Year 17 • Tuesday 26 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 250213 • NO HAWKERS • NO TRADERS • WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES • E&OE 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! 49.99per kg BIG DEAL Half Lamb Packs (Loin Braai Chops, Roast, Stew, Riblets, Mince & Boerewors) Valid Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 February ONLY! R10 BIG DEAL WEDNESDAY Buy TWO Large New Season Fuerte Avos for ONLY R10! Valid Wednesday 27 February ONLY! Call to declare building ‘unsafe’ NICOLE MCCAIN AND NIKITA SYLVESTER Strand residents have raised concerns about the old police station in Wesley Street, claiming that it is inhabited by va- grants on a regular basis. Substance abuse and other illegal behaviour are also linked to these vagrants. However, Getruida Hendricks, manager at the Oasis Assessment Centre for Homeless Peo- ple, says they have field workers in the area who can confirm that no-one is currently living in the building, and that the “illegal beha- viour” can instead be linked to prostitution in the area, which the field workers have wit- nessed. According to Ward 83 councillor Dave Ven- ter, the old police station was allocated to a beneficiary in a land claim. “Several years ago we were informed by the Department of Public Works that the land claim was successful and that the property would be transferred into the name of the beneficiary. To date and to my knowledge this process was never completed.” Thami Mchunu, director of media relations for the Department of Public Works, responded that the department is not familiar with the beneficiaries of any regional land claims, as this information is kept by the Regional Land Claims Commissioner, under the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. “As this Department is not dealing directly with the transfer of the property, we are unable to give information on when the transfer will be complete. We can, however, divulge that this property must go through a process of aliena- tion by the State to the claimant, which in- cludes several lengthy and tedious steps such as having the application approved by the State Land Disposal Committee for disposal as well as following the matter through the State Attor- ney’s Office for transfer.” Venter says that in an effort to resolve the matter, he has requested the City of Cape Town to declare the old police station an unsafe buil- ding. They have also begun the process of de- claring an intergovernmental dispute regar- ding this matter. He also claims the Depart- ment of Public Works has done nothing to secure the house, but according to the Mchunu, the department has appointed 24-hour securi- ty. Hendricks confirms this, saying that her field workers are aware of two security guards that patrol the premises and do not allow any- one to sleep inside the building. Wayne Stammer, manager of the Somerset West shelter, says that there are few options for vagrants in the Helderberg. “We’re the only night shelter in the area, and there is nowhere else to go. We only have room for 54 people, and we’re completely full. We have a waiting list of people.” Hendricks says there are over 50 homeless people in Strand alone, with more than 100 oth- ers throughout the Helderberg. This does not include those staying at the night shelter. She personally would love to take over the old po- lice station, as the current centre only has room for seven or eight people at a time. And there would be no increase in crime, as the centre runs on strict rules and regulations. “Most of the homeless people here aren’t criminals; they’re just down on their luck,” Stammer says. Strand police spokesperson, Constable Mbulelo Mafuna, says no reports of crime have emanated from the old police station in the last year. The old police station in Strand, which has stood empty for almost seven years, is dilapidated and neglected. Strand residents have raised concerns about the old police station in Wesley Street, alleging that vagrants live in the building and are involved in criminal activities.
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Year 17 • Tuesday 26 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 250213 • NO HAWKERS • NO TRADERS • WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES • E&OE
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Buy TWO Large New SeasonFuerte Avos for ONLY R10!Valid Wednesday 27 February ONLY!
Call to declare building ‘unsafe’NICOLE MCCAIN ANDNIKITA SYLVESTER
Strand residents have raised concernsabout the old police station in WesleyStreet, claiming that it is inhabited by va-grants on a regular basis. Substance abuseand other illegal behaviour are also linkedto these vagrants.
However, Getruida Hendricks, manager attheOasisAssessmentCentreforHomelessPeo-ple, says they have field workers in the areawhocanconfirmthatno-oneiscurrently livingin the building, and that the “illegal beha-viour” can instead be linked to prostitution inthe area, which the field workers have wit-nessed.According to Ward 83 councillor Dave Ven-
ter, the old police station was allocated to a
beneficiary in a land claim. “Several years agowewere informed by theDepartment of PublicWorks that the land claim was successful andthat the propertywould be transferred into thename of the beneficiary. To date and to myknowledge this processwas never completed.”Thami Mchunu, director of media relations
for theDepartmentofPublicWorks, respondedthat the department is not familiar with thebeneficiaries of any regional land claims, asthis information is kept by the Regional LandClaims Commissioner, under the Departmentof Rural Development and Land Reform.“As this Department is not dealing directly
with the transferof theproperty,weareunableto give information on when the transfer willbecomplete.Wecan,however,divulgethat thisproperty must go through a process of aliena-tion by the State to the claimant, which in-cludes several lengthy and tedious steps such
ashavingtheapplicationapprovedbytheStateLand Disposal Committee for disposal as wellas followingthematterthroughtheStateAttor-ney’s Office for transfer.”Venter says that in an effort to resolve the
matter, hehas requested theCity ofCapeTownto declare the old police station an unsafe buil-ding. They have also begun the process of de-claring an intergovernmental dispute regar-ding this matter. He also claims the Depart-ment of Public Works has done nothing tosecure thehouse,butaccordingto theMchunu,the department has appointed 24-hour securi-ty. Hendricks confirms this, saying that herfieldworkers are aware of two security guardsthat patrol the premises and do not allow any-one to sleep inside the building.Wayne Stammer, manager of the Somerset
West shelter, says that there are few optionsforvagrants in theHelderberg. “We’re theonly
night shelter in the area, and there is nowhereelse to go. We only have room for 54 people,and we’re completely full. We have a waitinglist of people.”Hendricks says there are over 50 homeless
people in Strand alone,withmore than 100 oth-ers throughout the Helderberg. This does notinclude those staying at the night shelter. Shepersonally would love to take over the old po-licestation,asthecurrentcentreonlyhasroomfor seven or eight people at a time. And therewould be no increase in crime, as the centreruns on strict rules and regulations. “Most ofthe homeless people here aren’t criminals;they’re just down on their luck,” Stammersays.Strand police spokesperson, Constable
MbuleloMafuna, saysno reports of crimehaveemanated from the old police station in the lastyear.
