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muggers on the mountain. Thelatest incident happened on theKarbonkelberg in Hout Bay onSaturday 19 November and in-volved three suspects, one ofwhom was allegedly armedwith a knife.
Earlier this month, a 23-year-old man from Rondebosch brokehis leg running away from twomen between Devils’s Peak andthe Rhodes Memorial.
(“Mountain muggers escape,”People’s Post, 8 November 2011)
It was reported that JJ Baden-horst (33) of Greenpoint and hisfriend, Thea Burger, fell 10-15m.Burger managed to land on herfeet and ran about two kilometres
to fetch help. Merle Collins, San-Parks spokesperson says policeare still investigating the inci-dent.
Meanwhile one of the victims ofa mugging, which occurred onWednesday 16 November, haspraised the excellent response hereceived from SanParks.
This incident was widely re-ported as having happened in Ce-cilia Forest, but Mike Heime in-sists it actually happened inKirstenbosch Gardens, in thenursery section of the gardens,where the plants are grown. Hesays this is the route that peoplewith dogs would walk when ac-cessing the mountain through thegardens. Collins confirms the in-cident happened in KirstenboschGardens, but the relevant spokes-person from Kirstenbosch couldnot be reached by the time of go-
ing to press. Heime says he waswalking with a group of five wom-en when they were pounced on bytwo men, who appeared to bearmed, at about 11:30. “I laid intothem with my walking stick,”says Heime. One of the women al-so prodded one of the muggerswith her stick. The muggers man-aged to rip a backpack off one thewomen, but they were latercaught at Constantia Nek. Heime,who is from Llandudno, phonedTMNP senior section ranger,Hilton Blumeris, on his cell-phone.“The Parks Board getssuch adverse publicity, but theirresponse was excellent.” Heimesays police, rangers with dogs andMountain Men Security all joinedin the search.The suspects werewalking casually down from thecar park when they walkedstraight into the arms of the
Mountain Men Security. Thegroup had managed to give a gooddescription of the pair.
Table Mountain Safety Forumchairperson, Marc Truss, extend-ed his sympathies to the recentvictims. He says the voluntary fo-rum faces a “logistical night-mare” trying to facilitate commu-nication between all the roleplay-ers, but that they were not goingto give up and would continue toput preventative measures inplace.
In July Claudio Massenz (26)fractured his skull after a fallabove Rhodes Memorial whiletrying to evade his attackers.
IT’S A DOG’SLIFE: It’s notoften that yousee hundredsof dogs in thestreets ofTokai all at thesame time.This year 1746sets of pawsand 2530 pairsof feet did exactly that atthe 2011SPCA RoyalCanin WiggleWaggle Walkathon. According to LameezMartin, thewalkathon onSunday 20 November, wastheir biggestWiggle Waggleto date. Thedogs’ excitedbarks evenheld the rainoff until thewalk had beencompleted.More pictureson page 4.
Knifewielding muggers chase hikers
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Director of Mag-Mark, ToniTickon, speaks about beingProudly South African and keep-ing it locally-made. Mag-Mark®– a South African company pro-ducing magnetic keepsake prod-ucts – was established in 1994.The company started out withthree staffmembersandnowem-ploys two staff. “Our flagshipproduct is the unique, patentedMag-Mark® bookmark, whichhas small magnets on the insideand clips over the page so it staysput, says Tickon. “This is idealfor small gifts, greeting cards,gift tags, souvenirs and givea-ways. We place emphasise quali-ty, and carefully magnetise ourproducts by hand to support lo-cal employment. These Mag-Marks® can be customised with
your own designs. We also pro-duce a range of fridge magnetsand button badges.” He says thenew, expanded, range includesbeaded key rings and beadedfridge magnets, Foto Mag-Marks® and portrait fridge mag-nets. The products are soldmainly at tourist and curiosshops, and bookshops such asExclusive Books countrywide.Tickon says challenges faced bythe company has been “the re-duced sales as a direct result ofcheap Chinese imports and re-duced inflows from the tourismmarket.”
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Change the world, one tin at a timeTAMMY PETERSEN
DO YOU have canned goodsstacked in the back of your cup-boards because the children don’tlike what’s inside? Or did you buymore groceries than you needed?Donate it to a worthy cause –there are people in your commu-nity who need it.
Living Hope, in conjunctionwith People’s Post and Fruit andVeg City, will be spreading thecheer with hampers of hope todisadvantaged communities andthey need your help to make it asuccess.
By donating dry food items orcanned goods, you can spread theChristmas cheer to those who arefacing trying times.
Living Hope has been offeringhelp for the past 10 years. The or-ganisation consists of four minis-tries – Living Grace, LivingRight, Living Way and LivingCare – each performing a vitalrole in the upliftment of commu-
nities in Ocean View,Masiphumelele, Fish Hoek, RedHill and Capricorn.
Living Grace is a ministry inMuizenberg, which acts as a safehaven for the homeless. It is nota shelter, as such, but a placewhere the needy can store theirbelongings in a locker, eat abreakfast and lunch, or just takea quick shower.
There is also a SubstanceAbuse Recovery Programme,which gives people a hand-up (on-to their feet) instead of a hand-out.
