THURSDAY 26 June 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobi TELLING IT AS IT IS ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITION Heike Watson Physiotherapists BSc Physiotherapy (Stell.) Pr. No. 0506648 S ports Injuries & Shockwave-Therapy Special Interest in : Shoulder Pain Runner's Knee Neck & Back Pain Achilles Tendon Pain Tennis Elbow Heel Pain 302 Manhattan Place 130 Bree Street Cape Town, 8001 021 426 4672 [email protected]www.heikewatsonphysio.co.za Understanding body signals - Self-TestingQuestionaire Chronic pain seriously affects our private and working life and our physical fitness. Do you experience limited mobility in your shoulders or arms? Do you have problems lifting objects from a shelf? Does your back ache when sitting down, walking or lying down? Does your elbows hurt when you grasp or hold objects? Do you suffer from severe muscle tension in your shoulder or neck? Do you experience pain in the Achilles tendon, heel or knee when having a walk or mounting stairs? Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No People’s Post wishes all its Muslim readers and advertisers well over the month of Ramadan NICOLE MCCAIN @nickymccain A first of its kind sound dampening sys- tem is due to be installed on a noisy bu- oy in Cape Town Harbour. The audible buoy has been keeping Green Point residents from their sleep and has been causing endless headaches. Resident Na-ella van der Schyff has spear- headed a campaign to silence the buoy. “The buoy has had a severe negative im- pact on the residents as the constant beeping has resulted in severe sleep deprivation leading to stress, loss of productivity, social anger and health. “The residents experience this daily and have had no escape from this torture every night,” she says. The buoy, which is in place to prevent the possible grounding of ships in our rough seas and poor visibility conditions which render the visual flashing of the buoy, is in- adequate. The audible warning serves as a fail-safe method. The siren is only meant to reach a radius of 900m, but residents are hearing the con- stant beeping as far as 3km away, says Van der Schyff. Resident Michael Honsa says numerous residents have complained. “My doctors say that this negative impact on sleeping patterns must not be underesti- mated and will cause serious long-term ef- fect and damage. Many residents now seek help in sleeping pills, and the long-term ef- fect of those is also no joke. Since it’s an une- ven, irregular high pitch sound pattern – de- signed not to ignore – it makes a deep sleep impossible,” he says. Mayoral Committee member for Health Benedicta van Minnen says City Health ini- tially traced the noise and had discussions with the harbour master and complainant. “However, due to the fact that it is a warn- ing device and that it is exempt from the law, no further action was taken and no abate- ment measures were specified,” she says. Despite numerous attempts to contact the harbour master’s office, no response had been received at the time of going to print. However, Van der Schyff says the harbour master has confirmed that a new sound unit will be installed on the buoy – reportedly the first time such a dampening repair will be carried out. This means it will be implemented on a tri- al basis, Van der Schyff says. The estimates provided to her will see the unit arrive within the next three months. It will then be modified and installed. However, Honsa fears another three months without sleep. “I don’t feel that the harbour has much ur- gency to install this new buoy and it will drag forever, coming up with endless excus- es as they did in the past,” he says. GREEN POINT: NOISE POLLUTION CAUSING SLEEP DEPRIVATION Bad buoy – residents at wits’ end SILENCE IS GOLDEN: A new sound dampen- ing device is on the cards for an audible buoy keeping Green Point residents from their sleep. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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THURSDAY 26 June 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobiTELLING IT AS IT IS
ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITION
HeikeWatsonPhysiotherapists
BSc Physiotherapy (Stell.)Pr. No. 0506648
Sports Injuries & Shockwave-TherapySpecial Interest in :
Understanding body signals -Self-TestingQuestionaire
Chronic pain seriously affects our private andworking life and our physical fitness.
Do you experience limited mobility in yourshoulders or arms?
Do you have problems lifting objects froma shelf?
Does your back ache when sitting down,walking or lying down?
Does your elbows hurt when you grasp orhold objects?
Do you suffer from severe muscle tensionin your shoulder or neck?
Do you experience pain in the Achillestendon, heel or knee when having a walk ormounting stairs?
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
YesNo
People’s Post wishes all its Muslim readers and advertisers well over the month of Ramadan
NICOLE MCCAIN@nickymccain
A first of its kind sound dampening sys-tem is due to be installed on a noisy bu-oy in Cape Town Harbour.
