLara Bye.

On Saturday evening a partywill feature the music of NtoneEdjabe and Sannie Fox as well as

performance installations byLiza Grobler, Sanjin Muftic andIkapa Dance Theatre’s TheoNdidwa.

Premiering their work, “Frac-tography”, will be Donald Gor-don Creative Arts Award win-ners, Jamila Rodriquez, Stevenvan Wyk and Kristina John-stone.

Music will be provided byMike Rossi and a jazz quartet onthe opening night, and a CharlesMingus concert to close on Sun-day evening. Film screeningscurated by Lesedi Mogoatlhewill bring fresh perspectives incompelling image and sound.

The full programme is availa-ble on www.gipca.uct.ac.za. Theregistration fee for attending allthree days is R60, or R30 for asingle day. Student registrationfees are R40 for the entire event,or R20 per day.

Bookings can be made byemailing [email protected] and payment can bemade at the door. For more in-formation contact the GIPCA of-fice on (021) 480-7156 or [email protected].

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Books up for grabs

THE annual distribution of theCape Town and Suburban ClothingGuild takes place on Wednesday 25May.

This charity organisation hasbeen running for 120 years, and itsaim is to give new clothing to theunderprivileged in order to engen-der self-respect and assist rehabili-tation. At the start of winter eachyear, warm clothing is distributedto 36 different welfare organisa-

tions throughout the Peninsula.Each member contributes a mini-

mum of two new garments, whichare collected and sorted into catego-ries according to the specific re-quirements of the organisations.

If anyone would like to supportthe organisation by donating anyitems of new clothing, blankets,face cloths, socks or financial con-tributions, contact Jill on (021) 794-3637.

THREE lucky People’s Post read-ers can win copies of “Whispernot”, a book featuring the storiesof 15 Africans living with and af-fected by HIV and Aids.

A collection of short stories,“Whisper not” is the third in aseries by Openly Positive, a pub-lic benefit organisation in SouthAfricawhichaims tobuild a sup-portive and stigma-free societyfor people living with and affect-

ed by HIV and Aids.The book contains heart-

warming first-hand accounts,poems and photographs.

Through their stories, the au-thors openly share their jour-neys of overcoming HIV andAids and challenges aroundlove, relationships, poverty andviolence. To enter the competi-tion, SMS “Whisper” to 34586 bynoon on Wednesday 18 May.

SMSes cost R2 each and win-ners will be phoned.

Cancer survivor gatheringTHE Voice of Cancer Survivor Fo-rum is being held at the Cape TownCivic Centre from Thursday 12 Mayto Friday 13 May. Attendance is free

and open to all, but registration isessential. For more informationemail [email protected] orphone 0861 ASK NOW.

Sweet terrorin the aislesTHE Heart and StrokeFoundation of South Af-rica (HSFSA) says thecountry’s retailers areresponsible for a moreinsidious danger thandrugs and alcohol –sweets and chocolatescrammed along theaisles leading up to tillpoints in most shops.

According to the HSF-SA, childhood obesity isa growing problemworldwide. Obesity cancontribute to heart,stroke and blood vesseldiseases in later life, andhealthy eating, alongwith exercise, is crucialif this global phenome-non is to be reversed.

When retailers delib-erately place sweets,chocolates, crisps andother junk food items inthe aisles leading up totill points, they placestressed-out parents un-der undue and unfairpressure, the HSFSAcontends. According toDr Vash Mungal-Singh,chief executive officer ofthe HSFSA, retailers areentitled to make theirdisplays as appealing aspossible, and to try andmaximise sales, but sayswhen they target chil-dren with goods that aredetrimental to thechild’s health, a moralissue comes into play.

“Can retailers simplyshirk their responsibili-ty to act fairly?”

The Foundation says

one of the dangers of afast-paced society is thatgrabbing a quick snackon the run usuallymeans sacrificing nutri-tional value, and that re-tailers have an enor-mous role to play in re-versing this problem.

By making low fat, lowsugar, and healthiersnacks available to con-sumers, this trend couldbe reversed. Vegetablesticks, raw nuts, driedfruit and wholewheatbiscuits are all healthyalternatives, and whilesome retailers do offerthese items in the till-point aisles, their wor-thy efforts are under-mined by the chocolateand crisps most oftenplaced alongside them.

The HSFSA would liketo hear from retailers onthis point. It asks wheth-er the profit motive real-ly is strong enough to en-danger children’shealth, or whether thereare some retailers will-ing to buck the trend andplace only healthy alter-natives in the till-pointaisles. All comments re-ceived from retailerswill be published on theHSFSA website, and anyretailer taking up thechallenge will be ac-knowledged on the site.

Letters and commentsshould be addressed tothe HSFSA [email protected].

