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THURSDAY 23 January 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobiTELLING IT AS IT IS
Claims of a new housing development beingbuilt on “unsuitable” land is at the heart ofa storm brewing in Manenberg.Furious residents living near the con-
struction site say they havemade objectionsabout the state of the land, but their com-plaints have fallen on deaf ears.The root of the objections being made by
locals include the land having a high watertable as well as the roads and pavements be-ing damaged due to construction.Others are livid about potential health is-
sues as a result of dust and sand blowingaround.Community worker Lorna Dodgen feels
the erven – situated betweenZwartskop, ZakandWabashroads – areunsuitable forbuild-ing, but the City of Cape Town counters thatthere is nothing wrong with the state of thesite.“Objections were submitted but the City
still approved the plans,” Dodgen says.“When you dig a hole about a metre deep,
murky water can be seen, whichmost likelycontains a high level of salinity. They justcame into the community and started con-struction without notification.”DaphneyBloemhasbeen living in thearea
for over 40 years and is equally distressedby the development.“I live opposite the construction site and
with the wind constantly blowing there issand everywhere. We don’t have roads andour children can’t even play in the park any-more because they tore it all down,” she la-ments.“They also came and uprooted the trees…
Those trees were over 46 years old and pro-
vided us with lovely scenery. Now it’s allgone.”Despite the stir the housing development
under construction is causing, MayoralCommittee member for Human SettlementsTandeka Gqada says council has made surethat everything is legitimate.“The City called a public meeting on 16
April last year to update the community onthe start of the civil works and the meetingwas well attended by the Manenberg com-munity,” she says.All the requirements for the land to be ap-
proved for development were met, Gqadacounters.“Comprehensive public participation
processes take place as part of the environ-mental authorisation and town planningprocesses, through the project steering com-mittee and through public meetings,” shesays.“All the relevant authorities have consid-
ered all objections received in issuing envi-
ronmental and town planning approval. Theconstruction phase of the development hascommenced on the basis of these approvals.”When asked about the high levels of water
underground, Gqada explained that the erfis classified in accordancewith theNationalHome Builders Regulatory Council (NH-BRC) as Class C.“In general, the foundation conditions on
erf 104701 are favourable for residential de-velopment,” she says.NHBRC regional quality assessorMichael
Vaughn explains that there are no set con-struction requirements for land with a highwater content.“Each case is viewed separately, but the
onus is on the engineers, designers and ar-chitects to ensure the soil is suitable. A geo-technical engineer will then provide theproper foundation solutions for that specificland,” he says.Dodgen says the community will be meet-
ing soon to discuss the best way forward.
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A Manenberg “good samaritan” is ready tosue a security company after allegedly beingassaulted by a guard at Nyanga Junction.African Security Solution Management
(ASSM) could soon be in hot water after oneof their security guards “attacked” Ray-mond Jacobs (47) on 3 January.The Inga Court resident, who ended up
with a badly bruised face and ribs, says hegot beaten up for trying to do a good deed.The security guard has since been arrest-
ed and charged with assault with intent todo grievous bodily harm.However, Jacobs says this is not enough
and intends to sue the security company theaccused works for as well.Jacobs told People’s Post the incident hap-
pened inside the shopping hub at around17:50 after the security guard apparentlyclosed the gate of a Standard Bank ATMwhile an elderly woman and a child werestill busy at the machine.“The child managed to get out before the
gate closed, but the frantic woman got stuckinside and was struggling to get out beforethe security guard eventually opened thegate,” Jacobs says.“He was laughing and when the woman
got out, she asked him if he was an idiot. Hestarted swearing at her and in a very rudemanner told her to leave the mall. I then ap-proached himand told him that he shouldn’tbe so rude and that he could have hurt thechild by being so negligent to close the gatelike that.”A police report on the incident says the se-
curity guard then attacked Jacobs in fullview of the public, choking and swearing athim while threatening to beat him up.The statement continues that when
Jacobs tried to report the incident to mallmanagement, the security guard attackedhim and punched him in the face before tell-ing him to leave.“I feel violated and humiliated! I gave him
no reason to attack me… I am in the processof taking legal action against the securityguard and company,” Jacobs says.“Irrespective of what kind of criminal you
are, not even the police can assault you. Sowhat gives him the right?”He believes he has a strong case against
the security guard and ASSM, but the com-pany believes otherwise.
ASSMmanager Abdul Abrahams says thesecurity guard has denied assaulting Jacobsand the company is backing their employeein the case.“We don’t want to be drawn into this thing
until the court case is over. Right now wecannot confirm or deny that the incidenttook place,” he says.“He (Jacobs) is a drunkard and a liar. He
faked his medical report and even asked thecompany to pay him R2 000 for the traumaand to keep quiet. My guy says he didn’t doanything wrong and I believe him.”Abrahams says the accusedhas since been
moved to work at another location after be-ing promoted to a senior site manager.Jacobs admits to being a social drinker,
but denies asking for money or using a fakemedical report.The court case resumesonTuesday18Feb-
ruary.
