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TAURIQ HASSEN

THE “illegitimate” Woodstock Commu-nity Police Forum has been dissolved

by the Western Cape Community PoliceBoard.

Rumours about the forum being “disband-ed” spread after it was discovered that an un-constitutional election took place.

The forum acts as a watchdog for police per-formance and is the direct link between thestation management and residents within theprecinct.

Hanif Loonat, the chairperson of the board,says the forum was never disbanded, but

rather dissolved by the board due to the elec-tion process not following the constitution.

“The board decided to dissolve the forumand have a re-election process, which allowsall organisations to be involved,” saysLoonat.

He confirmed that the forum had been “ille-gally formed” and the board did not requireany further reasons to dissolve it.

The current chairperson of the forum,James Cowley, confirmed that no decisionhas been handed in writing to the membersof the forum, but added that a re-electionprocess was on the cards.

“The members of the department say thatthe proper process had not been followed as

some of the authorities were not present inthe forum’s annual general meeting,” saysCowley.

He continues that information received bythe forum’s members suggested that the pro-vincial department for Community Safetywas also not made aware of the former chair-person’s resignation.

However, Loonat was adamant that “no no-tification was required as the forum wasdeemed illegal”.

“I cannot understand why these importantbodies or authorities were not present in thatmeeting. We will have to see what the out-come of the re-election process is,” Cowleyadds.

Station Commander for the Woodstock Po-lice Station, Colonel Duma Ntsezo, explainedthat the correct procedures are now being fol-lowed.

Loonat says discussions with organisa-tions in the area are currently taking place.

“We will go through a constitutionallyelected process and this time around, thingswill be done correctly,” Loonat concluded.

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Woodstock police forum dissolvedEXPLORING: Donald Grant, Minister of Education in the Western Cape, visited the science centre in Observatory with his grandson to support the work of the centre in promoting scienceand technology in a fun way. Here Sophie Delpierre (7) of Muizenberg tests the viscosity of different fluids. Photo: Yunus Mohamed

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Dear reader,I hope you had a blessed, peaceful Easter

weekend.The year has rapidly rolled into April, sig-

nalling the beginning of a new financial yearwhich I found myself heading into minusmore than R11 000 after I had invested in me-chanical repairs to my trusted, mature Volvo,and acquired an iPad and iPhone.

Cars and money aside, I now know that Ihave well and truly arrived in the world ofgadgets – and there is no turning back.

I currently own three cell-phones, a (company) laptop, PCat home, and an iPad. What elsedo I need? Resistant initially tojoining the now cool world of21st Century gadget geeks, Ican’t imagine my life of com-munication without my BB,iPhone, iPad and other I’s stillto come. Now, what’s the cardcalled that I need for my iPad...think it’s a microsim, right?

Whatever, I’ll find place for itin my lightweight Apple bagwhich from here on, accompa-nies me everywhere and willform part of my baggage. Beinga neat freak, slightly obsessive, packing forany trip is always an event, for me and theunfortunate few who are part of my plans;whether they want to be or not. I can envisagemy luggage when I attend the next MLW (Me-dia Leaders at Work) training session: it willconsist of a burgundy suitcase on wheels formy perfectly folded clothes, matching bagsfor my toiletries, shoes and sportswear anda travel-friendly bag for my beloved gadgets.

I’m notorious for overpacking. In my fa-vour though, all the extra clothes I pack (usu-ally six outfits for two days) have come inhandy, even if mainly in the virtual realm.On one trip though, forewarned yielded divi-dends; I could offer a colleague one of my

spare cardigans when the weather changed.But, enough about me and more about our

readers...We published a cartoon last week that at-

tracted comment from some readers, includ-ing Judy who wrote (slightly edited): “DearFeroza, I’m not sure what this picture is sup-posed to depict. This is our time as Christianswhere we celebrate the crucifixion of ourLord and Saviour Jesus Christ who died androse again to give us eternal life and for thispicture to be put in this issue is totally inap-

propriate. If you’re wanting towish Christians a “BlessedEaster” then do so directly asyou haven’t done this in the en-tire paper. You could’ve used apicture of a family on a wagonand horse, absolutely no needto use a picture which to melooks like Jesus on a donkeyand three crosses on the hill.”

I replied: “Dear Judy, I hopeyou are well and that you arehaving a Blessed Easter week-end. Many thanks for youremail and valued feedback. Thecartoon was not intended to of-fend in any way. It depicts the

mode of transport used then for what is a re-vered time of year, as opposed to modern day.It contrasts the slower pace of life then, ver-sus the speed of life today. I regret that youfeel offended. In no way was the image aimedat offending as our publications have high re-gard for all faiths. On page 2 of this week’s(3 April’s) People’s Post, I wished everyone aBlessed Easter (in my ConnectED column). Iwill certainly make mention of your com-ments in next week’s column.”

Till next time, go well!. ConnectED is a weekly column by Peo-

ple’s Post Editor Feroza Miller-Isaacs, whocan be contacted on [email protected].

LILLIAN AMOS

METRORAIL’s last minute price hike re-prieve turned into an absolute night-mare for the parastatal on Monday 2April when commuters ended up beingcharged up to 50 percent more for theirmonthly tickets.

Metrorail has admitted that there was atechnical flaw in its system and promisedto refund all commuters who were affectedby the price shock. Commuters influencedby the glitch can take their tickets back tothe ticket office they purchased it from andtheywill be refundedaccordingly.New tick-ets will also be issued.

The price saga started in March when

Metrorail announced that it would be in-creasing fares by an average of 27 percenton 1 April.

A number of organizations includingTrade Union Federation COSATU, TheCape Chamber of Commerce and Industryand the Western Cape government vehe-mently objected to it.

