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Strikers tear through Salt RiverTAURIQ HASSEN

WHEN rubbish collection day dawnedin Salt River last Wednesday, resi-

dents expected their refuse to be takenaway – not strewn across their streets.

A rowdy column of workers belonging tothe SA Transport and Allied Workers Union(Satawu) marched from Salt River RailwayStation towards Main Road by way of CecilRoad on the day.

The striking staff members were callingraised salaries – but Cecil Road residents,threatened and then left do deal with an after-math of rotting domestic waste, feel the work-ers went too far.

People’s Post visited the area at the time oftheprotest andwasgreetedby frustrated resi-dents, armed with brooms and hose pipes,cleaning the front sections of their homes.

Resident Marlene Adams says she left herhouse when she heard a commotion at thebottom of the road, only to be confronted bya mob of people hurling dustbins around.

“They were like a storm – when they left,the whole area was messed up, and the smellwas horrible.”

Later, another, smaller group of strikersmade their way up Cecil Road, but a policeescort ensured they did no damage to the ar-ea.

Fariedah Thompson watched in horror asrefuse was thrown onto her car and kickedaround in front of her home. “We have gotnothing to do with their problems, and theywill return to their homes and not experiencewhat we have seen here today,” she says.

Shewasdisgusted, she says, adding that theworkers displayed an unbelievable sense of“violence, stupidity and lack of hygiene” dur-ing the brief outburst.

Ruwayda Marlie likewise stared in shockat the pile of rubbish in front of her homewhile workers walked past. “I really don’tthink this is right at all,” she said. “It’s reallydisgusting, and this place really stinks now– and we are going to have to clean up thismess.”

Residents who attempted to stop the strik-

ers from soiling their streets were forcedback into their homes and threatened withsjamboks. Melany Abrahams, one of thosewho rushed outside to stop the workers’spree, says, “They rushed towards me, point-ed those sjamboks and told me to shut up andget back inside, otherwise theywouldbeatmeup.”

Carl Maketfie, Satawu’s provincial coordi-nator for cleaning services in the WesternCape, says the union “did not support the ac-tions by strikers”. “Satawu is a recognisedunion, and we negotiate with the employees,but we don’t support violent marches.”

Maketfie says the union warns protestersnot to become violent, says some will do asthey please.

Either way, the union will not accept thebehaviour, he says, andwill look into themat-ter.

Satawu-aligned workers started theirstrike action on Monday last week, joiningforces with the members of nine other work-ers’ unions. Satawu is leading negotiationson behalf of all nine unions, which represent

about 75 000 workers in the sector.Satawu’s chief negotiator, Lungile Nts-

huntshe, says the unions are eagerly await-ing an invitation to talk the matter over.

AFTERMATH: Melvin Jacobs cleans up in the wake of the march.Photos: Tauriq Hassen CHAOS: Bins were thrown on their sides.

OUTRAGE:Mama Marlie points indisgust at aheap offilth.

ON GUARD: Police escorted the last group of protesters through CecilRoad.

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With less than half of the SouthAfrican population being regularlyemployed, the need for job creationis clear.

To create jobs requires a concert-ed effort by individuals and busi-ness leaders, and 93 000 Jobs forMandela Day, headed by ProudlySouth African (PSA), aims to in-spire everybody to create jobs for asustainable future. To follow arethe details of a number of pro-grammes working in synergy to-ward this goal.

The New Growth PathThe government’s New Growth

Path states that employment crea-tion will be the most important ba-rometer of South Africa’s progressin economic development, and pro-vides the framework to help meetthe goal of creating five million jobsin South Africa by 2012, reducingunemployment from 25% to 15%.

Infrastructure development, ag-riculture, mining, manufacturing,green economy and tourism are keyareas under focus in the plan.

The Jobs FundAnnounced by president Jacob

Zuma in his state of the nation ad-dress in February, this fund isaimed at supporting initiativesworking toward job creating. TheJobs Fund is also targeted at help-ing the country’s youth acquire

skills while they’re employed.It is envisaged that the fund’s ac-

tivities will include planning, fi-nancing and oversight of the imple-mentation of job creation projectsin the country. Enterprise develop-ment, infrastructural investment,job-seeker support and assistanceto job-creation institutions form apivotal part of the fund’s pro-gramme.

