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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 27 September 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 WOODSTOCK/MAITLAND “Telling it as it is” AAYUNI OPTICAL Visit us to find out about our Student and Pensioner Special Packages Ask us about our in-store promotions Our Eye Care Specials includes: Eye Exam, Frame & Lenses Most medical aids accepted as well as Edgars Cards Tel: 021 448 9821 fax: 021 448 9824 [email protected] Shop 15, St Peter’s Square, Main Road, Observatory Interest & Service charges are included in these monthly instalments PAY DIRECTLY TO US WHY WAIT? 17% INTEREST 130 SIR LOWRY ROAD WOODSTOCK 021 465 2675 JUSTIN 076 315 9715 1990 TOYOTA COROLLA 130 DEP 15 800 @ R909×30 TOTAL R43 070 1998 SAAB 95 2.0 SE DEP R11 000 @ R975×18 TOTAL R28 550 2004 OPEL CORSA LITE DEP 18 500 @ R1003×30 TOTAL R48 590 ECONOMICAL RELIABLE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA 160i DEP R46 000 @ R1537×36 TOTAL R101 332 A/T, FULLHOUSE 2000 FIAT SIENA 1.6 EL DEP R13 500 @ R848×24 TOTAL R33 852 DRIVE AWAY BARGAIN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4i DEP R43 000 @ R1430×36 TOTAL R94 480 P/S, A/C 2003 PEUGEOT 206 COUPÉ 1.6 DEP R43 000 @ R1430×36 TOTAL R94 480 READY FOR SUMMER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA 160 GLE DEP R41 000 @ R1358×36 TOTAL R89 888 VERY SOUGHT AFTER 2004 AUDI A3 2.9 TDi DEP R60 000 @ R1893×36 TOTAL R128 148 6 SPEED LOTS OF POWER 2003 NISSAN ALMERA 1.6 DEP. 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Senior citizens and children alike stood in line to be treated for their illnesses – but the doctors weren’t there. Helena Jacobs, a Facreton resi- dent, visited the day hospital for three days in a row and waited for hours, but had no luck in getting medical attention for the tightness in her chest. She started feeling her chest tighten up last weekend, and imme- diately made an appointment to see a doctor at the hospital. On Tuesday, Jacobs says, she ar- rived at the hospital as arranged – only to find herself waiting for hours “along with many other sick people”. “We just sat there, basically hop- ing to see the doctor, and the nurses kept walking up and down the hall- way, but could not give us any real answers. “The people sitting there were re- ally sick and needed attention, but nothing was happening.” Sharon Alexander, a former so- cial worker at the Shawco Centre, visited the hospital on Thursday and watched in “shock” as people lined up for medical attention. “This is not right,” Alexander says. “These people need medical at- tention, but there is nobody here, and there hasn’t been anybody here for the last three weeks – other than the nursing staff.” She says she questioned the nurs- es at the hospital, but no answers were provided – she kept being sent to a sign on the wall stating that no doctors would be available for the day. “All these people have appoint- ments with these doctors, but when they arrive, they must sit and wait, and no doctors arrive,” says Alex- ander. When People’s Post visited the hospital, a few people were on their way out the doors, having sat for hours to be seen to by a doctor. The patient backlog seemed to have been cleared somewhat by the hospital, but some of the people leaving said many had left to seek healthcare somewhere else. Charnell Hendricks, chairperson of the Maitland Community Polic- ing Forum, has also waited in line after making an appointment, only to be turned away by the sign indi- cating the doctors’ absence. “There are so many people need- ing medical attention urgently, but the doctors are not here to assist,” she says. “This is ridiculous, and has been going on for the last three weeks or so.” A Western Cape Health Depart- ment spokesperson, Sithembiso Magubane, says the situation at the hospital was temporary – one of the hospital’s two permanent doctors was ill, and the other had taken up a training post at another facility. “A locum doctor has been con- tracted to fulfil these duties,” says Magubane. He adds that interviews are cur- rently being conducted at the hospi- tal for the full-time position. Managers at the hospital were tasked with finding people to cover the gaps, Magubane says. Supervisory visits will be con- ducted by the facility manager eve- ry month to make sure things are on track, and further regular visits will be made by senior managers and medical officers, Magubane says. “The Western Cape Government Health and Kensington Facility management would like to apolo- gise to the community for the incon- venience caused,” he concludes. BALLET BUTTERFLY: Cindy Okkers (17) from De Tijger in the Northern Suburbs will soon be competing in the prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition, set to be held at the Artscape from 6 to 9 October. A Grade 11 student at Reddam College, Okkers has been doing dance as a subject since Grade 8 – in fact, ballet has been a way of life for her since the age of five. She has completed all her grade and vocational examinations in the discipline, and in 2010 she passed her second advanced exam with distinction, earning her a spot in the Genée International, which is presented by the Royal Academy of Dance and supported by UCT and Cape Town City Ballet. Photo: AJ Young.
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Peoples Post Woodstock-Maitland Edition 27 September 2011
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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 27 September 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481
WOODSTOCK/MAITLAND
“Tel l ing it as it is”
AAYUNI OPTICAL
Visit us to find out about ourStudent and PensionerSpecial PackagesAsk us about our in-store promotions
Our Eye Care Specialsincludes:Eye Exam,Frame & Lenses
Most medical aids acceptedas well as Edgars Cards
Tel: 021 448 9821fax: 021 448 9824
[email protected] 15, St Peter’s Square,
Main Road, Observatory
Interest & Service charges
are included in these monthly
instalments
PAY DIRECTLY TO US
WHY WAIT?
17% INTEREST
130 SIR LOWRY ROAD WOODSTOCK 021 465 2675
JUSTIN
076 315 9715
1990 TOYOTA COROLLA 130DEP 15 800 @ R909×30 TOTAL R43 070
1998 SAAB 95 2.0 SEDEP R11 000 @ R975×18 TOTAL R28 550
2004 OPEL CORSA LITEDEP 18 500 @ R1003×30 TOTAL R48 590
ECONOMICALRELIABLE
2004 TOYOTA COROLLA 160iDEP R46 000 @ R1537×36 TOTAL R101 332
A/T,FULLHOUSE
2000 FIAT SIENA 1.6 ELDEP R13 500 @ R848×24 TOTAL R33 852
DRIVE AWAYBARGAIN
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.4iDEP R43 000 @ R1430×36 TOTAL R94 480
P/S, A/C
2003 PEUGEOT 206 COUPÉ 1.6DEP R43 000 @ R1430×36 TOTAL R94 480
READY FORSUMMER
2004 TOYOTA COROLLA 160 GLEDEP R41 000 @ R1358×36 TOTAL R89 888
VERY SOUGHTAFTER
2004 AUDI A3 2.9 TDiDEP R60 000 @ R1893×36 TOTAL R128 148
6 SPEEDLOTS OF POWER
2003 NISSAN ALMERA 1.6DEP. R24 500 @ R1127×36 TOTAL R65 072
A/T, A/C, P/S
2002 BMW X5DEP R100 000 @ R2250×36 TOTAL R181 000
A/T,WHAT A CAR!!!
ECONOMICALRELIABLE
FANTASTICPRICE
1998 LEXUS GS300DEP R32 000 @ R1323×36 TOTAL R79 628
AT,FULLHOUSE
2001 LANDROVER FREELANDER KV6Dep: R36 000 R1323 x 36 Total R83 628
R69 995R69 995A/T, ALL WHEEL DRIVE
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Patients sickand tired ofwaitingTAURIQ HASSEN
SICK PATIENTS lined thehallways at the Kensington
Day Hospital for the last threeweeks, waiting in vain to be seenby a doctor.
Senior citizens and children alikestood in line to be treated for theirillnesses – but the doctors weren’tthere.
Helena Jacobs, a Facreton resi-dent, visited the day hospital forthree days in a row and waited forhours, but had no luck in gettingmedical attention for the tightnessin her chest.
She started feeling her chesttighten up last weekend, and imme-diately made an appointment to seea doctor at the hospital.
On Tuesday, Jacobs says, she ar-rived at the hospital as arranged –only to find herself waiting forhours “along with many other sickpeople”.
“We just sat there, basically hop-ing to see the doctor, and the nurseskept walking up and down the hall-way, but could not give us any realanswers.
“The people sitting there were re-ally sick and needed attention, but
nothing was happening.”Sharon Alexander, a former so-
cial worker at the Shawco Centre,visited the hospital on Thursdayand watched in “shock” as peoplelined up for medical attention.
“This is not right,” Alexandersays.
“These people need medical at-tention, but there is nobody here,and there hasn’t been anybody herefor the last three weeks – other thanthe nursing staff.”
She says she questioned the nurs-es at the hospital, but no answerswere provided – she kept being sentto a sign on the wall stating that nodoctors would be available for theday.
“All these people have appoint-ments with these doctors, but whenthey arrive, they must sit and wait,and no doctors arrive,” says Alex-ander.
When People’s Post visited thehospital, a few people were on theirway out the doors, having sat forhours to be seen to by a doctor.
The patient backlog seemed tohave been cleared somewhat by thehospital, but some of the peopleleaving said many had left to seekhealthcare somewhere else.
Charnell Hendricks, chairperson
of the Maitland Community Polic-ing Forum, has also waited in lineafter making an appointment, onlyto be turned away by the sign indi-cating the doctors’ absence.
“There are so many people need-ing medical attention urgently, butthe doctors are not here to assist,”she says. “This is ridiculous, andhas been going on for the last threeweeks or so.”
A Western Cape Health Depart-ment spokesperson, Sithembiso
Magubane, says the situation at thehospital was temporary – one of thehospital’s two permanent doctorswas ill, and the other had taken upa training post at another facility.
“A locum doctor has been con-tracted to fulfil these duties,” saysMagubane.
He adds that interviews are cur-rently being conducted at the hospi-tal for the full-time position.
Managers at the hospital weretasked with finding people to cover
the gaps, Magubane says.Supervisory visits will be con-
ducted by the facility manager eve-ry month to make sure things areon track, and further regular visitswill be made by senior managersand medical officers, Magubanesays.
