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OCEAN VIEW
Gov works on safe schools
NICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
V
isits have been carried out at Ocean
View schools to determine their safety
needs.
This follows a meeting between the
schools and the education departments cir-
cuit manager in which a number of safety
concerns for pupils were raised.
Safety audits are done at schools to deter-
mine safety and security needs, including
security infrastructure, as well as health
and safety training, explains Jessica Shel-
ver, spokesperson of the provincial educa-
tion department. Based on these audits,
schools and their needs are prioritised and
support is given to schools as far as is practi-
cable and in the budget.
It was requested at a meeting that the
Safe Schools coordinator visit the schools in
OceanViewagain to further ascertain safety
needs, she says.
Among the issues raised by the schools
were that pupils were unsafe walking to and
from school. There have been gang-related
incidents during break times and outside
school gates at the end of the school day.
Concernswerealso raised that theperime-
ters of the schools are not secured, with peo-
ple jumping over to fight, sell drugs and even
throw stones at teachers. In addition, the en-
trances to the school are not sufficiently
monitored to control access.
Anti-gangsterism and -violence pro-
grammes are offered to schools, says Shel-
ver.
During last year several meetings were
held between Nicro and Safe Schools to help
one primary school and the high school in
Ocean View with an anti-gangsterism pro-
gramme. The primary school then indicated
that it would like to postpone the pro-
gramme and the programme will therefore
only take place this year. Safe Schools has
also in the past embarked on holiday pro-
grammes inOceanViewwhichwasattended
by pupils from the various primary schools
in the area, she says.
Over the past few years, Safe Schools also
provided funding to schools in Ocean View
for alarms and stone guards.
Work is being done at Ocean View High
School, Shelver says.
Unfortunately, in communities where
gangsterism is prominent, it can sometimes
spill into our schools, she says.
Community safety and crime control rest
with the police, she says.
Gangsterism is a broad societal issue and
while the education department cannot be
held solely responsible for it, we can try and
minimise its impact in our schools. The de-
partmentdoes all it can in termsof its budget
to protect our pupils and our schools. But ul-
timately, it is also the responsibility of the
police and communities to ensure the safety
of our pupils by preventing gangsterism in
these areas.
At a recent communitymeeting to address
concerns over school safety, the newly ap-
pointed Ocean View police station com-
mander informed communitymembers that
officers were undertaking more after-hours
shifts and more visible policing to reduce
gang-related crime.
Firefighters battled a blaze which
broke out on Peers Hill on Thurs
day. Only a week before, a fire in
Glencairn had gutted two train
carriages, resulted in one death and
let to residents being evacuated to
the community hall. See more
photos on page 4.
PHOTO: KEITH LYLE/ FISH HOEK
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Furnace on Fish
Hoek hillside
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Remember the vibrant way of life
NICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
D
istrict Six was named the sixth
municipal district of Cape
Town in 1867. It was originally es-
tablished as amixed community of
freed slaves, merchants, artisans,
labourers and immigrants.
District Six was a mixed-use ar-
ea, explains District Six Museum
director Bonita Bennett, made up
ofmostly a residential community,
places of worship, schools, sports
clubs and community centres.
Structures were grand old
buildings with intricate architec-
ture, some crumbling and in need
of repairs butmanystill sturdyand
inhabitable. People from all over
lived there: local, early immi-
grants from Europe, India and oth-
er parts of Africa, she says.
The area was much like down-
town Harlem in New York City
breathing a life of its own, says
Shahied Ajam, a former resident
and chairperson of the District Six
Working Committee.
It was a city within a city and
life was relatively good despite our
hardships. Trade and commerce
were vibrant and it felt good to be
a part of this cosmopolitan commu-
nity, he says.
But all this changed on 11 Febru-
ary 1966, when it was declared a
white area under the Group Areas
Act.Over thenext twenty years the
community was forcibly removed
to the Cape Flats, their houses in
District Six bulldozed to the
ground.
Looking back
Yusuf Khan remembers the day
he realised he would have to leave,
after hearing the news while at
work at the harbour.
I understood we would have to
move, but I refused to move to
Mitchells Plain. I said: They will
have to throw me out.
Butworking later shifts,withhis
four daughters and three sons at
home, the safety of his children
soon became an issue.
It was dangerous for them. Peo-
ple would come to the empty hous-
es next door and set them alight,
he remembers.
We moved on a Friday night in
November or December to Lente-
geur.Whenwe got there, therewas
no electricity.
Harold Titus was 15 when the
declaration was made. Having
been born and growing up in Dis-
trict Six, in a diverse community,
he had little understanding ofwhat
it would ultimately mean for his
family.
There was no difference be-
tween Muslim and Jewish, or be-
tweenwhite and coloured, he says
of District Six.
In 1979, he was forced to move
with his wife and three children to
Manenberg.
I didnt want to move and they
came with trucks and moved my
things. I had no choice, he says.
Leaving District Six broke his
heart, Khan says.
People talk about the rainbow
nation, but that was the real rain-
bow nation. Our neighbours were
white and three houses down were
blacks. We were all friends. They
played rugby onour teamandwent
to the bioscope with us, he says.
The lesson to take from District
Six is that there is nothing to fear
in diversity, Bennett says.
Themore diverse a community,
the more enriched the community
members are likely to be as a result
of their exposure to different ways
of being, different cultural norms
and ways of life. A vibrant public
cultural life is the result, she says.
In the fifty years since the decla-
ration, somenotable achievements
have come out of District Six, Ben-
nett believes, in the affirmation of
the cultural contribution of artists,
writers, political thinkers and oth-
ers from the area.
There has been a growing
awareness of a particular way of
life that was exemplary in all its
complexity. There has been an
awareness that restitution is not
only about building and claiming
homes, but also about the cultural
memory of the community. With-
out ensuring that the intangible
values and heritage of the commu-
nity is protected, District Six resti-
tution is likely to just be a concrete
jungle, she says.