The City of Cape Town bestowed civic honours on 37exceptional individuals and Thursday 28 April. Theindividuals and organisations were honoured for theiroutstanding service or contribution to the City andits residents. Civic honours were conferred in threecategories this year, namely Signing of the Civic Honours Book, one of the highest accolades that the Citycan confer on its residents, Honorary Title of Alderman and the Mayor’s Medal. Ismail Teladia (right)has been involved with teaching and sports administration for about three decades, and is currently alife orientation teacher in Mitchell’s Plain. He wasappointed team liaison officer for New Zealand forboth the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2009 Confederations Cup. Here he receives his civic honour fromDan Plato (left), executive mayor of the City of CapeTown. Photo: Carl Fourie

Marlene le Roux (right), the director of audience development and education at the Artscape Theatre inPlumstead, who also serves on the board of the Suidoosterfees, received civic honours from the City ofCape Town on Thursday 28 April. Here she receivesher award from Mayor Dan Plato (left) as Achmat Ebrahim (City manager) looks on. Photo: Carl Fourie

Honoursfor rescueworkersTHIRTEEN rescue workers re-ceived certificates of appreciationfor being part of the crew that as-sisted in disaster relief efforts in Ja-pan recently.

The award ceremony formed partof the International Fire FightersDay celebration that was held at theGood Hope Centre on Wednesday 4May.

FOR SERVICES RENDERED:Rescue technicians from MetroEmergency Medical Services inPinelands, Moegamat Lutta(left) from Kensington, and Wallace Sellar (right), from Heideveld received their citationsfrom Dr Hildegarde Fast, thehead of the provincial Department of Local Government.

AWARDED: From left, Station Commander GerhardSwanepoel, (54) fromPlumstead, Senior FireFighter Suzanne Matejek(29), from Tableview, andStation Commander TheoLane, media liaison officer for Cape Town Fire Department.

CHORTLE: Catch Joker’s Comedy Club at DonPedro’s, Roodebloem Road, Woodstock, onWednesday 11 May at 21:00. This 45minutecomedy showcases Cape Town’s hottestcomedy talent. On the bill this week are newcomer DL Titus, Barry Varkel and KG, withMuneel Jacobs, aka Mojo, headlining. Call078 246 5664 for more information. Aboveis Melody Shevlane, Joker’s Comedy Clubfounder, show host and comedy course facilitator.

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“I’M ALWAYS looking out forthe next person; it’s in my na-ture to care,” says a WalmerEstate man, who received anaward for bravery from Sasolafter saving two people’s lives.

Ismail Petersen was work-ing on the Sasol 2 plant in Se-cunda, Mpumalanga, in Au-gust last year,whenhenoticedtwo of his fellow workerscleaning an oil tank.

He explained that when en-tering the tank at the plant, itwas compulsory for them to beaccompanied by somebody,due to the dormant nitrogengases within the tank.

“I called over to them re-questing them to be reallycareful and something just didnot feel right, but I continuedworking,” says Petersen.

At the time, Petersen hadbeen securing bolts on a com-pressor located close to the oiltank. “These tanks can be real-ly dangerous if you are notcareful.”

Minutes later, Petersenspotted one of the workers suf-fering an asthma attack on theoutside of the tank.

The worker inside the tankthen collapsed due to the amount of nitro-gen he had inhaled.

“I immediately signalled a friend ofmine to assist me with the rescue of theworkers, and we jumped into the tank tosave them,” says Petersen. Petersen waslater presented with an award for brav-ery.

“I would have never been able to restif I had just left the two of them to workon the tanks, knowing the dangers”.

Petersen also serves as a member of theWoodstock Community Police Forumand actively strives to get rid of the crimewithin the community.

“This incidents happened during themonth of Ramadaan, and during thismonth, your focus is almost 100%.

“I am a very safety conscious person,so I had to do something to help them, be-cause it made me feel a lot better in theend,” Petersen said.

TAURIQ HASSEN

AFTER several concerns raised by com-muters, two men were arrested at the Es-planade Railway Station for drug dealinglast week.

Police visited the station between 15:00 and20:00 on Thursday 5 May.

According to Sergeant Hilton Malila,spokesperson for the Woodstock Police Sta-tion, complaints were made about smoking ofand dealing in dagga.

“Concentrated patrols were conducted andthe police arrested a 23-year-old man,” saysMalila.

The man was found with 108 stoppe of dagga,and a 26-year-old security officer was in pos-session of 89 stoppe of dagga.

“A substantial amount of money was alsoseized during the arrest,” says Malila.

According topolice, the estimated street val-ue of the confiscated drugs is around R15 000.

The pair are facing charges of dealing indrugs and appeared in the Cape Town Magis-trate’s Court yesterday.

They were released on bail of R500 each.Police could not confirm the date of their nextappearance.