Living Right is divided intothree sections. The first consistsof health counsellors who comefrom the community they workin. They help with health-relatedinquiries and also educate peopleon chronic diseases and the im-portance of knowing their HIVstatus. The second section con-sists of support group facilitators,who meet people on a weekly ba-sis and help them work through
their life issues. The third sectioncomprises life skills educators,who teach children from a youngage.
The Living Right ministry is, inessence, all about prevention.
Not everybody has the time toget involved in charity work, buta simple donation will help youbring some sunlight to a family’sholiday season.
Interested in making a change?Drop your donation into anymarked box at a Fruit and VegCity store in the greater CapeTown area; at People’s Post’s of-fice in Tokai; or at Living Hope inCapri, and consider it your gooddeed for the month.
In early December, the food willbe made into Hampers of Hopeand distributed to the communi-ties in need.
For more information, phoneKaren Peiser on 083 465 9594.
Start packing – you only haveuntil 2 December to change a fam-ily’s outlook on life.
Martial music concertMILITARY music lovers take notethat the Army Band Cape Townwill hold its annual year-end GalaConcert on Friday 2 December in
the Cape Town City Hall. The con-cert starts at 19:30 and tickets costR30.
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The unknown males arrived witha VW Caravelle at a fast food storeon the Main Road in Mowbray at20:00, pretending to be customers.Once inside the store, two of themen produced firearms and held upthe staff and customers at gunpoint.
The customers were ordered tolie on the floor and the suspectsrobbed them of their belongings,which included cellphones andcash. The suspects also removed anundisclosed amount of cash fromthe cash register, several boxes ofcigarettes and a large quantity ofairtime. A member of the public inthe vicinity of the store realisedthat something was amiss, and heimmediately went to Mowbray Po-lice Station. Police arrived and ap-prehend the six suspects and confis-cated two firearms.
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Treat your best friendto a scenic walkTHE Animal Rescue Organisationwill hold a Best Friend Dog Walk atBilton Wines in Stellenbosch onSunday 27 November. The cost isR20 per dog and R10 per human.
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No loaves but plenty of fishTERESA FISCHER
“We don’t have beef or chicken,but we’ll have fish,” remarkedsomeone at Noordhoek Beach,where shoals of sardines weredriven close to shore by a teamof seals on Saturday 19 Novem-ber.
As the word spread, hordes ofpeople arrived at the beach, grab-bing bucket loads of fish.
Dr Carl van der Lingen, a scien-tist at the Department of Agricul-ture, Forestry and Fisheries, sayshe thinks an extensive red tide
bloom of gonyaulax polygramma –a type of phytoplankton – waslinked to the appearance of the sar-dines. The red tide extends be-tween Walker Bay and St HelenaBay.
He says this species is not toxic,but falling oxygen levels whenthese micro-organisms decay, hasbeen linked to fish kills in otherparts of the world.
He explains that the sardinescould have been trapped by the redtide, as theywouldn’twant to swimthrough it, and then they wereprobably driven further onshoreby predators such as seals.
The fish would probably be ableto detect the gonyaulax throughsmell, taste or by trapping themwith their gill rakers.
Van der Lingen says there weresimilar blooms in False Bay in 1962and 2007.
Sardines have also been report-ed in Kommetjie and Hout Bay thisweek. He has received reports ofsardines washing up dead nearKoeberg, Melkbostrand andStruisbaai, although these havenot been confirmed.
“I wouldn’t recommend eatingthem,” he says, although he addsthat if there had been any toxicity,
this would have been apparent bynow.
Van Der Lingen says the appear-ance of the sardines is different tothe run, which happens annuallyoff the Kwa Zulu Natal Coast inwinter, when a subpopulation ofsardines move up the east coast tospawn. However, predators forc-ing fish shoals to the coast can hap-pen in both cases.
He could not say if the prolificrare buoy barnacles, sighted atNoordhoek, Hout Bay, Muizen-berg, Hermanus, False Bay andCamps Bay earlier this month, canbe linked to the red tide.
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FULL BASKET: Diwonge Moyo withhis haul.
FRENZY: Seals feast on the shoals of sardines while sea gulls swoop fromabove.
FULL UP: This baby seal takes abreak from the action.
Photos: Teresa Fischer
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Wagglers wiggle all the wayTERESA FISCHER
HUNDREDS of dogs and their own-ers streamed to the start of the 2011SPCA Royal Canin Wiggle
Waggle Walkathon on Sunday 20November. The air was filled withexcited barks, but the dogs soon set-tled into a rhythm as the packwound its way through the streetsof Tokai. Special water points wereset up for the dogs, who seemed to
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“The 2011 event was our biggestWiggle Waggle to date,” saysLamees Martin, Cape of Good HopeSPCA spokesperson. Even the rainheld off llong enough for all to crossthe finish.
FAMILY AFFAIR: AnnikenTrefelt(Tokai)with MayaBo and Victor.Photos:Teresa Fischer
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Mr Lonely driven to deathTHE Cart Horse Protection As-sociation in Epping is callingfor the maximum sentence to beimposed on three men fromFreedom Farm, following whatthey say is one of the worst cas-es of abuse they have encoun-tered in many years.
On Saturday 23 July, a Patrol In-spector received an urgent callfrom a resident on Freedom Farm,near Belhar, informing her that ahorse was lying down in the fieldbehind his property.
