Peoples Post Woodstock -Maitland Edition 9 August 2011

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Traffic woesget trashedTAURIQ HASSEN

THE OPENING of the newR650 million Koeberg Inter-

change has created a sense of re-lief among drivers who havebeen frustrated by traffic jams inthe area for years.

The opening of the interchange’ssecond ramp on 29 July connectedthe M5 with the N1 towards Good-wood. Robin Carlisle, Transportand Public Works MEC, marked theoccasion by giving the brand newinterchange a personal test-drive,and says he was delighted to seetraffic “flowing smoothly”.

On visiting the area, People’s Postfound grateful drivers easingthrough the interchange, which for-merly was a choked bottleneck.

“Due to the excellent work of thedepartment and our contractor, wewere able to open both lanes ofRamp B to traffic at around middayon the launch day, instead of justone,” says Carlisle.

In the past, Koeberg Road was in-variably backed up with trafficwaiting to link up with the N1, withthe trail of cars sometimes reachingall the way to traffic lights at theVoortrekker Road intersection.

“Before, it did not matter whenyou drove there – traffic was alwaysbacked up for hundreds of metres,”Carlisle says.

Drivers of the estimated 200 000cars that had been forced to weavethrough the “clumsy” interchange,can now cut their travelling times“significantly”, Carlisle enthuses.

The upgrade, which was startedin in 2008, saw the province spendR471 million on providing an addi-

tional outbound lane on the N1.Now that it’s done, business ownersin the area say it feels “weird” notto see cars backed up in KoebergRoad, and they praise the openingof the new ramp.

Businessman Clinton Abrahamssays traffic in the road got “horrificat times”. “It was chaotic at theseintersections, with cars burstingin, people driving into the commu-nity searching for shortcuts... Itwas crazy.” Abrahams says thatseeing cars move so easily towardsthe N1 is a “relief”, and doubly soknowing that all the constructionwork “wasn’t for nothing”.

Another business owner, FasieghArendse, says the clearing up ofKoeberg Road has helped his busi-ness. “There were times when ourdrivers were stuck at these roads,pressing to join the line, but be-cause of frustration people justdrive, and road courtesy goes out ofthe window.” Carlisle says the fulleffect of the work done at the inter-change will only be felt once the M5upgrade between the N2 and the in-terchange is complete.

“The Department of Transportand Public Works is expecting thisproject to reach its completion byApril next year, Carlisle adds.

“I would like to remind motoriststhat the hand rail still requiressome cleaning and polishing, whichmay lead to the intermittent closureof one of the two lanes, althoughthis work should be completed laterthis month.”

CHANGE: Transport MEC Robin Carlisleshows his respects to the smooth traffic atKoeberg Interchange’s new ramp.

TRADITIONAL VICTORY: South African KhoiSan communities took a step closer to having their heritage andrights protected when, on Sunday, president Jacob Zuma assured KhoiSan leaders that the new NationalTraditional Affairs Bill would provide for the representation of traditional leaders in municipal councils. Zumashowed his commitment to the KhoiSan people by attending the 300year anniversary marking the birthof Adam Kok, a KhoiSan icon, leader and freedom fighter. As part of the proceedings, Zuma laid a wreathunder a tree near the Castle of Good Hope in the city centre. Photo: Denzil Maregele

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland GENERAL Tuesday 9 August 2011

TEMPORARY OFFICE CLOSUREMotor Vehicle Registration and Licensingoffice – Cape Town Civic CentrePlease be advised that the City of Cape Town’s Motor Vehicle Registrationand Licensing office in the Civic Centre, Cape Town will be closed onSaturday 13 August 2011 due to renovations.

The City apologises for any inconvenience caused.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

The womanlypride of ProudlySouth AfricanAS PART of its 93 000 Jobs for Mande-la Day Campaign, Proudly South Afri-can (PSA) is celebrating Women’sMonth and all the women who haveplayed a role in the country’s develop-ment.

The organisation’s job-creation initia-tive, launched on 16 July, aims to get allstate organs, businesses and individualsbehind the task of creating 93 000 jobs inthe name of Mandela. Women have ahuge part to play in this, PSA recognises;from generations of terrible inequality,women are rising to the prominence theydeserve, and today it is not unusual tofind women in positions of financial andcorporate power.

Grant Thornton, one of the people be-hind an international business reportlaunched on International Women’s Day,says South African businesswomen hold27% of senior management positions,beating the global average of 20%. Thisis largely attributed to the South Africangovernment’s work in promoting genderequality in the workplace.

Women in business still have a longway to go in some respects, though: only3% of South African companies surveyedhad a female chief executive officer – 5%lower than their global counterparts.

As such, PSA is working hard to garnerrecognition for the women who so richlydeserve it, and praises those leading la-dies who do their best to elevate SouthAfrica. In keeping with its Women’sMonth celebration, PSA is profiling someof its members who have found successas dynamic businesswomen.

The Clover Mama mission

The first high-powered woman underthe limelight is Professor Elaine Vlok,who is the corporate social investmentmanager for the award-winning CloverMama Afrika Trust. PSA interviewedher about being a woman in business andher secrets to success, and touched onsome of the challenges she experiences.

“Our business, Clover Mama AfrikaTrust, is a nationwide corporate socialinvestment programme that empowerswomen to become self-sustainable,” saysVlok. “Our services are empowering Clo-ver Mamas with skills training such assewing, cooking and baking, the breadoven project, food gardening, quilting

and flower arranging.“We also provide them with the neces-

sary start-up equipment and material, aswell as continuous support through regu-lar monitoring and evaluation visits.”

She says it is a major challenge to findnew partners to help the project with fi-nances, services orboth. “Theprojecthasbecome far too big for Clover to manageon its own, and to maintain the servicewe provide towards creating a better fu-ture for South Africans, we invite otherindividuals and corporates to join us onthis journey of sustainability.”

