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A FAMILY is irate after a manspent four days in the emer-gency unit, waiting to be trans-ferred to a specialised burnsunit.
Although the family have de-cided not to take further action,they are relieved to see JunainJacobs fully recovering.
Faiza Steyn, the provincialhealth department spokesper-son, defended her ground andsays: “At no stage would orshould a patient be refused treat-ment at any of our facilities.”
Jacobs, a father of two, sus-tained severe burns following apetrol-bomb attack on Saturday11 August.
His sister, Rochelle, believedthat staff at Somerset Hospital inGreen Point were not doingenough and called for urgenttreatment.
She says: “He was clearly inpain and all they did was feedhim more and more morphine.”
On the day of the incident, atapproximately 09:00, Jacobsspent the morning with friendsin a Wendy house in Loods Pleinin Factreton, when he attemptedto stop a man from petrol-bomb-ing the house.
According to Rochelle, Jacobstried to intercept the throw andwas instead set alight.
“We understand that the attackwas from an angry boyfriend, butJunain just got in the middle ofit. He was in the wrong place atthe wrong time,” she says.
Jacobs’ wife, Stephanie, ex-plains that doctors informed thefamily that the victim wouldhave to be transferred to a spe-cialised burns unit at the Tyger-
berg Hospital in order to recover.Tygerberg Hospital’s Burns
Unit is a highly-specialised adultburns centre.
However, it has limited re-sources in terms of beds, whichcomprises of six Intensive CareUnit beds with ventilation capac-ity and 16 ward beds.
Jacobs was placed on life sup-port as the injuries went as far asdamaging his respiration.
He also sustained severe burnsto his head and face, causing it toswell, which Stephanie describesas looking “like a soccer ball”.
Before shedding a tear, Steph-anie says: “I don’t know what Iwill do without him. I cannot un-derstand why he has to endure somuch pain.”
Stephanie even suggested thatshe would provide her own bed atthe hospital, and would only re-quire treatment for her hus-band’s injuries.
Steyn confirms that Jacobswas transferred fromSomerset toTygerberg Hospital’s Burns Uniton Tuesday.
She explains that it was possi-ble for Jacobs to have waited for
so long, as it forms part of theburns unit’s normal process of“managing the waiting list of ur-gent cases”.
She adds that Jacobs receivedthe necessary attention and was“never refused treatment”. “If animpression was created by anystaff member that this was thecase, it is regretted,” Steyn says.
Warrant Officer Ntom-bi Nqunqeka, the spokes-person for Kensington Po-lice, confirms that a 33-year-old suspect fromFactreton has been ar-
rested. She says: “The suspect al-legedly became furious when hisex-girlfriend refused to exit thebungalow and threw the petrol-bomb, which set them alight.”
Shaun Jacobs appeared in theCape Town Magistrate’s Court onTuesday on a charge of arson andthe case was postponed for a for-mal bail application.
Burn victim’s family fired up
SORRY SIGHT: Anne Petersen (51) was also injured in the fire and sustained injuries to her face and wrist. Photo: Tauriq Hassen
Petrol-bomb victim ‘fed morphine’ for four days before being transferred to burns unit
Page 2 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland NEWS Tuesday 21 August 2012
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Dear reader,
Occasions such as Christmas and Eid arerenowned for upholding traditions and cus-toms.
On Sunday, South Africans joined 1.5 bil-lion Muslims around the worldin celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, thefestival of charity signalling theend of the holy month of Ram-adan.
In addition to prayers, spend-ing time with family and friendsand enjoying traditional Eiddishes such as leg of lamb, breya-ni and trifle, it was a time to cele-brate, unite and give thanks forour many blessings.
Also, to forgive.Generosity prevails during
this time, with “Labarang boxes” – equiva-lent of a Christmas box – given to parents andchildren in the family and community.
When my five siblings and I were laaities,we would traipse District 6, Drydocks andWalmer Estate on Eid, returning home at theend of the day with R2 – made up of half, oneand two cents.
We were chuffed with our takings – money
had a lot more value then.You could get three sweets for half cent at
Mr Goodman’s, our favourite sweet and com-ic book shop in Hanover Street.
Today however, with inflation as it is andthe depreciation of our currency, it is com-
mon for the children in my fami-ly to amass hundreds of randson Eid.
But not everything about tra-dition, as interpreted by somefamilies, leaves warm fuzzy feel-ings. In the 70s and 80s, childrenwould spend Eid playing gameson granny’s stoep, or gather ina room while the aunts and un-cles sit in the lounge around adecadent tea table.
My gran’s house in Raven-scraig Road, Walmer Estate,
would hum with happiness, laughter, chat-ter – and the invariable family spat that sig-nalled the end of another “traditional” Abra-hams Eid, and time for everyone to say theirperhaps not-so-fond goodbyes.
Despite best intent and value extractedfrom events at gran’s house, my siblings andI have also had a few “too traditional” Eidsthat saw among others, a delicate cushion be-ing flung, ire at a sibling notorious for visit-ing our parents’ house too late and inabilityto reach consensus as at whose house to endthe day.
Perhaps technology holds the answer to al-tering tradition as our family observes it. OnEid, during visits, most youngsters andadults spent sufficient quality time withtheir cellphones, sending greetings to othersand keeping contact. It’s more efficient andeco-friendly to send electronic greetingcards – and potentially less volatile.
Another solution may be that we revert tomaking things; clothes for ourselves and ourchildren, bake from scratch our pastries andbiscuits as opposed to buying almost every-thing nowadays.
Perhaps we aren’t tired enough on Eid, be-cause we’ve bought the lekker tartlets andsteak pies once traditionally lovingly madeby our mothers and grandmothers.
Nice thought in theory, but I prefer buyingmy favourite treats, in the same loving waymy mom and gran made them.
’Til next time, go well!ConnectED is a weekly column by Peo-
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IN A first for Cape Town, a light centrehas been unveiled in Factreton, an areacrippled by poverty.
Philips Lighting revealed a 1 000 m² lightcentre on Thursday.
The facility uses a new generation of high-ly-efficient solar-powered LED lighting,making Albacore Park a bright beacon inFactreton.
Andre Dehmel, the Philips Lighting Gen-eral Manager, stresses that Albacore Park inAlbacore Road was selected to enable an “im-proved communal lifestyle after dark”.
He says: “We are the first generationwhich can provide high quality, sustainableand reliable lighting for off-grid communi-ties in Africa, and indeed the world.”
The light centre, which is the size of asmall soccer field, includes eight-metrepoles, with batteries buried in the ground.It’s arranged in a square.
Dehmel explains that the amount of lightis “remarkable”, giving off up to 20 lux andthe sum of time the light is on each night canbe preset.
