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delegation of cleaners and gardeners

employed by outsourced companies at

University of theWestern Cape (UWC)

held a silent protest demanding for imme-

diate insourcing and a minimum wage.

The protest follows ameetingwith the rec-

tor of the university onMonday 22 February

where the protesters repeated their de-

mands for immediate insourcing andamini-

mum wage of R10 000 per month.

UWC spokesman Luthando Tyhalibongo

says the executive management reiterated

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cial situation does not put them in a position

to afford insourcing at a minimum wage of

R10 000 per month.

Tyhalibongo says their wage subsidy and

the study benefit that the university is cur-

rently giving to the outsourced workers rep-

resent the best they can do at the moment,

without compromising the future sustaina-

bility of the university.

However, UWC committed to look into the

position of temporary cleaning and garden

workers who have not received the R2000

subsidy and the study benefit.

Tyhalibongo says the workers left the

meeting peaceful, but congregated in front

of the administration building, singing gen-

erally in a peacefulmanner, albeit that litter

from rubbish bins were splashed around.

The protesting group then proceeded to

the rest of the campus and we have con-

firmed reports of classes being affected.

They later attempted to occupy the library

and set alight a wastepaper bin in the base-

ment of the library, he says.

Staff and students evacuated the libraryas

smoke from the basement entered the main

library through the extractors. Security per-

sonnel were deployed to protect the adjacent

Robben Island-Mayibuyearchiveand thepo-

lice then moved onto campus to monitor the

situation.

Asmuch as we empathise with the plight

of the outsourced workers, we also have an

obligation toprotect the rights of all staff and

students and to ensure the integrity of the

academic programme.

UWC has appealed to the service compa-

nies to engage their staff to ensure that they

refrain from disrupting the academic activi-

ties and to assist the university inmanaging

the situation.

We call on students andworkers to desist

from violent activities and to respect the

right of others to study and their right not

to protest, he adds.

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workers at UWC held

a protest demanding

their wages be

increased. The protest

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woodCollege inRuyterwacht armed

with paint brushes, dirt bags and

gloves took toElsiesRiver canal inRiverton

Estate to get rid of the grime in an effort to

deter crime.

The learners in partnership with Opera-

tion Restore Pride and the City of Cape

Town engaged in a transformation of the ca-

nal fromChelsea to PaulKruger avenues on

Friday 19 February.

Operation Restore Pride was established

by the Riverton Estate Residents Associa-

tion (Rera) in an effort to uplift, unite and

secure the community.

Thanks to various community projects

andpartneringwith other community orga-

nisation, schools and the City they have

transformed their community.

Several City departments supported the

initiative which included safety and securi-

ty, City Parks and environmental resource

management which supplied the paint,

paint brushes, dirt bags and gloves.

SteveRoss, chairpersonofRera, says they

are proud to partner with a school that has

vision and passion to take ownership of its

surroundings. We applaud the principal of

the school, as well as her staff who came out

with their learners to make a visible differ-

ence in the neighbourhood, he says.

After encouraging speeches by ward

councillor Clive Justus and the principal

the learners were enthusiastic and full of

energy as they covered more than 500m on

either side of the canal in less than an hour.

The learners wasted no time in cleaning

up the banks of the canal and painting its

concrete edges. It was important for us to

get the learners involved so they too could

realise the impact they canhaveon the com-

munity and environmentwhen taking own-

ership of their surroundings, Ross says.

Ross says they took on the work as crimi-

nal activity along the canal and bridge is of

great concern to residents as many people

cross the bridge to get to the station and

many robberies have been reported there.

Painting the bridge white will make pe-

destrians crossing the bridge more visible

and creates a sense of safety.

Clean surroundings deter criminal activ-

ity. We often have cleaning projects where

the community is involved. The canal is a

hotspot for dumping and robberies and

therefore we wanted to beautify the space.

Where there is community involvement

there is less crime, Ross believes.

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between five and sevenmenaccosted two se-

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returning security guards at gunpoint,

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One of the school children in her uniform, selling cookies around 7:15 on Tuesday morning.

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ts nothing less than child labour under

the pretence of doingwork for the greater

good.

This is the sentiment held by concerned

Boston community members who took to

social media about a group of children

whom they believe to be the victims of bla-

tant exploitation by their church and an

NGO the children work for.

The children apparently sell cookies be-

fore andafter school onbehalf of theAmbas-

sadors for Christ World Outreach Minis-

tries (AFC) situated in Elsies River, and go

to school there and in Bishop Lavis.

These children were interviewed by a

Bostoner, Vicki Fick, who is also a local

youth counsellor.

There is a 15-year-old girl and 17-year-old

boy, and the 14-year-old boy says that he is

at John Ramsay High. They say that the

ministry feeds thembreakfast, school lunch

and dinner, Fick said.

They told her they didnt receive any pay-

ment for their work, which involves selling

the cookies from Bellville to Parow, Fick

said.

They also told her they very rarely finish

homework before 22:00.

They eat after 19:00 and do homework

until 22:00, sometimes 23:00, before getting

up at 05:30 to start the same procedure,

Fick said.

Their parents live in Cape Town, but

they were selected by the ministry to live

there, on the premises, in communes. I feel

that these kids are being exploited and they

seem to think that this is the best life they

can get.

I would like to know why these minors

are sittingwith these adult responsibilities,

instead of focusing on their schooling, she

said.

You dont take kids in from such a

young, influential age and tell them to do

Gods work by selling cookies, instead of

teaching them the value of being a child and

above all, focusing on their schooling, be-

cause they have the rest of their lives to

work. Do you think God would approve?

These kids cant partake in sport, be-

cause they have cookies to sell.

The cookies are produced by the bakery

of the Safe Cities organisation, which aims

to empowerpoor communities, according to

their website.

Theirwebsite states they are an organisa-

tion that serves children, youth and fami-

lies in previously disadvantaged communi-

ties such as Atlantis, Bishop Lavis, Elsies

River, Manenberg and Khayelitsha.

Safe Cities and the AFC punt the children

selling the cookies as ... a team of dedicat-

ed young people that go out on a daily basis

selling the cookies produced in our very

own bakery.

On weekend and school holidays we

have students coming to volunteer and sell.