“The Western Cape GovernmentHealth and Kensington Facilitymanagement would like to apolo-gise to the community for the incon-venience caused,” he concludes.
BALLET BUTTERFLY: Cindy Okkers (17) from De Tijger in the Northern Suburbs will soon be competing inthe prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition, set to be held at the Artscape from 6 to 9 October.A Grade 11 student at Reddam College, Okkers has been doing dance as a subject since Grade 8 – in fact,ballet has been a way of life for her since the age of five. She has completed all her grade and vocationalexaminations in the discipline, and in 2010 she passed her second advanced exam with distinction, earningher a spot in the Genée International, which is presented by the Royal Academy of Dance and supportedby UCT and Cape Town City Ballet. Photo: AJ Young.
Page 2 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland NEWS Tuesday 27 September 2011
Female Family Practitioner
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Tel:021 591 3251Email: [email protected]
Cell: 072 699 2364
Open Monday to Saturday
Bag your bookDUE to public demand, the SPCAwill host another of its Bag a Bar-gain Book Sales on Saturday 8 Octo-ber at the SPCA vet shop at 6 GabrielRoad in Plumstead from 08:00 until14:00.
The SPCA will sell bags to shop-pers, who can then fill them up withtheir favourite titles from the largeselection on offer.
Small bags, which can hold around13 books, will be sold for R50; largerbags, which can hold about 40 books,will go for R150 each.
A limited number of big bags is instock.
For more information contact Na-tasha on (021) 700-4155/40 or [email protected].
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Proudly SA announcesHomegrown finalistsPROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN has an-nounced 24 finalists – drawn from 21South African companies – who stand achance to win awards in various catego-ries at the organisation’s HomegrownAwards Gala Dinner.
Sponsored by PetroSA, the prestigiouscelebration will take place at the SandtonConvention Centre on Thursday.
Says spokesperson Dalene du Preez,“The Homegrown Awards are an opportu-nity to see the real impact our members’companies are having in the areas of fairlabour practice, environmental responsi-bility, job creation and the provision of lo-cally produced, high quality products andservices. This is exactly what the ProudlySouth African brand stands for.”
Under the business awards categories, fi-nalists for Product of the Year are Cora’sCostumes, Optiphi Skin RejuvenationTechnologies and Badges Unlimited.
Finalists for Service of the Year are Tutu-ka Motor Holdings, Karan Beef, SA Rey-nolds Travel Centre and Cora’s Costumes.
CSI of theYear finalists areCloverMamaAfrika, Essay Gifts, and the South AfricanBallet Theatre.
The top environmentally-minded com-panies are Green Office, The Waste TradeCompany and Rapid Spill Response.
Most Acclaimed Company of the Year
may go to Stormsriver Advertisers, VawdaPromotions or Al Prodgers Comedy, whilethe companies vying for Best Proudly SACompany over 10 Years are Longspan Gut-ters, SA Reynolds Travel, Karan Beef andMantelli’s.
Four schools, meanwhile, have made itas finalists for the new Proudly SA/CGFSchools and FET Governance Award. Theyare Victoria Girls’ High School, St Peter’sBoys’ School, Glenwood High School andGertSibande FET College.
Leslie Sedibe, Proudly South African’snew CEO, says Proudly South Africanviews education as a key pillar of buildinga successful nation.
“If we as South Africans can properly ad-dress our education and skills shortages,there will be very little that can stop usfrom becoming a great winning nation,”Sedibe says, adding that Proudly South Af-rican would like to take this opportunityto convey its “sincere gratitude to the keysponsor for this prestigious event, Petro-SA”.
“Their support to local companies’ prod-ucts and services are commendable. Thankyou for your contribution to the socioeco-nomic welfare of our country.”
In conclusion, Sedibe says, “We wish allthe finalists everything of the best at theHomegrown Awards Gala Dinner.”
Show eMzantsi your talentTHE eMzantsi community-building project,all about focusing on fun while uplifting thepeople of the South, will hold its seventh an-nual eMzantsi Carnival in December – andorganisers are calling on people to try out fortheir top-notch talent competition.
The carnival attracts more than 1 500 par-ticipants, and provides work, training andcreative opportunities for more than 500young people across the peninsula, organis-ers say. At this year’s stage show, followingthe carnival parade, Rob van Vuuren, pre-senter of “SA’s Got Talent” will host the fi-nals of the “eMzantsi’s Got Talent” competi-tion.
If you or your music or dance group liveon the South Peninsula and would like achance to win R2 500’s worth of sound equip-ment or costumes in the competition, regis-ter to audition as soon as possible by email-ing [email protected] or calling the eM-zantsi office on (021) 785-1515.
Auditions will take place throughout Octo-ber in Fish Hoek at the Moth Hall on Tues-
days from 17:00 to 19:00, in Masiphumelele atthe Living Way Training Campus from 19:00to 21:00 on Wednesdays, and in the OceanView Civic Centre from 19:00 to 21:00 onThursdays.
eMzantsi is also offering five budding pho-tographers a chance to be mentored by pro-fessional Alistair Berg as part of a NationalLottery Distribution Trust Fund trainingprogramme.
If you are interested and live in the South-ern Peninsula, contact the eMzantsi officewith a motivation letter and samples of yourphotos where possible.
This year, the eMzantsi project is challeng-ing kids to engage with environmental issuesaround its 2011 theme, “eMzantsi GoesBOS!”. If you or your school, youth, churchor family group would like to take part in theeMzantsi Carnival parade – and be invited toa free recycled costume-making workshop,thanks to funding from the Lottery TrustFund – contact the eMzantsi office as soon aspossible.
LIVING IT UP: Performers Mark Sampson, Trigga, Leo Letsape and Da O are seen on stageat last year’s eMzantsi Carnival postparade show. Photo: Alistair Berg
Tuesday 27 September 2011 NEWS People’s Post WoodstockMaitland Page 3
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Circle of problemsfor Walmer EstateTAURIQ HASSEN
WALMER ESTATE residents are turningdown a proposal for a traffic circle to be im-plemented at the Searle Street intersection,claiming that the traffic situation would be-come “complicated”.
People’s Post covered the article, “Intersec-tion a danger to kids” (30 August 2011), wherethe intersection was highlighted as being a dan-ger for children at the surrounding schools inthe area.
Moosa Sydow, chairperson for the Walmer Es-tate residents Association, explained that coun-cil handed residents a proposal regarding a traf-fic circle at the intersection. “We are not happywith the proposal and we made it clear to councilthat we will not be accepting this proposal, be-cause we feel a circle would just make things alot more complicated in that area,” says Sydow.
William Jeffreys, a Woodstock resident, usesSearle Street regularly and thought that intro-ducing a circle would cause further congestionsand problems.
The road is currently used as a four way stop,with two pedestrian crossings on either side ofthe road, but if there are no cars using the road,many of the cars fail to slow down and drivestraight over the intersection.
“A circle would cause more problems in that
area and that intersection is not ideal for a circleto be implemented, so maybe council should lookat other ways to try and tackle the traffic situa-tion in that area,” says Jeffreys.
At the time of the last article, Merle Lourens,spokesperson for the Cape Town Traffic Servic-es, said that three traffic attendants were as-signed to the area to assist learners during peaktimes. The attendants are required to positionthemselves in Chapel Street, Upper Searle Streetbetween Eastern Boulevard and Keizergracht,and at the Hill and Keizergracht Street intersec-tion. According to Ward Councillor Brett Her-ron, he received a copy of the Environmental Im-pact Assesment report from the Provincial De-partment of Public Transport, Roads and Works.
“This is an application that has been comingon for years now and the councillor before mewas even battling to get something done aboutthe traffic situation in the area,” says Herron.
He explained that the application indicatedthat the circlewould takeuppart of a public openspace. “I immediately identified this as being aproblem and informed council that a formal pub-lic participation process should be conducted,”says Herron. He added that the application wasin “direct response to the traffic situation” link-ing up with the Nelson Mandela Bourlevard. Nodetails have been confirmed at this stage, witha formal public participation process possibleawaiting.
CHARITABLE PRIDE: Over 200 members of the Lions and Leo Clubs of Cape Townprowled through Sea Point to marshal the recordbreaking 16 500 people whofaced the foe of painful feet to support the Peninsular School Feeding Association’s recent Blisters for Bread charity fun walk – which has been helping to keephungry school children fed for almost half a century now. Here, members of theTokai Lions Club and Tokai Forest Valley branch take a break from their marshallingwork to face down the lens. If you’d like to find out more about Lions International,contact Pierre Theron on 082 494 5464. Photo: Supplied WATERFRONT REVAMP: The sodturning ceremony for the new sixstorey No 1 Silo development
at the V&A Waterfront took place on Wednesday. The building – the largest development theV&A has seen in 22 years – is part of a R1 billion development set to revamp the area surroundingthe Clock Tower over the next four to five years. Seen here, from left: Anya van de Merwe (architect), Rick Brown (architect), David Green (V&A Waterfront CEO) and Norbert Sasse (Growthpoint Properties). Photo: Danielle Karallis
Support Cansa in styleNOT brave enough to shave off yourlocks at the Cancer Association ofSouth Africa’s (Cansa) Shavathonsearlier this year?
You have another option: Teamsfrom hair styling brand ghd will hosta “Style-a-thon” to raise funds for theanti-cancer cause at shopping centresacross South Africa, including CanalWalk, on Saturday.
The upshot is that you can now showyour support for those who are bat-tling cancer by having your hairstyled instead of shorn, and acknowl-edge the hard work being done by Can-sa to educate the public and providesupport to all those affected by cancer.
October, National Breast CancerAwareness Month, is dedicated to en-couraging all women to invest in their
healthby learninghow todetect breastcancer at an early stage; organiserssay that 1 in 29 women is diagnosedwith breast cancer every year. Withthis in mind, you’ll be able to raiseboth funds and awareness – as well asget a professionally-styled hairdo – fora donation of R50 for adults and R20 forchildren under 12 years during theStyle-a-thons, which will run through-out mall hours.