He says: “Light centres will be installed inrural areas which lack electricity or urbansemi-grid areas where power is intermittentor still not available.”
Philips Lighting had been installing lightcentres in a number of African countries,such as Egypt, Morocco, Ghana and Kenya,in recent months. The initiative forms partof the company’s Cairo to Cape Town road-show.
The company also enabled the world’s firstsoccer game to be played under solar pow-ered LED floodlighting in Nairobi, Kenya, inNovember 2009.
According to Dehmel, the company aimsto install 100 light centres across Africa by2015, once the roadshow is wrapped up.
“Local reactionshavebeenextremelyposi-tive and the company aims to create aware-ness for what is now possible,” he says.
The very first light centre in Cape Townwill be used for entertainment or sportingpurposes, which will ensure the cultural andsocial growth within Factreton.
Ward councillor Derrick America was ex-cited about the centre.
“When plans to upgrade the park were dis-cussed, having a company like Philips Light-ing was not on the cards. But this is a big plusand it does wonders for the project,” he says.
America feels that Albacore Park holds“huge potential” and adds that council plansto create a large recreational space for thecommunity.
Green areas, benches, additional playequipment andbraai facilities, all securedbya new fence, are planned for the space.
He says: “If you create this sort of space,the community will start taking pride in thearea and we might see an end to the quantityof dirt being dumped. We could even seecrime levels dropping.”
America urges businesses to get involvedin upgrading the community, as there areother recreational facilities that require at-tention.
He says: “The City has limited funding andwe would appreciate all the help we can get.”
A bright ideafor Factreton
LET THERE BE LIGHT: Workers at Albacore Park in Factreton erect the poles for the new lightingsystem. Photo: Tauriq Hassen
Page 4 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland OPINIONS Tuesday 21 August 2012
EQUALITY: Ingrid Robertssays everyone should get thebest healthcare. “Health isimportant and there should bestandard prices.”
NOT SURE: Paul Cochranesays he is on the fence.“There could be a reason whyhospitals are expensive. Itcould be they need to keepthe hospital running and needto charge people to do so. Ialso believe it is unfair tothose who can’t afford it.”
QUALITY OVER COST: KevinBrown says all medicationshould be of a high standard.“Government institutionsshould improve on servicethen no one will want to go toprivate hospitals. The hospitals are expensive becausethey provide better services.”
UNFAIR: Paul Kalala says allshould get equal treatment.“The hospitals are expensiveand it is not right because noteveryone can afford it.”
PAY: Cheryl Veerapen saysprices are not a concern. “Ihave children and they needthe best healthcare. If I haveto pay more then so be it.”
A HEALTH Depart-ment finding thathospitals and special-ists are driving upmedical costs has re-portedly been wel-comed by the Boardof HealthcareFunders of SouthernAfrica.
The Council forMedical Schemes’2010 annual reportalso found expendi-ture on private hospi-tals by medicalschemes rose by109.3% in real termsbetween 2000 and2009. People’s Post’sTarren-Lee Habel-gaarn and Luzuko Zi-ni heard from read-ers how they feelabout the cost ofhealthcare.
High price of healthHigh price of health
THE Animal Rescue Organisation is callingfor donations of fleece blankets for the ani-mals at the shelter.
With the upcoming sterilisation cam-paigns and the wet weather in Cape Town,the organisation is in urgent need of fleeceblankets.
With the recent spate of cold and wetweather, the need for blankets remains a pri-ority.
Donations can be dropped off at their char-ity shop on 51 Main Road, Bergvliet. Call Jes-sica Perrins on (021) 396 5511 to arrange a col-lection.
Spare a fleece blanketor two for needy animals
PUPPY LOVE: An animal lover showslove to two puppies at one of the organisation’s mobile clinics.
IT’S a tough call. Lop off their littleheads off or let them grow?
Every year the City of Cape Town’sParks department must decide whetherto mow parks and verges or allow a dis-play of spring blossoms.
This winter’s wet weather combinedwith intermittent warm days promotesthe rapid growth of many species of wildflowers and grasses.
The City’s Mayoral Committee mem-ber for Community Services, TandekaGqada, says weeds, in particular, thriveunder these conditions and parks andsidewalks can start to look untidy al-most overnight.
Simultaneously, the annual springflowers have started to bloom in variouspublic open spaces.
“This is where the contention lies.
Should the areas be mowed to controlgrowth and so that they are neat, orshould the wild flowers and weeds be leftundisturbed?” she asks.
Many residents and visitors to areaswhere the flowers bloom contend thatthey should be left untouched until theseeds have ripened and dropped.
However, this results in the grasseventually dominating the flowers.
Gqada says that in the past City Parkscurtailed the mowing of certain areasduring the flowering period to allowflowers to bloom and shed their seeds –but this provedproblematic as therewasalso a proliferation of weeds and grass-es.
She says: “This year, as a priority,City Parks will keep mowed areas tidy.Some wildflower areas may be identi-fied and mowed at a later date, but theywill be clearly signposted.”
There are still many open areasthroughout the City, including identi-fied biodiversity areas or natural sensi-tive areas where mowing does not takeplace and where spring flowers can beseen.
“City Parks will closely monitor theareas that are starting to look untidy.Staff and contractors will work addi-tional hours to limit or reduce any mow-ing backlogs, but City Parks appeals toresidents to please be patient,” she con-cludes.
Any concerns about uncut grass inparks and on sidewalks can be directedto City Parks on 0 (021) 400 9538.
A green conundrumA green conundrum
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DRUGS with an estimated street valueof R5 000 were confiscated from a shopin Albert Road in Salt River on Satur-day.
The owner of the shop and a staff mem-ber were arrested.
Police were acting on a tip-off from thepublic.
Woodstock police spokesperson, Ser-geant Hilton Malila, says: “Two police of-ficers were cleaning out their vehiclewhen they received a complaint from apasserby about illegal activities at theshop, and they reacted immediately.”
During the search of the premises, po-lice found a green bag containing 69
grams of tik, and a substantial amount ofcash, hidden underneath the counter.
Two men, aged 34 and 29, were arrestedfor dealing and possession of drugs andappeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’sCourt yesterday (Monday).
Malila says that this is an isolated inci-dent in Albert Road as the Main Road isthe main hotspot for drug dealing.
He adds the police receive plenty ofcomplaints and tip-offs from the commu-nity at its monthly sector crime forums.
The police encourage residents to re-port all illegal activities within their re-spective communities by contactingCrime Stop on 08600 10111 or send an SMSto 32211.