. A 20-year-old man was arrested and found

with stolen goods to the value of R15 000 lastweek.

The man was arrested in Premier Road,Walmer Estate, after he was seen jumpingthrough the broken window of a house by aresident.

Malila says police were then contacted, andimmediately alerted officers in the area, whochased after the suspect.

“The swift reaction from the Woodstock po-lice and assistance from the community led tothe arrest of the man,” says Malila.

The suspect was then arrested on the cor-ners of Beresford and Melbourne Road inWalmer Estate.

“Upon searching the suspect, the police re-covered jewellery, cellphones, sunglasses andcomputer accessories in his possession,” saysMalila. They also recovered a laptop and anX-Box console, packed in a black bag, at theback of the premises.

“All the goods that were reported stolen,were returned to the complainant,” Malilaconfirmed.

The 20-year-old suspect is currently in po-lice custody and appeared in the Cape TownMagistrates’ Court yesterday on charges ofhousebreaking and theft.

He is due to appear in court for a formal bailapplication on Thursday 19 May.

Award for local hero

LOCAL HERO: Ismail Petersen from Walmer Estateposing with his bravery award. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

Meet your candidateTHE National Alliance for Democracy wardcandidate for Ward 57, Moosa Sydow, will bemeeting with the Woodstock, Salt River, Ob-

servatory and Mowbray residents tomorrow(Wednesday 11 May). The candidate will beavailable to answer all questions by residents.The meeting takes place at the BlackpoolSports Hall in Shelley Street, Salt River, star-ting at 19:00 for 20:00.

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland LEADER Tuesday 10 May 2011

POLITICIANSare goingall out towoo thevoter to their side, from flipping pan-cakes at an agricultural show in Bloem-fontein, to dancing in their best form to

get the crowds excited. Some politicalparties are mastering juggling acts, whilewe are all anticipating which politicianwill deliver the most endearing baby-

hugging moment for the lens.This massive popularity and talent

contest is all about getting your vote nextweek in the local government elections.

Fools rush inANC Youth League (ANCYL) leader, JuliusMalema, has once again put his foot in it, thistime calling whites “criminals” for “stealing”land from black people.

It is apparent that Malema does not knowthe value of “think before you speak”. He has,after all, been taken to court for singing the“Shoot the Boer” song.

His latest tirade was emitted at an ANC ral-ly in Kimberley on Saturday – in the presenceof President Jacob Zuma.

Malema reportedly said: “We have to takethe land without payment, because the whitestook our land without paying. We all agreethey stole the land. They are criminals, theyshould be treated like that.”

He added that “it took too long for land tobe handed over to black people” – to loud ap-plause, disturbingly so as barely two weeksago the country united in celebrating Free-dom Day.

And, in eight days’ time, South Africanswill be going to the polls to choose their localgovernment.

The right to vote has been fought for byblacks, whites, coloureds and Indians whohave all sacrificed for the democracy Malemaseems intent on destroying.

By his lack of response, it could be con-strued that Zuma is in agreement with Male-ma. The president, of all people, should knowthat the ANCYL’s poisonous words are an at-tack on people’s dignity and rights.

As one leader to another, Zuma should holdMalema accountable in the harshest way –and set an example to those who applaudedMalema, instead of leaving it to Deputy Presi-dent Kgalema Motlanthe, whose weak re-sponse of “one couldn’t generalise and say allwhite people were criminals” is as effectiveas sprinkling a cup of water over a raging fire.

Equally limp is the ANC’s defence of Male-ma, sayinghe couldhavebeenreferring to theNatives’ LandAct of 1913,which saw land“be-ing taken away from black people by force”.

There is too much hatred in the word andwe do not need the Malemas of this countryto destroy the unity which people of all cul-tures have fought for.

A positive experienceTHERE is so much negativityout there, I thought I wouldwrite in and share somethingpositive about our police force,which sometimes doesn’t getthe credit it deserves.

After a weekend away, myyounger brother (a student atStellenbosch) had arrived atCape Town In-ternational Air-port where hewas waiting forhis friend tofetch him. Sincemy brother’sfriend’s car wasin for repair,they agreed thatmy brotherwould leave thecar at his housefor the weekendand he coulddrive my broth-er’s car to theairport to fetchhim. The car had a problemwith the fuel sensors, whichmy brother forgot to mention.

On the way to the airport thecar shudders and cuts out onthe highway with an empty fu-el tank.

All baffled, my brother’sfriend and his girlfriend tryget the car to the side of thehighway, not knowing whatthe problem was.

A police patrol car stoppedbehind them to see what theproblem was. My brother’sfriend explained what hap-pened, and that the car was nothis and he was on the way tothe airport to fetch the owner.