Two days before the increase was meantto kick in, Metrorail announced that it haddecided on a 13 percent increase instead, af-ter consulting with labour and business.The move was widely welcomed, althoughProvincial Transport MEC Robin Carlisleinsisted that 13 percent was still too steepand accused COSATU and the Cape Cham-ber of “selling out” commuters.

But on Monday morning things turned

sour when commuters were left to fork outmuch more than they bargained for. Peoplebuying their monthly tickets had to dig deepand were furious at the thought of payingso much more for their tickets.

Tamsyn Fredericks, who travels from Re-treat to Observatory for work every morn-ing was supposed to pay R215 for her month-ly ticket, but on Monday, she had to payR326. “It completely threw me out. I pre-pared for the increase, but when it came toR326 I was confused.” Fortunately Freder-icks had the extra money to pay for her tick-et.

Another commuter, Jessica EcksteenMorkel, who travels from Athlone to CapeTown everyday, says she’s not that con-cerned by the increase, but feels that Metro-

rail needs to improve its service. “Peoplewho get paid weekly are suffering the mostbecause their bosses deduct from their sala-ries because Metrorail has “technical diffi-culties” and people get to work late. It’s un-acceptable. All good and well they increasetheir fares, but is the service going to im-prove?”

Metrorail’s regional manager,Mthuthuzeli Swartz, says: “The systemproblem is regrettable and we are doing eve-rything within our power to correct thefares.”

To calculate how much your monthlyticket should cost go to Metrorail’s Trans-port Information Centre, their ticket offic-es, or use the fare calculator on their web-site, www.capemetrorail.co.za.

PLENTY TO CELEBRATE:The future looks good forLoaves and Fishes, astheir financial hardshipseems to be coming toan end. Less than threeweeks ago this place ofrenewal was close to being shut down due to areduced subsidy and aloss of sponsorship. Thehome then reached outto People’s Post to helpspread their plea (“Safehaven struggling to stayafloat”, 13 March) and itseems to have paid offjust in time. Social services have pushed up thecentre’s grant fromR168 000 to a whoppingR210 000. They havecollected cash to the value of R55 855 since thearticle and have evenbeen contacted by a doctor in an African country,who will be donatingR2 000 into the centre,on a monthly basis. According to Peter Anderson, chairman of the centre, there are also pledges of financial supportfrom other individuals,including a trust company and even a couplethat arrived on a scooter.It looks like Loaves andFishes will no longer beliving on crumbs! HerePeter Anderson and oneof the residents at thehome, Penny, celebratethe home’s financial triumph. Photo: Summer Jacobs

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DURING the school holidays children areflocking to recreational parks, but expo-sure to drunken and anti-social behav-iour is raising concerns.

People’s Post previously reported on theproblem unfolding in the Woodstock recrea-tional park in Clyde Street (“Woodstock va-grants hassle young children”,12 July 2011),which focused on vagrants drinking outsidethe park, getting drunk and then engaging infights or arguments with each other.

Similar scenes were experienced by Mait-land residents (“Locals unhappy with va-grants”, 7 June 2011).

Almost a year later the problem has notgone away and community members are frus-trated and upset over the length of time it’staking to address the issue.

Ayesha Smith, a Woodstock mother ofthree, refuses to allow her children to visitthe park due to the amount of unemployedpeople and vagrants drinking around thechildren. She recently had an altercationwith a loiterer who was seemingly drunk,when one of her children accidentally kicked

the ball at them.“They were laughing and going on at first

and then all of a sudden, one of the guys justsnappedand took theball away fromtheboys.They even screamed at them to go and playsomewhere else and that is where I came in,because how can you chase a child out of apark? It does not make sense,” says Smith.

Another concerned parent, Ismail An-drews, accompanies his grandson to the park,but recently stoppedashenoticed theamountof vagrants is increasing.

He confirmed that regular drinking, smok-ing of dagga and anti-social behaviour hastaken over and the park’s actual function,which is for the recreational use of children,is being taken over by “anti-social elements”.

“Our children don’t have safe places to goto any longer. If you send them alone, thereis a possibility they won’t ever come back andwhen you go with them, you see what typeof behaviour they are exposed to. It makesyou think twice,” says Andrews.

Shamiel Abbas, chairperson for the Wood-stock Community Outreach Forum, ex-plained that members of the forum could takea “subtle” approach in order to address theproblem.

He added that members would only be ableto monitor the situation before approachingthe guilty parties, to inform them about therules of parks.

“We can only tell these people that drinkingin the park is not allowed before we go on andrequest that they leave the area and go someplace where they are permitted to do whatev-er they please,” says Abbas.

However, he encourages the public to for-ward concerns either in writing or verballyto the forum, which would be forwarded tothe relevant officials.

“The concerns will be taken up with the lo-

cal police and if nothing happens and wedon’t see results, we will forward these con-cerns to the City of Cape Town’s Law Enforce-ment Department,” Abbas confirmed.

People’s Post attempted to gain furthercomment from local Ward Councillor Berna-dette Le Roux, but she was unavailable tocomment at the time of going to print.

Boozing vagrants sit pretty at park

STYLISH: Matric students fromthe Beth Uriel home in Salt Riverattended their Matric Ball onThursday at Cathkin Caterers inGatesville. With their suits sponsored by House of Monatics and alimousine sponsored by LimousineExtreme, the boys looked dapperon the momentous occasion. Theboys attend the School of Hope inBridgetown. The home, in Salt River, is grounded in a 25yearold tradition of embracing family values.It functions as both a Section 21company and a nonprofit organisation. The home currently accommodates 26 young men, betweenthe ages of 18 to 25, from a crosssection of communities in CapeTown and abroad. People’s Post recently reported on the successesof the boys and the home, (“Takenfrom the street to the ball”, 3April). Here the boys smile proudlywith their dates before heading tothe ball.