Looking forward
However, a lagging restitution
process still remains a deep disap-
pointment to many, Bennett says.
The 50th anniversary of the dec-
laration naming District Six a
white area means remembering
the pain, anguish, dehumanisa-
tion, deprivation and degeneration
which forced removals brought
with it, Ajam says.
The people need closure and the
land claims commission, as well as
the newly revitalised Land Claims
Court, need to practically imple-
ment the transformational intent
of the provisions of the Amended
Restitution of Land Rights, he
says.
Restitution inDistrict Six is not
about half-baked housing schemes
doomed to fail. Restitution is about
restoring the rights of people, re-
storing back the land to the people
and respecting the dignity and her-
itage of the people. And that goes
for all other historically disadvan-
taged communities who were af-
fected by apartheid and its racist
practices, he says.
But the future of District Six
looks bright, Bennett says.
We look forward to a vibrant
community which is both aware of
and invested in its heritage; a com-
munity which can build a post-
apartheid diversity and has struc-
tures and leaders who can help to
imagine a future together.
Khan believes the culture and
heritage of District Six will be car-
ried forward by the future genera-
tion. It wont be the same, but Id
like for my grandchildren to go
back. It would be nice. A fresh
start, he says.
Titus adds: We want our land
claims back. To move back to Dis-
trict Sixwould be like living in par-
adise.
District Six encapsulated a particular way of life that was exemplary in all its complexity before it was declared
a white area exactly fifty years ago, says the director of the District Six Museum. The area was declared a white
area exactly 50 years ago on Thursday this week. PHOTO: RICHARD GIRDWOOD/ DISTRICT SIX MUSEUM
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sWorldWetlandsDaypassed onTuesday
last week, partnerships are underway to
ensure the health of local wetlands and wa-
terways.
Twenty to thirty years ago, canoeing
through Zandvlei estuary was near impossi-
ble due to a proliferation of invasive alien
water plants.
But today, the waterways are again open
to recreational use and a host of wildlife.
This is the result of theWestlake wetlands
project, which has been so successful that
similar strategies are being rolled out to wa-
terways across the city.
The project sawa partnership of local resi-
dents, the City of Cape Town and businesses
working together to remove the alien water
hyacinth from the estuary waters, explains
John Fowkes, project coordinator of the
Zandvlei Trusts Westlake wetlands project.
Constricting carpet
Water hyacinth has no natural predators
in the estuary and can double in size in just
40 days. The carpet of plants cuts out air and
light to thewater, and the plants underneath
begin to die. These plants then drop to the
floor of the estuary and decompose, creating
an uninhabitable environment for fish.
When the fish go, the birds that live on
the fish go as well. It has a dramatic impact
on the ecosystem if you dont keep water
open and flowing, he says.
The Zandvlei area is known mostly as a
water recreation zone for visitors sailing
yachts and paddling in canoes. Conserving
the natural habitat of fish and birds and en-
suring good water quality, however, is not
only vital for the ecosystem, but also neces-
sary to reduce flood risk and ensure its con-
tinued use as a recreational area.
As the only estuary onFalseBay, Zandvlei
is vital to support marine fishing, as young
species live and grow in the estuary before
returning to the sea.
Fight back
A string of recycled plastic bottles was
strung across the waterway and covered in
a sheath of shade net, which isolated the wa-
ter hyacinth.
PenBev, the local bottler and distributor
of Coca-Cola Company products in theWest-
ern and Northern Cape, which provided
funding tomechanically clear the alien from
the main waterways, while an unemployed
local was hired to clear the weed from the
smaller areas.
However, this proved only partially suc-
cessful. RhodesUniversity introduced an in-
sect, referred to as biocontrol agents, that
would naturally feed on the water hyacinth
in its home of the Amazon. These completed
the removal of the alien species.
A similar project has since been used on
the Black River, which was also choked,
says Fowkes.
Nowadays youll see flamingos returning
to the Black River. The initiative that Pen-
Bev helped us to introduce has spread far
and wide, says Fowkes.
Unfortunately, since the waterways have
been cleared, otherweeds have taken the hy-
acinths place, like water lettuce, parrots
feather, Kariba weed and yellow Mexican
water lily.
The insect mass rearing facility in West-
lake, which belongs to the Citys invasive
species unit, is curbing invasive plants by
breeding and releasing insects as the plants
natural enemies.
The alien water hyacinth has been eradicated from the Zandvlei estuary, using insects among
the arsenal. The estuary is now rehabilitated for recreational activities. PHOTO: GAVIN LAWSON
Insects welcomed at estuary
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Three helicopters were called to Peers Hill in Fish Hoek on Thursday to
help douse a wildfire on the slopes of the hill. Strong winds helped fuel
the fire across the slopes. The South Peninsula has seen a wave of
wildfires, exacerbated by hot and dry conditions. Only a week before, a
fire in Glencairn, in which one person died, gutted two train carriages.
PHOTOS: BRIAN SUTER AND LESLIE VAN MINNEN
A
s part of its efforts to curb air pollution,
the City of Cape Towns health director-
ate appeals to the public to report excessive
smoke emissions in cars.
Cars are the biggest source of air pollu-
tion inCapeTown, accounting for up to two-
thirds of the visible portion of air pollution.
The directorate has an air quality man-
agement unit that is tasked with enforcing
the provisions of the air quality manage-
ment by-law. The by-law prohibits the use
of vehicles that emit dark smoke.
Where such vehicles are spotted by the
public, the owners are requested to get a
free emissions test. Should the vehicle fail
the test, a repair noticewill be served on the
owner, affording him the opportunity to
have the vehicle repaired and to submit it
for a re-test. Non-compliance can result in
the owner getting a summons.
The by-law also states that vehicles emit-
ting dark smoke may be towed away with
the bill going to the owners. Any person
who is guilty of an offence in terms of the
by-law may face a jail sentence of up to 30
days or a fine or both.
In addition, a dedicated team conducts
roadside emissions testing on diesel vehi-
cles on a daily basis in partnership with the
Citys traffic service.