By doing this, it teaches business skills,

the website states.

Safe Cities also has a housing project and

block-making factory andmechanical skills

training of unemployed people, and they

providemeals and a safe haven to some des-

titute women and children, their website

states.

The pictures on the website show a lot of

positive images of the people working in

their bakery, as well as children participat-

ing in some of their activities, and their

housing project, among others.

TygerBurger interviewed some of the

children on the street on Tuesday, before

school.

They seemed entirely unsure of why they

were actually selling the cookies.

Asked bluntly whether they liked doing

this job, a 14-year-old responded that she

didnt know.

After at least eight emails, asmany phone

calls to the numbers supplied on their web-

site and at least six messages to three key

people from the AFC church, the children

finally gave TygerBurger a number for one

Joy Josephs, a senior from the church, on

Tuesday.

Josephs was sitting in her BMW when

TygerBurger arrived, and when questioned

about the hours the children work, eventu-

ally responded that this was a race

issue.

V To page 4.

Cookie sale concern

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When asked about this afterwards, Joseph

denied having told our journalist that if

there had been white children doing the

work, this would not have been an issue,

stating outrightly our journalist was lying.

I wasnt aware it was an interview; be-

sides, there were three other peole standing

around me who can vouch I never said any-

thing like that; that this is not the case.

She gave TygerBurger the number for

project leader George Josephs, who said he

had left a voice message for TygerBurger to

get into contact. However, no such message

could be found.

Are these children being exploited? No.

They do well in school, they work and ask

for donations and do collections to further

our cause on a daily basis, he said.

This is why we wanted you to come and

check out our programme; to see that they

work hard, that they pass every year. Why

didnt they seem positive when you inter-

viewed them? Well, maybe they were nerv-

ous, he said.

These children are happy. The fact is not

that they are working, but that they are do-

ing a community service and that they are

doing it under our programme.

Be careful

Would you rather have them smoking

dagga, or doing this, that or the other? We

want you to come and see our success sto-

ries, to see howmany people we have helped

people who have gone through this pro-

gramme, said Josephs.

Whatever you are going to put out there,

remember if its the truth, we are okay with

it, but if its a lie, we are going to have to

do something about it, so be careful before

you publish something, Josephs said.

TygerBurger next contacted at least two

youth agencies to further question the legiti-

macy of these childrens work.

Chairperson of Kraaifontein youth orga-

nisation,HewLinCompassion,Hewitt de Ja-

ger, said he had seen the children himself,

selling the cookies near Parow.

There are youngsters at the robots before

the N1 bridge after Karl Bremer, as well as

at the corner orMikePienaarBoulevardand

Frans Conradie Road, he said.

Although a very thin line between the

two, there is this distinct difference between

push-and-pull factors and child exploita-

tion.

Child exploitation is the manipulation of

under-aged children to advanceyourown in-

terests. The Basic Conditions of Employ-

mentAct (BCEA)makes it a criminal offence

to employ a child under 15 years of age or

under the minimum school-leaving age, if

older, De Jager said.

Therefore, if the children in this case are

proven to be under-age, it would be a clear

violation of the law and regarded as child ex-

ploitation. The facts state that these under-

aged children go out andwork, and in return

they are provided with shelter, food, and so

forth, he said. If these facts are proven to

be true, we would conclude this to be a case

of child abuse, and therefore a direct viola-

tion of the BCEA.

Call for investigation

Janice Sparg, chairperson of the Western

Cape Street Childrens Forum, agreed.

I would say an investigation should be

done by the department of social develop-

ment questioning the parents, the school

teachers, the church and the children.

Even if everybody is okay with the situa-

tion, it is still child labour and I do think the

children are being exploited, she said.

One would have to look at the home cir-

cumstances of the parents: are they terribly

poor and the children in a better situation

than they would be? Do the parents know

that the childrenare expected towork in this

way? If not, how do they feel about it? If so,

are they okay with it? This is telling about

whether the children would be safe in ei-

ther situation, with parents or church, she

said.

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ASTRID FEBRUARIE

@febastrid

L

ack of water, proper sanitation and no

electricity boxes are only but a few of

the issues raised by backyard dwellers

in Kalksteenfontein during a house-to-

house visit this week.

City of Cape Townmayor Patricia De Lil-

le on Monday visited backyard dwellers to

hear what their concerns are with regard

to service delivery.

The visit forms part of the Citys back-

yarders project which aims to improve the

lives of residents through providing them

with basic services such as plumbing, elec-

trical services and sanitation, De Lille

says.

Waiting list

The Kalksteenfontein 331 Backyarder

services started in February last year and

will end on Thursday 31 May.

The City has completed 197 of water, elec-

tricity and sanitation installationswith 134

which still need to be rolled out.

One of the backyard dwellers, Hillary Je-

gels, who has been on the housing waiting

list for more than 24 years, says she hopes

one day to move from the backyard into a

formal structure.

I live here with my husband and two

sons and the space is not enough for all of

us. However, we do with it what we must

and appreciate having a roof over our

heads, she says, adding that the issues

they have are not only with regard to ser-

vice delivery, but more so with living in

someones backyard which, at times, can

create a tense environment.

It really is frustrating to not have a

house to call my own. I do not want to live

like this forever because of the personal is-

sues we have with those living in the main

house. We often feel like we are a burden

to them, she says.

Jegels further claims that themainhouse

belongs to her husbands late father, but

due to issues with his late stepmother the

house was never left in his name.

Wehave tried everything to get theprop-

erty into my husbands name, but to no

avail.Wehave raised our concernswith the

mayor and hopefully there will be light at

the end of the tunnel, she says.

Jegels says what makes it difficult to get

the house in her husbands name, is that

they are not completely clued up on what

the requirements are.

She feels extremely discouraged by the

lack of assistance she has been getting from

the local rent office and feels her concerns

are not being handled the way they should.

Concerns noted

De Lille committed to looking into Jegels

case and to provide her with feedback.

If the family has all the documentation

at hand and if her husband had been living

on the property with his late father for the

longest period between he and his siblings,

he is entitled to the property, she says.

Meanwhile De Lille visited three other

homes during the walkabout and encour-

aged one couple to register their details on

the housing database.

