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Vroom for improvementNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
Illegal metered taxi drivers’ days are num-bered and can expect a crackdown on un-authorised operations.This comes as the Western Cape Metered
Taxi Council is one step closer to being for-malised after interim leadershipwas recent-ly elected.
Illegal operators are one of the biggestchallenges faced by the industry, and theCity of Cape Town will look to cut down onthe number of drivers operating without li-cences, says SiphesihleDube, the spokesper-son for provincial minister of transport andpublic works Robin Carlisle.
“Illegal operations result directly in over-trading within an industry, which invaria-bly heightens tension. Illegal operators alsodo not hold themselves to the vehicle stand-ards that legal operators do, which will un-doubtedly threaten the safety of their pas-sengers as the vehicles are often not road-worthy. As is the case with minibus taxis,such a situation invariably causes tensionthat erupt in violent confrontations.We can-not allow this to happen here,” he says.
Taxi operators need to have a licencegranted by the City of Cape Town, Dube ex-plains.
FionaHerman, the public relations officerforMarineCabs, says the company fully sup-ports the idea of a sedan meter taxi council.
“We would like to see the taxi council em-power the industry which, in the past, wasnever really recognised by local governmentdue to inadequate, inexperienced members.There are many issues, though the main pri-ority should be the illegal operators floodingthe market and tarnishing our reputation,”she says.
The council will also look to create uni-form standards for vehicles, and Hermanhopes itwill tackle the issue of parkingareasin the city.
“We would also like the council to commu-nicate with the operating license boardabout ranking space in the CBD and sur-rounding areas due to the fact that there arefar more operating licenses than rankingspace,” she says.
An oversight body will go a long way tomaking taxis safer, Herman maintains.
“There will be a definite impact on all op-erators to clean up their act and abide by the
code of conduct set by the road transporta-tion board. It will also help to beef up onoverall presentation, such as drivers’ dresscode and vehicle conditions,” she says.
However, the councilwill haveno enforce-ment powers, Dube says, and enforcementwill still fall to the City of Cape Town’s LawEnforcement officers.
This aspect worries Andrew Nel, a fre-
quent metered taxi commuter.“How will they prevent illegal operators
if they are not the ones enforcing the rules?It becomes easy for the council to becomedisconnected from law enforcement,” hesays.
However, Nel does believe the council isneeded. “The taxi owners need to get togeth-er to standardise rates for routes, co-ordi-
nate how many taxis operate where and im-plement some standardised disciplinary ac-tion,” he says.
The council will be made up of separatechambers for individual and fleet owners,and will elect a governing body of 25 mem-bers, as well as an executive of nine mem-bers with at least three from each chamber,Dube adds.
LAW AND ORDER: A new metered taxi council will cut down on illegal operators and end fragmentation in the industry, hope metered taxi operators.PHOTO: LERATO MADUNA/PHOTO24
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and try to silence children by using actsof violence, which is a quick fix anddoesn’t guarantee the child won’t do itagain.The solution is for children to learnrespect through observation and to ex-tend the recourse from women to chil-dren. They should also be able to lay acomplaint which a court should investi-gate to ensure proper justice is served,”he says.
Different strokesVenecia Barries, director of The Parent
Centre, says her organisation does notagree with physical punishment. Chil-dren need discipline, love and bounda-ries, she says.“Parents need to institute pro-active
measures when disciplining their chil-dren, such as moving things which couldbreak out of a toddler’s way and creatingconsequences like taking away older chil-dren’s cellphones. Different correctivemeasures work for different children,”she says.Barries says many children are raised
without their parents inflicting pain. “Noparent is calm when they’re about to hittheir child and that is why Child Line isinundated with calls. Parents are relyingon physical punishment because it’s theirnatural instinct.”She says children will test the limits
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Should children be spanked or not?The issue has brought civil societyand the national social development
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raised questions among parents, reli-gious groups and organisations.Spokesperson for the Department of So-
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ment between organisations advocatingchildren’s rights, the University of Preto-ria and the department,” Oliphant says.“Weneed to protect our children and al-
so advise parents on how to disciplinechildren. We don’t know where this dis-cussion document will go (or) if it will be-come a draft bill and take the legal route.”Parents themselves raise salient points
on the matter.
All about disciplineParent Ebrahim Davids says at times
children need a hiding to give them awarning, because that’s how they becomeobedient.A parent, who wishes to remain anony-
mous, says the government can’t takeaway parental rights to discipline theirchildren.“What will happen when government
takes away our rights to discipline ourown children?” she asks. “Times havechanged so much and discipline has leftour society, because parents can no long-er reprimand neighbours’ children.”A first-time mother, who wants to re-
main unnamed, says she always knewshe’d have to discipline her childrenwitha hiding.“Parents should not give up their rights
to discipline children; what will happenwhen these children grow older and aredisrespectful? Schools already have nodiscipline. We can’t afford to lose disci-pline in our homes, too,” she fumes.
Parental rights lostErrol Naidoo, CEO of the Family Policy
Institute, says his organisation opposesthe notion, because government does nothave the right to tell parents how to raisetheir children.“There’s a big difference between abuse
and child discipline, and we need morediscipline in schools and in our country,”he says.“Spanking a child will not harm them;
it’s a corrective measure, while hitting toabuse is not discipline. Family is themostimportant unit in society and we need tostrengthen it. At the moment we have anill-disciplined government telling fami-
lies how to raise children.No governmenthas the right to do so.”Sheikh Riad Fataar agrees, saying no
government has the right to take awayparents’ rights to discipline a child.“Islam allows parents to discipline chil-
dren with a light beating, which consti-tutes as discipline. If you hit your childin a manner which breaks bones andcauses blood to flow, then it’s abuse. Thecharacter and morals of society is goingdown because of a lack of discipline,” hesays.