In the second half of last year, just under
4000 diesel vehicles were tested, with a total
of 14 failing tomeet thediesel emission stan-
dards, says Siyabulela Mamkeli, mayoral
committee member for health.
Thats less thanhalf a percent, compared
with the 17% failure ratewhen theCity first
started doing the diesel emissions test in
2000. I think the substantial drop can be at-
tributed to visible policing, improvement in
the quality of diesel, continual improve-
ment in emissions control technology of the
modern diesel engine and vehicle owners
improving on maintaining their vehicles,
he says.
V Members of the public can report excessive smoke
emissions from vehicles to the Citys air quality man-
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The complaint must include the registration number
of the vehicle, its make and model, the location and
direction of travel and the date and timeof the obser-
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Smoking car a
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Managed Aged talks again from next month
There will be no Managed Age seminar
this month, with the series of talks re-
suming on Friday 11 March. The topic
and venue are to be decided. For more
information call Dr Evelyn Lyle-Goss on
021 683 1465.
Animation from all over on screen now
The Cape Town International Animation
Festival (CTIAF) will present an African
premiere, multiple award-winners and Os-
car nominees as part of the line-up of the
fifth festival. The festival runs from Thurs-
day 18 to Sunday 21 February.
Curated byAnimation SA, the annual fes-
tival gives locals a chance to watch the best
animations from here, France, Brazil, Aus-
tralia and Ireland.
This years films will be screened at the
Labia theatre in the city centre.
V Visit www.ctiaf.com or the CTInternationalAnima-
tionFest page on Facebook for more information.
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NICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
T
heMasiphumelele fire victimshoused in
the community hall are being moved in-
to new temporary homes. The City of Cape
Town has provided about 35 homes for 80
residents.
Community representatives estimated
about 250 victims were housed in the hall,
despite an assessment by the City that
claimed that up to 82 residents were accom-
modated in the hall where theywere receiv-
ing humanitarian relief, including food
(Many still living in hall, Peoples Post, 26
January).
An extra 350 to 400 people sought accom-
modationwith relatives or on land close by,
community members estimate.
At a recent subcouncilmeeting, chairper-
son Felicity Purchase confirmed the resi-
dents had been housed in the hall following
the illegal construction of homes on land
cleared after the fire.
Some residents built informal homes
larger than the space allocated or moved in
during a land grab, leaving others without
space to build their homes.
The temporary homes have been erected
on land cleared for the next phase in the
Citys housing development, explains Pur-
chase. It is estimated that the tender will be
advertised in themiddle of the year and that
construction will take two years.
In the meantime, non-compliant struc-
tures built on sites D and E will be reduced
in size to make space permanently for the
displaced fire victims, she says.
New temporary homes have been constructed for Masiphumelele fire victims, while they await
permanent space in sites D and E. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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ocal comedianDalinOliver is giving local
audiences one last chance to see his suc-
cessful one-man show I came, I taught, I left,
before he takes the production to other cit-
ies.
As a sports presenter on Good Hope FM
by day and a comedian by night, Dalins ca-
reer took an interesting turn before arriving
on the entertainment stage.
I came, I taught, I left is a recollection of
his experiences as a student, and later, as a
teacher, the profession he originally set out
to master.
While his foray into teaching was short,
the classroom turned out to be a spring of
content for his first production.
Although he performed I came, I taught,
I left, directed by Stuart Taylor, at the Na-
tional Arts Festival inGrahamstown before,
he only brought the show to Cape Town for
the first time in September last year.
His run at the Baxters Golden Arrow Stu-
diowas so successful that Dalin decided hed
need to make another turn on the Baxter
stage. In fact, the show sold out before open-
ing night already.
Its very humbling, he says, adding: Its
a cool thing to be received so nicely by a
home crowd.
Dalin says he found his shows very inter-
active, but has been working on keeping the
interaction with his crowd without compro-
mising the running time of the show.
For me it was about making it a tight
product and leaving it at the punchline.
Dalinwill be back at the Baxter fromMon-
day 22 February to Saturday 5 March. And
if all goes according to plan, the show will
be filmed for a live DVD.
From therehell take the show toPortEliz-
abeth, back to Grahamstown, and perhaps
to Johannesburg.
Movie debut
In between all this, Dalin is also preparing
for his big-screen debut alongside acting vet-
eran Neels van Jaarsveld and his comedy
mentor Stuart in Finders Keepers. Set to be
released in June, Dalin was quietly working
on the local comedy last year.
Finders Keepers is an action comedy
thats based on friendship, supposed friend-
ship, betrayal, love and, eventually, happi-
ness, he explains.
Im excited about it, but also nervous.
He met director Maynaard Kraak in Gra-
hamstown during the first run of his show
in 2014.
Although he found the script funny, he re-
calls reminding Maynaard: You know Im
not an actor, hey?
A few crash courses in on-screen acting
later, Dalin was on set, playing a lead role.
Whether any of that helped at all, I have
no idea.
Naked scene
While each character in the film has his
own story, Dalin plays a socially awkward
character, who he says is pretty much an
overstatement of himself.
He just wants people to love him, but hes
genuine.
One part of the script he found rather
amusing was a scene in which his character
Lonnie gets mugged and has to run naked
through the park . . . until he realised that
would mean him running naked.
I thought: This is out of my comfort zone
completely.
In the end it turned out fine andDalin says
theres no real nudity and lots of nice come-
dy in the scene, so he felt completely com-
fortable.
Thats going to be fun once it releases,
he says of the film.
Dalin also recently performed on a Good
Hope FM cruise on theMSC Symphonia and
was a host at the at the J&BMets public vil-
lage earlier this month.
He hopes to have a brand new show to
bring to stage next year, but for now,Capeto-
nians can catch I came, I taught, I left one
last time at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio
from Monday 22 February to Saturday 5
March.
V Tickets are available at Computicket. Visit www.dal-
inoliver.com to stay up to date with Dalin and his com-
edy.