On arrival, she was totally un-prepared for the shocking sceneshe witnessed. Mr Lonely (ID No.916) was lying prostrate on theground, partially covered by a
blanket, his testicles badly swol-len and with open welts.
The inspector immediately in-jected him with a strong painkill-er.
As the horse was unable tostand, she requested help fromthree bystanders to carry him tothe horse-box.
En-route to the Epping ClinicAssociation’s consultant veteri-narian was called to assist andtreat Mr Lonely.
The Association’s Megan Whitesays: “After examining Mr Lonelyand inserting a drip, the vet in-formed us that the horse was suf-fering severe shock and trauma,wasdehydrateddue to fatigue, andhad extensive wounds and swell-
ing on both sides of the groin area.His hindquarters giving way,
the horse was unable to stand.The vet stated that the condition
of Mr Lonely was likely caused byhuman cruelty and abuse, andthat the prognosis was poor.
Sadly, Mr Lonely died at 16:00,and it is safe to say that he wasdriven to exhaustion.”
Witnesses have come forwardstating that they had seen MrLonely pulling a cart driven by theowner and two youths over a peri-od of three days.
They had allegedly been drivingrecklessly around the farm forlong periods, beating the horsewith a stick and a rubber hose.
White says that given the ex-
treme nature of the abuse, and thetorment that Mr Lonely endured,the Management and Committeeof the Cart Horse Protection Asso-ciation unanimously agreed thatcharges be laid against the ownerand two drivers involved in thisincident.
On Wednesday 26 October, theowner of Mr Lonely was arrestedand charged with contraveningthe Animal Protection Act.
He appeared briefly in the Bel-lville Magistrates Court and be-cause he has a fixed address, wasgranted bail of R3 000.
The two drivers were arrestedon Tuesday 8 November, andhave been charged with the sameoffence.
The Cart Horse Protection Asso-ciation is dedicated to protectingworking cart horses from abuse ineconomically deprived communi-ties.
“We need the court to send astrong message that as a decentand civilised society we will nottolerate animal abuse,” saysWhite.
If you see cart horses on theroad, please provide the Associa-tion with feedback by quotingtheir ID number and posting yourcomment on facebook or the web-site: www.carthorse.org.za
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FOR a shopping experience youwon’t easily forget, visit the new-ly revamped Fruit and Veg CityStore in Access Park, Kenil-worth, which now boasts a strict-ly halaal butchery.
This Fruit and Veg store is thefirst in its stable to launch a 280square metre halaal butchery.
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“With this state-of-the-art halaalbutchery we can provide great serv-ice to all shoppers,” says Shaun TeRoller, co-owner of the butchery.
“Our shoppers come first,” saysTe Roller. The butchery is the larg-est halaal butchery within a supermarket. It is accredited and ap-proved by the Muslim JudicialCouncil (MJC).
John Billing, Fruit and Veg Storemanager, adds that another benefitof the halaal butchery is that cus-tomers can have the meat cut ac-cording to their personal needs.
“We have our fingers on the pulseand try to cater to all the shoppers’needs.” There is also a variety oftasty meats bathed in a selection ofdelicious marinades.
The bakery offers delicious,freshlybakedbreads andpastries ofall sorts are available.
The fresh produce is of the high-est quality.
A team of 15 friendly, qualifiedstaff are ready to assist all shop-pers, while the Fruit and Veg man-agement team promises “the bestproducts at the cheapest cost.”
Fruit and Veg City was estab-lished in 1993 by the brothers Brianand Mike Coppin.
The Fruit and Veg Store has al-ways been a family business, andhas placed emphasis on good oldfamily values such as wholesome-ness, trust, honesty and integrity.
The Coppin brothers’ vision wasto create a store that would resem-ble a marketplace of old; wherefarmers brought their fresh pro-duce from their farms to be sold to
the public. Thiswas how theirfirst store inAccess Parkwas run, andthe same modelis used acrossthe rest of thechain of tenstores in theWestern Cape.
The chainhas expandedto offer dairy,baked goods,meat, fish,dried fruit andnuts, cheeseand continen-tal delis. Noweven some non-perishable gro-ceries areavailable in se-lected stores.
The Fruit and Veg City Store haswon the SASCS Western Cape Re-tailer of the Year (Access ParkFresher Food Store) in 1996. Forone-stop shopping, visit the Fruitand Veg Store during their tradinghours which are;
Mondays from 09:00 until 18:00.
Tuesdays toThursdays from08:00until 18:00
Fridays from 08:00 until 19:00.Saturday from 07:00 until 17:00.Sundays from 09:00 until 14:00.For more information contact the
Fruit and Veg Store in Kenilworthon (021) 683 6615.
GOOD SERVICE: Butchery manager William Xuba andMJC Halaal Monitor Moegamad Essa at the Fruit and VegStore, ready to cater to all shoppers’ needs.
DELICIOUS: A selection of halaal meats in different marinades for shoppersto choose from.
BRIGHT MIND: Headgirl at the Deutsche Internationale Schule Kapstadt (DSK), Laura Andreas, is a finalist in the Young Designers Category in the National Eskom Energy Competition. The Eskom Energy Awards Gala Dinnerwas held in Johannesburg on 9 November. Andreas’ nomination was for her design of a1.4m diameter solar furnace that desalinatessaltwater and generates electricity. It wasdone as part of her Grade 10 Physical ScienceResearch Project at school. The project innovatively integrates the concepts of renewableenergy and water purification.