Expanded Public Works Programme(EPWP)

The EPWP – established in 2004 toprovide essential services and facil-ities to poor communities, as wellas skills development and trainingopportunities for the unemployed –has developed further under theEmployment Intensive Investment

Programme.The first phase of the EPWP, im-

plemented between 2005 and 2009,created more than 100 000 work op-portunities. The second phase willbe carried out up until December2014, during which R73 billion is ex-pected to be spent. About one mil-lion short-term jobs have been cre-ated since the beginning of the sec-ond phase in April 2009, withanother 800 000 short-term jobs(with an average duration of 104days) anticipated for 2011-2012.

The Youth Employment SubsidyThis subsidy aims to raise de-

mand for young workers in thecountry. To incentivise this, thesubsidy compensates employers fortaking on young employees in cases

where the productivity of the newrecruit is unknown. The young in-dividuals, in turn, have the oppor-tunity to gain valuable work experi-ence.

It is envisaged that the Youth Em-ployment Subsidy will support423 000 new jobs for young workersin South Africa over its three-yearspending period, which will costR5 billion.

The National Skills FundThe National Skills Fund puts

money into undergraduate bursa-ries through the National StudentFinancial Aid Scheme and post-graduate bursaries through the Na-tional Research Foundation. It alsofunds training of unemployed peo-ple.

Get involvedwith Obz FestTHE next public meeting about the Observ-atory Festival will take place on Saturday27 August. Residents are invited to attendand share their views on the matter withthe organising committee. The meetingstarts at 11:00 at the Observatory Commu-nity Centre, situated in room 2 of the Ob-servatory Village of Arts. For further infor-mation contact 082 262 4968 or visit

[email protected].

Take a hikeTHE Meridian Hiking Club will hold arange of hikes over the next few weeks, andthey invite everybody to join.

•On Saturday 20 August, hike from Fres-naye Crack to Lion’s Head; contact Maré [email protected].

•Two hikes take place on Sunday 21 Au-gust. For one, you can walk along the Lies-beeck River with Victoria, who can be con-tacted on 082 295 4451 or [email protected].

A scramble and traverse of Carin GrottoFountain, meanwhile, will be led by Sam;call him on 082 498 0361.

Visitors pay R15 per hike. For general in-formationvisitwww.meridian.org.za – andbe sure to checkwithhike leaders about theweather.

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Mountain gets more biteHANRIE BOSCH

A BRAND new recruit to the Ta-ble Mountain National Park(TMNP) security team is ready to“nip crime in the butt”; Purdythe patrol dog was introduced toher new post on Saturday.

The two-year-old German Shepp-ard stared her rigorous training atjust three months old, and is finallyqualified to join the other eightdogs currently patrolling the slopesof Table Mountain.

Paddy Gordon, TMNP manager,says Table Mountain provides nu-merous hiding places for criminals,and rangers are often unable tocrawl into bunkers and caves insearch of them. “Highly-traineddogs like these are able to covermore space in half the time, andhave many advantages over otherinterventions and deterrents.”

Gordon adds that dogs are per-fectly suited to the security tasksthey need to face on the mountainslopes. “We cannot take urban secu-rity methods into nature. Camerasand men on foot are simply notenough... Dogs are agile and quick,and have contributed to numerousarrests of suspects on Table Moun-tain.”

Rangers on the mountain havethe perilous job of clearing outknown hiding places several timesa week, says Gordon. “Thesesweeps can be dangerous for rang-ers, as the hiding places are often

dark and cramped. In those situa-tions a ranger would rather have adog than three men behind them.”

TMNP only owns four of the eightother dogs on Purdy’s team; the de-partment rents the other dogs “atan enormous cost”; each new dogcosts about R16 000, and TMNP re-lies heavily on sponsors to maketheir valuable presence possible.

As such, TMNP’s honorary rang-ers started the Gift-a-Patrol-Dogcampaign in an effort to gain own-ership of all 10 canine companions– and their efforts are paying off.Purdy, for one, was sponsored bythe Pedal Power Association (PPA)at a total cost of R22 000; the associa-tion will also sponsor her food forthe next year.

Honoury ranger Sue Smith is de-lighted at the growth of the project,pointing out that the mountain pro-tectors have gained four dogs sinceJune. “There is no way to explainwhat a huge asset they are for us,”Smith says.

Gordon is confident of attainingthe goal of owning 10 dogs by thetime the busy summer seasonstarts, as the project has receivedoverwhelming support. Steve Hay-wood, chairperson of the PPA, saysthe increasing number of patroldogs will go a long way in helpingtomake themountainmoreaccessi-ble and attractive to visitors.

