Peoples Post Woodstock-Maitland Edition 19 July 2011

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Vacant lot filled with problemsTAURIQ HASSEN

RESIDENTS of Woodstock areconcerned over an “unse-

cured and derelict” propertythey say is currently beingabused by vagrants in the area.

The property in Vine Road wasrecently occupied by several va-grants, much to the concern of thesurrounding residents.

People’s Post visited the site, whereaccess was easily gained throughan unsecured gate. The propertywas home to unkept bushes andtrees, with large amounts of rub-bish piled up and roof tiles litteredacross the site.

At the time of the visit, two va-grants were packing up their be-longings after spending the night inthe derelict buildings located at theback of the premises.

Eric Kleinsmit, a frustrated resi-dent, says many of the vagrants loi-tering around and on the propertyare allegedly involved in anti-socialactivities.

Kleinsmit says that during thenight, suspicious characters can beseen “lurking on the corner” andmoving in and out of the derelictproperty, with “large amounts” ofalcohol being consumed in broad

daylight.“I don’t even think this is allowed

to happen, having these sorts ofproblem buildings serve as drink-ing spots for potential criminals,”says Kleinsmit.

Another resident, who chose toremain anonymous for safety rea-sons, has had several run-ins withvagrants at the site.

On one occasion, a vagrant at thesite was burning and stripingwires, sending clouds of smoke intothe resident’s house. He went outto confront the vagrant, who toldhim to mind his own business andgo back into his house.

“He just continued what he wasdoing and burnt more and morewires on the site, but it’s as if he wasliving there and I had no say,” saysthe resident.

In a separate incident, he says hehad spotted vagrants off-loadingbuilding rubble, which he pre-sumed would be illegally dumpedon the site.

He explained that four vagrantspulled up with their “allegedly sto-len refuse bins” and started pack-ing out bricks and broken boards.

“They are doing as they please atthis site, and all that is happeningis that the situation is becomingworse and we are forced to live in

the same vicinity as this problem,”says the frustrated resident.

Russel Martin, another con-cerned resident, forwarded his con-cern to the local ward councillor,Brett Herron, and highlighted hissafety concerns about the vacantlot.

He explained that the block offlats situated alongside the site hadhad the electric fence replacedtwice in the past month.

“We have had to fix this fence ontwo occasions already, and we aregetting increasingly concernedabout the safety risks of the vacantlot,” says Martin.

Teun Baartman, chairperson ofthe Woodstock Community PoliceForum, says the vacant site is a “re-al problem for the community”.

He confirmed that the “unse-cured” property poses major con-cerns, as vagrants have easy accessto theproperty, andhe fears thepos-sibility of a “squatter camp” beingintroduced to the area.

“I would dare say that this prop-erty also attracts the wrong kind ofpeople to the area, in particularprostitutes and their clients, whoalready use Vine Road at night asit is,” says Baartman.

He has now requested council tolocate the owners of the derelict site

and order them to take the appro-priate security measures and alsoto immediately clean up the vacantlot.

Herron has received concernsfrom the community regarding theproblems at the site and has alreadyforwarded the concerns to the Cityof Cape Town’s Problems BuildingUnit.

“The Problem Buildings Unit hasconfirmed they are investigatingthis property and have undertakento provide feedback,” says Herron.

He highlighted that the concernwas amongst a list of eight otherproblem buildings that have al-ready been reported to the ProblemBuildings Unit.

“It was never my intention totackle problem buildings as a prior-ity in the ward after I was elected,but clearly the communities in theward are tired of property owners,often absent owners, neglectingtheir properties and in turnburden-ing the neighbours with all the so-cial, security and health problemsassociated with a poorly-main-tained and neglected building,”says Herron.

As a result, Herron will now befully committed to using the Prob-lem Buildings Bylaw to its “full ex-tent”.

Richard Bosman, executive di-rector of the City of Cape Town’sSafety and Security Department,confirmed that the Problem Build-ings Unit inspected the propertylast week.The findings revealedthat two structures on the property“are in a very bad state” and a no-tice will be served on the owner.

“The vagrants staying on theproperty are being dealt with by theDisplaced People’s Unit,” says Bos-man.

Councillor Tandeka Gqada, May-oral Committee Member for Health,was not aware of the problems atthe site, but said: “A notice in termsof the City’s Environmental HealthBylaw will be served on the owners,and should the owner fail to complywith the notice, City Health will ob-tain quotes and have the necessarywork done and the incurred costswill be included on the owners ratesaccount.” She added that the noticeserved upon the owner will call forthe removal of “fouling on the prop-erty” and the cutting of vegetation.

PROBLEM SITE: A view of the problems surrounding residents arefaced with on a daily basis. Photos: Tauriq Hassen

DESTROYED: These buildings were broken down by vagrants,with the valuable items being stolen.

BARELY STANDING: The roofing sheets have been removedand the door frames are also missing from these buildings.

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City recruiting lifeguardsIN the depths of winter, the City of CapeTown is already readying itself for theupcoming summer/festive season – witha special focus on public swimmingpools. There are currently 300 temporaryvacancies across the City’s 36 publicswimming pools. According to the City’sMayoral Committee Member for Com-munity Services, Councillor TandekaGqada, the City has a proud record ofsafety at all its municipal swimmingpools. “Trained and competent life-guards are one of the most critical re-quirements for safety at our swimmingpools. I would like to encourage adultsand youths who meet the criteria to ap-ply as soon as possible so as not to loseout on this temporary employment op-portunity.” The most important role of alifeguard is to savepeople’s lives, but life-guards also play an important role inteaching others about water safety.

The City is starting its lifeguard re-cruitment process as early as possible toavoid swimming pools opening late.

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Dedicated Red Cross staff recognisedALMOST 60 employees of the Red Cross WarMemorial Children’s Hospital have receivedawards for prolonged years of service to theWestern Cape Department of Health. Threeof the 56 recipients were recognised for 40

years of service, 17 received 30-year serviceawards and 25 were rewarded for 20 years ofservice, exclusively to Red Cross, and 11 for20 years of service to the Western Cape De-partment of Health.

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The nasty electricityprice shockerI’M beginning to think that Eskom em-ployees and city councillors are toowell paid to understand the impact ofthe electricity price increases.

They talk in percentages but we pay inrands, lots of rands. And they have madeit extremely difficult to make direct com-parisonsbychanging the tariffs blocks, byusing and then discarding daily servicecharges and changing the rules to usecombinations of tariff blocks. It all makesthe story about as confus-ing as a cellphone con-tract.

To get an idea of the im-pact in real terms, I dugout some of my old elec-tricity accounts so I nowhave the actual figures inblack and white. Theymay not be completelyrepresentative but I’m do-ing the best I can. So herewe go:

In a 29-day period overJuly and August in 2008 Iused 745 kWh or units ofelectricity. Before VATthat cost R425.48. At to-day’s tariffs the costwould be R815.80.

So in threeyears thebill has almost dou-bled.Now if you’re a councillor earningabout R30 000 a month for a part-time job,that is small potatoes. And if you chair asubcouncil or have risen to an exalted po-sition on the Mayoral Committee, it is pet-ty cash.And at Eskom, where the average salaryis nearly R500 000 a year, it must be reallydifficult to understand why people arecomplaining.

Now let’s look at where the money goes.To do that we need to know what the Citypays for the electricity it buys from Es-kom.

In July 2008, Eskom’s average sellingprice was 24.4 cents a unit, but Eskom haswholesale and retail customers and CapeTown, as one of the biggest wholesale cus-tomers, pays less than the average. Wedon’t know how much less, so 24.4 centsa unit is the best figure we have.

So, in July 2008, my 745 units nettedR181.78 for Eskom, and the City grabbedthe other R243.37.

Three years later Eskom’s average sell-ing price is 50.37 cents, so its share of a

bill for 745 units would beR375.26. The City will getthe other R440.54.

So the City is still get-ting more than half themoney. We know that Es-kom is spending massiveamounts on new powerstations, but what is theCity doing with itsshare?

The City’s distributionand service costs shouldbe rising in line with in-flation, but Eskom’s arerising in line with the in-flated cost of their over-priced power stations.

Last year, when Es-kom tariffs went up by 26,3%, the NationalEnergy Regulator said municipalitiesshould increase their tariffs by just 15%.

But Cape Town and the other munici-palitiesmoreor less toldNersa to get knot-ted, and bumped up prices by 25% andmore. Electricity is Cape Town’s biggestsource of revenue. The City expects reve-nue of R8,1 billion from electricity salesthis year, nearly twice as much as theR4,6 billion from property rates.

So you can see just how profitable it isto use the Eskom increases as an excuseto hike our tariffs over and above what isreasonable.

And we pay VAT on top of that!

STALWART: Jeffrey Isaacsof Mitchell’s Plain (centre),receives his certificate forlong service (40 years)from Western Cape HealthMEC, Theuns Botha (right)and the Deputy DirectorGeneral of Emergency Services, Dr Beth Engelbrecht.Isaacs started his careeras a mason and labourer atthe hospital in February1971. He was promoted togeneral assistant in the1980s, then to a messenger and eventually seniormessenger in the 1990s.He retired in February thisyear. Photo: Supplied

ALL ROUNDER: Martha Brink ofRondebosch, receives her certificate for Long Service (40 years)from Western Cape Health MEC,Theuns Botha, and the Deputy Director General of Emergency Services,Dr Beth Engelbrecht. Brink startedout as student nurse at TygerbergHospital in 1971. She completed hermidwifery training at Frere Hospitalwhere she worked from 1974 to1975. She then worked at SwartlandHospital from 1976 until 1978 whenshe moved to Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. She is currently employed as a specialist paediatric nurse in the cardiac ward.Brink is also a trained midwife andhas training and nursing experiencein theatre nursing, ICU nursing,trauma nursing and ear nose andthroat nursing. Photo: Supplied

VETERAN:Shirley Adams ofMitchell’sPlain (centre) receivesher certificate for longservice (40years) fromWesternCape HealthMEC, TheunsBotha,(right) andthe DeputyDirectorGeneral of Emergency Services, Dr BethEngelbrecht.Photo: Supplied

FAREWELL: People’s Post bid afond farewell to Annelien Dean(centre), former editor of People’s Post on Thursday 30 June.Annelien has been appointed editorial publisher of the Gazette, adivision of Media24’s BolandNewspapers Group.

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‘Rates are killing our culture’HANRIE BOSCH

AS the rates issue drags on in the Bo-Kaap, Cape Town stands at risk of los-

ing a valuable piece of its cultural herit-age and history.

Ward councillor, Dave Bryant, and the Bo-Kaap Civic Association (BKCA) are in theprocess of lobbying against the MunicipalProperty Rates Act 6 of 2004, in order for thearea to pay lower rates on the grounds thatit is culturally historic.