NYANGA JUNCTION: ‘GOOD SAMARITAN’ TO SUE SECURITY COMPANY
Mall ‘brawl’ turns nasty
ON GUARD: Raymond Jacobs from Manenberg haslaid charges against the security company whichpatrols Nyanga Junction after allegedly being as-saulted by a guard. PHOTO: CARLO PETERSEN
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Intruders took his cellphone from his bed-side table while he was asleep and he didn’thear a sound.According to police, the Samuels family
was asleep owing to dust inhaled from aburned CD.Authorities are now urging residents to
ensure their windows and doors are closedbefore turning in for the night as thieves areagain using this method after the modus op-erandi seemingly died down.
Around 04:15 last Thursday, Rylands resi-dent Sammy Samuels and his family wereasleep while their house was burgled.It is suspected that at least four men were
inside the Samuels family home in GamsaClose after they gained entry through thesliding door on their balcony.The family first discovered their house
had been broken into after a screechingnoise woke Samuels.“I heard a sound and reached for my cell-
phone, which I had placed on the bedside ta-ble and saw it wasn’t there. I decided to getup to see what the sound was and if my wifehad taken my cellphone,” Samuels says.When he entered the lounge, the father of
one says he found ash and burned paper onthe couch at the bottom of the staircase.“My wife hadn’t seen my cellphone and
when I went upstairs the blinds blowingagainst the window told me the door wasopen,” he says.
After noticing various other items miss-ing, the family notified the police.“They arrived within 15 minutes and ex-
plained that they suspected we were put tosleep by the thieves who must have blownthe dust into the house,” he says.“The scariest part is that they walked
right past me and I didn’t even wake up. Mytwo grandchildren also live here. What ifthey stole one of them and I didn’t evenknow?”The thievesmade awaywith a laptop, cell-
phone, PlayStation, games and other smallitems.Lansdowne police spokesperson Consta-
ble Nkululeko Mnyaka confirms the inci-dent, saying this is not the first time theyhave experienced this method being used.He says it is difficult to determinewhat ex-
actly in the disc puts residents to sleep.“Once the CD is burned there is no evi-
dence toprove itwas, in fact, aCD. If a victimfinds a CD that has not been completelyburned, we can bring it in for lab testing,”he says.
In the interim, police are urging residentsto secure the outside of their properties andto ensure that their doors are locked andalarms set at night.Thornhill Residents Association chair-
person Latifa Omar says the method wasonce used regularly during burglaries, butit has been quite a while since such an inci-dent was reported. “I’m not aware of manyburglaries in that area so it could be thatcrime is on the increase again,” she says.
RYLANDS: CD BURNING METHOD MAKES A COMEBACK
Silent robbersprey on family
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Grandparents put you on their lap and tellyou stories. Some fix you a sandwich whenyou return from school, others give hugs oradvice on life-altering decisions.But for some elderly, the only stories they
have to share are having their telephonelines cut, being given only a slice of breadand a cup of black coffee for the day and notseeing a single cent of their pension.This is the reality for many seniors living
across Cape Town.Noreen (70) says she never thought she’d
have to suffer the way she does at her age.She shares her two-bedroom home with
two of her three sons. Her second eldest wasfatally shot years ago.Every month, as soon as she receives her
pension, she is forced to hand it over to herdrug addicted son and trusts he will notwaste it to support his habit.She is in a difficult position as her restrict-
ed mobility means she is dependant uponher children for their help.Thoughts of getting an interdict against
her sons are put paid as she would need tofind alternative accommodation or someoneelse who could stay with her.She initially made the arrangement to
give her pension to her offspring for themto pay accounts and do the shopping as shestruggles to walk far distances.“I depend on their help and that makes it
difficult to not give them the money. Theyhave promised many times to get help, butit never lasts long,” she says.She often finds herself having to sit in the
dark with no electricity and survives onwhatever her sons leave for her to eat.“Life wasn’t always this way. After my
husband died my sons got involved with thewrong crowd. I was never able to get themback on the right path,” she says.What started as just borrowing somemon-
ey soon became a regular habit and whenshe refused to hand over cash, items woulddisappear from the house.“First the kettlewent, then the toaster, the
telephone and so it continued. Every time itwould be something bigger until I had hadenough and told them to get out,” she says.Her children promised to kick the habit and
find help, which nudged her to give them asecond chance.“I can’tmove awaybecause I havenowhere
else to go. You give your children everythingyou can, but you never expect to receive thisin return,” she says.Western Cape Older Persons Forum repre-
sentative Mary Turok says many seniors arevulnerable because they are livingwith fami-ly. “They don’t report abuse or exploitationbecause they are scared of being put out onthe street,” she says.In such cases the elderly person is urged
to tell someone outside of the family who canthen report the matter to the authorities. “Ifthey don’t feel comfortable going to the policeor a family member, they can contact ActiononElderAbuse or go to their local social serv-ices office,” Turok adds.Pensioner James (66) says he and his wife
have had to resort to hiding food in their bed-room cupboard to ensure they have enoughto eat. Their son has been addicted to drugsfor years and uses their last penny to sustainhis habit. “We mostly make sure there isbread and tinned food to eat becauseweneverknow when there will be electricity to cook
