Helderberg Year 16 • Tuesday 14 August 2012 | Tel. 021 853 0211 After less than a month in their newly erected homes, the Sir Lowry’s Pass fami- lies that have moved to erf ST 1154-31, have expressed unhappiness with their housing arrangements after their homes were flooded this weekend. Community members burnt tyres and blocked off the road leading to the N2 on Sat- urday as they protested against the flooding of their recently relocated homes. The City of Cape Town moved the 52 families worst affected by flooding to this site at the end of July – a move which was meant to take the families beyond of the floodline. Community leader Aubrey Mofana said all the homes had been flooded during heavy rains on Friday. This prompted the families and other community members to protest once again. “There was not one house that was not flooded. That’s why they are angry.” The community had protested against poor service delivery and housing in May. Ward councillor Johan Middleton said he received reports that homes in the area had been damaged due to the storm. When he ar- rived on the scene, he found some of the roofs had become loose as result of the strong wind. He requested assistance from the City, but since it is the individuals’ responsibility to build and maintain their homes, the City was unable to assist the homeowners. Middleton added that the flooding had been caused by holes in the roofs. When the Gazette visited the site on Monday, large puddles were visi- ble on the site, some houses had sections of their roofs missing and many homes were still damp from the rain. Relocation area flooded Relocation Relocation area area flooded flooded Only a few weeks ago, the 52 families worst affected by flooding moved to the Incremental Development Area with the aim of removing them from the floodline. However, this weekend’s heavy rains saw their new homes being flooded. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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Year 16 • Tuesday 14 August 2012 | Tel. 021 853 0211
After less than a month in their newlyerectedhomes, the SirLowry’sPass fami-lies that have moved to erf ST 1154-31,have expressed unhappiness with theirhousing arrangements after their homeswere flooded this weekend.
Community members burnt tyres andblocked off the road leading to the N2 on Sat-urday as they protested against the floodingof their recently relocated homes. The Cityof Cape Town moved the 52 families worstaffected by flooding to this site at the end ofJuly – a move which was meant to take thefamilies beyond of the floodline.Community leaderAubreyMofana said all
the homes had been flooded during heavyrains on Friday. This prompted the familiesand other community members to protestonce again. “There was not one house thatwas not flooded. That’s why they are angry.”Thecommunityhadprotestedagainstpoor
service delivery and housing in May.Ward councillor Johan Middleton said he
received reports that homes in the area hadbeen damaged due to the storm. When he ar-rived on the scene, he found someof the roofshadbecomelooseasresultof thestrongwind.He requested assistance from the City, but
since it is the individuals’ responsibility tobuildandmaintain theirhomes, theCitywasunable to assist the homeowners. Middletonadded that the flooding had been caused byholes in the roofs. When the Gazette visitedthe site on Monday, large puddles were visi-ble on the site, some houses had sections oftheir roofs missing and many homes werestill damp from the rain.still damp from the rain.
Relocation area floodedRelocationRelocation areaarea floodedflooded
Only a fewweeks ago, the 52 families worst affected by floodingmoved to the Incremental DevelopmentArea with the aim of removing them from the floodline. However, this weekend’s heavy rains sawtheir new homes being flooded. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
Helderberg Gazette News - Nuus Tuesday 14 August 20122
‘Women are worthy’Macassar women gath-ered at the new communi-ty hall last Wednesday incelebration of NationalWomen’s Day.
The theme Women: You
are worthy, included a talk,‘Daughters of the King’ byEdwina Goff of The BayChristian Family Church’sWoman of Worth group.Macassar SAPS spokes-
person constable Chrisy
Young says the functionwasa great success with almost400 women in attendance.She says other organisa-tions have approached herto host women empower-ment events.
Captain Claudine van Rooyen, Edwina Goff (guest speaker), Debora Fischer (The Bay Christian FamilyChurch) and constable Chrisy Young (SAPS spokesperson) at the Women’s Day celebration.