“Thirty percent of our city is a na-tional park,” he says. “We need toprotect and embrace it.”

FINE ART FOR FUNDS: The Children’s Hospital Trust’s 2011 Art Benefit, working in aid of the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital,has arranged a dazzling exhibition of original artworks donated by topSouth African artists at the Goodman Art Gallery in Woodstock. Theartworks will be auctioned off at premier Helen Zille’s house, Leeuwenhof, on Saturday 3 September. All proceeds will go towards buyingspecialist equipment for the hospital’s burn unit; in 2009, this important biennial event raised funds in 2009 to build a family resourcecentre for the hospital. Tickets to the 2011 Art Benefit event costR1 000 per person or R10 000 per table of 10. For more information,or to purchase tickets, contact Amanda Bloch on [email protected],or Tara van Schalkwyk at [email protected] or on(021) 6867860. Seen here, from left: artistic twins Hassan and Hussain Essop put up their work. Photo: Leanne Stander

PURDY BIG DEAL:Back row, fromleft: Paddy Gordon(Table MounatinNational Parkmanager) and Steve Haywood (Pedal Power Association chairperson).Front: Karin Pohl(Pedal Power general manager),WisemanTshangela(Purdy’s handler),Purdy herself, andhonoury rangerSue Smith. Photo:Hanrie Bosch

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On top of AfricaANDRE BAKKES

THE paralysing altitude has away of exacerbating every

step.

Just putting one foot in front ofthe other is a victory in itself whenaltitude sickness sets in.

Imagine climbing a mountainwhile feeling nauseous, dizzy, se-verely fatigued and completelydrained. Now throw in a headache,loss of appetite and a lack of sleep,and see why the word “loom” is justone letter away from “doom”.

Day six on Kilimanjaro was al-ways going to be the most difficultfor People’s Post advertising con-sultant Sheryl Haupt, her husbandOswald and their four friends.

They woke up at midnight atBarafu Camp, 4 600m above sea lev-

el, and then the final ascent to Uhu-ru Peak (5 898m) started in earnest.All they had with them were theirlight backpacks and headlamps, butevery kilogramme translated intoan exclamation mark.

Other hikers farther up the sloperesembled a twirling snake of light,but those below focused solely onthe next step. “I remember walkingbut not moving,” says Sheryl, whileanimating how her progress haltedat one stage, “but the guide gave mea push, and suddenly I was ener-gised again!”

She and Oswald, the vice chair-person of Cape Mountain Club,have scaled many peaks in SouthAfrica, but the immense Kilimanja-ro pushed their endurance and will-power to the max.

On day six, they had to climb1 200m, spend a few minutes on the

summit and descend 2 800m toMweka Camp.

“Those five days were the build-up to this,” says Oswald. “We musthike 1 200m – 200m higher than Ta-ble Mountain – on the final day!That’s when pole-pole comes intoplay.”

The constant warning by theguides to walk slower – “pole-pole”in Swahili – will stay with them for-ever.

Oswald continues, “At that alti-tude everything is an effort. Gettinginto your sleeping bag is an effort,putting your clothes on is an effort.

“Even going to the toilet is an ef-fort.”

Even though the group huffedandpuffedduring the first fewdays,it was day six that blew them away.“You can’t see because it’s pitchblack. You feel cold, you walk so

slowly...” says Oswald.“Stella Point is basically on top of

the mountain, but it isn’t quite atthe peak. When you get there youare obviously exhausted.

You can’t even lift your legs.From there you can see the peak,but it’s a good 45 to 50 minutes togo. I promise you, I can see why peo-ple just fall asleep on their feet. Itis an easy walk, but it’s a never-end-ing walk.”

Sheryl adds to this when she getsup and imitates a person walkingsluggishly: “This is what you’re do-ing, and you know if you keep doingthis you’ll get there! I think to my-self, ‘I’m here, I’m at the top, but Ihave to apparently get to thatpeak!’” When they finally reachedthe highest point in Africa, thesheer magnificence of the world(and the lack of oxygen) left thembreathless. They stayed up there fora brief 15 minutes, which for Sherylwas probably 14 minutes too long.“You feel as if your head’s about toexplode,” she explains.