The old police station in Strand, which has stood empty for almost seven years, is dilapidated and neglected.
Strand residents have raised concerns about the oldpolice station in Wesley Street, alleging that vagrantslive in thebuildingandare involved in criminal activities.
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FIELA’S OFF TO INDIA: Sir Lowry’sPass resident Fiela Opperman, whois travelling to India for a children’soutreach programme made possibleby the Helderberg Church, would liketo thank the many people who havehelped her raise funds for the trip.“Last year I held a high tea, and allthe ladies in the community cameand helped me to raise funds. I reallywant to thank them. I would also liketo thank the principal and teachersat Sir Lowry’s Pass Primary, as wellas all those who have prayed for me.”Fiela will be holding her final fund-raiser, an idols competition, in theSun City Blue Hall in Sir Lowry’s Passon 2March. Here Fiela is with photosfrom the high tea fundraiser.
Sy dansdrome word waarMacassar se Kirvan Fortuin(21) het einde verlede jaar sygraad as ’n dansonderwyseraan die Universiteit van Kaap-stad se School of Dance ont-vang.
Kirvan is sedert 2002 ’n lidvan die Cape Whalers FieldBand, toe hy in gr. 6 by Macas-sar Primêre Skool was. Sonderenige formele dansopleidinghet hy hom in 2010 by dieSchool of Dance aangesluit.Kirvan se studies en verblyf is
deur die Field Band Founda-tion (FBF) geborg.
Belinda Jackson van FBF sê:“Die FBF is uitermate trots opdié prestasie en op een van hul-le mees getroue lede.”
Kirvanbeoog om vanAugus-tus af sy dansstudies voort tesit aan die Codarts Universityof the Arts in Rotterdam, Ne-derland.Hy is tansop toerdeurdié land saam met ’n bekendedansgeselskap, Express DanceCompany.
Kirvan Fortuin het sy graad as dansonderwy-ser op 15 Desember 2012 van die Universi-teit van Kaapstad ontvang. FOTO: VERSKAF
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Three years in prison for R100 bribeNICOLE MCCAIN
A39-year-old Ethiopianwas sentenced tothree years imprisonment after he wasfound guilty of attempting to bribe aLwandle police officer with R100.
Ethiopian national Abey Dalkso, who livesin Lwandle, was stopped at a roadblock onHlathi Drive in Asanda Village on 11 October2011. He was asked for his licence by a policeofficer and when unable to produce it, wasissued a fine, says Lwandle police spokesper-son, Constable Mthokozisi Gama.
Dalkso offered the police officer R100 in anattempt to avoid the fine. The officer arrestedhim, and Dalkso was charged with bribing apolice officer. After a number of appearancesin the Strand Magistrate’s Court, he was sen-tenced to imprisonment on 6 February.
Percival Wagenstroom, deputy director forthe Somerset West cluster of the Departmentof Justice, said upon enquiry that sentencingof common law bribery is at the discretion ofthe magistrate. If the bribery is criminal, thesentence is applied according to the Magis-trates Court Act. The magistrate will oftenlook at the interests of the community, per-sonal circumstances of the accused and na-ture and gravity of the offence.
Sonja Labuschagne of Ettiene Barnard At-torneys in Somerset West says, “In terms ofthe Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Ac-tivities Act 12 of 2004 the penalties for briberyto be imposed by a regional court, is a fineor imprisonment for a period not exceeding18 years or, in the case of a sentence to be im-posedbyamagistrate’scourt,afineorimpris-onmentforaperiodnotexceedingfiveyears.”She says that the Act also allows for a fine
to be issued, to the value of five times theamount used during the bribery.
Labuschagne says that, personally, sheknowsofonlyoneothercase inwhichthesus-pect was convicted of bribery after offeringa bribe of R1 000. “The accused pleaded guiltyandwassentencedtoafineofR5 000plusthreeyears’ imprisonment suspended for fiveyears. The R1 000 bribe was also forfeited tothe state.”
Back with his familyA man who had been living onthe street was reunited withhis family at the Oasis Assess-ment Centre for Homeless Peo-ple in Gordon’s Bay on Thurs-day (21 February).
Leonard Esua was living onthe street in Somerset West,says Gertruida Hendricks,manager at the centre, and wasadmitted to Helderberg Hospi-tal three months ago with seri-ous injuries.
The hospital was unable totrackdownanyofhisrelatives,and referred Esua to Oasis af-
ter his treatment. There he re-ceived additional care.