Dalin Oliver
relives his
teaching
days in his
oneman
comedy
show at
the Baxter.
PHOTO:
RIZQUA
BARNES
RICHARDS
Legends belt out memories
An impressive line-up of locals will be
paying tribute to the worlds
most memorable divas and di-
vos at GrandWests Grand
Arena on Saturday 20 Februa-
ry.
The show,The Best of Divas,
Divos & Duets, will provide
two hours ofmusic and nostal-
gic moments from previous
Divas, Divos & Duets shows.
Concertgoers can look for-
ward to a talented cast of male
and female singersperforming
well-loved local and international songs
spanning various genres.
Among thewell-knownartists perform-
ing are Alistair Izobell, Garth
Taylor, James Bhemgee, Emo
Adams, Claire Phillips, Karin
Kortje, Sasha-Lee Davids, Judy
Boucher, the Black Ties, Robin
P, Camillo Lombard and Top
Dog.
The family-friendly show is
suitable for children over the
age of six.
Children aged between six
and 16 can enjoy the show for
R100, while adult tickets range
in price from R150 to R250.
V Tickets are available at Computicket.
Judy Boucher
Festival changes to monthly arts events in open spaces
Based on funding constraints, the Africa
Centrehashad to cancel this years Infecting
the City Festival.
The festival has been growing every year
since its inception in 2008 to become one of
the Citys signature arts events. Over 38 000
people attended last years festival.
Raising money for a festival is always a
challenging job, but despite an exhaustive
year-long search for funders, organisers
wereunable to secure enough funding to run
the festival in its traditional format.
With support from the City of Cape Town,
however, Infecting theCitywill become a se-
ries of large and smallmonthly public art in-
terventions that take place in the Citys
shared spaces.
The schedule for the series, which starts
next month, will be released in the next few
weeks.
V Visit the Infecting the City page on Facebook or
www.infectingthecity.com for more.
Constantia theatre hosts Rumpelstitskin mornings
The Rainbow Puppet Theatre will be pre-
senting the classic tale of Rumplestiltskin
this month.
The theatre is situated at the Constantia
Waldorf School in Spaanschemat River
Roadwhere theyll be staging theproduction
every Saturday in February at 10:00 and
11:15. Tickets cost R25 each at the door.
V Formore information or birthday party bookings, call
Alison on 021 783 2063.
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Tuesday, 9 February 2016
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Reading aid gives
kids real value
A
fter opening the door to education for
thousands of children, non-profit orga-
nisation Help2read is celebrating a decade
of service.
The programme started at Muizenberg
Junior School.
Since its opening in February 2006, over
10 000 children have benefited from the pro-
gramme, which now runs at 61 schools
across the country.
Pupils in the Help2read programme re-
ceive one-on-one tutoring by a volunteer
twice a week, for 30 minutes at a time.
Just over 10 years ago, Marielle Moss, ac-
companied by her dogMaya, left the United
Kingdom and moved to Cape Town to start
up Help2read.
Armedwith a training video and fixed de-
termination,Moss started recruiting volun-
teers for Help2read, set up by her father Al-
ex Moss.
Help2reads main aim is to address the
problem of child illiteracy in South Africa.
Ten years and more than 10 000 literate
children later, Moss, her parents and Dee
Cawcutt, then principal ofMuizenberg Jun-
ior, returned to the school where it all start-
ed to celebrate.
The programme works with pupils who
need help with reading, as identified by
their teachers. Volunteers spend time with
themat the school, outside of the classroom,
playing and reading.
This one-on-one attention adds real value
to their lives, as well as the lives of others.
The childrens reading improves, and so
does their self-esteem, resulting in all-
round academic improvement, Moss says.
The programme is now growing in
schools across the Western Cape.
Help2read has introduced a new pro-
gramme in which unemployed matricu-
lants spend a year helping children at their
local community schools.
V To get involved email [email protected] or visit
www.help2read.org.
In a combined operation by members of
Muizenberg police, law enforcement and lo-
cal neighbourhood watches, six suspects
were arrested for various crimes ranging
from housebreaking to possession of drugs
and housebreaking tools.
Intensive patrols were launched and two
suspects, aged 25 and 28, were arrested for
housebreaking and theft. This was after a
residence in Beach Road had been broken
into earlier that evening. The suspectswere
found to be in possession of stolen goods.
Two laptops and two hard drives to the val-
ue of R35 000 were recovered.
Two men, aged 24 and 42 years, were ar-
rested on Boyes Drive in Lakeside later aft-
er they were found to be in possession of
housebreaking implements. The suspects
could not give a reasonable explanation for
why they had the items.
Two suspects, aged 27 and 33, were arrest-
ed for being in possession of dagga and tik.
Lieutenant-Colonel BonganiMtakati, act-
ing commander of Muizenberg police sta-
tion, encourages the community to remain
supportive and give tip-offs.