a meal. One moment there will be enoughelectricity; the next month we are in thedark,” he says.“Mywife used to talk to her family on the
phone, but nowwe don’t even have a phoneanymore. My wife is an excellent cook, butdo you think there are any pots left to cookin or plates to eat out of?” he fumes.James says he hates to think about the
day hewill no longer be around to take careof his wife. “I can’t imagine leaving her tofight on her own. It is sad when you knowyou have a good child and that’s why westick around. You keep thinking maybeyourmessagewill go through to him tomor-row, but tomorrow never comes,” he says.There are many old people suffering un-
der children addicted to drugs and alcohol.Mayoral Committee member for Social
Development Suzette Little says elderlypeople suffering due to drug or alcohol ad-dicted children is a common problemacross the metro.“This problem is not linked to a specific
area but it is more common in your poorerareas, where there is a high level of sub-stance abuse,” she says.Gathering statistics to evaluate the scope
of the problem is difficult, says Little, asseniors are reluctant to report any abuseagainst them.“Elderly people are very proud so usually
it is a family member or a friend informingus. We find that wellness drives is one ofthe few (avenues) we (have where) the eld-erly openup tous. This iswhy it is so impor-tant to have such events,” Little explains.“Wellness drives don’t only create the op-
portunity for us to inform the seniors aboutthe importance of healthy living, but cre-ates the platform for us to inform themabout their rights and options.”The safest way to prevent seniors having
to give off their pension is to load their pen-sion onto a card, which they can swipewhen purchasing goods.This, however, is not the preferred
choice, saysLittle. “Notmany seniorswantto work with a card. They prefer to havecash because they don’t always understandhow to use the card,” she adds.Family and friends are being urged to
look after their parents, grandparents andelderly neighbours. “We need to value theseniors in our communities and treat themwith love and respect. If anyone knows ofany old person being neglected they areurged to contact the City’s call centre sothat a social worker can be sent to thehouse.”Police spokesperson Constable Zita Nor-
mansays theyhave receivedmanyrequestsfromelderly people seeking assistancewiththeir children or grandchildren.Seniors always try to find help for the
children at a rehabilitation centre insteadof asking for an interdict, she says.“We assist many seniors asking for help
for their adult children, which is sad. Wehelp them find placement for the addictedperson at a rehabilitation centre and advisethem about exploitation and domesticabuse,” she says.Pensioners seeking police assistance
with interdicts are advised to go to the thirdfloor at Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.“Interdicts are free,” Norman says.
“Once they have completed the necessarydocuments the interdict will be brought totheir local police station, where the rele-vant officers will then serve the person thepapers.”V Contact Action on Elder Abuse on (021) 424 0574or 080 000 3081.
ELDER ABUSE: SUFFERING AT THE HANDS OF THEIR CHILDREN
Twilight years in tears
HOPELESS: Many pensioners living across CapeTown are bullied out of their pension by drug ad-dicted children who use every cent to feed theirhabit. PHOTO: TARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
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Poor subject choices in Grade 9 is the reasongiven for more than half of two Grade 10classes repeating the year at HeideveldHigh.
Parents are outraged and allege no earlyintervention was made by the school, butthe principal counters that a culture of dis-interest by parents is the root of the issue.
A mother, who spoke to People’s Post oncondition of anonymity, says she fails tograsp how this high failure rate was not pre-vented.
“If so many children were struggling andgetting bad results, the teachers shouldhave done something,” she fumes.
“This is unacceptable. If it was one or twochildren, I would understand. But an entireclass?”
Parent Roland van der Merwe says whenpupils fail it doesn’t only put strain on thepupil but on the family too.
“It is expensive to give your child an edu-cation and when he needs to repeat the year,that is an extra year’s school fees. Many ofus can’t afford to pay for an extra year,” heargues.
Principal William Meck says absentee-ism, the right subject choices as well as ade-quate parent involvement play a crucialrole in ensuring that pupils are successful.
“There are many intervention meetingsheld at school but very few parents attend.We need parents to get more involved andinteract with teachers,” he says.
“We also find that many parents forcechildren to do subjects such as maths andphysics but then the child can’t master it.Parents need to guide pupils according totheir capabilities.”
Last year, Heideveld High had 278 Grade10 pupils – 115 failed.
Provincial education department spokes-person Bronagh Casey says the reason so
many pupils fail in one grade is due to themproceeding to Grade 10 without masteringthe previous year’s content.
She says choosing to continue with sub-jects that the pupil excels in is key.
“The department is concerned that learn-ers are not making the correct subject choic-es. We will liaise with the school to deter-mine where there are weaknesses and planintervention programmes for Grades 8, 9and 10,” she says.
Parent Norma Alberts feels the problemlies with more than just bad subject choices.“Not all the children in one class have theexact subjects so how can that be the prob-lem?”
Governing body chairperson MargaretEberdach agrees that many parents forcetheir children to take subjects they aren’table to cope with.