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THE 5km Carel du Toit Fun Walk, in aidof the Carel du Toit Centre for Hearing Im-paired Children, will be held on Sunday22 April at 09:00 on the grounds of Tyger-berg Hospital.

Dog owners are welcome to also entertheir dogs for this fun-filled event.

This year is the 10th anniversary of thefun walk in aid of deaf children.

All proceeds go towards the Carel duToit Centre, which is nationally consid-ered as the leading educational institu-tion for deaf children.

The centre caters for learners from allover the Cape Peninsula.

At this centre, deaf children are taughtto communicate through speech.

If a child is diagnosed with deafness ear-ly enough and fitted with the correct hear-ing aid, they can learn to speak normally,

attend a mainstream school and reachtheir full potential. Children who are di-agnosed with deafness too late are unableto catch up on developmental delays.

Carel du Toit is the only centre in thecountry that accommodates deaf childrenfrom birth.

The centre also runs a support pro-gramme for parents of deaf children.

This programme can be attended fromthe moment the child is diagnosed with ahearing disability, regardless of age.

Your walking can help deaf childrentalk and lead a normal life.

Entry fees are R40 for adults, R30 forchildren under 12 and R30 for dogs.

The first 500 entrants qualify for a good-ie bag.

Contact (021) 938 6066 or visit [email protected].

Walking can get a child talking

FUN WITH A PURPOSE: Big smiles from some of the learners at the Carel du Toit Centre.You could change their lives by taking part in the 5km Carel du Toit Fun Walk on 22April. Front from left are Kamva Rweqana and Luciesha Williams. Back from left are AadamAmlay and Tamia Rhoode.

SUMMER JACOBS

IT is a bitter reality and an unwelcome factthat when the petrol price goes up, so doeseverything else.

With the petrol price at an all time high,inflation is affecting South Africans in all ar-

eas of their lives. Electricity prices, trainfare, taxi fare and bus fare all form part ofa long list of expenses raiding the consumer’sever shrinking pocket.

People’s Post took to the street to find outhow people felt about the increasing cost ofliving and how they are dealing with it.

Beating the inflation blues

RIDICULOUS:“It’s absolutely ridiculous! As apensioner Ican hardlymanage theprice hikes.We like to goshopping andwe like to eatbut we can’tafford it anymore, so nowwe just do itless,” saysRachel Louwfrom Athlone.

ALTERNATIVES: “Idon’t think the government considersthe hard workingpeople who alreadyearn a small salarywhen they pushthings up. If thereis no avoiding inflation then why can’tthey come up witha plan to absorbsome of the financial strain, so thatit does not hit thepeople so hard,”says Cameron Elyfrom Mitchell’sPlain.

SKY HIGH:“The increasing prices offood is my biggest headache. I’m amother of ahealthy childwith a healthyappetite. Withfood prices skyhigh I can’teven afford totreat my littleone with luxuries,” says Ruqayah IbrahimfromLansdowne.

BATTLING: “We aspensioners havereceived a R60 increase in ourmonthly grantwhich I am grateful for, but it’s stillnot enough. I gotmy pension moneyon Tuesday and allI have left is R50and it’s not the endof the week yet.What about therest of themonth?,” says Lona Baugaard (67)from Kewtown.

Tuesday 10 AprilThe Western Cape Branch of the South Afri-can Archaeological Society will host a meet-ing at the Astronomical Observatory audito-rium at 18:00.

The speaker is Jack Fisher from MontanaState University who will be discussing “Ar-chaeological Investigations at Mass Kills of

Bison in the Great Plains of North Ameri-ca”. The cost is R10 for non-members. Con-tact Connie Feast on (021) 689-5921 for moreinformation.

Wednesday 25 AprilPROFESSOR M Vivier of the Institute forWine Biotechnology at Stellenbosch Univer-sity will give a free public talk on “The artand science of wine-making: What liesahead?” at 17:00 at the Astronomical Observ-atory auditorium in Observatory. No book-ings are required.Go tohttp://www.royalso-cietysa.org.za/ for more information or con-tact (021) 650 2543.

TOURIST ATTRACTION: Kirsten Keun, a tour guide from tourism organisation Kirfara, tooka Spanish tourist group and a family of Soria on a tour of Cape Town. Here they are atone of the stalls at Greenmarket Square. Photo: Leanne Stander


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LILLIAN AMOS

WITH the petrolprice at an all timehigh, and Metrorailupping it’s fees, com-muters are under-standably concernedabout a possible hikein taxi fares.

Last week, petrolwent up by 66 cents a li-tre in coastal areas,making it R11.59 a litre– the highest since July2008.

When People’s Post spoke to theWestern Cape Taxi Council chairper-son, Vernon Billet, he declined to com-ment on the matter but said that theywill discuss whether or not a possiblefare hike is on the cards.

TheSouthAfricanTransport andAl-lied Workers’ Union national spokes-person, Mamokgethi Rea Molopyane,says she is sure that taxi fees will in-crease. “It will definitely go up, it’s justa matter of time. If it happens, it willmake it difficult for the average work-er because 60 percent of their salary isalready being spent on transport. Nowthat amount will be even bigger be-cause of the Metrorail increases. Thisis disappointing, because the poor aregetting poorer and the impact will defi-nitely be felt by those on the ground.”

Meanwhile, local taxi drivers are ad-amant that taxi fees will have to in-crease, sooner rather than later.