“Leonard came to Oasis una-ble tosayaword,andimprovedas the weeks went by,” saysHendricks.
“Oneof the fieldworkersrec-ognised him and we startedsearchingtheInternetandcall-ing to find his family. A day lat-er his wife came to collect himhere at the assessment centre.He is now reunited with hisfamily, safe and sound.”
Esua has returned to Mitch-ells Plain to his family.
From the left are Naomi Williams (ward clerk at Helderberg Hospital), Leonard Esau andhis wife Elizabeth Esau, Gertruida Hendricks, Caren Dumas (nurse at Helderberg Hospital)and Sallvon Fransman (head social worker at Helderberg Hospital) PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Should guns be privately owned?NICOLE MCCAIN
After the shooting of model ReevaSteenkamp in the Pretoria home ofher boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius, theGazette asked readers if they feltguns should be kept in South Afri-can residences.
Macassar se Michelle Petersen, hier saammet haar baba Hillary, dink dis ’n slegte ideeom vuurwapens in die huis te hou, “’n Mensweet nooit wat kan skeef loop nie. Dis gevaar-lik, veral vir vroue. Jy en jou man kan ’n rusiehê, en dan haal hy die vuurwapen uit,” sêPetersen. “En die vuurwapen moet ver weggeberg word van enige kinders, want hulle isnuuskierig en kan seerkry.”
Clyde Jansen van Macassar sê hy het in’n stadium ’n vuurwapen by die huis ge-had, maar hy sal nooit weer nie. “Enigeiets kan gebeur. Die kinders kan met dievuurwapen speel, want hulle krap rondin die huis.”
“Sometimes it is a good idea to keep agun, in case someone tries to break intoyour house,” says Leeroy Marthinus of Ma-cassar. “But you should keep it in a safeplace that only you know about to preventany accidents.”
Strand’s Simukai Homera says that while itis a good idea to keep a gun in your homefor self-defence, appropriate safety meas-uresmust be taken.“Youmustmake sure yourgun doesn’t fall into the wrong hands, andit must always be kept in a safe place. Youmust also know how to use the firearm aswell as safety precautions like the golden ruleof using a gun: When in doubt, do not fire.”
Cindy Malan, of Strand, says that the homeis no place for a gun. “It’s not safe. If someoneis going to break in, you can’t prevent it. Andthey couldevenuse your gunagainst you.Gunsshouldn’t be in the home. It’s just too lateto shoot first and ask questions later.”
Strand se Leonie Kellerman sê sy dink mensemoet ’n vuurwapen in hul huis hou. “Dis virjou eie veiligheid. Deesdae is jy nêrens veilignie. Jy kan die vuurwapen dalk in ’n kluissit om meer veilig te wees, maar dalk worddie kluis gesteel.”
Police needinformationThe Lwandle police are seeking the as-sistance of the community in fightingcrime by reporting any criminal activi-ties immediately. The Lwandle policecan be phoned at the following numbers:• Lwandle Police Station: 021 845 2060;• Metro Police: 021 596 1999 or 107;• Lwandle Sector 1 (Lwandle, Broad-
lands Industrial Area, Broadlands, Poli-le Park, Vlakteplaas, Ezinkomeni,Enkanini and Silahliwe): Constable Si-vuyile Mtshotana on 082 522 1200;• Nomzamo Sector 2 (Nomzamo Area,
Wag ’nBietjie, Solly’s Town,Ethembeni,HappyRestandBroadwayMall):Consta-ble Edward Nthaba on 082 522 1202;• Asanda Village Sector 3 (Asanda Vil-
lage/ Zola): ConstableMkhululiMawelaon 082 522 1205.These police numbers can also be used
to lay a complaint.Lwandle police spokesperson, Consta-
ble Mthokozisi Gama, urges “the publicto be the police’s eyes and ears by imme-diately reporting suspicious-lookingpersons or vehicles in their areas”.He also encouraged residents to come
forward with information about drugoutlets, drug houses or sellers of stolengoods,assuring thecommunity that theymay remain anonymous.“We depend on the assistance of the
community and appreciate their assist-ance to root out crime in the Lwandlepolicing precinct.”
GEKONFISKEER: ’n Man en ’n vrou is verlede Maandag (18 Februarie)in hegtenis geneem nadat kreefsterte ter waarde van sowat R500 000in hul besit gevind is. Luidens ’n polisieverklaring het dieGordonsbaai-po-lisie inligting van die publiek ontvang van kreef wat vanaf Hawston nabyHermanus vervoer word. Die polisie het Abdurohman Adams (53) enRuwardha Thompson (50) op die N2 naby Gordonsbaai afgetrek enaltesame 4 478 kreefsterte is in sakke in hul voertuig se kattebak gevind.Die twee verdagtes het Dinsdag in die Strand-landdroshof op ’n aanklagvandieonwettigebesit vankreef verskyn. Albei beskuldigesbly in aanhou-ding tot hul volgende hofverskyning op Maandag 25 Februarie, wanneerhulle ’n formele aansoek om borgtog sal bring. FOTO: VERSKAF
WORKSHOP AGAINST VIOLENCE: In an attempt to target gang violence amongstthe youth, the Lwandle police organised a workshop with pupils of SimanyeneHigh School. Representatives of the police, Rape Crisis, Patch, the Departmentof Social Development and other organisations addressed the pupils. Picturedspeaking is police spokesperson Constable Mthokozisi Gama.
