Year 17 • Tuesday 19 February 2013 | Tel. 021 853 0211 Helderberg SOMERSET WEST BUTCHERY ACTUAL PRODUCTS ON OFFER MAY DIFFER FROM VISUALS SHOWN, AS THESE ARE SERVING SUGGESTIONS ONLY • HAMILTONS ADVERTISING 180213 • NO HAWKERS • NO TRADERS • WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES • E&OE Valid Dates: Tuesday 19 - Sunday 24 February, 2013 Somerset Value Mart • Tel: 021 851 2824/65 • T/Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:30 - 6 • Fri: 8:30 - 7 • Sat: 8 - 5 • Sun: 9 - 2 • Available at this store ONLY! Pensioner’s Breakfast Plus Free Coffee for ONLY R20! - Valid Thursday from 9am till 12pm ONLY! R100 ONE 7kg Pocket of Class 1 Medium Potatoes, ONE 7kg Pocket of Class 1 Medium Onions, ONE Pocket of Butternut, ONE Large Watermelon & TWO Juicy Pineapples FRUIT & VEG VALUE COMBO BIG DEAL 29.99per kg BIG DEAL Stewing Beef Abandoned baby: still no clues NICOLE MCCAIN The Department of Social Development is requesting help in finding the family of a baby who was abandoned in December when only two days old. According to a social worker, the baby was found by the police, abandoned under a tree in Macassar, on 10 December. It appears the baby was born in the Macassar Day Hospital, but the mother supplied the hospital with false information. Sithembiso Magubane, communications of- ficer for the Health Department, says every ef- fort is made to prevent the issuing of false infor- mation at a clinic. “When a mother comes to deliver a baby at Macassar Maternity Obstet- rics Unit, an antenatal chart as well as the ID book are requested from the mother. The ante- natal chart has all the information that was filled in when the mother opened a new file. “On discharge, a maternal discharge slip is filled in, signed by the mother and the midwife. The security also checks the slip, which is kept in the patient’s file.” While the search for this baby’s family has continued, there is little hope that the parents will be found. Melany Kühn, spokesperson for the provin- cial MEC for Social development, Albert Fritz, says that between April and December last year, 36 children were abandoned in the Metro East District, in which the Helderberg falls. One of these cases came from the Helderberg. Of the 36 abandoned children, nine were younger than one-year-old. None of these chil- dren’s parents were found. In the event that no family member comes forward to claim an abandoned child, the child is “either placed into alternative care, which includes placing them in foster care of a child and youth care centre, or the child can be de- clared adoptable” Kühn says. Kühn says that if the parents are found, they could face criminal charges of child abandon- ment. Magubane says children who are abandoned face a number of health risks. “An abandoned child faces risks such as failure to thrive lea- ding to malnutrition, developmental delays and socio-economic implications as it places a burden on social services.” Hilda Lourens of the Somerset West Ukukh- anya Centre, which supports victims of domes- tic violence and child abuse, says mothers could abandon their babies for various rea- sons. “There are socio-economic reasons, or she could have simply just not wanted the baby. It could also have been emotional. She could have been raped and found out too late to have an abortion, or she could have been abandoned by the father and in turn decided to abandon the baby.” However, Lourens says providing false infor- mation at the clinic shows a certain amount of planning, showing the abandonment was premeditated. Anyone with information regarding the abandoned child can contact Pumza Pietersen at the Somerset West office of the Department of Social Development on 021 840 3500. Protesters from the Lwandle community closed Broadlands Road in Strand on Friday, throwing rocks across the road and setting tree bran- ches alight. In a series of protests over the last month, community members have been demanding that local business In2Food hire more employees from Lwandle. See page 3. Labour dispute causes unrest
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Year 17 • Tuesday 19 February 2013 | Tel. 021 853 0211
Helderberg
SOMERSET WESTBUTCHERY
ACTUAL PRODUCTS ON OFFER MAY DIFFER FROM VISUALS SHOWN, AS THESE ARE SERVING SUGGESTIONS ONLY • HAMILTONS ADVERTISING 180213 • NO HAWKERS • NO TRADERS • WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES • E&OE
Valid Dates: Tuesday 19 - Sunday 24 February, 2013Somerset Value Mart • Tel: 021 851 2824/65 • T/Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:30 - 6 • Fri: 8:30 - 7 • Sat: 8 - 5 • Sun: 9 - 2 • Available at this store ONLY!