Richard Cwai, a taxi driver on theWynberg/Retreat route says faresshould definitely be increased. “I ama father of four from Gugulethu. I havebeen driving taxis for years now, andpetrol has become extremely expen-sive. People are going to have to paymore for taxi fare – there is no otherway, otherwise food is being taken outof me and my children’s mouths.”

David Samiul, who drives the Hano-ver Park/Retreat route says the lasttime their taxi association had an in-crease was almost three years ago.“We have to have an increase. Wedidn’t have one in a long time, but ifwe don’t, we lose out at the end of theday. I believe we are still the cheapestmode of transport, so it has to happensome time or another.”

Nazeem Abduragman, from theMitchell’s Plain Taxi Association saysthat taxi prices will definitely increasesoon. “We are extremely communityorientated and we hate to do it, but weare going to have to push the taxi pric-es up. It’s not that we want to, we areforced todo it. Thepetrol hikes arekill-ing us. If it does increase though, wewill keep it as low as possible”, saysAbduragman.

SomecommutersPeople’sPost spoketo say another fare hike would be toomuch to bear, but others understandthe situation.

“Everybody needs to make a living,and it’s not the taxi driver’s fault thatthe petrol went up. So if push comesto shove, and they do increase theirfees, it should be okay, as long as theydon’t increase it too much. Besides, Ithink they are still cheap,” says Dar-ren Seeger, a regular taxi commuter.

STILL FAIR? A taxi driver waits patiently for his taxi tofill up with passengers.

Cost of travelon the increase


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IF the pressure of taking centrestage to perform at the annualCape Malay Choir Board compe-titions was not daunting enough,imagine doing so with a teamcomprising of dozens of inexperi-enced youngsters.

The Young Men Sporting Clubdid just that, and their accoladesthis year include defending theirTop Eight and Silver Fez honours,historicallybecoming the first teamto have ever successfully defendedboth titles.

To add to their achievement, theywon numerous first prizes in vari-ous categories and walked away assectional winners, seeing sixmonths of preparation come to frui-tion.

The Mitchell’s Plain-based outfitwas initially established in 1938 in

an area of District Six known as the“Dry Docks”, going by the name of“Jonge Mens Kultuur Klub”. As theyears went on, the name changed to“Jonge Mens” and in the early ’50s,it settled on its current name.

Today, the teamhas 135members,aged between 15 and 75. The groupinitially started with about 30 to 40members.

Abduraghmaan Morris, presi-dent and coach of the team, was de-lighted at the outcome of the compe-titions’ events. “We as the oldermembers are starting to hand overto the younger ones in order for thisteam to grow.

“This is what the team is all about– focusing on handing over fromgeneration to generation and build-ing relationships.”

In response to their sterling de-fence of the titles, Morris was quickto mention the “tough competition”during this year’s leg, but was also

relieved to note that a “very highstandard” was maintained.

“We worked very hard to im-prove on our performances of lastyear. We knew that we would haveto top that to walk away as champi-ons and indeed, that is what hap-pened,” a delighted Morris ex-plains.

When asked about their winningformula, Morris says that the rightmusic and fresh performances wererequired, with hours of trainingand dedication.

“Lots of effort was required inpreparation. Some of the guysworked three to four times a week,just practising, and to me that wasour winning formula.

“The dedication was shown bythe team,” Morris concludes.

Young Men Sporting Club mighthave secured the major prizes in2011 and 2012, but are already look-ing to make it three in a row.

In a league of their ownTOP TEAM: The Young Men Sporting Club with the trophies they obtained last year.

THE South African disciples(Murids) of theBa-‘alawi spiritu-al order and the Muslim JudicialCouncil (MJC) will be welcom-ing a descendant of the ProphetMuhammad, Habib ‘Umar, onhis tour of South Africa themed“The Hope of a Sound Heart”, fora week.

An “erudite scholar” fromTarim, Hadramaut in the Repub-lic of Yemen, he is the Directorof Dar al Mustafa, a seminary ofinternational acclaim.

Habib ‘Umar’s South AfricanTour will include Durban, Jo-hannesburg, Port Elizabeth andKimberley.

His Cape Town appearancesare:

.Thursday 12 April: DarunNa-im in Castletown Road, Wyn-berg, from 11:00 to 12:00 and Mas-jid al Salaam in St Athens Road,Athlone, from 19:00 to 21:00.

.Friday 13 April: SunniJumm’a Masjid in Loerie Road,Pelican Park, from 05:30 to 08:00;Jumu’ah: Azzawia Masjid inChester Road, Walmer Estate, at12:30, a book launch at TimbuktuBooks at Stadium on Main inClaremont at 16:30 and MasjidulQuds in Clinic Street, Gatesville,from 19:00 to 21:00.

.Saturday 14 April: MasjidurRaghmaan in Ryston Road,Hanover Park, from 05:50 to08:00; UCT Upper Campus from11:30 to 13:00 and Masjidur Raw-bie in Merrydale Road, Port-lands, from 19:00 to 21:00.

.Sunday 15 April: MasjidRaghmah in Athlone Road, Gar-landale, from 05:50 to 08:00. A la-dies programme will be held atDarul Islam High School inGreenhaven from 10:00 to 12:00and a farewell at Cape Town In-ternational Airport at 14:00.

Contact Shafiek Allie on 072766 1200 or Shaykh MoegamadPhilander on 076 190 6621.