Vlok says there are 465 people who arepermanently employed by the Clover Ma-mas. Most of them were once volunteersearning only stipends; now, through theClover Mama self-help projects, they areearning a better living.

“We have always been part of theProudly South African initiative, whichwe are very proud of... The buy-local con-cept is super,” says Vlok of PSA’s driveto stimulate South Africa’s economythroughgettingpeople to buy local goods.“We need to support our own.”

Vlok says Clover Mama Afrika’s visionis to have a Clover Mama in every com-munity in South Africa. “Currently wehave 35 Mamas in 35 geographical re-gions,” she points out with pride.

On success, Vlok’s views are powerful-ly simple: “If you believe you can, youwill do it. We can all make a huge differ-ence with so little.”

POWERFUL:ProfessorElaine Vlok.

Women’s Day luncheonTHE Sunflower Fund will be hosting aWomen’s Day luncheon at The VineyardHotel on Saturday 13 August. This eventstarts at 11:30 and ends at approximately16:00.

Guest speaker, Justin Bonrello, will en-tertain the guests by sharing his gastro-nomic travels and cookery experiences.

Tickets are R285 per person or R2 850 fora table of 10, and can be obtained by contact-ing Adi Phillips or Chris Moir on (021) 701-0661 or email [email protected]. Every woman will receive a

gift and stand a chance to win one of themany lucky draw prizes.

The Sunflower Fund aims to educate andrecruit a viable source of well-informed po-tential bone marrow stem cell donors whoare ethnically diverse, in an effort to savethe lives of thoseneedinga transplantwhensuffering from life-threatening blood disor-ders. For more information about The Sun-flower Fund, or to join the South AfricanBone Marrow Registry, call their toll-freecall centre on 0800 12 10 82 or visitwww.sunflowerfund.org.za.

CELEBRATION: Seen enjoying themselves at last year’s Women’s Day luncheon are (fromleft to right) Val Malherbe, Gail WalesWright and Louise Minnaar. Photo: Supplied

Donate to Tears for shelterAN auction on Saturday 13 August at the Em-ma Animal Rescue Society (Tears) will raisemuch-needed funds for their shelter. It is timeto spring clean cupboards and donate unwant-ed gifts.

“Your no-longer-needed valuable items canchange the lives of many animals.”

Goods can be dropped off at the Harry Goe-man’s Shopping Centre, Bergvliet and the Nie-uport Building, Recreation Road, Fish Hoek,or at the Tears office in Lekkerwater Road,Sunnydale, Fish Hoek. If you would like Tearsto collect, phone Marge Kruyt on 021 785 7014or email to [email protected].

The truth is on the walls book launchTHE launch of Naz Gool Ebrahim’s bookThe Truth is on the Walls will take place to-day (Tuesday) at 13:30 at Trafalgar HighSchool, Birchington Road, Cape Town.

Ebrahim’s stories about District Six inthe 60s illustrate her willingness to fight for

what shebelieved in.Thebookwill be avail-able at a special launch price of R170. Thenormal retail price is R290.

For more information contact MorganVesty on (021) 674-4136, or email [email protected].

Celebrating emerging entrepreneursIN celebration of Women’s Day, GrandWest’s Corporate Social Responsibility divi-sion (CSI) will host its annual Women inBusiness initiative on Tuesday 9 Augustfrom 09:00 to 18:00.

The day will consist of a Market Day Exhi-bition, which will showcase the productsand skills of emerging female entrepreneursin various fields.

The aim is to create a platform not onlyfor the 35 small business enterprises exhibit-ing their wares and products at the MarketHall, but also to create anopportunity for thewomen to network with each other. Visitorsto the complex will have the opportunity tobrowse through the exhibits and purchasegoods from children’s books and furnitureto jackets, hand-made bags, accessories,crafted trays, pottery, painted fabrics, Afri-

can sandals, innovative recycled products,vintage wear, home goods and more.

This year, there will also be a tasty treatfor the whole family, from cupcakes to choc-olates and even health foods, smoothies andmore. Another popular exhibitor each yearis the beauty treatment stand offering mani-cures, pedicures, head and hand massages.

GrandWest CSI Manager Heidi Edsonsaid: “Many potentially successful small tomedium sized enterprises fail because theylack networking and marketing opportuni-ties. Our objective in opening up our facili-ties for a market day exhibition is to offerwomen the opportunity to interact and net-work with each other and in so doing em-power them. For more information, callGrandWest’s CSI Department on 021 5057590.

Tuesday 9 August 2011 NEWS People’s Post WoodstockMaitland

De Waal Drive tenants fear for their livesHANRIE BOSCH

ADIFFERENCE of opinion has eruptedbetween government officials and

residents of the “once heavenly” apart-ments just off De Waal Drive.

While residents say years of neglect andrampant crime are slowly turning theirhomes into “the next Senator Park”, the De-partment of Human Settlements is adamantthat it is doing everything in its power to en-sure residents are kept safe and happy.

According to departmental spokespersonNathan Adriaanse, the De Waal Drive proper-ties were upgraded in the 2005-2006 financialyear, and security fencing was put up. “FromJanuary to July 2011, the department hasspent approximately R70 000 on day-to-daymaintenance on these properties, which in-cludes interior improvements and repairs.”

People’sPostapproached someof thepeopleliving in the lower De Waal Drive apart-

ments; they are wary of being named for fearthat criminals among them will seek venge-ance, but more than willing to talk.

One resident, who has been living in thesame one-bedroom apartment on De WaalDrive for 18 years, claims the buildings ha-ven’t had so much as a coat of paint in all thattime. “It was like Heaven living here backthen... but now we are all victimised, not onlyby criminals living here, but also by the De-partment ofHousing,which ignores ourpleasfor urgent maintenance.”