But while the legal procedures drag on, theonly historically predominant Cape Malayarea in South Africa is at risk.

Shireen Narkedien has been a tour guidein the area for the past 16 years, and is alsoa resident in the Bo-Kaap area and, like mostother residents, was born in the same houseshe and her family still occupy.

“From a tourism point of view, the area hasbecome just as popular as Table Mountain.And we need to ask ourselves if this area willstill be of use to the tourism industry if it isstripped of its cultural heritage.

“The area has never been completely Mus-lim. There have always been other cultures,but recently more foreigners have moved in,and the area is about 70% Muslim now,” shesays.

Another resident, who refers to herself as“Auntie Vermuelen”, says: “Our homes mustgo from generation to generation. That is theway it has always been. Both my mother andI were born in this house, and she is now 87and I am 56, and my children and grandchil-dren will also stay here one day,” she says.

According to another resident, Rieyaat Ab-rahams, everybody has family in the area,and “foreigners who buy the houses have norespect for our culture and beliefs”.

Narkedien agrees with this statement, andadds that there have been a few issues in thepast with people not understanding Muslimculture.

“Foreigners who have bought houses in thearea, especially close to the mosques, com-plain when the morning call to prayer starts,and feel that slaughtering sheep is barbaric.”

Sedick Sieed is another resident who wasborn and raised on the cobble stone roads ofthe Bo-Kaap.

“The rates are killing our culture, and turn-ing our ancestral homes and streets into aghost town. [Our houses are] bought up byforeigners who only spend one or two weeksin them. Other people blatantly sit and drinkoutside, which is very disrespectful towardsus.”

Narkedien feels that the only way to protectthe heritage of the Bo-Kaap is to get the Cityto realise that the area brings in money fromtourism, and that this historically disadvan-taged area cannot survive the current ratesincreases thathaveBo-Kaap residents payingthe same rates as areas like Camps Bay andConstantia.

“In some cases people in the past paidR3 000 a year for rates, but now they have topay R15 000.”

According to Osman Shaboodien, BKCAchairperson, rates are being calculated ac-

cording to the “mere valuation of propertiesin the area”.

“We are not saying that we should not payrates, if you bought a house that is worthR1,5 million then you know you are going topay higher rates. “But people in this area nev-er bought their houses for that price, and onlyrecently have our property values gone up.Since 2008 our rates have gone up between 500to 600%.”

Shaboodien puts the matter into perspec-tive by saying: “It is the same as if the priceof petrolwere to goup fromR10 toR50 in threeyears. People will suffer.”

“According to the Rates Act we are million-aires, because our property is worth the sameas regions like Camps Bay, but historicallythis has never been a rich or affluent area.”

But Bryant disagrees with residents, andsays that help is being given to them: “TheCity of Cape Town does provide a full rate re-bate for those whose household income is lessthan R3 000 per month, and a new special 50%rate rebate for those whose income is be-tween R3 000 and R4 000 per month.”

Bryant also goes on to say that many Bo-Kaap residents have still not made use of re-bates available to them. “Of the 931 Bo-Kaapresidential units, only 214 are currently re-ceiving rebates on their rates. We would liketo see as many people as possible applying forthese rebates.”

This might alleviate the financial burdenthat the increasing rates are placing on al-ready cash-strapped residents, but for someit is just not enough to keep their ancestralhomes.

A couple, who wish to remain anonymous,have been living in the area for the past 23years, and feel that it might be time to packup.

“Our rates went up from R300 to R1 600; wedo not get a rebate and we just can’t affordit. We do not want to move, but recently wehave started thinking about it. A lot of peoplehave already sold their homes and prettysoon there will be no culture left in the area,just beautiful buildings.”

A Cape Town property website, Legacy Es-tates, last week had 18 Bo-Kaap homes listedfor sale, with seven already sold.

Another Cape Town property website, Re-max, advertises the historic area to foreignbuyers, saying that “Bo-Kaap has in recenttimes become extremely popular amongproperty investors, and has developed intosomewhat of a ‘renovator’s dream’, withmany developers buying up and renovatingold properties”.

According to Hannah Deall, public rela-tions and guest relations coordinator forCape Town Tourism, a centuries-long historyof mixed cultures has made the Cape Malayculture one that is exclusive to the Cape.

“A visit to the area is an authentic experi-ence of a historical way of life,” she says.

“The Bo-Kaap does indeed contribute totourism in Cape Town, as the home-grownculture draws many visitors to the area. Wedo not believe that the cultural and historicalBo-Kaap will disappear, a people’s legacy re-mains here.”

Bryant also feels that the area will never

lose its cultural heritage. “The Bo-Kaap,along with its culture and heritage, is an in-trinsic part of the City Bowl and of Cape Townas a whole, and I doubt very much that it willever be lost.”

Lorraine Gerrans, the acting director ofEnvironmental Resource Management forthe City of Cape Town, says: “One cannot im-agine a Cape Town without Bo-Kaap. ClearlyBo-Kaap is very important in terms of its her-itage value and the identity of Cape Town, butalso in terms of it being valuable in its contri-bution to heritage tourism.”

Shaboodien feels that statements like theseare exactly at the heart of the matter. “TheBo-Kaap will indeed lose its culture if the peo-ple have to move out; there will be no soulwithout its people.

“It is not the buildings that make the areaspecial, but the people, and the local and na-tional government should realise that beforeit is too late.

“The change of Eastern Boulevard into Nel-son Mandela Boulevard is very ironic. It isno use renaming the street if you do not havethe spirit of Nelson Mandela and take care ofyour people.”

The BKCA is currently in the process oftaking the matter to a national level and arelooking to talk with the National Treasuryabout having the Bo-Kaap declared a specialrates area on historical grounds.

Shaboodien has been fighting for betterrates since 2008, and says “it is like fightingagainst a brick wall”. He does not know if theissue will be resolved in time to save the cul-tural heritage of the area.

But still the rates issue lingers on, and eachday as the call to prayer starts just beforedawn, fewer and fewer Bo-Kaap residents arethere to join in the daily ritual that has beenpart of the area for centuries.

As one resident put it: “This is not justabout the rates; this is about keeping ourcommunity together. Everyone knows every-one, and if we had to move we would not onlylose our homes, but we would lose a part ofourselves ... This is our home.”

GHOST TOWN: Residents fear that the increasing rates will force them to move away, leavingbehind their cultural heritage and empty holiday homes for the rich. Photos: Hanrie Bosch


Old Marine Drive may become pedestrian plazaHANRIE BOSCH

A PLAN to cordon off a section of OldMarine Drive to create a pedestrianplaza is being discussed as part of theCity of Cape Town’s plans to promoteand develop public transport and non-motorised transport in the city cen-tre.

The plan will see a section of OldMarine Drive, just before the turn-offinto Civic Road, being closed off andreserved for IRT buses, non-motor-ised transport and pedestrians.

According to ward councillor, DaveBryant, this development would do alot to improve inner city congestionand parking problems.

“That entire area is very congestedwith buses, taxis and pedestrians, andon the other side of the traffic circleyou have the taxi rank.”

“A pedestrian plaza here would beone more way in which the City cangive dignity to people who walk andcycle,” says Elias Tukushe, head ofNon-Motorised Transport for theCity.

“Walking and cycling must be safeand convenient, as these are modes oftransport everyone uses, and deservethe same status that we give to motor-

ised transport.”Maddie Mazaza, director of Trans-

port for the City, said: “The closure ofthe road and the need to promote pub-lic transport and non-motorisedtransport is the key priority that theCity has adopted in order to improveaccess and mobility for people and theneed to reduce use of the private car.”

Bryant also adds that a develop-ment like this would do wonders forthe environment.

“From a green point of view thiswould cut down on Cape Town’s car-bon emissions and fuel consump-tion.”

A recent public participation meet-ing on the matter also gave positivefeedback from the community, exceptfor one foreseen problem, accordingto Bryant.

“The only concerns that wereraised were that of parking in the ar-ea, but everybody was assured thatonly about 20 bays would be removed.And these are mostly drop-off zones.”

According to the City’s currentplans, only 22 short-term parkingbays would be removed, while the oth-er 253 parking bays in front of the Civ-ic Centre would still remain in the ar-ea.

Members of the City Bowl Ratepay-ers’ Association (CIBRA) also dis-cussed the matter during a recentmeeting, and chairperson, BarrySmith said: “The committee membersfelt that such a closure would presentfew problems. Their main concernwas traffic safety, and they hoped thatit would be carefully considered andsatisfactorily implemented.”

Mazaza said that the plans are stilla long way from being realised, andit would still be a while before theproject would be implemented, asthere are still numerous proceduresthat need to be followed.

She could not give an exact date forthe project to be implemented.

“Implementation of the plan de-pends on the outcome of the publicparticipation process and commentsfrom the public.

“ If there are no objections, then adetailed design of the project needs tobe undertaken.”

She also added that “average per-sons travelling and working in theCBD will be able to safely walk to anymode of public transport of theirchoice and connect to the preferreddestinations”, once the plans are im-plemented.

GOING GREEN: The proposed road closure would help to integratetransport systems and reduce the need for private cars in the citycentre. Photo: Supplied

Results after pressure over problem buildingsTAURIQ HASSEN

DURING recent weeks, problematicbuildings around Woodstock and

Salt River have either been demolishedor secured after constant pressure onthe owners by the City of Cape Town.

All buildings were eventually sorted outby the owners themselves over a period oftime.

People’s Post highlighted the concernsaround these buildings in numerous arti-cles.

In all of these cases, several residentslodged concerns with council, and thesecomplaints included illegal occupation anddumping of domestic and building waste.

. The first building in Albert Road servedas a well-known restaurant in the past, butthe building was left vacant after the busi-ness relocated.

Over time, the building was stripped partby part, with copper piping, ceiling boards,flooring and even bricks being cartedoff(“Buildings stripped for cash”, People’s

Post, 25 January.Today, a pile of rubble is left behind

where the building stood.Alderman JP Smith, Mayoral Committee

member for Safety and Security, confirmedthat an inspection took place prior to thebuilding’s demolition.

He added that the owners were servedwith a notice, but said: “The plans for thefuture of this plot are unknown.”

. 17 Coleridge Road is located in the heartof Salt River, and caused several concernsabout fires, prostitution and drug traffick-ing for the surrounding community.

The house was burnt, overcrowded, de-stroyed and abused “Problem house a burn-ing issue in Salt River”, People’s Post, 8March).

Today, the building has been auctionedoff, and will be demolished to make way fornew home.

Smith confirmed that the building was in-spected “several times” by the City’s Prob-lematic Buildings Unit.