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for me, so I just wanted to go down.”The group took a few photos and

started their descent at 09:00. Aboutnine hours later, and 2 800m lower,the exhausted group arrived atMweka Camp, where they spent thefinal night.

As one walks down the barrenmountain, the vegetation quicklyproliferates into a thick rain forest,and from there it’s just a few stepsto terrain so level that it bringstears to eyes of those descendingfrom the “cone of endurance”.

The Haupts have climbed manymountains, but their adventure inTanzania has given them a wholenew frame of reference.

Despite going through difficultperiods, their groupof six defied theodds – one in four people are forcedto turn back before they reach thepeak.

The hike up Kilimanjaro wasplanned for Oswald’s 50th birthdaycelebration, but when he was askedwhether they are going to climb Ev-erest on his 60th, he just shook hishead and laughed.

CONQUERORS: Oswald Haupt, Avril Esterhuizen, Sheryl Haupt, Ingrid Ryan, Clint Esterhuizen and Ralph Ryan are seen with one oftheir guides. Photos: Supplied

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Oswald and Sheryl Haupt will neverforget the breathtaking scenery at Kilimanjaro.

ENDURANCE PAYS OFF: Each step takes the group closerto the summit.

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How to save on ratesWARD COUNCILLORS will soon hosta series of “clinics” for residents whoneed assistance with rates rebates.

The City of Cape Town’s 2011-2012 budg-et makes provision for a record R1,26 bil-lion to be set aside for support and rebatesfor the poor. The fund is intended to en-sure fair access to the city’s services, andto provide financial relief for homeown-ers who are financially vulnerable.

The clinics, set to be hosted locally byWard 57’s councillor Brett Herron andproportional representative councillorPaddy Chapple, will help residents withtheir applications for grants or rates re-bates.

“We encourage anyone who wants tomake an application, or who wants to findout about the rebates, to pop in to see us,”says Herron.

The household income threshold forsenior citizens’ rebates has been in-creased from R8 500 per month to R10 000per month, meaning that elderly peoplewhose total household income is at or be-low R10 000 qualify for rebates. Otherhomeowners whose household income isR3 000 per month or less will receive a100% rates rebate, while those whosehousehold income is between R3 000 andR4 000 per month qualify for a 50% rebate.

Properties that have a value of R300 000or less also qualify for a rebate, regardlessof household income.

Councillors Herron and Chapple will beavailable on:

•19 August from 15:00 to 16:00 at Vrede-hoek Library;

•23 August from 13:00 to 14:00 at Wood-stock Library; and

• 30 August from 14:00 to 16:00 at council-lor Herron’s ward office at the Observato-ry Community Centre.

Residents are asked to takealong the fol-lowing documentation (originals and oneset of copies): proof of income; three con-secutive and recent monthly bank state-ments; ID (including their spouse’s,whereapplicable); proof of private pension ordisability grant; and a City of Cape Townrates bill.

Residents who would like to make theirown applications, and would like forms orassistance with this, may also contact JoyDavids on (021) 418-4360.

Watch out for railway robbersTAURIQ HASSEN

THE Woodstock police are asking the publicto help them trace a group of robbers whohave been targeting commuters on trains be-tween Salt River, Observatory, Esplanadeand Woodstock Railway Stations.

Sergeant Hilton Malila, spokesperson forWoodstockPoliceStation, saysa spate of trainrobberies have been reported since June.

The robbers, Malila says, go after peoplewho are talking on their cellphones. When thetrain arrives at a station, they rob these peo-ple at knifepoint and bolt for the doors.

The men, thought to be between the ages of18 and 25 years, operate in a group of around

four to five people. The Woodstock police arenow appealing to anybody who has been tar-geted by these men to contact the case’s inves-tigating officer, Warrant Officer WarrenSmith, at Woodstock Police Station on(021) 486-2876.

The police would also like to urge commut-ers not to use their cellphones while travel-ling on trains, and to avoid being isolated inempty carriages.Jewellery should be kepthidden, and people milling around open doorsin a carriage should be watched with caution.

If you find yourself involved in a robbery,the police say it is of great importance to takenote of as many identifying details as possibleto assist investigations.

WANTED: Woodstock police officers are on thehunt for the man depicted in this image. Workingwith three others between the ages of 20 and25, the man robbed a woman in her apartmenton the corner of Main Road and Penzance Streetin Observatory at around 21:15 on Tuesday 12July. The men threatened the woman with knives,then made off with cellphones, a bicycle, a radioand a laptop. All of the robbers remain at large.The man depicted here is thought to be in his early 20s, and is described as being short, slender,and of light brown complexion. If you can helpofficers find him, contact Warrant officer WarrenSmith on (021) 4862876 or Crime Stop on086 001 0111.