‘Not a quick fix’But Patric Solomons, director of chil-
dren’s rights organisation Molo Songolo-lo, says corporal punishment should beabolished because parents have carteblanche and often exercise forms of disci-plinewhichconstitutes physical andemo-tional abuse.“Throwing objects at children is a form
of physical abuse. Forcing them to standin dark corners is a cruel formof emotion-al punishment; and we need to look atways of reducing it,” he says.“We’ve managed to abolish abuse be-
tween adults. Why can’t we do the samefor children? We need a combination ofsupport for children and parents whoneed to learn to cope. Parents often say:‘I got beaten and look at how I turned out?’Discipline does not instill values, good be-haviour, understanding and consequenc-es.”Solomons says parents need to set posi-
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The felling of trees in Rosmead Avenuehas resulted in conflict among resi-dents.
While some have welcomed the felling,others are questioning when new treeswould be planted.A total of 21 eucalyptus trees were felled
between May and September.Belinda Walker, Mayco member for Com-
munity Services and Special Projects, says:“The trees were felled strictly in accordancewith the City’s Tree Policy criteria becauseof their deteriorating conditionwhich poseda threat to life and/or property.”Walker saysmain roads, scenic routes and
residential areas are not ideal locations foreucalyptus trees.“Often these trees result in hazardous sit-
uations because they obstruct motorists’view of oncoming traffic, especially in Ros-mead Avenue,” she says.Ricky Lambert, a Kenilworth resident,
says he is very happy the trees were re-moved as he has witnessed many accidentsbecause of the trees.“People could not see properly when they
left the shopping centre as the trees were inthe way.“The intersection at the shopping centre
is very busy andpeoplewould struggle to seearound the trees to get back onto the mainroad and that is when cars would collide,”he says.Lambert says although it was sad to see
some of the trees go because they have beenaround for many years, they are old andgrowing at dangerous angles.“I would rather see the trees go than to see
someone’s roof fall in if one of those treeswere to fall over,” he says.Denise Lambert says shewould really like
to see traffic lights set up near the shoppingcentre. “There have been too many acci-dents which could have been avoided hadproper safety measures been put in place.”Denise says: “This area is extremely busy
on a Friday and towards the end of themonth and traffic is not free-flowing at all.I suggest theCityofCapeTownquickly comeup with something to alleviate the trafficproblem in the area.”Anthea Massyn, spokesperson for the Ke-
nilworth Village Civic Association, says al-though there are residents who are not hap-py about the felling they were pleased tohear that the trees would be replaced with
new ones.“The trees have been here for years and
to just see them being cut down without be-ing informed have upset the residents. Theywould have appreciated it if someone fromthe City had told them why they are fellingthe trees,” Massyn says.Walker says the City is not required to in-
form the public of the regular maintenanceof trees.Walker says the intention is to replace
them with a more suitable tree species andto form a partnership between businessesand residents to maintain the trees, occa-sionally watering them.“In this way the community can work
with the City to growmore suitable trees forthe area which beautify the surrounds and
are not hazardous to the public,” she says.Pete Linnegar, chairperson of the Kenil-
worth Residents’ Association, says resi-dents would have liked to be informed aboutthe felling before it took place.“If the council had explained to them why
this was happening then they would nothave a problem with it,” he says.Linnegar says better communication is
needed between council and residents.“We are not unreasonable people. Maybe
there are good reasons why the felling tookplace, but we do not want an avenue full ofstumps. We would like to see new trees toreplace the old ones,” he says.V For further information residents can contact theCity Parks office in Newlands on (021) 689 8102 or(021) 689 8938.
Stumped by tree fellingStumped by tree fellingBETTER VIEW: 21 TREES GONE
FELLED: The stumps that remainafter eucalyptus trees were felledalong Rosmead Avenue in Kenilworth.Residents are questioning when newtrees will be planted.
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PROUD: The South African College High School’s new prefectsare, back row from left, Simbarashe Zingoni, Luke Woollam,Shane Giddings, Thomas Rickleton, Ross Maharage, TimAllman, Josh Fieggen, Cameron Jeffrey and Tawfeeq Moos.Front, from left, are Jonathan Rauch, Roark Baleson, Keagande Villiers, Michael Henning and Simon de Wet. PHOTO:SUPPLIED
THRILLED: The new prefects for the South African CollegeHigh School are head prefect Tawfeeq Moos and deputy headprefect Michael Henning.
Guy muscles in to win goldA talented computer boffin hasreason to be proud after win-ning gold at anational program-ming olympiad.Guy Paterson-Jones, who is
inGrade 12 at BishopsDiocesanCollege, beat over 4700 partici-pants at this year’s StandardBank Programme Olympiad.Peter Waker, the Computer
Olympiadmanager, says unlikethe other participants, Pater-son-Jones’ first passion is notcomputing or mathematics.Waker says: “He is an avid
rock climber and can often befound scaling mountain cliffsthat require him to use hisclimbing skills to the limit.”Waker says although Pater-
son-Jones is not sure what hewill study next year, he has thetalent to pursue any subject.“He is interested in a wide
range of subjects such asmaths,
linguistics andmusic,” he says.“It is remarkable that only
two of the six finalists are inGrade 12.”He says all the other pupils
are in lower grades and are self-taught.“All of the participants used
Python, the computer languageMark Shuttleworth used towrite the programme thatmadehim a multi-billionaire,” hesays.YaseenMowzer, a Grade 9 pu-
pil at Fairbairn College inGoodwood and a regular partic-ipant in maths competitions,came second.“ThiswasMowzer’s first time
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Drumming up supportASTRID FEBRUARIE
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Anew cheerleading squad al-ready has 14 members. Nowthey’re hoping to recruit more
girls to the Groote Schuur Ma-jorettes Club.The club is a branch extension of
the drummies at Groote Schuur Pri-mary School, but is for high schoolpupils.The group started a team to estab-
lish a senior team for the Groote Sch-uur Primary School Club.Matthew Higgs, the coach, says:
“We are calling on all girls who areinterested in joining the club as theyneed to grow their numbers to 21 bythe end of this month.”Increasing their membership will
enable them to take part in competi-
tions, he says.“The girls in our
team have a passionfor the sport and lovetryingnewand excit-ing things.”Higgs says they
aim to do a cheer-leading display forthe first time andwould “really likemore girls to join theclub who can help usachieve our goal”.The girls in the
team are fromGroote Schuur High, Groote SchuurPrimary, Herschel Girls, WynbergGirls and Plumstead high schools.Higgs points out that parents
should note the team is an NGO anddepends on each parent for funds.