You’ll also get a chance to buy the2011 edition of the ghd Pink OrchidStyler, worth R2 380, adding to theR1,1 million donated by the stylingcompany to Cansa through the Or-chid’s sale since 2005. For more infor-mation visit www.facebook.com/ghd-southafrica or www.cansa.org.za, orcall (011) 463-8601.
DID you know that “Idols”judge and radio personalityRandall Abrahams grew up inLansdowne?
Taxi blitz on Cape Town’s roadsCITY OF Cape Town Traffic Serviceswill partner with Metro Police, Law En-forcement, Provincial Traffic and theSouth African Police Services to con-duct a major clamp down on traffic of-fences related to mini-bus taxis. Theblitz commenced yesterday (Monday)and will run until Friday 7 October.
Major routes will be targeted to ad-dress common driving violations, un-roadworthy vehicles and offences suchas: Reckless or negligent driving, diso-beying red traffic lights, changing laneswithout indicating, driving on theshoulder of the road, defective brakes,unlicensed drivers and Taxi permit vio-
lations. Traffic Services regularly holdjoint operations with various policingagencies to ensure that mini-bus taxidrivers, operators and owners feel con-tinuous and sustained pressure to com-ply with the law.
During these joint operations, officerswill arrest reckless drivers and illegalmini-bus taxi operators and where re-quired their vehicles will be impound-ed.
In addition, all mini-bus taxis that failroadworthy tests will be suspended andthe owners of these vehicles will thenhave to take their vehicles to a place ofrepair.
Page 4 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland GENERAL Tuesday 27 September 2011
Saving lives for a livingANDRE BAKKES
IT was pouring down with rain when para-medic Craig Northmore (40) attended theaccident scene that will haunt him for therest of his life.
“It was a horrific scene,” he recalls.One of his colleagues was involved in an
accident while he was driving in an ambu-lance, and, as fate would have it, North-more was one of those who ended up at thescene.
“I was at an accident scene between twotrucks and a vehicle that day. There werea whole lot of injuries – one boy’s legs weresticking out of the car. Then I got anothercall. I’ll never forget – one of my colleagueswas involved in the other accident.
“He was a real amicable guy. When I ar-rived, I saw he was wedged in between thewreckage of the ambulance, but he was al-ready dead, and I could not resuscitate him.
“This scene still lingers... It will stay withme forever...”
Northmore has experienced more thanhis “fair share” of gruelling accident scenesin his 19 years of being a paramedic, but oneman’s nightmare is another’s destiny.
“While my friends played Cowboys andIndians, I was playing paramedic,” helaughs.
For someone who has convinced Deathon more than one occasion to leave with afew rainchecks instead, the lion-heartedNorthmore comes across as light-hearted,determined and humble.
The ER24, ICAS and Vincent ParlottiHospital paramedic says he has saved “on-ly” five people from certain death, yet headmits that he has resuscitated about 500people.
It is even more curious when one hearshe has only received three letters of compli-ment in his career.
“There was recently a survey when 8 000people were asked 10 specific questions. Itturned out that 98% of those questionedsaid the most important thing after a seri-ous accident is that an ambulance arrivewithin five minutes, and 97% said the leastimportant aspect is that the paramedicsknow how to do their job.
“I don’t think people actually know whatwe do.”
Northmore doesn’t, however, get out of
bed at 05:30 to work an 11-hour shift 15 daysa month for recognition.
“I get paid to do this,” he reasons.Northmore says he tries to distance him-
self on an emotional level from the job athand by treating his patients like manne-quins, concentrating more on the injuriesthan the people injured so that he can carryout his work of saving lives unhindered.
There is a support system in place formost paramedics, through which they canundergo counselling or be referred to a psy-chologist, but Northmore says he copeswith his experiences adequately.
He nonetheless dreams about his col-league’s death.
“I will see something in the dream thatI never noticed before, and then try to savehim accordingly,” continues Northmore.
Despite this recurring dream, North-more is obviously in ample control of hismind and profession.
There are, of course, variables he cannotcontrol, such as the weather, which makesaviation medicine the most dangerous – be-tween five and eight days a month, heworks on ER24’s helicopter, which some-times flies into nigh-impossible nooks andcrannies to get to an isolated patient.
Northmore only half-jokingly muses,“They say if you don’t like the weather inCape Town, wait a minute.”
On the road there is another thing para-medics don’t have control over – fellow mo-torists who refuse to make way for an am-bulance.
“Move left when you hear the sirens,don’t brake!” he pleads, before adding thatvaluable seconds are almost always lostwhen they respond to a call.
This is one of the main reasons every per-son should have an emergency servicenumber saved on their phone – Northmoresays people generally don’t know who tophone if they come across an unattendedaccident scene.
“Phone 084 124 immediately to reach theER24 call centre,” he urges everybody.
American author Gretchen Rubin oncesaid, “Don’t hesitate to praise people whoget a lot of praise already.”
As Northmore doesn’t get the praise hedeserves, perhaps baseball player SatchelPaige’s quote is more relevant: “Not to becheered by praise, not to be grieved by
blame, but to know thoroughly one’s ownvirtues or powers is the characteristic of anexcellent man.”
ON CALL AND ON THE BALL: Craig Northmore, at your service. Photo: Supplied
All systems gofor VOC FestTHE Voice of the Cape (VOC) Festival hasmade its mark as a must-do event on the Capesocial calendar for the past 15 years, and wasinitially celebrated at the then Green PointStadium as a weekend of good, clean familyfun and entertainment.
However, since the development of theCape Town Stadium in 2007, the VOC festivalhad to seek an alternative venue, and hasbeen held at the Cape Town Market in Eppingsince then.
Previous VOC festivals have attracted anaverage of about 60 000 festival-goersthroughout the weekend, and this year thefestival boasts exciting entertainment andevents to appeal to all ages.
According to VOC festival entertainmentconvenor Goolam Fakier, festival-goers canexpect a star-studded lineup of homegrowntalent to perform at the VOC “Festival witha Difference”.
“SA’s Got Talent” finalist for 2010, NieyaazArendse, and show-winner James Bhemjeewill both take part in this year’s event. SashaLee Davids, winner of “SA Idols” 2009, is alsoset to entertain festival-goers.
Other entertainment includes the likes ofProtégé, The Boys, Ijaaz, Nurul Fakiers, ImoV, Gavin Roman as well as Toyer Abrahamsand Nazneen Leeman.
VOC festival marketing convenor HassiemBastra says there is also a host of entertain-ment aimed at capturing the younger genera-tion.
“We have planned this year’s festivalaround cars, cars and more cars. The D1SDrift Squad will bring their excellently modi-fied mechanical machines to be inspected andadmired by guys and girls alike for the entireweekend of the festival.”
The D1S Drift Squad, a team of historicallydisadvantaged South Africans who specialisein advanced driving, will show off their skillsand also put their modified machines on dis-play for the public to get a closer look. Thesquad has been in existence for three years,and apart from showing off their advanceddriving sequences, they’ll highlight the dan-gers of illegal street racing and drunken driv-ing.
Bastra says the festival will also featureother car-related events – including a showand shine, sound-off, rev-off, park-off and bak-kie-off – and there will be prizes up for grabsfor members of the public who participate.
Entry forms will be available at Mag Addic-tion in Strandfontein or on the VOC website(www.vocfm.co.za) from Thursday 22 Sep-tember.
The registration fees range from R50 toR100, depending on the event.
He also adds that there will also be an Um-rah package giveaway, courtesy of Shafiq’sTravel and Tours.
People cannominate themselves or anotherworthy candidate to be the recipient of theonce-in-a-lifetime trip.
The fully-paid package is valid for Umrahin April 2012.
Anyone interested should retain their en-try ticket to the festival, fill in an entry formand drop it off at the VOC lounge at the corpo-rate exhibition.
Bastra says the draw will take place at thefestival on Sunday 2 October.
Terms and conditions apply.Entry to the festival costs R20 for adults,
while children and pensioners pay R10.Parking costs R10 per car.
Looking at the lies you learn at schoolTONY ROBINSON
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS discoveredAmerica.
Sir Alexander Fleming invented penicil-lin.
Thomas Edison invented the electriclight.
Marconi invented Radio.Elijah Grey invented the telephone.Few people would argue with those state-
ments, but the first four are dead wrong.Columbus never set foot on American
soil. He discovered the West Indies, and hemay have landed in Central America, butthe man who actually landed on the NorthAmerican mainland was John Cabot, a nat-uralised englishman who sailed from Bris-tol in 1497 looking for more northerly routeto the East.
So why does Columbus get all the credit?Probably because he paved the way for
the Spanish Conquistadors who broughtback the gold. That got all the attention,and Columbus was seen as the discovererof the “new world”, which the US came todominate a few hundred years later.
Cabot landed in New England, but theterritory did not become important untilmuch later. He did not survive his secondvoyage, and is largely a forgotten man.There was no one to blow his trumpet.
Sir Alexander Fleming made the obser-vation that mould appeared to kill somebacteria. He tried hard to invent penicillin,but gave it up as a bad job in 1928 and hadnothing whatsoever to do with the develop-ment of the drug.
That was done in Oxford during the warby Howard Florey and Ernst Chain. Themanufacturing processes were perfected in
America with their help.But Fleming did have someone to blow
his trumpet – Lord Beaverbrook, who con-trolled the press in England. Beaverbrookserved on the board of St Mary’s Hospitaland he used his papers to promote the hos-pital and its fundraising efforts. Flemingand penicillin made a good story, and Bea-verbrook did not let the truth get in the wayof good headlines. He even campaigned forFleming’s Nobel Prize.
But the Americans objected.They knew the real story and as a result
of their pressure, the Nobel Prize was joint-
ly awarded to Florey, Chain and Fleming.The electric light was invented by an
Englishman, Joseph Swan. Edison im-proved it, and most people now give himthe credit. The problem with Swan’s globewas the filament, which had a short life.Edison used his vast resources to huntdown a better filament and, as we know,he succeeded.
Marconi never invented radio.The real inventor was Nicola Tesla, one
of the great unheralded geniuses. Teslaused radio waves to steer a model boat andgave public demonstrations of radio con-trol before Marconi entered the picture. Hewas trying to sell radio to the US Navy asa guidance system for torpedos.