“In the beginning of the year teachers willdo assessments to evaluate the children’sprogress, but most of the children don’tchange subjects even if they are struggling,”she says. “Parents often force pupils to takesubjects that lead to careers in the medicalor accounting field but that isn’t always thebest choice for the child. Another big prob-lem that needs to be addressed is childrenbunking, while their parents think they areat school.” Despite the concerns surround-ing the Grade 10 classes, the departmentsays they are happy with the school’s over-all performance despite a 2.5% decrease inthe National Senior Certificate exam resultsfor the school last year.
“While they decreased their pass ratefrom 83.5%, they improved their numberspassing from 96 to 124 and their Bachelor de-gree passes from 13.9% to 18.3%,” Caseysays.
She adds that the department will be in-vesting in subject and content-specific in-terventions with curriculum planners forthe district to improve the grade’s academicperformance this year.
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BylawBylaw isisuncuncorkorkededLiquor traders may now submit their appli-cations for extended trading hours.
The City of Cape Town has approved thebylaw extending operating hours to 20:00 aswell as allowing trade on Sundays.
The new bylaw will be implemented as ofSaturday 1 February.People’s Post readers share their views.
ELENORELENOR RICHARDSRICHARDS says the new bylaw spells dis-aster. “We have so many problems (fuelled by liq-uor) in this country already. Selling alcohol for ex-tended hours will only increase crime and we cando without that.”
KKAASHIEFASHIEFA WILLIAMSWILLIAMS is concerned about roadsafety. “Some people have a couple of drinks afterwork and get behind a steering wheel drunk. Thisis how deaths on the roads are caused and thelonger trading hours will only bring more of that,”she insists.
BUYISWABUYISWA BLBLOMOM is against the new bylaw. “Peo-ple do horrible things when they are drunk. In myarea someone gets raped or killed every weekendwhile under the influence. Having access to liquorfor extended times will just increase thesecrimes,” she says.
TUSOTUSO MAKETAMAKETA fears later trading hours for liquoroutlets will result in an increase in bar brawls.“This is a bad idea. There are already too manyfights taking place at shebeens. Later tradinghours mean more drunk people and more fights.”
YYOLANDI VOLANDI VANAN DERDER WESWESTHUIZENTHUIZEN says extendingtrading hours will be convenient for customers.“Many people aren’t able to make it in time toget the store open. It will also be convenient tobe able to purchase a bottle of wine on a Sunday.”
IIVVANAN ALBERALBERTYNTYN is against the idea of liquor beingsold on a holy day. Drinkers have six other daysto indulge, he argues. “People drink enough ona Saturday and shouldn’t drink on a Sunday. Ifthe liquor stores are open people will buy evenif they don’t need to drink.”
GGUYUY CRCRONJEONJE says people who want alcohol willfind a way to get it. “If liquor stores operate laterit will have a positive impact on the economy. Thechoice to drink responsibly is a choice the personmakes. There will always be a bar or restaurantserving alcohol even if liquor stores are closed.”
PEOPLE'S POST | ATHLONEThursday, 23 January 2014 NEWS 7
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The Animal Rescue Organisation is losingout on hundreds of rands in donations dueto collection tins being stolen from shopcounters or individuals posing as staffmem-bers and removing the tins.A snapshot of a suspected thief, who has
been seen in the Helderberg area, is on fileand has been given to all shop managers inthe vicinity.The Animal Rescue Organisation has
over a thousand tins situated on shopcounters in and around the CapeMetropole,and they bring in over R12 000 per month.This is a significant amount and one
which assists ARO greatly.Despite the recent thefts, members of the
public wanting to donate or place money inthe tins should not hesitate; the organisa-
tion is keeping a close eye on all tins andit is nowcompulsory that each tin is securedto the shop counter by chain.Only persons with an ID card may collect
a tin.This information is not intended to put
the public off of donating via collection tins,as it is a vital part ofARO’smonthly income.However, they are appealing to all shopowners and employees to be more vigilant.Shop owners and employees are to re-
quest identification from the person remov-ing a tin, especially if they do not providea replacement tin.ARO would like to thank all the outlets
that allow them to place their collection tinson their counters as all the small change ismaking a big difference.Contact the Animal Rescue Organisation
on 021 396 5511.
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HAVE YOUR SAYWestern Cape Independent Health
Complaints Bill [B9-2013]Submissions and Public Hearings
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Development willconsider the Western Cape Independent Health Complaints Bill [B9-2013].The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the establishment of the Independent Health ComplaintsCommittee, to make provision for a system for the referral of complaints to the Committee forconsideration and to provide for matters incidental thereto.The public hearings will be conducted as follows:11 February 2014 at 09:00, Vredendal Sports Hall, Dam Street, Vredendal12 February 2014 at 10:00, Bartolomeu Dias Museum, 1 Market Street, Mossel Bay14 February 2014 at 09:00, Provincial Parliament Chamber, Legislature Building, 6th Floor, 7 WaleStreet, Cape Town
Judicial Matters Third Amendment Bill [B53-2013] (NCOP)Submissions and Public Hearings
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Development willconsider the Judicial Matters Third Amendment Bill [B53-2013] (NCOP).The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Attorneys Act, 1979, so as to further regulate the powers ofthe board of control of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund; the Child Justice Act, 2008, so as to furtherregulate the evaluation of the criminal capacity of a child; to provide for the delegation of certainpowers and assignment of certain duties by the Cabinet member responsible for social developmentin respect of the accreditation of diversion programmes and diversion service providers; to repealprovisions that make the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997, applicable to persons under the ageof 18 years and to provide for matters connected therewith.The public hearings will be conducted as follows:11 February 2014 at 14:00, Vredendal Sports Hall, Dam Street, Vredendal12 February 2014 at 14:00, Bartolomeu Dias Museum, 1 Market Street, Mossel Bay14 February 2014 at 14:00, Provincial Parliament Chamber, Legislature Building, 6th Floor, 7 WaleStreet, Cape Town.