Pensioner’s Breakfast Plus Free Coffee for ONLY R20! - Valid Thursday from 9am till 12pm ONLY!
R100ONE 7kg Pocket of Class 1 MediumPotatoes, ONE 7kg Pocket of Class1 Medium Onions, ONE Pocket ofButternut, ONE Large Watermelon &TWO Juicy Pineapples
FRUIT & VEGVALUE COMBO
BIGDEAL 29.99per kg
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Abandoned baby: still no cluesNICOLE MCCAIN
The Department of Social Development isrequesting help in finding the family of ababy who was abandoned in Decemberwhen only two days old.
According to a social worker, the baby wasfound by the police, abandoned under a treein Macassar, on 10 December. It appears thebaby was born in the Macassar Day Hospital,but themother supplied the hospital with falseinformation.Sithembiso Magubane, communications of-
ficer for the Health Department, says every ef-fort ismadetoprevent the issuingof false infor-mation at a clinic. “When a mother comes todeliver a baby at Macassar Maternity Obstet-
rics Unit, an antenatal chart as well as the IDbook are requested from themother. The ante-natal chart has all the information that wasfilled in when the mother opened a new file.“On discharge, a maternal discharge slip is
filled in, signedby themotherand themidwife.The security also checks the slip,which is keptin the patient’s file.”While the search for this baby’s family has
continued, there is little hope that the parentswill be found.Melany Kühn, spokesperson for the provin-
cial MEC for Social development, Albert Fritz,says that between April and December lastyear, 36 childrenwere abandoned in theMetroEast District, in which the Helderberg falls.One of these cases came from the Helderberg.Of the 36 abandoned children, nine were
younger than one-year-old. None of these chil-dren’s parents were found.In the event that no family member comes
forward to claim an abandoned child, the childis “either placed into alternative care, whichincludes placing them in foster care of a childand youth care centre, or the child can be de-clared adoptable” Kühn says.Kühn says that if the parents are found, they
could face criminal charges of child abandon-ment.Magubane says childrenwhoare abandoned
face a number of health risks. “An abandonedchild faces risks such as failure to thrive lea-ding to malnutrition, developmental delaysand socio-economic implications as it placesa burden on social services.”Hilda Lourens of the Somerset West Ukukh-
anyaCentre,which supports victimsof domes-tic violence and child abuse, says motherscould abandon their babies for various rea-sons. “There are socio-economic reasons, orshecouldhavesimplyjustnotwantedthebaby.It could also have been emotional. She couldhave been raped and found out too late to haveanabortion, or she couldhavebeenabandonedby the father and in turn decided to abandonthe baby.”However,Lourenssaysprovidingfalseinfor-
mation at the clinic shows a certain amountof planning, showing the abandonment waspremeditated.Anyone with information regarding the
abandoned child can contact Pumza Pietersenat the Somerset West office of the Departmentof Social Development on 021 840 3500.
Protesters from the Lwandle community closedBroadlands Road in Strand on Friday, throwingrocks across the road and setting tree bran-ches alight. In a series of protests over thelast month, community members have beendemanding that local business In2Food hiremore employees from Lwandle. See page 3.
Labourdisputecausesunrest
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Gwendoline voed 100 kindersNICOLE MCCAIN
GwendolineRoberts, ’n inwoner vanMor-kel Cottage, die Strand, het drie jaar gele-de ’n sopkombuis begin omdat sy vir haargemeenskap se kinders wou sorg.
“My begeerte was altyd om met kinders indie gemeenskap te werk. Kinders in ons omge-wing het gereeld by my brood kom vra. Op 18Mei 2010 het ek besluit om met ’n sopkombuiste begin om die kinders te voed.”