Prophet’s descendanton week-long Cape visit

WELCOME: Habib ‘Umar binHafiz, descendant of the Prophet,will be touring South Africa fromSunday 8 April to Monday 16April. Photo: Supplied


SPECIAL EXPANDED PUBLICWORKSPROGRAMME (EPWP) PROJECTSThe City of Cape Town invites applications for training in the basic elements of the followingprogrammes and for employment as trainers or fieldworkers for a specified period in localcommunities:

1. Organisational development and leadership2. Domestic violence3. Life skills4. Fieldworkers in the and street people programme (Local Networks of Care in Khayelitsha,

Mitchells Plain, Ravensmead/Uitsig, Bellville, Macassar, Atlantis, Delft, Elsies River/Clarke Estate, Grassy Park/Lavender Hill and Gugulethu)

Applicants must:

1. Be unemployed2. Preferably have membership of at least one local organisation and strong links with other

organisations in the area where they live3. Have experience in addressing groups of people4. Be in good standing with local organisations and the community in the area where they live5. Have experience in working with street people if applying as fieldworkers in the street

people programme as well as a high recommendation from a Local Network of Care6. Have at least Grade 8 with reasonable literacy skills7. Be resident in one of the following areas: Atlantis, Mamre, Pella, Du Noon, Joe Slovo,

Factreton, Kensington, Maitland Garden Village, Langa, Greater Retreat, Hout Bay, OceanView, Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Ravensmead/Uitsig, Bellville, Macassar, Delft, ElsiesRiver/Clarke Estate, Grassy Park/Lavender Hill, Gugulethu, Macassar, Lwandle, Sir Lowry’sPass, Hanover Park, Athlone, Manenberg, Nyanga, Old and New Crossroads, Heideveld,Philippi, Nomzamo, Kalkfontein, Wesbank, Kleinvlei, Happy Valley, Mfuleni and orEerste River

Application forms are available at all City libraries in the abovementioned areas.All application forms must be returned to the reception desk on the ground floor of thePaul Sauer Building, 1 Marine Drive, Cape Town before 16:00on Friday 20 April 2012.

For further information please contact Asa Quimpo at021 400 1579 or fax 021 400 1683/1580.

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A SHOT in the arm can help keep fluaway.

The provincial health department willbe rolling out a flu vaccination campaigntill 30 June where a total of 100 000 vaccinedoses will be available.

This will be offered free of charge andhave been allocated to all districts.

People who are part of the department’s“priority groups” are encouraged to go totheir nearest health facility to request theshot.

Priority groups include:. Adults or children at high risk for flu-

related complications because of underly-ingmedical conditions, including chronicpulmonary diseases (such as asthma),cardiovascular diseases (except hyper-tension), renal, hepatic, neurologic, hae-matologic or metabolic disorders (includ-ing diabetes), morbid obesity and immu-nosuppression (including HIV-infectedpeople)

. Pregnant women – irrespective ofstage of pregnancy

. Children aged six months to fouryears

. Residents of old-age homes and otherchronic care or rehabilitation facilities

. Children aged 6 months to 18 yearson long-term aspirin therapy

. People aged 65 years and olderProvincial health minister Theuns

Botha, explains: “The vaccination cam-paign forms part of our strategy to boostpeople’s immune systems, so that theirbodies are less vulnerable to disease. Ourlong-term aim is to increase wellness –that is a society where people are healthy

and strong and able to go to work everyday and live the life they value. Flu vacci-nations are only steps on that road andserve as building-blocks towards a health-ier society.”

The aim of the flu campaign is to high-light the need for vaccination before andduring the flu season, and to ensure thatavailable vaccines are used.

Other preventative measures include:. Avoid close contact with people who

are sick. When you are sick, keep yourdistance from others to protect them fromgetting infected too.

. If possible, stay home from work,school or errands when you are sick.

This will prevent others from catchingyour illness.

. Cover your mouth and nose with a tis-sue when coughing or sneezing. It mayprevent those around you from gettingsick.

. Washing your hands often will helpprotect you from germs.

If soap and water are not available, usean alcohol-based hand rub.

. Germs are often spread when a per-son touches something that is contami-nated with germs and then touches his orher eyes, nose or mouth.

. Get plenty of sleep, be physically ac-tive, manage your stress, drink plenty offluids and eat nutritious food.

The vaccination will be available atcommunity health centres and clinics.The department plans to use all avenuesand channels in communities, which mayinclude door-to-door campaigns, vaccina-tion at pension pay points, old age homesand schools, to reach targeted groups.

Make wintermore bearable

AN open day at the Enviana Quilting Studiowill be held on 13, 14 and 15 April, starting at10:00 until 15:00. Get to meet Intelliquilter, the

new standard in computerized driven quilt-ing, on a Nolting Long-arm Quilting Machine.See custom quilting done for any special occa-sion. The event takes place at Unit 2 in M5Freeway Park, 12 Upper Camp Road in Mait-land. Contact Diana on 083 388 3444.

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People’s Post WoodstockMaitland LEADER Tuesday 10 April 2012

Carnage continuesAT last count, more than 100 people had beenkilled on South African roads over the Easterweekend.

Although this figure is down compared to2011 when more than 200 people lost theirlives on the road, this in no way minimisesthe impact from loss of lives.

Easter is a time of worship for Christianscelebrating the resurrection of Jesus fromdeath, it is a joyous time to spend with familyand friends; not intended for mourning.

On 3 April, Transport and Public WorksMEC Robin Carlisle expressed his hope for nofatalities in the province on the roads at East-er. This was not to be.

Among others: In the Western Cape, twopeople diedwhenacar and twobakkies collid-ed in Eerste Rivier; in Limpopo six peopledied in a head-on collision and another fivewere killed in a head on crash in Durban.

This, despite nationwide road safety cam-paigns which targeted fatigue managementon all major routes, saw Emergency MedicalRescue on standby in high risk locationsalong several highways and provided a hot-line to report dangerous or reckless driving.

Traffic services monitored speed limit en-forcement, drunk driving, unroadworthy ve-hicles and pedestrian safety.