Interested persons and organisations are encouraged to attend and participate in the public hearingsand to submit any written inputs on the Bills to the Standing Committee for consideration. Pleaseindicate whether you would like to make a verbal presentation on your submission.Written submissions must reach the Acting Committee Coordinator, MsWasiema Hassen-Moosa, onthe 4th Floor, 7 Wale Street, Cape Town 8000, by no later than 12:00 on Wednesday, 5 February2014.All interested persons who wish to attend the public hearings must bring along their IdentityDocument, passport or driver’s licence for the public hearing in Cape Town.For enquiries/a copy of the Bill, please contact MsWasiema Hassen-Moosa on tel: (021) 487-1630,fax: (021) 487-1685 or e-mail: [email protected] by: Ms A.J.D Marais, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Community Development.
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NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday29 January 2014 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre,12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town.
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Less than 1% of skilled blind people are em-ployed.
This shocking statistic was recently re-leased by the Cape Town Society for theBlind.
Andmore than 99%of the disabled popula-tion are jobless due to widespread discrimi-nation and ignorance in the workplace de-spite having the skills to be employed, saysCEO Lizelle van Wyk.
Moreover, the majority of visually im-paired people in South Africa are unem-ployed, she continues, estimating thisnumber to be as high as 90%.
While the benefits of employing competentvisually impaired employees are countless,most businesses continue to close the door inapplicants’ faces.
Application declinedMziyandaMpiyane (44) previously held top
positions as chief executive officer and man-agingdirectorbeforebeingdeclaredpartiallyblind. He resigned three years ago after find-ing it virtually impossible to keep upwith hisfully sighted colleagues. Mpiyane was unem-ployed for almost a year as he battled to finda companywilling to recruit a disabledwork-er. Despite being a BCom graduate andachieving his degree in education, business-es declined the opportunity to work with
him. “I don’t think theworkplace is ready for peo-ple with disabilities. Manycompanies say they arelooking for people like us,but it is still a battle to findwork,” he says.
With four children tosupport, Mpiyane’s wifewas forced to go job hunt-ing after being a stay-at-home mother for sevenyears.
A year after entering theunemployment ranks, hewas eventually employed at a media com-pany as a contract administrator.
He works on a computer installed withsoftware to make working online easier.
And while his new position is not wherehe would have seen himself 10 years ago,he is happy to finally be employed.
Business senseMichael Bagraim of the Cape Chamber of
Commerce says employing disabled work-ers boosts the BEE ratings of a company.This could then lead to interest from busi-nesses wishing to work with establish-ments boasting a high employment equitypercentage. “Employing a disabled personhas many benefits. We have found that dis-abled people are more loyal to a companyand their level of productivity is better be-cause they realise that their employer hasdone their utmost to create employment forthem,” he says.
Blinded by ignoranceSociety’s understanding of the challeng-
es facing the blind is very limited, says Ar-mandBam, CEOof League of Friends of theBlind. The only shortcoming of employinga blind or visually impaired person is thestigma attached and the psycho-social as-pect of people’s ignorance. “The advantag-es, however, are endless. People are tooquick to point out or seek the limitations
in a blind, visually impaired or otherwisedisabled person.”
The organisation has an independent de-velopment programme for adults and aimsto equip them with skills so they may gainindependence. Participants are taught howto adjust to blindness and from there theyare reintegrated into the working sector.
The NGO also assists people who mighthave gone blindwhileworking at a companyand intervenes in the best way possible toassure that the individual retains his or herjob by following the correct procedures.
Fit for the jobIn a chirpy yet professional voice, Eliza-
beth Maphike (43) answers the phone aftera few rings. She is blind, but has been volun-teering at the Cape Town Society for theBlind for just over three years. She lost hersight 12 years ago due to hypertension.
Her duties include administration and re-ception, which she handles with ease.
Maphike is currently completing her finalyear in Public Relations and has completedcourses tobetterher chancesof findinga job.
“Companies rather tell youwhat you can’tdo instead of giving you a chance at showingthem what your abilities are,” she says.
Maphike is also the secretary of South Af-rican Blind Women in Action and compilesnewsletters for other organisations and fa-cilities for the blind.