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Helderberg Gazette Letters - Briewe Tuesday 26 February 20136
Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 3(4)(b) of the Municipal Planning and PerformanceManagement Regulations as published in terms of the provisions of the Municipal SystemsAct No 32 of 2000 and in terms of Section 4(7) of the Land Use Planning Ordinance, 1985(Ordinance 15 of 1985) that the undermentioned application has been initiated by theCity of Cape Town and is open to inspection at the office of the Spatial Planning and UrbanDesign Department, 16th floor Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, the City’s libraries and thePlanning and Building Development Management Department’s district offices. The detailsregarding the proposed amendments can also be viewed on planning.capetown.gov.za.
Enquiries may be directed to Adele McCann on tel 021 400 9322 or fax 021 400 2862 ore-mailed to [email protected]. Written comments, if any, with reasonsmay also be lodged at the Spatial Planning and Urban Design Department’s office of theabovementioned on or before 31 March 2013, quoting the above application and yourcontact phone number and addresses.
Nature of application
The following technical amendments to the Cape Town Spatial Development Framework areproposed:
• The Industrial designations are to correlate with the approved Cape Town ZoningScheme zoning categories.
• A definition of peripheral residential is to be introduced.• Coastal/urban edge misalignments in the Fish Hoek and Glencairn areas are
to resolved.• The bullet point referencing system, in Table 5.6: Criteria and guidelines for the review
of the development edges (page 58), is to be replaced with a numbering system.• A new guideline is to be introduced into Policy 23 (referring to urban edges) indicating
that any application for urban development outside the urban edge should preferablybe submitted simultaneously with its related or constituent rezonings so that theassessment of the CTSDF amendment can be undertakenholistically and with adequate reference to the intentionsof the application, and the availability of infrastructureand services.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER23/2013
HAVEYOUR SAY!APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT
OF THE APPROVEDCAPE TOWN SPATIAL DEVELOPMENTFRAMEWORK (A COMPONENT OF THEINTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN)
Gazette gaan binnekort Mobi!Net meer as agt maande ná die Gazette-groepaanlyn gegaan het, kan jy ook ons nuus in diepalm van jou hand hê.Van 12 Maart af sal die Boland Gazette-web-
werf inMobi-formaat vir selfoongebruikers be-skikbaarwees,wat beteken jy kan die nuus vanal ses Gazette-streke lees, waar jy jou ookal be-vind!Opdiéwysehooponsomonsaanlyn-nuusaan
meermense beskikbaar te stel – volgens die in-ternasionale Mobi-kennis-agentskap mobi-Thinking verkry 57% van Suid-Afrikaners watinternettoegang het, dit slégs deur hul selfone.
Nuus van die Swartland, Breederivier/Lan-geberg, Theewaterskloof, Helderberg, Stellen-bosch en Drakenstein word weekliks opgeda-teer, maar daar sal veel meer as dít beskikbaarwees. Sien video’s en fotogalerye, kry toegangtot speletjies enmusiek, sien die weervoorspel-ling en neem deel aan kompetisies.So van kompetisies gepraat: ons sal op 12
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wat daardie Dinsdag jou eerste besoek behoortte ontvang!
Lesers-SMS’e) Lwandle-inwoners,GwendolineRoberts voedmeeras100kindersmetsop,maarwatdoenjulle,behalwe om die wêreld aan die brand te steek?Molesmakers, volg Gwendoline se voorbeeld endoen iets nuttig, anders gaan julle en jul kindersook iewers in ’n ry staanvirkos.P. Steyn,Strand
) Lwandle se inwoners kan sê wat hulle wil,maar dit gaan nie oor werk nie, maar om diewêreldlekkeraandiebrandtesteek.Alleonlusteen stakings (insluitende dié wat nog moet kom)gaannie oor dienslewering en geld nie,maar omdie land onregeerbaar te maak, want dit raakal hoe erger onder ANC-bewind. Die ANC hetjuis al in die 1980’s gesê: “Ons sal die land onre-geerbaarmaak”. Is dit nie wat tans aan die gangis nie? Smit, Strand
) In2Food neem 25 mense in diens, maar dieinwoners van Lwandle is ontevrede omdat ditnie uit hul gebied kom nie, maar kom ons kykverder. Dit gaan meer as net oor werk. Jy kanop ’n vreedsame manier jou griewe lug eerderas omdie paaie te verspermet klippe, diewêreldaan die brand te steek en oor te gaan tot geweld.Dit gaan om ’n gebied onregeerbaar te maak,want onrus is besig om oor die land toe te neemmet ’n president wat stilswye handhaaf! Ryn-hardt, Somerset-Wes
) In2Food issue is NOT a labour issue, it isintimidationandforbiddenundertheTerrorismAct. Deon
Welcome back home, Tata MadibaWelcome back home, Tata MadibaIt was half or no Christmas to the world with-out you our legendary wall to lean onA legendary of peace and tranquility, a
world’s greatest icon of unityWe are excited to see you healed the father
of nations of other nationsWithout your presence, Tata Madiba, our
lives are vulnerable and desperateWe fear we will be cast into shambles and
become miserableWewere like a flockof sheepwithout a shep-
herdWhere the vultures are free to attack us as
they so wishYou are our flame of hopeWith your sharp needle of wisdom hooked
to a thread of unityYou set the once shattered nation to a har-
monious pace politicallyWe still believe we need to learn more and
more and emulate your pure suaveFor without you and such wisdom we are
nothing but blustering human beings on a
wrong moveYouareourrolemodelwithrareandunique
admirable characteristicsYour personality is beyond reproach.You are the cornerstone of our country, a
line of success, a trailblazer, a peacemaker.A simple leader, approachable, self-starter,
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reconciliationA gallant fighter of political equality and
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hanging in the balance.JONATHAN GABRIEL MANGWIRO SINYORO, Strand
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Building on another’s plotWith the high cost of purchasing orrenting a house, many people are nowturning to building granny flats or oth-er structures on the properties ofmem-bers of their family. The Legal AidBoard provides some advice on settingup hassle-free agreements.