Marconi, wealthy heir to the Guiness for-tune, challenged Tesla’s patents and wonthe first round, but Tesla appealed and theUS Supreme Court eventually overturnedthe decision. By that time Marconi was fa-mous and Tesla was an old man about ascranky as Howard Hughes.
Elijah Grey did invent the telephone, butso did Alexander Graham Bell. Bell’s tri-umph was to get to the patent office a fewhours before Grey.
If Grey had got to the patent office first,Edison would have been credited with theinvention. How come? Edison was a patent-breaker, and he was hired by Western Un-ion to get round Bell’s patent.
He did make a big improvement, butBell’s wealthy father-in-law went to courtand won. If the patent had been granted toGrey, he would not have been in a positionto defend it, and Edison would now be seenas the inventor of the telephone.
The moral of the story?There are lies, damn lies and history.
Treat yourselfwith theToatsmastersEVERYBODY is invited to a gatheringof the Table View Toastmasters Club atthe Atlantic Beach Golf Club tomorrow(Wednesday) at 18:30 for 19:00.
Entrance fee will cost R85, which in-cludes a delicious meal. A cash bar isalso available. For more information onthe event, or to book a place, contactHeletia on (021) 531-1805 or 082 883 2873,or email her at [email protected]. Al-ternatively, visit www.tableviewtoast-masters.org.za to find out more infor-mation.
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Number’s up for copper thievesTAURIQ HASSEN
TWO men were arrested at the weekendafter being found with stolen metal to thevalue of R20 000.
On Sunday, at around 19:00, police weretipped off about illegal activities at DouglasPlace in Woodstock.
According to Sergeant Hilton Malila,spokesperson for Woodstock Police Station,when the officers approached, they noticedtwo men throwing items over a high wall.
“The men noticed the police presence, andfled in opposite directions, but were shortlyapprehended,” says Malila.
During a search, police confiscated 25m ofcopper cable, 21m of copper piping, five cop-per taps and three aluminium stepladders.
“The investigation to determine where therecovered items were stolen from continues,”says Malila.
Two suspects are in police custody, andface charges of possession of suspected stolenproperty.
They will appear in the Cape Town Magis-trate’s Court today (Tuesday).
Drug raids yield resultsPolice arrested nine suspects during raids
on drug houses in Woodstock last Wednes-day.
Officers from Woodstock Police Stationraided homes in Wright, Page and BromwellStreets.
A large stash of drugs and paraphernaliawas seized, including 79 stoppe dagga, a plas-tic bag filled with dagga, 67 tik lollies, and apacket filled with cocaine.
A cordless drill and a set of bolt cutters, aswell as a stack of counterfeit money, were al-so confiscated, and nine people were arrestedin total.
All nine suspects made brief court appear-ances last week, and were released on bail.
“This crime prevention approach is to con-stantly search drug outlets in the precinct,”says Malila.
“This will be our focus point – a lot of stolenitems go to drug outlets.”
Brakes put on bike thiefAlso on Wednesday, a man was arrested af-
ter police recovered a motorbike that hadbeen reported stolen.
Woodstock police officers arrested the manin Earl Street at around 10:00, after they no-ticed he was tampering with the ignition ofthe parked motorbike.
The officers asked him who the bike be-
longed to.“The man just said that the bike belonged
to one of his friends, but police checked theregistration number of the motorbike, and itcame out positive as stolen,” Malila says.
A 29-year-old man was arrested, and ap-peared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Courton Friday. He was remanded into custody,and is set to make a second appearance onThursday.
Road to nowhereOfficers arrested numerous people on vari-
ous chargesduring raids and roadblocks overthe weekend.
Four motorists were caught for driving un-der the influence of alcohol at the roadblocks.
Police also paid a visit to a number of bottlestores in the area, issuing fines to the valueof R1 000 and arresting a store manager forfailing to comply to liquor licence conditions.
During crime prevention patrols, and amidthe execution of search warrants, police ar-rested seven people for possession of stolenproperty and seven for possession of drugs.
All the suspects appeared in the Cape TownMagistrate’s Court yesterday.
THE first public television pic-tures were transmitted in 1926,while the first TV interview wasmade with Irish actress PeggyO’Neil in April 1930.
The first televised sportingevent was a Japanese elementaryschool baseball game, broadcast in Septem-
ber 1931, and daily broadcasting wasstarted by the BBC in November 1936.
The first TV commercial, a 20-sec-ond ad for a Bulova clock, was shownin 1941. The first regular TV soap wasDuMont TV’s “A Woman to Remem-ber”, which began its run in February
1947.–www.didyouknow.org
Page 6 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland GENERAL Tuesday 27 September 2011
Keeping thelegacy goingTAURIQ HASSEN
THE Neighbourhood Old Age Homes(Noah) will celebrate 30 years of exist-ence with the launch their 13th com-munity home for fit elderly people inMaitland.
The four-bedroom house, donated bythe Selby Lodge Ecumeni-cal Association, will be thenew home for around sev-en pensioners in need.
Gavin Weir, housing co-ordinator for Noah, saysthe organisation’s“groundbreaking” commu-nity-based housing modelis slowly gaining recogni-tion from the provincialDepartment of Social De-velopment.
“The Older Person’s Actof 2006 emphasises the rolethat the state and its part-ners need to play in supporting older per-sons so that they can remain active in thecommunity for as long as possible,” Weirpoints out.
Pensioners living at Noah’s homes payR310 per month, covering clinic fees andhousing expenses like electricity, munic-ipal bills, cleaning and repairs; they alsoget support and financial oversight.
Noah spokesperson Jane Mills says thehomes provide services to “economicallyvulnerable” elderly people in the WesternCape, and Noah “believes in keeping old-
er persons active”.“Noah’s model, which corresponds
with its vision of providing homes, healthand happiness for older persons, is fo-cusedonprovidingan integratedpackageof housing and services for older personswithin their communities, and we there-fore create homes rather than institu-tions.”
Gladys and Edmund Hen-ry, both residents at thenew home, say they are “de-lighted” by Noah’s help af-ter a lifetime of struggle,and felt welcomed uncondi-tionally into their newhome.
“Life happened, and un-der apartheid we were una-ble to save as adequately aswe needed to. We landed upin this situation where wewere both receiving a stategrant, but it was not enoughto live on, and not enough to
find suitable accommodation,” says Gla-dys.
“We are not frail and do not require as-sisted living – we can take care of our-selves – but we just needed a home whereI could feel safe and supported. I can con-fidently say we are actively ageing,thanks to Noah and our new home.”
The official launch of the home takesplace tomorrow (Wednesday) at the SelbyLodge. For further information on theevent, call (021) 447-6334 or email [email protected].
Saturday 1 OctoberObservatory: The next public meeting overthe Observatory Festival takes place at room2 in the Observatory Community Centre at theVillage of Arts, starting at 11:00. The organis-ers call on everybody to share their views on
the festival with them. For further informa-tion call 082 262 4968 or email [email protected].
Sunday 2 OctoberAthlone: The Fabulous Woodstock Starliteswill hold a “Black and White” evening at theAthlone Civic Centre, starting 20:00. Entranceto the fundraising eat and treat is R150; “Relaxand let the Fabulous Woodstock Starlites treatyou for the evening,” the organisers invite.For further information contact Boeta Dienieon 082 938 5240 or Karriem Johnson on083 713 9342.
FROTH FEVER: Fifty local “lasses” underwent Fraulein training in preparation for the OktoberBierfest being held at the South African Breweries in Newlands from Thursday to Sunday. Thelocal take on the German traditional festival will cater for both corporates and the public, andis set to “provide a great atmosphere to entertain clients and colleagues alike”, organisers say.“One cold, of course, simply have fun with friends.” A range of Bavarian accessories will availableto help people play the part, including dirndls, lederhosen, bundhosen, alpine hats and an assortment of wigs and moustaches. For more information go to www.oktoberbierfest.co.za.Photo: Supplied
Playing the right guitar stringsRENOWNED bass player and composer Col-in Gibson, newly arrived from the UK, willplay alongside some of Cape Town’s top mu-sos at the Armchair in Lower Main Road, Ob-servatory, tomorrow (Wednesday). Gibsonbegan performing on the British circuit inthe late ’60s, and his first major band, SkipBifferty, was championed by the late JohnPeel. Together with Mark Almond, Colinspent three months on a US tour supportingJoe Cocker, and he’s appeared albums with
Shirley Bassey and Lee “Scratch” Perry.He focused his talents on TV and film
soundtracks in the 1980s; he often workingfor director Bob Spiers, and composed musicfor comedians Alexei Sayle and Rowan At-kinson. Starting at 19:00 tomorrow, the bassicon will play with Tom Parr (of the Elemen-tals and Zap Dragons) Jamie Jupiter, Ada-mu, Daniel Boshoff and Daniel Eppel,amongst others.
Call (021) 460-0458 for further information.
Have a kicking time with ClydeCLYDE PINELANDS FC will host a funjunior soccer day on Saturday at Ring-wood Driver in Pinelands.
The organisers invite everybody to“support the stars of tomorrow” – match-es are to be played by teams from the un-
der-7 to under-13 age groups. An exhibi-tion match will also take place for talent-ed men to show off their skills.
Food will be on sale, and the whole fam-ily is invited. For further informationcontact Niezaam on 079 381 5504.
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Concert cancellation a ‘greatdisappointment’ for organiserTHE District Six Heritage Day Concertplanned to be held at the Good Hope Centrethis past Saturday was cancelled, and or-ganiser Jayson King says he is deeply dis-appointed at having to do so.
“I was caught between a rock and a hardplace,” says King. “The economy has notmade it easy – ticket sales were not provingto be as big as we’d hoped – so I’m afraid I hadto make the very hard and painful decision.”
King says he had already lost a substantialamount of money to the project, and he wasn’t
going to “be a hero and carry on in the hopeof selling more tickets”.
“It is a great disappointment for the cast andI, as we were looking forward to performing– and more especially to have celebrated theheritage of District Six.”
King apologises to both the media and theticket holders for the “terrible inconven-ience”.