CONNECTING THE DOTS: Jennifer Fleischmann, who has been blind-ed by glaucoma, relies solely on braille to complete many of herdaily duties as a receptionist at the League of the Friends of theBlind. PHOTO: TAURIQ HASSEN
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A probe was recently launched into smallbut irregular deductions made from pen-sioners who drew their old age grants atPick n Pay paypoints in December.This paypoint servicewasmade available
to all social grant beneficiaries in April lastyear, by means of their Sassa cards, whichhelps avoid standing in long queues forhours at Sassa paypoints each month.During December several pensioners
were charged additional fees ranging be-tween R2 and R10 when withdrawing theirpensions at Pick n Pay.According to statistical reports for 2013,
2.8 million people receive social grants inthe Western Cape alone.Of this, 258 759 are old age grants.
InvestigationOne pensioner laments: “This is the first
time a fee was charged. And why was thefee not the same across the board? Pick nPay had a notice up that all Sassa transac-tions were free and now they are charging!”When this particular pensioner contacted
the Sassa call centre, she was advised by aconsultant that thematter was under inves-tigation.On enquiry, Pick n Pay customer service
director Jonathan Ackerman confirmedthat the store does not charge any fee for thewithdrawal of Sassa grant payments.“We have consulted with Sassa and it ap-
pears that some Sassa transactions mayhave incurred transaction fees. Pick n Payconsiders the payment of social grants as aservice to our communities and does notprofit from it at all,” he says.
He referred customers who found theyhave been charged a transaction fee to theSassa call centre.Sassa spokesperson Shivani Wahab also
confirmed that there should be no transac-tion fees charged when beneficiaries accesstheir social grants via approved merchantssuch as Pick n Pay.“Transaction fees apply only in the case
of ATM withdrawals, where standard ATMrates apply,” she says.“We will have to take the matter up with
Cash Paymaster Services (CPS), who is con-tracted to Sassa for the payment of socialgrants, for further investigation.”
RefundsIt is not certain yet what the outcome of
this investigation is, but this reporter couldestablish that no additional deductionswere made from the pensioners in questionduring January.The deductions made in December, how-
ever, were not refunded, according to one ofthe pensioners.“According to aSassa consultant themon-
ey is still on my account but the Pick n Paysystem shows nothing,” she complained onMonday.CPS is a business unit of global company
NET1, which provides payment solutionsand transaction processing services acrossseveral industries.It is further stated that the company de-
rives up to 66 %of its revenue from its socialwelfare grant distribution business.At the time of going to print, this reporter
had not received any updates on theprogress or outcome of the investigation.
V Phone the Sassa toll-free call centre on0800 60 01 60.
Number of drivers droppingDriving appears to have levelled and
even started falling in many of theworld’s advanced economies long be-
fore the global downturn in 2008, accordingto the International Transport Forum.
The Organisation for Economic Coopera-tion reports that the slowdown shows an endto several decades in which car use grewtwice as fast as gross domestic products andincome and is consistent across the USA,Britain, France, Japan, Italy, Belgium, Ger-many, Sweden, the Netherlands and evenAustralia.
Waning car use in the USA, Europe andAsia leaves the future of oil demand depend-ent on drivers in emerging markets.
According to Long Run Trends in Car Use,a report by the ITF, “the economic recessionand relatively high fuel prices explain partof the decline in the growth of travel – butnot all of it. The reasons are complex andmay vary from country to country.
“There is still considerable uncertaintyabout why car use among young adults isfalling so rapidly and whether it representsa voluntary change in lifestyle, a responseto tough economic conditions or the in-creased availability of public transport andthe internet,” the report states.
“Slowing population growth, populationageing and increasing urbanisation contrib-uted to the change in passenger use in sever-al countries. There is evidence that car usehas also been reduced through policy inter-vention, particularly in urban areas.”
The British transport department’s2012National Travel Survey said mobilitymay also be declining across other modes oftransport.
In 2012 the average person in Britain trav-elled 10 768km, 4% less than the annual aver-age from 1995 to 1997. The number of tripsby private transport was down by 14% andthe use of public transport was up by 2%.
Fuel costs are clearly a factor in manycountries. Crude oil prices have quadrupledsince 2000 though pump prices for petrol anddiesel have been proportionately smallerdue to taxes. Nonetheless, driving has be-come significantly more expensive so house-holds are travelling less and choosing moreefficient modes of transport.
A similar trend was observed in the 1970s
and early 1980s in response to the first of twomajor oil shocks.
Phil Goodwin of the University of the Westof England’s Centre for Transport and Socie-ty says demographics also play a part. Annu-al distances driven fall by 50% when an indi-vidual retires. As populations of advancedeconomies grow older, car use is falling, butpeople are also responding to other morecomplex social changes such as the rise ofmobile computing, smartphones and moresingle-person households.
The trend to start families later, moreyoung people living in city centres and
“changing images of contemporary life”could also be reducing car use.
Goodwin also believed the smartphonehas replaced the car as the ultimate statussymbol.
The ITF further suggested that more on-line shopping and social networking mayhave replaced some shopping trips and lei-sure travel.
“Survey evidence supports the view thattechnology and social media are seen as sub-stitutes for physical travel, particularlyamong the young,” the report states.
“The largest decline in car travel is for
shopping and visiting friends and relatives,which some see suggestive of a change in-duced by choice – perhaps facilitated by therising availability of online alternatives totravel – but which could also be the resultof tighter budgets.”