Photo: Carl StermannLücke
Big walk for little babiesA WALKATHON to raise funds for aban-doned and vulernable babies will be heldon Saturday 3 December, the walk willstart from the lighthouse in MouillePoint at 09:00.
“Big Walk for Little Feet” will raisefunds for Watoto. Their first project inCape Town is to open a home for vulnera-ble and abandoned babies. The walka-
thon consists of a 10km and 5km route.Registration, which closes on 20 Novem-ber, is R30 per adult, R10 per child of 6-18years and free for children under 5.Reg-ister for the walkathon by contactingGlenda at Watoto on (021) 439-4721 [email protected].
For more information on Watoto visittheir website on: www.watoto.com
District Six ReunionALL residents from Virginia Street and surround-ing areas, as well as former Zonnebloem studentsof the years between 1950 and 1957 are invited toattend a reunion.
Venue and date will still be decided.For more information contact Derek Kloppers
on (021) 761 7133 or 073 521 0431.
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Everyone should have apersonal attorneyYOU may never need an attor-ney, but the odds are that youwill need someone to handleyour affairs and look after yourbest interests.
Zaheeda Ismail recently openeda practice, Z Ismail Attorneys, inPinelands with the goal to providethe public with quality legal ad-vice and assistance.
Her approach is to build a long-term relationship with clients.
Ismail obtained her LLB (Law)degree at the University of theWestern Cape, after which shecompleted a post-graduate course
at the University of Cape Town.She obtained her articles of
clerkship and worked in a medi-um-sized law firm in Durban, spe-cializing in general civil matters,administration of estates and liti-gation.
She completed her admissionsexamination and thereafter wasadmitted to the side bar in theCape High Court in 2008.
“Most people are apprehensiveabout seeing an attorney, as theyare unfamiliar with the complexi-ties of law, court procedures andpotential legal costs,” she says.
“The aim is to help people un-
derstand their rights and reme-dies so that they can make in-formed decisions on how to pro-ceed.”
The practice deals with generalaspects of law such as bail applica-tions; divorce, maintenance andcustody, also wills and adminis-tration of deceased estates; roadaccident fund claims; unfairblacklisting, rescission of judg-ments and drafting of contracts
For more information contactthe Z. Ismail Attorneys offices on(021) 5312895 or 076 279 2682, oremail [email protected].
Dramatic duck taleTHE Pinelands Players will stage Honk!, atthe Little Theatre, Cape Town, on 9-17 De-cember.
Directed by Kyla Thorburn and musicaldirection by Justin Wardle, Honk will en-tertain the whole family.
Since first hatched in 1993, Stiles &Drewe’s musical Honk! has winged its wayaround the world.
A world-wide stage sensation, Honk! haswon multiple awards including the 2000Olivier Award for Best Musical.
Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s TheUgly Duckling, Honk! tells the story of anodd looking young duck, Ugly, and hisquest to find his mom. The audience jour-ney with Ugly on a “Wild Goose Chase”from the Duckyard to a Marshland were wemeet all sorts of delightful characters, in-cluding the devious Cat who wants to eatUgly for lunch.
The main theme of the show is the accept-ance, compassion and understanding ofothers who may appear different for what-ever reason. Being different is OK, it issomething to be welcomed, embraced andcelebrated rather than feared, misunder-stood or persecuted. Honk! is fun for all ag-es. To book, call 072 923 1035 or [email protected].
Tuesday 22 NovemberNewlands: An exhibition ofhand-crafted baskets made byrural women of Botswana atMontebello Design Centre, 31Newlands Avenue, will run un-til Monday 28 November. Phone(021) 685 6445.
Tuesday 22 NovemberMowbray: The Egyptian Socie-ty of South Africa will meet at19:30 at St. George’s GrammarSchool. The speaker is JohnLombard and the title of the lec-ture “Breaking News in 2011.”The talk is preceded by the soci-ety’s AGM. Free entrance formembers, non-members payR20. Booking is not necessary.Secure parking. Inquiries (021)557 5082.
Thursday 24 NovemberClaremont: The Friends ofClaremont Library AGM will beheld at the library at 17:30. All
Thursday 24 NovemberPinelands: The Harold WolpeMemorial Trust hosts the 9thHarold Wolpe Memorial Lec-ture at the Old Mutual Head Of-fices at 18:00 for 18:30. The speak-er is Pablo Solon, former Bolivi-an Ambassador to the UnitedNations.He spearheaded resolu-tions on human rights, environ-mental rights and climatechange. RSVP: Nosipho: (021)674-0361, email: [email protected]
Saturday 26 NovemberPinelands: The Helen KellerSociety’s annual fête starts at09:00 in Links Drive. There willbe food, white elephant stall,clothing, books, bric-a-brac, raf-fles, music, tea and a beer gar-den on their premises in LinksDrive. Phone Ruth on (021)531 5311.
Saturday 26 NovemberHarfield Village: The Kenil-worth Methodist Church will beselling fried onion and qualityboerewors rolls for R15 at theHarfield Village Street Carni-
val. The carnival in 2nd Avenuestarts from 09:00 until late. Con-tact Mel on (021) 671 1274 fromthe church or Susan re the car-nival on (021) 683-1912.