The resident claims the police tell residentsto take the matter to a tribunal, and allegesthat the Housing Department simply tellsthem, “If you don’t like it, move.”

Adriaanse insists all complaints are ac-knowledged and dealt with. “The departmentonly deals with complaints that have beenforwarded or addressed to the department,”he adds.

Maintenance concerns aside, many otherresidents fear for their safety and belongings.

“My door was kicked down lastyear when I spoke to newspa-pers about crimes and drugdealing in the buildings,” saysone resident, who adds thatdrug addicts in the complexhave gone so far as to steal new-ly-installed gates to supporttheir habits.

Another resident says herflat has been broken into sixtimes in the past five years, anda year ago even her pedigreeddogs were stolen and sold at ataxi rank.

The general atmosphere inthe complex is one of fear andsuspicion. One resident Peo-ple’s Post spoke to refuses to lether grandson play outside ow-ing to her neighbours’ “foullanguage and bad habits”.

Yet another resident, whohas been living here for eightyears, says her once-delightfulhome has become a “jail”.

“Whenever no-one is athome, people will break in andsteal whatever they can. Wecannot even leave our washingalone.”

Drugs are also an ever-present problem facing herformer paradise, she says. “Lo-cal kids hang around here the

whole day and smoke tik out-side by the washing lines. My

son of four years once came into the householding a tik pipe he found outside and askedme what it was…”

She says she would love to move, but herfamily is trapped by circumstance.

Asked who they think the troublemakersare, the residents are unanimous: they allpoint fingers at the same three apartments inthe complex. They say some of these two-bed-room homes harbour more than 10 people,and feel the situation would improve if theseapartments could be cleared out.

Adriaanse, who says he was not aware ofthese allegations, points out that the rentalcontracts presiding over the apartments stateclearly that “if a tenant is involved in anycriminal activities and there has been a ver-dict to that effect, the department has a re-sponsibility to terminate the contract”.

He adds that a “full survey of all tenants iscurrently underway to establish compliancewith lease agreements”.

Meanwhile,GavinOliver, principal inspec-tor with the city’s Problem Buildings Unit,

sayshewas shocked tohear that the residentsliken the building to the infamous SenatorPark, andpromises to “start investigating thematter further”.

Captain Ezra October, Cape Town Centralpolice spokesperson, says the apartments areraided from time to time, and some people arearrested.

“We raid the area when we receive infor-mation from the community, but to ourknowledge there are no drug houses in thecomplex, only users.”

October denies inaction on the part of thepolice: “Community members are incorrectif they say we do not act… The communitymust help us by giving detailed informationthat we can act on.”

ONCE GLORIOUS: The lower De Waal apartment complex has fallen into disrepute; disgruntledresidents say they live in fear of burglars and drug addicts. Photos: Hanrie Bosch

SHATTERED DREAMS: This resident’s oncejoyful home has fallen on hard times.

Taking SALT to the starsA PUBLIC lecture will be held by ProfessorPhil Charles at the SA Astronomical Observ-atory at 20:00 on Saturday. Titled “At Last:Science With SALT”, the talk deals with theSouthern African Large Telescope, and willbe followed by tours of the site and some star-gazing if the weather is good. For further in-formation contact Thembela Mantungwa on(021) 460-9319 or 071 105 0109. Alternatively,email [email protected] or visit www.saao.ac.zaor www.salt.ac.za.


ESTABLISHMENT MEETINGS OF SUBCOUNCILSThursday 11 August 2011Notice is hereby given that the meeting for the Establishment of the 24 (twenty four)Subcouncils for the City of Cape Town will take place on Thursday 11 August 2011and at the different venues as indicated in the schedule below:

SUBCOUNCIL VENUE TIME SUBCOUNCILMANAGER

1 Council Chambers,Royal Ascot, Milnerton

14:00 Peter Deacon021 550 1001

2 Kraaifontein Council Chambers,Kraaifontein

14:00 Fred Monk021 980 6053

3 Council Chambers, Voortrekker Road,Goodwood

14:00 Johannes Brand021 590 1676

4 Parow Council Chambers, Tallent Road,Parow

14:00 Ardela Van Niekerk021 938 8050

5 Council Chambers, cnr JakkelsvleiAvenue and Kiaat Road, Bonteheuwel

14:00 Martin Julie021 695 8171

6 Bellville Council Chambers,Bellville Civic Centre

14:00 Pat Jansen021 918 2089

7 Durbanville Council Chambers,Durbanville

14:00 Elamaleen du Plessis021 970 3002

8 Strand Council Chambers, Strand 14:00 Izak du Toit021 850 4149

9 Lookout Hill Tourism Facility, cnr Mewand Spine Roads, Khayelitsha

14:00 Thando Siwisa021 360 1351

10 Lookout Hill Tourism Facility, cnr Mewand Spine Roads, Khayelitsha

14:00 Fezekile Cotani021 360 1267

11 Gugulethu Council Chambers,Fezeka Building, Gugulethu

14:00 Kayise Nombakuse021 630 1615

12 Portlands Community Centre, Portlands 14:00 David Cedras021 371 4551

13 Ruth First Community Hall, Ruth FirstStreet, Philippi

14:00 Lunga Bobo021 630 1619

14 KTC Community Hall 14:00 Christopher Jako021 630 1643

15 Raven Room, Pinelands Training Centre,Pinelands

14:00 Mariette Griessel021 531 3437

16 Council Chambers, 44 Wale Street,Cape Town

14:00 Marius Coetsee021 487 2055

17 Athlone Minor Hall, Athlone 14:00 Edgar Carolissen021 637 9757

18 Council Chambers, Lotus River 14:00 Okkie Manuels021 700 4025

19 Council Chambers, Fish Hoek 14:00 Desiree Mentor021 784 2011

20 Council Chambers,Alphen Centre, Constantia

14:00 Brian Ford021 794 2493

21 Council Chambers, Kuils River 14:00 Pieter Grobler021 900 1502

22 Council Chambers, Kuils River 14:00 Richard Moi021 900 1508

23 Portlands Community Centre, Portlands 14:00 David Cedras021 371 4551

24 Moses Mabidha Library, Site C,Khayelitsha

14:00 Anthony Mathe021 956 8000

The election of the Chairperson of the Subcouncilwill take place at this meeting.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

Students salute womenTHE STUDENTS of Salt River HighSchool made their contribution to Wom-en’s Day by holding a celebration for thewomen in their lives at Blackpool Hall inShelley Street on Friday.