Shop owner bustin drug swoop
GIVING BACK: The Rainbow Tavern challenges all bars, pubs and taverns in Woodstock to startgiving back to the poor. Management at the tavern will be providing the needy with a warmplate of food every Friday outside the Albert Road tavern. The tavern made headlines last week(“Tavern creates havoc”, People’s Post, Tuesday 14 August), when residents complained aboutsome of the antisocial activities taking place outside the bar. Manager Louis Anthony says:“You can see we are trying to give back to the community and I am calling out to all theother establishments to do the same” . Here Anthony (in blue), watches over one of his employees as he dishes a plate of food. Photo: Tauriq Hassen
THE Arthritis Foundation will host an aware-ness day on Fibromyalgia on Thursday 23 Au-gust in the Kleinschuur Room, Groote SchuurHospital, from 10:00 until 12:30.The Foundation’s provincial branch will also
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Page 6 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland PHOTOS Tuesday 21 August 2012
CAPETownbandThePlastics cameupwithan innovative con-cept for the artworkand insert of theirnew album,Pyramid.
The band invited 20of the city’s up-and-coming artists to takepart in a one-day, one-venue art marathon atArtjamming at theCape Quarter in GreenPoint.
The artists each re-ceived a song of the al-bum and had 10 hoursin which to create acanvas inspired by thesong which will be fea-tured as the artwork ofthe album. The albumwill be released onMonday 1 October.
Tarren-Lee Habel-gaarn and Laila Maji-et were part of the ac-tion.
ADVERTORIAL: There are a handful ofGreek restaurants in Cape Town, but howmany of them boast authentic Greek cuisine,cooked using handwritten family recipespassed down over the years from generationto generation?
Marika’s is the one; a little gem hidden onthe corner of 176 Bo-Buitenkant Street andVredehoek Avenue, Gardens.
Marika and her partner Frank make youfeel right at home with warm welcomes andconversation making your dining experiencepositively memorable.
Their friendly, welcoming approach has
given them dozens of loyal customers who re-turn to Marika’s again and again.
The décor is warm and inviting, the tabletops are photographs taken by the familywhile in Greece and the Greek music in thebackground sets the scene perfectly.
Marika can be found in the kitchen prepar-ing proper home-cooked meals which makeyou feel like you must be in the heart ofGreece.
Popular dishes such as Moussaka, Souvla-kia and her mouth-watering baked lamb areto die for.
Marika’s delectable food makes it incredi-
bly difficult to choose a single dish and thegenerous portions often leave you with lunchfor the next afternoon.
Not to forget traditional Greek dessertstandards like bougatsa and baklava which,combined with Marika’s home-made halvaice cream, is deliciously decadent.
Favourites on Marika’s menu are her giros(wraps), filled with tsatziki, salad and chips,and either lamb, chicken, calamari or halou-mi.
Sunday night is giro night when all girosare less 20%.
Reservations: (021) 465 2727 or 082 955 4390.
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Music meets artMusic meets art
INSPIRED: The Plastics band members Karl Rohloff, Pascal Righini and Sasha Righini at Artjamming to see the artists in action.
FOCUS: Surrounded by art supplies, Baden Moir carefully applies his creativity to paper.
PENCILLED: Jade Doreen Waller is quite pleased with her final product.
CRUNCH TIME: Clement de Bruin gives his work intense focus as the final hour draws near.
STEP BACK: Swain Hoogervorst takes a breather from his creative masterpiece.
IN THE ZONE:Cassandra LeighJohnson is in herelement as sheadds the finishing touches toher artwork.
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THE Al-Noor Child and Youth CareCentre had their collection letters re-instated after it was withdrawn dueto an investigation by the Muslim Ju-dicial Council.
Collection letters are issued by theMJC to authorise fundraising.
After allegations of a scam resurfaced,the MJC provisionally withdrew the let-ters last month.
However, the allegations against theWoodstock facility were ruled to be “un-true”, following an intense investiga-tion into the matter by the MJC’s depart-ment of mediation and arbitration.
Sheikh Ismail Beg, a qualified attor-ney, headed the investigation and re-vealed that the allegations against thehome was “baseless and could not beproven”.
“We have in our possession evidencethat discredits the allegations,” Begsays.
Rumours around the home being usedas a scam quickly spread through thecommunity, with emails bouncingaround highlighting the home’s allegedillegal activities (“Centre rallies afterscandal”, People’s Post, 31 July).
People’s Post was once again informedthrough an email from [email protected], that the home wascontinuing to fleece donors.
Beg confirms that investigationsproved that the defamatory emails wereall created by one person.
He says: “This person is on a missionto destroy the name of Al-Noor, but wecan now clarify that the emails beingsent around are not true.”
Prior to the investigation, the MJC im-
mediately withdrew the collectionletter authorising fundraising forthe home.
“We immediately established acommission of inquiry to investi-gate the allegations,” Beg says.
Al-Noor director, Amina Fonguh Mad-ien, has seen the effects of the smear cam-paign.
She says donations to the home hascome to a grinding halt.
“This bad news has really affected usthis past month and I don’t see why thechildren haveto suffer. If people have aproblem, they can rather take it out on
me, but leave the children out of it,” shesays.
Madien is overjoyed at the MJC’s ver-dict, explaining that the home can nowfocus on “restructuring” their image.
“This was a traumatising experiencefor everybody here at the home. I reallyhope things can return to normal andthese ugly rumours can stop,” she says.
AlNoor cleared by MJC
INNOCENT: The AlNoor Child and Youth Care Centre in Woodstock has been givenpermission to resume their donation drive. Photo: Tauriq Hassen
THE date for the U-Watch PublicMeeting was published incorrectlyin the last edition of People’s Post(“Diarise the date”, Tuesday 14 Au-gust).
The notice stated that the meet-ing would take place on Sunday 19August, when in fact the meetingis scheduled for Wednesday 19 Sep-tember. The location of the meet-ing will be communicated.
People’s Post apologises for theerror.
For the record
Page 8 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland NEWS Tuesday 21 August 2012
CANCELLATION OF THE DRAFT GENDER EQUALITYPOLICY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESSThe City of Cape Town’s Social Development and Early Childhood Development Directoratehereby informs members of the public that the request for public comment on theDraft Gender Equality Policy has been withdrawn.
The policy will receive further attention before being submittedfor public input again.
The City regrets any inconvenience caused.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER126/2012
JUANITA WILLIAMS
WITH the highest number ofheroin users in the coun-try, this province’s repu-tation for drug and alco-
hol abuse has taken a firm foothold.
And the numbers are increasing.Apart from the negative effect substance
abuse has on families, it has been linkedto violence, crime and high- risk sexual be-haviour increasing the risk of HIV/Aids,Hepatitis B and C as well as TB.
Shaun Shelly of Hope House’s new drugcounselling centre in Military Road,Bergvliet, warns parents that alcoholabuse can be the gateway to hard drugs forunderage drinkers.