Stolen items returned
NOT AFRAID OF ANY EMERGENCY: Members of the Citys fire and rescue services
prepare to put out a fire created in a practice session. The City of Cape Town simulated
an emergency in Simons Town on Tuesday last week to test the official response time to
a rail disaster. The scenario involved a train colliding with a diesel tanker en route to
the Simons Town naval base, causing the train to catch alight. A hazardous spill also
formed part of the scenario. The exercise was done in collaboration with other agencies,
including the Citys fire and rescue services, Metrorail, Prasa, Transnet, the police, defence
force, National Sea Rescue Institute, emergency medical services and forensic pathology
services. PHOTO: CITY OF CAPE TOWN
PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAY
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
8 NEWS
NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE
SUBCOUNCILS: February 2016
Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the 24 (twenty four) Subcouncils for the City of
Cape Town will take place at the time and venue indicated in the schedule below:
Subcouncil Venue Date Time Manager
1 Council Chambers, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Milnerton 21 10:00
Peter Deacon
021 550 1001
2
Kraaifontein Council Chambers, Kraaifontein Municipal Building,
Brighton Road, Kraaifontein
20 10:00
Fred Monk
021 980 6053
3 Goodwood Municipal Building, Voortrekker Road, Goodwood 21 10:00
Johannes Brand
021 590 1676
4
Parow Council Chambers, Parow Municipal Building, 1
st
Floor, corner of
Voortrekker Road and Tallent Street, Parow
21 09:00
Ardela van Niekerk
021 444 0196
5
Council Chambers, corner of Jakkalsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Roads,
Bonteheuwel
20 10:00
Martin Julie
021 444 2962
6
Bellville Council Chambers, Bellville Civic Centre, Voortrekker Road,
Bellville
18 10:00
Pat Jansen
021 444 3716
7
Durbanville Council Chambers, corner of Oxford and Queen Streets,
Durbanville
18 10:00
Carin Viljoen
021 444 0689
8
Strand Council Chambers, corner of Fagan Street and Main Road,
Strand
21 10:00
Erika Williams
021 850 4149
9 Solomon Tshuku Hall, Site C, Khayelitsha 20 10:00
Johnson Fetu
021 360 1351
10
Khayelitsha Training Centre, Cnr Lwandle Road and Phendula Crescent,
Khayelitsha
18 10:00
Mandlenkosi Sitonga
021 360 1267
11
Fezeka Council Chambers, corner of Govan Mbeki and Steve Biko
Drive, Gugulethu
20 10:00
Kayise Nombakuse
021 630 1737
12
Lentegeur Administrative Building, corner of Merrydale and Melkbos
Roads, Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain
21 11:00
Alesia Bosman
021 444 8698
13
Ruth First Community Hall, Sinqolamthi Street, Philippi 20 10:00
Lunga Bobo
021 630 1619
14
Fezeka Council Chambers, corner of Govan Mbeki and Steve Biko
Drive, Gugulethu
18 10:00
Anthony Mathe
021 630 1678
15
Raven Room, First Floor,
Pinelands Training Centre, Central Square, St Stephens Road, Pinelands
20 10:00
Maritte Griessel
021 444 9797
16 Council Chambers, 11
th
Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town 18 10:00
Marius Coetsee
021 487 2055
17
Dulcie September Civic Centre (minor hall), corner of Klipfontein and
Protea Streets, Athlone
21 10:00
Edgar Carolissen
021 444 0500/03
18 Council Chambers, corner of Buck road and 6
th
avenue, Lotus River 21 10:00
Okkie Manuels
021 700 4020
19 Council Chambers, Central Circle, Fish Hoek 18 10:00
Desiree Mentor
021 784 2010
20 Council Chambers, Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia 20 10:00
Richard White
021 444 8112
21
Kuilsrivier Council Chambers, 1
st
Floor, corner of Carinus Street and Van
Riebeeck Road, Kuilsrivier
20 10:00
Pieter Grobler
021 900 1502
22
Strand Council Chamber, corner of Main Road and Fagan Street, Strand
(opposite the Strand railway station)
18 10:00
Richard Moi
021 900 1508
23
Lentegeur Administrative Building, corner of Merrydale and Melkbos
Roads, Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain
18 10:00
Raphael Martin
021 444 8722
24
Khayelitsha Training Centre, corner of Lwandle and Spine Roads,
Khayelitsha
21 10:00
Goodman Rorwana
021 444 7532
To access the full agenda and all supporting documentation 72 hours before the meeting go
to http://www.capetown.gov.za/subcouncils.
Highlight the date of the Subcouncil meeting, choose the Subcouncil you require and
download the agenda. Please report any difficulties to the relevant Subcouncil Manager.
The following policies and plans are open for public consultation during the month of
January 2016. These policies and plans are available for scrutiny at Subcouncil offices and
interested parties may comment on these policies:
Market Policy (05 Feb 16 to 05 Mar 16)
Business Support Policy (05 Feb 16 to 05 Mar 16
Draft Management Framework for Trafalgar Park (11 Jan 2016 to 9 Feb16)
Mid-Year Adjustments to the 2015/16 2017/18 Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure
Framework and Mid-Year adjustments to the 2015/16 Corporate Scorecard (06 Feb 16 to
03 Mar 16)
ACHMAT EBRAHIM
CITY MANAGER
Tuesday 9 February
V Muizenberg: The African Institute for
Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) will host a
talk by Dr Jonathan Shock, a lecturer in the
UCT department of Mathematics and
Applied Mathematics, at 6 Melrose Road at
19:00. He will talk about the effects from
rainbows, displays of ice halos, high
atmosphere effects and the mysterious
green flash, illustrated with photographs by
professionals and amateurs. Entry is free.
Wednesday 10 February
V Glencairn: The Simons Town community
police subforum (sector 1) and neighbour
hood watches will hold their monthly
meeting in the Bay Caf at 18:30. Contact
Ernest Harris on 021 787 4200 or
083 319 6562.
V Fish Hoek: A Flame Lily Tea will take
place at the Fish Hoek bowling club at
10:00. Entry is R10 for members and R20
for visitors. Call Priscilla Rees on
021 782 4573.
Thursday 11 February
V Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Valley
Historical Association will hold its annual
meeting in the library hall at 18:00. After
the meeting, historian and author Mike
Walker will give a talk on Cape Towns old
hotels. Entry is R5 for members or R10 for
visitors. Email fhvalley.historical.secretary@
gmail.com.
V Fish Hoek: The Griefshare bereavement
support group meets in the Fish Hoek
Methodist Church in First Avenue every
Thursday at 10:00. The 14week course
costs R100, including a book. Book through
the church office on 021 782 1569.
Friday 12 February
V Noordhoek: Join the Noordhoek Ratepay
ers Association for a night of fun and
frivolity with a Las Vegasthemed evening
at the Red Herring at 19:00. Tickets cost
R300 each and include funny money,
wine tasting, canaps and spot prizes. Book
by contacting 021 789 1783 or info@thered
herring.co.za.