The audible buoy has been keeping GreenPoint residents from their sleep and hasbeen causing endless headaches.Resident Na-ella van der Schyff has spear-
headed a campaign to silence the buoy.“The buoy has had a severe negative im-
pact on the residents as the constant beepinghas resulted in severe sleep deprivationleading to stress, loss of productivity, socialanger and health.“The residents experience this daily and
have had no escape from this torture everynight,” she says.The buoy, which is in place to prevent the
possible grounding of ships in our roughseas and poor visibility conditions whichrender the visual flashing of the buoy, is in-adequate.The audible warning serves as a fail-safe
method.The siren is only meant to reach a radius
of 900m, but residents are hearing the con-stant beeping as far as 3km away, says Vander Schyff.Resident Michael Honsa says numerous
residents have complained.“My doctors say that this negative impact
on sleeping patterns must not be underesti-
mated and will cause serious long-term ef-fect and damage. Many residents now seekhelp in sleeping pills, and the long-term ef-fect of those is also no joke. Since it’s an une-ven, irregular high pitch sound pattern – de-signed not to ignore – it makes a deep sleepimpossible,” he says.Mayoral Committee member for Health
Benedicta van Minnen says City Health ini-tially traced the noise and had discussionswith the harbour master and complainant.“However, due to the fact that it is a warn-
ing device and that it is exempt from the law,no further action was taken and no abate-ment measures were specified,” she says.Despite numerous attempts to contact the
harbour master’s office, no response had
been received at the time of going to print.However, Van der Schyff says the harbour
master has confirmed that a new sound unitwill be installed on the buoy – reportedly thefirst time such a dampening repair will becarried out.Thismeans itwill be implemented ona tri-
al basis, Van der Schyff says.The estimates provided to her will see the
unit arrive within the next three months. Itwill then be modified and installed.However, Honsa fears another three
months without sleep.“I don’t feel that the harbour hasmuch ur-
gency to install this new buoy and it willdrag forever, coming up with endless excus-es as they did in the past,” he says.
GREEN POINT: NOISE POLLUTION CAUSING SLEEP DEPRIVATION
Bad buoy –residentsat wits’ end
SILENCE IS GOLDEN: A new sound dampening device is on the cards for an audible buoykeeping Green Point residents from theirsleep. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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Once a proud reminder of the Cape’srailway history, a locomotive made in1859 and once on display at the Cape
Town Station has been gathering dust instorage for the last four years.
However, plans are on track to restore thetrain engine to its former home.
The engine, fondly referred to as Blackie,was commissioned from Scotland and wasused between Cape Town and Wellington un-til 1881.
It was removed from the station duringrenovations in 2010.
According to a report compiled for theSouth African Heritage Resource Agency(Sahra), Blackie was moved to accommodatethe movement of more pedestrians at the sta-tion.
The turnstiles before the platforms weremoved forward to prevent accidents on the
station. This leftreduced space onthe station’s con-course and Blackiebecame an obstruc-tion to the flow ofpeople.
The engine wastransported to awarehouse inPaarden Eiland asan interim meas-ure while a spot,enclosed in glass,
OFFICIAL NOTICE • OFFICIAL NOTICE • OFFICIAL NOTICEwww.ayandambanga.co.za118795
WESTERN CAPEGAMBLINGAND RACING BOARD
OFFICIAL NOTICERECEIPT OFANAPPLICATION FOR
A SITE LICENCEIn terms of the provisions of Section 32(2) of theWestern CapeGambling and RacingAct, 1996 (Act 4 of 1996), as amended, the
Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (“the Board”) hereby givesnotice that an application for a site licence, as listed below, has beenreceived. A site licence will authorise the licence holder to place a
maximum of five limited payout machines in approved sites outside ofcasinos for play by the public.
DETAILS OF APPLICANT
Name of business: Imfeira 1122 (Pty) Ltd2008/015875/07t/aV Bar on Long
At the following site: Shop 4 Wesbank House,Cnr Riebeeck and Long Streets,Cape Town 8001
Erf number: 9596, Cape TownPersons having a financialinterest of 5% or more in Boomerang Trading 42 (Pty) Ltdthe business: Peter John Heeger – Director (100%)
WRITTEN COMMENTSAND OBJECTIONS
Section 33 of the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Act, 1996 (hereinafter “theAct”) requires the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (hereinafter “theBoard”) to ask the public to submit comments and/or objections to gambling
licence applications that are filed with the Board.The conduct of gamblingoperations is regulated in terms of both the Act and the National Gambling Act,
2004.This notice serves to notify members of the public that they may lodgeobjections and/or comments to the above application on or before the closing
date at the undermentioned address and contacts. Since licensed gamblingconstitutes a legitimate business operation, moral objections for or against
gambling will not be considered by the Board.An objection that merely statesthat one is opposed to gambling without much substantiation will not be viewed
with much favour.You are hereby encouraged to read the Act and learn moreabout the Board’s powers and the matters pursuant to which objections may belodged.These are outlined in Sections 28, 30, 31 and 35 of the Act. Members of
the public can obtain a copy of the objections guidelines, which is an explanatoryguide through the legal framework governing the lodgement of objections and
the Board’s adjudication procedures.The objections guidelines are accessible fromthe Board’s website at www.wcgrb.co.za and copies can also be made availableon request.The Board will consider all comments and objections lodged on or
before the closing date during the adjudication of the application.
In the case of written objections to an application, the grounds on which suchobjections are founded, must be furnished.Where comment in respect of an
application is furnished, full particulars and facts to substantiate such commentmust be provided.The name, address and telephone number of the personsubmitting the objection or offering the comment must also be provided.