Monday 28 NovemberMowbray: Persons with Schiz-ophrenia: Parent/ Carer Sup-port Group meeting takes placeon the last Monday of everymonth at 19:30 at the Presbyteri-an Church, on the corner of Al-bert and Highbury roads. Phone(021) 713 9481.
Saturday 3 DecemberRondebosch: Mini market atAvondrust Court in 20 Rouwk-oop Road, from 08:15 until 11:00.There will be hand-made goods,cakes, books, white elephant,tombola and boerewors rolls.Phone Melanie on (021) 689 8346.
Saturday 3 DecemberRondebosch: Rondebosch EastPrimary School in 4th Avenuehosts a fundraising event, a Tribute to Stevie Wonder and Friends atthe CTICC. Tickets are R120each and can be purchased atthe school, contact (021) 697 1403
Saturday 3 December
Rondebosch: Craft in the parkon the corner of Campgroundand Sandown roads (also on Sat-urday 17 December) will be heldfrom 09:00 until 14:00. To drop offanything you don’t, for MarshMemorial, contact Ann Rodwellon (021) 531 4236 on Tuesday un-til Friday between 09:00 and17:30 or on 083 272 5482 on mar-ket day.
Saturday 3 DecemberKenilworth: A colloquium onEco/Green Burials will be heldfrom 09:30 until 16:30 at KagyuCentre, 6 Morgenrood Road.Speakers include environmen-talists, City of Cape Town offi-cials and representatives from abroad spectrum of religious tra-ditions. Phone Pam at (021)424 6447 or 078 619 8346 or email:[email protected]
Saturday 3 DecemberNewlands: Annual VolunteerWildfire Services Open Day atNewlands Firebase, off the M3from 09:00 until 16:00. Helicopterand fire-fighting displays, foodstalls, exhibitions, best-dressed“fire-kid” competition. Seewww.vws.co.za for further in-formation.
Registration time is running outWITH only two weeks left before theend of the school year, the provincialeducation department is wrappingup their preparations for the 2012school year.
This includes helping schools tocomplete timetables, resolving staff-ing, administrative and security is-sues, and finalizing enrolment lists.
Areas identified as high-demandinclude Hanover Park, Manenberg,Mitchell’s Plain, Philippi and Langa.
There are still parents whose chil-dren are entering Grade 1 or Grade8, who have not yet enrolled them for2012. Given that many schools are al-ready full, enrolment at this stagemay require some assistance by thedepartment’s district offices.
Enrolments for the followingschool year is imperative, as this de-termines the number of staff that willbe allocated to a particular school,the furniture and stationary re-quired and the quantity of learning
materials such as textbooks.Thedepartment’s annualEarlyEn-
rolment Campaign has been a suc-cess, with high enrolment figures re-ported throughout the province. Thegreatest demand has been in the met-ro region, with some areas full to ca-pacity. These include Rondebosch,Mitchell’s Plain and the City Bowl.The department is expecting around100 000 learners to qualify for enrol-ment in Grade 1 next year, and ap-proximately 80 000 in Grade 8. Par-ents are advised not to leave enrol-ment to the first dayof thenewschoolyear.
This places pressure on officialsand distracts schools from their taskat hand, which is to teaching. Lateenrolment almost always limits op-tions and choices. To enrol yourchild, provide the child’s birth certif-icate, immunisation card and trans-fer card or report card if your childas already been to school.
Tuesday 22 November 2011 NEWS People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch Page 11
Book clubs, here’s a challenge - don’t turn the pageTHE seven members of Les FemmesBookclub in Pinelands raisedR11 054 at their recent high tea.
This was in lieu of giving fellowbook club members a Christmasgift.All the monies raised will go tothe Forensic Unit at Victoria Hospi-tal in Wynberg, which treats sexu-ally abused men, women and chil-dren of all ages and is in dire needof funding.Lesley van Niekerk says:“DrAdams,who runs theunit, can’tbelieve that we have done this forthem.” She adds that it started withthe acquisition of a tea set andturned into a high tea for 90 people.
The guests were also given a knit-ting pattern for jerseys for prema-ture and newborn babies.
The other bookclub ladies areSharon Ball, Debbie Law, SharonMalherbe, Jenny Salzwedel, LynnStuart Fox, Barbara Swanson.
“We would of course love to seeother bookclubs take up our chal-lenge to do something similar nextyear...of course we would supportthem,” adds van Niekerk.
Les Femmes Bookclub would liketo thank all the sponsors who sogenerously contributed towardsmaking this event so successful.
UCT residence readyTAURIQ HASSEN
THE NEW University of Cape Town stu-dent residence, Obz Square, will house upto 880 students from January next year.
People’s Post went on a guided tourthrough the newly built R415 million resi-dence inMainRoad,Observatory,whichwasofficially handed over on Tuesday 15 Novem-ber.
The building is equipped with 880 rooms,a large social area with pool tables and twolarge TV rooms, flanked by open air quadson either side, study areas and a fullyequipped computer lab. There are a numberof meeting rooms and a Laundromat. Thereare over 90 kitchens, with each kitchen beingshared by eight to 10 students.
A feature of the design was the acousticbuffer, making the environment suitable forstudy.