“The Steenberg area is responsible fora high percentage of all drug-related crimein the province,” says Shelly.
“The most common problems are daggaand alcohol abuse, but those seeking helptend to be tik or heroin users. Heroin isbecoming a major problem; it is one of themost difficult drugs to detox from and usu-ally requires some form of medical inter-vention. Alcohol detoxification is alsodangerous, and can be life-threatening.”
Although there’s plenty of help for well-heeled addicts who can recover in luxuri-ous rehabilitation centres, people in low-er-income brackets often don’t knowwhere to seek help.
“In fact, there is a distinct lack of mentalhealth services and resources,” says Shel-ly. “This creates an increasing burden onthe mental health system due to themarked increase in methamphetamine-in-duced (tik) psychosis, which requires psy-chiatric treatment.”
The centre has about 70 cases on file andcounsellors receive daily calls from anx-ious mothers who suspect their childrenare taking drugs or drinking too much.
“If clients need medical detoxificationfrom heroin or alcohol then we refer themto Stikland,” says Shelly.
The drug detox unit at Stikland has amulti-disciplinary team and takes refer-rals from registered substance rehabilita-tion facilities.
Clients cannot apply directly to Stik-land. They have to be referred by doctorsor day hospitals for evaluation. However,alcoholics can book directly by calling(021) 940 4496.
Patients are interviewed to gauge theircondition and determine how long theirtreatment will take. They usually stay atStikland for three to 10 days, or longer ifthere are complications.
Shelly says: “No one is cured of addic-tion – once addicted, the brain will be per-manently sensitised to the drugs. In myopinion there is no one-size-fits-all solu-tion and addiction is a chronic complex,multi-faceted, bio-psycho-social diseasethat requires holistic treatment from amulti-disciplinary team addressing eachone of these aspects of the disease.
“Most people with a drug problem havenowhere to go for advice because of thestigma attached to drug users and they are
often turned away from the health servic-es. Some people don’t even have the taxifare to get to this centre. We don’t chargea fee, but clients are asked to donate eventhe smallest amount towards the servicewe provide.”
Shelly and a team of volunteer counsel-lors operate from a cottage on the cornerofKirstenhofMainandMilitaryRoad.Thedécor is modern and upbeat, with two com-fortable treatment lounges and furniture.
They counsel people from 13 to 50 years,from all walks of life and income groups.
“We get referrals from the police,schools, social workers and employers.Under the new labour laws employers areobliged to assist an employee with a drugproblem. People are also referred by Caf-da,Victoria andFalseBayhospitals,Medi-cross, doctors, trauma counsellors,
churches and schools.”Shelly gives talks at schools and says it
is never too early to teach a child aboutthe devastating effects drugs can have ontheir lives. “Prevention should start inprimary school,” he says.
In his experience, most teenagers havethe same problems, whether they live inBergvliet or Grassy Park.
“Although drugs are more easily availa-ble in lower socio-economic areas, userssoon find drugs wherever they live.”
Shelly’s background as a recovering ad-dict gives him the insight and wisdom tounderstand what people are goingthrough.
“We treat people with respect; everyonedeserves a chance. For instance, if a guyis caught with R30s worth of drugs andgets a criminal record, this can prevent
him finding employment. If the communi-ty was more supportive, drugs would beless of a problem.”
Hope House counsellors only use evi-dence-based practices, scientifically prov-en methods of treatment. “Everything wedo is based on clear medical and scientificprinciples,” Shelly says.
Counselling involves group therapy, in-dividual therapy, life-skills training, men-torship, and the 12-step method used by Al-coholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anon-ymous.
“The results are difficult to measure,”he says, “but we do have a good successrate. Recovery takes a long time and it isvery important for clients to continuewith the process. Volunteer counsellorshave a non-judgmental, non-punitive ap-proach to treatment and encourage peopleto build new social bonds and avoid badcompany.”
He says they have had some great suc-cesses and rescued marriages from thebrink of disaster and assisted people whowere about to lose their jobs. Many addictsare now leading meaningful lives.
One of the main problems the counsel-lors encounter is that people don’t consid-er dagga a drug. “Yet if someone has a pre-disposition towards psychiatric illness,dagga can increase the risk of developingthe condition. For instance, someone witha tendency towards schizophrenia mustnever touch dagga. Tik can also inducepsychosis and psychiatric problems.These conditions can develop in a matterof months or take years, but all drugs putpeople at risk,” he says.
Addiction is a complex field and re-quires specialists with multiple talents.“We have access to a doctor who is an ad-diction specialist, a couple of clinical psy-chologists, lay counsellors, social workersand several full-time volunteers,” saysShelly.
Although the new Hope House centrehas only been open for a few months, Shel-ly is already planning to expand into anadjacent cottage when the funds and furni-ture become available.
To find out more about Hope House, con-tact (021) 701 9742 or (021) 715 0424. Coun-selling is by appointment only, in themorning or evening.
. The City’s four outpatient alcohol anddrug treatment sites are running free 16-week substance abuse rehabilitation pro-grammes based on the Matrix Model.
Clients 18 or older are welcome to attendand referrals to the centre can be made byfamily, friends, colleagues, hospitals, clin-ics, police, churches and drug helplines.
The sites are situated in Tafelsig (callWarren on (021) 397 8195/8906/8145); TableView (call Abdul Allie on (021) 557 1065 or(021) 556 7103); Delft South (call NatashaGreen on (021) 955 9229/11/50); and Khay-elitsha (call Monwabisi Mbandazayo on(021) 360 4014/4000).
Mayor Patricia de Lille launched theCity’s Don’t Start, Be Smart drug aware-ness campaign. Those suffering of drug oralcohol abuse can call the City’s 24/7 Sub-stance Abuse hotline on 0800 435 748.
When ‘no’ is not enoughWhen ‘no’ is not enough
THE Simon van der StelFoundation will hold a guid-ed bus tour of Paarl by localarchitect Jozef Smit on Sat-urday 25 August from 10:00.He will focus on the build-ings influenced by Englisharchitecture, which will befollowed by a visit to theTaal Museum.
Tickets cost R200 and par-ticipants will board in Paarl.
Call Pat on0 (021) 794 7464 during of-fice hours or [email protected] 24 August.
Discover the wonders of Paarl
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Date: Wednesday, 22 August 2012Time: Between 15:00 and 19:00Venue:GardenCourt NelsonMandela Boulevard,
Melbourne andCoronation St,Walmer Estate
OPENDAYONNEWMYCITISERVICES.TheCity of CapeTown is hosting an information openday to present plans to extend theMyCiTi service toWalmer Estate,Woodstock andSalt River.
For more info callTransport Information Centre (toll-free 24/7) 0800 65 64 63
www.capetown.gov.za/myciti
LIAM MOSES
BO-KAAP residents are outraged after abar opened up next to a mosque in the pre-dominantly Muslim area.