The pupils performed poetry recitalsand songs, and paid tribute to the school’slaudable ladies.

People’s Post was there to capture themoment.

PACKED: Students crammed the Blackpool Hall to honour their teachers.Photos: Tauriq Hassen

TIME TO SHINE: The hardworking women of Salt River High School were honoured bythe celebration.

Maitland road a loose cannonTAURIQ HASSEN

AFTER seeing several accidents in thespace of three months in Maitland’s

Cannon Road, business owners and theMaitland Community Improvement Dis-trict (MaitCID) are calling urgently fortraffic calming measures.

Most recently, a motorcyclist was knockedfrom his bike in the four-laned road, whichchannels cars toward the M5 and the KoebergInterchange. Four closely-spaced side roadsfeed into Cannon Road, but obstructions tovisibility make it hard to join the thorough-fare safely, locals say.

Helen Brown, MaitCID chairperson and alocal business owner, says the poor visibilityoften results in a “smash in the centre if theroad”.

“This road can be really dangerous attimes, and it’s amazing to see how fast carscome up it. When using the side roads, youcan sit for a very long time, waiting to comeout.” Brown says a large tree, along with acement mixer and a parked fleet of cars,cause a “major obstruction” for the cars us-ing the side roads.

“When you see these cars creeping out, youcan’t help but think something bad will hap-pen,” Brown says.

Alroy Hill, who works in the area, says herecently ran to help when cars collided at theintersection of Milner and Cannon Roads.

“This is ridiculous, man,” hesays with conviction. “Some-thing must be done about thisroad urgently, because you aregoing to have many more acci-dents at this rate.”

Hill says an accident he sawlast month involved four cars,but thankfully nobody was in-jured. “If nothing is done aboutthis problem, somebody is go-ing to be seriously injured, orsadly even killed,” says Hill.

JP Krone, who also makes hisliving in the area, speaks outagainst cars that speed downCannon Road, knowing thereare others waiting to exit theside roads.

Cars usually gather speed onthe bridge near Koeberg Road,hoping to beat a set of traffic lights at BerkleyRoad. “This proves to be very dangerous attimes, because the cars exiting the side roadshave to focus on four lanes and traffic goingtwo ways, so sometimes they don’t even seethose cars coming down from the bridge.”

MaitCID manager Edite Rodrigues says theCID is trying to find solutions to the problem,and has raised the issue with Traffic Servic-es. “If we have problems that are of a seriousnature, they need to be attended to, and weneed to sit down and discuss ways in whichwe can solve these problems,” says Rod-rigues.

One of MaitCID’s first steps will be to askbusiness owners to remove pavement adver-tising that blocks visibility, Rodrigues says.“In any case, it is illegal to place things onthe pavement for advertising purposes, sothey have to be removed,” says Rodrigues.

Chief Inspector Merle Lourens, TrafficServices spokesperson, says the Milner Road

area has been identified as a “problem loca-tion”.

“Traffic officers have inspected the area inthe past, and it was found that offenders wereusing large advertising boards on the side-walks, which acts as an obstruction for driv-ers,” says Lourens.

She says warnings were issued to thesebusinesses, and all of them removed the of-fending adverts.

“Businesses are requested not to displaytheir advertising signboards, or to put any-thing out on the sidewalk areas that wouldcause an obstruction to the pedestrians andthe motorists using the intersections,” saysLourens, who urges people to use CannonRoad with “caution”.

She also asks that people report any busi-nesses failing to comply with council’s regu-lations by contacting Law Enforcement, theMetro Police or Traffic Services on (021) 596-1999.

WATCH OUT: The intersection of Milner and Cannon Roadsis deemed to be an accident waiting to happen.

Photos: Tauriq Hassen

DANGER: Cannon Road, deceptively clear atthe time this photo was taken, becomes a serious hazard at times of peak traffic.


NO SHAME: Thieves made off with a little gate opening onto the war memorialat All Saint’s Church on the corner of Roodebloem and Salisbury roads inWoodstock between 18:30 and 23:30 on 29 July. The theft comes as yetanother blow to the small parish after metal scavengers took a historicplaque from the church and cut it into pieces in their failed attempts to sellit to a scrap dealer. Thankfully, the church has received a generous grantfrom the Roland and Leta Hill Trust toward repairing walls, railings and gates,and work is due to begin later this month. The gate thieves are still at large,however; if you know anything about the crime, or wish to help the churchin any other way, contact Moira Serritslev on (021) 4477654 or082 649 9229.

TEAM WORK: Haedons Training Academy – owned by John Prinsloo(left) – has formed a partnership with experienced business consultants Bruce Bouwers and Ezzad Fakier to help small businesses. CallPrinsloo on 082 958 7865. Photo: Melissa Papier

A powerful changePOWER is undergoing some-thing of a transformation, af-ter the city awarded a tenderauthorising the sale of prepaidelectricity to a new player.

Thenewtender,whichcame in-to effect at the beginning of themonth, will have a slight effect onthe the way you can buy electrici-ty, and will introduce some newchannels for purchase, the City ofCape Town’s press release states.

To follow is a summary of theways, both new and old, in whichyou can buy electricity.

.Internet vendingThe biggest change brought by

the new tender is the way inwhich you can purchase electrici-ty online.