Arrangements are mostly in place todealwithpayments in respect ofwaterandelectricity charges. These arrangementsusually work well as long as the relation-ship between the parties is amicable.The problems arise when the parties
have arguments orwhen the original own-ers of the property pass away. It is for thisreason that, before building commenceson the property of another, all parties in-volved must be aware of the legal implica-tions of their actions.Erecting a building on the land of anoth-
er, even with the owner’s consent, has theeffect that the building becomes one withthe land. Thus the owner of the land ownsthe building too.Butwhathappens to themoney invested
in erecting the building? The erection ofagrannyflatorotherstructureusuallyhasthe effect of improving the land and in-creasing the value of the property. Thismeans the owner of the land can now sellthe property at a higher price than previ-ously.Generally speaking, the personwho
erected a building on the land of anotherwith such other person’s consent is enti-tled to claim either the actual amountspent on the building or the amount bywhich thevalueof the landowner’sproper-ty has been enhanced.To avoid problems at a later stage, the
landownermay register the right of use ofthe person who erected the dwelling. Thisregistration takes place at the Registrar ofDeeds.Thismeans that theoccupier ispro-tected inhisuseof thebuilding intheeventof the landlord selling the property or inthe event of another person inheriting theproperty. Bear in mind, though, that thisright of use extends only to the occupierduring his or her lifetime. When the occu-pier dies, he may not bequeath this rightto a third party. This is an important con-sideration since it could leavehis childrenand/or spouse without accommodation.It is therefore necessary to seek legal ad-
vice from an attorney when buildings areto be erected on the land of another. Notdoingso, couldhavepotentiallydisastrousresults for both the landlord and the occu-pier of the building.
) Find Legal Aid offices at Office 201,2nd Floor, EikestadMall, Bird Street, Stel-lenbosch (021 882 9221) or Drosdyhof,Ground Floor, Wesfleur Circle, Atlantis(021 572 8522). The Advice Line can bereached by dialling 0800 110 110.
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City of Light vier 1 jaarDieCityofLightProjek, ’nniewinsgewen-degemeenskapsgedreweprojek, het op12Februarie hul eerste verjaarsdag gevier.
Byhierdie geleentheidhet lede vandie pro-jek meer as 500 geskenkpakkies en vrugte-pakkies aan kinders oorhandig in BeverleyHills,DarkCity,ErijavilleenMorkelCottage.Die vieringe het gepaard gegaan met die
projek se Kinders in Plek-programwat streefdaarna om kinders vaardighede te leer omhulself te beskerm, te handhaaf en hul poten-siaal te help ontwikkel.Andrew Arnolds, leier van die projek, sê
kindershetgedansopJesus-liedjies. “Ditwaswonderlik om te sien dat kinders hul genieten dans, huppel en saamsing.“Die verjaardagliedjie is deur kinders van
Morkel Cottage enErijaville gesing, tot grootvermaak van die gemeenskap,” vertel Ar-nolds.
Die geleentheid is ook gebruik om die ge-meenskappe toe te spreek oor probleme watkinders raak. “Daar is grootliks klem gelê opdie beveiliging van ons kinders en die ge-meenskap is bewus gemaak om ’nmeer veili-ge hawe vir ons kinders te skep. Kinders isookaangemoedigomenigevormvanmishan-deling aan te meld,” sê Arnolds.Arnolds het ook ouers gemaan om kinders
nie alleen winkel toe te stuur nie en alleente laat op plekke wat onveilig is nie.“Graag wil die organisasie die gemeen-
skappe en gemeenskapsleiers bedank vir hulondersteuning. Spesiale dank ook aan die do-nateursvirhulmildelikebydraewathulgele-wer het om ’n verskil temaak in ons gemeen-skappe.”Indien die publiek enige verdere inligting
rakendedieprojekverlang, ishulwelkomomdiekantoortebesoekbyGordonsbaaiweg152,Strand, of skakel 021 80 19512/084 689 0820.
Andrew Arnolds (links) en Vida Arnolds vier die City of Light Projek se eerste verjaarsdag. FOTO’S: VERSKAF
Die Projek het 500 geskenkpakkies en vrugtepakkies aan kinders oorhandig.