The Time and Place Bar and Restaurantstarted trading around two weeks ago at thecorner of Wale and Buitengracht streets, tothe shock and “horror” of worshippers at theNurul Islam Mosque and residents of Bo-Kaap.
The Bo-Kaap Civic Association hosted apublic planning meeting in the area lastnight to discuss how to proceed.
According to Osman Shaboodien, thechairperson of the association, the commu-nity will be launching a legal and civil as-sault to have the bar closed down as a soonas possible.
“Our main challenge now is to firstly findout what process was involved in grantingthis licence. Did the liquor board do theirhomework? Were the police informed?” asksShaboodien.
“I think therearea lot of anomalies. Firstlyfrom a legal perspective and that is why wewill be hiring a lawyer to look at that aspect.
“The second thing we will also do is rallythe frustration of the community in a posi-tive direction by protesting and picketing sowecanhighlight thiswhole thing for anyoth-er future licences to be issued in Bo-Kaap.”
Osman also appealed to the public to re-main calm and keep their fight to have thebar closed within the legal framework.
“We don’t want this thing to spill over be-cause emotions are running high. We do ap-peal to people to remain calm about it. Wewill handle it in the most legal way possible.”
Although the bar only recently opened, theapplication for a liquor licence was made inMay last year and granted in November.
According to Raybin Windvogel, the chair-person of the Western Cape Liquor Board,
neither the current nor previous liquor legis-lation prohibits a liquor licence being grant-ed near a place of worship.
It does state that it may not be granted ifit affects the operation of a school or placeof worship. The licence can also be denied ifthe public objects to it being granted.
Windvogel says the bar’s liquor licencemay be withdrawn if the public appealsthrough the correct channels.
“They can appeal the granting or monitorthe operation of the business and report tothe police and/or the Liquor Authority anyproblems or transgressions by the licenceholder,” he says.
This happens “upon receipt and considera-tion of reports and/or complaints as afore-mentioned, but only after due process, in-cluding notice to the licence holder and anopportunity to respond, has been followed”.
At the time of going to press, Windvogelcould not say whether any objections to thelicence had been received during the appli-cation.
Dave Bryant, the ward councillor for thearea, became the area’s representative afterthe application was made. “If I had had theopportunity to I certainly would have object-ed. Within the liquor licence regulations thatwe follow, it says you may not issue a licenceto a premises that falls close to a school ora religious building,” he says. “So if there isa premise that falls right next to a mosquethen that hasn’t been taken into considera-tion.”
The Nurul Islam Mosque isn’t the onlymosque next to a bar. The Palm Tree Mosqueis next to Bob’s Bar in Long Street, but Sha-boodien isn’t too concerned about that.
“Remember those bars are coming on nowfor decades. That happened with the GroupAreas Act. When the Group Areas Act kickedinto place they removed that community.There has been a bar there since I was a boy.That was the fault of that system; before, theydidn’t need to consult you. That was done inthe apartheid years,” he says.
People’s Post attempted to contact the own-ers of the bar, but they had not responded bythe time of going to press.
Mosque andbar in brawl
CHEERS TO YOU: The Time and Place Bar and Restaurant has opened up next to the the NurulIslam Mosque at the corner of Wale and Buitengracht streets in BoKaap. The BoKaap CivicAssociation has vowed to have it shut down. Photo: Liam Moses
COOKING UP A STORM: People came out in their numbers to help cook food for thepoor on Saturday night. As Ramadan drew to a close, Nakhlistan began their hard workto provide a hot meal for 65 000 people on the day of EidulFitr on Sunday. Accordingto Nakhlistan’s Fatima Allie, they cooked 151 130litre pots of food which was distributedto needy communities around the province. Photo: Laila Majiet
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TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
MANY recently cameout to celebrate womenat the official openingof Artscape’s sixthWomen’s Arts Festival.
The show I Stand Cor-rected, a performance byaward-winning jazz art-ist Melanie Scholtz and aphotographic exhibit byphotographer Eric Mill-er, were some of the high-lights those in attend-ance could enjoy and beamazed at on the night.
A femininecelebration
SMILES: Meghan Daniels and Josh PlatzkyMiller were morethan happy to strike a pose. Photos: TarrenLee Habelgaarn
GETTING SOCIAL: Spencer Witten and Lance Kenned share aconversation over a glass of wine.
HAPPINESS: There was great excitement and joy after the show, entitledI Stand Corrected. From left are Gcobisa Nogova, Hlomela Msesele, FunekaSoldaat and Pearl Mali.
SHARING A LAUGH: Danielle Manuel, Portia Perciral, Denver Moses, JohannBester, Sidney Babu and VickyLee Mehl.
LEAN ON ME: Photographer Eric Miller exhibited his work, entitled The Nevergiveups. Here he poses with Laurine Platzky.
THE 33 regional finalistsof the Miss SA pageant re-cently gathered at Grand-West. The regional repre-sentatives will be chosenfrom the 14 women whowill make it through to thenext round of interviews,scheduled for later thismonth.
Who is theWho is thefairest?fairest?
FINALISTS: Regional MissSA finalists Noxolo Mapoma, Cindy Rosslind, Dhesha Jeram, Angelyn Hsu,Zahrah Perry and Danellede Wet have made it to thenext round of interviews.
Photos: TarrenLee HabelgaarnBEAMING: Contestants Charné King, Aisha Dramat, Maxzell Lerm andAdri Louw catch up.
TRY AGAIN: Miss SA 2010 first princess Dhesha Jeram, of Constantia, hopes to aim higher at this year’s event.
SET UP: Cindy Rosslind hopes to show the judges more confidence than she showed them last year.
YOUTHFUL: At19, Zahrah Perry is one of theyoungest contestants.
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TAURIQ HASSEN
THE GROWING amount of dirt in the roadalongside the railway line in Observatoryis driving residents off the rails.
In Florence Avenue, rubbish bags andbranches are littered along the railway line,frustrating regular users of the narrow road.
Rail-cleaning services worth around R800000 per year and station cleaning costingabout R12 million per year has seeminglyfailed to be effective.
Tracks are cleaned twice per annum, theMetrorail officials say.
Wilma Thompson, a resident who usuallywalks her dogs through the avenue, regardsthe road as “disgusting” at times, especiallyafter peak hour in the evening.
She says: “Many of the people working inthe area have to use the road to get to the sta-tion, so they end up having supper while theywalk and throw their empty buckets or pack-ets alongside the road.”
Another resident, who chose to remainanonymous, is fed up of cleaning the outsideof his home and cannot understand whyrefuse bins cannot be put up alongside thefence.
He says when people travel during themorning and evening, they have “breakfastor supper on the go” and leave behind theirwaste.