Comments or objections must reach the Board by no later than16:00 on Friday, 17 July 2014.
In terms of Regulation 24(2) of the National Gambling Regulations, the Board willschedule a public hearing in respect of an application only if it receives written
objections relating to:
(a) the probity or suitability for licensing of any of the persons tobe involved in the operation of the relevant business, or
(b) the suitability of the proposed site for the conduct of gamblingoperations
If a public hearing is scheduled, the date of such hearing will be advertised in thispublication approximately 14 days prior to the date thereof.
Objections or comments must be forwarded to the Chief ExecutiveOfficer,Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board,P.O.Box 8175,
Roggebaai 8012 or handed to the Chief Executive Officer,Western CapeGambling and Racing Board, Seafare House, 68 Orange Street,Gardens,
CapeTown or faxed to the Chief Executive Officer on fax number021 422 2603 or emailed to [email protected]
was prepared on thestation forecourt.
Passenger Rail As-sociation of SA Cor-porate Real EstateSolutions (PrasaCres) regional man-ager Lindelo Matyasays the first phase ofthe base or plinth atthe station forecourthas been completed.
“The second phasewhich requires closecooperation with Sa-hra is in planningphase, for ultimateencasing of the trainand placing it on thestation forecourt,”says Matya.
But the delicatemosaic surroundingBlackie’s originalplacement has sincefallen into disrepair,with numerous feetkicking up the mosa-ic tiles.
“This design willalso receive atten-tion. There isplanned mainte-nance on the mosaic tiles, and it requires aspecialist skill to do so. This is scheduled asand when required, and it is currently onour schedule of repairs for the station, and
since this requires specialised skills, Prasais embarking on a process to appoint a serv-ice provider for three years to maintain themosaic on a scheduled basis.”
Restorationis on track
CAPE TOWN STATION: BLACKIE TO RETURN
LEGACY: All that is left of the display of one of Cape Town’s first trainengines. The train is due to be returned to the station forecourt.PHOTO: NICOLEMCCAIN
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“Not on our watch and not in ourname.”The District Six Redevelopment
and Beneficiary Trust has announced thatit will withdraw from the third phase ofhousing developments, says chairpersonAnwah Nagia.The Trust’s chief executive officer, Naz
Ally, in a recent radio interview, has sug-gested claimants were being seduced by thepromise of a free home instead of subscrib-ing to theTrust’s visionof a sustainableDis-trict Six with dignified homes and commer-cial opportunities.Nagia says the organisation has pio-
neered the return of claimants to DistrictSix but has “lots of issues” with the currentphase of development.The third phasewill see almost 300 homes
built.The houses – which are around 60m² – un-
dermine the Trust’s vision for the areawhich would allow residents businessrights to their properties. However, in or-der for larger homes to be build, claimantswould have to contribute around R250 000.“The current phase is asking claimants to
forgo their business rights to get free hous-es. The balance of commercial land rests inthe hands of the claimants, as the incomegenerated will come back into the commu-nity. We don’t believe the view being usedon this phase is well informed. These hous-es are only slightly bigger than an RDPhouse and will devalue the entire area,” hesays.“It’s not about brick and mortar. It’s
about restorative justice. It’s about bring-ing the working class back to the city.”
Nagia believes some interest groups arepushinganagenda to ensure theTrust takesa back seat.“We’re not going quietly. Somemay have
turned against us, but we’ve done every-thing possible to bring claimants back toDistrict Six. We’re used to fighting,” hesays.A Reference Group was elected in 2012
and was mandated to fast track the nextphase of development in theDistrict Six res-titution process.Nagia says this step was taken by the De-
partment of Rural Development and LandReform to minimise the Trust’s involve-ment.“The government lied about the Refer-
ence Group. The Trust was always themouth piece for the community and wasdemocratically elected. The minister felt areference group would be more representa-tive, but no elections were ever held,” heclaims.District Six Working Committee chair-
person Shahied Ajam says the organisationwill step forward to represent District Six
claimants along with the elected ReferenceGroup.He says the Trust has had a limited role
in the restitution process for the last twoyears.“Their account is not entirely true. In
2012, the Trustwas replaced by theministerbecause of the R250 000 housing debacle.They’ve been out of the process for over twoyears now,” he says.“I don’t see how they can be vindictive to-
wards those who have accepted the thirdphase of housing.”Vuyani Nkasayi, of the rural develop-
ment department, says the department wasnot aware that the Trust had withdrawnfrom the third phase.“We see that they sometimes come to
meetings and sometimes don’t. We are notaware of any allegations that the Trust wasreplaced in 2012. Claimants are representedby a reference group which was electedcommunity members,” he says.But the Trust does not intend withdraw-
ing from the redevelopment process alto-gether, he says. “We’ll never walk away.”.