“After establishing it as a priority, all theopenings were bricked up by a contractor,”

says Smith.He confirmed that the building is current-

ly being auctioned off.. A building in Voortrekker Road, for-

merly known as the Crash Flash AutoSpares Shop, was tipped to be a hang-outspot for prostitutes and their clients, withconcerns about drug dealing, illegal occupa-tion, dealing in stolen goods and dumping.

The run-down building also had a largenumber of tyres outside the entrance to thebuilding (“Illegal activities plague derelictbuildings in Maitland”, People’s Post, 19April).

Today the building is something of thepast, as it was demolished, leaving behindan empty patch of land.

Smith explained that the building was al-ready in the process of being demolishedwhen it was inspected by the ProblematicBuildings Unit.

. Another building in Albert Road wasused as retail stores for the community.However, the buildings were abandoned bythe owners after their construction was cutshort due to heritage reasons.

Problems such as dumping and attracting“suspicious characters” to the area plaguedthe site (“Empty shops an eyesore”, People’sPost, 7 June).

Since the article, the building has been se-cured by the owners after council served anotice on them.

Smith added that several ProblematicBuildings Unit inspections took place at thesite.

“The unit held meetings with the relevantowner regarding this property,” Smith con-firmed.

He furtherhighlighted that the owners re-ceived notices under the Problem BuildingsBylaw.

“Afterwards, all the openings to thisbuilding were bricked up by the owner,”Smith concluded.

FLATTENED: The piece of land in Albert Road was home to the wellknownrestaurant, Dollars, in Salt River. Photos: Tauriq Hassen

GONE: The piece ofland in VoortrekkerRoad on which abuilding that causedseveral concernsamongst the community stood .

SHUT DOWN: The Coleridge Road house in Salt River was closed up after several fires, illegal occupation and drug trafficking caused concernsamongst the community.

NO ENTRY: Entrances were closed withbricks and signagewas posted all overthe building in Coleridge Road.

CLOSING TIME: The stores in Albert Road are being closedoff by workers.

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Watch out for copper thievesTAURIQ HASSEN

THE amount of copper pipingbeing stolen from propertiesaround Woodstock is currentlyon the rise, much to the concernof the local Community PoliceForum (CPF).

Recently, a suspect was spottedin Upper Woodstock removing thecopper piping from the walls of ahouse, but escaped over therooftops after being seen.

A resident, who wished to re-main anonymous, also spotted twosuspects on Monday 4 July at ap-proximately 07:30 removing thecopper piping from his hot watergeyser.

He watched the suspect careful-ly and contacted the police, butwhen both suspects saw himthrough the window, they jumpedover his back yard wall and es-caped.

“This is ridiculous, because it’sreally expensive to replace thesethings, and both these suspectslooked like normal people andnothing like a thief. But I have cer-tainly learnt my lesson now,” saysthe resident.

Another resident, Amina Abra-hams, had the copper piping sto-len from within the roof of herhouse, causing water damage atcertain areas in her house.

On Thursday 7 July, she hearda sound in the roof of her house,

and when she went closer tocheck, she heard voices, followedby a stream of water.

“I screamed at them and I thinkthat is when they escaped throughan opening at the side of thehouse,” says Abrahams.

The suspects also removed thecopper piping leading from the hotwater geyser to the shower in thebathroom.

Teun Baartman, chairperson ofthe local CPF, says the theft of cop-per piping is a “major concern” forthe local police.

“The station have stepped uptheir visible patrolling in the area,but this still seems to be plaguinglocal residents,” says Baartman.

He added that from personal ex-

perience, thieves are only inter-ested in stealing copper piping atcertain properties.

“We must also call upon thecommunity to be very vigilant andto look out for any suspiciouscharacters hanging around the ar-ea, because they could be checkingout the next property they areplanning on hitting,” says Baart-man.

Sergeant Hilton Malila, spokes-person for the Woodstock PoliceStation, was aware of the largeamounts of copper pipes being sto-len in the area.

He said that police have deter-mined that mostly “empty build-ings” are being targeted.

Police had a success when they

arrested a suspect on Thursday 14July in Observatory. The suspectwas found with stolen copper pip-ing in his back-pack.

Police have now increased theirvisibility in the area and also visitsecond hand scrap dealers on aweekly basis.

“We check the log books at thedealers and see if there is a trendin the sales of copper pipe. Whenwe spot the same person selling,we will investigate the matter,”says Malila.

Woodstock Police are now ap-pealing to the community to be onthe lookout for any suspiciouscharacters hanging around the ar-ea. Residents can contact the sta-tion on (021) 442-3100.

Information needed on suspectsTHE Kensington Police Station iskeen to trace three suspects who areall wanted in separated cases. Po-lice are asking the public for infor-mation that can help the police. Ifyou know the whereabouts of any ofthe three men, call 082 292 8293 orCrime Stop on 086 001 0111. All callswill be treated with confidentiality.

GAVIN GEORGE:Wanted in connection with theft andfraud allegedly perpetrated in March2010. Police saythe suspect in thecase offers hisservices as a building contractor andcollects the deposits, but fails to deliver any work. George is previouslyfrom Pelican Park area, but could possible also be in the Worcester area.

WAYNE JARDIEN: Sought forparole violation. He was sentenced for a theft of motor vehicle case and was subsequently released on parole. Hethen failed to comply with parole conditions and police havesince not been able to tracehim. Photos: Supplied

RAYMOND VAN DER HEEVER: Wanted on a charge ofdriving under the influence ofalcohol. He was arrested during May 2009 and after beinggranted bail, failed to returnto court.

Burglary suspectsnabbed in WoodstockTAURIQ HASSEN

POLICE have arrested two suspects for aburglary that took place at the Upper EastHotel last week.

After extensive investigation, policediscovered that the two suspects had al-legedly stolen access cards to a room onthe third floor.

According to Sergeant Hilton Malila,spokesperson for the Woodstock PoliceStation, the suspects were identifiedthrough surveillance footage from cam-eras located on the premises.

On Tuesday 12 July at approximately10:00, police arrested the two suspects inAlbert Road and recovered the “reportedstolen cellphone”.

Malila explained that it has been al-leged that the suspects returned duringthe night and stole cellphones and otherpersonal belongings of the complainant.

“The officers immediately followed upthe information, arrested the two sus-pects and recovered the cellphone in thepossession of one of the suspects and re-turned it to the complainant,” says Mali-la.

The two suspects appeared in the CapeTown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 14July on charges of burglary and theft. Po-lice could not confirm the outcome of thecase.

. Woodstock Police are urgently look-ing for information on an incident involv-ing a 64-year-old woman killed in a busaccident.

On Friday 1 June at approximately09:00, police attended an accident sceneon the corners of Baron and Victoria

roads in Woodstock.Malila explained that according to in-

formation received, the deceased was onher way home, when she was struck byone of the buses.

The deceased was Sybil Williams, andpolice have opened a culpable homicidefor investigation purposes.

Police want to call on anyone who wit-nessed the incident to contact the investi-gating officer, Constable Joseph Edson,on (021) 486-2863.

. Woodstock Police arrested 23 sus-pects during various crime preventionoperations in the precinct over the week-end.

Malila confirmed that 35 liquor outletswere visited for this week and ownerswas once again urged to comply withtheir conditions or face hefty fines.

Over the weekend, police arrestedthree suspects for the possession ofdrugs, one suspect for Housebreakingand theft, one suspect for drunken driv-ing and one suspect for Robbery.

The other suspects were arrested forminor offences over and fines were is-sued to two liquor outlets to the value ofR1000, for not complying to their liquorlicence conditions.

During various roadblocks over theweekend in Albert and Victoria Road, po-lice issued fines to motorist to the valueof R14 500.

All the suspects arrested appeared inthe Cape Town Magistrates’ court yester-day (Monday 18 July).

“These sort of operations will be doneregularly in the Woodstock police pre-cinct,” Malila confirmed.


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Dogwalking facilitygets ‘thumbsup’TAURIQ HASSEN

THE new dog-walking facilitybelow the Queens Park

Sports Facility in Upper Wood-stock has mostly been welcomedby residents, although there aresome mixed feelings.

Residents lodged numerous com-plaints in the past regarding dogsrunning free at the facility. Theymaintained that this posed safetyconcerns for everyone using the fa-cility.

People’s Post covered some of theproblems in an article “QueensPark a burning issue” on 15 March.Several residents had concerns re-garding the access, security andsuitability of the facility for chil-dren and dogs.

The dog-walking facility, whichis currently on the old site of theQueens Park Swimming Pool, isnow fully operational, after almostR2 million was spent on upgradesand construction.

Surrounding residents now feelthat the plush green grass, newly-planted trees and brand new metalbenches are an “added bonus” inthe improvement of the area’s im-age.

Michelle Wyngaard, a residentand dog owner, regularly uses thepark, and initially felt that it wouldbe too small for dogs to run freely.

However, she explained that shehad not given the facility enoughtime to see how exactly it would op-erate.

“When we first looked at it, youthink: ‘Where will all the dogs runaround?’ but then you think toyourself: ‘Everybody will not walktheir dogs at the same time.’,” saysWyngaard.

Jason Fransman also uses thepark on a regular basis, and agreedwith Wyngaard, as he also startedoff initially questioning the size ofthe facility.

“I was very skeptical in takingmy dog to that facility, but foundout from a friend that the park doesnot really get full and people use itat different times,” says Fransman.

He described the park as being a“breath of fresh air” in the area,compared with the derelict oldswimming pool. Another resident,Christine Jansen, liked the idea ofa dog-walking facility, saying it im-mediately solves the problem ofhaving dogs running freely on thesports ground at the top of the facili-ty. However, she also felt that may-be some of the money could have

gone into creating another smallerplaying area for the children of thearea. “The children don’t get to playon the actual field, and they are stillbeing chased away because the clubis trying to repair the soccer pitch,”says Jansen. She felt the facilitywas “well positioned”, and applaud-ed the construction workers for theefforts in creating a “safer, betterand cleaner” area for the public touse.

Ward councillor, Brett Herron,

was delighted and praised the facili-ty, saying: “This is really a magnifi-cent park and I am really pleased tosee it in this condition.

“It’s really magnificent to thinkthat since the demolition of the oldswimming pool this area was ableto be transformed into somethingbeautiful for the community,” saysHerron.

Herron concluded by saying: “Iam pleased with the outcome of thispark.”

‘Priceless bike’missingTERESA FISCHER

COVERED in stickers of differ-ent countries’ flags, a bicycleused in an 11 000km pilgrimagefrom Cape Town to Mecca hasbeen stolen (“Journey to wis-dom”, People’s Post, 19 January2010).

Owner Imtiyaz Haron says itis valued at about R3 000, butsentimentally, it is priceless.

A place had been reserved forthe bike at the Islamic Museumin Kimberley. He was planningto donate the bicycle to the mu-seum.