Crime meeting for ObservatoryTHE Woodstock police will host a crime imbi-zo at theObservatoryRecreationCommunityHall on Tuesday 6 September, starting at18:00. The meeting was to take place onThursday 11 August, but was rescheduled bythe station management.

Members of the Observatory community

are urged to attend the meeting to find outmore about crime in their area.

The station’s management apologises forany inconvenience caused by the reschedul-ing of the meeting.

For more information, contact SergeantHilton Malila on 082 499 3871.

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland GENERAL Tuesday 16 August 2011

The jukebox effectSINGER Carol-Leigh Arendsewill bring down the house whenshe takes on Athlone’s JosephStone Auditorium with “Jivewith the Jukebox”.

During the show, taking placeon Friday 9 and Saturday 10 Sep-tember at 20:00, Arendse will paytribute to singers like ArethaFranklin, Tina turner, ShirleyBassey, Gloria Gaynor, CillaBlack, Diana Ross and GladysKnight, among others. Her vocaltalents will be backed up byGavin Roman, Winston Basson,Deeno, Philip D, Zurayda, Kash-iefa Duncan and Sumaya Hen-dricks.

Arendse, who has spent mostof 20 years performing mainly inJohannesburg, returned to herhome base in Grassy Park a fewyears ago. She’s no stranger tothe limelight, having opened thestage for Mick Hucknall andSimply Red.

“She has a fantastic relation-ship on stage with her audienc-es, and she is a hard act to fol-low,” says “Jukebox” producerand director Jayson King.

Tickets cost R100, thoughblock bookings for fundraisersare offered at a reduced price.

To book your tickets, call NajuAbdurahman on (021) 633-4299.

NOTEWORTHY TEAM: Jayson King, producer and director of “Jive withthe Jukebox” is seen with show lead CarolLeigh Arendse.Photo: Supplied

Fight drugs with wisdomA COURSE for those wanting to help counsel drug ad-dicts will be soon be held by non-governmental organi-sation New Hope: Drug/HIV Education and Training.Titled “Changing Lives”, the course does not yet have

a fixed date, as the organisation is waiting to see howmany people are interested in joining. If you’re inter-ested, contact Dean on 073 738 6491, or at [email protected].

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Entry is free for members and R10 forvisitors; tea and biscuits will be served.Contact David Slingsby on (021) 715-5104or at [email protected]. For amap and more, visit www.family-histo-ry.co.za.

Stretch yourself for charityCAPE TOWN childcare organisation Homefrom Home continues its fundraising yogachallenge this coming weekend.

This innovative NGO has set up 21 com-munity-based homes across the greater CapeTown area, where vulnerable, orphaned orabandoned children are cared for by dedicat-ed foster parents and support staff, includingsocial workers and childcare workers.

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People’s Post WoodstockMaitland LEADER Tuesday 16 August 2011

Fight or plightYESTERDAY close to 150 000 municipal workers em-barked on a nationwide strike that has the potentialto bring the economy to its knees.

In an ironic twist, industrial action – coined as“strike season” by analysts – has become fashionablein SA, a country with an alarmingly high (25%) un-employment rate.

The mining industry, as well as paper and pharma-ceutical sectors, have seen workers downing toolsfor higher wages. While this strike is a desperate bidby SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) membersfor an 18% increase, it is also a tragedy for a countryas hard hit by global recession as any First Worldnation.

Samwu maintains: “Our demand of an 18% in-crease across the board, or R2 000, whichever isgreater, is very necessary to meet the economic hard-ships that municipal workers suffer.”

Employers’ offer of a 6,08% wage increase fallsscarily short.

Previous Samwu strikes have led to garbage pilingup in the streets. Knowing this, why have municipalbossesnot donemore to resolve the issueandpreventa strike?

The South African Local Government Association(Salga) contends that, if met, the impact of the un-ion’s “unreasonable” demands would have to bepassed on to local communities. A further conse-quence could be job shedding to offset a higher wagebill. The horrible job reality for thousands of munici-pal workers encompasses rats jumping out of binsinto their faces and finding dead babies – for R4 300a month, a plight worthy of compassion.