Die sopkombuis is egter harde werk. Gwen-doline, of “Wendy wat die sop maak”, soos diegemeenskap haar noem, maak kos vir sowat100 kinders twee keer ’n week. Die kinders istussen die ouderdom van twee en 14 jaar, ver-tel Gwendoline.
Sy staan 06:00 Dinsdae en Donderdae op omdie sop te maak, wat om 12:00 gereed is. Sywag dan tot die kinders terugkeer van dieskool,voorsydiesopentoebroodjiesaanhulleuitdeel.
Sy glo haar sopkombuis maak ’n groot ver-skil in die gemeenskap. “Baie van die ouersis werkloos en die sopkombuis bring weerhoop vir die kinders.”
Gwendoline is ook ’n ma van drie kinders,maar sê haar kinders help haar graag ombroodjies uit te deel by die sopkombuis.
Gwendoline werk net twee dae ’n week as’n huishulp en moet dikwels haar eie geld ge-bruik vir kos vir die buurt se kinders . “Omdatek baie keer my eie geld moet gebruik en geenhulp met die sopkombuis kry nie, wil ek graag’n beroep op die publiek doen om my by testaan met ’n skenking van groente en brood.”
Vir meer inligting, bel Gwendoline Robertsby 072 808 6618.
Gwendoline Robertsmaaksopvirmeeras100 kinders in dieMorkel Cottage-ge-bied.
ONDER: Baie ledevan dié gemeenskapis werkloos en diesopkombuis gee diekinders hoop, sêGwendoline.
Gwendoline Roberts gee twee keer ’n week sop en broodjies aan sowat 100 kinders tussen die ouderdom van twee en 14 jaar.
Swangerskapweek-praatjiesIn Swangerskap-opvoedings-weekinFebruariebiedMedicli-nic Vergelegen ’n reeks gratisinligtingsessies aan om voorne-mende mammas en pappas in telig en te inspireer.
Die program vind plaas op Sa-terdag23Februarie tussen09:00en12:00.Virmeerinligting,ska-kel 021 943 6039 of besoekwww.mediclinic.co.za/medi-clinicbaby.
Carnival at Zandvliet HighZandvlietHighSchool ishosting itsannual carnival on Friday 1 Marchand Saturday 2 March on theschool’s grounds.
The carnival promises entertain-ment galore, and the school invitesall residents to support this excit-ing day.
Support group meetingThe next meeting of the SomersetWest branch of the South AfricanDepression and Anxiety SupportGroup will be on Monday 25 Febru-ary.
It will be held at the CoronationAvenue Methodist Church at 18:00.
The director of the Ruach Coun-
selling Centre, Wendy Coles, willpresent an exercise involving mu-sic and play dough.
Phone Rudyard or Leila on021 852 8176 or [email protected] for moreinformation on this group and itsactivities.
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In2food will not budgeNICOLE MCCAIN
The labour dispute between In2Food andLwandle community members escalatedon Friday, when protesters blocked offBroadlands Road in Strand.
The communitymembers dragged rocks in-to the street and set pieces of wood alight.They claim this latest protest is due to the
employment of 25 staff members at In2Food.The appointments, which were made earlierin theweek, did not include any Lwandle resi-dents, according to community spokespersonThuliswa Sokhiya.Charly Notle, spokesperson for In2Food,
says In2Foodwill not be intimidated intodevi-ating from its equitable placement pro-gramme. “Disruptions to our operations willnot serve todissuade thecompany fromtryingto ensure job security for all its employeesfrom all sectors of the Helderberg, nor to at-tribute the regrettable conduct of this smallgroup to the wider community of Lwandle.”OnTuesday,protestersgatheredoutside the
Strand Magistrate’s Court as a Lwandle resi-
dentappearedonachargeofdamagingproper-ty during an earlier protest at In2Food.The protest took place on 31 January, as
Lwandle residents gathered to dispute thecompany’s employment equity and saw com-munity members throwing stones which da-maged In2Food property, a police vehicle, andvehicles driving past the scene.Charges were laid against a community
leader for the damaged property. It was thisleader who appeared in court on Tuesday.He was released on free bail and the case
has been postponed to 4 March.The series of protests started on 23 January,
when community representatives demandedIn2Food employ at least 50% of its staff fromLwandle. Notle said that 95% of their staffcome from the Helderberg.