Everybody who bought tickets is urged totake them back for a refund.
For more information contact King on(021) 633-4299 or 071 909 2025.
Bush Radio needs your helpAFRICA’s oldest community radio station,Bush Radio (89.5fm), has started a pledgedrive as a last-ditch effort to avoid closuredue to the current economic circumstances.The idea for Bush Radio started in the 1980s,when community activists and alternativemedia producers came together to exploreways in which grassroots media could beused for social empowerment and an alterna-tive to apartheid media.
Noam Chomsky, a renowned Americanlinguist, philosopher and author, once visit-ed the station and had nothing but praise forit. “I would like to tell you how impressedI was with what I saw and heard at Bush Ra-dio,” Chomsky said. “I have had quite a lotof contact with popular media in the UnitedStates, and often elsewhere, and have rarelycome across achievements comparable toyours.“There is no doubt in my mind thatcommunity radio is, in general, one of the
most important ways to develop a basis formeaningful, functioning democracy.”
From campaigning against the apartheidgovernment for a free and independentbroadcasting authority, to being present onCape Town’s Grand Parade when NelsonMandela addressed the nation as a free man,Bush Radio has been an integral part of thenew South Africa.
Over the past three years, however, the pi-oneering radio station and training centrehas been hit hard by the economic climate,and it is calling on the public to help it inits time of need. The non-profit organisationis asking everyone to donate R10 or more tohelp it keep going. The drive started yester-day (Monday) and will run until Mondaynext week. For more information, includingbank details for donations, contact Sharonon (021) 448-5450, email [email protected] or fax (021) 448-5451.
CARTOON CRAZY: Spend a morning with the creators of the wellknown comic stripsMama Taxi and Trek Net, Dave Gomersall (left) and Gavin Thompson, as they sharemoments from a day in the life of a cartoonist at the SA Jewish Museum, 88 HatfieldStreet, Gardens, on Sunday 9 October from 10:00 till 13:00. Find out how they gotstarted, how they work, and how they got published. “If you want to see your cartoonin print you have to learn the tricks of the trade – how to produce, research, marketand distribute,” a spokesperson says. Afterwards, enjoy a guided walkabout of the Zapiroexhibition, then it’s back to the drawing board, when you’ll get to create your own cartoon. The workshop is open for children aged 12 to 17, and costs R70. For more infophone (021) 4651546 or email [email protected]. Photo: Supplied
Page 8 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland LEADER Tuesday 27 September 2011
Mortal resultsTHE bell has been rung on possibly canningthe publication of matric results, which isfeared to be contributing to the rising inci-dence of teen suicides.
According to the Education Department,not seeing their names in the papers is tanta-mount to a death sentence for thousands ofmatriculants who fail their last school exams.
While the publication of matric results aremuch-anticipated by those confident of apass, it is dreaded by others.
Acknowledgement of hard work and prepa-ration towards success are important, but thevalue of human life by far outweighs the needto see one’s name in print.
Statistics indicate that suicide among chil-dren and adolescents in South Africa is in-creasing, with children as young as 10 yearsold committing suicide.
Along with stress, interpersonal problemsand psychological disorders (specifically de-pression), academic problems count amongthe “greatest precipitators” for suicide inchildren and teenagers.
Passing matric is for most, the natural cul-mination of a challenging 12 years of schooland the next step towards a chosen career andbright future – that is, if all the correct mecha-nisms are in place.
For an impoverished township child, whohas to study by candlelight in waterloggedshacks, school days are fraught with survivalchallenges.
It cannot be assumed that the thousandswho fail matric choose to do so. Analysing theexact reasons is complex and best left to theexperts, but suffice to say there can be nogreater pain for an emotionally vulnerableyouth than that of watching your peers scanthe newspapers, see their names and thenleap into the air, screaming with elation.
The media go to town publishing storiesand taking photos of the top matrics, while,somewhere out of focus, are the ones whodidn’t make it, doomed possibly never tomake it.
Watch out on the N1!THIS incident occurred on Friday 9 Septem-ber. The woman, though not from the area,has been interviewed at Kirstenhof Police Sta-tion under instruction of Geoff Fox, chairper-son of Kirstenhof Community Policing Fo-rum, and her story is confirmed as factual.
On Friday at about midday I was drivingon the N1 in the direction of Paarl. Aroundabout the kennels just before the WinelandsOne-Stop, I saw three youths with a dog ina sack, and they were trying to hang it in atree. Without thinking I stopped and jumpedout of my car. Thereafter it is a blur, but fromwhat I can make out they flung the dog at meand I caught it, so now my hands were full.They then put a sack over my head, whichhad thorns in it, and during this I receiveda very severe boot to my back around my kid-ney area.
This I do not remember, but the doctorshave told me it is what must have happened.They forced me into the back of my car,where I was kicking and screaming.
One was holding the sack over my head,and by so doing pushing the thorns into myface and head. The other was either tryingto evade my legs or hold my legs.
My car is an automatic and has a thumbpush-start – there is no key at all. To startit you have to go through a correct sequenceof events. I had left it in drive when I jumpedout so I would say they could not work outhow to start it or what to do. In addition, ifyou do something wrong, the car shouts.This must have frightened the youths, andthey jumped out and I assume ran. By thetime I got the sack off my head they were no-where in sight. My injuries are superficial.
I had in excess of 20 thorns stuck around myface and head, which they removed at thehospital. One was very close to my eye, and,I would say had I not been wearing darkglasses could have gone into my eye. Theyhad hit me in the mouth and that is badlybruised. Today I had to have an MRI as theywere concerned that my one kidney could betorn or possibly even ruptured, as I had se-vere bleeding. All very minor when I consid-er what possibly the intent was.
What is interesting regarding the kidneyis the doctor said whoever kicked me couldhave had training of some sort, as the kidneyis protected and the kick severe enough todebilitate me and rupture a membrane – theguy knew what he was doing.
When I spoke to the police I had zero to goon. They advised that it was probably a set-up, as if they really wanted to hang the dogit would not have been so close to the road.The officer said these youths know that morethan likely a woman would stop, and thenshe is an easy target. They probably wantedto hijack the car and take anything theycould get their hands on. I was fortunate inthat my car is sophisticated – others may notbe. I cannot even contemplate what wouldhave happened if I was maybe someone frail-er or if they had managed to start the car.
The police have advised that the best thingto do is ask people to be aware, using thatstretch of the road. They have said put it oncommunity forums to get the word out.
Please pass this on and use whatevermeansyouneed to stop thishappening tooth-er people.ANONYMOUS
YourSMSesJust a thought
. Why must neighbours litter in front ofothers’ houses? Are we not suppose to bea cleaner and healthier city?
. We all make mistakes. We buy whatwe don’t need or can’t use! Does anyoneknow how to get rid of ACI or similar holi-day club points?
. I thank all of you for responding to myquery about Nakhlistan, even the negativeattacks.
I am much better informed than I previ-ously was. Thanks.
Now is there a physical address whereI can send some of the poor people thatcome to my door asking for food when I amunable to help them? I’ll still do my bit tohelp. Damocles
. How can neighbours be so inconsider-ate by parking all their vehicles in theroad?
They have garages full of junk so every-one else must suffer because there is noparking for visitors.
. To the driver of the white bakkie withgreen wing mirror covers on the M3 on 19September: You should be embarrassed athow badly you drive!
The holiness of Ramadaan. I really don’t know what you are trying
to prove. The holy month of Ramadaan ismeant only for our Muslims, not for anyother faith that I know of. The month is ho-ly to Muslims.
Your lack of thinking is a direct reflec-tion of your stupidity.
. Why is James Rawlings so petty? Theholy month of Ramadaan is the correctway to say it.
Other faiths follow the traditional Janu-
ary, February, etcetera calendar, and Mus-lims follow a lunar calendar in which Ram-adaan is the holy month. Why should it bereferred to as a month holy to Muslimswhen other faiths don’t even consider it amonth? Grow up and worry about real is-sues.
. Some people do not understand the im-portance of “peace on earth”. Be thechange in your own community. Don’t belike Julius Malema, Damocles and JamesRawlings. Naz
. Why are people so petty? Let the Mus-lims enjoy their holy month.
The Hindus are in the holy month till 18October and the Christians have Lent andChristmas. Do good, be good and see good.
Hitting the woof. Stop nagging about dog barking! Dogs
bark to protect property and owners. Icaught a few people teasing dogs, so howcan they shut up? If you are teased or an-gry, what do you do? Use common sense!
. A lonely dog barks as a lonely manspeaks tohimself to assure themselves thatthey exist. Doggone shame.
. To the person who wants to complainabout dogs off leash in park areas: It ismost likely that you have not put in the ef-fort to properly socialising your dogs andthat is the reason they are on leads andhave problems with other dogs.
Dogs are by nature extremely social ani-mals who enjoy interacting with otherdogs.
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The campaign aims to highlightthe benefits of adopting a dog fromthe SPCA. “There are plenty of goodreasons why adopting makes muchbetter sense than buying a dog”,says Margie Ainscow, Cape of GoodHope SPCA kennels manager. “In-cluded in the SPCA dog adoption feeof just R525 is the cost of sterilisation,vaccinations, de-worming, pet ID tag-ging and microchipping, which isvalued at well over R1 500.” Ainscowsays the campaign will also work todispel a number of myths aboutadopting. The most common miscon-ception is that the SPCA does nothave a broad enough selection of ani-mals for many tastes. A quick look atwww.spca-ct.co.za/adopt will dispelthis myth very quickly, Ainscowsays.
Many also worry that they will betoo upset at seeing so many animalswithout homes, but Ainscow saysthis can easily be solved – potentialadopters can meet dogs away fromthe kennels if they’re anxious.
Marion Falk from Devil’s Peak isjust one among many people whohave found a beautiful friend at theSPCA.“Toby was rescued by the
SPCA in Mitchell’s Plain after he hadbeen kicked in the face, resulting ina split jaw,” Falk relates. “Despitethe trauma he endured, he had afighting spirit and recovered well af-ter surgery. When I met Toby in theSPCA’s adoption kennels, I just knewthat I had found my perfect match.