When People’s Post entered one of therooms facing Main Road it was surprisinglyquiet. Streetnoise onlybecameevidentwhenthe window was opened, proving the design’sworth.
The building will also have commercialspace on the ground floor. This will be man-aged by Herman & Roman Property Solu-tions, but no retailers have been confirmedat this stage.
There are about 58 cameras around thebuilding, 24-hour security on site, with sevensecurity personnel and four live-in wardens.
In January next year the residence will ac-commodate the first batch of medical stu-dents, after which the rest of the studentswill be filtered into the building.
Professor Crain Soudien, Deputy ViceChancellor for UCT, estimated that around30 000 to 40 000 are expected to be looking foraccommodationin the new year.
“UCT cannot cope with the volume of stu-dents seeking residence and we will be look-ing for further opportunities to create moreresidences such as these,” says Soudien.
Soudien felt that the building was “state ofthe art” and that students living in these resi-dences “do better than students living on theoutside.”
“We hope that students can come to the res-idence and realise their talents and skills ina very upmarket space,” says Soudien.
TEA TIME: The book club and friends enjoy the afternoon.
THE LADIES: Les Femmes Bookclub membersLynn Stuart Fox, Debbie Law, Sharon Ball and Lesley van Niekerk. Photo: Supplied
LAUNCHED: The new UCT student residence on the corner of Main and Penzance roads inObservatory. Photos: Tauriq Hassen
Page 12 People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch LEADER Tuesday 22 November 2011
Turn the tideWITH less than five weeks to Christmas, onewould imagine that the prevailing mood isone of lightness, joy and the anticipation ofa carefree, well-earned summer holiday.
On one side of the spectrum, this is a reali-ty, with many excitedly planning their year-end getaways and time with friends and fami-ly.
Sadly, on the opposite end, the “season tobe jolly” has been marred by the loss of lovedones and fear of an increase in violence andcriminal activity.
In areas characterised by poverty, crime isrampant this time of year; literally harvestseason for criminals.
In fulfilling our obligation to report newsthe public ought to know, this week’s People’sPost carries reports about serious crimes, in-cluding that of a teenager reportedly attackedby other teens. Bryce Van Gee was attackedby two boys; one allegedly hit him over thehead with nunchucks. Bryce, 14, died of hisinjuries. His mother and two younger broth-ers will never see their Boeta again.
The front page of our Lansdowne editionhas a story about the rape of two minors justdays before the 16 Days of Activism cam-paign, and our Athlone edition has a storyabout a brutal fight between high school pu-pils that ended with both being stabbed.
How does one end the cycle of violence?Among other considerations, the solution
could lie in communities taking a firm standand reclaiming their streets, as the residentsof Rocklands, Mitchell’s Plain, had done dur-ing a Take Back Your Streets campaign. Ledby local police, they expressed their discon-tent at yet another spate of gang-relatedshootings.
Though not instantly measurable, the suc-cess of such initiatives depends on consistentaction and partnerships with police and othercrime-fighting bodies.
Never stop voicing your protest againstthose who turn your neighbourhoods intobattlefields.
Enforce the rules of the roadSINCE my return to Cape Town, I have no-ticed that people seem to use the freeway ona more casual basis.
They walk on the freeway, cycle on thefreeway and use the freeway as a joggingtrack.
Now, the last time I checked, the rules ofthe road specifically state that no pedestri-ans, cyclists or vehicles under 150CC are al-lowed on our freeways, mainly for safety rea-sons.
One morning, while on the M3 highway(Simon Van Der Stel), heading towards Mui-zenberg, just past the Bergvliet off-ramp, Ihad to avoid an item in the road.
I had to cross the white line on the righthand edge of the freeway (I was in the fastlane) and a pedestrian was jogging towardsme.
The audacity of this individual was such,that he actually motioned by hand that Ishould get back into the lane.
When I did not comply, he started mouth-ing off and throwing hand signs. I did not
take kindly to that.I have sent emails to the Western Cape
Government offices in Dorp Street and re-ceived a snotty response informing me thatI must take photos and call the police. I haveseen police ride past these individuals on thefreeway and do nothing about it. They justdrive right past.
So why should I, a tax-paying citizen, dothe job of government and police? I am notgetting paid for this. They are. Besideswhich, I don’t have the authority to do any-thing about it.
My question is, at what point or what isit going to take to get government to sit upand take notice that these laws are being bro-ken and should be enforced?
They have no problem sitting checkingyour speed and if you are above the speedlimit, send you a fine for a few hundredrands.
Surely, the same must apply to all laws andrules of the road?GARETH FELDMAN
Metrorail needs competitionFOR the first time I agree with Tony Ehren-reich that something should be done aboutMetrorail.
I am fortunate not to need Metrorail’s cha-otic services, but I have family and friendswho use the service.
They are either late or don't turn up at all.Sometimes people have to run up and down
the different platforms, only to miss theirtrain because of wrong announcements.
What a way to treat your loyal commuters!They have no competition: that’s why they
do what they want.They even beat Eskom for poor service.
JASMINE UYSAthlone
YourSMSes. I can’t believe that busi-nesses are still being caughtby the “direct deposit” scam.This scam has been aroundfor many years. Don’t busi-ness people read newspa-pers? Surely they know theyshould check with their bankthat the payment has beencleared?