Lwandle residents gathered outside the Strand Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Lwandle residents closed Broadlands Road during a protests against In2Food.
Where are their fathers?The Department of Social Development iscurrently looking for information regar-ding the whereabouts of family members ofthe following children:
) A 15-year-old child whose mother,Nobomi Ntsimini, has passed away. Thechild’s father, Meinja Hanoyi, is believed tobe livinginNgeleni in theEasternCape.Thechild is currently in the care of thematernalaunt, Nomini Ntsimini in Lwandle.
) A3-year-old childwhosemother,Noku-zola Pasi, has passed away. The child’s fa-ther, who has the surname Nceba, is be-lieved to be living in Port Elizabeth in theEastern Cape. The child is currently in thecare of the maternal aunt, Nowest Ethel
Gwantshu, in Lwandle.) Two children aged 19 and 10 whose
mother, Nomonde Manyana, has passedaway.The last knownaddress of the biologi-calparents isUmthathaintheEasternCape.The children are currently in the care of thematernal aunt, Ntkeki Nikiwe, in Lwandle.
) Two children aged 16 and 8, whosemother, Patricia Myoli, has passed away.The lastknownaddressof thebiologicalpar-ents is Lwandle, Strand. The children arecurrently in the care of the maternal aunt,Ntombizakhe Cynthia Myoli, in Lwandle.Anyone with information is urged to con-
tact social worker Zoleka Beqezi at021 840 3500 or [email protected]
Vyf verdagtes vasoor dwelmsVyf verdagtes is in hegtenis geneem ty-dens ’n Garden Village dwelmklopjag opVrydag (8 Februarie).Die polisie het gereageer op inligting
wat hulle ontvang het, volgens SomersetWes-polisiewoordvoerder, konst. SuzanJantjies, en het net voor 20:30 by die “be-kende dwelmhuis” aangekom. ’n Swart-sak met tik en tikstrooitjies is gevind, enhet tot die inhegtenisneming van viermans en een vrou – tussen die ouderdom-me van 22 en 44 jaar – gelei.Die verdagteshet 11Februarie indie So-
merset-Wes-landdroshof verskyn en isvrygelaat op R500 borgtog elk. Hulle ver-skyn weer op 29 April.
Police arrest three indrug raidsLwandle police arrested three suspects onThursday (14 February) after receiving a tip-off about houses dealing in dagga in Lwandleand surrounding areas.At one house, police found a 42-year-old
suspect busy counting 28 dagga stoppe, andanother three 25-litre buckets of dagga.A 30-year-old man was arrested at Nomza-
mo when the police found him with five par-cels and three stoppe of dagga.A third arrest was made of a 35-years-old
man, whowas found in possession of ten dag-ga stoppe in Asanda Village.All arrested suspects were charged with
possession of drugs and appeared on Fridayin the Strand Magistrate’s Court. The out-come of the court appearancewas not availa-ble at the time of going to print.
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Gutted by another fireNICOLE MCCAIN
Residents of MbandezeloStreet in Lwandle are slow-ly rebuilding their homesand lives after a fire sweptthrough the neighbour-hood, leaving two mendead.