“You will also find branches and thingsthat have been dumped along the fence andI find it really unnecessary and unhealthy forus residents,” he says.
When People’s Post drove down FlorenceAvenue, the area seemed spotless and the
dirty being highlighted by individuals withinthe community was nowhere to be seen.
Ursula van Stavel, the Chief Operating Of-ficer for the Observatory Improvement Dis-trict (Obsid), could not understand where thecomplaints are coming from, claiming the ar-ea is regularly cleaned by Obsid.
On a Monday, Obsid usually has cleanerssweeping the area and bagging dirt, whichthengets recycledorused for composting, shesays.
“We do have people who are generally un-happy with the work we do, but we try ourbest and it just seems that it’s not goodenough for the community,” she says.
Van Stavel says she is also fully aware ofdiscarded branches being dumped alongsidethe fence, but claims that the branches wereintentionally placed for security purposes.
Van Stavel says that in the morning andevening, commuters are often seen jumpingover the train station’s fencing and thebranches are used as an “environmental bar-rier”. “We are doing everything we can, eventrying to fill those empty spots along the rail-way line with plants and trees, which we alsomaintain, just to avoid dumping,” she says.
Ward councillor Brett Herron says hishands are tied. “That is private property andcouncil is not mandated to clean up that ar-ea,” he explains.
Herron encourages residents to report ille-gal dumping to the City only once dumpinghas taken place on council property.
“We can take action if the dumping is tak-ing place on council grounds, but we need sol-id information and witnesses. If dumping isreported on council property, it will be re-moved within three to four days.”
Mthuthuzeli Swartz, the regional managerof Metrorail, confirms that cleaning of rail-way property is a shared responsibility be-tween Metrorail and PRASA Corporate RealEstate Solutions (CRES).
Metrorail takes care of rail reserves, whichincludes service roads adjoining railwaylines, while PRASA CRES ensures that thestation itself remains clean.
Swartz says: “Littering remains a chal-lenge and the illegal disposal of refuse andbuilding rubble in rail reserves are reportedregularly.”
Between Metrorail and the City of CapeTown, attempts are made to “change the be-haviour of the public perpetrating theseacts”, Swartz says.
Measures such as awareness, Law Enforce-ment, prosecution and erecting more fencinghave been used.
Communities adjacent to railway propertyare also encouraged to assist in identifyingthe perpetrators.
Swartz says: “The public needs to lay thenecessary charges or report it to the Metro-rail Protection Services department.”
Railway dumpingderails Obs locals
FUN IN THE SUN: Fitness Week, an initiative launched in August by government, is promoting healthy lifestyles at the Company’s Gardens in Cape Town on Friday mornings. Theprovincial minister of cultural affairs and sport, Dr Ivan Meyer, joined women on Fridayfor aerobics on the lawns to improve productivity in the workplace.
Page 12 People’s Post WoodstockMaitland LEADER Tuesday 21 August 2012
The gift of lifeTHIS is National Organ Donor AwarenessMonth.
In the face of a dire shortage of donors tomatch a growing need, this country is puntedon the South African government website as“a world leader for transplants”.
This accolade is not undeserved.On3December 1967,DrChristiaanBarnard
performed the world’s first heart transplantafter the family of Denise Darvall donated herheart to Louis Washkansky.
Darvall suffered severe brain damage in acar accident and Washkansky was sufferingof gross heart failure and in desperate needof a transplant.
It took a dedicated team nine hours to per-form the operation.
Succumbing to pneumonia, Washkanskyonly lived for 18 days after the operation.
The theatre where this transplant was per-formed has been turned into a museum inhonour of these pioneers of medicine, and toDarvall and Washkansky.
In a first for the African continent, Durbanwill next year host the World TransplantGames.
Competitors from some 55 countries are ex-pected to compete in what is the single biggestorgan donor awareness event on the planet.
This, in itself, is a celebration of the humanspirit. Their tenacity and strength of charac-ter bear testimony to true grit.
The Games should bring together up to1 500 participants.
Since its 1978 creation, the World Trans-plant Games Federation has sought to createincreased awareness of the need to donate or-gans and to promote the success of organtransplant through sport across the world.
Barnard’s skill is now history, but theshortage of adequate donors is aworrying fac-tor. The first heart transplant was gift to theworld of medicine.
The selflessness of organ donors is a gift toany other human on the face of this earth.
That is the first step to being commendable.There is no higher accolade or honour.
. Our youth, our precious future, can makesuch a fantastic, innovative and creative con-tribution economically by using their poten-tial and ability to make a better life for all. Butwhat do they do? They give consent to the deviland mess up their lives with iniquity.
. I think women should be encouraged tobreastfeed their babies and don’t see the prob-lem with doing it in public. Why do you haveto plan your feeding to please someone else?Breastfeeding is the best start to your child’sdevelopment. Pearl
. As a mother and a general practitioner, Isee nothing wrong with breastfeeding any-where, any time. There is nothing better thanbreastmilk for one’s baby. Those people whosuggest scheduled feeding need to take into ac-count that breastmilk is easily digested andthey will need to feed every two to three hours.Breastfeeding is every mother and baby’sright – if they so choose – and they deserve tobe able to do so wherever and whenever theyhave to. Ruve Gallow
. There is nothing wrong with breastfeed-ing in public. I do, but I cover my breast beforetaking it out. As for having a routine: do youstick to your eating times, even in an emergen-cy?
. When babies need to feed, they need tofeed. They don’t ask when, where or how. Ifbreastfeeding is done in a decent manner, whyshould people get offended? If mothers can’tbreastfeed their babies in public, then peopleshouldn’t be allowed to eat in public.
. There is nothing wrong with breastfeed-ing in public, as long as you cover up. I ex-pressed and bottle-fed my baby in public, butafter a week he refused to drink from the bot-tle. The nurse at the clinic said he was con-fused with the nipples. So I opted to breastfeedin public if needed. I will only put him backon a bottle once I go back to work. Fatima
. I hope anti-public breastfeeders don’t eatin public when hungry – to the point of faint-ing. Mothers sometimes get delayed before thenext feed. As long as they cover up!
Your SMSes
I AM disappointed that a leading bank doesnot provide IsiXhosa as a language optionat its ATMs in the Western Cape.
My comment follows after months ofpublic debate around the Draft South Afri-can Language Users Bill. The Bill, whichwill be tabled before the National Assem-bly later this year, proposes that positivemeasures be implemented to promote pre-viously marginalised languages, such asIsiXhosa, as per Article 6(2) of the coun-try’s Constitution.
And Article 5 of the Constitution of theWestern Cape determines English, Afri-kaans and IsiXhosa as the official languag-es of the Western Cape, while Article 6(3)of the country’s Constitution expresses theprinciple of regional languages.