V Kommetjie: The Kommetjie library will be
hosting a talk by Roushanna Gray on
indigenous edible plants and edible
seaweeds at 14:00. Call 021 783 1848.
Saturday 13 February
V Muizenberg: The librarians and the
Friends of Muizenberg Library will be having
a book sale at the library from 09:00 to
11:45. Call 021 788 5263.
V Fish Hoek: The South African cake
decorating guild will host an event at the
NG Church in Kommetjie Road at 13:00.
Learn the art of cake decorating and meet
some of the guilds cake decorators.
Demonstrations by Rinda Stauss and
Marianne Giddy will take place. Contact
Grace Stevens on 082 561 0589.
Sunday 14 February
V Noordhoek: Bring your picnic blanket and
basket of food to a family romantic
picnic at Noordhoek common from 12:30.
Relax while your children hunt for treasure
around the common in a scavenger hunt
aimed at children up to 8 years old.
Wednesday 17 February
V Fish Hoek: The False Bay branch of the
University of the Third Age will hold a talk
by Dr Peter Johnston, an applied climatolo
gy research officer at the University of Cape
Town, at the Fish Hoek civic centre at
10:00. He will speak on the weather and
climate of Cape Town, currently and in the
future. Entry is free. Call Mary Shears on
021 782 5222.
Saturday 20 to Sunday 28 February
V Simons Town: The annual exhibition of
the Simons Town Art Group will be held in
the Simons Town library hall daily from
10:00 to 17:00. A percentage of proceeds
will go to the Happy Valley Shelter Home.
Contact Helen Cairns on 078 408 0060 or
Angela van Lienden on 082 859 6701.
60 years of the Bard
at Maynardville
O
thello is featured in the Maynardville
open-air theatre inWynberg this year as
the stage for the annual Artscape Shake-
speare production.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of
the venue as well as the 400th anniversary
of Shakespeares death in 1616. Throughout
the year, theatre companies across the
globe will pay tribute to William Shake-
speares lasting legacy.
The setting under the stars provides a
memorable experience for theatre lovers of
all ages. The spectacular Maynardville
Park has earned its reputation as one of the
best-loved outdoor theatres inAfrica and of-
fers patrons a 500m
2
park for pre-show pic-
nics and drinks, as well as a unique wooded
720-seater theatre, says Belinda Walker,
mayoral committee member for communi-
ty services and special projects.
Since its establishment in 1956, the thea-
tre has presented a Shakespeare play each
year. It attracts an average attendance of
20 000 theatregoers.
A focus of the theatre has also been to in-
troduce youngsters to Shakespeares plays.
As many as 8000 pupils attend each year.
The play can be enjoyed by all, but it is
especially an attraction for pupilswho have
it as a setwork piece, says Walker.
This production of Othello is directed by
Fred Abrahamse, with set and costume de-
signs by Marcel Meyer, lighting design by
Faheem Bardien and original score by
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder.
The production will run until Tuesday 23
February.
V For more information visit www.artscape.co.za.
Maynardville Park celebrates 60 years this year, as well as the 60th annual Shakespeare
production put on at the openair theatre. This years production is Othello.
PHOTO: PAT BROMILOWDOWNING
While many budgets seem to be tight this
time of year, City Sightseeings red bus
tours offer an affordable way to spoil your
loved one.
In celebration of Valentines Day, the
tour company has put together a list of ro-
mantic stops on their tours.
First stop is Groot Constantia, where
couples can savour the chocolate andwine
pairing. Bus ticket holders get R5 off all
cellar tours and tastings.
Kirstenbosch Garden offers a beautiful
backdrop to a Valentines meal at Moyo
Kirstenbosch, where bus passengers can
enjoy 10% off their meal when spending
more than R100.
Other options include taking selfies at
Camps Bay beach or exploring the V&A
Waterfront.
Passengers who book their trips online
will also get free tickets for City Sightsee-
ings harbour cruise.
V For more information visit www.citysightseeing.
co.za.
WIN! WIN! WIN!
V One lucky couple can celebrate the month of
love with an extra special date with two tickets
for City Sightseeings two-hour side car tours. SMS
the word date followed by your name to 45527
before 12:00 on Monday 15 February. SMSes cost
R1.50.
Red bus to love(ly) sights
PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAY
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
NEWS 9
T
he City of Cape Town is finalising
the appointment of operators for
the completed early childhood devel-
opment (ECD) facility inOceanView.
Almost R12m has been budgeted by
the Citys social development and
early childhood development direct-
orate for the construction and finali-
sation of three other facilities too
centres in Athlone, Delft and Netreg
(City breaking new ground for new
ECDs, Peoples Post, 22 September
2015).
Construction of the Nantes ECD
centre in Athlone is gathering pace.
After planning for the construction
to be completed in July, the City of
Cape Town says completion is now
expected in May. The centre will ac-
commodate about 120 children.
The process to appoint an operator
for the Golden Gate ECD in Netreg is
under way. Construction of the Delft
ECD centre is set to start in April,
with completion expected in Februa-
ry next year. The Fisantekraal and
Strandfontein ECD facilities already
have operators appointed and they
are on site.
Private operators
TheCity builds ECD facilities, then
leases them to private operators.
There have been instances where
appointing operators has taken
longer thanwemight havehoped, but
we have to follow due process.
We have also been subject to un-
fortunate construction delays over
the years, but ultimately we are
working as quickly as possible to get
these facilitiesupandrunning tohelp
address the pressing need for quality
ECD facilities in ourmost vulnerable
areas, says Suzette Little, mayoral
committee member for social devel-
opment and early childhood develop-
ment.
The directorate currently has 26
fully functioning ECD centres across
the city that are leased to private op-
erators.
In addition, ECD practitioners are
trained on national norms and stan-
dards, while resources and support
are provided to ECD centres that
have yet to become registered facili-
ties.
During the current financial year,
the directorate aims to help 200 ECD
centres become compliant so that
they may register with the Western
Cape department of social develop-
ment.