According to the City ofCape Town’s Disaster RiskManagement Centre spokes-person,Wilfred Solomons-Jo-hannes, the fire started justbefore 05:00 on themorningofSaturday 9 February.It took firefighters over an
hour to extinguish the blaze,which burnt ten shacks andthree houses to the ground.Two Zimbabwean nationals,28-year-oldElliotZuzuand35-year-old David Chinyanga,were found dead in their homes.Police spokesperson, Constable Mthokozisi
Gama, says police suspect the two men wereasleep when the fire started. The police havelaunched an investigation.The Gazette was unable to reach their fami-
lies for comment.Over 30 people were left homeless, with se-
veral families losing all their possessions.BandlaMaytewasoneof theresidentswhose
home was gutted by the fire. “It started in oneof the shacks, and spread to the surroundinghouses,” Mayte explains. “The fire was nearour house. We managed to get out, but withnothing.”Mayte lived with his two sons, aged six and
seven, and his three sisters and now he has noidea how to provide for them. “We lost every-thing. Even our IDs and birth certificates.We’ve got nothing, and we don’t know where
to go. I don’t even have a job.”Another resident to have narrowly escaped
with his life was Victor Ntlonze. “I was soshocked. The fire was right by my windowswhere I sleep. Someone knocked on the doorsaying there was a fire and there was no timeto open the door. They had to kick it out.” Nt-lonze lost his car in the blaze and says he hasnomeans toreplace it. “Idon’t evenhave insur-ance. I don’t know what to do.”InDecember2011,a fire leftalmost500people
homeless after 200 shacks were razed. Threepeople lost their lives to the flames.Lastyearalsosawafireleave40peoplehome-
less in December, when a man set his girl-friend’s home alight after they had an argu-ment. He then fled the scene and the fire quick-ly spread to the neighbouring houses. InFebruary of last year, 26 peoplewere left home-less after 11 shacks burnt down.
Bandla Mayte clears out the remains of his home, now only a shell ofcharred wood and bricks.
Victor Ntlonze stands next to the burnt out hull ofhis car, surrounded by the rubble left after the fire
BandlaMayte andhis neighbours have started rebuild-ing their homes.
What you should know in case of fireIn theeventofa fire,phone theCity’sFireandRescue Services on 107 (landline) or021 480 7700 (cellphone) before you make anyattempt to fight it yourself. Charlotte Powell,head of public awareness and preparednessat the City’s Disaster RiskManagement Cen-tre, recommends the following safety tips:Preventing a blaze:• Keep a bucket of water and a bucket of sandready.• Trytoputoutsmall fires,butdonotputyour-self in danger.• Put out candles and lamps before you go tosleep or leave your home.• Never smoke in bed.• Build homes at least three metres apart toprevent fires from spreading.• Ensure your home has more than one wayout.• Keepmatches, lighters,paraffinandpoisonssafe and out of reach from young children.• Take extra care to keep young children safe.
• Keep stoves on a flat surface, away fromdrafts and things that can burn.• Never leave fires and stoves unattended.If a fire breaks out:•Warnpeople insideaburningbuilding togetout.• Crawl below the smoke to escape the fire.• Help people to get out – then stay out.• Use sand to put out paraffin fires.• Usewater toputoutwood,paperandmateri-al fires.• Call emergency services.• Turnoffelectricitybeforeputtingoutanelec-trical fire.• Keeproadsclear for the fireengines to reachthe fire quickly.• Keep fire hydrants clear for easy access forfirefighters.Most importantly: know the emergencynum-bers:107 (land ine) and 021 480 7700 (cellphone) andteach these to your children.
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Should you have any enquiries or require further information orassistance, please contact your nearest planning district officeor visit the aforementioned website. Enquiries of a generalnature can also be directed to [email protected].