PHOTOS: NICOLE MCCAIN
Cecilia Daniels attended the event with herdaughter Melissa Daniels and grandson Wade.
Beatrice Booysen and Sonja Andries came to cele-brate Women’s Day.
Disabled left in coldLinda Visagie, a 49-year-old SomersetWest resident, found herself out on thestreet after being discharged from theBrickfield Hospital.NorahJuriessays thatLinda,whoisdis-
abled and in awheelchair,was left outsidethe Somerset West Post Office late onThursday, with nothing but a nightie anda few toiletries.Linda, who was living with an elderly
womanbeforeherhospital stay,was takento the house by a social worker. However,upon arriving, she found that the elderlywoman had died and that she was no long-er able to stay there. Norah claims that af-ter this, Linda was dropped at the post of-fice and where she was left.Sithembiso Magubane, spokesperson
for District Health Services and Pro-grammes at the Department of Health,says the social worker attempted to ar-range accommodation for the patient atMother Theresa’s Home before she wasdischarged fromBrooklynChestHospital.Shehadpreviouslybeenatthehome,but
had left it, and refused to be taken thereagain, says Magubane.
“After the patient’s refusal, the socialworker tried to contact a friend or relativein Somerset West via a social worker, butitwasdiscovered that thepersonhaddied.She was taken to a number of different ad-dresses. After no success, she was then in-formed that she would be taken back toBrooklyn Chest Hospital, which she re-fused, explaining that she would wait forher friend. She was duly left in SomersetWest according to her wish.”It was at this stage that Norah was in-
formed of Linda’s plight. She attempted tofind Linda a spot in a night shelter, butas Norah says, “everything was full”.SeenasLindadidn’t evenhaveablanket
to keep her warm, Norah eventually ar-ranged for Linda to stay at her home. Sheis currently still trying to find amore per-manent arrangement for Linda.According to Magubane, “the social
worker went beyond her call of duty to as-sist the patient but also had to adhere tothe patient’s wish.” He added that Brook-lyn Chest Hospital has a pressure on bedsand cannot afford to accommodate pa-tients who have already been discharged.
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Call for a Partner to Establisha Community HCT Centre
The Community Aids Prevention Project (COMAPP) is a collaborationbetween the Desmond Tutu TB Centre, City of Cape Town, ProvincialGovernment of theWestern Cape and Non-government Organisations(NGOs). Funding is available to establish a HCT site in SomersetWestor immediate surrounds in the Eastern sub-district. NGOs thatalready work in this area will be given preference.
NGOs with experience in employing HCT counsellors or in runningnon-medical HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) sites, are invitedto apply to partner in this initiative. Current funding is available foroperational and staff costs from 1 October 2012 to 29 September 2013.
NGOs interested in partnering with the DesmondTutuTB Centre needto meet the following requirements:• Registration under the Non-profit Organisations Act No 71 of 1997.• Experience with employing HCT counsellors or already providing
non-clinic HCT services.• Adequate infrastructure capable of providing good management
(including financial management), delivering the services that havebeen funded and ensuring adequate monitoring and evaluation of theproject.
• Willingness to enter into a contractual agreement (that sets out theterms of the project, standards required, service levels and targets)with Stellenbosch University and to be held accountable for fundsallocated to them.
• The capacity to manage the service and to sustain the initiative in thelong term.
• Current experience in the geographic area where the Communitynon-medical HCT Centre is to be established.
Organisations interested in participating in the partnership are requestedto attend a compulsory briefing meeting at the Desmond Tutu TBCentre on Monday, 20August 2012 from 10:00 to 11:00.
Venue: Room 0053, Lower Ground Level, Faculty of Health Sciences,Clinical Building, University of Stellenbosch Medical School (off Francievan Zijl Avenue).