There is a once-off R200 registra-tion fee and the monthly fee forcoaching and equipment is R300 amonth.V They will host an open tomorrow (Friday18 October) at 17:00 at the school.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 17 October 2013 NEWS 5TECHNOLOGY: MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE
Security staff are on trackASTRID FEBRUARIE
AnewGPS tracking system willmonitorthe precise location of security officerswhen they are on duty.
The Groote Schuur Community Improve-ment District Company (GSCID) invested inthe device to increase the efficiency of theirdaily security operations.
This device will also provide advancedlevels of safety and better communicationbetween the control room and the securityofficers.
Anthony Davies, CEO of the GSCID, saysthe software is fast becoming one of the mostwidely used technology systems for organi-sations with a mobile workforce such astheirs.
“We have invested R100 000 in this state ofthe art software which will allow us to ana-lyse the location data of our security officersand patrol vehicles,” Davies says.
“We were able to invest in this softwarebecause of the stakeholders in the communi-ty who supports the organisation financial-ly.”
GSCID operations manager Charl Brooksis enthusiastic about the new software.
“We are now able to determine the timea vehicle or security patrol officer spends ata particular location, as well as the exactdates and times,” he says.
“When security officers make a stop at aspecific location, we are able to see in detailwhere they are and how long they staythere.”
Brooks says the GPS tracking softwarewill ensure the patrol officers are activelysecuring the area in which they are de-ployed. “In the case of our patrol vehicles,driver behaviour is monitored, such asspeeding, hard stops and fast acceleration,idle time, and total drive time to keep driv-ers safe,” Brooks says.
“Monitoring these and other activities al-so extends the life expectancy of the vehi-cles. If a security officer is in an accidentwhile on patrol, the location of the vehicle
may quickly be determined and help can bedispatched to the scene.”
Brooks says the tracking software alsomonitors a security officer’s shift allowing
the security officers to dedicate more timeto security responsibilities and less time topaperwork. The GSCID covers the area fromMain Road in Mowbray up to Newlands.
ALERT: Acting controller Nicholas Dongwana in the control room monitors the patrollers and security officers.
PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 17 October 20136 WORD ON THE STREET
Street kids‘coining it’As peak tourist season looms, beggars
are expected to make more money.Research done by the City of Cape
Town’s social development departmentshows street children are getting asmuch asR1 600 a day from begging.This, they say,makes it harder for welfare
groups to get them off the streets and reinte-grated into society.The research shows that 60% of the people
living on Cape Town’s streets are there bychoice. Many hadmigrated from other partsof the province to the CBD.Is sharing really caring?Here’swhat read-
ers had to say.
CERIZE KOETS says she would rather hand overfood than money. “I don’t know what they willdo with the money I give to them. They need aproper shelter where food is provided.”
THOMAS SAAIMAN encourages giving responsi-bly. “I’m one of the people who gives them money,knowing that they are not going to use it wisely.Giving them food is the best way.”
DENISE FILANDER finds it hard to believe thatstreet children are making enough money by beg-ging. “Not everyone gives money. Death can comeat any time (and) they need to be in a shelter.”
ALFRED NGWENYA believes in charity. “Not every-one is qualified in this country. Some make a livingon street. My boss and I always make time to givethem food. If I have money, I give it to them.”
ZAINAB KITAS says while it’s dangerous to bravethe streets, nothing can be done to change theirreality. “They’re making enough money. If we givethem food only, it doesn’t mean they will stop.”
CAREL VAN DER SCHYFF says the State shouldplay a bigger role. “It doesn’t help to give moneybecause they use it for the wrong things. Why isgovernment not building more shelters?”
AMBROSE NAKILE says he can only afford to handover something to eat. “We all need money. I canshare food but not cash. If I have any leftover foodI will give them, but I will never give them money.”
PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 17 October 2013 NEWS 7GREATER REACH: COPS GEAR UP
Pedal power gets a boostASTRID FEBRUARIE
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Adonation of bicycles for use by theRondebosch police will give the offic-ers in blue a foot up to patrol areas
whicharehard to reachwithpatrol vehicles.Six bicycles were donated by UCT.Police will now be able to patrol in areas
such as the trail along the Liesbeeck River,which is popular among a number of seniorcitizens who live in the Avondrust andWelverdiend old age homes.Many of them walk to the shop along the
trail and are easy targets for criminals, saysLiz Williamson, chairperson of the Clare-mont Cluster Community Policing Forum(CPF).She adds theCPFaccepted the donation on
behalf of the police and, in turn, handedthem over.Williamson says: “Rondebosch falls under
the Claremont Cluster and I was privilegedto have been involved in the negotiationsand received the donation from UCT.”Thanks to the donation, she says, students
and the senior citizens who live in the areawill feel much safer knowing there are po-lice officers patrolling the trail along the riv-er.