Straat-tuin bewaarheid droomNICOLE MCCAIN
’n Vrou van Macassar het twee weke gelededie droom wat sy en haar man al jare lankkoester bewaarheid. Maar ongelukkig eersná sy dood.Elizabeth Pieterse het ’n tuin langs haar
huis, en voor die Good Hope-crèche in Kabel-joustraat waar die hele gemeenskap dit kansien, aangeplant.“Onshet lankalgesêonswou’ntuinmaak,”
sê 76-jarige Elizabeth van haar en haar man,Karel Pieterse, se gesamentlike visie vir ietswat hulle met die gemeenskap kon deel.Karel het vir 16 jaar vir die parke-departe-
ment van die Kaapse munisipaliteit gewerken het ’n diepgewortelde liefde vir plante ge-had. “Hy het elke jaar vir my rose op Valen-tynsdag gebring,” sê Elizabeth, wat in 1966met haarman getrouhet. Náhaarman inOk-tober verlede jaar oorlede is, het sy besluitom uiteindelik die daad by die woord te voeg
en die tuin te begin. “Ek het ledige tyd op myhande, en ek wou besig bly. Ek het gedink:‘Hoe kan ek teruggee vir die gemeenskap eniets mooi maak?’”Elizabethhetbesluitomhaargroenvingers
te gebruik en die straat mooi te maak. Sy isop ’n plaas grootgemaak, en is van kleins afgeleer hoe om vir plante te sorg.“Ons is baiewysgemaak van die natuur. Ons is daar gebo-re; in die natuur.”Omdat die grond in Macassar baie suur en
vetterig is, sê Elizabeth, het sy net vetplantegeplant. “Ek kan nie water bekostig nie. Ekvertrou net op die dou en reën.”Elizabeth het al die plante uit haar eie tuin
oorgeskuif na die nuwe tuin toe. Maar sy hethulpnodigomdiekleuterskool seheiningregte maak, want die sonneblomme wat sy nogwil plant het iets nodig om teen te groei.Kontak Elizabeth Peterse by 021 857 4563.
So kan sy dalk iets wat sy en haar man sáámgeplant het, in die nuwe tuin laat voortleef.
Elizabeth in die straat-tuin wat sy twee weke gelede begin het.
Coffee for folks,stories for kidsTummy Time 4D Ultrasound Studioand Baby Shop in Chelsea Village,Somerset West, is planning to hoststorytelling sessions, free of charge,starting from April onwards.Lara Dalling of Tummy Time says
the idea is to let “the kids listen tostories while moms and dads havetime to relax in the coffee shop”.The sessions will take place every
Tuesday at Squares Coffee Shop inChelsea Village, from 09:00 to 10:00.For more information contact
Zandvliet celebrationIt’s time to dust off your running shoes and cele-brate Zandvliet Secondary School’s 25 birthday.As part of the school’s celebrations this year,
they are hosting a fun walk along with their an-nual carnival.Thecarnivalwill takeplaceon Friday1March
and Saturday 2 March on the school’s grounds,with the promise of entertainment galore.On the Saturday, the fun walk will get under
way, and the school is looking for 1 000 entrantsto take part in the 9,3km route, which winds itsway around Macassar.Entry costs R10 for each participant, and all
participants will receive a medal and refresh-ments at the finish line.The fun walk starts at 08:00 and registration
opens at 06:30. For more information, contactTrevor Forbes at Zandvliet Secondary on021 857 1016.
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Kleuters bring Valentynsvreugde na Sencit ResthavenInwoners van die SencitResthaven-tehuis in dieStrand is op Valentyns-dag bederf.Die inwoners is besoek
deur die leerlinge van dieSt John’s-kleuterskool enCinnamonSquareSparsepersoneel, wat seker ge-maak het dit was ’n spesi-ale dag vir almal.Spar het pragtige kol-
wyntjies en oliebolle ge-maak vir die geleentheid,en die Spar se personeelhetookopgetreeenBybel-verse voorgelees.Die St John’s-leerlinge
het met hul oulike sangdie Sencit-inwoners ver-maak.
Leerlinge van die St Johns-kleuterskool sing vir die inwoners van Sencit.FOTO’S: VERSKAF
Cinnamon Square Spar het pragtige kolwyntjies ge-maak.
Inwoners van Sencit Resthaven is op Valentynsdagbesoek deur die leerlinge van die St Johns-kleuter-skool en Cinnamon Square Spar se personeel.
A cup-cake treat for Valentine’s brightened up their dayChildren at Emfundisweni Pre-PrimarySchool in Nomzamo received a special Valen-tine’s Day treat, donated from pupils at Verge-zicht Primary School.The Vergezicht pupils held a competition on
Friday (15 February) to create decorative cup-cakes, but each entrant had to create two – onefor themselves, and one for Heidi Naude ofHalli Trust to deliver to less fortunate childrenat Emfundisweni.
Heidi Naude of Halli Trust (left) and Sannette Gibson,manager of Vergezicht Primary, with some of the cup-cakes. PHOTOS: NICOLE MCCAIN
Macrean Booysen (left) and Simnikiwe Beliwe recieved their cupcakes from Halli Trust’s Heidi Naude.
Sibabalwe Magumela tucks into her Valentine’s Daytreat.
Winners of the Vergezicht cupcake competition in each grade were, from left, (front) Jean-Siri Abegglen,Nicola Steele, André de Wet and Bianca Strydom; (middle) James Jackson, Ruben Alexander and SeanBuckley; (back) Alexander Best and school manager Sannette Gibson.