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Stanley-uitspraakbinnekortShamiela Stanley,diemavandiesewemaande oue baba,Dewandry, wat inFebruarie verledejaar vermis geraakhet, salopMaandag27 Augustus in dieSomerset-Wes-streekhof verskynwanneer uitspraakin die vermisting-saak gelewer salword.Stanley staan te-reg op aanklagtevan kinderverla-ting en regsveryde-ling.Sy het tydens on-dervraging aan-vanklik gesê dathaar seun op 15 Fe-bruarie vanuit hulhuis in Ringlaanontvoer is. Laterhet sy egter diéweergawe veran-der en gesê sy hetDewandry by ’nvlei langs Macas-sarweg gelos. Ná ’nmaand van psigia-triese evalueringby die Valkenberg-hospitaal het sy be-weerdat ’nvrouDe-wandry gesteel het.Volgens die poli-sie is daar geen nu-we leidrade nie enword die kindsteeds vermis.Die saak worddeur die SAPD segesinsgeweld, kin-derbeskerming enseksuele misdry-we-eenheid in Kha-yelitsha onder-soek.
Dewandry Stanley wassewe-maande oud toehy vermis geraak het.
Verdien leerlinge nóg ’n dag?Skole is verlede Vrydag ’n ekstra vakansie-daggegunnáNasionaleVrouedagopDonder-dag 9 Augustus. Die Gazette het mense hulmening oor die ekstra dag, soos bepaal deurdie departement van basiese onderwys, ge-vra.
Henry Pontac sê dis’n goeie idee omkinders die ekstradag af te gee. “Ditlaat die kinders ’nbietjie rus.” Maar,Henry voel ook kin-ders het behoorliketoesig nodig as hul-le die dag afkry. “Ashul ouers moetwerk, dan bly diekinders by die huisen dan is hullestout.”FOTO’S:NICOLEMCCAIN
Ingrid Wildschut sê: “Vir my is dit beter as kindersin die skool is. Hulle het so baie werk, en as hullenou skooldae mis, moet hulle die werk inhaal.”
“Dis goed - hullemoet ook afkry,” sêMichael Ralane.“Maar aan die an-der kant kan dit ’nprobleemwees om-dat hulle ’n dag seskoolwerk verloor,en dit is al reeds diederde kwartaal.”
Ester Makonjwa enjoyed having her childrenhome from school for the day. “I took themout for the day - I don’t get to spend muchtime with them because I work. I leave earlyand when I get home, it’s late and they aretired.”
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VolgensskoolhoofLenaCoerthetdie in-brekers toegang tot een van die drie ge-boueopdieperseel verkrydeur ’n slotvandie buitedeur oop te breek.’n Tweede deur tussen die kombuis en
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Coert sêdaarwasooktekensdatdieoor-treders vir hulle kos gemaak het. Die oor-skot van gebakte eiers en ’n leë blikkie viswas bewys hiervan.Volgens die plaaslike polisiewoord-
voerder, konstabel Chrisy Young, het dieinbrekers ook toegang tot die ander tweegeboue probeer kry deur twee vensters tebreek. Die diefwering het hulle egter ge-fnuik.Enige iemand met inligting wat kan lei
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Patient complaintsA patient complaint system where patients canphone, SMS or email is being tested at theHelder-bergHospital.Asame-dayresponsecanbeexpect-ed says the Western Cape health department.Acallcentrewillbeopenfrom7:00 to19:00.Com-
plaintswill, if possible, be resolvedwithin20min-utes. If the complaint requires further attention,the details will be sent to an official at the facilitywho will contact the complainant within twohours. SMS the word “Help” to 31022, followed byyourname, nature of complaint, facility and if ap-plicable, thenameof a staffmemberorphone0860142 142 or email [email protected].
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Helderberg Gazette Letters - Briewe Tuesday 14 August 20126
U mening / Your opinionVerontagsaming van verkeersreëls
) Jammer,C.Botha,datudiebejaardeswatniestopniedieskuldwilgee.Diemeestemoto-riste stop nie by stoptekens nie, en weet ookniehoeomverkeersirkels tegebruiknie.Con-nie
Informele handel in woongebiede) Sekere mense in Lourensia Park kan
huiswinkels hê, maar toe Hennie net chips enlekkers verkoop het was hy gedreig dat hy syhuis sal verloor. Nou wat sê mnr. Brand vandie ander? Behandel mense dieselfde. Hoe-komkanslegs sekeremensedoenwathulwil?Waar is die komitee, wat sê hulle?