The police then speedilydrove their patrol car to the

airport to fetchmy brother, tookhim to the car,identified theproblem, thendrove him to apetrol stationand then back tohis car.

After all theirtroubles, mybrother offeredto buy them acooldrink each,and they refusedto accept it, stat-ing that it wastheir responsi-

bility to protect the public!Thank you to the Western

Cape police department for as-sisting my younger brotherand keeping him and hisfriends safe!

You have the world of re-spect from us and many othersfor your actions!NICHOLAS MIHALITSIAN-OSGreen Point

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Intimidated bylaw enforcementIN LIGHT of all the recent vio-lence caused by some of theSAPS members, I was horri-fied over the Easter weekendto come across (although at adistance and in the safety ofour motor vehicle) a form ofpolice intimidation.

While my husband was enroute to work on Saturday 23April at about 07:30, whiletravelling along ModderdamRoad in the direction of Bel-lville,wewere crossinga robot(green in our favour) when apolice convoy of three policevans, and what looked to be aconfiscated taxi, turned infront of us into Bishop Lavis,and two police officerslaughed and were seen to besaying “what, what” to myhusband, as if to ask ‘what areyou going to do?’ even though

they were in the wrong.If my husband did not brake

when he did, we would havebeen in a head-on collisionwith irresponsible, non-lawabiding police officers.

It is disheartening to feelthreatened by the very peoplewho are supposed to protectyou. All this while my daugh-ter of 11 years was also in thecar.

Is this the example our chil-dren are meant to follow?

If members of the public feelthis intimidated by law en-forcement while in a movingvehicle, then I surely do notwant to be out there in theopen where there is no protec-tion from such brute force.CONCERNED SA RESI-DENTCity Bowl, Cape Town

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. Regarding the speedsters inHurricane Street, Factreton. Iwas standing in front of a houseshop when I saw how these driv-ers were driving their cars, andnot caring about the kids usingthe shop. I wrote down the col-our and registration and makeof every car. Godfrey, Kensing-ton

In response. The lady from Salt River

who is looking to enrol her childin a crèche can contact Louisefrom the Palm Tree Crèche inWoodstock. Please call078 752 7575.

Please help. I am living in the Woodstock

area, and would like to hearfrom anyone who has informa-tion on Zumba classes. Phoneme on 076 540 6148.

General. You officials want us to vote

for you but we stay poor? Wehave to deal with petrol increas-es, yet we have a deal with Ango-la. We are not stupid, we attend-ed school. No Dan, you don’thave to worry about water andrates, you are well compensated

by us, the tax payers, as are alltop officials. We pay your salary.

. Regarding E-Waste, pleaseadvise if any company buys E-Waste. We need to raise funds.

. Regarding Telkom, I wasdisconnected for not wanting topay for a service that I am notgetting. My line is off but I gotthree calls from people lookingfor John whose number seems tobe connected to mine.

Smart shopping. Dear Lucille, Pick n Pay

“generously rewards” you withR10 for every R1 000 (not R100),spent in exchange for detailedinformation of your shoppinghabits. Money for nothing? Ithink not.

. Watson, you need elementa-ry. R1 gets you a point, but thepoint is worth a cent, so 1 000points gets you R10. Ismail

. Regarding the Smart Card.So if I shop with R5 000 Pick nPay will give me an entire R50?Thanks Pick n Pay, with R10 000a cool R100, thanks again!

. If Pick n Pay’s Smart Cardis bothering you so much, don’tstress, just don’t get one. It’s thatsimple. SC

Is Cosatu apolitical partyor union?

The oldestbuilding in town

WHILST listening to the Worker’s Day rallies, theabove question came to mind: What is the role ofCosatu?

Are they a political party or labour union? To myknowledge, Cosatu started off as a labour unionand should not be involved in politics at all.

They should get out of politics and do what theyare supposed to do, which is looking after the inter-ests of the workers.

Cosatu should attack government on:1. Poor salaries for nurses, doctors, policemen,

teachers, etc. It is these workers who pay theirmonthly subsidies.

2. Imports of cheap clothing from China. Cloth-ing factories that were once the backbone of oureconomy are closed.

3. High electricity tariffs. Cosatu promised tofight the increases, but was quiet afterwards.

4. Creating job opportunities. Unemployment isconstantly rising.

5. Exorbitant salaries of directors and city man-agers. Some of these salaries are now state secrets.

6. Corruption at all levels. Money stolen fraudu-lently is never found and returned

7. Complain about the high salaries of council-lors or parliamentarians. Many are there just forthe money.

Cosatu is doingnoneof theabove, but sidingwithgovernment.

Cosatu should complain about all provinceswhere there is poor delivery of services, and notconcentrate on the Western Cape only.

How can the subsidies that the workers pay toCosatu help the workers?