Another backyarder complained about

not having an electricity box fitted while

another said the sanitation facility was not

correctly fitted as the door is too close to

the toilet pot. All their concernswere noted

and each was told that their service deliv-

ery issues will be attended to as part of the

backyarders programme.

We are committed to improve the lives

of our residents and work with them to

make progress possible, De Lille says.

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T

he installation of new play equipment

at a cost of about R32 000 at a local park

in Connaught Estate has attracted

more children to the open space where they

would usually all huddle around the only

play apparatus, a single merry-go-round.

Residents who live in Firdale Road where

the park is situated called on their local

ward councillor to install the equipment as

they felt there was not really much for chil-

dren to do in the park apart from taking

turns on the merry-go-round which led to

many of them playing in the street.

After engagingwith the community, ward

councillor Beverley van Reenen used a per-

centage of the ward allocation to install the

equipment in an effort to keep children off

the streets and in the park.

This piece of equipment has changed the

way children in the community see their

space and they can now engage and play like

children should in the safety of their com-

munity and on equipment suitable for all of

them, she says.

VanReenen explains that thewooden play

equipment was installed last year just in

time for the December holiday period when

many families are at home and children

wanting to play outside.

The park is always a great way to keep

children out of trouble and to engage with

their peers. The park is a meeting point for

many and now children can do what they do

best play in the park, butmore importantly

share the space and equipment, she says.

Resident Catherine Langenhoven, who

lives directly opposite the park in Firdale

Road, says she is grateful for the equipment

due to the risk of children playing in the

road.

We have been asking for something to be

done to get the children active and playing

in the park and now we can see they enjoy

it very much and it was needed. Now par-

ents, guardians or grandparents have no ex-

cuse not to bring their children to the park.

Langenhoven often watches over the chil-

dren as her granddaughter is fond of playing

outside and will continue to do so as more

and more children come out to play.

We have an understanding of my child

is your child, so when the children are play-

ing in the park someone is always watching

them. We have often seen young people sit-

ting in the park doing things they are not

supposed to, so this will also deter criminal

activity as the space will be used by resi-

dents more often, she says.

She further says that residents have also

proposed for a fence to be erected along the

park and will commit to taking responsibili-

ty of opening and locking the park.

The fence will not only help us keep the

space clean and deter criminal activity, but

also reduce the risk of children being

knocked down by motorists as people often

speed down the road. It is not only for my

grandchild, but for the safety of all children

and all pedestrians in the community who

make use of the park, says Langenhoven.

Van Reenen says the rest of the ward allo-

cation towards upgrading parkswill be used

to install grass at another local park.

By beautifying the parks and installing

play equipment we hope that residents will

take responsibility of these facilities, as it is

to their benefit. It is great to see somanypeo-

ple appreciating the parks and taking own-

ership of the open spaces, she adds.

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PHOTO: ASTRID

FEBRUARIE

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first major fundraising event, a fun walk/

run in March, and urges the public to sup-

port them.

The school is situated inBelhar Extension

13, and as a no-fees institution is dependent

on fundraising events and donations from

the private sector to attend to learner re-

quirements in extramural activities and

other needs.

They are urging the public to assist them

with a donation of any kind, be it monetary

or products, and to join them on Friday

4 March at 09:15 for the fundraising fun

walk/run event.

They are planning to hand out goody bags,

T-shirts or caps to the first 200 learner en-

tries and have lucky draws on the day of the

event for parents as well as learner partici-

pants.

Each learner will receive a collection card

which amounts to R120 and also a school

drawstring backpack when he/she returns

the completed card. Parents who would like

to participate need to pay an entry fee of R30.

They will be part of a lucky draw at the

end of the event.

The FunWalk (5km) will take place in the

vicinity of the school and will end on the

school grounds.

The foundation phase learners will walk

a shorter route.

Learners will have placards with slogans

to promote fitness and a healthy life style

during the event.

After the event the school will sell boere-

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sports complex

Harold Langenhoven, chairper

son of the Bellville South

Soccer Club, points to where

the roof was stripped open

by the burglars to gain entry

to the facility.

PHOTOS: ASTRID FEBRUARIE

ASTRID FEBRUARIE

@febastrid

T

o repair the damage caused due to van-

dalism at Bellville South Soccer and

Cricket Complex, the City of Cape

Town may have to fork out an estimated

R250 000.

The clubhouse was broken into in Octo-

ber 2014 andmost recently on Sunday 7 Feb-

ruary where three suspects from the Bell-

ville South area were caught inside the

clubhouse and arrested.

City Mayco member for community ser-

vices and special projects, councillor Belin-

da Walker, says the clubhouse is currently

without water and electricity as electrical

wires and cables were stolen during the

break-ins.

All shower roses and taps were also sto-

len and some toilet bowls and urinals have

been broken. Two geysers were also re-

moved from within the roof and ceiling

boards were broken, Walker says.

She says all floodlight cables have been

dugupand stolen and electrical kioskshave

been stripped of their components.

The City is waiting for a quotation for the

rewiring of the entire facility and site meet-

ings have been arranged for the ceiling and

plumbing repairs.

Harold Langenhoven, chairperson of the

soccer club, says the vandalismhas affected

the membership badly over the last four

years due to the damage and not being able

to practice at night or to host meetings. In

the last four years 11 players have left the

club.

We are sadly losing our team members

who have great potential and they are in-

stead joining other clubs to continue their

love for the sport. We cannot force them to

stay. Parents fork out money for them to be

part of the club, and if the facility is not up

to standard, we lose our players because

people feel like they are not getting their

moneys worth, he says.

Langenhoven says with the floodlights

not operational they lose out in hosting

eveningmatches or practices. They also are

not able to use the whole field due to the

deep trenches dugwhere the cableswere re-

moved and stolen.

We are using a small section of the field

to practice and this is really not how we

want to go forward. The quality of the grass

has deteriorated due to the deep trenches

and therefore limiting our usage of the

field, he says.

They are also not able to use the building

to host meetings because there is no elec-

tricity and the ablution facilities have been

vandalised.

It really is heartbreaking for me to see

the clubhouse in the condition it is in now.

We are saddened by the act of vandalism

and hope that serious action will be taken

to ensure the facilities are safe. This club-

house is not only our responsibility, but

that of the whole community, and we urge

them to report any suspicious people or any

suspicious activity at the club to the police

or the club management, Langenhoven

says.