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER24/2013
Lesers gee hul meningsSERVICE DELIVERY
. When is the City of Cape Town thatworks for you going to start working forStrand taxpayers?MainRoad surface fromN2 is a disgrace, particularly at the bend.Come on CCT, play fair. FC
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. Louise Spagnuolo, jy doen fantastiesewerk om mense se verlore honde op tespoor! Jy is beslis ’n engel. Ongelukkig isdaar ook sekere mense wat eenvoudig nethulle hekke laat oopstaan wanneer hulleuitry, sonder om om te sien na hul bestevriend!Hierdie mense moet wakker word. Loui-se, mag die Here jou net seën in die goeie
werk wat jy verrig! P. Steyn, Strand
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. Banke moet nie net fokus op veilig-heidsmaatreels vir Jan Publiek nie, fokusop veiligheidswagte wat moet toesien datdaar nie voorwerpe in gleuwe van OTM’sgedruk word nie. Banke, julle kan wagteontplooi, want julle maak baie uit die pu-bliek met banktransaksies! Gaan julle ditdoen of kom astronomiese bonuses weereerste? Morkel, Gordonsbaai
. Dit is ook banke se verantwoordelik-heid om die gleuwe van OTM’s na te gaanvir voorwerpe wat mense se bankkaartekankaap!Bankehet daai verantwoordelik-heid en moenie net die fout by jan publieksoek nie!Banke word wakker! Smit, So-merset-Wes
Doen self ietsDoen self ietsDie verval in die klein dorpie van Sir Lowry’sPass is betreurenswaardig. Ongeag vanwatterkant ’n mens die dorp binnekom... dis ’n vuildorp waar die verval sigbaar is – rommelhopeop die hoofroetes; plakkerskampe waar ’nmens kyk; smokkelhuise waar musiek blêr;stowwerige, smal sypaadjies; kanale wat metrommel bestrooi is; modderige paadjies vanafbuite-krane in plakkerskampe.Die nuutste geselspunt is Riemvasmaak, en
sy onhigiëniese toestande. Waarom moes ie-mand eers die probleem in die plakkerskampuitligvoorraadsledeenmunisipaleamptenarehulmouesouoprolenhulwerkdoen?Hulmoes(met beplanning) voorsien het dat kieme in diewoongebied sou broei (en versprei) indien dienodige voorsorgmaatreëls nie getref is nie.Hoewel die inwoners van Riemvasmaak
deur dieKaapstadse burgemeester, Patricia deLille, en die Stad Kaapstad vanuit ander plak-kerskampe verskuif is “om sodoende beter le-wensomstandighede tehê” isdaargeenverskilin dié informele gebied nie. Riemvasmaak isnet nog ’n plakkerkamp - een van omtrent sesin Sir Lowry’s Pass. Inwoners hier, soos in an-der plakkerskampe het minimale munisipaledienste.Raadslede beweer egter dat dit ’n nood-situa-
sie is, maar daar’s geen haas of belangstellingvan hul kant te bespeur nie. Mense is in Julieverlede jaar daar gedump, en dit was dit. Inwo-ners is met die vooruitsigte van huise om diebos gelei. Alwat egter nou vir hul voorlê is nog’nplakkerskamp-sinkstruktureop ’nhoopwatdeur die munisipaliteit opgerig sal word - nog’n Blikkiesdorp? Die lewensomstandighedevan die inwoners tans gaannet vererger in hulbeplandewoonbuurt,wantdiepaargesinnesaldanmeerasverdriedubbel,endieonhigiëniesetoestande wat nie nou beheer kan word nie salbeslis ook vererger.Inwoners van Riemvasmaak en Sir Lowry’s
Pass, moenie wag vir ander om dinge vir julte doen nie, trek jul sokkies op. Dit is nie diemunisipaliteit, hul amptenare of raadslede seplig om inwoners se sterte vir hul af te vee enskoon tehounie.Diedienste isminimaal,maardit wat daar ismoet opgepasword, kyk daarnaasof dit joune is waarvoor jy betaal.Is dit nie jou plig as inwoners en verbruiker
om te sorg dat die deur nie hardhandig en sor-geloos hanteer word sodat dit nie afbreek nie;dat die toilet wat deur die wind omgewaai isopgetel word nie? Want dis tog daar vir jou ge-bruik.Staan saam Sir Lowry’s Pass, en maak die
verskil wat jul op jul dorp wil hê.J.WAGNER, Sir Lowry’s Pass-inwoner
ATM fraud responseATM fraud responseResponse toGazette reportingonacaseofATMfraud, after a reader was robbed of R10 0000:The client’s casewas investigated and it was