It is a white Trek 3 seriesmountain bike, with bar ends onthe handle bars. It also has a

purple bell on the handle bar.Haron says it was stolen in

May at the Darun-Na’im Islamicand Arabic Institute in Wyn-berg, at 13:00 during lunchtimeprayers.

Haron says for once it was notchained up, but that it was be-hind closed gates at the premis-es. It was stolen in the space of15 minutes.

He has accepted the loss of thebike, but adds he is disappoint-ed in himself for not securing it.

The police were informed andhis search of second-hand shopsproved fruitless.

Anyone with information, isasked to contact Imtiyaz on071 509 1759.

SAD MEMENTO: This picture of Imtiyaz Haron and his stolen bicyclewas taken in Syria. Photo: Supplied

SPACIOUS: The facility has a grassfilled space for the dogs to run freely.Photos: Tauriq Hassen

SCOOP IT: Bags are made available for the dogs’ mess to be picked up.

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Jobs for MadibaPROUDLY South Africanlaunched their 93 000 Jobsfor Mandela Day campaignon Saturday 16 July.

The campaign waslaunched in association withselected Media 24 titles,which currently comprises 57community papers, and TheWitness and Die Burger news-papers.

The 93 000 Jobs for MandelaDay campaign aims to drivejob creation through guidingand mobilising state organs,the business sector and citi-zens on how they can assist increating 93 000 jobs for Man-dela from his 93rd to 94thbirthday year.

“And how will we do this?”asks Herbert Mkhize, actingCEO of Proudly South Afri-can.

“Just as we joined hands asa nation to host a successful2010 FIFA World Cup, so wemust join hands as a nation tocreate jobs for our people inSouth Africa. South Africanbusiness, big and small, canmake a start by procuring50% of their daily consuma-bles, products and services lo-cally, while South Africanscan start by filling their trol-leys with at least 50% of local-ly-manufactured productsand goods at their retailstores.

“We would like to also en-courage all South Africans tostart demanding to see morelocally-produced products onthe shelves in the various re-tail stores.”

“In keeping with Madiba’sown approach in “Long Walkto Freedom”, a journey startswith a single step – and smallsteps in the right directioncan create amazing results ifwe work together.” he says.

Companies and South Afri-cans wanting to make an offi-cial commitment to the cam-paign can register for the93 000 Jobs for Mandela Daycampaign via the Proudly SAwebsite and become a friendof the Proudly SA 93 000 Jobsfor Mandela Day Facebookpage.

Proudly South African willbe monitoring and communi-cating progress with regardsto this phenomenal job crea-tions drive.

Mkhize also remindedSouth Africans that consum-ers could also make a differ-ence and support job creationby supporting local business-es.

Proudly South African, inassociation with their select-ed Media 24 partners, will cre-ate a platform that will in-form, educate and enableSouth Africans to activelycontribute to job creation.

THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WORKING: Buccaneer School Shoes, a localschool shoe manufacturer, donated175 pairs of steeltoe worker boots toThe Salvation Army for distribution tothose in need. The Salvation Army’sDisaster Management Centre in Wynberg were the recipients on 21 June.Paul Issa, one of the owners of Buccaneer Shoes, says that they hope theseboots will help men who are looking forwork in demanding environments suchas construction sites or manufacturingfactories – anywhere that is physicallytaxing. Captain Alan Kay, of The Salvation Army responded to the generousdonation by saying: “We are extremelygrateful to Buccaneer Shoes. Likewise we are always grateful for any assistance received towards thosein need and hope that the Bucanneer challenge to Cape manufacturers receives a warm response and positiveoutcome for Western Cape charity organisations.” Photo: Supplied

Solidarity for Cape Town’s animalsCAPE TOWN’S animal welfare or-ganisations have joined forces tocreate the Western Cape AnimalWelfare Forum – an umbrella bodythat will speak for, advocate andlobby on behalf of the member or-ganisations.

At a meeting held at the AnimalRescue Organisation’s Headquar-ters inOttery recently, itwas collec-tively decided by those present toformalise and better regulate theactivities of the previously infor-mally constituted Animal WelfareForum.

In doing so, the organisationhopes to create a unified, collectivevoice for Cape Town’s animals – bythose groups dedicated to theirwell-being and protection.

Members of the Animal WelfareForum include the Cape of GoodHope SPCA (CoGH SPCA), AnimalRescue Organisation (ARO), Ani-mal Anti-Cruelty League (AACL),

Animal Welfare Society Stellen-bosch (AWSS), Animal Welfare So-ciety Helderberg (AWSH), The Em-ma Animal Rescue Society(TEARS), The Cart Horse Protec-tion Association (CHPA), Mdzanan-da Animal Clinic, Township Ani-mal Rescue (TAR), African Tails,Animal Issues Matter (AIM) andAniwell.

“The forum is made up of like-minded animal welfare organisa-tions, which represent thousands ofSouth Africans whose support ena-bles these individual organisationsto make a substantial difference inthe lives of thousands of animals.

“We have come together as onebody, as we are jointly concernedabout pet over-population and theimportance of sterilisation, the des-perate need for veterinary careservices to impoverished communi-ties, and how to maximise the useof our scarce resources whilst not

detracting from each member’s in-dividual identity and brand,” saysAnimal Welfare Forum chairper-son, Dr Yvonne Robson.

All the partners agreed to respectone another’s differences and tosubscribe to a pre-determined set ofprinciples and standards, whichwill be regulated and governed byan elected chairperson, who willserve an annual term.

It is hoped that by formalising theactivities of this umbrella body,other similarly-minded organisa-tionswill joinandstrengthen the fo-rum’s voice and influence.

“The Animal Welfare Forum willdevelop its own identity, aims andobjectives, which will dove-tailwith the activities of its existingand future partners, and will in noway dilute their identity, brand orwield undue influence over eachpartner’s core business activity orethos,” Robson says.


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Make a donation to TearsTHERE will be two auctions by The Em-ma Animal Rescue Society (Tears) thisyear to raise much-needed funds for theirshelter.

The organisation says it is time tospring clean cupboards and donate un-wanted gifts to Tears.

“Your no-longer-needed, valuableitems can change the lives of many ani-

mals.”Goods can be dropped at Harry Goe-

man’s Shopping Centre, Bergvliet andthe Nieuport Building, Recreation Road,Fish Hoek, or at the Tears office in Le-kkerwater Road, Sunnydale, Fish Hoek.

If you would like Tears to collect, callMarge Kruyt on (021) 785-7014 or [email protected].

Three-day SPCA book saleTHE SPCA is having three-day book sale atCanal Walk.

Quality books at bargain prices is what theSPCA promises for shoppers at their three-day charity book sale at Canal Walk Shop-ping Centre, Entrance 8 on the mezzaninefloor level, from Friday 29 July to Sunday 31July from 09:00 to 18:00.

The large book sale will offer a wide selec-tion of fiction and non-fiction titles, chil-dren’s, art, history and general interestbooks.

For more information, call the SPCA’sbook sale coordinator, Natasha Johannes,on (021) 700-4155/40 or email [email protected].

‘Make fashion, not war’HANRIE BOSCH

PUMEZA MKHONZA is excit-ed by life and the unknown

that comes upon waking everymorning.

She is driven by coffee and a dog-matic motivation to leave the worlda better place than she found it.

She is bored by news and con-forming to other people’s views andstandards, and moves to the beat ofher own, fashionable, drum.

Mkhonza is an up-and-coming lo-cal Cape Town designer who hasjust had her first fashion show atCape Town Fashion Week.

The self-proclaimed “vintagejunkie and fashionista” and final-year student at the Cape PeninsulaUniversity of Technology, is seem-ingly an over-achiever by nature.

She matriculated by the age of 16,and made most of her friends’ mat-ric dance dresses.

It is no wonder that by the tenderage of 21 this young designer hasher head firmly planted on her vin-tage-clad shoulders. Born in theEastern Cape and living in CapeTown for the past 17 years,Mkhonza finds her inspiration inthe vibrant cityscape, and does notsee her self living anywhere else inthe world.

Mkhonza was one of only 20 final-year fashion students who were in-vited to showcase their work onWednesday 13 July at the openingof Cape Town Fashion Weekthrough the first ever Foschini Af-rican Fashion International (AFI)fast-track initiative for young de-signers.

“Wewere told onaFriday that thepeople fromFashionWeekwouldbecoming to look at our designs on thefollowing Monday.

“I did not give it much thought,and just left my portfolio there andwent off to my dentist appointment.When I got back on Monday I hadbeen chosen to showcase my work.”

Hundreds of photos, thousands ofmetres of fabric and two days later,Mkhonza is still a bit shell-shockedabout having taken part in the big-gest youth fashion platform in thecountry.

“I had to work from January untiljust a few days before the FashionWeek show to get everything ready.It is still really amazing, but now Ihave to start taking my self serious-ly as a designer and make the mostof this opportunity.”

Not only is she an over-achiever,modest and talented, but she is alsofriendly and bubbly early in themorning, with no signs of fatiguefrom her big day – and not even

fashionably late.Sipping her coffee on the pave-

ment of trendy Kloof Street,Mkhonza muses about the meaningof her fashion: “Fashion shouldmean something, that is why Ichose the concept of ‘make fashion,not war’ for my collection.”

“It is an eclectic mix of militaryand African influences that I havechosen to highlight all of the warsthat are happening in Africa. I alsochose this theme to show peoplethat you do not need to be drippingin beads to be proudly African.”

Clearly not one to conform tostandards or norms, Mkhonza hasshaven off all of her hair, tried herhand at drama and even expressedinterest in politics and architec-ture, but ultimately fashion hasstuck to her.

“Fashion is truly my passion.You just can’t dress up a buildingas beautifully as a person.”

Mkhonza has many muses and in-spirations, ranging from coffee tosupermodel Alex Wek, and numer-ous South Africans she would loveto dress.

“I have always been blunt, somaybe I should just throw myclothes at them. It would at least beexciting.”

But when asked which politicianshe would love to dress, a naughtysmile crossed her face: “I would de-sign Julius Malema something thatcovers his mouth – tastefully ofcourse.”

And what exactly is Mkhonza’ssecret to her design talent? “BeforeI start designing, I will wake up ear-ly, get ready, and then go back tosleep for another three hours, justto get the creative juices flowingyou know.

“There is just something aboutwaking up just to sleep some morethat I find very rewarding … andlots of Nik Naks.”

Even though she did not walkaway with the AFI Fast-track prize,Mkhonza has recently been ap-proached by Elle magazine to show-case her truly authentic clothes,and she has also had a fashionspread in Drum magazine.

When Mkhonza is not busy tak-ing the fashion world by storm, sheis hanging around her favouritespot in Cape Town, the MilnertonMarket, or just going through themotions of being a “normal” stu-dent. Mkhonza has big plans for thefuture of the South African fashionscene.