Land squabble intensifiesDISTRICT SIX: A MATTER OF ‘RESTORATIVE JUSTICE’
STANDING BACK: The District Six Redevelopment and Beneficiary Trust has withdrawn supportfor the third phase of housing developments to be build as restitution. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 26 June 20144 GENERAL
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June
V Gardens: The Vintage Experience will hostthe Vintage Fashion Expo, a first for CapeTown. Held at 54 Queen Victoria Street, guestscan expect a smorgasbord of vintage and thriftshopping, incredible bargains and entertainment. The event will run from 10:00 until16:00. Tickets are R50 from Webtickets or R60at the door. For more information visitwww.thevintageexperience.co.za or call082 440 9234.
Wednesday 2 July
V Sea Point: The Union of Jewish Women willhold a talk by Sheryl Ozinsky entitled Cancarrots grow community? The story of theOranjezicht City Farm. The talk will take placeat 7 Albany Road at 10:00. Entry is R20. Call(021) 434 9555.
Tuesday 8 July
V Observatory: The Western Cape Branch ofthe South African Archaeological Society willhold its next meeting at the SA AstronomicalObservatory auditorium at 18:00. Guest speakerAnthony Humphreys will talk on Egypt and theorigin of the Atlantis Myth. Entry is R10.Contact Connie Feast on (021) 689 5921.
Sunday 13 July
V Gardens: Join Tony Leon at the launch of hisnew book Opposite Mandela: Encounters withSouth Africa’s Icon at the Jacob Gitlin Libraryat 88 Hatfield Street at 16:00. RSVP [email protected] or (021) 462 5088 byMonday 7 July. Books will be on sale at theevent.
Romance takescentre stage
Same Time Next Year is a delightfulromantic comedy drama directed byChris Weare and starring Paul du
Toit and Julie Hartley. It runs at the Fu-gard Studio Theatre until Saturday 28June.
THREE’S COMPANY: Harry Victor, SirGeoffrey Neiman and Brian van Rheede.
THEATRE LOVERS: Sven Ruygrok andDanilo Acquisto.
CULTURED: Ronel Botha and actor EphraimGordon.
CHEERS: Nicholas Ellenbogen and Hilda Cronje.
STARS: Paul du Toit and Julie Hartley playthe lead roles.
ALL SMILES: Sybil Sands and Greg Karvellas.
PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 26 June 2014 NEWS 5LONG STREET: PILOT PLAN TO ENSURE CLUBS ARE FIRE-PROOF
Getting stern about safetyNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
A pilot project may soon be launched tofire-proof clubs in Long Street.The pilot would see clubs forced to
develop an evacuation plan for emergencies,as well as carry out two fire drills a year.Although the pilot is still in the planning
phase, one of these evacuations would bepractised in the early hours of the morning,with patrons included in the drill, says Nor-bert Furnon-Roberts, executive member ofthe Cape TownCentral Community PolicingForum (CPF).The City of Cape Town advised that the
various parties are still in discussions andthat they would provide further detail at amore advanced stage.However, People’s Post understands that
the plan will target all nightclubs in LongStreet.The safety of clubbers is a combined effort,
says Furnon-Roberts.His greatest fear is seeing a repeat of what
happened in Santa Maria, Brazil, last year– 240 people died in a fire at a nightclub afterillegal pyrotechnics were used indoors.Furnon-Roberts has been working, on be-
half of the Cape Town CPF, with clubs tomake them safer (“Fired up about safety”,People’s Post, 6 August). He fears that a gen-eral lack of adherence to safety regulationscould result in tragedy.“There haven’t been any incidents yet, but
it’s only a matter of time. Some clubs havefire escapes that end on the second floor andothers do not even display their populationcertificate. There are also clubs that tradeon the upper floors when they are not sup-posed to.”
According to the Community Fire SafetyBylaw of 2002, all buildings must have ac-cess for emergency vehicles if they are noton apublic road aswell as fire escapeswhichare clearly marked with correctly function-ing fire doors. Emergency exitsmust remainunobstructed and only municipally ap-proved locksmaybeused. Buildings are alsorequired to have fire extinguishers on site,which should be serviced once a year.Randolf Jorberg, chairperson of OnLong,
a Long Street business owners’ associationbeing formed, says although clubs welcomethe additional safety measures, clubs mustbe consulted and allowed to comment beforethe plan is implemented.“Holding fire drills during peak time will
be a challenge. It might not be safe as drunkpatrons will be spilling onto the streets ormight panic, not understanding that it is on-ly a drill. It is one thing if someone breakstheir leg but is saved from a fire, it’s anotherif they break their leg during a drill,” hesays.Clubs regularly employ consultants to en-
sure they are fire-safety compliant, Jorbergadds. “We work with fire-safety consultantsall the time. If the pilot project is necessary,we’ll find a way to make it work. We mightjust need to have some free beers waiting forthe patrons afterwards,” he jokes.An independent fire consultant, speaking
on condition of anonymity, says he hasworked with clubs on one or two occasions,and has found the extinguishers are incor-rect, or the fire escapes are blocked. “It’s amanagement issue. For instance, the fire es-capes will be blocked by stock. In addition,the old buildings arenot designed to beheav-ily populated,” he says.Fire regulations are not specific to clubs,
but to all buildings, says Ian Schnetler, theCity of Cape Town’s acting executive direc-tor of safety and security, as they are vitalto reducing the risk of a fire. These includemeasures to ensure the protection of occu-pants, including people with disabilities, aswell as provide safe evacuation routes.“Regulations also stipulate that adequate
means of access, egress and equipment fordetecting, fighting, controlling and extin-
guishing any fire is provided,” he says.“The City takes the contravention of fire
regulations very seriously, especially in re-spect of nightclubs, andwill use the full forceof the relevant legislation to bring offendersto book. This includes fines, issuing ofwarn-ings and notices and, in the case of contin-ued non-compliance orwhere there is an im-mediate safety hazard, a court order to shutdown the establishment.”