Cosatu must have their coffers full by now, andsome of that money can be used in educating theworkers. I hope that the readers open their eyesand see Cosatu as a labour union and not a politicalparty.JAMES JOOSTE(Address not supplied)

IN response to your arti-cle, “Happy birthday,Cape Town” (29 March),in which it was statedthat the Good Hope Cas-tle is the oldest buildingin South Africa:

The Good Hope Castleis not South Africa’s old-est building.

The original buildingon that site was a wood-en fort. The Good HopeCastle was originallywooden, and burneddown.

It was rebuilt in stoneover a period which ex-tended from 1666 until1679.

It was replaced withthe five-pointed GoodHope Castle that standstoday. Before the wood-en fort burnt down, oth-er wooden buildings hadbeen erected, none sur-viving to this day.

However, one stonebuilding built at thistime does survive. It isthe Posthuys in Muizen-berg. The Posthuys istherefore the oldestbuilding in South Afri-ca. The Posthuys wasbuilt by the Dutch EastIndia Company in 1673,and served primarily asa look-out post for ene-my ships entering FalseBay.

Records show HetPosthuys recorded onmaps by 1673.

After the first Britishoccupation in 1795 it wasused as an Officers’Mess, then an “ale andeating house”, as well asa private residence. It isthe oldest European-built house in South Af-rica.CHRIS PAGESouthfield

DID YOU KNOW?Political partiesrepresented in Par-liament are enti-tled to an amount

of public money for their politi-cal activities. The parties receivethe money in proportion to thenumber of seats they hold.

Meet the wardcandidatesSALT RIVER will have apublic meeting onThursday 12 May star-ting at 18:45 at the Cole-ridge Road Madrassa,where candidates for

Ward 57 will have an op-portunity to address thecommunity.

For more information,contact Warda Rahim on082 805 8555.

Opportunities lostTONY ROBINSON

DOES the name Michael Thackeraymean anything to you?

He was in Cape Town recently to attenda conference at the International Conven-tion Centre and hardly anybody noticed.

There were no pictures in the papers andno radio interviews, yet Thackeray shouldbe as famous as the late Professor Chris Bar-nard. Certainly hisgifts to the world havetouched millionsmore lives.

Like Barnard, DrThackeray is a UCTgraduate, but his fieldwas chemistry. He de-veloped the lithium-ion battery that pow-ers your cellphoneand your laptop, andwhen you buy an elec-tric car one day, hisbattery will drive themotor.

So Thackery haschanged the world, yetwe don’t know verymuch about him. Per-haps the reason is thatit is a rather embar-rassing story.

Generally ProfessorJohn Goodenough is credited with the in-vention of the lithium-ion battery, but it wasThackerayandhis teamat theCSIR inPreto-ria who were responsible for its develop-ment.

They still hold most of the patents, 28 ofthem in Thackeray’s name.

Those scientists were the world leaders inbattery research. Then, in 1994, our new gov-ernment, all bright-eyed, bushy-tailed andflushed with success at the polls, closeddown the battery research unit.

It was the dumbest decision since the oldSoviet Union rejected transistors and put itsfaith and its electronic future in good oldglass vacuum tube valves.

You might say that hindsight is alwaysright, but the early cellphones and laptopswere already on the market, and the need forsmaller, more efficient batteries was not dif-ficult to identify. It was also clear that thebattery research was world-class. This wascertainly recognised by leading research in-stitutes all over the world, and they grabbedthe scientists.

Thackeray is now one of the top men atthe Argonne National Laboratory in the

United States.Pause for a moment

and think where thiscountry would havebeen if funds squan-dered on the pebble bednuclear reactor hadbeen used to create alithium-ion battery in-dustry.

It is worth remindingourselves that it wasThackeray’s batterythat made it possible toconvert the early“brick” cellphones intothe wonderful, multi-purpose gadgets theyare today.

More important,however, is that the oldCSIR team made theelectric car a practicalproposition, and here

another Pretoria man comes into the picture– Elon Musk. He is just 39, but has alreadybeen described as the greatest innovator inthe motor industry since Henry Ford. HisTesla electric sports cars, powered by about7 000 small lithium-ion batteries, have arange of nearly 400km, and the latest onesaccelerate fromnought to 100km/h in 3,7 sec-onds. He has made and sold 1 500 of them,and both Mercedes and Toyota have invest-ed in his California industry.

And the CSIR? Two years ago they starteda battery technology centre to support thedevelopment of the local Joule electric car,but how can they replace the expertise thatwas lost in 1994?

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland GENERAL Tuesday 10 May 2011

Battle ofthe voices

Celebrate StHelena day

A QUASIDA Talent Con-test will be held at the Bel-lville Civic Centre on 18June.