The ablution

facilities were

badly dam

aged during

the breakin.

All copper

taps and pipes

were removed.

PHOTO: ASTRID

FEBRUARIE


LOUISA STEYL

@lounotes

Y

ou see, the District Six music, it

soothes your soul.

Dave van Niekerk knows all

about the music of the district. In his hey-

day, he appeared on stages around the area

as the drummer for the Paramount Dixies

RhythmBand. Now, in his eighties, Oupa,

as he is affectionately known, is keeping the

spirit of District Six alive by taking its

sounds around the world.

You cant resist the music, Oupa says.

The rhythm; the beat its so fantastic, it

keeps you hopping.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of

the forced removals from District Six, but

Oupa is one of a few people who have been

able to move back to the area. Against the

soundtrack of his favourite SammyWitbooi

cassette, Oupa settles into his seat in his

house in Pontac Street to share some of his

memories.

Oupas late father was an all-round musi-

cian. Music and all things creative seem to

run in their family. Naturally Oupa and his

brother Matt picked up instruments and

played together for the Paramount Dixies.

When he wasnt playing with his own band

he was on stage helping other acts.

Musicwas all aroundDistrict Six, he re-

calls. If you didnt hear it in the streets, you

heard it in the houses or the halls.

Besides performances at local weddings

and dance halls, the Paramount Dixies often

played at old age homes and even enter-

tained the patients at Valkenberg Hospital.

It boosts their morale, he says of these

special shows. When you go play at Valken-

berg, you take it for granted that these peo-

ple are loony toony but let me tell you,

each tune we played, the steps were there.

Oupa fondly recalls having to perform

Hasie three times in one show because it

was a favourite among the patients.

The group often arranged outings, taking

their fans with them when they went on

tour. Theyd travel in trucks, which were

more reliable than buses, but meant theyd

have to travel without bathroom breaks as

truck drivers werent allowed to drive

through the night.

Going with the band and travelling pla-

ces was fantastic, you know; we met a lot of

people.

Back home he recalls the gangs The

Globes and The Jesters.

They used to fight under themselves;

they didnt worry about me and you.

The Paramount Dixies would give them

demos at the swimming baths before they

came to watch their shows. The shows were

often at one of the many theatres in the dis-

trict.

Oupa was fond of the Star Bioscope which

he says showed all the film stars from

abroad.

If you wanted to know if you can sing or

dance: if you pass out at the Star Bioscope,

youre tops. Sitting downstairs, under the

balcony at the theatre wasnt an option.

You had to sit deep in, otherwise themob

upstairs they sommer wee on you.

During the day he could sometimes be

found near Buchanan Square, which used to

be a sweets factory. Wed stand in Francis

Street and theyd throw the sweets down.

Some workers even smuggled chocolates

and liquorice sweets out in their clothes.

That was fun.

While the band was separated with the

forced removals, they would still get togeth-

er occasionally to play in their backyards.

The music goes on.

Oupa even travelled to New Zealand to

share themusic of District Six. He points out

that the New Zealanders have always been

supportive of musicians from the district

since being exposed to it through District

Six: The Musical.

Theres something aboutDistrict Sixmu-

sic and its vibe: you cant sit on your noodle;

you must shake your booty.

Oupa urges parents to share their culture

and music with their children so that the

music can live on in future generations.

The unity, the passion, the love for each

other this is how Oupa remembers the

spirit of District Six.

V Capetonians can experience this spirit with David

Kramers new musical: District Six Kanala. The

show is on at the Fugard Theatre until Sunday 22

May and tickets are available at Computicket.

Oupa keeps District 6music alive

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Niekerk with a

photo of the

Paramount

Dixies Rhythm

Band.

Parents keep the devil in their homes

Provincial community safety minister Dan Plato addressing Bishop Lavis

residents on crime and gangsterism in the community.

PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE

ASTRID FEBRUARIE

@febastrid

People must stop being in denial

about what their children's deal-

ings in drugs and gangsterism.

This is the message provincial

community safety minister Dan

Plato shared with residents in

Bishop Lavis during a meeting

about crime and gangsterism last

week.

I call on everyone to stand to-

gether and to speak out about

what is happening in their homes

and in the community; to report

crime and gang activity if they

want a safer community, Plato

says.

He says the fingers people

keep pointing at government

must be pointed back at those ac-

cusing the government of not do-

ing enough to eradicate the com-

munity of crime.

Parents must start investing

more time in their children. Pay

close attention to what they are

doing, who they are socialising

with and where they are. They

must engage with their children

and encourage them to take re-

sponsibility of their actions and

future, he says.

Plato explains that a mother

knowsherhouse and if their child

is involved in criminal activity

she knows about it. She can look

at them and know they are doing

wrong, but many pretend that

their child is not involved in any

illegal activities.

We live in a society where par-

ents speak among each other

about the activities their children

are involved in, but theydonot re-

port these activities to the police,

instead they turn a blind eye and

go on with their lives, says

Plato.

He went on to say that they

keep the devil in their homes

even when they see the pain of

other parents who have lost their

child through a shooting or other

form of crime, they keep quiet

knowing that their child may

have had a hand in the crime.

There are families who accept

that their child or children are in-

volved in gang activity because

they benefit from the drug sales.

Their children give them money

and they ask no questions and

this is another reason why they

do not report the illegal activi-

ties, Plato says.

He has had parents complain to

himabout their childrenbetween

the ages of 12 and 15 who are hit-

men who are lured into gangs

with promises of earning money

and being able to do whatever

they want.

In one incident during a drug

raid in Uitsig, Plato explains they

came across a group of children

between the ages of 10 and 15 sit-

ting and smoking hubbly bubbly

while they were supposed to be at

school.

When I questioned them about

not being at school they said it

was their right to choose whether

ornot thewanted toattend school,

and the mother who was at home

with them, agreed with her

child, he says.

Plato says he struggles to un-

derstand how a parent allows his

or her child to control them, and

how a parent can allow a child to

choose to go to school or not.

The end result will be that the

childwill becomeagangster, alco-

holic or drug dealer or addict due

to the parents negligence, he

says.