Just a thought. I can’t understand why
Crime Stop numbers must beso long. When you are in apanic, traumatised and shak-ing like a leaf, you can’t eventhink properly. Why all theselong numbers? Only threesimple digits please!
. Were the kids, who threwa fireworks “bomb” at mylounge door, meaning to blowme and my dogs up? Youcould not have known thedoor was closed. Had the doorbeen open this would haveput your parents in jail andyou in juvenile detention.
. Why is it that when youbuy stuff that has, say, a one-year guarantee, you get an in-voice and you are told to keepthe slip as proof. But after fivemonths you find that the inkon the invoice has completelyfaded away. Can someoneplease explain that? Y Hart-ley, Wetton
. I am very disappointedwith the Telkom service. Ithas been over a week now and
I am still waiting for the lineto be put up in Ottery, Wyn-berg and who knows whereelse. All Telkom can say isthat it’s due to cable theft!This is not good enough.There was no follow up withusers who were left in thedark, as usual. Can’t they fixit? It will be Christmas soon.I hope it will be sorted outsoon. This is very bad serv-ice! Roy Smiltneek, Ottery
Please help. Can anyone who knows
Eugene Cupido, whose lastaddress was in Westridge,please contact Charmaine Ja-son (née Murphy) on 084 3201963 or Shafiek Kenny on 074722 8711? We attended Ath-wood Primary in the 1970sand we need to contact himurgently. Thank you!
. I’m a pensioner and mon-ey is very tight. I would liketo knit children’s jerseys tosell. I would be so grateful forknitting patterns especiallythose with cables for 4 to 10years. I have a fax at home ifanyone would like to send acopy. Please forward it to(021) 705 4040. Thank you inanticipation. Jean Guriah
. Bid asseblief vir my man.Hy is op ’n waglys vir ‘n ni-eroorplanting. Hy is tans opdialise.
Sport talk. Ag man, Piri Weepu het
so sleg geskop, het Franceoorgeskop het die manne inswart weer gechoke. Suid Af-rika was gerob deur daaiBryce Lawrance, anders hethulle die Webb Ellis Cupweereens saamgebring. 8-7?
Die All Blacks skate op dunys.
. Regarding the SMS fromDG Thompson, I second that- well done Golden Lions. Butdon’t forget to add who wasthe coach: yep, a Kiwi. Voila!The joke’s on you. I love theAll Blacks because they knowhow to play a game. Asa
By the way. How to spoil your day:
phone SARS. How to use upyour air time: phone SARS.Ralf
. What is up with Colgate?It used to be 100ml, now thetube is longer but it’s 75ml,and you still pay more for it.Give less plastic and morepaste please. The same goesfor the soap bars. They were100g, now they are 90g andyou also pay more for lessproduct. Going unnoticed?
. A man was walking hisdog past our house this morn-ing. His dog was not on aleash. As my husband re-versed out through the opengate, I hoped the dog didn’tnotice my cats sitting in thegarden enjoying the sun-shine. Please keep your dogson a leash!
. We no longer can playwith God. His grace and mer-cy is running out. His comingis at hand.
Weno longer canserveHimon a 50/50 scale – it’s either allor nothing. We can’t serveGod and Satan. There is no in-between. It’s time we make achoice to become sold out toChrist - myself included. To-day may be our only chanceto find true repentance. Car-men Joseph
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Mind your language, ETVWHOEVER chooses the degradingly low tele-vision shows for all channels on SABC TV, in-cluding ETV, for this time of the year, shouldbe fired!
What happens to all the money you receivefrom us as well as all the millions of advertsthat are shown, more than a film itself?
Never have we had such bad service andthen you have the audacity to remind us topay our television licences?
Yes, it is not easy to please everybody, espe-cially nowadays, but remember there aresome of us who have been paying tv licencesfor years and, therefore, it is our right to re-
ceive decent programmes.The African American shows with all the
terrible swearing is definitely not entertain-ing, not for us.
If you must, show them on Channel 1, forthe majority to watch and not on ETV and oth-er channels. This also applies to the local SArubbish.
It seems that ETV has become the AfricanAmerican swear-word channel. Are you notashamed to show this to the children and pub-lic? Where are your morals?V G BEHRENSPinelands
Saving myself for the perfect manI’M saving myself for the perfect man.
So that one day, he’ll fall on his kneesand ask for my hand.I’m not looking for a bad boy nor a nerd,I’m looking for someone, who’ll makeme feel special and make me feel heard.I’m not interested in looks or the wayhe’s dressed.I’m not looking for someone who’ll breakmy heart and leave me a mess.
I don’t need to be spoiled with rosesand chocolates each day,but do spoil me with the look in youreyes and never look away.Treat me like gold and respectme for who I am.I hope my mission will end soonin order for the perfect girl to findher perfect man.