The downturn in driving is not uniformand is heavily concentrated in certain socialgroups. In Britain, for example, the down-turn has been sharpest in London, where thehigh cost of insurance and parking, as wellas congestion charging and a dense publictransport network have all combined to re-duce driving since around 2000. – Wheels24
DRIVING DROP: The number ofpeople using cars has dropped inseveral first world countries.
PEOPLE'S POST | ATHLONEThursday, 23 January 2014 MOTORING 11
Merc’s S600 flagshipheaded for SAMercedes-Benz launched its new flag-
ship S-Class at the 2014NorthAmeri-can International autoshow in De-
troit earlier this month.The S600 will arrive in South Africa later
this year.Themodelmeasures 5.2m long, 1.8mwide
and1.4m tall,withawheelbaseof 3.1m.Bootcapacity is rated at 500F.The new S600 is powered by a 6.0 V12 bi-
turbo capable of 390kW – up from 380kW –and 830Nm.Mated to a 7G-tronic auto,Mercedes-Benz
claims a 21% reduction in fuel consump-tion, from 14F/100km to 11.2.Its V12 bi-turbo enables the model to
sprint from 0-100km/h in 4.6 seconds, im-pressive considering it weighs 2185kg, andcan reach an electronically limited 250km/h.Not tomiss out on their share of the lime-
light, the entire S-Class range will be up-graded with the addition of a head-up dis-play, touchpad and collision prevention as-sist plus, which replaces the collisionprevention assist.In addition to adaptive braking, which
prevents collisions at more than 6.5km/h,the system is capable of autonomous brak-ing from as fast as 200km/h. The system re-duces the severity of a collision by brakingif a driver fails to respond to slowing orstopping vehicles.The system can also brake in response to
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at up to 40km/h.As befits its status as flagship, the S600
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the history of the automobile. The model600 (W100) launched in 1963was the first carfrom Mercedes-Benz to feature a V8 injec-tion engine.The same 186kW engine was also used
from 1967 in theW109model series (300 SEL6.3).Further topmodels to feature aV8 engine
included the 450 SEL 6.9 from the model se-ries 116 (213kW) and the 560 SE in the 126series (223kW in the ECE version).The 600 SE model in the 140 model series
of 1991 marked the introduction of the first12-cylinder engine as standard in a Mer-cedes-Benz car.The M120 delivered (304kW) from a dis-
placement of six litres andbegana traditionof V12 units as the top-of-the-range enginesin the S-Class.Since the 220 series, Mercedes-Benz has
also offered especially sporty, AMG-opti-mised variants with V8 and V12 engines atthe top of its S-Class range, in the form ofthe S63 AMG and S65 AMG. – Wheels24
COMING SOON: Mercedes-Benz launched its new flagship S-Class model the S600 earlier thismonth. It will arrive in South Africa later this year.
VW unveils supercar version of Golf GTIVolkswagen Golf fans must be tickledpink. The automaker has revealed aunique, supercar GTI version.And either the German brand has gone
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onds and costs the equivalent of R56m.The Golf Design Vision GTI, as it is
known, shares only one partwith the ordi-nary GTI and that’s the windscreen. Eve-rything else is customised. According toVW, it’s shorter, lower andwider with 20”alloy rims and 15” brakes.
Head honchos at VW say there are noplans to put this beast of a car into produc-tion, but it could borrow some design cuesto the next generation of Golfs.Klaus Bischoff, who heads up the team
behind the Vision GTI, says: “The designteam’s brief was to give a spectacularglance into the future of the GTI.”TopGear.com has described the car as
“a design study reflecting some ofVolkswagen’s greatest hits”.In a roadtest report, the TV programme
said: “The GTI concept will do 0-100km in3.9 seconds and hit a top speed of 300km/h– not just fast for a Golf, but fast full stop.”– Wheels24
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A single match could define an entireseason for the Western Province wom-en’s cricket team.
Province take on neighbours Boland inWellington on Sunday and a loss will slashthe team’s chances of semi-final qualifica-tion.WP currently top the West/East group in
Cricket South Africa’s provincial league,with six wins from seven games.Boland are second, but have a game in
hand and are the only side to have beatenWP this season.Province coach Cobus Roodt is confident
his charges can pull off a victory, despitehaving three key players away on national
duty. “The Boland game is an important onefor the season. If we win, we will reach thesemi-finals,” he says.“I am confident we can win. I believe the
girls can pull through. There is a lot of workthat has gone in to get the girls ready. Theyunderstand what lies ahead, so there is noreason why we can’t win.”Roodt’s side racked up comfortable victo-
ries in their last two matches, posting 371/5before skittling out Border Kei for just 24runs on Saturday and then beating Borderby 36 runs on Sunday.Province have just three games left in the
pool stages; Boland on Sunday, before facingEastern Province on Saturday 1 Februaryand South Western Districts on Sunday 2February.Finishing at the summit of the West/East
group will ensure they go through alongwith the winners of the Highveld and Cen-tral groups.The best second-placed side out of all three
groups will be the fourth semi-finalist.A full haul of points in the last three games
could also seal a home semi-final for Prov-ince. Roodt believes the location of the play-off will not affect his side’s performance.“Playing at home gives you a small advan-
tage, but we are used to playing away,” hesays.“I find the team gels better when we are
away from home, because they all live in ahotel together. When they are at home, youdon’t know what they are doing. I believe acricket ground is just a cricket ground.”Last season Roodt’s side beat Gauteng at
the Wanderers to secure the title, after
knocking out Northerns at Newlands theprevious week.KwaZulu-Natal currently top the Central
pool, while Northerns and Gauteng are firstand second, respectively, in the Highveldgroup.Roodt says they would happily face any
side in the competition shouldWP reach thesemis.“You expect to face the strong teams so it
doesn’t matter who we play,” he says.“We just have to ensure that we play our
very best cricket. If we do, it doesn’t matter.I believe to be the best, you have to beat thebest – that’s one of the slogans we live by inthe team.”The final pool matches against EP and
SWD will both take place at Mutual Park inPinelands next month.