“Today, my home and heart arefilled with love and joy. Every timeI look at Toby I remind myself that,if he could overcome his ordeal witha wagging tail, then I can overcomeany challenges life dishes out.”
The SPCA and Hill’s sum their feel-ings up with the following quote byAmerican wildlife luminary RogerCaras: “Dogs are not our whole life,but they make our lives whole.” Formore information, visit www.spca-ct.co.za or call (021) 700-4140/4146.
LOVE AT FIRST BITE: “Dogs are not ourwhole life, but they make our liveswhole”, says the SPCA, where hundrends of happy dogs are waiting.
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Sunflower run shines through rainNOT EVEN a spell of unkind weather could dampenthe spirits of the hundreds of walkers who came outto Mouille Point Lighthouse to take part in the five-kilometre Bandana Fun Run and Walk a week ago.
The fundraising event, a first for The SunflowerFund – which raises money and awareness aroundthe need for bone marrow donors – proved to be sopopular that it is set to become an annual outing.
The organisers are deeply thankful to everybodywho braved the rain and wind to show support forthose who are diagnosed with life-threatening blooddisorders like leukaemia, and to help raise aware-ness around National Bandana Day, which takesplace on 12 October.
Medac, producer of sports bracing and other or-thopaedic gear for athletes, sponsored yellow UV-protective arm sleeves for the first 400 entries.Round Table and Ladies Shiraz gave support withmarshalling and registration.
Westerford High School from Rondebosch turnedout with the most entries, in support of one of itsown students – Reza Price, who suffers with leukae-mia and still needs to find a matching stem cell do-nor.
“It is imperative that we make awareness aroundgetting more people to join the South African BoneMarrow Registry to help save the lives of those suf-fering with life-threatening blood disorders,” saysSunflower Fund spokesperson Adi Phillips. “It onlytakes two test tubes of blood to become a donor, andif you are chosen as a potential match for a patient,it involves a process similar to donating blood.”
All funds raised through the fun walk and run willgo toward entering new donors into the registry.
For more information on becoming a donor, or tomake a much-needed financial donation, please callthe fund’s toll-free hotline on 0800 12 10 82 or visitwww.sunflowerfund.org.za.
COME RAIN OR SHINE: Kim Taylorand Scott Tait are geared up andready to go. Photos: Supplied
FUN TIMES: Back row, from left: participants Christo de Jager, RowanDune, Charles McDonald, Bergen Broodryk, Roy Adams and RobertPhilip. Front: Johan Retief, Dan Holl and Gordon McKelvie.
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POETIC: Several exceptionally talented young balletdancers from around thecity competed in the GenéeDance Challenge at the UCTSchool of Dance in Rosebank recently. The dancechallenge, held every year incities around the country, affords young dancers up tothe age of 17 the opportunity to perform a solo routinein front of an audience, andhappens ahead of the GenéeInternational Ballet Competition, one of the world’smost prestigious ballet contests for nonprofessionals.The Genée International,presented by the RoyalAcademy of Dance, pirouettes into South Africa forthe first time this year – andis set to be held at the Artscape from 30 September to9 October. Tickets are available through Computicket.For more information seethe Genée International Facebook group or visitwww.rad.org.uk ends
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The return of‘Red Riding Hood’AFTER a sold-out season in 2009,
the Lilliput Children’s TheatreCompany will perform seven showsof its popular take on “Red RidingHood” at Muizenberg’s Masque The-atre, starting on Saturday.
The modern version of the well-lovedfairytale follows the naughty little girlwho disobeys her mother and, insteadof taking the safe road to visit her gran-ny, goes into the woods, where she en-counters a big bad wolf – in this adapta-tion portrayed as a loopy ex Music Hallstar.
Red Riding Hood learns some impor-tant lessons along the way, and ofcourse lives happily ever after. “High-lights of the show include a rock androll granny, and the wolf’s stripteasewill have the kids rolling about withlaughter,” organisers say.
Adapted and directed by Elton John Duffy,who has been working at the Baxter since1993, the production stars Nikki Louw as RedRiding Hood, Karen Visser as Jimmy thewoodcutter and Granny, and Elton JohnDuffy as the Big Bad Wolf and Red RidingHood’s father.
The 40-minute show, suitable for the wholefamily, is dedicated toRozvanderVyfer,whodied on Sunday 18 September. As planningmanager at the Baxter Theatre, Roz gave the
LilliputPlayers their first opportunity toper-form there 12 years ago.
“Red Riding Hood” will run until Saturday8October, excludingSunday, at 11:00. Ticketscost R40, and can be booked through Com-puticket or any Shoprite or Checkers outlet.For block bookings or queries, contact Eltonon 083 364 8284 or (021) 558-2650. The Masquecan be reached on (021) 788-7911, while moreon the Lilliput Players can be found atwww.lilliputplayers.co.za.
NOSEY: Red Riding Hood (Nikki Louw) is seen withthe Big Bad Wolf (Elton John Duffy) in a scene from“Red Riding Hood” at the Baxter Theatre.
The magic ofyouthORANJEZICHT’s own para-gon of prestidigitation – orsleight of hand, for us meremortals – has magicked hisway to the finals of the MagicChampionships.
Joshua Stein (16) became afirst-time finalist in theWestern Cape Junior Magi-cian Close-up Champion-ships after presenting anamazing close-up show inthe competition’s selectionround, and was hard at workputting the finishing touchesto his unique and intriguingstyle of magic; he battled itout with other magicians forthe Junior Close-up Champi-on crown at the College ofMagic’s Festival of MagicalExcellence at the BaxterTheatre on Sunday at 14:00.
Stein went on to take homefirst place in the Close-up contest, and isnow the reigning Close-up Junior MagicChampion for 2011 in the Western Cape.
Joshua competed against fellow teen fi-nalists Daniel Eksteen, Thandiwe Gar-rett, Michelle Gore, Adrian Le Roux andErik Mulder, overseen by host StuartLightbody, who followed on from the run
of his award-winning one-man magicshow, “Stuperstitions”, at the Graham-stown National Arts Festival.
The Festival of Magical Excellence con-tinued at 16:00 as stage finalists vied forthe title of Western Cape Junior StageChampion.
Luke Africa, Olwethu Dyantyi, AneleDyasi, Xolisile Magwanya, Sesethu Nden-gane and Adam Schroeder each presenteda masterly performance of colourful illu-sions – but it was Dyantyi who emergedas the winner.
Extra entertainment was offered by anumber of local professionals, includingactor and magician Francis Chouler anda team of College of Magic graduates in the“ProMagic” guest spots at the stage cham-pionship.
A spot of live music was provided by thefledgling College of Magic Jazz Band, anda myriad of young magicians wanderedthe hallways and foyers, thrilling audi-ences on the move as they competed forthe Street Magician of the Year trophy.
For more information about the Collegeof Magic, contact it on (021) 683-5480.
Alternatively, visit www.collegeofmag-ic.com.
MAGIC MASTERS: From left: Michelle Gore(runnerup), Josh Stein (Closeup Champion) and Erik Mulder (Supreme Cup winner).
Photos: Sam Burrows
GOING FOR GOLD: Back row, from left: top teen stagemagic masters Sesethu Ndengane, Xolisile Magwanyaand Adam Schroeder. Front: Luke Africa, Anele Dyasi andOlwethu Dyantyi.
Comedic Coward returns to the MasqueWELCOME Noel Coward back tothe Masque Theatre in Muizenbergwith his wicked comedy of ill-man-ners, “Hay Fever”, opening on Fri-day 7 October.
“Hay Fever” follows an ill-fatedweekend in the lives of the Blissfamily. Headed by outrageouslytheatrical ex-actress Judith, eachmember of the self-absorbed familyof four has independently invited aguest for the weekend.
“Unfortunately for the guests,they are thoroughly bemused bytheir hosts’ casual ill-manners,” or-ganisers say. “In typical Cowardfashion, a sly dig is taken at upper-class English society in the 1920s.”
“Hay Fever”, directed byAlastair Duff for the Fish HoekDramatic Society, runs from 7 to 15 October,excluding Sundays to Wednesdays. Week-nights are at 20:00 and Saturdays at 14:30 and18:30. Tickets are R50 for Thursday eveningand Saturday matinees, and R60 for the Fri-
day and Saturday evenings. Masque TheatreClub members enjoy a R10 discount. To bookphone Masque Theatre Bookings on (021) 788-1898 between 10:00 and 16:00 during the weekand 10:00 and 11:30 on Saturdays.
WICKED FUN: Felicity Purdon, Cecil Jakins and Bernadette Jacobs in “Hay Fever”, which hits the Masque onFriday 7 October. Photo: Supplied
Shattered illusionsSLEIGHT OF HAND expert Stuart Light-body brings “Stuperstition”, a dazzlingblend of “magic and superstition”, to KalkBay Theatre for five shows only next week.
Hot from its premiere at the NationalArts Festival, where it was awarded aStandard Bank Silver Ovation Award inthe comedy category, the show takes a lookat superstitious and magical thinking,from broken mirrors and bad luck to home-opathy and astrology. “It’s occasionallycontroversial and always entertaining –filled with impossible feats and thought-provoking demonstrations,” organiserssay.
“Having the Cape Town premiere of Stu-art’s latest show at Kalk Bay Theatre is re-ally great,” says Simon Cooper, owner ofKalk Bay Theatre. “This is an amazing dis-play of illusion and sleight of hand from aperformer who figuratively pulls a lot ofrabbits out of the hat.”
Stuart picked up a pack of cards as achild, and has never put them down. He en-rolled at the College of Magic, graduatingin 2001 with the highest honours – in fact,he now teaches there.
Stuart has won numerous awards andcompetitions, and has performed exten-sively locally and internationally, includ-ing representing South Africa at the WorldMagic Seminar in Las Vegas in 2005 and atthe World Magic Championships in Swe-
den in 2006.“Stuperstition” will be performed from
Wednesday to Saturday next week at 20:30,and on Sunday next week at 19:30. Doorsopen at 18:00, when guests can enjoy a pre-show supper in the Kalk Bay Theatre Caféupstairs.