“UCT is very passionate about security forthe students andwehavehad a longstandingpartnership with them and are grateful forthe donations they have made,” she says.“We are grateful for the donation because
Rondebosch does not have a neighbourhoodwatch like the other two precincts in theCluster.Most of our areas are covered by theRondebosch Community Improvement Dis-trict and the Groote Schuur Community Im-provement District which we are fortunateto have in our community.”Lieutenant-Colonel KarlWienand, station
commander of Rondebosch Police Station,says the police will patrol areas with a highvolume of student and senior citizens trafficand so provide extra security for them.“WeworkcloselywithUCTand their secu-
rity service provider and because of theirgenerous donation we are now able to usebicycles as part of our patrolling opera-tions,” Wienand says.“We will make regular use of the bicycles,
especially during summer time when therearemore peoplewalking in placeswhere ourpatrol vehicles cannot gain access.”JohnCritien, executivedirector ofProper-
ty andServices atUCT, says one of themajorproblem areas where it is difficult for policeto gain access with their patrol vehicles are
the subways and pathways on campus.“Many students walk through these areas
where crime regularly takes place and po-lice sometimes take too long to get there be-cause they cannot gain access with their ve-hicles,” he says.“We believe the bicycles will make police
more mobile as they will now be able to ridethe bicycles anywhere on campus,” he says.The police and the campus security work
well together and can be seen all over cam-pus, says Critien. “Students and staff willnow feel much safer even when walkingdown a subway or pathway.”
A FOOT UP: LizWilliamson, chairper-son of the ClaremontCluster CommunityPolicing Forum, andLieutenant ColonelKarl Wienand acceptthe bicycles fromJohn Critien, of UCT.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Be on alert, cops warn residentsASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
Pinelands residents are urged to be morevigilant.This warning follows on an increase in
house break-ins.JohnBerry, chairperson of the Pinelands
Community Policing Forum (CPF), sayscriminals are no longerwaiting for a partic-ular time to gain access to properties, butare taking anyopportunity to attempt a rob-bery.He urges the community to be vigilant
and ensure their homes are adequately se-cured.“Residents should get to know their
neighbours and speak to them about whatis happening in the community,” he says.Berry says parents should also educate
their childrenabout safety, especiallywhenthey are walking home from school. “Chil-dren should also bemore vigilant andwhenthey see any suspicious behaviour theyshould report it to their parents who can re-port it to the police,” he says.Peter Hoffman, chairperson of the Pine-
lands Neighbourhood Watch, says therehasbeenan increase inhousebreak-ins andurges the community to take the necessarysteps to secure their properties.Every member of the community needs
to be on high alert at all times, he says.“There is no criteria when it comes to
playing your part in the neighbourhoodwatch. We can all do our bit in making ourcommunity a safer place,” Hoffman says.“If you are a home owner, tenant, dog
walker, senior citizen, mother or someonewho works from home we genuinely wel-come your involvement. Don’t leave yoursafety and that of your family to someoneelse.”
Hoffman says the neighbourhood watchand residents are the eyes and ears of thepolice.“We are not taking over thework they do,
but we recognise that we can do much toensure that police use their resources tomaximum efficiency,” he says.Lieutenant-Colonel Helena Mouton, sta-
tion commander of Pinelands Police Sta-tion, says there has been an increase inhouse break-ins and urges residents to beextra vigilant when entering or leavingtheir homes.“We urge residents to keep their doors
and windows closed when they are insidetheir homes and when they are not at hometo avoid becoming a victim of a housebreak-in,” she says.Mouton says residents should always
make sure to lock all doors leading to thehouse from the garage.“It is easy for criminals to look into your
property or gain access into your housewhen you leave doors unlocked or open.And always make sure your valuables arenot visible from the road,” she says.Mouton says police officers regularly pa-
trol the hotspot areas and also conduct stopand search operations.Councillor Brian Watkyns says not only
has there been an increase in house break-ins, but theft out of motor vehicles remainsan issue in community.“Residents are asked not to leave any-
thing of value in their cars, especially atnight,” he says.“Weurge them to remove their valuables,
such as handbags, wallets and laptops fromtheir vehicles,” he says, adding these itemsare regularly reported as stolen.V Anyone wanting to report any suspicious behaviourcan contact the Pinelands police on (021) 506 2022or the allhour Crime Stop number 10111.
Robber linked to other home invasionsMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
A24-year-oldman appeared in theWynbergMagistrate’s Court last week on five charg-es of house robbery and theft.Wynberg police spokesperson Warrant
Officer Silvino Davids says theman robbeda Kenilworth woman and her domesticworker onWednesday 25 September just af-ter 06:30.“The woman woke up and found the man
in her bedroom. He threatened her with apair of scissors and told her to lie still. Hetook two cellphones, a laptop, iPad and oth-er valuables before running off,” he says.Davids explains the fingerprints foundon
thewindowof theKenilworthhomeshowedthe identity of the man who was wanted byLansdowne Police in a separate case.“The detective distributed the photo-
graph among police officers and was toldthe man was arrested earlier that day forthe possession of drugs,” he says.Davids says after searching the items
found on the man at the time of his arrest,the detective recovered the domestic work-er’s cellphone stolen in Kenilworth.“He was later linked to other burglaries
in Wynberg and appeared in the WynbergMagistrate’s Court on five charges of houserobbery, house break-in and theft.”The case has been postponed to Novem-
ber.
PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 17 October 20138 ENTERTAINMENT
SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION TO THE 2012 GENERAL VALUATIONROLL (SV02) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2013/2014Notice is hereby given in terms of section 49 (1)(a)(i) of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act no. 6 of 2004),hereinafter referred to as the “Act,” that the Second Supplementary Valuation Roll to the 2012 General Valuation Roll (SV02) for the financialyear 2013/2014 is open for public inspection at the venues as stated below as from 21 October 2013 until 29 November 2013. The forms for thelodging of objections are obtainable at these venues. In addition the valuation roll is available on the Council website as from 21 October 2013(the address is provided below).