The finest voices intown will be on show, andthe winners will receive afloating trophy and aR5 000 prize.

Twelve groups will bechallenging for the trophyand the honour to becrowned number one. Theshow starts at 20:00. To en-ter or audition, send a faxto 086 580 7034 or [email protected] [email protected] cost R75 and R100at the door.

THE Saints Descendants inSouth African organisation iscelebrating St Helena Day onSaturday 21 May from 10:00 until13:00 at the Square Hill Commu-nity Hall in Retreat.

Although the organisation fo-cuses on members’ St Helenaheritage, they acknowledgetheir diverse roots, which alsoinclude Khoisan, African slaves,South-East Indian slaves, Dutch,German, French Huguenot, 1820Settlers and more. Saint Helenadescendants can be found acrossall races, white, black, Indianand especially coloureds. RSVPto Merle Martin on (021) 701-8422or email [email protected]. Admission isfree.

New local jobs selection policy for CityLIAM MOSES

THE City of Cape Town will un-veil a new employment policy toimprove the way in which it se-lects workers for temporary, un-skilled and low-skilled jobs.

The policy, which could be imple-mented as soon as July this year,will see temporary jobs filled by res-idents of the area in which the workis being done.

According to Charles Cooper,spokesperson for the City, the poli-cy on the recruitment and selectionof workers from the community by

council and its service providers,will ensure that all people stand achance of being selected for workdone in their communities.

“The main purpose of the policyis to ensure that members within acommunity all have a fair opportu-nity to access this temporary workas and when it becomes available,”says Cooper.

“This is done by registering mem-bers of the community on a data-base via the subcouncil offices.When temporary work opportuni-ties arise, the database is used togenerate random lists of candi-dates.”

Cooper adds that thepolicywouldalso stop unfair practices such asnepotism and corruption.

The project was originally pilotedlast year, and has now been submit-ted to the City for approval of thechanges made since the pilot stage.

Cooper says that changes madesought to improve the

logistics of managing the systemwithin the different subcouncil of-fices rather than the principles ap-proved in the original policy.

Neither the original policy northe amended version deal with theemployment of skilled workers.

According to Cooper, the City re-

cruits skilled workers in a separateway.

“It is not aimed at skilled work-ers, who generally do not have diffi-culty in obtaining employment,”says Cooper. “There are other proc-esses for the recruitment of skilledand professional workers. Howev-er, it is up to skilled individuals toregister on the database if they areunemployed and want to registerfor low-skilled work opportuni-ties.”

Before the pilot project was start-ed last year, low and semi-skilledworkers for temporary work wouldonly selected from the community

if the contractor hired to completethe work or the City line depart-ment involved approached theward councillor for the area, thecommunity liaison officer or a com-munity leader to submit a list ofcandidates.

These candidates were then eligi-ble for selection for City projects.

The City says that several prob-lems could arise during the imple-mentation of the policy.

The problems include a lack ofunderstanding about the policy and

Insufficient resources in the 23subcouncil offices to manage proc-esses.

SPEAK OUT: The Universityof Cape Town’s Students’Representative Council ledthe UCT community in aprotest demonstration inresponse to the brutal killing of Ficksburg protesterand UCT alumnus, AndriesTatane, on Thursday 5 May.SABC footage of the killingof Tatane was playedthroughout the day in theMolly Blackburn Hall.There were also newspaperarticles and pictures thatUCT says shows the starksimilarity between policebrutality today and thatwhich took place in apartheid South Africa. The university said it wished tosend a strong message toleaders in government andthe police that brutalitywill not be tolerated.

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Fire awareness a hot topicTHE Cape Peninsula Fire Protec-tion Association and Enviro Wild-fire Services recently conducted aseries of awareness programmes atthe Table Mountain National ParkFire Base in Newlands. The interac-tive programmes covered topicssuch as the role and importance ofveldfires, the dangers associatedwith them, and the various vehiclesand equipment used by firefightersto put out the runaway fires that oc-cur every year in and around theCape Peninsula. “While we onlyprovided a limited number of pro-grammes at the end of this season,we used this as a pilot project to finetune the campaign. Based on thepositive feedback from the schools,parents and learners, we believe wehave developed a well-balanced,two-hour programme that shouldprove to be very popular when weroll out the full-scale campaign in

September,” saysRob Erasmus ofEnviro WildfireServices.