Tickets cost R85, and can be booked on-line through the theatre’s new booking sys-tem at www.kbt.co.za.
• The show is not advised for people un-der 13 yearsAge Advisory 13 Years.
CRACKED UP: Stuart Lightbody’s magicalshow, “Stuperstition”, hits Kalk Bay Theatre next week. Photo: Supplied
Tuesday 27 September 2011 GENERAL People’s Post WoodstockMaitland Page 11
Home needs volunteersTHE Wynberg Society for theAged, speaking on behalf of theDouglas Murray Home in Re-treat, implores people to volun-teer to help the home with itsneeds.
Volunteers are needed tohelp out at the home’s charityshop on Saturdays from 08:00 to13:00.
The home also needs volun-teer carers and drivers.
If you can’t give of your time,you might want to consider help-ing out with donations of bric-a-brac, good secondhand clothing,working electrical appliances,and furniture.
If you’d like to help, please call082 615 9682. If you want to assistat the charity shop you can alsoSMS “Charity Shop Vol” to thesame number (SMSes charged atnormal rates).
Anti-abortion chain in Cape TownON International Life Chain Sun-day this weekend, anti-abortionproponents will line both sides ofBuitengracht Street (near the Wa-terfront entrance) with placardsprotesting abortion.
The organisers invite everybody– men, women and children – to jointhe “peaceful and positive demon-stration” during which people will
pray for one hour for the nation andfor an end to abortion.
The event takes place from 14:00till 16:00.
For more information on theevent, contact Africa Christian Ac-tion on (021) 689-4480 or at [email protected]. Alter-natively, visit www.christianac-tion.org.za.
Express your lifestyleFLOWERS, art, leather and de-licious culinary goodies – whatmore could you want on thefirst day of October, the mostbeautiful month?
All of these are available underone roof at The Palms Décor andLifestyle Centre on Saturdayfrom 09:00 until 13:30.
This market will celebratethe best of décor and lifestyleitems with the added delight ofa chocolate fountain, freshlybaked bread, Italian foodstuffs,art, jewellery and leather items.Several of the highly rated shopsin the centre, including In HouseFurniture, Peter Osborne atHome, Final Touches, Kaysara,Hammond Kids and Induna, willalso proudly showcase theirwares.
The Palms Décor and Lifestylecentre offers a unique shoppingexperience as the stores havebeen carefully chosen to offer spe-cialist advice and unique prod-ucts to enhance your lifestyle,from bathroom and kitchen ac-cessories, furniture and Italiantiles, to that one special item thatwill transform your house into ahome.
It all started with a bakery.Built in the 1920s as an impres-
sive bakery for Duens Bread andBaumann’s Biscuits, the buildinghousing The Palms Décor andLifestyle Centre forms an inte-gral part of Cape Town and Wood-stock’s charming history.
This architectural masterpieceis now home to a wide array of dé-
cor, fabric and lighting shops.For more information, feel free
to visit the centre’s website,www.palms.co.za.
BROWSE AWAY: Shoppers have many stores to choose from at the ThePalms Décor and Lifestyle Centre. Photos: Supplied
CUTTING EDGE: Many stylish items can be found on sale.
MARATHONMOMENTS:Ward Councillor BeverleySchafer, Liezelvan der Westhuizen ( Expresso morning Show) andMayco Member, CouncillorGrant Pascoeat the CapeTown Marathon on Sunday 25 September at theUrban Park.Photo: Bruce Sutherland
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Sky’s the limit for Kite FestivalMUIZENBERG businesses are
expecting a welcome lift dur-ing the Cape Town InternationalKiteFestival,which ishappeningatZandvlei in October, proudly host-ed by Cape Mental Health in associ-ation with Heart 104.9FM.
“The annual Kite Festival pro-vides a much-needed inflow of localand international tourists to our ar-ea,” says Mike Romyn, chairpersonof the Muizenberg ImprovementDistrict.
Although Africa’s biggest kitefestival has been held in Muizen-berg for the past 12 years, this is thefirst time in three years that the in-ternational kiting contingent willbe staying over in the seaside sub-urb. “Whale Watcher’s LuxuryApartments has offered to host theguest kiters at the beachfront forthe duration of the festival,” saysWhale Watcher’s owner Mark Rob-
inson. “We are delighted to accom-modate them and very pleased tohave coaxed them back to Muizen-berg.”
Says Gerald Musikanth, chair-person of the False Bay Tourismand Business Association, “Mui-zenberg relies heavily on events ofthis stature to showcase its range ofrecreational attributes. We areproud that our community is partof the Cape Town International KiteFestival, and that we give our sup-port to Cape Mental Health.Theworldwide coverage of the eventkeeps our lovely area firmly on themap.”
The Cape Town InternationalKite Festival attracts over 24 000visitors, including kiters from Ita-ly, Germany, India and USA. Localenthusiasts are encouraged to takealong their own kites or just enjoywatching the colourful aerial ex-
travaganza.With kite-making, kite-flying,
various kite competitions, foodstalls, kids’ rides, and a full lineupof entertainment, it promises fami-ly entertainment at its best.
The Cape Town InternationalKite Festival will be held on 22 and23 October and will be open from10:00 to 18:00 each day.
There will be ample parking, andshuttle buses will run from Muizen-berg High School.
There is also easy access by trainvia False Bay or Muizenberg sta-tions. Entry is R15 for adults and R5for children.
All profits go directly to CapeMental Health to support its freemental health services for people inpoorly-resourced communities.
For more information visitwww.capementalhealth.co.za orcontact it on (021) 447-9040 or at [email protected].
IN THE CLOUDS: Creativity took to the sky at last year’s Cape Town International Kite Festival. Photo: Eric Miller
DEEP THINKING: The People’s Post Domino Marathon was launchedat the Blackpool Hall in Salt River on Friday. The tournament – whoseaim was to raise funds for old age homes in need – kicked off witha fairly slow start, with a dozen teams making it on the night, butthe pace soon picked up to fever pitch. All teams belonging to theWestern Cape Domino Trust Board were split into even teams andnamed after Barclays English Premier League clubs. The tournamentbegan with a 12team showdown, and several dramatic games whittled the contesting crews to four. The eventual winners were the Bolton Wanderers. There was also a People’s Post team, consisting ofplayers from outside the league who are interested in playing dominoes on the big circuit, but the paper’s team unfortunately succumbedto a 226 defeat. Seen here, Junaid Jacobs (left) from Manenberg mullsover his next move, while Ebrahiem Isaacs from Mitchell’s Plain waitspatiently. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
THE first public televi-sion pictures were trans-mitted in 1926, while thefirst TV interview wasmade with Irish actressPeggy O’Neil in April1930.
The first televisedsporting event was a Japaneseelementary school baseballgame, broadcast in September1931, and daily broadcasting was
started by the BBC inNovember 1936.
The first TV commer-cial, a 20-second ad for aBulova clock, wasshown in 1941.
The first regular TVsoap was DuMont TV’s
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Support the penguinsFor over eleven years the an-
nual Penguin Festival hasserved to raise funds and aware-ness for the African Penguin ina way that is fun and family-friendly.
And with the African Penguinnow on the International Unionfor Conservation of Nature redlist, making it an endangeredspecies, fundraising and conser-vations efforts have become a ne-cessity. An upgrade of Burghers’Walk, in Simon’s Town, is onesuch effort to ensure the AfricanPenguin has a safe sanctuary inwhich to breed and live. Thisyear, the Burghers’ Walk up-grade will be the focal point ofthe Penguin Festival.
The festival kicks of on 8 Octo-ber, with the release of penguinsat Boulders Beach, followed by
the prestigious gala auctionevent. The festivities will contin-ue over two days at the BouldersBeach Hotel and will boast fami-ly entertainment and stalls forbrowsing. One way to supportthe Burghers’ Walk project is tobuy a Burghers’ Walk SupporterPack.
The pack costs R1 000 and in-cludes an eco-friendly brandedshopping bag, two bottles of Lim-ited Edition Label Burghers’Walk Restoration Project wine,a hand-crafted wooden engravedfridge magnet, a contributor’scertificate, a project outline andone fluffy penguin toy. For moreinformation on the Penguin Fes-tival, the Supporter Packs or theBurghers’ Walk project, phoneSANCCOB on (021) 557-6155 [email protected].
SPRING FASHION: With loss of feathers, African penguins lose theirinsulation during the annual three week moult, and are land bound during this period, losing up to half their body weight. Before the moultthey fatten up on shoalfish like sardines and anchovies. Prior to theannual Penguin festival in October, the penguins display some of thelatest spring “moulting season” styles. Photo: Lorna Thomas
Support Cansa in styleNOT brave enough to shave offyour locks at theCancerAssocia-tion of South Africa’s (Cansa)Shavathons earlier this year?
You have another option:Teams from hair styling brandghd will host a “Style-a-thon” toraise funds for the anti-cancercause at shopping centres acrossSouth Africa, including Canal
Walk, on Saturday.The upshot is that you can now
show your support for those whoare battling cancer by havingyour hair styled instead ofshorn, and acknowledge thehard work being done by Cansato educate thepublic andprovidesupport to all those affected bycancer.
October, National Breast Can-cer Awareness Month, is dedi-cated to encouraging all womento invest in their health by learn-ing how to detect breast cancerat an early stage; organisers saythat 1 in 29 women is diagnosedwith breast cancer every year.
With this in mind, you’ll beable to raise both funds andawareness – as well as get a pro-fessionally-styled hairdo – for adonation of R50 for adults andR20 for children under 12 years
during the Style-a-thons,which will run throughout mallhours.
You’ll also get a chance to buythe 2011 edition of the ghd PinkOrchid Styler, worth R2 380, add-ing to the R1,1 million donatedby the styling company to Cansathrough the Orchid’s sale since2005.
For more information visitwww.facebook.com/ghdsouthaf-rica or www.cansa.org.za, or call(011) 463-8601.
Tuesday 27 September 2011 SPORT People’s Post WoodstockMaitland Page 15
World Cup watch – and a few more rulesLYNN PRINS
THE World Champs dis-played superb rugby yet
again on Thursday, when theyslaughtered neighbouringcountry Namibia with a victori-ous 87-0.