“I want to bring Vogue magazineto Cape Town, and launch a trulySouth African version of the brand,in order to have an internationally-acclaimed platform to showcase

South African designers.”Fashion is a very fickle industry

– “one day it is spots and the otherday stripes” – but Mkhonza hassome solid advice for up-and-com-ing local designers: “Shove yourideas in everyone’s faces. Knock on

doors. Sit in a boutique to observepeople and get a feel for the indus-try.

“Basically, just gate-crash …tastefully and stylishly of course.Don’t sit around and wait for Fash-ion Week. Get out there and get peo-

ple to wear your clothes.” Not oneto sit around and wait, Mkhonza issure to have the fashion world ather ever-so-stylish feet in no time atall, but the world will have to waitjust a while longer, just until shefinishes her studies.

HAUTE COUTURE: One of Pumeza Mkhonza’s designsthat graced the Cape Town Fashion Week catwalk.

Photos: Supplied

AFROMILITARY: Mkhonza used her fashion to show theworld that “you do not need to be covered in beads tobe African”.

FASHIONABLY POLITICAL: Mkhonza also used her rangeto highlight all the wars in Africa.

TALENTED: Pumeza Mkhonza feels that clothes shouldbe a statement of who you are, “and a fashionable wayof saying something”.


DIAL-A-RIDE PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONWORKSHOPON 30 JULY 2011Notice is hereby given that a public participation workshop will be held on 30 July 2011 todiscuss the Dial-a-Ride public transport service for the Cape Town area. The City of CapeTown is appealing to all persons with disabilities to participate in the review of its businessplan for this service. In accordance with the City’s policy of participative, democratic andco-operative governance, Dial-a-Ride users have a say in how the service is run.

Dial-a-Ride is a demand-responsive public transport service, provided in terms of acommercial service contract, and funded by the City of Cape Town and the ProvincialAdministration of the Western Cape. The main focus of Dial-a-Ride is to provide anaccessible transport service to those persons who cannot access mainstream public transportas a result of their special needs.

Should you wish to comment, raise any concerns or attend the Dial-a-Ride workshop pleasecontact Zanele Mabengeza at [email protected] or tel 021 400 2579 by25 July 2011 to reserve your place.

Details of the workshop are as follows:DATE: 30 July 2011TIME: 10:00 – 14:00VENUE: Woodstock Community Hall, cnr Aberdeen and

Main Roads, Woodstock

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

Licence-seekers notkeeping appointmentsHANRIE BOSCH

THE City of Cape Town’s traffic de-partment is appealing to residents to

honour their learners and driving li-cence test appointments.

In May alone, 2 050 applicants failed tohonour their driving licence test ap-pointments, while 1 810 applicants didnot honour their learners licence test ap-pointments.

Kevin Jacobs, spokesperson for CapeTown Traffic Services, said that in re-cent years the waiting period has re-duced, with some areas having a waitingperiod of two weeks and others aboutthree weeks.

“We can completely wipe out this wait-ing period if people can honour their ap-pointments, or cancel in advance.”

Jacobs says the major reason peopledon’t show up for their appointments isthat they have not had enough time toprepare for a test.

An applicant who misses a test date or

time will forfeit all fees and have to re-submit a new application.

“Now that a learners licence is validfor 24 months, there is really no need tomiss a test. “It is also not compulsoryto take the first available date whenmaking an appointment, and appli-cants are allowed to request a later dateif more time is needed to prepare,” saidJacobs. The City has 18 Driving Li-cence Testing Centres across Cape Town,and applicants are not restricted to ap-plying at a centre where they reside –they may access any testing centre to se-cure a booking.

“We appeal to residents to please assistus in using the Driving Licence TestingCentres optimally in order to fully ad-dress the needs of residents across thecity,” said Jacobs.

Residents eager to host world’s loudest sportHANRIE BOSCH

ATLANTIC SEABOARD residentscan look forward to driving on For-mula 1-standard roads by Septem-ber 2013 if plans are approved tobring the loudest sport in the worldto Cape Town.

The proposed Monaco-style rac-ing track will wind its way past5,3 km of iconic Cape Town land-marks, such as the V&A Water-front, Cape Town Stadium and Ta-ble Bay Harbour.

The route will start and end in theCape Town stadium, and will alsomake its way through the streets ofGreen Point, Sea Point and MouillePoint. People’s Post took to thestreets to find out how residents feelabout hosting the richest, and loud-est, sport in the world. Surprisinglythe idea was met with overwhelm-ing enthusiasm by local residents.

Harry Berry is a Sea Point resi-dent who says that he is ready forthe noise and excitement of a For-mula 1 raceonhis doorstep. “It’s the

best thing in the world to bring For-mula 1 here. It is a world-classevent. I will love to have the roar ofFormula One cars in the area.”

The Cape Town Grand Prix BidCompany has proposed the inner-city street circuit, and is one ofthree companies that will be pre-senting their plans to Formula 1boss, Bernie Ecclestone, in the nextfew months. Spokesperson, EstherHenderson, said that the Monaco-style racing track was proposed forCape Town due to its “sexy loca-tion”. “This location will immedi-ately identify Cape Town and show-

case what we have to offer to theworld. It will help to position CapeTown even further as a world-classtourist destination.”

Atlantic Seaboard resident, Vic-tor Ndalama, also feels that CapeTown needs an event like this toshowcase its abundance of naturalbeauty to the world. “It will be amind-opener for the rest of theworld to have such an event here,and I think that everyone here willbe up for the noise for a few days.”

Councillor Grant Pascoe, Mayor-al Committee Member for Tourism,Events and Marketing, said that the

City had not yet been approachedwith a proposal, but that hostingsuch an event was in line with theCity’s goal to establish Cape Townas the events capital of South Afri-ca.

“Events of this magnitude bringhuge benefits for all Capetonians inthe form of tourist rands spent inour city, increased exposure, andinvestment in the city.”

Constanza Colorito agrees withthis statement. “It is very good asit will bring more tourists and itwill boost the economy.”

Jaco Swanepoel is also excited to

have the world get a taste of SouthAfrican culture and food.

Cedric Stuurman feels the noisefrom the event will not matter toresidents, as there are far more ad-vantages than disadvantages.

However, Pat Waddle says thatshe has some “mixed feelings”about the Formula 1 coming to herdoorstep.

“I think it is great, but I also thinkthat there will be a lot of oppositiondue to the noise, but I do not reallymind as it will be a great boost forthe area and I would definitely gowatch it!”

ANDRE BAKKES

THE possibility exists that Cape Towncould be hosting a Formula 1 Grand

Prix within the next two to three years.

The economic spin-offs are expected togreatly benefit the entire Western Cape, butthe precise location of the race is far from fi-nalised.

One of the three possible venues is a Mona-co-style race track that will wind its way past5,3 kilometres of iconic Cape Town land-marks, such as the V&A Waterfront, CapeTown Stadium and Table Bay Harbour.

The route will start and end in the stadium,and will wind through the streets of GreenPoint, Sea Point and Mouille Point.

The chairperson of the Green Point Rate-payers’ and Residents’ Association (GPRRA),Bob Goebel, is however, totally against it be-ing held at this venue.“I’m speaking on myown behalf,” he says. The GPRRA will onlydiscuss their official stance this Wednesday.

“I object due to three reasons. First, the in-frastructure around the stadium, Beach andBay roads is built to reduce speed to 40km/hbecause it is a pedestrian-friendly area - upto 12 000 people go to the park on a weeklybasis. My second objection comes down toecology. Twenty thousand litres of fuel gasper race will be spewed into the atmosphere.Thirdly, the noise levels would be amplifiedup the hill because the whole Green Point isreally a giant amphitheatre,” he warns. Peo-

ple’s Post will reveal GPRRA’s formal objec-tions in the near future.

The other two bids involve new tracks be-ing built at the airport or near Atlantis on theWest Coast. Even though much has to beagreed upon before a race of such magnitudecan be held on these shores, CEO of CapeTown Routes Unlimited, Calvyn Gilfellan,says a Formula 1 race in the region can becompared to the World Cup in terms of tour-ism – the only difference being that the GrandPrix is a yearly event. “It will be more sus-tainable than the World Cup, and would un-doubtedly be a huge injection into the touristindustry,” he says.

“Also, like the World Cup, it would presentimmediate spin-offs. Work would be created,but the flip-side is of course that there wouldhave to be huge investments from the publicsector,” continues Gilfellan.

“I don’t watch the sport myself, but I knowCapetonians are very interested in motor-sport.”

Regional chairperson of Motorsport SAWestern Cape, Joyce Dolinschek, verifiesthis notion. “I work with interested young-sters every day, and they all want to be thenext Sebastian Vettel. It is the pinnacle forall youngsters to aspire to. Our locals love allkinds of motorsport,” she confirms, beforeadding that it would be “brilliant” for thesport. According to Dolinschek, it would alsocreate a valuable opportunity for 18 to 26-year-old “petrol heads” in Cape Town to leavetheir illegal and dangerous “drifting” fasci-

nation behind once they saw how profession-ally the sport was run and how many safetyprecautions went into a race.

CouncillorGrantPascoe,MayoralCommit-tee Member for Tourism, Events and Market-ing for the City of Cape Town, applied thebrakes ever so slightly when he recently said:“There is a long road ahead before this canbe realised. The City has not yet been ap-proached with a proposal to host the Formula1 Grand Prix in Cape Town. We will only con-sider the prospect of hosting the event oncewe have been presented with a proposal. Itwill then have to go through all council proc-esses, including public participation, to en-sure that the views of the local residents aretaken into consideration.” People’s Post tookto the streets to find out how residents feelabout hosting the richest, and loudest, sportin the world, and the idea was met with rea-

sonable enthusiasm. Harry Berry is a localSea Point resident who says that he is readyfor the noise and excitement of a Formula 1race on his doorstep. “It’s the best thing inthe world to bring the Formula 1 here. It isa world-class event that will be very good forthe area and for the entire South Africa.”

Cedric Stuurman feels that the noise fromthe event will not matter to the local resi-dents, as there are far more advantages thandisadvantages. “A lot of people in Cape Townwill enjoy this event, and it will also bring ina lot of tourists.”

However, Pat Waddle says that she hassome “mixed feelings” about the Formula 1coming to her doorstep. “I think it is great,but I also think that there will be a lot of oppo-sition due to the noise, but I do not reallymind as it will be a great boost for the areaand I would definitely go and watch it!”

Harry Berry can’twait tohave theworld’sloudestsport onhis doorstep. Photos:Hanrie Bosch

ConstanzaColoritofeels thatthis type ofevent willdo a lot forCapeTown’s internationalstatus.

Victor Ndalama wants Formula 1 tocome to CapeTown in orderto show theworld thecity’s beauty.