Previously, the city had threeinternet service providers, andcustomers could buy electricityfrom four different websites.

This number has been cutdown, and only one online serv-ice provider –www.ibuy.co.za – isnow authorised to sell electricityover the Internet.

This change will affect around30 000 prepaid customers, the citysays, so if you were registeredwith anybody else before, you’llhave to make a move.

.Cellphone vendingIf you like to buy your electrici-

ty via your cellphone, you nowhave two new service providersto choose from.

Not to worry, though – if you’vebeen buying electricity via SMSalready, you don’t need to makeany changes.

New SMS customers can regis-ter for this service on either of thefollowing sites:www.prepaid24.co.za orwww.ipay.co.za.

. Automatic vending ma-chines

Self-service vending machines-selling electricity vouchers arebecoming available, and bankATMs can also dispense vouch-ers.

The dedicated vending ma-chines are being rolled out instages, and the city promises thatcustomers will be the first to

know when a new machine is in-stalled.

. Scratch cardsSimilar to prepaid cellphone

top-up cards, electricity cardswill be available at various storesin short order.

You’ll be able to purchase ei-ther a physical or virtual scratchcard, and redeem it using yourcellphone at any time.

.Point of sale terminalsAs usual, you’ll still be able to

buy electricity at the tills of vari-ous stores throughout the city.

Visit www.capetown.gov.za/electricity for a detailed list ofvendors available.

• The City of Cape Town hasapologised in advance for any in-convenience these changes maycause.

If you need any help with thenew systems, you’re welcome tocontact the city’s Electricity De-partment by phoning086 010 3089, SMSing 31220, oremailing [email protected]. Alternatively, visitwww.capetown.gov.za.

Police need your helpTHE Woodstock police are callingon the public to help them catch aman involved in a Woodstock rob-bery.

The man, wearing a hooded top,walked into a shop in Victoria Roadat around 21:00 on Thursday 7 July.He wasted no time in walking be-hind the counter and demandingmoney from the cashier, says War-rant Officer November Filander,provincial police spokesperson.

“She opened the cash drawer andthe suspect removed the moneyfrom the till and fled on foot,” saysFilander.

The robber is described as “awhite man of around 30 years”; heis in the region of 1,75 metres talland of medium build.

Police are calling upon anybodywho is able to shed light on the mat-ter to call the investigating officer,Detective Constable Donavan Pe-

tersen, on (021) 486-2840, or CrimeStop on 086 001 0111.

•The Woodstock police invite theresidents of Observatory to takepart in a general crime meeting onThursday at the Observatory Rec-reation Centre at 18:00.

“The public will be able to ad-dress the police and ask them aboutcrime patterns in the area,” saysSergeant Hilton Malila, spokesper-son for the Woodstock police.

For further information on themeeting contact Malila on082 499 3871.


A day for womanly warriorsWOMEN’S

DAY, a timeto celebrate thestrength of womenand all things fan-tastically femi-nine, has arrived.

People’s Posttook the time todelve into thethoughts of CapeTown’s wonderfulwomen on duringthis time of re-membrance.

RESPECT:ChristineSampson(left) andBonice Jason, who livewithout aroof overtheir headsin Woodstock, believe theirrights aswomen cannot be ignored. Both women were looking forward to Women’s Day and wantto tell all women to “have respect for themselves”.Photos: Tauriq Hassen

EXCITED: Quinta Wunseh (left) and Yvonne Kazozo from Maitland wereboth excited to be celebrating Women’s Day. “Women’s Day is a dayto empower women, to encourage them and give them advice aboutwhat best to do with their lives,” says Wunseh. “This day”, Kazozosays, “is a special day for women, and they should be allowed to celebrate and be able to teach each other about life.”

CONSCIOUS: Constable Candice Barnard, Women’s NetworkChampion and social crime officer at Woodstock Police Station, says, “This should be a period when women need to become conscious of our rights and stand up for each other –and also create awareness and empower each other.”

REMEMBER:Says JoanCharles fromSalt River,“Women all overthe world shouldbe rememberedand valued onthis day, because it’s theone day they getto be specialand be made tofeel special.”

MY DAY: Carol Venter, human resource administrationclerk at Woodstock Police Station, feels each and everyday should be treated as Women’s Day. “If your loved onestreat you with respect and dignity, then why must we waitfor this day?”

LEADERS: Teachers at Facreton Primary School arehugely excited tobe held high thismonth, and wish allwomen a happyWomen’s Day.


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Factreton’s field of filthTAURIQ HASSEN

FACTRETON residents say a patch ofland in 16th Avenue is collecting

“more and more” dirt, and they lay theblame at the hands and hooves of horseand cart drivers.

People’s Post visited the site on Friday tofind piles of refuse and building rubble on thefield, which is regularly used by children toplay soccer.

Resident Melany Marshal says she’s oftenseen the drivers and dumping at the site.When they are approached and told to stop,she adds, they apologise, only to carry ondumping farther down the road.

“It’s sickening that we have to live like this,and this has not been coming on since the oth-er day. We lodged numerous complaints withthe old councillor.”

Rifaat Jaffer, who also lives near the land,says the vacant plot could serve as an “illegal

playground” for criminals, who can simplydisappear into the bushes for an easy geta-way.

“This is the perfect place to commit acrime, because there are so many places youcan hide or escape. We really don’t under-stand why council cannot get this problemsorted out.”

He also vents his frustration at horse andcart drivers.

“You see them all the time, roaming alongthis road, dumping things orpickingup itemsthat are worth something, but they are main-ly part of the reason this patch of land looksthe way it does.”

Resident Alicia Strydom says the cart driv-ers do their dumping “around lunchtime”.Otherswithin the communityusually pay thedrivers to dump their refuse, having beenpromised that the rubbish will make its wayto a legal dumping ground, Strydom says.