This will be done by giving them
items such as first-aid kits, learning
materials, blankets and mattresses.
The directorate is in the process of
forming a partnershipwith the Citys
library and information services de-
partment to establishECD toy library
resource sections within City librar-
ies.
The aim is to provide opportunities
for the ECD sector, including parents
and caregivers, to have access to toys
and educational materials for chil-
dren.
BuildingECD centres is one of our
top priorities, but we recognise that
by building partnerships with pri-
vate ECD operators we can benefit
more children. So we will continue
providing training, services and re-
sources to as many ECDs as our bud-
get allows, says Little.
OCEAN VIEW
Crche
to get
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soon
PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAY
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
10 COMMENTS
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The City of Cape Town invites comment from communities on the mid-year adjustments to
the 2015/16 2017/18 medium-term revenue and expenditure framework and mid-year
adjustments to the 2015/16 corporate scorecard. These relate to the mid-year adjustments as
per Council resolution on 28 January 2016.
In terms of section 17 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000,
the public and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments,
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comments to have their comments or input recorded and submitted to the City. Contact the
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The mid-year adjustments to the medium-term revenue and expenditure framework and
corporate scorecard will be available for viewing at subcouncil offices, municipal libraries and
at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay.
Contact the IDP Process Management office on 021 400 9806 or [email protected]
for more information.
ACHMAT EBRAHIM
CITY MANAGER
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MIKES OCEAN TALES
The truth about
Great Whites
One of the most hated and misunderstood animals that has
ever set foot on this planet, or put fin towater, areGreatWhite
sharks. Sci-fi movies and shark attacks have resulted in a tar-
nished reputation.
Sharks have been roaming the ocean for more than 400m
years. A testament to the adaptation techniques of sharks is
that theyhave survivedmanymass extinctions, including the
extinction thatwipedout thedinosaurs.This great adaptation
has resulted in sharks becoming an apex predator of the
ocean.
Although Great Whites are widely distributed in the global
ocean, they are extremely common along the South African
coastline, particularly in places such as Gansbaai, False Bay
and Mossel Bay. These areas are also known for the large
amounts of fish and seals on which Great Whites feed. In the
winter months, Seal Island in False Bay is a popular hunting
ground for Great White sharks.
GreatWhite sharks, despite popularbelief, are in fact select-
ive predators. It often occurs that GreatWhites swim through
the surf of popular swimming spots along the False Bay coast
without attacking any people in the water.
Although there are shark attacks that occur yearly, it is ex-
tremely rare for a shark attack to be fatal. Last year, only
three people died from a shark attack which is an extremely
low number compared to the 100m sharks that are killed each
year by humans.
Sharks have no natural predators. However, due to the
large amount that are killed each year, the population num-
bers are drastically declining. This decline could have a dras-
tic impact on the food web as sharks feed on seals who in turn
feed on fish. If the seal population increases, the fish popula-
tion will decrease, which would have a negative impact on
the fishing industry. This has resulted in many countries,
such as Australia and New Zealand, protecting the Great
White shark.
It is important that we change the false perception we have
of the GreatWhite shark and, instead, focus on learningmore
about this creature.
LETTERS
Tomy stepsons killer
You killed my stepson nearly
two years ago, but yet you are
still roaming free.
Do you realise what you have
done? You not only took a life
but you have destroyed a
family; you took a son from his
father and also a father from
his son as my stepsons
girlfriend was expecting when
you shot and killed him.
The boy is now being raised
by his grandmother and he will
never know his father, nor will
my stepson ever hold his son in
his arms, because of you.
You broke my husbands
spirit; he is no longer the man
he once was. He now drinks to
numb the pain and has all but
forgotten about his two young
daughters, because of you. I am
the one who has been trying to
pick up the pieces of my
husbands broken heart.
It has been nearly two years
since you killed my husbands
son, but he saw you for the
first time in court yesterday,
and do you know what? I have
not seen my husband since he
left for court yesterday, because
of you.
Do you even think of what
you did, do you? How sick must
you have been to drink yourself
to a stupor and go shoot blindly
at people?
But you must not have been
that drunk because you shot to
kill; you shot him in his thigh,
neck and chest.
He still managed to run to his
mothers house where he finally
succumbed to his wounds and
for my husband to find him
still lying there, not even being
able to touch his son because of
you.
You are the killer, but yet
you were placed in protective
custody because you have
money. What did my stepson do
to you that justified you taking
his life?
You thought you were doing
the people a favour, but you
never thought of the destruction
you left in your wake.
Your family is still in one
piece but my and my husbands
are in tatters because of you.
I hope your conscience keeps
you up at night, the way my
husband cannot sleep because
of what you have done.
TERTIA DAVIDS,
Mitchells Plain
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he official substitution process
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enter/substitutions/.
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ask for more than he originally paid.
Pedal Power Association members
paid an entry fee of R440 each and
non-members paid R470.
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tion letter to the substitution entrant
within five working days of receiv-
ing the consent letter. The substitu-
tion entrant will be notified by 26
February.
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their race numbers at the Tours ex-
po at the Cape Town Stadium from 3
to 5 March.
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clists participating in the event, and
we strongly advise all cyclists to use
only the race number allocated to
them. Those participating with an-
other cyclists race number will be
disqualified and the original entrant
will be suspended from future
events, saysDavidBellairs, a direct-
or of the Cape Town Cycle Tour
Trust, organiser of the race.
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office on 087 820 7223 or info@cy-
cletour.co.za or visit www.cycletour.co.za.
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STEHAN SCHOEMAN
The bowls season promises to be exciting with
various leagues already underway.
The clubs in the province are battling it out
for top honours.
The womens sides are currently underway in
the Muter competition, with the men in flag and
mixed teams in trips.
Durbanville Bowling Club plays host to the ev-
er-popular Masters tournament on 19 and 20
March. The elite tournament is exclusive to in-
vited players and promises a showcase of top-
class bowls.