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Big walkers to honour SA iconLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
Around 20 000 people are set to fill thestreets of Cape Town in honour of thelate former president NelsonMandela atthe 15th annual 10km Big Walk inMarch.The event has become a highlight of
the Cape Town social sports calendar, soorganisers have decided to honourMadiba this year. People’s Post is theprint media sponsor of the Big Walk.As usual the Red Cross WarMemorial
Children’s Hospital Trust has been se-lected as the main beneficiary of theevent, but a percentage of the proceedswill also be given the Nelson MandelaFoundation. The walk will be held onSunday 2 March.Big Walk Committee chairperson Da-
wood Essack highlighted the walk’s 15thanniversary. “As a special commemora-tion of the 15th anniversary we will behavinga 15kmrunorwalkaswell. Everykilometre will be dedicated to the socialchallenges faced by some communities,”he says.“These challenges include education,
healthcare, physical fitness, drugs, theabuse of women and children, HIV/Aidsand the physically disabled.”At the event launch last week CEO of
the Mandela Rhodes Trust and repre-sentative of theNelsonMandelaFounda-tion, Shaun Johnson, thanked the BigWalkCommittee “for honouring our latepatron and founder”.Since its inauguration in 2000, the race
has donated over R1.6m to the Red CrossHospital.In 2012 themoneywas used to upgrade
the hospital’s burns unit and surgerywards, while last year’s R245 000 wasused to upgrade the radiology depart-ment.Trust CEO Louise Driver says this
year’s donation will be used to upgradethe paediatric intensive care ward. “Iwant to thank the Big Walk Committeefor selecting the Red CrossWarMemori-al Children’s Hospital Trust as the bene-ficiary again,” she says.“It’s amazing that they have been sup-
porting us for 14 consecutive years. Themoney has been given to a number ofprojects; there isn’t a part of the hospitalthat the Big Walk has not touched.”
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A kind drawLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
Santos will face an unknown quantitywhen they tackle Gamalakhe Unitedin the Nedbank Cup round of 32.
The People’s Team will face the KwaZu-lu-Natal side at home after being pairedin the draw last week.
Santos coach David Notoane says he ishappy with the draw, but will be doinghis homework on the minnows to preventany upsets. “We are playing at home andthat is very important, but we are playingagainst a Second Division team which istricky,” he says.
“We don’t know much about them, butI have started doing my homework. It’sthe first time I have heard about them.I have spoken to some of the people Iknow in KwaZulu-Natal, so I have a littlebit of incite into the team we are facing.
“We are happy with the draw, but weare not going to take it lightly.”
Santos are currently fifth on the Na-tional First Division (NFD) table, eightpoints behind the league leaders, buthave a game in hand.
Notoane’s side suffered a 1-0 loss to lo-cal rivals Vasco da Gama in their last out-ing and will need to take maximumpoints from Saturday’s match away to Si-vutsa Stars to keep their hopes of promo-tion alive.
Meanwhile, neighbours Milano United
have also welcomed a fortunate NedbankCup draw result after some indifferentform in the NFD.
The Grassy Park side will host Bloem-fontein Young Tigers in the round of 32.
Milano coach Theo Hempe says hewould have preferred to play a biggerteam, which would’ve drawn in a largecrowd of supporters.
“We are not complaining; it’s a favour-able draw so we want to give it every-thing and go as far as possible in the Ned-bank Cup,” he says.
Hempe says he last faced Tigers as aplayer. “It’s not the first time I’ve heardof the club. I played against them a whileback, when they were still in the NFD afew years ago. We will give them the re-spect they deserve,” he says.
Milano held the top spot in the leaguejust two weeks ago, but surrendered firstplace after a draw with FC Cape Town.They have since dropped to third follow-ing a loss to Jomo Cosmos at the week-end.
Hempe’s side trail first-placed ChippaUnited and second-placed Vasco da Gamaby a solitary point.
The former midfielder has brushed offthe poor results as a temporary dip inform and expects his charges to turn itaround against Roses United at the Wyn-berg Military Base on Sunday.
The dates for the Nedbank Cup match-es have not yet been announced.