SAFETY FIRST: A pilot project to make Long Street safer in the event of a fire is underconsideration. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 26 June 20146 NEWS
The City of Cape Town is mandated to manage informal trading in its area of jurisdiction. It mayalso, by means of the Informal Trading By-law, declare an informal trading plan for any placeor area and specify restricted or prohibited areas for informal trading through the informaltrading plan.
It should be noted that formal Council approval must first be obtained as part of the processbefore any area is demarcated.
The City is amending the existing informal trading plan for the Cape Town CBD and theimmediate surrounding area. In terms of section 17 of the Local Government: MunicipalSystems Act, Act 32 of 2000, the public and interested parties or groups are given theopportunity to submit comment on the draft informal trading plan.
Members of the public are hereby invited to attend an open-day session on this matter wherethe draft informal trading plan can be viewed.
Date: Tuesday 1 July 2014Time: 13:00 to 18:00Venue: Minor City Hall, Cape Town
Direct enquiries to Janice Adams at 084 900 0145 or or send an e-mail [email protected].
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER118/2014
HAVE YOUR SAY!DRAFT INFORMAL TRADINGPLAN FOR THE CAPE TOWNCBDAND THE IMMEDIATE
SURROUNDINGAREA
TRADING PLAN: GETTING IN STEP WITH CHANGING CITY
Informal traders to give inputNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
Informal traders will be able to have theirsay on a proposed trading plan for theCBD, as an open day to discuss the new
plan is held next month.The trading plan looks to replace the cur-
rent outdated version in use by taking cogni-sance of new trading opportunities as wellas snarls in spatial planning.
The City of Cape Town is mandated tomanage informal trading within its area ofjurisdiction. It may also, by means of the In-formal Trading Bylaw, declare an informaltrading plan for any area and specify re-stricted or prohibited areas for informaltrading.
The open day will allow traders and otherinterested parties to view the amendmentsto the plan and maps of the proposed tradingsites and submit comments, says ward coun-cillor Dave Bryant.
He says geographic changes in the city areprompting a closer look at informal trading.
“Street traders’ spaces were last officiallyallocated in 1997. The City today is a very dif-ferent place. Traffic has moved away from
Adderley and Darling streets and there aremore pedestrians,” he says.
“The plan will look at ways to create newspaces in the City Bowl for traders to do busi-ness, as well as challenges they face such asstoring their goods.
“We hope to increase opportunities fortraders and create an improved trading en-vironment, where pedestrians feel safer andwhich attracts more customers. We want tostart improving the trading experience fortraders,” Bryant says.
Some of the challenges faced by vendorsinclude sites which are exposed to the ele-ments as well as crime and high rent (“Trad-ing places”, People’s Post, 16 August).
City traders have called for the plan to alsolook at increasing the space provided fortrading, improved stalls with weatherproof-ing and security for traders.
Mayoral Committee member for Econom-ic, Environmental and Spatial PlanningGarreth Bloor estimates the trading planwill be finalised before the end of August.V The public is invited to attend an open day sessionon Tuesday 1 July at the Minor City Hall from 13:00to 18:00. Contact Janice Adams on 084 900 0145 [email protected]
HAVE YOUR SAY: An Informal Trading plan will open for public comment on Tuesday 1 July.PHOTO:NICOLE MCCAIN
PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 26 June 2014 ADVERTISEMENT 7
PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 26 June 20148 LEADER
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Winter does indeed comewith doom, gloom and a bitterlycold caress.However, winter in the Mother City does have a spar-
kling quality.See, this season is also known as the secret season.There is a deluge of specials offered on socialmedia and
print advertising – getaways here, spa retreats there, din-ner specials here and there.That is if you have the money, of course.Granted, the county is labouring through a recession
but if you train your eye correctly, you’d spot that allthese luxuries (let’s be honest here, please) are going fora song.No, it is not important to spendmoney likemadon these
indulgences.What is important is the timewe spend pull-ing ourselves towards ourselves.Winter comes with so few sunny days.Yes, it’s best to do as much laundry on those days as
possible.That’s common sense.It also makes sense to step out in our fair city and soak
up as much as we can.What’s so terribly wrong in ambling up and down St
George’s Mall and having a spot of lunch?What is so reprehensible about touring Long Street on
a sunny Saturday?One never knows the gems to be found – and had.Again, that is if you have the means.Every day we face grim choices in our professional and
personal lives. And often we find ourselves on the edgeof reason, the pressure cooker going “Pffft! Pfft! Pfft!”Take a few steps back. Go out and enjoy the sunshine,
fresh air... those issues will still be there when you getback. Promise.During winter the elements are harsh, unforgiving and
unyielding. Don’t you be.Be kind to yourself.You owe it to yourself.