A resident who requested to

speak under condition of ano-

nymity, says her grandchild who

is 10 years old, refuses to go to

school and threatened to kill all of

them.

He has no respect for us and

tells us that it is what he wants to

do. I do not know what to do or

how to help him get his mind

straight to understand that al-

though he has rights, he is a child

and needs to be guided, she says.

Others at the meeting shared

the same concerns and spoke

about the spate of crime in the

community robberies and at-

tempted murders, house break-

ins and domestic violence.

It is heartbreaking to see our

own people in the community rob

eachother and thinknothing of it.

Those who commit the crimes

come from the community and

surrounds, but no action is taken

against them, because people are

afraid to speak up about it, an-

other resident says.

Plato adds that if each family

can focus on their own homes and

children, it will better their chan-

ces of decreasing and deterring

crime in the community.

Parents must take charge now

and push their children to do bet-

ter, encourage them and be active

andpositive rolemodels to them,

he says.

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disappearing from the accounts of Sas-

sa beneficiaries.

Every week TygerBurger and our sister

publications receive numerous complaints

from the public about money that mysteri-

ously finds its way out of their accounts.

While the amounts that disappear might

not sound likemuch, they are certainly a big

chunk out of the budgets of the elderly and

other vulnerable people who receive these

grants.

In one of themost recent cases, R280 disap-

peared from the account of an elderly man

from Bellville. He and his wife are in their

70s. Hiswife phonedTygerBurger in a panic,

as this amount was part of their meagre

monthly grocery budget.

The woman complained that, not only

were they treated poorly by the staff at the

Sassa branch in Bellville, but they were also

questioned about the probability that the

money might have gone to airtime purchas-

es. The couple do not own cellphones.

My husband sat there from 08:00 that

morning until 15:00, but they could not give

him any answers. They treated him like a

pig as if he were uneducated and poverty-

stricken, she said.

The woman behind the counter asked

him if he had bought airtime. He said no, he

didnt own a cellphone. Then she wanted to

know if he had bought electricity, and he

said no. We do not buy electricity using our

Sassa cards.

Every month we draw our full pension

and put the money into a little bag. Then we

work from that bag as we needmoney. I can-

not believe people would steal from us like

this.

Bellville police confirmed fraud cases

were being opened against Sassa.

Yes, there is money disappearing from

Sassa accounts. Yesterday (last Thursday) we

opened three cases of fraud made by elderly

people, said Bellville police spokesperson

Major Fienie Nimb.

The allegation is that money had been tak-

en from their Sassa account that they had not

given permission for, such as for airtime,

she said.

Any person who has received confirma-

tion from Sassa that money had been taken

from their account, without their permission,

can open a case at their nearest police station

for investigation.

No control

Sassa Western Cape spokesperson Shivani

Wahab said they were aware of money being

taken via electronic fund transfers (EFTs),

but that they had no control over what hap-

pens to grants once deposited.

Contractor Cash Paymaster Services (CPS)

handles these deposits.

Once themoney is deposited into the card,

Sassa has no control over how the money is

utilised.

She said that the card system meant EFT

debits could take place, but that these could

technically only take place after the money

has left Sassas hands, and payment has al-

ready occurred.

The only deduction which can take place

before the social grant is paid, is a deduction

for funeral policy premiums, on request of the

beneficiary, in terms of Regulation 26A of the

Social Assistance Act, 2004, she said.

Sassa is aware of the numerousEFTdebits

which are taking place, and has instituted a

number of actions, together with the Depart-

ment of Social Development (DSD), she said.

This includes a task team to investigate

how to protect beneficiaries from being ex-

ploited.

Many of the EFT debits are in fact not ille-

gal if itwere so, itwouldbe relatively easy

to stop the activity. However, the actions

are certainly immoral andnot supported in

any way by either the DSD or Sassa, Wa-

hab said.

She added there was a dispute resolution

mechanism in place to deal with the proc-

esses Sassa staff can follow to help grantees

when unauthorised EFT debits occur.

All social grant beneficiaries are sus-

ceptible to ... marketing of financial prod-

ucts, not only the elderly.Wehave received

numerous complaints fromcaregiverswho

receive the child support grant who have

also experienced this challenge, she said.

Sassa is doing everything it can to en-

sure that any social grant beneficiary who

complains about EFT debits off their social

grant is promptly assisted.

She said beneficiaries should not make

any financial commitments by responding

to cellphone marketing that encourages

them to key in numbers, or to agree tele-

phonically for the purchase of products.

Beneficiaries should also avoid taking

loans or policies, especially where they do

not understand the terms of the repay-

ments, she said.

Call Sassa helpline

She added beneficiaries should not use

their Sassa card as security to loans, re-

spond to cellphone SMSes offering prod-

ucts such as airtime, electricity and other

financial products, or authorise any deduc-

tions except for the single legislative and

Sassa approved funeral policy that

shouldnt exceed 10% of the entire grant

value.

To see the money being eroded through

financial service providers whose purpose

is financial gain, is extremely concerning.

V Beneficiaries can call the Sassa helpline on

0800 60 10 11, and should not go directly to CPS

or Grindrod Bank.

Finance sharks the culprits

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P

roperty owners will now

be able to view the latest

valuation for 2015 of their

property.

The City of Cape Town has

completed the General Valua-

tion Roll (GVR) for 2015 and it

was published on the Citys

website last Friday.

According to a media release

by the City, property owners

will soon receive an official no-

tice in the post or via e-mail, ad-

vising them of the 2015 valua-

tion of their properties.

The City produces a GVR

once every three years. The per-

centage increase or decrease on

the value of a particular proper-

ty or properties does, however,

not necessarily equate to the

percentage increase or decrease

in future rates payments, Ian

Neilson, the Citys executive

deputy mayor, said.

The Citys GVR is based en-

tirely on the market value on 1

August 2015. The City valuer

makes use of a computer model-

ling programme called Comput-

erAssistedMassAppraisal (CA-

MA), which uses sales data, aer-

ial imagery and other property

information such as the proper-

tys location, size, number of

rooms, outbuildings, general

quality and view to determine

the market value of a property.

The results are then reviewed

by professional property valu-

ers and adjusted if necessary.