While empathy is in order, it does not give strikerslicence to punctuate their strike with violence.

Support for a good cause will abound when thefight is conducted in an orderly, legal way; not thecase yesterday, as media reports cited police beingpelted with onions and sticks.

It is reassuring to know that the city has contin-gency plans to ensure service delivery during thestrike.

It is scary to consider what would happen if Es-kom’s current talks with unions, aimed at avertingindustrial action, were to fail. Should an Eskom andSamwu strike run concurrently, we may just findourselves eating dirt in the dark.

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Trolley trails and trials

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A FEW days ago I read an article in a newspaper where a“caring citizen” made negative comments regarding the ap-parent unlawful use of supermarket trolleys by the poor anddestitute of our land of milk and honey for the privileged.Only a person with a heart of ice can make such a statementfrom a home where there is plenty. Today I attended a funeralof a person who lived in an informal settlement, and thespeaker on behalf of the residents stated so clearly that thedeceased had no other means to survive than to go out withher trolley to see what she could recycle from the rubbishthrown out by the more privileged.

I could picture this lady going out to the suburbs, and theamount of life-saving articles she could sell to survive wouldhave buckled her shoulders and legs if she had to carry thisload but not for the unlawful privilege of the trolley. Nowkeep in mind this lady was not begging at every door andcorner, she became an independent entrepreneur in the recy-cling field of opportunity. There were no employment oppor-tunities for her, and the grant she gratefully received covered

only the barest necessities she needed to survive.If this use of the trolley was unlawful, then whoever owns

them would have had bounty hunters all over the place withrewards for the recovery of the elusive trolley. But legally,who is the owner of that trolley, because those I have seenon our byways and highways have no names, as was the casewith animal brands burnt into the hide so all could see whothe owner is.

Here is a golden opportunity for cooperative enterprisesto have transport trolleys made at their expense and handthem over to the poorest of the poor to encourage free enter-prise and the self proud employment our country needs, ormust we stand in line, in the near future, like our brothersand sisters in Somalia? And the result is because we did notcare, nor were we prepared to invest in our fellow humanbeings. So next time you see a trolley blazing a trail in oursuburbs, do not put in a trial, because it is a quest for survival

To make more sense of my story, read Proverbs, chapter21, verse 13: “If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,he too will cry out and not be answered.”KEITH A BLAKEOttery

ON two separate occasions recently, I have received tele-phone calls on my home phone from an “independent re-search company” conducting a survey. The person firstasks if they may address a few questions about my life-style and then warns that the conversation may be record-ed. The questions are along the lines of: “Have you experi-enced any crime recently in your area?”

“No? Oh there are patrols?” “What do you think of thefood prices?” “Where do you shop? Pick n Pay, Checkersor Woolworths?”

“Are you between the ages of 35 and 75?” “What work

do you do?” “What does your husband do?”At this point, when I said that I did not think it was

necessary to answer such details, the caller put the phonedown without thanking me for my time.

I am certain that this “company” is calling to glean per-sonal information that may be used for possible crime ata later stage. Please warn readers that they should be care-ful who they speak to, and what answers they give regard-ing their daily habits.GENEÉ RODINISPinelands

By the way. To expect shelters and

homes for destitute peopleto pay punitive electricitycharges is unacceptable.Shame on the DA counciland Eskom. Granny

. Why all the fuss aboutthe riots in England? It is,after all, an everday occur-rence in Africa.

. If 30 out of 40 murdersare related to alcoholabuse then close everyshebeen in residential are-as, especially in informalsettlements.

. To all cat owners,please keep your nuisancecats locked up and out ofour yards at night. Sleepdeprived

. I just want to say thisto the ANC: rvery randthat you steal from thepoor of the country is an-other nail in your party’scoffin.

. L Campbell, thosedrivers who drive withoutlights also have their li-cences, so you can’t blamethem. Just this morning Isaw a driver making aright on a straight

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. To the management ofall Engen garages: I pulled

up at an Engen garageand, to my amazement, allmy wheels were inflatedwith different air. Thejockey tells me that maybeI was rude to the jockeywho inflated my tyres,which is why I have differ-ent air inflated in my car’swheels. It’s not a pleasurepulling up at Engen ga-rage. A concerned driver

. In response to my un-happy neighbours: stopmoaning, get more proac-tive, reach out your handwith a slice of bread for ahungry child and make adifference in our commu-nity. Stop lying to the me-dia! God is watching you!From a neighbour

Problems and solutions. I’m looking for a one-

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. I am a pensioner andwould like anybody tohelp me with wool dona-tions please. I do knittingfor Aids children and or-phans. Yolanda [(021) 713-0117)]

. To the person whoSMSed about being inter-ested in taking care of or-phans, please phone me on074 828 9721. Joy

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Both the ISF director of competi-tions, Laurie Gouthr, and the world-controlling body’s secretary gener-al, Low Beng Choo, sang the praisesof the local organising committee’schairperson, Noore Nacerodien.