No sense to legalise dog racingDog racing has been illegal in South Africasince 1949. Beauty Without Cruelty is moststrongly opposed to the proposal to legalisedog racing aftermore than 70 years! Dog rac-ing has many inherent welfare concernswhich include:Animals being seen only as a commodity
tomakemoney, resulting in lack of affectionand care;Puppymill or backyard breeding with the
resulting neglect, cruelty, abuse and killingof dogs unsuited to racing;We already have a serious unwanted do-
mestic animal population;Dogs are confined to small cages when not
training or racing, with no social interac-tion with other dogs;General disregard for veterinary care, as
this is considered an unnecessary cost;Injuries through racing, and often being
forced to race although injured throughdrug use. Humans have a choice to partici-pate with injuries, the animals do not. Dogscan suffer broken legs, cardiac arrest, spinal
cord paralysis and broken necks on thetrack;‘Bait’ animals are often used to train rac-
ing dogs;The contribution to the use of dogs for
hunting;And there is seldom a life of luxury for re-
tired dogs. Usually they are simply dumped,discarded or killed, often cruelly.Dog racing is currently not legal, nor has
it ever been traditional, anywhere in Africa.And with a worldwide decline, in the fewplaces not banned, precisely due to inherentcruelty, it makes no sense to wish to legaliseit now.This is a human rights issue as well as an
animal rights one – dog racing perpetuatesgambling, which impacts immensely onfamilies, most often those which are alreadyfinancially strained, and contributes nega-tively to a violent and already animal-un-friendly society.TONI BROCKHOVEN,Beauty Without Cruelty
Help save City parksMany of the City of Cape Town’s parks aresafe, welcoming spaces which are used dur-ing daylight hours and sometimes in the eve-nings for recreation.Other parks arenot aswell used and there-
fore have the potential to become the focusof drug dealing and substance abuse, anti-so-cial behaviour and illegal dumping of house-hold refuse and builders’ rubble.It is a vicious circle: because the park is
empty, people perceive it to be unsafe; theyavoid using it and vandals and criminalsthen move in. Graffiti and illegal dumpingreinforce the negative image so a park thatshould be a community asset instead be-comes a problem space and a magnet forcrime and grime.As part of the World Design Capital 2014
project, parks across the city are being rede-signed with help and suggestions from localcommunities. We have been told over andover again that people want parks wherethey can enjoy being outdoors, spend timewith their families, and enjoy active recrea-tional opportunities.We are encouraging people to take owner-
ship of their parks by getting involved inthem – by, for example, gardening in parksif they live in apartments and don’t havegardens of their own, joining the Friends oftheir local park group or starting a group ifone does not exist.We urge everyone to be good citizens:
please pick up litter, report suspicious orunacceptable behaviour to the sector police,and let the City knowwho is responsible forillegal dumping and vandalism. This senseof ownership is essential to a successfulpark and it is a partnership between theCityand the communitywhichmakes it possible.Parks should provide an alternative for
anti-social behaviour and should not be aspace where it happens. Teenagers andyoung adults need activities that appeal tothemandweare beginning tomeet this needwith skate parks, BMX tracks, surfing andswimming programmes and safe socialspaces in community halls especially in wetand cold weather.BELINDA WALKER,City of Cape Town Mayco member of CommunityServices and Special Projects
Death penaltyhas no placein this countryThe letter “Restorative justice the way togo” (People’s Post, 12 June) by Yagyah Ad-ams cannot go unchallenged.He finds pleasure in stirring up emotions;
his rantings to bring back the death penaltyappear in various papers all the time.Whymust people go on about this scourge
when our highest court, the ConstitutionalCourt, ruled against it with a unanimous11-0 vote? And when there is already somuch violence?Our country can never go back to its ugly
past.He wants us to rethink our position to-
wards addicts; history has taught us that to-day it’s addicts, murderers, rapists. Tomor-row it will be the homeless, homosexuals,dwarfs, albinos, “witches” and heavenknows who else.Sooner or later people who reason like
this will find that everybody is in their way;they might as well do it themselves, or hirecontract killers to do their dirty work.Examples are Clive Derby-Lewis (when
we were on the brink of a racial civil war),Barend Strydom, the Rwandan genocide,the Nazis’ reign of terror, unleashing a dev-astating world war, to name a few.That is why we must all warn that these
people are playing with fire.Selective quotation from the Bible to
strengthen their cause is a vindictive meth-od of evildoers.The death penalty is a violent act. TheGod
of the Bible never intended us to resort toviolent acts;HeHimselfwill dealwithperpe-trators.Adams does not know the difference be-
tween restorative justice and retributivejustice; the death penalty can only operatein an environment of fear, violence, hatred,vengeance and unforgiveness.Theviolence of the few feeds on the silence
of the many.When goodmen remain silent, evil cannot