There is no involvement bypoli-

ticians in the determination of

property values, nor may they

be involved in dealing with any

objection to a valuation, wrote

Neilson.

Market value or not?

As the Citys GVR is based en-

tirely on the market value on

1 August 2015, for the purposes

of any objection to a valuation,

the percentage change from the

last valuation is not relevant,

nor is the impact on the rates

bill.

The only consideration is

whether it is the market value

or not, Neilson continued.

The rates adjustment will be

tabled at the end ofMarch at the

start of the public participation

process on the Citys budget.

Property rates based on the

GVR for 2015 will be billed from

1 July.

As soon as the rate-in-the-

rand has been tabled, property

owners will be able to use the

rates calculator on the website

to determine the rates payable

on their property as from1 July.

Property valuations are car-

ried out regularly to ensure that

property owners pay a fair

share of the total rates income

required to operate the City,

wrote Neilson.

Property rates contribute to

various municipal services

which are for the benefit of all

residents. This includes disas-

ter management services,

roads, traffic and street lights,

and themaintenance of commu-

nity facilities and public spaces.

Economic pressures

Property valuations are not

done to chase a surplus or to

make money out of ratepayers.

The budget needed for munici-

pal services is carefully calcu-

lated and property rates con-

tribute to the budget, he wrote.

We are mindful that we have

to provide top quality services

and manage the City in a finan-

cially sustainable and responsi-

ble manner. We are especially

conscious of the fact that our

ratepayers are not immune to

the macro economic pressures

and uncertainties of our coun-

try, he said.

If a property owner disputes

the valuation of their property,

a well motivated objection in

which the property owner must

prove that themarket valuation

is incorrect, may be submitted

by no later than 29 April to the

City Valuer. Objections may al-

so be lodged via the Citys e-ser-

vices or residents portal.

Property owners can view the

latest GVR for 2015 by visiting

www.capetown.gov.za/proper-

tyvaluations. They are also en-

couraged to visit the Citys pub-

lic inspection venues to view

their property valuation and to

engage with staff on the infor-

mation that the City has at its

disposal, which includes the

sales data for a particular area.

The public inspection venues

in the northern suburbs are the

conference room at the Bellville

municipal building (next to

Northlink College, opposite

Sanlam), the Brackenfell coun-

cil chambers and theminor hall

at the Parow Civic Centre.

The venues are open from

08:15 to 15:45 on week days.

V Phone the call centre on

0860 103 089 or send an email to va

[email protected].

Property

valuations

completed

Voters participating in the up-

comingmunicipal electionswill

be able to register to vote on the

weekend of 5 and 6 March at

their local voting station be-

tween 08:00 and 17:00.

The election is set to take

place between May and August,

on a date to be announced by the

president.

VTo find your local voting sta-

tion, visit: maps.elections.org

.za/vsfinder/

V To learn more about the

elections, go to www.elections

.org.za/content/Elections/

2016-Municipal-Elections/

Home/

VTo ensure that you are regis-

tered to vote, or to view your

registration status and voting

station, view information at:

www.elections.org.za/con-

tent/For-voters/My-voter-

registration-details/

V If a voter has moved to a dif-

ferent area, go here to find out

how to register to vote:

www.elections.org.za/con-

tent/For-Voters/Moved-sin-

ce-you-registered-/

V If a voter is unable to travel

or wishes to register for a spe-

cial vote, as in the case of being

out of town, go to: www.elec-

tions.org.za/content/For-

Voters/Special-votes/ to ap-

ply for a special vote.

General voting information here


Koes, sister, want ons stry oor jou k

MICHELLE LINNERT

@linnertmb

R

aai, raai: wat is nie regtig n koek nie,

pronk met n straat in Kaapstad wat

daarna vernoem is, bestaan uit varian-

te waarvan een se wortels diep in Maleisi

begrawe l, en het n stropie mt of sonder

anys wat daardeur loop?

n Koeksister, natuurlik! Of, as jy dan nou

van die Kaap is en die speseryagtige een ver-

kies, n koesister sonder die tweede k

(di heerlike eetding het immers Penzstraat

in die Bo-Kaap tot Koeksister-heuwel her-

doop gekry ...)

Meeste mense wat enigiets van nuuskan-

toreweet, weet dat die vreemdste s-goed uit

daardie inligtingsgrotte ontsnap of oor-en-

weer gegooi word. S was dit ook toe n

klomp in die TygerBurger-kantoor op die

drukspertyd oor koeksisters begin redeneer

het.

Die een van Bloemfontein wat lief is vir

kosmaak en darem sy kardamom van sy

kremetart uitken, begin die debat deur

ewe dapper en vol selfvertroue te verklaar

(tussen die klomp Kapenaars) dat daar gn

verskil is nie.

En hy haal boonop sy feite uit die Hand-

woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal aan! En

selfs met opperste opposisie, weier hy om

hom van stryk te laat bring.

Dt ontlok toe die gegons en n gejeuk wat

gekrap mt word: Wat is die verskil nou

eintlik tussen die twee?

TygerBurgerwend hom toe eers tot die so-

siale media.

Lionel Adendorf vat dadelik raak: Koek-

sisters word gevleg, en koesisters het anys

in enword dan in stroop gedoop en latermet

klapper bestrooi.

Jannie Hennop (toevallig ook n Vrysta-

ter), s: Geen verskil nie albei is water-

tandlekker.

Meer plaaslik stem Theresa Olivier

100%metAdendorf saam: Dishoe ekhom

ook ken. My mond water nou vir die koesis-

ter met anys, in stroop gedoop en geklap-

per.

Ingrid Jones se antwoord is doodeenvou-

dig: koeksisters word gevleg. Punt. Maar

Joanna Alexander meen ook dis dieselfde

ding ... net die uitspraak verskil.

Petro-ann Nicholas bring n hele nuwe di-

mensie tot die redenasie: Michelle Linnert,

dan is daar natuurlik ook die oliebol, wat in

Engels doughnut genoem word. Dis sonder

die anys en sy tekstuur effens sagter. Dit het

baie variasies room, custard, met klapper,

sonder klapper. Strooisuikerword ook soms

in plaas van klapper gebruik.

Toevallig bak Nicholas oor naweke van

die sonder-k-soort.