JacoSwanepoelwants moreforeign visitors to cometo CapeTown to geta taste ofSouth Africa.

CedricStuurmansays thatthe noisewill notmatter,as thereare manybenefitsto hostingthisevent.

F1 fillip for economy


Wellwishers provide a silver liningWellwishers provide a silver liningANDRE BAKKES

NEARLY every morning the angelicvoice of 85-year-old Stella Wolhuter

fills the halls of Beit-ul-Aman Home forthe Aged.

“Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what abeautiful day, we are so blessed and content-ed, everything’s coming our way,” she sings.

Her uninhibited proclamation is conta-gious, and soon everyone within earshothums the tune to themselves.

The 72 residents have been given a chanceto live out their golden years in relative com-fort.

Most of these frail residents are of the Is-lamic faith, so the home is run on Islamicprinciples, though it prides itself on beingmulti-cultural.

Beit-ul-Aman has been serving the commu-nity since 1979, and was initially created toprovide specialised care for Muslims in par-ticular, since there wasn’t a similar place forpoorer seniors to go to.

Thirty years later and the home is still theonly facility of its kind in the Western Cape.

As a result, the demand for residency ishigh, so the representatives of the home have

to first do house visits to see if there isn’t anyother alternative for the person seeking ac-commodation. “We don’t want to be a dump-ing ground,” says Naadir Agherdien, the cur-rent chairperson of the board.

“In our community there is a strong feelingthat there shouldn’t be old age homes, sincethe family must take care of them, but thesedays it is difficult. Some even forget about ourelders.”

Living life in the fast lane has its draw-backs – the most tragic of these is that manyfamilies can also not give the necessary careto its oldest members.

The options for those who need special careis very limited, especially if they are Muslim.

While Beit-ul-Aman receives a monthlygrant from the Department of Social Develop-ment, it mostly relies on donations from thegeneral public to help make ends meet andkeep its doors open to those in need.

Their operational costs alone are morethan R1 million rand a year, so these dona-tions are essential for the running of the ha-ven.

“The average shortfall for operational ex-penses comes to about R80 000 or R90 000 amonth,” says Agherdien, before adding thatthey have to raise the money themselves by

having at least one fundraising event amonth.

Thenext fundraiser is a golf day inOctober,a popular event and a highlight on their cal-endar.

In 2009 the home very nearly had to closeits doors, since the economic downturn sawdonations drying up.

The Oasis Crescent Fund Trust intervenednot a moment too soon, and stepped in tomake a generous donation of R1 million.

This ensured that the home could build upa reserveof funds, but theyare always inneedof help from the community.

Agherdien says many old age homes havenot been completely fire-compliant, so afterone home was ravaged a few months ago, allwere ordered to bring in sweeping changes.

They must now become compliant by theend of July or August, which means theymust dip into that reserve fund.

It will set them back about R300 000.This is just a once-off payment, but their

biggest expense is for adult nappies.All of this just serves as extra motivation

for their valiant sponsors, who will undoubt-edly come to the home’s rescue once again,says Agherdien.

Its dependence on the private sector is the

lifeblood of the home, since companies haveto date not followed the sterling example setby Oasis or the well-wishers within the com-munity.

Funds are, of course, not the only thing theresidents need.

Some of them have no family to speak of,and become desperately lonely.

Volunteers come in to keep them company,but there is always space for more.

On 1 July superintendent Zulphaa Hassenwas appointed, but apart from her, the staffis almost solely made up of contracted volun-teers.

“The need for volunteers will continue, butthey can’t run the place. So there is a needfor qualified personnel to address the resi-dents’ needs. Now with Zulphaa, most of thiswill be managed and we will run the place bet-ter,” says Agherdien.

On Mandela Day (yesterday July 18), Islam-ic Relief sent 10 doctors to the home to holda health programme, and do some much-needed exercises with the residents.

Agherdien says he cannot thank donorsenough, but in the same breath he imploreseveryone who can lend a hand to step forwardand make a difference.

Contact Beit-ul-Aman on (021) 761-1540.

SINGING TO HER HEART’S CONTENT: StellaWolhuter (85) makes up for her lack of eyesightwith a singing voice that moves the world.

ON THEIR TOES: “Domino convener” AmienNieftagodien (80) plays dominoes with someof the residents on a regular basis.

Smooth sailingTHE internationally-acclaimed sailor andpolar region adventurer, Skip Novak, willbe giving a special talk on sailing and ad-venturing in polar regions and the effectsof global warming in the Antarctic, prior

to the Cape of Good Hope SPCA’s AGM onThursday July 21 at the SPCA, corner of 1stAvenue and First Road in Grassy Park. Thetalkwill start at 13:30, followedby theSPCAAGM at 15:00 and light refreshments willbe served. Booking is essential. ContactClaudia on (021) 700-4157/41 for further in-formation.

Festive lunch on the cardsTHE Simon of Cyrene Anglican Churchin Acacia Road in Parkwood Estate willbe hosting a “Christmas in July” lunch-eon on Sunday 24 July at the Hyde ParkHall in Hyde Road.

The event is due to start at 12:45 for13:00. The cost is R95 for adults and R45for children under the age of 12. For moreinformation, contact the parish office on(021) 705-6138.

A FRIENDLY HAND: Gadija Basardiens(87) talks about memorable days goneby while volunteer Rehana Majal listens intently. Photos: Andre Bakkes

Ten-year-old prepares for a month of unbroken fastingTAURIQ HASSEN

“I am actually nervous thisyear, because I really like to

eat a lot,” says a confident 10-year-old Imrah Isaacs fromKen-sington.

Isaacs was asked for her opin-ion of the month of Ramadaan,which starts in early August.

Isaacs started fasting “on andoff” last year, sharing the daysbetween whole day and halfday.

She attends Pinelands Prima-ry – “the blue school” – and“loves eating” and having con-versations.

This year would be her firsttime fasting every day for thewhole day, and she says: “I amlooking forward to it.”

During the fast, Isaacs ex-plains, her favourite meal ischicken and potatoes, but shewill be looking to “keep fit”.

She loves taking cake to herneighbours, and enjoys themin-utes just before the fast is bro-ken, watching people stare at

the different foods and cakes ondisplay.

“I really just want to lookmore thin after the fast, so thatis maybe why I am so excited aswell,” says Isaacs.

She says last year she foundcertain days to be “very diffi-cult but challenging”, and islooking forward to getting herpermanent fasting days off to agood start.

According to Isaacs, she seesthe fast as being the ideal oppor-tunity to maintain “your bodyand forget about eating”.

“I’m looking forward to thefast this year because I thinkI’m going to lose weight,” Isaacslaughs.

“During this month, youmust forget about food and justthink about your religion andalso staying healthy,” saysIsaacs.People should not forget to giveto the poor, because “it’s veryimportant” and should play amajor role in “your month ofRamadaan”.

LITTLE MISS CONFIDENT: ImrahIsaacs is looking forward to Ramadaan. Photo: Supplied


PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF THE 2011/2012SERVICE DELIVERY AND BUDGETIMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SDBIP)Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 53 (3) (a) of Act No. 56 of 2003: Local Government:Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) that the Service Delivery and BudgetImplementation Plan for the 2011/2012 financial year will be available at all Subcouncil offices(as listed below), libraries and the City of Cape Town’s website www.capetown.gov.za/idpfrom Wednesday 20 July 2011 on weekdays between 08:30 and 16:30 up to and includingMonday 22 August 2011.

AREA ADDRESS

Cape TownReception Desk, Concourse, Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard,Cape Town

Libraries All Libraries

Subcouncil1 Blaauwberg Municipal Offices, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Milnerton

2 Bergdal Municipal Offices, Brighton Way, Kraaifontein

3 De Grendel Municipal Building, Voortrekker Road, Goodwood

4 TygerbergMunicipal Offices, 1st Floor, cnr Voortrekker and Tallent Roads,Parow

5 CentralMunicipal Offices, cnr Jakkelsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Road,Bonteheuwel

6 Bellville Municipal Building, Voortrekker Road, Bellville

7 Koeberg Municipal Offices, Oxford Street, Durbanville

8 Helderberg Municipal Offices, cnr Fagan Street and Main Road, Strand

9 Nxele MakanaA Block Stocks & Stocks Complex, Ntlakohlaza Street, Town 2,Village 1, Khayelitsha

10 Charlotte Maxeke Site B, Khayelitsha Shopping Centre, Khayelitsha11 Looksmart Solwandle

NgudleFezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu

12 Mitchells Plain Parks & Bathing Building, Merrydale Avenue, Lentegeur13 David Mthetho

NtlanganisoFezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu

14 Miranda Ngculu Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu

15 PinelandsPinelands Training Centre, St Stephens Road, Central Square,Pinelands

16 Good Hope 11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town

17 Athlone and District Athlone Civic Centre, cnr Protea and Klipfontein Roads, Athlone

18 Rondevlei Cnr Buck Road and 6th Avenue, Lotus River

19 South Peninsula Fish Hoek Civic Centre, Central Circle, Recreation Road, Fish Hoek

20 Protea Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia

21 OostenbergOostenberg Administration, cnr Van Riebeeck andCarinus Streets, Kuilsriver

22 Lizo NkonkiOostenberg Administration, cnr Van Riebeeck andCarinus Streets, Kuilsriver

23 Adelaide Tambo Cnr Delft and Fort Worth Roads, Delft

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

Donation will save lives ofpatients with kidney failureCAPE TOWN’S Groote Schuur Hospitalhas received a generous donation to buymodern equipment for patients with kid-ney failure.

The R525 000 donation from the Toll-man familywill improve care forpatientswith acute and chronic renal failure, re-duce dialysis costs by R500 000 a year,make treatment safer, and enable the ad-ministration to consider increasing pa-tient numbers.

The donation was made in memory ofDr Arnold Tollman, who was born inCape Town and suffered from a kidneydisease for many years, which resulted inhim having a kidney transplant.

“His brother, Stanley Tollman, andson, Gavin Tollman, wanted to honourhis memory by providing something toGroote Schuur that it needs,” says familyrepresentative, Michael Tollman, whohanded over the cheque to Renal Unithead, Professor Brian Rayner, on Friday1 July.

A plaque commemorating the hando-ver will be hung in the renal ward.

“We are very pleased to be able to con-tribute to such a fine hospital. Our familyheard that the hospital was in need ofequipment in the Renal Unit, and we aredelighted to be able to help,” Tollmansays.

The donation will see state-of-the artmachinery for the treatment of patients

with kidney failure purchased.“The multifiltrate machine will im-

prove the care of patients with acute re-nal failure, as it will avoid the use of anti-coagulants in patients requiring lifesav-ing dialysis with active bleeding. Thiswill be a first for South Africa, and putthe academic units at the forefront of de-velopment of new treatments,” he says.