Teams from across the country will flock to
Cape Town for the All Cape Tournament, which
is oneof the seasons highlights. The tournament
will take place from 24 to 30 April.
Entries are still open for the tournament,
which is played every four years. The venue is
not yet confirmed.
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Enter to win for your school
After the inaugural Lets Play
schools physical education challenge
event last year, involving 403 000 pu-
pils from 473 primary schools, Super-
Sport has relaunched it.
The Challenge is a nationwide fit-
ness competition for Grade 4 pupils.
The primary objective of the Chal-
lenge is to reinforce curriculum-ori-
ented physical education and to pro-
mote physical activity in all schools.
Lets Play coaching teams will tar-
get various schools to run the Chal-
lenge. The fittest Grade 4 pupils per
school will compete against other
schools, after which the top three
schools per province will qualify for
the provincial semi-final, leading to
an overall provincial winner.
The obstacle course challenge is
designed for both boys and girls and
will be standardised at every school.
It includes soccer slalom dribble,
catch and throw, mini hurdles, rope
pull and an agility drill, all of which
are completed in amatter ofminutes.
While activity is the central focus
of the Challenge, it will also draw at-
tention to the social issue of bullying.
UFC athlete and Lets Play ambassa-
dor Garreth Soldierboy McLellan,
as well as other sports personalities,
will make appearances at schools to
address the issue.
We believe that this is a meaning-
ful way to get schools involved in
physical activity, particularly as
government has highlighted the
need for children to becomemore ac-
tive, says Vaughn Bishop, head of
Lets Play. Kids need not be super-
stars; the challenge is designed to ac-
commodate everyone at primary
school level.
The fittest primary school per
province will compete for the nation-
al title and the prize of a R1.3m all-
purpose, all-weather multi-use sport
court for the winning school.
Congratulations to Riverview
Primary School for winning last
years overall competition. We are
sure that the childrenwill enjoyplay-
ing five codes of sport on this state
of the art, world-class multipurpose
sport court. Being able to participate
in sport, provide sustainable pro-
grammes in our schools and nurture
young talent is key to the future of
South African sport. We are proud to
continue supporting this programme
by sponsoring yet another sport
court for this years competition, and
enhancingeducation throughsport,
says Anita Mathews, executive di-
rector of the Sports Trust.
The Lets Play physical education
challenge is endorsed by the depart-
ment of basic education, the depart-
ment of sport and recreation, the
Sports Trust, the Physical Education
Institute of SA, Unicef and Multi-
Choice.
V Enter your school by calling 011 849 7411 or
079 529 8862 (all hours) or emailingphysed-
LEGENDS TURN BACK THE CLOCK: Josh Lewsy (centre), former
England utility back and a 2003 World Cupwinning player, beats a diving
Andre Kruger of WP Barbarians during the Cape Town Tens rugby
tournament played in Green Point on Saturday. The Legends won the
match 145. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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BRAVE IN BLUE: Noordhoek resident Roger Lewis pilots
his 1958 MG Special Hedgehog during the international
passion for speed event held at Killarney on Saturday.
Lewis won the index of performance for the day and also
won his class in the first heat and came second in the
class in the second heat. It was a brave drive in a car
before seat belts or roll cages. PHOTO: MARK ZEEMAN
Tight game
in baseball
SEAN CAMPBELL
W
estridge Yankees from Mitchells
Plain came from behind to beat
Grassy Parks Crusaders 5-3 in a
tight baseball game at Stephen Reagon
sports ground in Mitchells Plain on Sat-
urday.
Westridge scored two runs in the sev-
enth and a run in the eighth inning to
record their fifth victory of the season.
Westridge scored two runs in the sec-
ond innings on two walks and a hit. Cru-
saders bounced back immediately in the
third, scoring their three runs from three
hits, a walk and a hit by pitch. Westridge
managed to curtail Crusaders quest for
more runs by executing the only double
play of the game in the third inning.
Westridge had five scattered hits for
the game, but none more crucial than
Jayson Ripepis two-base hit in the sev-
enth inning to score two crucial runs for
the winners.
Aiden OConnor was Crusaders best
hitter with his two hits in four batting
turns.
Pitching duties on the Crusaders side
was shared by starter Ashwin Kleintjies
(4 inn) and Cameron Fortuin (4 inn). Be-
tween them they conceded five hits, five
walks and struck out six batters.
Westridge started with Ripepi, who
pitched eight innings, conceded six hits
and a walk and struck out eight hitters.
Luwayne du Plessis got the last three
outs.
Bothasig outplay VOB
Even without five of their SA national
baseball players, Bothasig was still able
to beat VOB comfortably 12-2 in Bothasig
on Saturday.
Lucas Steinleib, from Germany, and
Brad Erasmus shared the pitching duties
for Bothasig. They conceded five hits and
three walks and struck out five batters.
Jason Theys pitched 5.1 innings and
gave up five hits and sixwalks. He hit two
batters and struckout twobatters.Hewas
replaced by Chad Jones who conceded
seven hits in his 2.1 innings.
Bothasigs top hitters were Brad Eras-
mus (3 for 3, including a two-run home
run), Dayle Feldtman (2 for 3) and Tyrone
Milne (2 for 3).
VOB had five hits, which included a so-
lo home run by Paul Bell.
Other results
Saturday
Major league
Durbanville 10; Athlone 0
Bellville 15; Silvertree 14
Promotion league
Helderberg 0; Thistle 9 default
Van der Stel 15; Battswood 5
Lansdowne 7; Devonshire Rovers 5
Maitland: Bye
Sunday
Major league
Athlone 9; VOB 13
Bellville 12; Westridge 2
Crusaders 12; Bothasig 22
Silvertree 0; Durbanville 20
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE TROPHY ON TOUR: The Barclays Premier League trophy
was recently on display at Sunningdale sports complex, Fives Futbol. On either side of the
trophy is Lucas Radebe, former Bafana Bafana captain, and Marc Viljoen from Fives Futbol.
PHOTO: CARINA ROUX