Swak bouwerk) Huise word swak gebou omdat daar met
tenders agter die skerms gekonkel word omte sien watter familie en vriende moet diemeeste voordeel trek. Dit lei daartoe dat daarvangoedkooparbeid enmateriaal gebruikge-maakwordomkostemetmening te sny.Smit,Strand
) Show me a house in Somerset West thathas never had cracks! L.W
) Ek, Kathrina Sias, woon reeds vyf jaarinMacassar Village waar Asla gebou het. Myhuis val in. Ek het hulle gekontak, maar wagnog steeds dat hul herstelwerk kom doen.
) Ek wil ook ’n klag teen Asla lê. Die huisewat hulle vir ons gebou het muf en kraak vanbinne.Myhuis is die ergste, hullemaakbelof-tes wat hulle nie kan nakom nie. Ons bly elkejaar siek. Wie kan in sulke huise woon? Dis’n sonde man! Hulle ontvang net die geld en
worry nie oor ons oumense nie.Ronnie Peter-sen, Chris Hani Park, Macassar
) Moenieworry nie. Asla sal die krake goumet ’n buisie sealant fix.
Poor service at municipal office) If you go to the housing office they don’t
listen to your complaints. Instead, they’rerude towards you. He knows who he is!
Stygende kragtariewe) Dit is absoluut verstommend dat Eskom
tot en met 2030 kragtariewe wil hef terwylreusagtige winste gemaak word, salarisver-hogings toeneem en lekker partytjies gehouword. Die publiek raak al armer.’n Beroep word op die openbare beskermer
gedoen om Eskom te ondersoek. Mense moethulle stemme dik maak. Rynhardt, S-Wes
Lourensia Park ontwikkeling) Ek ry elke aand verby Lourensia Park en
ek sien net ’n klomp bokse, maar as jy aanjou regterkant kyk sien jy die mooiste estate.Dis vreemddat ’nmuur gebou is voordat daarmet konstruksie begin is, maar aan die anderkant is daar ’n stuk draad.Wat dink die stads-beplanners van ’n mens? Dis ok, jy bly in elkgeval in ’nboks?Dis tyddatmensesaamstaanen hul ontevredenheid laat hoor. Ek is moegvan mense wat sê, “Ag, dis ok! At least het ek’n huis.” Daai dae van ja- en amen sê is verby!Selfs die naam klink cheap! Mnr. Petersen
Bringing hope to education) Thumbs up for Mrs Mac Franz of RR
Franks Primary. God bless you.
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PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF PROVINCIALSTATE LAND
Notice isherebygiven in termsof theprovisionsof theWesternCapeLandAdministrationAct, 1998 (Act 6 of 1998) (“the Act”) and its Regulations that the Chief Directorate:Property Management, Department of Transport and Public Works, on behalf of theWestern Cape Provincial Government, intends to transfer to the Department of RuralDevelopment and Land Reform Remainder of Erf 1529, Strand, for the restoration ofland rights, as contemplated in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994.Interested parties are hereby called upon to submit any representations, in writing,which they wish to make regarding such proposed disposal in terms of section 3(2)of the Act, to The Assistant Executive Manager: Property Management, Room 4-01, 9Dorp Street, Cape Town 8001, or at Private Bag X9160, Cape Town 8000, or by fax:021 483-5144, not later than 21 (twenty one days) after the last date upon which thisnotice appears.The description of the proposed property to be disposed of is as follows:
ERF NO ADMINISTRATIVEDISTRICT
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EXTENT CURRENTZONING
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RemainderErf 1529
Helderberg T31418/1965 626m² Educational School
Relevant information of the afore-mentioned Provincial State land and the proposeddisposals is available for inspection at the office of the Assistant Executive Manager:Property Management, Room 417, 4th Floor, 9 Dorp Street, Cape Town. The contactperson is Mrs Naila Mohamed who can be contacted on tel: 021 483-6457 or via e-mail:[email protected]
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Pet powerThe Pet Empowerment in Townships(PETS) team of volunteers gathered inDeepfreeze early on Saturday 4 August,to hand out parcels of pet food to locals.