The private sector should be encouragedto develop language policies which take in-
to account the language circumstances oflocal communities.
It makes business sense to serve one’sclient in his or her mother tongue or lan-guage of choice which in the Western Capewill predominantly be English, Afrikaansor isiXhosa.
It does not make sense to provide Zuluand Tswana as a choice and not IsiXhosawhich is currently the case in some in-stances.
I intend writing to the regional manage-ment of local banks to make them awareof the Western Cape Language Policy andto encourage them to develop language pol-icies which promote respect for the diver-sity of this province and its languages, andin particular isiXhosa.DR IVAN MEYERMinister of Cultural Affairs and Sport
Banks must ‘speak’ to all
THE editor’s column in People’s Post is avery good read, with content that makessense and is written with unique informa-tion and wonderful insight.
My opinion about the articles is that Fer-oza Miller-Isaacs is using her experienceand freedom as a journalist to give us awonderful, clean paper.
I read a letter not so long ago where areader commented on the column. I thinkshe must be living in an upmarket commu-nity with a similar job as the editor. Shewas just out of her depth to slander the edi-tor in a simple manner. Discrediting peo-
ple in this new South Africa should cometo an end. I feel the opinions of people liv-ing under this democracy should be re-spected and not be judged.
To the editor of People’s Post: you andyour team are doing a wonderful job andyou inspire us as a community on the CapeFlats. Viva, Feroza, Viva!CLIVE JACOBSThank you, Mr Jacobs, for displayinginsight into what constitutes a column;honest, simple writing, infused with apersonal touch and penned with passion.- Editor
Inspired by editor’s column
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NOBEL laureate JM Coetzee’sWaiting for the Barbarians is forthe first time being performed asa stage play at the Baxter untilSaturday 1 September.
Shows are at 19:00.Waiting for the Barbarians,
which has been adapted for thestage, is directed by Alexandre
Marine and produced by Mau-rice Podbrey of Mopo Produc-tions.It features a stellar localline-up of eight actors led byGrant Swanby with NicholasPauling, Chuma Sopotela, OwenManamela-Mogane, AlistairMoulton Black, Ruben Engel andAnele Situlweni.
Barbarians on stage
HOT TOPIC: Linathi Mbini, Thenjiwe Stemela and Lesoko Seabe discuss Waiting for the Barbarians, now running at the Baxter.Photo: Supplied
FAMILY AFFAIR: Walter, Ruben and Trevor Engel enjoy a night out.
NIGHT OUT: Thumeka Hintsa and Thabang Mmutlone had a ball at theshow. Photo: Supplied
FRIENDLY: Lee Buckton and Sello Maroga smile for the camera.
TIPTOE: Dance for All will celebrate its 21st anniversary with Stargaze, a gala performance, at Artscapeon Sunday 26 August at 19:30. Tickets, at R250 and includes cheese and wine after the performance.All bookings through Computicket, 0 (021) 697 5509 or 2 [email protected]. Photo: Supplied
RAISE the Roof is in concert at the St George’s Cathe-dral on Wednesday 29 August.
The show, entitled Bolling to Widor, happens at 19:30.Tickets cost R90 at the door.
Crossover meets traditional in this striking all-French programme which features Quartette La Jiddperforming suites for flute and jazz piano trio by cross-over composer, Claude Bolling, contrasted withCharles-Marie Widor’s powerful Mass for two choirs
and two organs, the Christmas Motets by Francis Pou-lenc, andWidor’s famousorgan toccata, fromhisOrganSymphony No.5.
The Cape Town Male Voice Choir and True Voicesjoin the University Cathedral Singers and the Cathe-dral Choristers for this performance which is conduct-ed by David Orr, with Richard Haigh on organ.
Call Orr on 0 (021) 424 7360 or email [email protected].
A classical chorus at the Cathedral
THE ’90s is returning to the Roxy Revue Bar witha Mike McCullagh musical called Ninetiesmania.
The show runs from Friday 31 August to Saturday3 November, from 20:00.
Central to this fast-paced musical is Manny Herman,a car mechanic by day and singer by night, who light-heartedly introduces the audience to the innovations,events, fashions and sounds of the period via screenprojected images.
Relive the release of Nelson Mandela, the inventionof audio CDs and DVDs, the demise of video cassettes,the advent of cellphones, the internet, email, zany fash-ions and South Africa winning its first Rugby World
Cup.Expect to be entertained with hits by ’90s artists in-
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Taking it way backTaking it way backMEMORY LANE: Darren Pietersen, Angela Inglis, Warren Lomberg, John E, Riyaan Cornelius, Neil Payton, BethanyDickson and Kyle Pietersen will take you down a musical road.
Tuesday 21 August 2012 SPORT People’s Post WoodstockMaitland Page 15
Scouts zoom in on Engen KnockoutScouts zoom in on Engen KnockoutLIAM MOSES
AS the opening rounds of the EngenKnockout Challenge kicks tomorrow, thetournament has already captured the at-tention of talent scouts around the coun-try.
Since its inception in 2003 the popular tour-namenthas servedasaplatform forhundredsof players under the age of 17 to prove theyhave what it takes to progress to the profes-sional ranks of South African football.
The current crop of talented Cape Townyoungsters will have their opportunity toprove themselves when the tournament fi-nals take place in September and, accordingto tournament director Gilbert Kruger, theywill be watched by several representativesfrom professional teams.
“I don’t want to put pressure on players bygiving their names, but if I look at some ofthe players there seems to be a nice crop com-ing through who could be noticed by the pro-fessional clubs,” says Kruger.
“I have already been inundated with re-quests from scouts and professional clubswho are asking for accreditation to come tothe tournament, because they know this isthe area where they could possibly find play-ers.”
The Challenge has already assisted some ofCape Town and South Africa’s most talentedplayers on theirway toupper echelons of foot-ball.
Former Ajax Cape Town and current Su-persport United midfielder George Maluleka,Ajax Amsterdam and Bafana Bafana attackerThulani Serero and Santos players TasleemPaulse and Zairon van Beulen all made a
name for themselves at the Challenge.Besides acting as proving ground for local
talent, it also assists in developing youngCape Town footballers in other ways.
Each one of the 16 teams that will competein the finals in September will receive train-ing equipment or a cash prize, regardless ofwhere they finish, and all the teams play thesame amount of games.
The format of the competition means theteams play against the strongest competitionavailable locally.
“Once you play against the last sixteenteams you are playing against the best teamsin Cape Town. You obviously have to be a bitbetter, and a bit more organised,” saysKruger.
“It gives players the opportunity to playagainst teams such as Ajax and Vasco, whothey don’t usually get to play.