The authorities have done everything intheir power – from Operation Exodus to theArrive Alive Road Safety Campaign – to keepSouth Africans safe on the roads, short ofphysically climbing behind the wheel anddriving themselves.

When all is said and done, primary and ulti-mate responsibility rests with the person en-trusted behind the wheel.

Every driver is well aware of the murder-ous implications of driving drunk, speedingand driving unroadworthy vehicles, yetmany, in the foolhardy belief that “it will nev-er happen to me”, risk their lives, that of theirpassengers and innocent fellow motorists.

Next Easter, can we turn Carlisle’s hope ofzero road fatalities into a reality?

Zimbabwean issue misinformedTHE Zimbabwean issue is highly misin-formed. The plight of the Zimbabweans iscaused by those who view themselves asmore superior than others and by those whodetermine the rules of the game in the eco-nomic system.

Robert Mugabe is viewed by nearly 80%of Zimbabweans as a rare talent that is irre-placeable. Racism is non existent in Zimba-bwe because of Robert Mugabe. He broughteducation to the Zimbabweans and man-aged to thwart crime. As a result of educa-tion, Zimbabweans realized that in life youdon’t wait for the government to do every-thing for you but to work hard for yourself,thereby improving your life.

Zimbabwe gained its Independence notby sanctions or world condemnation butdue to a civil war (Chimurenga – meaningfighting for freedom). What drove them tofight for their freedom was mainly fightingfor land and also for their domestic animalssince they were only restricted to have amaximum of ten cattle per household.

The duty is on African countries to unite

and vehemently condemn these Satanic rul-ings of this so called New world order. It ishigh time Africans take serious the wordsof Muamar Ghadaffi of forming the UnitedStates of Africa, or at least begin with hav-ingourownAfro currencyandencouragingAfrican trade as a priority. Also to take stiffmeasures and disallow any Western spon-sored government.

This is a new era. We cannot allow thisto continue. We should free ourselves fromphysical, economic and mental slavery.People like Julius Juju Malema are capital-ists who send subliminal messages to hyp-notize the black middle class to view himas an ignorant black. Brothers, what iswrong when a brother is calling for blacksto be given what is ours! What disallows usfrom owning the resources of our nation?Whowill let the intruder takeaway the com-puter you bought because no one amongyour children knows how to operate thatcomputer?MANFREDObservatory

Toll road will cause divisionCHAPMAN’S PEAK has become a secondBerlin Wall - dividing family and friends.

We, as pensioners on a fixed income, canno longer afford the R31 toll each way be-tween Hout Bay and Capri Village.

The alternative route via Ou Kaapse Weg,Tokai, Constantia Nek and Hout Bay is tooexpensive because of rising petrol costs.

So, what next? We make use of cellphones, land lines and emails but these also

come at a price and cannot compensate inany way for family and friends’ “get togeth-ers”.

We are now limited to visiting Hout Bayon very special occasions.

It would go a long way in repairing publicrelations if Entilini and the City introduceda small fee for family visits.

Regards,RON AND TRISH

YourSMSesJust a thought

. I left my cell phoneand specs on a bench atObservatory station. TwoMetrorail staff members,Ms N Baleni and Ms MLungelwa, found and re-turned both to me the nextday.

What great, honest peo-ple working at Obs sta-tion! G Killin

Taxi troubles. The arrogant re-

sponses by those taxi driv-ers to Mr Loonat provesthat these guys have abso-lutely no respect for therules of the road nor fel-low motorists.

. Mr Loonat did not lis-ten to parasites and oppor-tunists, but to men whohave been in this industryfor more than 20 years.

Because they are not ed-ucated, they have beenoverlooked and remaineddrivers. They were nevergiven the opportunity tobecome a proud permitholder.

Thank you for the serv-ice that you provide to ourcommunities.

This was not about over-saturating the route, butrather the dormant per-

mits that have becomeavailable and given to taxiowners who already arepermit holders. A humanrights activist

. What age are the taxiowners now who ‘built upbusiness and routes over120 years’? And what vehi-cles were used then? Meg,Constantia

In response. Thanks, Farieda and

Karima. Atheists like RedBull and Jason Boschneed lessons in respectfrom Muslims, Jews andChristians alike.

Our faiths created sci-ence, Jason. “The foolsays in his heart: ‘There isno God.’” Einstein, Ke-pler, Newton, Arab math-ematicians and astrono-mers were not fools, Jas-on.

. I agree with Desper-ate. I am 49 years old, sin-gle and unemployed. I ama parent with two depend-ants.

I have been withoutwork for two years and Iam financially frustratedbecause nobody wants tohelp.

You are either over-ex-perienced, underqualified

or overaged. So what doyoudo?Go to the streets orrun a shebeen to put breadon the table?

Train of thought. Vandalism is not the

only thing that destroystrains; poor maintenancedoes too.

. I fail to understandthe price hike as commut-ers have been strugglingwith the service for years.

I have used trains to getto school and to work. Noannouncements are madewhen there are problemson the line – we just standon the platform, not know-ing what’s happening.

Imagine an hour with-out communication. Whathappened to the railwaybuses we used to havewhen there were cancella-tions?

By the way.The Department of

Transport tells us, the mo-torists, to obey the rules ofthe road. I have seen howDial-a-Ride drivers intheir white Toyota Corol-las overtake other vehi-cles on solidwhite lines onnumerous occasions.What’s up with that?


THANK YOU! FIVE-YEAR PLAN (IDP) 2012/13 - 2016/17Cape Town would like your comments once again

During September and October 2011 we asked you to tell us how you wanted to shape the plan for Cape Town for the next five years. We heard you Cape Town and now we bring an overview of your new

draft five-year plan (Integrated Development Plan [IDP]).