Properties were selected to appear on the Second Supplementary Valuation Roll to the 2012 General Valuation Roll (SV02) Roll in terms of section78(1) of Act if the property a) was incorrectly omitted from the Valuation Roll; b) has been included in the municipality after the last generalvaluation; c) has been subdivided or consolidated after the last general valuation; d) has undergone a substantial increase or decrease in marketvalue since the last general valuation; e) was substantially incorrectly valued in the last general valuation; f) must be revalued for any otherexceptional reason; g) of which the category has changed.
In terms of Section 49(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, any property owner or person who so desires may lodge an objection with the municipal manager inrespect of any matter reflected in, or omitted from the valuation roll, within the abovementioned period.
Objections may only be lodged in respect of properties valued on the SV02 Roll. The owners of these properties will be notified of their SV02valuations in writing at the postal address currently held on the City’s database.
Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in terms of section 50(2) of the Act an objection must be in relation to a specific individual propertyand not against the supplementary valuation roll as a whole. The forms for lodging an objection can be obtained from one of the venues listedbelow, and can be downloaded from the website. A separate objection form must be completed per property.
DATE: 21 October 2013 – 29 November 2013
NO. NAMES OF VENUE ADDRESS OF VENUE OPERATING HOURS OF VENUE
1.14TH FLOOR, CAPE TOWNCIVIC CENTRE
HERTZOG BOULEVARD, CAPE TOWN 08:30 – 15:45
2. BELLVILLE CIVIC CENTREVOORTREKKER ROAD, BELLVILLE (CNR OF VOORTREKKER ROAD &QUARRY STREET - NEXT TO SANLAM HEAD OFFICE)
08:30 – 15:45
3. MILNERTON CIVIC CENTRE PIENAAR ROAD, MILNERTON (NEXT TO MILNERTON LIBRARY) 08:30 – 15:45
4. PLUMSTEAD ADMINISTRATIONCNR OF VICTORIA ROAD & MAIN ROAD, PLUMSTEAD(NEXT TO CHECKERS)
08:30 – 15:45
5. BRACKENFELL CIVIC CENTRECNR OF OLD PAARL ROAD & PARADYS STREET(OPPOSITE HYPERMARKET)
08:30 – 15:45
6. STRAND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGCNR OF MAIN ROAD & FAGAN STREET, STRAND (NEXT TOSTRAND HALL)
08:30 – 15:45
Completed objection forms can be submitted as follows:
• E-mail – [email protected]• Fax – 086 201 2304 / 086 588 6042• Post to (preferably via registered mail) – The City of Cape Town, for attention: The Objection Coordinator, P O Box 4522, Cape Town 8000• By hand - at one of our public inspection venues
For more information:Sharecall: 086 010 3089Web: www.capetown.gov.za
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
You can be atourist in theMother CityWith the weather hinting at a promise ofsunshine, Capetonians should have morereason to get outdoors.TheCity Sightseeing bus is just the ticket
to do so.The three-hour renowned Night Tour,
which runs until May, is an experience notto be missed.It goes past all the best night attractions
and stops at Signal Hill, where you canwatch the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean.Remember to take a picnic basket withsnacks and sundowners.The bus departs from the Two Oceans
Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront at 18:00.In November the City Sightseeing Canal
Cruise will extend its operating hours torun until 19:00, and until 20:00 during De-cember and January – with a boat depart-ing every 20 minutes from 09:00 and everyhalf-hour from 17:00. At a cost of R30 peradult and R10 per child, it offers a wonder-ful sunset cruise.The Canal Cruise is a unique hop-on,
hop-off nautical adventure for the wholefamily. Cruise along and experience theviews of Table Mountain and the V&AWa-terfront from a completely different angle.The Night Tour and the Canal Cruise are
free when you purchase a two-day CitySightseeing ticket.The two-day ticket allows you to experi-
ence the Red City Tour, the Blue Mini Pe-ninsula Tour, the Wine Tour, the NightTour and the Canal Cruise for only R250.Cost is reduced for tickets bought online.The Red City Tour takes you to 18 great
stops around the City – including theaquarium, Table Mountain and the Castleof Good Hope.The scenicBlueMini Peninsula Tour has
14 stops around the Peninsula, includingKirstenbosch, Mariner’s Wharf and Worldof Birds. It also includes a free Wine TourBus extensionwhich takes you to the beau-tiful Beau Constantia, Groot Constantiaand Eagle’s Nest wine farms in the histori-cal Constantia Valley.Tickets are available from theCity Sight-
seeing Tour Office (Stop 1, outside the TwoOceans Aquarium), on the bus (with creditand debit card) or discounted online atwww.citysightseeing.co.za.There are special rates and discounts for
pensioners and children.V Four People’s Post readers can each win doubletickets for a Night Tour. Visit www.peoplespost.co.zato enter. Winners will be notified by phone.
Underworld comes to lightThe Broadway hit musi-
cal Guys and Dolls willmake an entertaining
turn at the Artscape Theatrefrom Friday 18 October toSunday 10 November.The show is based on the
colourful characters of the1920s created by author Da-mon Runyon and centeringon the New York under-world.Guys and Dolls features
NathanDetroit (Wesley Figa-ji/ Andrew Weiss), the gam-bler needing to make a quickbuck, trying towin a betwithSky Masterson (WernerViln), who iswilling to bet onalmost anything, and the pi-ous Sarah Brown (JenniferMoss/ SianAtterbury) agree-ing unexpectedly to beingwhisked away to Cuba.Add to this Nathan’s fian-
cée of 14 years, the perpetual-ly ill showgirl Miss Adelaide(Laura Bosman/ MichelleGalloway), a failing Save-A-Soul Mission, and a motleygroup of underground gamblers avoidingthe law, and you have a mix of toe-tappingnumbers, romantic encounters andplenty ofcomedy.Direction and production number chore-
ography is by Kyla Thorburn, with Bill Hol-land handling musical direction and Will
Jones choreographing the dancers from theWaterfront Theatre School.Call Computicket or Dial-A-Seat on
(021) 421 7695.V Two People’s Post readers can win double ticketsto the show. Go to www.peoplespost.co.za to enter.Winners will be notified by phone.