be overcome.Our countryhas taken themorally correct
decision as we can see every day how vio-lence consumes death penalty countries.KOERT MEYER, WELGELEGEN
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with themost likes on Facebook gets R5 000cash.In its seventh year as the country’s pre-
mier innovation event, the InnovationSummit brings together thought leadersand practitioners in the field of innovationto showcase success stories, share lessonslearnt, connect with peers, be inspired bythose who keep on moving and practice bydoing innovation.The event takes place atCapeTownStadi-
um fromTuesday 16 toThursday 18Septem-ber and the summit aspires to raise aware-ness in innovation, facilitate collaborationand contribute to building the national sys-tem of innovation in South Africa.Last year Andrew Kessler won first prize
ofR25 000 for thebestmobile application forhis HeraldSafe app. HeraldSafe gives citi-zens peace of mind when out and about asit notifies the right people of the users lastknow location and destination when thephone is inactive for a certain duration.Since his win Kessler has employed four
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Mocké to tackle Berg MarathonAnother Far South local has come into
contention as a potential Berg RiverCanoe Marathon champion after con-
firming his entry for the race.Internationally renowned surfski talent
Jasper Mocké, of Fish Hoek Surf Lifesavingand Peninsula Canoe clubs, confirmed hisparticipation less than a week after fellowPeninsula stalwart and former Berg winnerGraeme Solomon indicated his participa-tion pending conditions.Mocké provedhimself a serious contender
when he recently won the Swartland CanoeMarathon against a field which includedmost of the major Berg title contenders.However, the vastly experienced star is
cautious in predicting his chances of becom-ing the first paddler in modern times toclinch victory in his debut Berg outing.“To go in expecting to win the Berg the
first time I race it, would be too far,” he says.“If I can be on the podium at the end of
the four days, I’ll be very happy. Having saidthat though, I always line-up at a race withmy eye on winning and I will definitely giveit my all.“If you have the chance to be up there in
the top three during the race, then you’re al-most certainly going to have the chance ofwinning it too.”The star’s prolonged delay in making his
maiden Berg appearance came about fromhispacked surfski calendarandrecent inter-national travels.He is looking forward to finally making
his debut.
The ocean paddling star’s presence at in-ternational surfski events almost year-round has become accepted as the norm bymany in the paddling fraternity, but a recentdabbling in flat-water marathons – which
yielded a K2 bronze medal at the 2012 CanoeMarathon World Championships in Rome –marked the beginning of a broadening of theFish Hoek ace’s horizons.Mocké continued to cast his paddling dis-
ciplinenet evenwiderat thebeginningof theyear, when he and fellow international pad-dling sensation Hank McGregor powered toa memorable second place finish in the 2014Dusi Canoe Marathon.On the back of his recent Swartland victo-
ry, Mocké makes no secrets of his desire todo well in this year’s 240km, four-day longrace from Paarl to Velddrif.While believing his regular winter dis-
tance trainingmatcheshisBerg preparationneeds, the 29-year-old’s inexperience on theBerg River is an aspect he will have to care-fully factor into his race tactics if he is tomake his podium aspirations a reality.“I haven’t had to change my training
much at all. I’ve always looked to get mymileage up at this time of the year, ahead ofa really busy surfski schedule in the secondhalf of the year, so I’ve pretty much been do-ing the same type of training as I would needin preparing for Berg,” Mocké says.“I won’t try to be a hero during Berg
though. I’ll be very content just tucking inbehind some of the other guys, followingthem down and then seeing how things gofrom there.”Mocké will also hope to bring his surfski
formto river racing, afterwinning the singleand double South African Surfski titles atthe weekend.The Berg River Canoe Marathon starts in
Paarl on Wednesday 16 July and ends atVelddrif on Saturday 19 July.V For further details on the Berg River Canoe Marathonvisit www.berg.org.za.
GOING ALL OUT: Fish Hoek’s Jasper Mocké will be out to clinch a top three place in his maidenBerg River Canoe Marathon appearance. PHOTO: JOHN HISHIN/GAMEPLAN MEDIA
Home run for Athlone A’s duoLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
Cape Town’s two brightest base-ball talents are set to test them-selves against the world’s bestwhen they represent South Africaat the 15 and under Baseball WorldCup next month.Bridgetown’s Lance Gordon and
Silvertown’s Keino Davids werecalled up to the national team afterimpressing for Western Province.The two are hard at work, trainingwith the other Cape-based nationalteam members.Although the duo admits SA is
not a big baseball nation, they willbe heading to the World Cup aim-ing to cause upsets.“Everyone is going to underesti-
mate us, sowhenwe arrive inMex-ico we can show them South Afri-cans can play the game,” Davids says.“We work hard and will always try to do
our best.”Gordon and Davids have beenmembers of
Athlone Athletics Baseball Club for morethan seven years.Both were immediately hooked on the
sport after their first time on the diamondand neither has looked back since.