found that there were no characteristics forcard skimming, but that the clientwasavictimof ATM fraud/card jamming. This is where anATMmachine card reader is deliberately tam-pered with so that a customer’s card will beheld in the card reader and cannot be removedfrom the machine by the customer. The crimi-nal removes the card once the customer hasdeparted. Please remember that even if theabovehappenswith theclient’s card, the fraud-ster cannot use the card without the PIN. Allthe transactions were made with the card andthe PIN of the client.Capitec Bank issued the card to the client as
part of the account openingprocess. She select-edherownPINandthePINwassecurelystoredby Capitec Bank in accordance with practicesas prescribedbyMasterCardandVisa. Section4.9.3 of the BankingCode of conduct states thatif the client acts negligently orwithout reason-able care, and this caused or contributed to thelosses, the client may be liable.We are not sure at what time the card was
retained but what we do see is that the unau-thorised transactions started at 19/12/201207:22:33. The client called client care at 07:25and the card was stopped at 07:26:11. By thenR3 000 was withdrawn and R1 000 x 7 swipedfor point of sale purchases.Although we have the utmost sympathy for
the client’s situation, Capitec Bank cannot beheld responsible for actions of criminals andunder circumstances where the bank was nei-therapartytothetransactionsnorinapositionto prevent it.If theclient isunhappywith the feedbackshe
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BEPLANDE ONDERBREKING VANELEKTRISITEITSTOEVOERGordonsbaaiDie elektrisiteitstoevoer na Gordonsbaai sal op Sondag 24 Februarie 2013 onderbreek wordsodat die Stad Kaapstad noodsaaklike werk aan sy hoëspanningsnetwerk kan doen om diegehalte van die toevoer na die gebied in die toekoms te verseker.
Inwoners in die Stad se elektrisiteitsvoorsieningsgebied sal hierdeur geraak word. Dietoevoer sal tussen 06:00 en 18:00 onderbreek word. Die toevoer kan te eniger tyd herstelword en inwoners word gewaarsku om alle elektriese installasies vir die volle duur van dieonderbreking as lewendig te beskou.
Vir meer besonderhede, besigtig die kaart van die gebiede wat geraak word op die Stad sewebwerf www.capetown.gov.za.
In die geval van slegte weer op 24 Februarie 2013 sal die werk na Sondag 3 Maart 2013vanaf 06:00 tot 18:00 uitgestel word.
Inwoners kan die elektrisiteitsdepartement se tegniese bedryfsentrum by die 24 uur-nommer0860 103 089 skakel vir nog inligting of met navrae oor die beplande onderbreking inelektrisiteitstoevoer.
Die Stad vra om verskoning vir enige ongerief en bedankinwoners vir hul samewerking en begrip.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMSTADSBESTUURDER19/2013
Rape cases becoming more violent, say expertsNICOLE MCCAIN
Local non-profit organisations and aca-demics have raised concerns that rapes arenot only continuing but are becoming in-creasingly more violent.
Ada Buys, manager for PATCH, says thatwhile rape in itself is a violent crime, she isalarmed at the increase in physical violenceduring sexual assaults. “It’s been much moreviolent this year. It’s quite concerning to seechildren who have been stabbed or hit.”
She said theyhad four cases involving physi-calviolence inJanuaryalone,where in thepast
they would usually have had none.Reinette Evans, director of Rape Crisis Hel-
derberg, says theyhave also experienced an in-crease in physically violent rapes.
Amanda Gouws, commissioner of the Com-mission forGenderEquality andprofessor andgenderrelationsexpertatStellenboschUniver-sity, says she finds the brutal nature of recentrape casesdeeplydisturbing.Gouwspoints outa few possible reasons for the violence.
“Men may feel emasculated because normalmasculine roleshavemenas thebreadwinnersand fathers.
“However, there are more and more brokenfamilies and unemployment. Men may feel
frustrated by the empowerment of women.”Gouws says that substance abuse also plays
a role, especially inpoorer communitieswherethe youth have no leisure activities.
Her other concern is how freely availablepornographic images are due to technology.She saysmedical researchhas foundpornogra-phy has the same effect as drugs. “It becomesan addiction and there is a need for more andmore. It’s not about love or relationships; it’sabout satisfaction of bodily urges.”