Moerieda Carolus en Quinton Adams

meendie een is gevleg enword deur die tan-

nies vir die tuisnywerhede gebak en die an-

der se oorsprong is in ons eie kombuise,

wat eg Bo-Kaaps is, met te veel liefde en

stroop in.

Vir Kupido Baron gee die uitspraak die

deurslag: Die uitspraak het te doen met

hoeveel tande jy nog oor het. .. en volgens

LizeMulder: Ooee,Michelle Linnert, by die

Groenpunt-dagkliniek waarnatoe ek my ma

een keer n maand vat, is daar koesisters

soos net n engel dit kanmaak! Jy sal my nie

met n koeksister vermaak nie, maar met

daai taai, soet anys en klapperbolle ... Ai

man, dan vergeet ek gerieflikheidshalwe

van diabetes en vetrolle en alles anders!

Volgens Wilma Paulse, n gerekende Mos-

lem-kok, het die koesister met sy donker-

bruin velletjie ook speserye soos neut, ka-

neel en gemmer in.

En die gevlegtes is twisteesmet nt anys,

liggies gestroop en in klapper getol.

Sy s bollas weer, is rond met korente

in en gesprinkel met versiersuiker. Koek-

sisters is ook gedraai, maar amper hol bin-

ne, wat dan in koue stroop gedoopword,met

geen klapper.

Volgens Charlene Fourie is die verskil se-

manties: Koesister is maar net streektaal,

soos vadoek, vir afdroogdoek.

Die Kalahari-joernalis Anena Burger ant-

woord van daar doer bo uit die hittegolwe:

Sy ken die een sonder die k as n curly.

My ma het hulle aan kafees gesmous.

Hulle is vir haar deur nMoslem-bakkery in

Eersterivier gebak. Sover ek weet is hulle

oorsprong uit die Bo-Kaap, s sy.

Hulle is sag aan die binnekant en in

stroop en klapper gedoop met n bietjie ka-

neel. Op sy lekkerste as dit nog warm is. n

Koeksister is die harde, stroopsoet weerga-

we. Ek eet enige dag eerder n curly.

Volgens Anena is die beste plek in die hele

wreld omwatertand-koeksisters te kry, ook

in die Kaap.

Koesister of curly het net so een of twee

draaie, waar n koeksister gevleg is. n Koek-

sister neem ook natuurlik die aard van die

vlegter aan. Party mense vleg dit soos jy n

vlegsel sal maak, met drie repe, ander weer

net met twee.

Maar as jy nou jouself wil bederf, vra vir

Francor-bakkery in Parow of jy kan gaan

kyk hoe die vroue daar koeksister vleg. Ek

s jou, joumond sal oophang.Hulle vleg daai

koeksisters sommer so met een hand en so

vinnig ...

En op di trant het die koeksister-kantoor-

kaskenade toe nog n hele ruk lank aange-

hou.

Maar wat is n argument dan nou ook son-

der die nodige feite ter stawing?

TygerBurger het die hulp van Fatima Sy-

dow, n baie bekende kenner van Maleise

kookkuns en kookboekskrywer, wat ook ge-

reeld van haar resepte met koerantlesers

deel, gekontak om lig op di klapperige saak

te werp.

Ons het grootgeword met die koeksisters

op nSondag.Mymahet dit destyds verkoop.

Vir die navorsing vir my kookboek is ek na

ons oueres om te hoor hoekom dit juis op n

Sondag verkoop is.

Dit blyk toedat omdat almal groot gekook

het vir Sondagmiddagete, die koesisters ge-

bruik is om solank die gaatjie in maag te

vul! vertel sy.

Diemense sou uit die kerk kom in die Bo-

Kaap en dan hul koesisters koop. Dit het n

groot tradisie geraak.

Sy s die enigste verskil tussen die twee,

behalwe vir die vorm, is dat die Kaaps-Ma-

leise mense oneindig lief is vir speserye!

Ja n, ons voeg speserye by amper alles.

Dis n amper genetiese geurbasis wat ons

kan onthou. Dis iets waarnamense smag. O,

en die eintlike woord s inderdaad koeksis-

ter, met die tweede k, maar omdat mense

streeksdialek praat, spreek hulle dit op n

lui manier uit.

Dismaar die enigste verskil. Daar is baie

kookpuriste en -snobs, maar daar is geen re-

de hoekom daar hoegenaamd n onderskeid

getref hoef te word nie.

Ons moet aan tafel sit en bloot geniet en

vier wat voor ons is. Elke kossoort het sy eie

verhaal.

VMetwatter variant van di heerlike eetding het ons

lesers grootgeraak? Laat weet ons gerus by brie

[email protected] koeksister se suster, die koesister. FOTO: THERESA OLIVIER

Fatima Sydow

DESIRE RORKE

@dezzierorke

Some 52 000 counterfeit DVDs and CDs

were destroyed in Brackenfell on Friday

by the Films and Publication Board (FPB).

The confiscated goods, connected to 46

criminal cases, were accumulated in the

Western Cape over a period of about four

months.

Piles and piles of counterfeit goods were

manually fed into aheavy-duty shredder in

Brackengate Industrial Park.

In an interview with TygerBurger, the

FPB regional coordinator for Cape Town,

Clive Borman, explained the detrimental

affect the counterfeit market has on the

film and entertainment industry.

The industry loses millions of rand an-

nually.

The goods being destroyed here today

account for a R5 million loss; we do this

quarterly, he said.

Take for instance the latest Leon Schu-

ster film, Schuks! Pay Back The Money!

Before the movie was released in 2015,

there were literally hundreds of pirated

copies available on street corners in Cape

Town for between R10 and R20 a copy.

Due to the extent of the big scale piracy,

local producers, actors, artists and em-

ployees involved in the production of this

film suffered losses, he says.

Why would consumers pay R200 for

the movie at say Musica or up to R55 to

view the movie only once at the cinema?

And therein lies the problem, says

Borman.

As longas there is a demand, theunend-

ing supply will continue, costing the in-

dustry billions. The same applies to the

countless video shops that have closed

down in Cape Town in recent years. Con-

sumers wont pay to hire it if they can own

it for half the price.

Sadly, the economic ramifications on the

country in terms of job losses are devastat-

ing.