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“The pilot pro-gramme has beena success, and welook forward toimplementing itacross the entire Cape Peninsula ina few months’ time,” says PierreGallagher, the manager of the CapePeninsula Fire Protection Associa-

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LET’S NOT FORGET: The IzikoSouth African National Galleryis paying tribute to veteranSouth African photographersby hosting two photographicexhibitions; “The Indian inDrum Magazine in the 1950s”and “Ranjith Kally: Throughthe lens of Durban’s veteranphotographer”. The fascinating stories of golfer, PapwaSewgolum, or activists like Yusuf Dadoo and Monty Naicker,as well as the feud betweenthe Salots and the CrimsonLeague gangs and the pureguts and determination ofwoman stunt rider, AmaraneeNaidoo, on her Harley Davidson, are brought to life viathese blackandwhite imagesfrom the Drum archives. Kallyand GR Naidoo, lesserknownphotographers in the South African landscape, were basedat the Drum office in Durban.Both exhibitions open onWednesday 11 May, startingat 18:00, and will run until 11September. For further information, contact Pam Warneon (021) 4813956 [email protected].

FIRE WISE: The Grade 6 class from Sweet Valley Primary attended a wildfire awareness programme at theNewlands Fire Base last week. Photo: Rob Erasmus

Taking musicback in timeTHE Cape Consort – a group ofsix singers and two basso con-tinuo players – is a new localensemble committed to per-formances of mostly earlymusic.

Cellist and composer, HansHuyssen, and harpsichordistAndrew Cruickshank, who havebeen collaborating for years,have joined forces with LenteLouw and Antoinette Blyth (so-pranos), Nick de Jager, NicoHoltzhausen and Lance Phillip(tenors) and Charles Ainslie(bass-baritone).

The group will explore andpresent early vocal repertoiresthat rarely feature in local con-cert programmes.

Following their warmly-re-ceived renditions of madrigalsfrom Monteverdi’s Book 6, thenext series of concerts in Maywill feature Monteverdi’s six-part Vesper settings, performedin churches in Kommetjie, Fran-schhoek, Cape Town and Stel-lenbosch.

For June, an all-Purcell pro-gramme is planned, in collabo-ration with the Cape GambaConsort.

On Friday 13 May the ensem-ble will perform at St Norbert’sPriory in Rubbi Road, Kom-metjie at 20:00.

On Saturday 14 May at 11:00,the Cape Consort will be at theNG Kerk on the Main Road inFranschhoek.

On Friday 20 May, thegroup will perform at St An-drew’s Presbyterian Church, atthe corner of Buitengracht andSomerset roads, in Cape Town at20:00.

On Saturday 21 May at 19:30the ensemble will perform at theLutheran Church at 26 HofmeyrStreet, Stellenbosch.

Tickets, which can be pur-chased at the door, are R90.

Pensioners and students payR60.

For more information on theconcerts, contact Andrew on082 494 1398 or Lente on084 277 5070.

BRING BACK THE PAST: The Cape Consort will expose listeners totop quality early music. Photo: Supplied

LEGAL ALIEN: Belgianborn artist Jan Vermeiren’s work is on exhibitionat the Townhouse Hotel and Conference Centre in Corporation Street,Cape Town. His work bridges two rich and vastly different cultures.On the one hand there is his European heritage, on the other, the profound influence of Africa, which is now his home. This duality bringsan exciting and unusual dimension to his work. Entry to the exhibitionis free of charge. Vermeiren is seen with one of his works, “Aliens inAfrica”, which was completed in 2009.

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HANDY DAN: Rondebosch Boys’ High scrumhalf Daniel Anderson keeps his schoolon the offensive, during a 1717 draw with Paul Roos in a WP under19A rugbymatch at Rondebosch on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

TO THE RESCUE: Engen Santos FC goalkeeper Tsepho Motsoeneng thwarts Happy Jeliof Orlando Pirates, during the clubs’ 11 draw in an Absa Premier Soccer League matchat Athlone Stadium on Saturday. The result keeps Pirates in the reckoning for the leaguechampionship title, while securing Santos a top eight position.Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

BILLISTIC: The Canterbury Crusaders’ livewire centre, Sonny Bill Williams, was the hero of hundredsof enthusiastic fans when the Crusaders defeated the Stormer 2014 in a Super Rugby match atNewlands on Saturday. The Auckland Blues (47 points), Queensland Reds (45 points), Crusaders(44 points) and Stormers (43 points) now occupy the top four positions. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Michael Gordon (left) of Wynberg St John’s AFC battles Fakier Taliep ofHanover Park AFC, during the clubs’ 33 draw in an under17 division Super League match ofthe LFA Cape Town Tygerberg at Hanover Park on Saturday. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

Tough tussles expected on tourTough tussles expected on tourTASMIN CUPIDO

THE DHL Stormers will be looking toget back to winning ways when they

travel to Australasia for the tour leg oftheir campaign.

This follows a 20-14 loss to Todd Blackadderand his Crusaders outfit at DHL Newlands onSaturday – the second loss of the season forthe men from the Cape.

But head coach, Allister Coetzee, althoughdisappointed by the loss, is not too worriedabout his side’s performance and future.