The more violent a rape is, the more likelytheperpetrator is tobeconvictedwhenthecasegoes to court. A 2010 Centre for the Study ofViolence and Reconciliation (CSVR) survey
found women three times more likely to get asuccessful conviction if they were physicallyinjured during the rape.
Buys says it is easier to get a conviction ifthere is evidence of physical assault as well asrape. “Childrenareoftensodoubted thatphysi-cal evidence is more believable.”
Buys says that because rape cases involveisolation, it often becomes the victim’s wordagainst the perpetrator, and that physical evi-dence plays a role in supporting the victim’stestimony.
However,Evanssaysshehashadmanycaseswhichhaveresultedinconviction,eventhoughthere has been no physical evidence available.
New Act to protect victims of domestic violenceWith increasingly high levels of vio-lence reported in homes and withclose relations, parliament has enac-ted the Domestic Violence Act whichserves to establish a framework forthe protection of victims of domesticviolence. The Act allows for someone(the complainant) who has been sub-jected to domestic violence to applyfor a protection order preventing fur-ther acts of domestic violence.Domes-tic violence includes physical, sexual,emotional, verbal, psychological andeconomic abuse; intimidation; har-assment and stalking. Domestic rela-tionship includes blood or marriagerelations, people cohabiting, spousesand ex-spouses, and those engaged,
datingor ina customary relationship.The legislation allows for a person
who has been domestically abused toapply to the closestmagistrate’s courtfor a protection order. An interim or-der can be granted in the absence ofthe person alleged to have committedthe domestic violence (the respond-ent). The court orders the respondentto refrain from committing acts of do-mestic violence, entering the resi-dence and entering complainant’splace of employment. The order alsospecifies a return date on which thecomplainant and respondent ought tobe at court. On this day a magistratewill listen to each party and any wit-nesses they have to determine wheth-
er or not the interim order should bemade final. When a protection orderis issued, a warrant of arrest is alsoauthorised. Should the respondent dowhat he/she has been ordered not todo, the complainant simply needs togo to the closest police station and re-port this. The police must then arrestthe respondent, who will appear incourt to determine whether he/shehas been guilty of acting contrary tothe order or not.
The Domestic Violence Act acts asa tool to prevent further domestic vio-lence against a complainant but alsois a tool to ensure that continued actsof domestic violence do not go unpun-ished.
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Mario Maio started the company 29years ago as a manufacturer of productssuch as timers and transformers. Theymade the move into wholesale supply fiveyears later, and have been providing in-dustrial andcommercial lightingandelec-trical supplies throughout the county eversince. “Since then, the company has justgrown,” says Mario.
Four years ago ACDC Dynamics madethe move into retail, seeing a gap in themarket for a supplier that was able to offertechnical advice to its customers.
“We offer strong technical support. Wehave a call centre to assist with customerqueries, and all of our in-store salesmenare technically competent,” says Maio.“We can give you advice on what to installand give you the training, for both domes-tic and industrial.”
But the store is alsoawayof introducingtheir wide range of products to local cus-tomers, says store manager Brian Joseph.“The franchise shows the outside worldwhat we’re all about. It gives the public ac-cess to our product in a more interactiveexperience. Here, everything is displayedfor you. You can pick it up and touch it.”
And according to Brian, this combina-tion of expertise and products is going tobe a big hit in the Helderberg. “In fiveyears’ time, I see us as a household brandname in the area. People will come to usforeverythingtheyneed, fromcontractorsto households.”
The launch, which was held at the newstore on the corner of the N2 and GerberBoulevard, had representatives from thegroup’s Italian suppliers as well as localindustry members.
Mario Maioat thelaunch ofthe StrandACDC Ex-pressbranch.
Local businessman Henry Rule, aclient of ACDC Express, attendedthe launch.
The management team, from left, Ricardo Maio, Mario Maio, Guida Maio,Brian Joseph.
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Franchise manager Ricardo Maio, group manager MarioMaio and store manager Brian Joseph in front of the newstore.
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