CAST: Guys and Dolls dancers with choreographer WilliamJones. PHOTO: PAT BROMILOW-DOWNING.
‘Stars’ to shine for Dance for AllPerforming heavy-weightswill come out infull force at A Night ofStars.The event, in aid of
Dance for All’s Out-reach Programme, willbe held at the FountainsHotel on Wednesday 30October.Guests can expect top
class comedians in ac-tion, along with pre-en-tertainment setting themood for the evening,followed by renownedperformer and comedi-an Soli Philander asMCto drive this excitingand fun evening.Dance for All CEO
Philip Boyd says this,their biggest fundraiserfor the year, will be a“prestigious evening ofgreat fun, by bringingon board some of CapeTown’s big and greatstars on an evening that helps to bringin funds and support our organisationwho has for the past 22 years been uplift-ing youth”.Dance for All’s Outreach Programme
and its mission of providing children inhistorically disadvantaged communitieswith the opportunity for empowerment,
enjoyment and promotion of self-esteemthrough the medium of dance, as well astraining professional dancers and devel-oping a unique, indigenous dance compa-ny.V The event starts at 19:30. To book, call(021) 697 5509 or email admin@danceforall.co.za.
CATCH HER: Tracy Klaas will perform at Night of Stars.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 17 October 2013 OUT AND ABOUT 9
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From Thursday 17 Oct to Wednesday 23 oct
Diep River Open Thurs 17 Oct till 8pm
REGULAR MARKDOWNS IN STORE • www.kolnicks.co.za • Airtime & Vouchers available in all stores
DIEP RIVERCnr Princess Vlei& De Waal Rd021 201 5504
V Claremont: The Lighthouse Association forthe Blind will hold a guitar and vocal musicevening in the Claremont Civic Centre at20:00. Performers include Gasant, Rudy, JoeSchaffers and Dudley Williams. Entry is R50.Contact Dudley on 081 270 5079.
Saturday 19 October
V Newlands: A High Tea to celebrate thearrival of Spring will be held at Groote SchuurHigh School in Palmyra Road from 16:30 to18:00. Tickets are R60. To book ticketscontact Shireen Hussey on (021) 674 2165 [email protected]. Tickets must be pre-booked.
V Pinelands: Pinelands Presbyterian Churchwill hold a celebration of praise and thanks-giving at the church in St Stephens Road at19:30. The Cape Town Gospel Choir willpresent Pinelands Praise Night. Tickets, atR50, include refreshments. For further detailsphone Marie on (021) 531 8408.
V Harfield: The Children’s Studio MontessoriPre-school will hold a fundraiser at HarfieldVillage, on the corner of Second Avenue andHereford Street. The event is from 09:00 to14:00. Tickets for adults are R30 and R15 forkids. There will be goodie bags, raffles andprize games.
Monday 21 October
V Rosebank: Join the Groote Schuur branch ofSAARP for fellowship and an illustrated talkby Hilary Mauve, titled Straddling Istanbul. Themeeting starts at 09:30 at the RosebankMethodist Church. Tea and coffee will beserved.
Tuesday 22 October
V Mowbray: The Egyptian Society of SouthAfrica will host an illustrated lecture by GillianRussell-Johansen, titled Unite or Die: Whathappened to the Royal House of Nekhen? at19:30 at St George’s Grammar School. Mem-
bers enter free, non-members pay R20.Booking is not necessary. Secure parkingavailable at the school. For more informationcall (021) 557 5082.
Thursday 24 October
V Pinelands: Pinelands High School will hostan event where a panel of experts will answerquestions related to financial matters at theschool library from 19:30 until 21:00. Refresh-ments will be served at 19:15. Entrance fee isR25. For further information phone(021) 531 3922 or 072 416 8527.
Friday 25 October
V Newlands: The Cape Natural History Clubwill host a talk on how commercial Antarcticflights take place from Cape Town Internation-al Airport despite the weather at the Athenae-um at 20:00. Entry is R20. Phone Sheila on(021) 782 1620 or visit www.capenaturalhistory-club.co.za.
Saturday 26th October
V Pinelands: A mini fete will be held at thePinelands Presbyterian Church from 07:00 until12:30. There will be, among others, beautifulhandwork, food, books, bric-a-brac, second-hand clothes and plants.
V Pinelands: A special exhibition will be heldfor Joel Lottering and Jade Greef who recentlycompeted in a dance championship in Essex,England. The event will take place at Pine-lands Dance Club from 20:00 to 23:30. Takeyour own snacks and glasses. To book or formore information contact Veronica on(021) 761 3814 or 083 218 7944.
Sunday 27 October
V Newlands: The Cape Natural History Clubwill host a guided coach tour of the Elginarea. The cost of R290 includes the coach,guide and lunch. Book with Sheila on(021) 782 1620. For further details www.cap-enaturalhistoryclub.co.za.
PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHThursday, 17 October 201310 CLASSIFIEDS
1. Zamori 361 Pty Ltd, registered owner of Erf 16400, 97 Durham Avenue, Salt River, have applied to establish the Salt River BusinessImprovement District in terms of the City of Cape Town: Special Rating Area By-Law, 2012 read together with the City of Cape Town's:Special RatingAreaPolicy, 2013 to includeall commercially ratedproperties in theareaboundby:
WesternBoundary
From Albert Road along Greatmore Road to Kent Street and along Kent Street to Salt River Road. Along Salt River Road to include allproperties bordering on Salt River Road up to Victoria Road and along Victoria Road up toMilner Road to include all properties borderingonVictoriaRoad.
NorthernBoundary
From the intersection of Bromwell Street and Voortrekker Road along Albert Road up toMill Street to include all properties bordering onAlbertRoad.
EasternBoundary
From the intersection of Rochester Road and Victoria Road northwards to Campbell Street. The border then follows the easternboundaries of properties 16081, 16080, 16079, 16078. 16075 and 16069 up to Dove Street. The boundary then follows Shelley Road,Dryden Street and Colridge Road up to Swift Street, then Burn Street and Addison Street to include all properties bordering on DurhamStreet. Theboundary then followsDurhamStreetup toSalt RiverCircle to includeall propertiesborderingonDurhamStreet.
SouthernBoundary
From the intersection of Milner Road and Victoria Road eastwards up to Queens Park Avenue and along Queens Park Avenue up to theintersection with Chamberlain Street. The boundary the follows the southern boundaries of properties 13777, 13778 and 14109 up toPickwickRoad toCopperfield Road toDickens Road and then alongVictoriaRoad to include all properties borderingonVictoriaRoadup tothe intersectionwithBrowningRoadandRochesterRoad.
2. The application, together with other particulars of the application, is available for scrutiny at the reception of the Double Tree by HiltonCape Town at 31 Brickfield Road, Woodstock and at the City of Cape Town, Inter Service Liason-office, 8th Floor, Civic Centre, 12 HertzogBoulevard,CapeTown (Enquiries: E. Scott, Tel 0214001872).
3. Anyobjections to theestablishmentof theSalt RiverBusiness ImprovementDistrictmustbe submitted inwriting to theCityManager, POBox298,CapeTown,8000orhanddelivered to theCityManager, 5thFloor, PodiumBlock, CivicCentre, 12HertzogBoulevard,CapeTown.
4.Objectionsmustbe receivedby theofficeof theCityManagerbynot later than29November2013.
5.Apublicmeetingwill beheld, thepurposeofwhich shall be to:
i) Informall attendeesof relevant informationpertaining to theapplication, and to
DATE :12November2013TIME :17:00 for17:30PLACE :ConferenceVenue,DoubleTreebyHiltonCapeTownADDRESS :UpperEastSide, 31BrickfieldRoad,Woodstock
ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE PROPOSED SRAARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING.
Enquiries, contactWessel BotesatTel: 0723771275
Please note: If you are not the registered owner of the property, kindly forward this notice to the registeredowner immediately, alternatively inform G. Lohrentz at [email protected], 083 255 7657 of the registeredowner's contactdetails so thatcontact couldbemadewith the registeredowner
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LIAM MOSES@LiamCPT
Surfing development and transforma-tion is set to receive a boost when thesixth annual BOS Earthwave Beach
Festival takes place this weekend.The festival will feature several water-
sport competitions, lifestyle events and en-tertainment. People’s Post is the print me-dia sponsor of the event.
However, the most important event couldbe the Muizenberg Outreach Surfing Chal-lenge, which will see four different pro-grammes battle it out in the waves at Mui-zenberg Beach.
Event organiser Paul Botha says hehopes the event will offer the programmesa helping hand.
“We want to involve the kids in the festi-val. As the programmes are doing a greatjob, we want to give them something for theguys to strive towards,” Botha says.
“This is part and parcel of what we wantat the festival; we want to make it an inclu-sive festival. We have formalised it so thatthe organisations have their own event andthey can win prizes.”
The organisations which will participatein the Challenge are Isiqalo, the Surf ShackOutreach Programme, the MuizenbergBeach Club and Dreams to Reality.
All four organisations aim to assistyouths from disadvantaged communitiesthrough surfing. The tournament will fea-ture two teams from each organisationcompeting in two heats of four teams each.Four teams will then advance to two hour-long semi-finals and the competition willclimax in a hour-long final. The event issponsored and supported by Surfing SouthAfrica (SSA).
SSA general manager Robin de Kock saysthe event fits in with SSA’s goal of trans-forming the sport. “Those organisations in-volved in the Challenge are all doing a goodjob, trying to introduce young surfers fromdisadvantaged backgrounds into thesport,” De Kock says.
“Our job is to support outreach organisa-tions involved in the sport.”
De Kock adds transforming the sport isone of organisation’s key goals.
“Its always been a focus; we have been in-volved with those programmes for sometime now. It’s something that we see as ben-efiting surfing. We want to transform thesport and introduce children from margin-alised and disadvantaged backgrounds.”
Earthwave will also see several schoolteams head to Muizenberg for the WesternCape Inter-schools Surfing Tournament.
The 12 participating schools will go head-to-head in hopes of bagging some of theR10 000 in prizes.
“This year we have invited schools fromBoland to join us as well,” Botha says.
Each team will have five members.The festival will also feature skateboard-
ing and stand-up paddling competitionsand an attempt to break the Guiness WorldRecord for the most surfers riding a singlewave.
An attempt to break the record for thelongest game of touch rugby was also set totake place, but has now been cancelled.However, the People’s Post Touch RugbyTournament will still take place.