“Well, we all know this does not happen, be-cause once they have loaded their rubble they

head straight to this pieceof land, where they willdump the items withoutcaring about what the peo-ple have to say.”

The land is owned by theNational Defence Force.

People’s Post last yearnoted that cart horse driv-ers were being givennumber plates to enablepeople to indentify crimi-nals among them (“Carthorses get personalnumber plates”, 5 October2010).

Megan White, fundrais-ing manager for the CartHorse Protection Associa-

tion, says the assocation,being an animal welfareorganisation, cannot domuch to stop drivers whodump.

“If there are problemswith the animals, then wewill step in, but there isreally not much we cando. It does not mean to saywe will not help,” saysWhite. She encouragedresidents to catch drivers“red-handed” by takingphotographs.

WardcouncillorDerrekAmerica says he is awareof the matter, and pointsout that a meeting washeld about it among resi-dents recently.

“It has become clearthat dumping is a city-wide problem,” saysAmerica, who adds thatthe matter has been hand-ed over to the City of CapeTown’s Anti-DumpingUnit.

“People in that areashould be encouraged tocontinue lodging com-plaints with council, andthe matter can be fol-lowed up,” says America.

He goes on to say thathorse and cart drivers are“not the only ones toblame” – certain locals are not above usingthe ground as a bin, he says.

America suggests regular inspections ofthe plot and putting up more anti-dumping

signage.“If these cart driver are responsible, then

action will be taken to ensure this does nothappen again.”

EASY DITCHING: These boards were so carelessly dumped thatthey spill into the road. Photos: Tauriq Hassen

DISGUST: Residents are overwhelmed by the problem ground.

People’s Post WoodstockMaitland LEADER Tuesday 9 August 2011

Women’s worldTODAY on Women’s Day (9 August) and through-out August, South Africa will rightfully take timeout to honour and celebrate its women.

While International Women’s Day, celebrated on9 March, advocates on a global scale the rights ofwomen, South Africans will celebrate Women’sDay thisweek tohonour theday thousandsofwom-en marched on the Union Buildings in Pretoria in1956 to protest against the carrying of pass books,one of the oppressive requirements of the Apart-heid regime.

Since the birth of South Africa’s democracy in1994 the country has progressed in leaps andbounds in the advancement of women’s rights.

Today, many South African women can holdtheir heads high, and have much to be thankful forsecure and protected by progressive legislationthat promotes equality.

Yet at the same time women in many parts of thecountry continue – often silently and unnoticed –to live with the scars of physical, emotional andpsychological abuse.

For many women the threat of violence in theirhomes, and places of work remains very real.

But while we acknowledge these shortcomingsthis month let us also recognise the victories wonfor women; nationally and abroad.

Today we find women in top government posi-tions, within business and civil society, all servingto promote a diverse, robust economy thanks to thecontribution made by ever growing capable com-petent, authoritative female professionals.

We are fortunate to live in a country where wom-en are encouraged to be individuals taking owner-shipof their ownreproductivehealth,withgovern-ment and the private sector coming to the party.

Ideally mothers should now re-enforce what ishappening within the broader society and teachtheir daughters principles of self-worth and theirsons the value of women, while fathers re-iteratethe same ideal.

With the world’s women taken care of, the futureseems bright.

The future success of our country is relative tothe growth and development of women.

Farewell, friend BrianYOUR recent article on the sudden pass-ing of Brian Gaffney does justice to theperson that we all knew and grew to re-spect (“Saluting a legend in his time”,People’s Post, 2 August).

Brian personified the SACOS slogan,“no normal sport in an abnormal socie-ty”, and his contribution will long be re-membered amongst those who fought forchange in our country. I had the privilegeof meeting Brian more than 20 years agowhen I joined the Battswood family, andhave fond memories of the many baseballmeetings we held in our family home inWynberg.

I was a rookie administrator at thetime, but Brian and Eric Dorman nursedme along as we prepared to embrace thelong-awaited change in our sporting envi-

ronment.Brian will be remembered for the role

he played in shaping the lives of manysports men and women, and his legacywill serve as an example to the many tal-ented young folk making their mark inour communities.

He has joined the Heavenly Hall ofFame, where others have gone beforehim. Richard Barnes, Sylvia and ArthurJeftha, Harold Simmons, Vernie Wessels,Vincent Baadjies and Lennie Kleintjiesare just some of the names that come tomind.

He was a legend in his time and will besorely missed.

Hamba Kahle!COLIN ARENDSEGrassy Park

Your SMSesLocal thoughts

. The drain covers that are being removedin Kensington and Factreton need to be ad-dressed. It is a dangerous situation as peoplecan fall and injure themselves. Godfrey

. In Obs we’re all Observatorians. We don’twant to be referred to by the names of differ-ent neighbourhoods. Stephen

. Kensington residents: stop complaining,lift your behinds and do something positive!The State is being used by smokers and peoplewho are smuggling.

In response. Why doesn’t the owner of the house sell

it? I need a house.. That’s a very harsh comment to make

Magda! I don’t think any woman would tellher husband to drink and then drive. Lizel

. If I was Clicks management I would bethrilled if V Behrens never came back to mystore. What a moaner! I feel sorry for her fami-ly – imagine living with someone who is al-ways so negative!

. Finally I agree with MRS Behrens! I havealready renamed clicks “Queues”. Ilze

. To Pat H who SMSes on animal matters:Using words like “primitive masses” is hatespeech! About cats, bells around their necksare vital to protect birds.