They brought with them donations of dogfood, for the various sizes, as well as cat food.
Deepfreeze residentsqueued to receive theirdonation of pet foodfrom the PETS team.PHOTOS: NICOLE MCCAIN
The pets team, along with dog Sheba, a rescue they found.
Ingrid Afrika braved the cold to collect food for hercat, Kitzy.
GospelconcertA gospel concert willbe held at the Macas-sar High School hallon Sunday 26August.Theconcert, featur-
ing among others thewell-known soloistFlorence Smith, NewVision, the AFMGateway Dancersand Jolene Davids,will start at 15:00.Tickets are R25
each and can bebought from SaulClaassen on 074 6109777 or Esmé Calverton 079 944 8600.
Register your petsThe City of Cape Town reminds pet own-ers to register their pets before 31 Augustat no charge. The registration is in linewith the City’s Animal Bylaw of 2010. In-steadofbuyinganannual licence,petown-ersarerequiredtoregisterallpetsontheir
property. Owners applying in time formore animals than permitted will qualifyfor automatic permission. Thereafterthey may be fined for excess animals andpets without a microchip, name tag oridentifying tattoo. Apply at www.cape-town.gov.za; forms also available at [email protected] or City LawEnforcementofficeor localpublic library.
BoekoorGenesisDIE bekendstellingvan Dr WillieMcLoud se nuutsteboekwordopDonder-dag 16 Augustus om19:00 in die StrandBilblioteeksaal ge-hou.Die boek, Op soek
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Hockey academy grows by leaps and boundsThe staff and pupils of Somerset Collegehave been reaching out to surroundingschools to develop their hockey teams un-der the school’s hockey academy.
The academy trains pupils from Firgrove,Macassar, Weber Gedenk and Marvin Parkprimary schools.
The Academy takes place once a year dur-ing six afternoon sessions, where SomersetCollege students provide hockey coachingskills on a voluntary basis.
The college also provides transport to andfrom the four surrounding schools, alongwith a meal.
Mark Engelbrecht of Somerset College saystherehasbeenapositiveresponse to thehock-ey academy, which has grown from 20 pupilswhen it started in 2000,to115 pupils in 2012.
The hockey academy was initiated by a par-ent at Somerset College in 2000 and aims toexposeschoolchildrenfromsurroundingpre-viously disadvantaged schools to a hockey ex-perience.
The final coaching session will take placein 17 August. For more information, contactMark Engelbrecht at Somerset College on 021842 8000.
The hockey academy supplies pupils with a meal as well as transport fromtheir schools. The meals are prepared by volunteers from Somerset College.
PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
Somerset College’s Ashley Laurie, Christie Garlick and Megan Donald stretchwith some of the pupils attending the hockey academy.
Volunteers Matt Carru-thers, David Clifford-Hol-mes and Tim Walsh fromSomerset College givehockey skills’ coachingas part of the hockeyacademy.
Good boxing line-up in StrandA World Boxing Federation all Afri-ca title fight will be held in Strandon Sunday 19 August.
To see the likes of Dalisizwe Matla-la Komani of Langa, ranked sixth inthe country, go head to head with
Mzuvukile Magwaca of Site C,ranked tenth in South Africa, for tenrounds, visit Khaylowethu HighSchool in Lwandle from 13:00. Otherfights will include Simphiwe Tomversus Sipho Dyosi in the feather
weight fight, and local Lazola“Tshawe Tshawe” Mjonono versusMelusi Jantjies in the junior flyweight competition.
Tickets: R20. Enquiries: CharlesMjikelo on 082 422 5458.