The IDP is the plan that informs the draft budget and operations of the City over the next five years. We are proud that the IDP has reached over one million people in an extensive public participationprocess. This is proof that the IDP is a plan of the people of Cape Town. The City listens when the people have their say.

For ease of reference the plan has been divided into five strategic areas (or pillars): the opportunity city, the safe city, the caring city, the inclusive city and the well-run city. These work together to provide aholistic plan for the City.

Pillar 1 – The opportunity city Pillar 2 – The safe city

Creation of a setting to attract large events and business• Be active in the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP) Programme• Attract major sports and other events such as the jazz festival• Negotiate with international companies which can unlock opportunities for the local businesses• Create a small business centre for those wanting to start a business and• Sharpen our planning and business processes to support and encourage development

Provision and maintenance of our equipment and infrastructure• Create a telecommunications web to give services like the internet anywhere in the city• Know where and in what condition our equipment are and ensure that they keep working and• Implement the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) that will create immediate job

opportunities

Continue working toward an effective public transport system• Plan with all the necessary partners to create a united service, including rail• Keep our roads and transport systems running smoothly and• Expand the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) programme to include communities

Effective use and unlocking of City-owned land• Bring much needed opportunities to local and previously disadvantaged communities and• Expand the Bellville Velodrome and the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) to

attract events

Roll-out of an apprenticeship programme• Create opportunities in the water, sanitation, electricity, storm water, solid waste, refuse

removal and roads departments

Increase in the capacity of our policing and emergency services• Businesses and other interested groups can fund security services for their specific areas• Provide reserve forces for both the law enforcement and fire and rescue services and• Strengthen existing neighbourhood watches by giving dedicated support

Quick gathering and using of information to ensure faster and effective response• Provide every patrol vehicle with equipment to process information

Prevention of crime• Provide neighbourhood safety officers to assist the community and• Expand the Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) programme

Training and development of staff and partnering with communities• Expand and train neighbourhood watches• Provide assistance and equipment to prevent crime and disorder• Partner with communities to increase fire and emergency services and• Make the public aware of how to avoid the risk of disasters

Pillar 3 – The caring city Pillar 4 – The inclusive city

Making social services available to all who need it• Partner with communities to assist with managing of community facilities• Assist early childhood centres to provide care while building more centres• Assist those living on the streets to reunite with their families or assist them with training to

find jobs• Provide skills training to the youth making them employable• Continue the fight against drug and alcohol abuse together with our partners and• Implement gender-based activities

Using our resources better• Care for the natural environment• Look at other sources of energy• Reduce our waste• Improve the quality of our beaches and rivers

Making sure we have enough drinking water• Reduce water loss by fixing leaks• Use rain, borehole and bath water to wet our gardens

Provision of basic services to all• Increased the number of taps and toilets in informal settlements to a minimum service level

Provision of more housing using different methods• Upgrade of informal settlements• Upgrade Council rental units• Transfer title deeds to rightful beneficiaries• Investigate utilisation of unused school land• Identify and develop housing within existing neighbourhoods• Investigate transfer of rental units to identified beneficiaries and• Give services to those living in the backyards of City rental units

Keeping our environment healthy• Keep our stormwater drains, rivers and streams clean• Provide clean and healthy drinking water• Ensure all businesses and food outlets provide their services in a healthy environment• Have adequate facilities to ensure dignified burial or cremation of our loved ones and• Achieve and maintain clean air in the city

Effective health care services• Deliver primary health care and other services at clinics and community health centres• Provide HIV/Aids and TB treatment and support and• Operate and support outpatient substance abuse treatment centres

Establishment of a responsive administration• Answer all queries and complaints• Emergency 24/7 call centre for electricity and water problems

City facilities and services for all• Plan, build and manage facilities where needed• Develop and maintain the natural and cultural heritage sites and• Provide free-call lines to the City’s call centre installed at Council buildings in specific

disadvantaged and outlying areas

Pillar 5 – The well-run city

A transparent and corruption-free government• Provide a toll-free 24/7 hotline for reporting fraud

An effective administration• Ensure skilled staff are in the right posts

Financial controls• Make sure we have the necessary cash flow• Manage the tariffs and• Ensure you are billed correctly

On 28 March 2012 Council approved the draft 2012/13 – 2016/17 IDP for public comment.

The draft IDP plan is available for comment from 30 March to 30 April 2012 and can be viewed at municipal administrative buildings, subcouncil offices and all municipallibraries or on our website www.capetown.gov.za/en/idp. Your comments can be submitted to your local subcouncil office or e-mailed to the IDP office.

For more information send an e-mail to [email protected] or phone 021 400 9808.

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Share your news! Phone Woodstock/Maitland reporter, Tauriq Hassen, on (021) 713-9464.Alternatively, email [email protected] or fax (021) 713-9481.

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LIAM MOSES

FORoldermembersofCapeTown’s soccerfraternity the name Battswood FootballClub brings back memories of the glorydays of the ’80s when the team was one ofthe best in Cape Town.

The side is still fondly remembered fortheir exploits on the soccer field, the trophiesthey won and for producing some of the mosttalented footballers to come from the city.

Unfortunately, the success did not last toolong into the professional era of local footballand in recent times Battswood teams havefailed to emulate the successes of their prede-cessors.

Despite this, the club seems to have madea lasting impact on some of its finest productsand success could soon return to Battswood.

Adeed Abrahams, who was the team’s first-choice goalkeeper during their halcyon daysof the ’80s, is one of many players who havepassed through the doors of this famous club.

Apart from the success he achieved withthe team, Abrahams also won several indi-vidual awards – including Western ProvinceFootball Board Player of the Year in 1982 and1986, South African Council on Sport (Sacos)Sportsman of the Year in 1986, and the South

African Soccer Federation Professional Foot-baller of the Year award in 1986.