“Here you are going to play against the best16 teams in the region, so you are alreadyplaying at a higher level compared to playingyour normal LFA game.”
This week 96 teams will start their journeyto the finals of the competition, when theyface off in the opening rounds of the tourna-ment.
The first matches were set to take placeover weekends, but waterlogged pitchesmeant that the games could not take place.
Unlike similar youth tournaments allteams must qualify for the finals of the com-petition and the participating sides rangefrom small, newly established teams to juniorteams from professional clubs and acade-mies.
. People’s Post is the media sponsor of theEngen Knockout Challenge.
SEEING THE TRYLINE: Suwi Chibale of SACS makes a break during his school’s under19Amatch against Bishops in Rondebosch on Saturday. SACS were 343 victors.
Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
WRAPPED UP: Two Wynberg Boys’ High School players bring down the Rondebosch Boys’High School scrumhalf during the under19A match between the two schools in Rondebosch on Saturday. Wynberg won the game 2412. Photo: Gavin Withers
Badgers win Grand ChallengeFOR the second consecutive year, the West-ern Province Cricket Club (WPCC) men’shockey team have been crowned GrandChallenge champions.
This after reaching the unassailablepoints total of 42, with one game to spare,following a victory over Pinelands HockeyClub on Thursday.
The Badgers romped to victory this sea-son, losing only once and scoring a total of78 goals and conceding just 24.
Going into Thursday’s match, their oppo-nents Pinelands and the University of Stel-lenboschboth stoodanarrowchance sneak-ing in to claim the title.
This lead to a nailbiting encounter, rightup until the final whistle.
WPCC needed only one victory from their
last two games to win the league and Pine-lands needed to win both their remainingmatches and hope that Stellenbosch couldpull one over on WPCC.
Having been the only team to beat theBadgers this season, Pinelands would havebeen confident going into the game.
Rain had caused the game to be postponedonce already and with light drizzle comingdown when the teams warmed up, therewas fear the rain would again flood Hartley-vale Stadium.
But the rain cleared in time for a fantasticbattle between these arch rival clubs.
WPCC scored first through a strike by SA
squad player Clive Terwin from the top ofthe circle, which goalkeeper Marc Pitter-man was unable to save.
Pinelands hit back a few minutes laterwith a scrappy goal by SA under-21 playerTaylor Dart and they scored again four min-utes before the half-time break throughChris James. Pinelands lead 2-1 at thebreak.
However, the second-half saw WPCC pileon the pressure. A drag flick by WP men’splayer Devin Stanton saw them level thescores and then a reverse stick strike by SAsquad player Matt Botha closed out thegame for a 3-2 victory.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the log, Con-stantiaberg Hockey Club is fighting for sur-vival after losing ten and drawing two oftheir games thus far.
They have an outside chance of catchingMutual CPUT, who have seven points.
The men’s WP Grand Challenge leagueconcludes ahead of the SA Hockey SeniorInter-provincial Tournament in Bloemfon-tein, which takes place from Sunday 26 Au-gust to Saturday 1 September.
The WP men’s came in second last yearand they will again be looking for a goodperformance.
This time around, however, they will bewithout national players Austin Smith, An-drewCronje andLloydNorris-Jones as theybe resting after the London 2012 Olympics.
CROWNED CHAMP:The WPCC men’s hockey team claimed theWP Hockey GrandChallenge title for thesecond year runninglast week. The team atthe back, from left, isPierre le Roux (coach),John McInroy, Matthew McConkey, DaleIsaac, Craig Hall, CraigYeats, Devin Stanton,Lloyd NorrisJones,Grant Clarke. In front,from left, is MattBotha, Ashlin Freddy,Alex Moody, AndrewCronje, Gregg Drakeand Scott Fraser.
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Table tennisTable tenniscrisis talks failcrisis talks fail
LIAM MOSES
THE future of a suspended na-tional table tennis coach hasbeen left hanging in the bal-ance after mediated crisistalks with Western ProvinceTable Tennis failed to solve along running dispute.
Greg Naik, a former WesternProvince, Boland and national ta-ble tennis coach was suspendedin July for “bringing the game in-to disrepute” after the provincialbody filed charges against him.
Naik, who is also chairpersonand founder of Boundary TableTennis Club in Bontehuewel, wassubsequently banned from thegame for two years, but insiststhat the ban is illegal and contra-venes the WP Table Tennis con-stitution.
He responded by hiring law-yers and approaching the West-ern Province Sport Council (WP-SC) and Western Province De-partment of Cultural Affairs andSport (DCAS) for help (“Keepingmum on table tennis coach”, Peo-ple’s Post, 14 August).
Last Tuesday, Naik met withKelvin Smith, vice-chairpersonand acting chairperson of WP Ta-ble Tennis; Bennett Bailey, thedeputy director of client and sci-
entific support at DCAS; DaveRoberts, chairperson of the West-ern Province Council of Sport,and several other officials.
Bailey says no solution wasfound in the meeting because nei-ther party was willing to budgeon their stance. “It’s like a negoti-ation, there is give and take. Butif no-one wants to give and every-one wants to take then we are notgoing to move,” says Bailey.
“The club didn’t move, becausethey were of the opinion that MrNaik did nothing wrong and theyneed him at the club, becausethey rely heavily on him. The ex-ecutive committee (of WP TableTennis) felt that they need to car-ry out the decision of the generalcouncil.”
Bailey says WPSC and DCAShave now disengaged themselvesfrom the issue and will play nofurther role for the immediate fu-ture.
Although no solution or deci-sion was reached in the meeting,Smith says he is happy with theresult.
“They looked at our constitu-tion and our discipli-nary procedures.They looked very crit-ically at the steps thatwe followed and theywere happy that we
followed all of the procedures asper the constitution,” saysSmith.
“WP are happy with the meet-ing and we are vindicated by thecomments of DCAS. We followedprocedure to the letter. DCAS hasproven that we have followedeverything correctly. So the ballis now in Mr Naik’s court.”
Naik, however, says the meet-ing is just the first part of an on-going process.
“After the meeting, WP arespreading the rumour that theyare upholding the suspension.What I understood was that theSports Council wants call a meet-ing with me,” says Naik.
“They said this is just the firstpart of the process. The next partwill still happen. They didn’t up-hold the suspension. They justsaid that we are closing the meet-ing until further notice.”
The former SA coach will nowapproach the Western Cape SportArbitration Forum, as he was ad-vised to do at the meeting. UnlikeDCAS and WPSC, the Forum doeshave the authority to either over-turn or uphold Naik’s ban.
PACE AND POWER: Springbok winger Bryan Habana tries to break througha tackle during the Boks 276 victory over Argentina in the opening RugbyChampionship match at Newlands on Saturday. Habana scored a try to helpthe Boks to victory. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
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