Thus far theSpringbokshave setthe highest score, with no pointsconceded against them. The matchat full time had 12 tries, 12 conver-sions and one penalty goal.
On Saturday, New Zealand tookon France, with many Springboksupporters routing for the Frenchand hoping for an upset. To theirdismay, New Zealand fought backafter what had seemed a strugglefor the Kiwis in the first 10 min-utes. New Zealand at full time hada score 37-17.
Last Tuesday, Italy played Rus-sia, beating the bears 53-17, while
on Wednesday Tonga beat Japan31-18. On Friday, Australia annihi-lated theUnitedStateswitha scoreof 67-5, and on Saturday Englandhanded out a similar beating to Ro-mania at 67-3.
In last week’s rugby lesson, wefocused on knock-ons, offsides,and forward passes. This week,People’s Post will clarify the myste-rious differences between penaltykicks and free kicks, and explainthe 22m dropout.
Penalty kickThis is awarded after a serious
infringement. Offenders are re-quired to retreat 10m while the op-posing team is given the opportu-nity to restart play unopposed.Teams will often kick the ball up-field and out of bounds to gain afield advantage. When they dothis, play is restarted as a lineoutat the point where the ball wentout of bounds.
If in range, the team with thepenalty may attempt a kick at theposts, worth three points. Finally,they may simply tap the ball witha foot and run with it.
Free kickThis is given for minor infringe-
ments, such as a foot up in thescrum. A free kick is just like apenalty kick, except it cannot betaken directly at goal, and if it goesto touch, the other team is award-ed the ball for the lineout.
22m dropoutAfter an unsuccessful penalty
kick, play is usually restarted bya drop kick (executed by allowingthe ball to hit the ground beforekicking it) on the part of the penal-ty-attempting team from the 22mline.
• On Friday, SA takes on Samoaat 09:30. Next week People’s Postwill focus on a rugby mark andhand-offs. RUGBY GURU: Sports reporter Lynn Prins. Photo: Tammy Petersen
Hot wheels, fine wineWHEN the Santam Swartland WineRoute comes to town on Saturday 8October you’re in for a few surpris-es!
More than 50 stallholders showwhat can be poured, plated and pro-duced in this unique and unspoiltarea, and some of the more unusualfarms show their wares at a farm-er’s market at the lovely Kirsten-boch Stone Cottages.
At the Vineyards just outsideMalmesbury you will find, on show,the very first Saab rally car import-ed into South Africa in 1969, and ahistoric Ford Capri Perana.
Ex-racing driver Anthony Corinrestores classic road and competi-tion cars from the 1960s and ’70s,
and about 20 of them are on displayat the farm.
There will also be several uniquePorsches on show.
Interestingly, however, the “sexon wheels” at Franki’s isn’t a car,it’s a cultivar – a single-cultivargrenache that winemaker EricaJoubert bottled in 2010. It was Brit-ish wine critic Oz Clarke whodubbed grenache “the wild, wildwoman of the wine world”.
With so much to soak up, visitorsmay want to stay over, and they cando it in classic style. The four-starguest accommodation consists ofthe 10-bedroom Franki’s GuestLodge, and is ideal for corporatebreakaways and bigger parties, as
well as for quiet family weekendsaway.
Erica will be presenting hermourvedre-grenache blend, andher single-cultivar grenache fortasting at the Santam SwartlandWine and Olive Route show atKirstenbosch Stone Cottages onSaturday 8 October.
And for thosewho thirst for some-thing racier, keep your eyes peeledfor the high-performance FordGT40 that will be on display.
Entry is free, and it runs from10:00 to 16:00.
For more details phone (022) 487-1133, or visit the Facebook page aton.fb.me/nrGbJL or the website atwww.swartlandwineroute.co.za.
HOT: A Ford GT40 is one of the cars that Franki’s will have on show at theSantam Swartland Wine Route Farmer’s Market on Saturday 8 October.
Kick-off with soccer celebsON Saturday, Heart 104.9FM will host a CelebritySoccer Day to get the ball rolling in creatingawareness around this year’s “Heart Squad” soc-cer clinics.
South African soccer legends, musicians andradio DJs will attend to support the campaign aspart of the radio station’s continued dedicationto post-World Cup soccer development in CapeTown.
The Celebrity Soccer Day will take place be-tween 10:00 and 16:00 at Rygersdal Football Club,Erin Road, in Rondebosch. Boys and girls fromthe ages of 6 to 12 will get a chance to show theirskills during the training clinic, and professional
players will share football advice and life skillswith the children. The children will get an oppor-tunity to collect autographs and take photo-graphs with PSL players.
The event is for the whole family, and even tod-dlers are going to be given the chance to join inand show off their skills. Local musicians will en-sure a festive mood. Both the soccer clinics andthe Celebrity Soccer Day are free of charge; thelatter will provide a sneak preview of what willhappen during the trials from November to Janu-ary. There will be refreshments, snacks anddrinks on sale. For more information tune intoHeart 104.9FM or visit www.1049.fm.
TOUGH STUFF: TheCity of Cape Town’sFire and RescueServices will hostthe Toughest FireFighter Alive (TFFA)competition for thefirst time in CapeTown at the GoodHope Centre on Sunday. “The competition is a spectator favourite at the WorldFirefighter games,”says Mark Smith,chairperson of TFFACape Town. The competition includesfour critical firefighter tasks – contestants must show offtheir prowess withthe fire hose, take onan obstacle course,carry equipment up atower, and perform astair run. The firefighter able to thesethings in the shortest time will earn thetitle of the ToughestFire Fighter Alive. Seen here is Tracy Whittaker of the City’s fire department, practising the hose drag drill. Tickets can be bought at R20 each at the Good Hope Centre.Call the centre on (021) 4654688.
Get set for six-a-sideTHE annual Two Oceans six-a-side soc-cer tournament will be held on Satur-day 8 October at the Fish Hoek sportsfields in Nelson Road. The tournamentis limited to 24 teams, with each squadallowed a maximum of 10 players. The24 teams will be divided into fourleagues of six, and the top two teams ofeach league will progress to a knock-out
round.Games are restricted to two halves of
10 minutes each. The tournament is notconfined to soccer clubs. The cost perteamisR350,withall theproceeds goingto soccer development. For an entryform or more information contactCharles Lamb on 084 909 9346 or PaulBooth on 084 222 1344.
DISKY CELEBRATION: Ajaxgoal scorerThulani Hlatshwayo is joinedby his teammates in celebration. Ajaxwon 31against FreeState Stars atCape TownStadium on Friday.
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PEOPLE often forget sporting heroesonce they “hang up their boots”, but
Faiek Hendricks, fondly known as “Blat-jang”, is a rugby legend to remember.
One can only wonder how this big man,who played as a prop and lock, got a nick-name like “Blatjang”, but he eagerly ex-plains the name came from his high schooldays.
“I must have been mistaken for a guy whosold blatjang in Hanover Street,” he says,remembering how his schoolmates teasedhim with the name.
“I made the mistake of chasing them, andever since I was stuck with it.”
Blatjang grew up in District Six, and wasborn in Plymouth Road opposite GeorgeGolding Primary School, before moving toAspeling Street, where he developed hislove for the game of rugby. “I lived for rug-by, since soccer was not my favourite, norwas I interested in cricket. My love for thegame developed on the street – coming outof the bioscope and playing a game of rugbywith friends was the routine.’
In the late ’60s, at the age of nine, he start-ed playing for Silvertree Youth Club, andcontinued as a senior, captaining Silver-tree’s first-side team up until the late ’80s.From there he “club-hopped” – or, as hesays, he helped out teams by playing forthem for a season.
He calls himself a “bad loser”, which goessome way to explaining his drive for victoryin captaining teams like Watsonia, Violets,Hamiltons, Schotschekloof Walmers,Youngstars and Caledonian Roses, to namea few.
Speaking about his provincial careertakes him back to 1978 – also the year of hisknee injuries, though he evidently didn’t al-low these to stop his career early.
In 1984, Blatjang’s career was at its peak;he represented the SA invitational team,and three years later he made his debut asa South African Rugby Union playeragainst Kimberley’s invitational team.
It was only in the ’90s, though, when hegot to further his international career.
In 1995, the year SA hosted and won itsfirst World Cup after the apartheid was de-feated, he represented the team of SA veter-ans, also known as the Classic Springboks,when they played against the World Clas-
sics in Bermuda, North America. Two yearslater he was in Japan, playing for the veter-ans in the Sannix Championships.
He followed this up by representing theSA parliamentary team in London, Eng-land, playing against British parliamentaryteams in the House of Commons and Laws.It was in 1998 when the World Golden Oldiesstarted in Cape Town, and every secondyear they toured overseas.
Silverferns Rugby Club, a club for former
provincial players and club players, was es-tablished in that year for Golden Oldies.
Asked about his former teammates, Blat-jang’s tone glows as he speaks of veteranplayers like Salie Fredericks and CasiemJabaar.“In the veteran team I played along-side Karel du Plessis – ‘Prince of Wings’ washis name – Divan Serfontein, Janie Breedt,Danie Gerber, Rob Louw and so many oth-ers. I’ve even played against the top dogssuch as Andy Hayden and Jock Ross of New
Zealand.”These days, Blatjang works withSARugbyLegends, hosting coaching clinicsand organising school tournaments.
He’s also involved with the coaching ofUWC’s women’s rugby league. Blatjang seesSpringbok captain John Smith as a greatleader, with his two favourite players beingGio Aplon and Juan de Jong.
Blatjang strongly believes that theSpringboks will be crowned world champsagain.
LEGEND: Faiek “Blatjang” Hendricks is seen with a photo of the SA veterans team that toured to Bermuda in 1995; it included the lateYagyah Sakier, Divan Serfonteing and Chris Burger. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
ON Saturday 8 October, VOB from KenwynChukker Road’s senior baseball teams play
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VOB invites all to enjoy the game; foodand drink will be on sale, and fun activities
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welcome its junior players and parentsback with a family fun day, which will startat 13:00.
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