“The renatron dialyser reprocessingstation will enable us to reuse very ex-pensive dialysers in patients with chron-ic renal failure, and dramatically reducecosts and enable us the treat more pa-tients and save more lives.”

“Overall, the donation will improvecare for patients with acute and chronicrenal failure, reduce costs and maketreatment safer, and we are most gratefulto the Tollman family,” Rayner says.

. The Tollman family, which ownsBushman’s Kloof Wilderness Reserveand Wellness Retreat,

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa,The Oyster Box Hotel and other travel-re-lated businesses, is involved in numer-ous philanthropic organisations in SouthAfrica, the Amy Biehl Foundation, theElizabeth Fontein School in Cederberg, anursery school in Paternoster, conserva-tion projects and the annual TollmanAward for Visual Arts to encourageyoung artists starting out in their ca-reers.

GENEROUS DONATION: Michael Tollman with the head of the Groote Schuur Renal Unit,Professor Brian Rayner. Photo: Supplied

Springbok support for MountainTHE mighty Springboks have thrown

their weight behind the campaign tohave Table Mountain named one of theNew Seven Wonders of Nature.

“I promise we’ll win the World Cup if youpromise to vote for Table Mountain,” saidcoach Peter de Villiers after members of theSpringbok rugby squad pledged their sup-port for Table Mountain and became officialambassadors for the Vote for Table Moun-tain campaign, on Monday 11 July.

Table Mountain is in the running to benamed one of the New Seven Wonders of Na-ture, a global election that predicts over abillion votes worldwide. South Africa’s flat-topped wonder needs to beat 27 other naturalsites from around the world such as the Am-azon River, the Grand Canyon and the GreatBarrier Reef to make it into the final seven.

The new Springbok ambassadors includeCaptain John Smit, Schalk Burger, Tendai“Beast” Mtawarira, Butch James, BryanHabana, Jean de Villiers, Jaque Fourie, An-dries Bekker, Morne Steyn, Jannie du Ples-sis, Gurthro Steenkamp and coach De Vil-

liers. The Springboks will fly the TableMountain flag high ahead of the Castle Tri-Nations tournament starting on 23 July inSydney, Australia. Their support will con-tinue through to the 2011 Rugby World Cup,where they will represent their country, andTable Mountain.

“I urge all South Africans to put some timeaside to vote for Table Mountain,” said Smit.

An independent impact report, conductedby Grant Thornton, has predicted an R1,4billion annual tourism bonanza for SouthAfrica if Table Mountain is named one of theNew Seven Wonders of Nature.

“South Africans have to make sure thatour flat-topped wonder makes it into the fi-nal seven. It’s a once-in-a lifetime opportuni-ty to create a legacy, an opportunity that wecan’t ignore – there will never be anotherelection like it. Once the final seven are de-cided, that’s it,” says Sabine Lehmann,chairperson of the Table Mountain Bid Com-mittee. To see a full list of celebrity ambassa-dors, and to vote for Table Mountain, visitwww.votefortablemountain.com or SMS“table” to 34874.

CHAMPIONS:Springbokcaptain JohnSmit showshis supportfor TableMountainalongsideNew SevenWondersCampaignManager, Fiona Furey.

Photos: Supplied

IN IT TOWIN:Springbokcoach, Peter de Villiers becomes anambassador for Table Mountain.

FURTHER EDUCATION: Penny Vinjevold, the head of education (standing), attended a training session for Crawford teachers in literacy and numeracy at the Cape Peninsula Universityof Technology on Tuesday 12 July. Photo: Yunus Mohamed.

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland LEADER Tuesday 19 July 2011

Proud partnerTHE nation celebrated Mandela Day yester-day as former president Nelson Mandelaturned 93. In keeping with the worldwide geesof making the world a better place by volun-teering just 67 minutes of your time, People’sPost partnered with Proudly South Africa(PSA) in a campaign to create 93 000 jobs with-in a year.

The 93 000 Jobs for Mandela Day campaignwas launched on 16 July, a partnership be-tween selected Media 24 titles such as People’sPost, Tygerburger, City Vision and Die Burg-er.

The campaign aims to drive job creationthrough guiding and mobilising state organs,the business sector and citizens on how theycan assist in creating 93 000 jobs for Mandelafrom his 93rd to 94th birthday year.

South Africans have shown that they havethe power to unite as one in their indefatiga-ble quest for democracy and, with equal gus-to, in achieving world glory through success-fully hosting the World Cup.

Here is our chance to take centre stageagain in shaping our economic destiny; ourchance to soar above unemployment, povertyand despair.

The statistics speak for themselves; withabout a quarter of our population jobless, ourunemployment rate ranks as among the high-est in the world. We have the power to turnthat statistic aroundandmakeMadibaproud.For 67 years, he fought oppression.

Oppression has many guises and beingpoor subjects one to the most damaging, hu-miliating, soul-destroying oppression.

The responsibility for job creation restswith government, industry and each individ-ual. We are playing our part by creating aplatform for business and the unemployed toconnect. Regardless of how small the job isthat is created, each job is a giant step towardsempowering an individual, a family, a com-munity, a nation.

The platform is here. All you have to do isstep up!

Down to the bare boneAS a very young child manyyears ago we were taughtthat every project or inven-tion and our rich country’sresources were to be for thebenefit of every citizen. Thattype of statement or view re-minded me of a very meatybone that can sustain everyperson or household in ourbeloved South Africa.

Every time we achievedtechnological progress thatwas to make life easier, wesaw our tasty meaty bone be-come bigger and tastier.

But in recent years andlately because of the increas-es passed on to us, it is be-coming such a struggle tolive and our meaty bone is sobare that it cannot be used.

Even the marrow in the in-side we also try to use in thisstruggle to survive is nomore, and this bone is now aburden and a sad sight to be-hold.

What made this bone bareis, in my opinion, some of thefollowing:

1) The inventions and tech-nological advances we ap-plauded have now become soexpensive that only the veryrich can afford them, andthey do not benefit the aver-age citizen.

2) We have so much openwasted ground that could beused for farming and pro-duce bumper crops and sodrastically reduce the highfood prices, but the land isstill vacant, and food pricesplay havoc with inflation.

3) Electricity that was in-vented for a better life for usall is so expensive that eventhe rich households are suf-fering now, so what more thepoor, who are in the majori-ty? My opinion is that peopleare going to make use of openfires because this commodi-ty is now considered a luxu-ry and takes a major lumpout of measly incomes.

4) As for medical care, wepray every second that westay healthy because a visitto get healing is a luxury tripfew can afford, and yet themarvels of these medical in-ventions were invented forthe benefit of one and all.

5) Petrol increases have aripple effect that makes thestruggle to live even moredifficult. We produce fuelfrom coal, but for whose ben-efit?

6) There are toll gate fees,yet we pay licence fees forour motor vehicles.

7) General sales and mu-

nicipal fees that keep goingup and up and the bone be-comes very dry as we try tomanoeuvre to survive, andfor every little thing a pay-ment is attached. Nothing,and I mean nothing, is cheapor free.

8) Bond fees we never seemto pay off, and if we make cal-culations that house thatwas for sale has increased somuch in payments that theend price justifies buying acastle.

9) Interest rates when buy-ing on credit are tougherthan the sinew on our oncemeaty bone.

What a bleak picture for allof us, but the will of those inpower to help to bring pricesdown is lacking, and thatonce-meaty bone feels like ahammer in our hands, ahammer we want to hit oversomeone’s skull and maybethen common survival poli-cy can be implemented withnationalising, of prices com-ing down and so end the spi-ral of unemployment, andthen that bare bone we onceenjoyed and savoured andthat gave us hope becomesmeaty once again.KEITH BLAKEOttery

YourSMSes

Taxis in Obs. There’s a difference be-

tween taxis sitting aroundtaking up parking spaceswaiting for a fare, as op-posed to being called for one.

. People who have a prob-lem with Elite Taxis do notuse them. We have the ad-vantage of having them inour community. Lots of oth-er suburbs do not have theluxury. Happy client

. I drive for Elite RadioTaxis and a good number ofour clients complain if thereare no cabs parked in Sta-tion Road. We’re only tryingto make a living. Eugene

. I can’t believe the wholeoutcry about taxis beingpresent where they shoul-dn’t be! Come on, Observato-ry, look around you atwhat’s penetrating ourstreets day and night.

Colourful viewing. I enjoyed Coloured TV.

It’s nice to have some laugh-ter and those who are nothappy with the show, read abook.

. ColouredTVseems tobethe only voice for colouredpeople.

. This new show, Col-oured TV on SABC 2 is bor-ing. Where’s the movies?Angry and bored viewer

Delicious monster. The delicious monster

fruit is edible and also deli-

cious. It tastes likefruit salad. It’s ripewhen the greenskin starts “blister-ing” off. Be carefulthough – the littleblack spikes be-tween the segments areprickly and not too nice.Nicolette, Sun Valley

. As I recall, the skin ofdelicious monster fruit issegmented. We ate the fruitas kids and although it’stasty, it has a slight sting onthe tongue. Wilma

. To the person askingabout whether the fruit of adelicious monster is edibleor not: Yes it is and it’s deli-cious! I ate some many yearsago in Zimbabwe.

Electricity prices. I used 686 units in 7

days! I am ONE person! Iwent to buy another R300and got 274 units. Some-where I am being ripped off.Anyone else experiencesomething

similar?. I also wonder about the

cost of electricity. I boughtR500 at the beginning of themonth and got my 50 freeunits but the meter randown very quickly.

Animal matters. On the 18th I will spend

67 minutes thinking of allthe poor animals sufferingin the townships. Pat H

. Animals are like kids,they should be seen and nothurt. God bless. Liz

. Wow, these rich, self-righteous “animal lovers”who live in their huge fancy

houses (with often morethan one inside toilets), youreally are boring old farts.Did you read that littlethree-year-old’s mother hadgo out to use an outside toi-let when these dogs at-tacked? Please shut up.Akeela

. If you have seen orfound a green ring-neckedparakeet please contact072 373 8328, www.parro-talert.com or the SPCA. Ithas been missing since 30April.

. I’ve witnessed peopleselling live chickens, limpand half dead from heat anda lack of water. Then theyare packed into a tiny boxwith no air. This is horribleto witness. Desiree

General. Congratulations to

Metrorail on the school holi-day programme they had.Well done! You should covera positive story like that.Happy commuter

. I don’t think the “workfrom home” job opportuni-ties are real. I’ve gone on theInternet about it andcouldn’t find a number tocontact them on. Zenobia

. To KFC: I am anotherunhappy customer! There isonly batter and skin. I rath-er go to Fruit & Veg City inRoeland Street for value formoney. Jeff

People's Post Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 19 July 2011

THE BAND: Fresh off a series of soldout shows across the Cape Peninsula,Sixgun Gospel will showcase its extensive catalogue in preparation for recording its EP this month. The EP blends blues, country, rock, bluegrassand funk. The band will play at Muizenberg’s Melting Pot with upandcomingsongstress, Natasha Meister, on Friday 22 July. Photo: Supplied

ROCKING: The Dirty Skirts will hold their album launch at Zula Bar in LongStreet in the city centre on 23 July from 21:00. Entrance is R50.Photo: Supplied

Belly dancers to tantaliseA BEVY of beautiful dancerswill take audiences on a journeyto faraway places as they shim-my and undulate to the sensualrhythms of the Middle East.