BelgraviaHigh School pupil Davids repre-sented WP both last and this year, whileGroote Schuur High’s Gordon has been inthe WP side every year since 2009, except in2012.Gordon, first choice catcher at A’s, be-
lieves it was his batting that resulted in hisnational call up.“I’m quite versatile, so I can play any-
where the coach wants me to, while still do-ing well,” he says.“I also hit with power and bring lots of
spirit to the team.”He further attributes his balling ability is
a result of hard work, not only the talent heinherited from his father.During the baseball season Davids and
Gordon train twice a week, for 90 minutes,and have been doing so with the nationalside as well.Training is set to step-up in intensity in
the coming days,with two to three-hour longnational team training sessions each dayduring the school holidays.While Davids and Gordon will be giving
their all at training, they will each also needto raise R20 000 to fund the trip.Gordonwill host a fundraisingpartyat the
Athlone A’s clubhouse on Saturday 28 Juneand Davids will also host one in the near fu-ture (date to be confirmed).The International Baseball Fedaration
15U World Cup will take place from Thurs-day 31 July to Sunday 10August in theMexi-can towns of Mazatlán and Culiacan.V To purchase tickets or assist the players to partici-pate in the World Cup, phone Gordon’s father on084 605 4500 or Davids’ grandmother on079 756 5057.
CALLED UP: Athlone Athletics Baseball Club players KeinoDavids (left) and Lance Gordon will represent SA at the International Baseball Federation 15 and Under World Cup.
PHOTO: LIAM MOSES
CLUTCHING AT STRAWS: Bishops centre Justin Heunis (right) beats Rondebosch fullback RileyLouw and heads for the tryline during an under19A match in Rondebosch on Saturday. Bishopswon 5214. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES
LOW BLOW: Rondebosch Boys’ eighthman Zain Davids is brought down by a Bishops playerduring an under19A match in Rondebosch on Saturday. Bishops were 5214 victors.
PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES
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Vikings, Cats crowned ball champsLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
The Montana Vikings Basketball Clubsurged to victory in the inaugural CapeBasketball Championship on Sunday.
Vikings, a juggernaut in Cape basketball,lost just one game throughout the tourna-ment to claim the trophy and R8000 in cash.
The Championship started at the Cape Pe-ninsula University of Technology (CPUT)Cape Town campus with pool matches onSaturday.
Vikings were drawn in Pool B along withCPUT Cats and CPUT Alumni, while Pool Acomprised Constantia-based HurricanesBasketball Club, the University of CapeTown (UCT) and the University of the West-ern Cape (UWC).
Vikings got their title charge going witha narrow 67-63 win over Cats before losing54-51 to Alumni to finish second in theirgroup, while Cats placed first.
In Group A Hurricanes beat UWC 64-60and UCT 64-38 to finish on top, while UWCfinished second after beating UCT 66-48 intheir other game.
But the scores and results from the groupstages proved a poor reflection of the teamsinvolved, as both the group winners wereeliminated in the semi-finals.
Hurricanes lost 72-50 to Vikings, whileCats were beaten 84-66 by UWC. Cats wenton to beatHurricanes 77-70 in the third-placeplay-off to claim the bronze medal.
And Vikings took all the spoils after beat-ing UWC 80-75 in the final.
The final of the women’s tournament fin-ished with the CPUT Cats first and secondteams battling it out for superiority.
Both teamswent into the final undefeated,finishing at the summit of their respectivegroups.
The Cats second team topped Pool A afterdefeating UCT 54-30 and Lethal Ladies 57-37,while Lethal Ladies were second after beat-
ing UCT 60-22.The Cats first teambeat UWC 62-49 andVi-
kings 43-38, and Vikings finished second inthe group after beating UWC 65-41 in theirother match.
The first team dominated their semi-finalfixture against Lethal Ladies, winning 68-38,while the second side scraped to a 49-45 winover Vikings.
TheVikingswomen’s teamcould not emu-late their men’s team by taking home amed-al and lost 64-42 to Lethal Ladies in the third-place play-off.
In the end, the CPUT first team were toostrong and beat the second team 62-44 to takehome the R8000 in cash and the trophy.
The annual tournament was hosted byPlatinum Media Group.
FAST BREAK:Montana Vikings playerSivugileQuvane(right) dribbles upcourtas UWC’sKwaneleKashe (left)chases backto defend.The sidesmet in the final of the inaugural CapeBasketballChampionship at theCape Peninsula University of Technology’sCape Towncampus onSunday. Vikings werecrownedchamps aftertheir 8075victory.PHOTO:RASHIED ISAACS
BURSTINGTHROUGH:False BayRFC’s JasonPretoriusbreaks awayfrom a wouldbe tackler during a WP ClubRugby SuperLeague Amatch in Constantia on Saturday. Baywere 4110 victors.PHOTO: PETERHEEGER/GALLOIMAGES