Thedelegation, in theMotherCitylast week, also attended the launchand draw of the tournament, whichtakes place from Wednesday 7 toThursday 17 December at the Turf-hall Stadium in Crawford, Athlone.

Sixteen countries will be partici-pating in the tournament, and theCity of Cape Town is presently up-grading the stadium to the tune ofmore than R16 million.

Nacerodien said he is confident

the construction will be completedby early November.

Some of the improvements in-clude the laying-on of new turf onthe two main fields, the resurfacingof the gravel infield areas, the con-struction of additional temporarystands, the replacement of all perim-eter fencing around the fields, andnew seating in the main pavilion.

“I am very confident that all thebuilding works will be completedway before the scheduled start,”said Nacerodien.

“Our planning is also going ac-cording to schedule, and I am veryconfident and excited that we are ca-pable of delivering a world classevent.”

South Africa is seeded 12th for the10-day event, and has been drawn inPool A along with the defendingchampions – the USA – and fourth-seeded Canada.

The hosts start their campaignagainst neighbours Botswana,while the third African side, Zimba-bwe, has been grouped in Pool B.

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ON TRACK: A delegation of the International Softball Federation lauded the progress of the preparations.

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CT teams hunt victoriesCT teams hunt victoriesTASMIN CUPIDO

WHEN Ajax Cape Town take to thefield to face Maritzburg United atCape Town Stadium tomorrow(Wednesday) evening, they will belooking to forget about the lasttime the two sides met at that verystadium.

It was just nearly three months agowhen the hearts and hopes of everyAjax CT player, staffer and supporterwere shattered after a vital mistake bythen goalkeeper, Hans Vonk, led to agoal for the Pietermaritzburg-basedteam and saw the Cape side losing thePSL title because of the 2-2 draw.

And with the new season underway,Maarten Stekelenburg’s chargers willalso be looking to forget their seasonopener, which saw them go down 2-0to Platinum Stars in Rustenberg thispast weekend. Two goals by Stars mid-fielder Lantshane Phalane in the firsthalf sealed the fate of the Urban Warri-ors.

Despite several attempts at scoring,Ajax CT were unable turn their at-tacks into goals, and they had to leavethe Royal Bafokeng Stadium goalless.

A positive for the Parow-based teamis the news that Dutch goalkeeperSander Westerveld has signed a two-year contract with the Urban Warri-ors. The former Liverpool and Ever-ton player brings a wealth of experi-ence to the Cape side, which includes

stints at FC Twente, Real Sociedadand Monza.

Westerveld has been in talks withAjax management since last monthand arrived in Cape Town on Satur-day.

Westerveld will, however, not fea-ture in tomorrow evening’s match ashe still needs to sort out a few glitcheswith his work permit. Even so, had hiswork permit been in order, the coach-ing staff announced that Westerveldwould not have played tomorrow as heneeds to “fight for his place in theteam”.

Meanwhile, Engen Santos FC willtravel to Nelspruit to take on BidVestWits at the Mbombela Stadium tomor-row evening.

Boebie Solomons’ troops will also belooking to gain their first win of theseason, after they lost 3-1 to MorokaSwallows at Athlone Stadium on Fri-day evening.

After leading 1-0, a strong surge ofattack and two goals by midfielder Le-fa Tsutsulupa, and another by BennetChunene, shattered the hopes of San-tos.

Now Solomons’ chargers will belooking to get their title campaign go-ing with a win against Wits – who won3-1 the last time the two side’s met inFebruary.

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AIRTIME: Engen Santosdefender Thabiso Ntloanatries to get out of the wayas Moroka Swallows forward Siyabonga Nomveteattacks during the twoteams’ PSL clash at Athlone Stadium on Fridayevening. Swallows werethe 31 victors at the endof the 90 minutes.

Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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