Help plan SWestSomerset West residentsare invited to participatein the proposed plans fora “revived” SomersetWest Town Centre.Ward 84 councillor,
Stuart Pringle, invitesresidents tocontributetoinforming theTownCen-tre’s vision by attendingpublicexhibitionswheretheycanprovide their in-put.There will be three ex-
hibitions, which mem-bersof thepublicarewel-
come to attend, on:) 25 February to 1
March at the LibraryHall;
) 4 to 8 March at theSomerset West TownHall;
) 11 to 15 March atShoprite in theVineyardCentre.The material will also
be available online from21February2013athttp://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Planningportal/Pag-es/Projects.aspx.
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CAPE GETAWAY SHOW AT LOURENSFORD: The CapeGetaway Show is coming to Lourensford Wine Estatein Somerset West from 15 to 17 March, and five luckyreaders can stand a chance to win double tickets.With the focus on a fun-day out for the whole family,kids’ activities include a climbing wall, quattro bungyand bubble ball, while loads of visitors will walk awaywith weekend breakaways, gear and other amazingprizes in the spin-and-win competition. Gates will beopen as follows: Friday 15 March: 10:00–18:00; Sat-urday: 16March: 09:00–19:00andSunday17March:09:00–17:00. Entrance is R60 for adults and R30for children and pensioners, and tickets are availableat the gates or online at www.getawayshow.co.za. Fullshow details can be found at www.getawayshow.co.za.) To enter the Gazette’s lucky draw for tickets, SMSyour answer to the following question to 36480. EachSMS costs R1,50, and should reach us by 12:00 on1March 2013. The question to answer is the following:At which wine estate will the Cape Getaway Showtake place?
Three ways to letyour school shineAre you a pupil whowants their schoolto shine? You have several options:
) Entries are open for the globalWorld Education Games taking placefrom 5 to 7 March. Individual pupils orclasseswillbeable to test their spelling,maths and science skills and competein live challenges in real time againstpupils fromaround theworld using theonline World Education Games web-sites.Sydney will host the competition
again, which involved over 5 millionstudents from over 200 countries andterritories last year.Entries close on the 5 March.Registeredpupils (4 to 18yearsof age)
already have the opportunity to startpractising and to seehow theymeasureup against the best.”WorldLiteracyDaywill takeplaceon
5March,WorldMaths Day on 6March,and World Science Day on 7 March.These three combine to form theWorldEducation Games.Entry is free. Entrants will compete
on different levels depending on theirvarying ability levels – 4 to 7 years,8 to 10 years, 11 to 13 years, and 14 to18 years.Pupils and teachers can go to
www.worldeducationgames.com toregister and take part.
) Pick n Pay’s popular Spell Checkchallenge is set to see 450 schools com-peting to see who the best speller in thecountry is.Since its inception, the competition,
which is designed along the lines of thetraditional American Spelling Bee, hasbeenaresoundingsuccesswithbothed-ucators and pupils.The competition, run in English, is
open to grade 5 and 6 pupils in all nineprovinces. Schools selected to partici-pate will each run their own internalschool competition to determine threespellers who will represent their insti-tution at the regional event. The top-three placed spellers from each regionwill compete against each other at agrand final event held in Johannes-burg.The winner will receive R5 000 in
Pick n Pay vouchers, the second placewinner R2 500 and the third place win-ner R1 000.Schools should complete the “expres-
sion of interest form” before 1 March,available fromwww.picknpay.co.za, or011 234 7860.
) PEP is once again asking childrenall over South Africa to nominate theirfavourite teacher for the 2013 AmazingTeacher of the Year award – an initia-tive in which not only the winningteacher but also the nominator and theschool all win prizes.The competition is open to grade 4 to
7pupils,whoareinvitedtowriteashortletter explaining why they think theirteacher is amazing.The first prize is a PEP Academy at
the school, which gives grade 4 pupilsextra tuition in numeracy and literacy,R15 000 cash for the teacher and R5 000inPEPvouchers for thenominatingpu-pil, as well as a PEP Academy “libraryin a box”, which contains 50 books.More prizes are to be won.Entry forms are available at all PEP
stores nationwide or on the PEP web-site (www.pepstores.com).Entries for the competition close on
31 May 2013.
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) Fry theonionsovermediumheatin a splash of oil. Once softened, addthe spices and green chilli. Continue
to cook until the on-ions are goldenbrown.
) Allow the sweetpotatoes to coolslightly beforemashing them. Addsalt and pepper.
) Stir in the on-ions, yogurt and alemon juice. Mixwell then crumble inthe feta.
) Form the mix-ture into patties,then dip these firstin flour, then beatenegg, and finally thebread crumbs.
) Heat about 3 cm oil and fry thepatties until golden on each side. Thisshould take around 2 minutes.Place the cooked patties on kitchen
paper to get rid of excess oil. Servewith lemon wedges or on a green sal-ad.– Source: homeorganics.word-
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These sweet potato cakes are a quick and healthy treat forthe whole family. PHOTO: HOMEORGANICS.WORDPRESS.COM
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Tips for teens on how to staysafe . . . wherever they areSouthAfrican teenagers are not un-like theirpeersanywhereelse intheworld – their lives revolve aroundtheir family, school and social life.