The BOS Earthwave Beach Festival willtake place at Muizenberg Beach from 08:00on Saturday 19 to 14:00 on Sunday 20 Octo-ber.V Contact Kahuna Promotions on (021) 783 4965 [email protected] for further information. Visit www.facebook.com/bos.earthwave for the latestnews.V Saturday programme: 08:00 – Xpression WP Longboard Classic; 08:30 – Pipeline Skate Ramps skateboarding; 09:00 – Muizenberg Outreach SurfingChallenge; 10:00 – Battle of the Bay; 13:00 – WesternCape Interschools surfing tournament and Adaptivesurfing demonstration; and 14:00 – Similasan Tandem surfing championships.V Sunday programme: 08:00 – People’s Post touchrugby challenge, Western Cape Interschools surfingtournament and Xpression WP Longboard surfing;08:30 – Pipeline Skate Ramps skateboarding; 10:00Battle of the Bay and World Record attempt; 11:00– Longboard, interschools and tandem surfing finals; 12:00 – BOS Dig for Gold Treasure Hunt; 12:30World Record Attempt; and 14:00 – Awards ceremony and after party.
Surf’s up, dude!
SURF’S UP: Surfers line up on MuizenbergBeach for the 2012 Guiness World Recordattempt. PHOTO: MARQUA/EARTHWAVE
Cricket clinic in RondeboschA group of young cricketers kicked off thenew season by sharpening their skills ata coaching clinic.
The clinic was hosted by the CricketSchool of Excellence (CSE) at RondeboschBoys’ High School and saw players fromacross the Peninsula participare.
CSE founder Ryan Maron says thecricketers received mental and physicalcoaching on the two-day programme.
“We focused on the technical side of thegame and Headstrong, a sport psychologi-cally company, spoke to the cricketersabout focus and concentration,” he says.
“On the last day, Mineralife spoke to thekids and parents about nutrition and hy-dration.”
Cape Cobras cricketer Michael Pote, agraduate of the school, also attended theclinic and spoke about the importance ofpassion and a hunger to learn.
A group of 15 cricketers from Khayelit-sha also attended the clinic, courtesy ofthe Maurits van Nierop Foundation.
The Foundation aims to plough back in-to cricket and also supports dyslexic pu-pils at Norma Road Primary School inAthlone.
MISDIRECTED:UCT CricketClub’s WayneLombard drivesto mid-onduring an AMA20/20 matchagainst UWCat the WallyWilson Oval inPlumstead onSaturday.PHOTO: PETERHEEGER/GALLOIMAGES
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SLAPPED: Victoria Cricket Club’s Ryan Daniels plays a drive during an AMA 20/20 matchagainst Montrose Cricket Club in Bellville on Saturday. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES
Annual charity golf challenge tees-offAfter another lengthy and exhausting sea-son for club golfers, the finalists for thisyear’s Sanlam Cancer Challenge have beendetermined after the club competitions andregional finals.A total of 36 067 participants – 29 645 men
and 6 422 women – participated in the 21stedition of the competition.Across the country 801 club competitions
decided the regional finalists. At the re-gional finals the national finalists for SunCity were decided in A, B and C handicapdivisions.The overall winners in the different divi-
sions – men’s and women’s – will be deter-mined over two rounds at the Lost City andGary Player courses on Monday 21 and
Tuesday 22 October.After almost R3,2mwas raised for cancer
awareness through this project last year,the organisers set themselves the target ofat least reaching that amount this year.And, with only a couple of weeks left be-
fore the final analysis will be made public,it seems the target is well within reach.
. The finalists fromWestern Province inorder of player, division and respresenta-tive club are:Women – Karen Denman (A), Clovelly;
Alhadeff (B), Clovelly; Paul Barrett (C),Clovelly.
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Callies zoom inon promotionLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
JordanCallies has shifted focus on secur-ing promotion after winning the Coca-Cola Cup on Saturday.
Callies qualified for the Safa SABRegion-al League promotional play-offs after win-ning the Rygate Local Football Association(LFA) Super League earlier this year.
Coach Anthony Barnes is confident hisside canmake it into the fourth tier of SouthAfrican football after the Coke Cup victory.
“We are already there; that’s how confi-dent I am,” he says.
“We have already beaten Safa Second Di-vision and SAB League teams in the CokeCup this year.”
Callies knocked out several semi-profes-sional sides on their way to the final, in-cluding the Salt River Blackpool and Mi-lano United Second Division teams.
Callies were also losing finalists in theRygate LFA Knockout Tournament thisyear. Barnes says the team is one step awayfrom making it a perfect season. “Weachieved our objectives. I said we wouldwin the league and the Coke Cup, and thenext one is the SAB League play-offs,” hesays.
Barnes may be confident, but his playerswill need to improve in several areas if theyare to continue their climb up the profes-sional football ladder.
Callies started the Coke Cup final withverve and intensity and raced to a 3-0 leadwithin 30 minutes.
Reagon Brander stole the lead after justtwo minutes, Shafiek Mally doubled thescore just five minutes later and KashiefAlba made it 3-0 in the 25th minute.
But instead of knocking the wind out ofSporting United, the third goal caused Cal-lies to slack off and lose concentration.
Ebrahim Davids pulled a goal back forSporting late in the second half and strucktwice more in the 30th and 35th minutes tolevel the scores.
The equaliser forced Callies to wake up,as they reclaimed the lead through the bootof Showen Sturein in the dying minutes ofthe game.
Barnes was happy with the performancedespite the poor defensive display.
“At the end of the day it was about whowanted it more and we were hungrier. Theguys performed well,” he says.
“The plan was to secure the game in thefirst 15 minutes through all-out attack, butwe are not used to playing on a field thisheavy. They are used to playing on a hardsurface, so they had a lot of cramps.”
Jordan Callies will face off against theleague winners from the other LFA’s affili-ated to Safa Cape Town in the promotionplay-offs.
The date of the play-offs have not beenconfirmed.
TEXTBOOK CONTROL: JordanCallies striker Showen Sture(right) controls a pass as Sport-ing United’s Tino Adams at-tempts to make a challengeduring the Coke Cup final.