. In response to the SMS about age discrim-ination: That is the truth! Are we too old fora job? We have all the expertise. FO

. The Beardly Bunch is a great name anda great cause. Well done guys! I hope you planto regrow next winter! Your partners will just

have to grow armpit hair as revenge! JS, Pine-lands

By the way. I can’t understand why three police vehi-

cles have to stand on the M5 because one po-lice vehicle was stuck. That makes a total offour police vehicles out of duty, with betweenfour and eight officers off duty. SAPS, pleaseprioritise. Leave it to the mechanics to fix thevehicles. You guys were not being effective.W Abrahams

. Why are so many refugees either preg-nant or holding a baby and a toddler theycan’t afford to have? To avoid deportation?What about contraceptives?

. How long must we wait for land claimsmoney? We are waiting for too long now, andit’s so shameful because we are waiting forstuff that belongs to us. W

. Can’t the people from Land Claims con-tact the claimants to keep them up to date?We’re your paper – please make some fire un-der them.

. Graffiti taggers are rising again. Sometime ago, you had an article where one wasapprehended. SAPS was involved and the par-ents pleaded for the case to be withdrawn andthat they would serve punishment to avoid acriminal record. It now appears the publicmust do the police investigation. You need ev-idence in order to prosecute. How can you saythat you don’t have to be caught in the act?

Turn on your lights!WHY are Cape Town drivers so reluctantto switch on their lights when it is gettingdark or when the visibility is otherwisepoor? Even with grey skies, rain peltingdown, these happy-go-lucky drivers ne-glect to use their lights. They do not seemto be worried about their own safety, letalone be concerned about other motorists.

Unfortunately, these drivers are notreaders of newspapers, so this admonition

is unlikely to reach them.Even if someone guilty of driving con-

stantly without lights should happen toread this, will he/she take notice?

One could write volumes about the per-sistent breakers of traffic rules (withoutmentioning taxi drivers) who are stupid,ignorant, arrogant and totally uncon-cerned about the problems they cause.

On one trip from Plumstead to Muizen-berg I observed 16 traffic violations!L CAMPBELLPlumstead

Die beste Metro in die landEK kan maar net elke keer die basuin(trompet) blaas vir die Stad Kaapstad. Jo-hannesburg Metro se mense weet nie wathulle mis nie. Dankie aan die Stad virhulle terugvoer en regstelling reeds opdieselfde dag van my klag op 2 Augustus.Dit opsigself spreek van ‘n gladwerkendeorganisasie. Maar hier is nog ‘n pluimpie.My selfoon kan nie hulle epos formaatontsyfer nie. Toe bel ek op 3 Augustus om05:00 na hulle 24-uur diens sentrum. Diswaar ek met my bors kan pronk. Ons mag

miskien ‘n derde wêreld land wees, maardit het nie vir my so gevoel nie.

Dankie meisie. Jy was uitstekend. Moetons hoop verloor vir hierdie land? Nooitnie. Jy het daad by die woorde van Kaaps-tad Metro gesit, en daar en dan die probl-eem vir my opgelos. Dankie KaapstadMetro.

Met die komplimente van nog ‘ntevrede kliënt.HUGO ROHLANDSun Valley

Tuesday 9 August 2011 GENERAL People’s Post WoodstockMaitland

Sister is doing it for himselfANDRE BAKKES

SO THIS is Sister!

This seriously professional and profession-ally serious businessman is the very sameperson who lit up the airwaves for 13 yearswith his hilarious effeminate male alter-ego,affectionately known as Sister.

Trevor Davids was on Good Hope FM, CapeTalk Radio, P4 and Heart 104.9 for thousandsof hours from 1994 to 2007, and every secondwas as witty as the last.

His interview with People’s Post transpiredin the elegant offices of Pendragon House,home to his business management service,but despite the immaculate surroundingsand Davids’ professional demeanour, a play-fully whimsical look crosses his face whenev-er he talks about Sister.

“The character was instrumental in chang-ing the face of conventional radio,” he saysbefore doing a marvellous impression of theQueen’s English: “There was a time whenyour elocution and diction had to be pure andyour Afrikaans moet uitmatig wees en uit dierakke wees. Now along comes this character

who doesn’t give two hoots about language.I just spoke like an ordinary person speaks.

“By the time the SABC realised that, all therules of engagement in terms of presenterswere totally floundered. The advertising rev-enue shot up by 500%!”

Indeed, Sister left a mark on countless lis-teners – and virtually no-one knew that the“macho man with the deep voice” was in factthe “irreverent, irrelevant, irritating, irre-sponsible but irresistible” wisdom-impartingDistrict 6 resident.

“I was never the owner of the character,just the custodian. It was owned by the peoplewho demanded the character – the listeners,”continues Davids.

It was, after all, the listeners who got himback in the studio.

“I had absolutely no desire to go into ra-dio,” he insists.

It all started in October 1995, when Davidswas “in the wrong place at the right time, orin the right place at the wrong time”.

At a loss after a postponed appointment,Davids dropped by the Good Hope FM studiosto visit a couple of friends – presenters DmitriJegels and DJ Clarence Ford.

The decision changed his life forever.It happened while Davids was listening to

a caller speak to Ford off the air. Ford, want-ing to get on with the show, shoved the mi-crophone toward an unwilling Davids. ThenSister appeared. “I always had this knack ofplaying the fool from my school days, and Idon’t know what made me do it, but Iswitched to this voice. Where it came fromI don’t know, but it just flowed. All of thishappened off air, of course.”

But Ford had a hunch and snuck the con-versation on air.

The next caller wanted to apologise to herboyfriend on air, and Sister, now enjoyingherself, asked the caller why she wanted to

apologise.

“The voice then dispensedtremendous wisdom about re-lationships in a fun way!”laughs Davids, before explain-ing that the name “Sister”came from Ford, who claimedthe voice was that of his sister.

Soon the character becamepopular for an unfailing com-mitment to the underdog, a no-holds-barred dialogue with lis-teners, a scant regard for pro-tocol andpolitical correctness,and a complete disregard forthe rules of engagement withprominent public personali-ties.