Abrahams believes that the values helearned at the club is what helped him toachieve this and he has now returned toBattswood, along with a group of otherformer stars, in an attempt to help restore the

club to its former glory.“We thought that when we moved on, the

younger generation would come through,like we did when we played and we took overand we started becoming the chairman andthe treasurer,” says Abrahams.

“But nobody came through to the extent

that there was progression. So we decidedthat we are going to come back and try andrevive or put back into the club and get to apoint where at least there is going to be somestructure when you get to a coaching ses-sion.”

Other Battswood legends who are back atthe club are Trevor Rossouw – who was theteam’s coach during the ’80s – Ian Southgateand Vincent Barnes, the former Proteas as-sistant coach.

The group have been back at the club forjust over two months and have been workingon improving the coaching structures at jun-ior levels.

Although the group hopes that Battswoodwill once again play alongside the best clubsin South Africa, Abrahams said that the im-mediate goal is to make the club attractiveto young players.

“I think that’s the overall picture. We needto start here with the kids. We need to makeBattswood an attraction to make childrenwant to come and play for the club,” said Ab-rahams.

“Because we can’t compete with Ajax andSantos because of their infrastructure, wehave to make do with what we have. We areprepared to do that because we have done itbefore.”

Battswood revival on the cardsBattswood revival on the cards

GATHER ROUND: Trevor Rossouw, who coached the Battswood first team during its glory days,trains with a group of juniors. Photo: Liam Moses

FOUL PLAY: Tania van Greunen (in green) of Cape Peninsula University of Technologytrips St Peters player Carol Cheran (in red) from Port Elizabeth during the KC MarchEaster Hockey Festival at Vygieskraal on Friday. The annual tournament was hosted byCentral Hockey Club from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 April, with matches played at Hartleyvaleand Vygieskraal Stadium Photo: Rashied Isaacs

CROSSING STICKS: Orpah Pretorius of Central University of Technology in the Free State (inblue) tries to stop Kelly Fester (in white and blue) of Central Hockey in Athlone, during theKC March Easter Hockey Festival at Vygieskraal on Friday. The annual tournament was hostedby Central Hockey Club from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 April, with matches played at Hartleyvaleand Vygieskraal Stadium. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

STUDSUP: AjaxCapeTownplayerCole Alexanderrides achallengefromformerBafanaBafanamidfielder MacbethSibaya ofMorokaSwallowsduring anAbsa Premiershipmatch atCapeTown Stadium onSaturday.The gamewasdrawn22. Photo:Peter Heeger

SHOVE OFF: Orlando Pirates player Mthembu Luyanda (in black) and Lungile Mayekiso ofPhillipi United (in white) fight for possession of the ball during the final of the MetropolitanPremier Cup at Erica Park in Belhar yesterday. Phillipi United won 10. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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LIAM MOSES

THREE of South Africa’s top Kenpo practi-tioners will jet off to Holland next monthto take part in the annual International Ka-rate Championships (IKC) – the biggestKenpo Karate tournament in the world.

The three were invited to the tournament inDecember last year after their school, KealohaKempo, became the first on the African conti-nent to be recognised by International KenpoKarate Academies (IKKA) – the controllingbody for that particular style of Karate.

According to instructor Nazeem Holmes,Kealoha Kenpo, which is based in PrinceArthur Road, Lansdowne, became affiliated af-ter he made contact with the head of the organi-sation and sent out videos of himself and hisstudents practising their martial art.

“It means that we are now part of an organi-

sation that has been recognised to be legitimateKenpo practitioners,” says Holmes.

“The recognition came through in Augustlast year and in December we got invited tothe IKC 2012.“We fall under the (IKKA). We arethe only (Kenpo) school on the African conti-nent that is legitimately listed.”

The event will take place in Utrecht, Holland,from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 May and will in-clude classes, gradings, seminars and tourna-ments. Holmes, who lives in Athlone, will bejoined by two of his students, Junaid Essa fromNewfields and Khadija Peck from Ottery, at thetournament in Holland.

Essa has been practising Kenpo since he wasfive and says that the sport has taught him self-discipline and self-restraint.

The 19-year-old says that he hopes to learnmore about this martial art at the tournament.

“I’ve been waiting for this, to be invited tofight for the IKKC, and even though the time

was short we raised the funds and I’m very ex-cited.

“I just want to broaden my perspective ofKenpo Karate. I want to learn new things thatSouth Africa doesn’t know about,” he says.

According to Holmes, taking part in the IKCwill help all three to increase their knowledgeof Kenpo.

“These guys are going to be exposed to whowe refer to as the first generation black belts,the guys who actually trained with the guy whodeveloped the system. They get to meet the peo-ple who were there from the ground up.” Bothof the school’s instructors and all of the stu-dents were invited to attend the tournament,but so far only Holmes, Essa and Peck haveraised enough money to travel to Holland andtake part.

For more information or to sponsor any stu-dents at the school contact Holmes on 082 7864228.

Local karateka heading to Holland

KICKING INTO GEAR: Junaid Essa and hisinstructor, Nazeem Holmes, show offsome of the moves that they will displayin Holland next month. Photo: Liam Moses

FIRST:StephenMuzhingicrosses thefinish line towin themen’s raceduring the2012 OldMutual TwoOceansMarathon.The 56 kilometre racestarted inNewlandsand endedat the University ofCapeTown’s rugby fields.Photo: Peter Heeger

WINNER:Elena Nurgalievawins thewomen’srace in the2012 OldMutual TwoOceansMarathonon Saturday. The 56kilometrerace started in Newlands andfinished atthe University of CapeTown’s rugby fields.Photo: PeterHeeger