The Feminine Divine AnnualStudio Show takes place atBergvliet High School on Satur-day 23 July from 19:00.

The Feminine Divine is one ofCape Town’s largest belly dancestudios, with three passionateand skilled teachers teachingover 300 students in and aroundCape Town. They are led by Te-nille Lindeque, one of CapeTown’s most sensual dancers,who is well respected in the bellydance community. Tickets costR55 per person and bookings areessential. For inquiries call Te-nille Lindeque on 083 760 8499 oremail [email protected].

SENSUALITY EPITOMISED: Tenille Lindeque opened the Feminine Divinestudio in 2003 and has since been featured on Top Billing and Spirit Sunday. Photo: Supplied

MIGHTY APHRODITE: Pop singer Kylie Minogue had the audience dancingin the aisles at the Grand Arena, Grand West Casino, on Wednesday 13 July,as she brought her Aphrodite tour to Cape Town fans. Photo: Jaco Marais

Hobnob with hotshot directorsIF YOU want to get up close andpersonal with directors of the cal-ibre of Malcolm Purkey, JamesNcgobo, Janice Honeyman, Geof-frey Hyland and Aubrey Sekhabi,and actors such as Dawid Min-naar, Diane Wilson and FaniswaYisa, this conference is for you.

Directors and Directing is host-edby theGordon Institute forPer-forming and Creative Arts (GIP-CA) from Friday 29 to Sunday 31July.

Featuring several performanc-es in addition to panels and talks,this groundbreaking event willtake place at Hiddingh Campus,UCT.

The conference will explore“thoughts around directing bysome of the nation’s leading the-atrical andcriticalminds, in care-fully-staged conversations thatwill be intimate as they promiseto be illuminating and insight-ful”.

Tickets are available throughComputicket and cost R120. Thisincludes all talks and perform-ances, the opening function, cof-fee and tea, a Sunday brunch andclosing drinks.

Single-day tickets are R60. Stu-dent rates are R80 for the full con-ference. The full programme willbe available from www.gip-ca.uct.ac.za from Wednesday 6July. Contact (021) 480-7156 or [email protected].

Big band a big hitGARY VAN DYK

The Big Band sound is starting to spreadacross the Cape Flats with the launch of a

group in the Grassy Park area last week, and it’sgot the beat to fight off the bad influences affec-ting the youth.

On Thursday last week the hall of Hyde Park Pri-mary inParkwoodcamealivewhen theGrassyParkYouth Development Big Band was launched with so-me performances that almost got the school callingfor repairs to their roof.

William Rezant, of the Western Cape Musicians’Association (WCMA), said that this project was in-spired by the success of the achievements of theDelft Big Band, and was a partnership betweenthem, the Department of Education, especiallyFranklin Lewis, the head curriculum advisor formusic, as well as the Lotto, from who they are recei-ving funding.

“In 2009 WCMA applied for funding from the Lottofor youthdevelopment inmusic in theWesternCapepointing out the success of the project in Delft.

“Thankfully we received some funding this yearand launched Kidz Can in the Retreat, LavenderHill, Grassy Park and Lotus River areas, and theband is part of this project.

“For the band we initially targeted all or mosthigh schools in these areas, but to our surprise someof the primary schools also wanted to be part of thisproject.

“As you can see these youngsters are all excitedabout being part of it,” he said.

Rezant added that the idea behind the project wasmore than just helping youth develop themselvesthrough music.

“We also want to stop our youth from getting in-volved with drugs, gangsterism and all these negati-ve influences that plague them in their areas.

“Over the past few years we have seen the successof the Delft Big Band under Ian Smith, who hasgrown the talents of those youngsters to a phenome-nal level, and we are using his skills to help us with

this new project as well.“During these recent school holidays we got going

at the Battswood Arts Centre, where 130 childrengot into learning to read music and playing instru-ments ranging from marimbas and steel pan drums,to all the wind instruments featured in a big band.”

At the launch last week Smith demonstrated andexplained how the teaching in the big band formattakes place with the new learners showing off theirtalents. Then it was the turn of the Delft Band togive the learners a taste of what they will be doingin a few months time, and they were blown away.

Tamryn Marcus (17) is a trombonist from Grass-dale High, who was very excited about what she he-ard.

“I feel very inspired when I listen to them, andexcited to know that we will also be getting to thatlevel if we work hard. While I have been playing atschool for some years, the music that they are doingis something else,” she said.

Timothy Mathlay (13) from Hyde Park Primaryis a saxophonist who was still wide-eyed long afterthe Delft band performance.

“That band gave me goosebumps! It is totally diffe-rent to what we have been doing at school.

“I can’t to get going seriously to get to that level.”Clarinetist Allison Davids (18) is at Grassy Park

High and always knew she wanted to do music, buthearing the Delft group has inspired her more.

“I have been playing for a number of years, butthis is the first time that I have heard band play toge-ther like that. Wow!”

Lance January (17) is a trombonist who also hasplaying bass guitar as an option.

“Why don’t we hear music like this more often?This is exciting and I love the energy of the music.

“I know that with this project we are going to dis-cover lots of new music to inspire us.”

Rezant concluded by adding that similar projectsare planned for more areas in the Western Cape.“We also like to appeal to anyone who has spare in-struments and would like donate or contribute tothese projects to contact me on 073 399 0244, (021) 447-9936 or via email [email protected].”

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Putting family firstPutting family firstHEROES are people you look upto and aspire to be like becauseof what they have accomplished.People that show, with determi-nation and hard work, that any-thing is possible. And some-times, as we’ve seen in the Gla-cier Junior Series, it just takes alittle pointer to inspire greatnessin young golfers.

Yes, all young golfers need theiridols, including Sean Bradley fromCape Town. But for this 16-year-oldgolfer, that hero is the man he callsdad.

Former professional Wayne Bra-dley campaigned in Asia, Europeand South Africa before he laiddown his clubs and took up coach-ing.

In the last decade he has becomea household name as one of the topgolf coaches in the country.

“My dad may not be a Major win-ner or a former world number one,but he is the guy who brought meto the game of golf and who inspiredme to love it as much as he does,”said Sean.

“He has coached me all my life, heknows my game and he is the firstone I turn to when things go wrong.

He is the first one I call with my re-sults and he always gives me thesupport I need.”

Just like when the 15-year-oldscratch golfer walked off the golfcourse at Erinvale recently with ahefty 82 on his scorecard.

“I was gutted. I really wanted towin and get a place in the Series Fi-nal,” he said. “My dad knew justwhat to say. He knew I was upset,but he doesn’t let me wallow in selfpity.

“I was battling on the greens allday, so he said we would work onthe putting stroke but for right now,just to focus on the other things inmy game that went well.”

During the Glacier Junior Seriesvisit to the Western Cape, BradleyJunior has also had to share his fa-ther’s focus.

“Quite a few of my students en-tered the three Glacier Junior Se-ries events in the Western Cape,”Wayne explained.

“What I love about this series isthat it gives the higher handicapplayers a chance to gain competi-tive experience. The low handicapsget to play a lot of tournament golf,but the higher handicaps seldomget on the golf course under these

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Sean doesn’t mind sharing his fa-ther’s attention.

“I think it can be tough for himto be supportive when he has somany other ‘sons’ out there, but wehave all benefited from my dad’sability to teach and inspire,” hesaid.

“It’s cool when guys tell me howmy dad helped them to believe inthemselves or how he changed theirgame. It’s pretty cool to have WayneBradley as a dad.”

But Bradley Junior wouldn’tmind just one special tip from hisdad to propel him to the winner’scircle.

“The winner of the Glacier Jun-ior Series goes to the Orange BowlJunior Champs in the USA,” saysthe Wynberg Boys’ High pupil.“That’s a huge prize for any SouthAfrican junior, becausewedon’t getthat many chances to travel andplay overseas. I just need some-thing to click so I get to win one ofthese tournaments and get into thefinal.” SWINGING EXPERTS: Sean and Wayne Bradley. Photo: Glacier Junior Series

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TOUGH TUSSLE:Giovani Laverdeen (left) ofYMO St Luke’sand Joshua Africaof Wynberg StJohn’s get stuckin a physical battle during the twounder13 sides’clash in the Avendale AthleticoJunior Tournament at FieldCrescent on Saturday. WynbergSt John’s were20 victors. Photo:Rashied Isaacs

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The 26-26 scoreline at DHL Newlands onSaturday afternoon proves that the young-sters in royal-blue-and-white will put up achallenge in the annual competition, despitethe Cape side being plagued by injury and anumber of players performing internationalduties.

Due to the DHL Stormers’ participation upuntil the semi-finals of the Super Rugby com-petition, the Province squad only had eightdays to prepare for the kick-off of the CurrieCup – the Griquas had already been trainingtogether for three weeks.

Coetzee says they are positive after the per-formance. “Of cause we are disappointedabout not being able to win, but it certainlyis not all negative,” he said after the match.

“We had eight players making their CurrieCup debuts today, and the youngsters showedthat this team has tons of potential.”

He also admitted that they had missed im-portant point-scoring opportunities duringthe match.

“We butchered a few chances and some ofthe new combinations need to settle and berefined,” Coetzee said.

“But I am confident that we can take anumber of positives from this match – the

youngsters stood up to the challenge and im-pressed.”

Coetzee also defended a decision to not takea shot at goal after receiving a penalty latein the match, saying that the captain had con-sulted replacement flyhalf, Demetri Ca-terikillis, about whether the shot was withinhis range.

The kick, which could possibly have putProvince in the lead, was not taken.

Two young players who impressed on thefield were flanker, Siya Kolisi, and flyhalf,Gary van Aswegen.

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Van Aswegen, who scored 16 of his side’spoints from his boot, was a real general in theback line, often taking the lead in makingsure the troops were organised. His tacticalkicking was impressive, while his defencehas improved noticeably.

. This Friday Province look to win theirfirst match when they travel to Potchef-stroom to take on the Leopards.

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YOUNG ACE: DHL Western Province flyhalf, Gary van Aswegen, gets past a tackle by DavonRaubenheimer of GWK Griquas during the 2626 draw between the two sides in the openingmatch of the Absa Currie Cup at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Photo: Nasief Manie/Photo24

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