An alter-ego has an uncannyway of interfering with theego, but for Davids, this wasnever the case. “I managed toseparate Trevor from the char-acter. Trevor lived in the busi-ness world – he had the aspira-tion to be a successful busi-nessman. Trevor had nodesire to be a creative personon television or radio. I neversaw this as a career, but rath-er a hobby.”

Davids at first avoided pub-lic appearances, but his resistance dwindledwith general pestering and the insistence ofhis his wife, Norma.

“She phoned me one day and asked: ‘Whatsize skirt do you wear?’ She convinced me toput on pantyhose ... to put on a bra!”

He expected under 100 fans to turn up at hisfirst live performance in Atlantis because hethought the area was too far out. “As I pulledup, there must have been 4 000 people out-side,” Davids says, shaking his head.

Sister and Ford, nonetheless, delivered astand-out stage performance. “Clarence was

always the perfect foil for Sister. He used tosay that he had no idea what was going tocome out of Sister’s mouth, and neither didI!” But the voice of Sister always spoke withtruth and common sense.

Sister’s last show was in August 2007, andDavids has never regretted his decision tomove on. He says he enjoyed every minute ofit, but he has said his final goodbyes.

He does, however, hint playfully: “I’m notquite as divorced from the character as I im-ply...”

The words hang mysteriously in the air.

BRAND GOLDMINE: Once Sister became more than just avoice on radio, “she” evolved into every advertiser’s dream.

Photos: Supplied

REAL DEAL: Trevor and his wife, Norma Davids.

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R500, and registration will takeplace at 44 Fulham Avenue,Rondevlei, on Saturday 20 Au-gust from 14:00 until 16:00.

Call Shenaaz Mitchell on082 302 3394.

STICKY STUFF: Rushdie Salie from Central Hockey Club manages to elude Daniel Cardoso of ConstantiabergHockey Club in the Grand Challenge match at Vygieskraal on Saturday. Central won 30. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

CHAMPIONS: The under12 soccer team of nongovernmental organisation LifeZone in Kensington recently blasted through three tournaments in Sweden. The boys, under coach Wasfie van Roodt, were extremely successful, winning both the Storsjocupen in Östersund andDalecarlia Cup in Borlänge, and finishing third in the Pitea SummerGames in Pitea. Photo: Supplied

Racketlon champs at UCTTHE South African Open RacketlonChampionships is being held atUCT on Sunday 28 August.

There will be various categoriesfor men, women, veterans and jun-iors.

Entries are R120 for open and R80for Juniors. Entries close 18 Au-

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lon.co.za.All players interested in playing

in the World Championships in Vi-enna, Austria, from 24 to 27 Novem-ber are urged to let Patric Kalous on083 231 6858.

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PSL kicks off this weekendPSL kicks off this weekendTASMIN CUPIDO

THE coming weekend will seethe kick-off of the 2011-2012Premier Soccer League (PSL),and both of Cape Town’s teams– Ajax Cape Town and EngenSantos – are gearing up fortheir first matches.

After pre-season training, sev-eral warm-up matches and the ar-rival and departure of a numberof players at both clubs, the timeto commence their title challeng-es has come.

The People’s Team, Santos,host Moroka Swallows at AthloneStadium on Friday evening at19:30. Head coach Boebie Solo-mons and his troops will be look-ing to forget about their 1-0 lossin the quarterfinal of the MTN 8Knockout to Orlando Pirates atthe Orlando Stadium in Sowetoon Saturday.

Despite being able to hold thematch to a 0-0 draw after the regu-lation 90 minutes, it was strike bySiyabonga Sangweni of the 2010-2011 PSL winners during extratime that ended the Santos cam-paign.

Now Santos turn their atten-tion to Swallows. The last timethe two sides met was in March,when Santos travelled to the Dob-sonville Stadium in Soweto for a0-0 draw.

The Santos squad, again underthe leadership of midfielderTyren Arendse, has acquired theservices of Nigerian and formerAmaZulu defender Pere Ariweri-yai, Witbank Aces fullbackWayne Bishop, and Vasco daGama striker Jonathan Armo-

gram.The other Cape Town-based

team, Ajax CT, travel to Rusten-berg to take on Platinum Stars atthe Royal Bafokeng Stadium onSaturday afternoon at 15:00. Headcoach Maarten Stekelenburg’scharges will be looking to drawsome positivity and momentumfrom their 5-2 thrashing of Super-sport United in the quarterfinal ofthe MTN 8 Knockout at CapeTown Stadium on Friday.

Striker Terror Fanteni seemedto be regaining the form heshowed last season as he slottedthree of his side’s five goals toearn the man of the match award.

With several players, such ascaptain Granville Scott, defenderNazeer Allie and midfielderGeorge Maluleka, confirmingtheir loyalty by extending theircontracts, and the inclusion ofnew blood in the squad, the UrbanWarriors will be looking to emu-late their last season’s perform-ance – this time with the hope ofeventually lifting the trophy.

The loss of winger SameeghDoutie to Orlando Pirates mayleave a void on the right, but newacquisitions Sici Selembe and Al-cardo van Graan, as well as the re-turn of Mfundo “Hadji” Shu-mana, should make up for theloss. The club also holds on tohopes that midfielder and defend-er Mbulelo “OJ” Mabizela, as wellas former Liverpool FC goalkeep-er Sander Westerveld, will stillsign.

•Tickets for the Engen Santosvs Moroka Swallows game at Ath-lone Stadium are available fromany Shoprite and Checkersstores.

PINPOINT PRECISION: Ajax CapeTown’s Terror Fanteni shoots for goalwhile Tebogo Langerman of Supersport United lookson during his side’s52 win in the MTN8 quarterfinal atCape Town Stadium on Friday. Fanteni was in fine form,netting three ofAjax’s five goals.The semifinal drawwas held last night(Monday), afterPeople’s Post wentto press. Photo: PeterHeeger/Gallo Images

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