“Obviously we are disappointed, but it wasa great game of rugby – we can take out somepositives from the match, although we madesome unnecessary mistakes,” he said.

“We had a number of opportunities whichwe didn’t take and we will certainly look atwhat went wrong. This being said, the boysput in a great effort and I will take my hatoff to the players for this.”

Opportunities aplenty were not capitalisedon – the Crusaders lost key players, such asfullback Israel Dagg, early on, while injuriesto Dagg’s replacement Adam Whitelock andwinger Sean Maitland saw flanker Matt Toddplaying on the wing.

Captain Schalk Burger also admitted tomaking an incorrect decision by opting for aline-out instead of kicking to the posts for apenalty in the 67th minute. Three failed roll-ing mauls followed and the Stormers left the

Crusaders 22 without a point.Flashes of brilliance from much-talked

about inside centre, SonnyBillWilliams, alsosaw the Cape outfit committing several play-ers to the tackle situation when Williams wasin possession of the ball, leaving other Cru-saders players with gaps.

In the end it was two tries by prop forward,Wyatt Crocket, to the one by the Stormers’Jacque Fourie which separated the two sides.For the Stormers, a stellar performance bysurprise inclusion, Johann Sadie, impressedin the 80 minutes.

Now the focus of the men in navy-blue-and-white shifts to their tour, which kicks offwith a match against the Chiefs in Hamilton,followed by a clash against current log lead-ers, The Blues, at Eden Park in Auckland.

After that, they travel over the Tasman Seato take on a wounded Brumbies outfit in Can-berra, ending off with a match against theMelbourne Rebels, the newbies in the compe-tition, who have impressed and surprisedthus far.

“We are still number one in the South Afri-can conference and third overall,” Coetzeesaid.

“Historically we have toured well – we arenow focusing on getting back to winningways.”

The Stormers departed for New Zealand onSunday morning, with their match againstthe Chiefs kicking off at 09:35 on Saturdaymorning.

TELLING TACKLE: DHL Stormers captain and flanker, Schalk Burger, is taken down by two Crusaders players in the 2014 loss at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

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CAPE TOWN-born footballer Dan-leigh Borman has in a surprise play-er exchange been transferred to To-ronto FC in Canada by the New YorkRed Bulls FC.

Borman, as well as Cameroon nation-al Tony Tchani, were involved in whatwas a hush-hush exchange for Canadianinternational Dwaine de Rosario – whojoined the Red Bulls – in April.

But Borman’s relocation to frostierclimes should not be regarded as a back-ward step in his career, as Toronto FC

campaign in Major League Soccer(MLS), the top professional league forAmerican and Canadian clubs.

Toronto FC was in fact the first Cana-dian club to affiliate to the MLS in 2007.

Borman said he and Tchani were notaware that theRedBulls andTorontoFCwere engaged in talks until after the ex-change deal was concluded.

“I regard the move to Toronto FC asa new challenge in my career. I am nowassured of more game time at TorontoFC, who insisted that Tchani and Ishould be included in the exchangedeal,” said Borman.

Former renowned professional foot-baller Daniel“Dot” Bor-man – who expe-rienced success-ful spells withCape Town Spurs,Cape Town City,Glendene andSantos during hisheyday – is alsoupbeat about hisson Danleigh’snew venture.

“I believe that

Danleigh’s career has taken a positiveturn and I am thankful to the Red Bullsfor giving him the opportunity to com-pete in Major League Soccer,” said Bor-man senior, from Athlone.

Danleigh spent four years with theRed Bulls and started 13 out of 18 match-es last season. He can play both in mid-field and defence, but is used predomi-nantly as a left back. Tchani, a Red Bullsdefender for two seasons, played in 27matches, starting in 17 of them last sea-son.

Former Dutch international AronWinter – the head coach and technicaldirector at Toronto FC – said on the To-ronto FC website: “This deal is part ofour rebuild process.

“We have acquired two very strongplayers that I believe will have an imme-diate and long-term impact at our club,”Winter says.

Danleigh, a South African schools un-der-19 cap, showed his potential whilerepresenting Rygersdal AFC in the LFACape Town Tygerberg junior leagues.

He then moved on to Mitchell’s PlainUnited FC – an academy side for SantosFC – in the Vodacom Second Divi-sion – before heading to America.

NEWCHALLENGE:DanleighBorman,aiminghigh in thecolours ofTorontoFC.Photo: Reuters

DESPERATION: George Mululeka of Ajax Cape Town races Siphiwi Tshabalala of Kaizer Chiefs, during Chiefs’ 40win in a PSL match at Polokwane on Saturday. LogleadersAjax are on 59 points, while Orlando Pirates (57) andChiefs (56) are at their heels, with one round of matchesleft on Saturday 21 May. Photo: Gallo Images

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