Streetwise teens know that they donot have to leave home for their safetyto be at risk. Even the relative comfortof their social circle can bring themface to facewith situationswhere theirjudgement can be severely tested.“Many of these tips come from teen-
agers who know that staying safe canbe easy andwill empower them to takecontrol of situations that could be chal-lenging,” says Rob Dale, managing di-rector of ADT Security Western Cape.Social media and the Internet can
be deceivingOnline interaction has made com-
munication fast, fun and easy but it al-so provides cover for predatory indi-viduals on the look-out for naïve teen-agers.
) Never include personal informa-tion in social media forums, blogs orwebsites.
) Online friends are better kept on-line. Never agree to meet online con-tacts in person and do not hesitate toblock a contact thatmakes youuneasy.
) Think twice before posting infor-mation online. Do not post commentsthat could embarrass you or hurt andoffend others.
) Check with your parents beforedownloading content or purchasingitems online. Many items are undercopyright; andcredit carddetails couldbeat riskwhenpurchasing fromanun-secure site.
Socialise safely whenyou’re out on the townIt is easy to lose track
of time when socialisingwith friends, but the fol-lowing common sensetips will ensure you havea good time and get homesafely.
)Goout in a groupandstay inyourgroup.Donotgo elsewhere with stran-gers you meet.
) Tell your parentswhere you will be andkeep to an agreed curfewfor coming home.
) Don’t accept drinksfrom strangers and staysober.
) Make sure that youhave a safe ride homewith a designated driverat the end of the evening.
) Keep your cellphoneon at all times and callhome if you find yourselfin an uncomfortable situ-ation.Staying safe while
home alone) Knowhowyour home’s alarm sys-
tem works and memorise passcodes.) If your parents are away over-
night, have the number of a neighbouror relative on hand in case of an emer-gency.
) Never leave younger siblingshome alone, even for a short time.
)Always remember to set the alarmif you are the last one to leave home.
) If you are home alone and thealarm is disarmed, make sure that se-curity gates and outside doors arelocked.“Most of these tips only require a bit
of common sense and won’t curb yoursense of freedom or personal style,”says Vian de Bod, a 15-year-old fromCape Town.These tipshavebeencompiledbyADT
Security Western Cape.
Heroes honouredOver 20 organisations and in-dividuals were acknowledgedby the City of Cape Town fortheir contribution to the com-munity on Thursday (21 Feb-ruary) with Civic Awards.Subcouncil 08 chairman,
Stuart Pringle, said, “Todaywe honour men, women, andorganisations who representtheveryfinestof thecommuni-ty. People who voluntarilygive of themselves to serve thepeople. These are the real he-roes in our community. Werecognise them today and wehonour them with the award-ing of Civic Award certifi-cates.”Civic Honours have been
awarded annually for over 50
years and are conferred to ac-knowledge individuals, organ-isations and military unitsthat have distinguished them-selves through extraordinaryacts of service or outstandingcontributions to their commu-nity and the city.Awards were given to The
Nomzamo Community Trust,theRedCrossLadies, the Som-erset West Community Polic-ing Forum, Helderberg CrimeWatch, The University of theThird Age, Helderberg Hos-pice,Friendsof theHelderbergNature Reserve and the SouthAfricanNational Civic Organ-isation (Sanco).Various individualswereal-
so honoured.
LundiMamaaccepts his award from subcouncil chairperson Stuart Pringle.
Heather Mecuur was also hounoured during the proceedings, with anaward handed over by Stuart Pringle.
Nkosinathi Ralarala accepts the award on behalf of Sanco from StuartPringle. Mama, Mecuur and Ralarala are all from the Helderberg.
Over 20 Civic Honours awards were handed out.
Helderberg
Year 17 • Dinsdag 26 Februarie 2013 | Tel. 021 853 0211
Hocker fun at RusthofNICOLE MCCAIN
Very fewpeoplemayhaveheard of a sportcalled hocker, not to be confused withhockey, but at the Rusthof school for pu-pils with special educational needs, thesport is a popular way to help childrenwith physical disabilities hone their mo-tor skills.
The game is played primarily by childrenwith cerebral palsy, says occupational thera-pist at the school, Elmarie Smythe.The court is arranged with 16 circles and
twogoals.Eight players fromeach teamstandin each of the circles and a goalkeeper guardsthe goal. The aim is, without leaving the cir-cle, to pass the ball to the shooter who willattempt to score. The ball is passed usingsticksresemblingcroquetclubs,andnohandsfeet or legs are allowed to touch the ball, ex-plains coach Lorraine Adolph.“The game is very popular at schools for
children with special needs,” says Smythe.“The schools compete against each other dur-ing the winter season, playingmatches everyweek.”The sport is a great way for children with
physicaldisabilities todevelop.“Itgives themexercise and many of the children don’t getachancetoparticipate inothersports.Hockerteaches them competitiveness and allowsthem to socialise with their team mates and
other teams. Itbuildsself esteemanddevelopsbalance, coordination and muscle strength.”The Rusthof school doesn’t have enough
children with cerebral palsy to make up ateam, but Smythe says the school encourageschildren with other disabilities, such asDown’s syndrome, to make up the nine-mem-ber team. Although the school has been offer-ing hocker as a sport for almost a decade,Smythe says it is still developing as a regionaland national sport.
Children at Rusthof LSEN school play hocker on the marked out court at the school.
The aim of Hocker is to pass the ball, without leaving the circle, to the shooter, who will attempt to score.