In recent years, says Borman, the majori-

ty of perpetrators selling pirated material

were foreigners coming into South Africa

looking to make a quick buck.

Although the FPB has its own compliance

unit, they dont have arresting rights, says

Borman, and therefor they have to work in

joint operations with the police and Cape

Town law enforcement units.

Counterfeiters will download the movie

from the internet and go into mass produc-

tion at so-called counterfeit production

houses around the city.

Its during clampdown operations at

these houses where the counterfeit items

are confiscated.

In terms of the Counterfeit Goods Act

perpetrators are fined up to R5000 per item

or a prison term for three years, or both.

In the case of second or third convic-

tions, the fine in respect of each item can

be up to R10 000 or five years imprison-

ment.

Pirate DVDs of R5m destroyed

Reginald September shredding counterfeit

goods. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX


Tick bite fever running high

days after being bitten.

Unfortunately, people

sometimes dont notice the

symptomsor dont even real-

ise their dog has had a tick.

We cannot overempha-

sise the importance of seek-

ing medical care quickly if

you suspect yourpethasbili-

ary fever, she warns.

FAW runs a basic dipping

and bathing programme in

Fisantekraal for township

dogs from the area. This

helps combat the problem

and makes the dogs feel

much more comfortable.

Andmost of the dogs real-

ly enjoy the attention, Da-

vies added.

She says the correctway to

remove a tick is to use a pair

of tweezers, grasp it behind

the head and carefully pull it

off without twisting, making

sure the head does not stay

behind.

Do not cover it with pe-

troleum jelly, used motor oil

or paraffin to smother it,

squeeze it or try to burn it off

with a match and do not

wash your dog in jeyes fluid.

This just causes the tick to

regurgitate the contents of

its stomach transmitting whatev-

er disease it may be carrying

straight into you or the animal.

Once youve removed it, clean

the bite area and your hands and

kill the tick by placing it in alcohol

or tick dip, or wrapping it in tape

and flushing it down the toilet. Do

not crush it with your fingers if

the tick is carrying rickettsia (very

Terra Bombela, a matric learner who lives in

the Fisantekraal informal settlement, is one

of the unpaid volunteers who assists with

dipping every weekend and in school

holidays. He is indispensable as he

basically runs the bathing container for us,

Jennifer Davies of FAW says.

A

n exponential growth in the

number of ticks, tick-infest-

ed animals and dogs suffer-

ing from biliary fever (commonly

known as tick bite fever) has

been reported recently.

Jennifer Davies, spokesperson

for Fisantekraal Animal Welfare

(FAW), says ticks are particularly

bad this year, probably due to heat.

Dogs are coming in with their

ears literally full of swollen ticks

and clumps of ticks on their bodies;

it is extremelyunpleasant for these

poor animals.

Some animals, especially pup-

pies, become anaemic if they have

severe infestations. Even just one

tick can cause biliary fever, which

is a potentially fatal illness. It is

caused by a tick-borne parasite,

which causes red blood cell de-

struction and damages organs like

the liver and kidneys.

Biliary cannot infect people so

you wont catch it from a sick dog,

but people can get a bacterial ill-

ness from ticks, she says.

Another illness called ehrlichia

can infect both animals andpeople,

but this seems to be less common.

Keep your pet free of ticks, and

check yourself and your pets after

walking in long grass, bushy areas

or farmlands. Also ensure the area

around your home and pets bed-

ding is tick free.

Signs of biliary in dogs include

lethargy, lack of appetite, pale or

yellowish gums and inner eyelids,

reddish urine and yellow faeces.

Symptoms usually appear 10 to 28

small bacteria) and you have any

open skin, you could get sick, Da-

vies warns.

V If youd like to volunteer with FAW to

bathanddipdogsonTuesdayorSaturday

mornings from 09:00 to 12:00, or would

like to assist them in any other way, send

an email to [email protected], phone 074

688 1153 or visit FAW on Facebook or on

www.faw.za.org.A group of children patiently waiting for their dogs bath.

Felicity helps Frydays celebrate

A well-known televi-

sion actress recently

paid a visit to the

Middestad Mall in

Bellville to help them

celebrate Valentines

Day. Melanie du Bois,

better known for her

role as Felicity in the

Afrikaans soapie 7de

Laan, visited with

staffers of the local

Frydays restaurant

and the centres

management team

as part of an excit-

ing meet and greet

promotional event.

The management team of the Middestal Mall posed for a photo

with the 7de Laan soap star. From left are Moegamat Solarie

(building manager), Tamaran Nortje (marketing manager), Melanie

Du Bois, Desiree Benson (assistant manager) and Lamesa Modak

(centre manager).

Here Melanie can be seen posing with the staff of the Frydays

restaurant during her visit to the centre.

An avid nature conservationist and Miss Earth South

Africa ambassador Andrea von Gunten, originally

from Durbanville, is planning to cycle 109km in the up-

coming Cape Town Cycle Tour to collect one tree per

kilometre covered.

Andrea, who attended primary and high school in

Durbanville, but now lives in Kenilworth, challenges

cyclists and supporters to donate or sponsor a tree for

this important cause.

This will be my third Argus that Im riding and I

thought instead of just riding it, why not ride it for a

cause, she says.

All the trees will be planted at schools in underprivi-

leged communities, community centres, old age homes

or any place in the Western Cape that needs greening

and upliftment.

This project is about bringing communities andpeo-

ple together and I want to be an example that you can

take any ordinary event and turn it into something ex-

traordinary. Small initiatives like this can turn into

something great and thats what I hope to achieve with

this, she says.

Shewill be cyclingwithher father, Peter vonGunten,

and her sister, Melanie. My dad has always been my

inspiration as this is his 15th Cape Town Cycle Tour.

He is the reason my sister and I are cycling today.

Only indigenous trees such as Wild Olive, Grevias,

Virgilia Oroboides and fruit trees will be suitable. Sug-

gestions of schools or organisations that are in need of

greening are also welcome.

V For more details, call Andrea on 084 017 5507 or send an email

to [email protected].

Earth ambassador rides for trees

Andrea von Gunten, a Miss Earth South Africa ambassador who grew up in Durbanville, in a with children of the

Sunray Primary School in Delft, where she helped them to plant some trees.


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