MEGAN SAMPSON
Dividing is not multiplyingIN response to the letter written by SheikhMa Jardien (“Tax businesses which benefit-ed,” People’s Post, 15 November 2011), I havethe following comments:
1. You cannot legislate the poor into pros-perity by legislating the wealthy out of pros-perity.
2. What one person receives without work-ing for, another person must work for with-out receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybodyanything that the government does not first
take from somebody else.4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing
it!5. When half of the people get the idea that
they do not have to work because the otherhalf is going to take care of them, and whenthe other half gets the idea that it
does no good to work because somebodyelse is going to get what they work for, thatis the beginning of the end of any nation.BARRY THEUNISSENMuizenberg
Stay safe - simply stop speedingA FEW weeks ago there was ‘S’laughter onour roads and immediately ‘S’omebody whois ‘S’omeone made all kinds of ‘S’uggestionsto ‘S’top the killings on our highways and by-ways.
‘S’enoir ‘S’afety officials came forwardwith various ‘S’uggestions to ‘S’top the‘S’laughter.
‘S’peed reduction was ‘S’hoved forward be-cause ‘S’ome believed that ‘S’uper ‘S’peedingby local ‘S’peedsters in the different typesof’S’edans was the main killer on the high-ways. ‘S’tatutes and ‘S’tatutory bylaws were‘S’uggested to be amended so as to ‘S’care the‘S’peedsters into lawful ‘S’ubmission.
‘S’afety ‘S’tandards and ‘S’peed traps wereenforced more ‘S’tringently by ‘S’peed-copsand other ‘S’afety \’S’ecurity person-nel.’S’urely we were to ‘S’ee ‘S’erious ‘S’ug-
gestions being implemented ‘S’uch as the‘S’peed reduction ‘S’uggestions but the ‘S’il-ence was so loud it was deafening.
Now today twenty people were killed in anaccident on a highway and ‘S’uddenly everyone is again analysing the cause and onceagain ‘S’uggestions are ‘S’urfacing on how toprevent the ‘S’laughter on the roads. Wait afew days then there will be ‘S’ilence untill,God forbid, ‘S’peeding ‘S’laughters happenagain and then like a race we ‘S’tart all overagain once the ‘S’hocking ‘S’tory has ‘S’ub-sided.
I, as a road user, again ‘S’tate very loudly‘S’peed ‘S’till ‘S’laughters. ‘S’top ‘S’peedingand ‘S’uggested ‘S’uggestions must ‘S’peedi-ly be implemented and not ‘S’helved.KEITH BLAKEOttery
Be careful – you could be nextON Monday we returned home from work ataround 16:45 to find our house ransacked. Wehave safety gates on all outside doors andstrong Spanish burglar bars on all the win-dows. The burglars had come in through theroof by removing four of the tiles.
They robbed us of a computer monitor, my
BMX bicycle and a precious heirloom ring.The detectives were amazed, because it is
highly unusual for these scumbags to make somuch effort to gain access to one house.
08:15 until 16:00Friday 08:15 until 15:30 andSaturday 08:00 until 12:00
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For the love of the gameLYNN PRINS
THE saying goes “age isnothing but a number,” andthis was proven by a soft-baller who has been playingfor 43 years. Cheryl Raatz, astalwart of St AndrewsDodgers Softball Club, start-ed playing at the age of nine.
She was introduced to thegame by her late father WillieDixon.
Raatz started her softball ca-reer at Ridgeville SoftballClub, based in Athlone, hardlyplayed and was known as the“bat girl” because all sheseemed to do was pick up andcarry bats for her team mates.
“Back then there were nojunior teams and I had to bepart of a senior team.
The only way you couldlearn the game was to sit on thebench and watch,” she said.
Raatz was eager to start play-ing and moved to St AndrewsDodgers, established in 1948,and of which she is still a proudmember.
Asked how the game haschanged over the years, shesaid: “The game is now more in-centive- than commitment-driven.
Facilities have improved tre-mendously and therefore weshould be grateful and acceptchange.”
Raatz told People’s Post how ex-cited she was about the JuniorWomen’s World Championshiptaking place in two weeks’ time.
“I never thought it would hap-pen. Softball is, and has alwaysbeen, regarded as a minnowsport. But now, with us hostingthe event, maybe interest in thesport will grow.” People’s Post isthe media sponsor for the JW-WC on 7-17 December.
Three players who were partof the JWWC team in Holland2007, Lisa Erasmus, Lara Eras-mus and Megan Cable, told People’s Post about the experience.
“Seeing softball on a wholenew level gave me the urge toplay like them,” said Lisa.
Lara said:“I expected it to be tough and
I knew we would have to playour hearts out in every game,but I never expected such a highlevel of softball and amazingtalent.”
Asked about the strengths ofour national softball team, Ca-ble said: “The players have an
advantage we never had, wheretraining is concerned. Theytrain together as a team, whichis good. Also, the ladies are notafraid of swinging the bat. Hav-ing Lester Smith on their sideis great, as he is an excellentbatting coach.” They wishedthe team well, and added thatwhile performing at their high-est competitive level, theyshould also enjoy the experi-ence and have fun.
BALLERS: From left to right are Megan Cable (pitcher for Westridge Yankees), Lisa Erasmus (outfielder for Glenthorn A’s), Lara Erasmus (short stop for Westridge Yankees), and Cheryl Raatz (catcherfor St Andrews Dodgers). Photo: Sheana Abrahams
World’s toughest yachtrace visits Cape Town
THE City of Cape Town looks forward to onceagain welcoming the participants of the VolvoOcean Race to its shores.
This is the world’s premier offshore race, anexceptional test of sailing prowess and humanendeavour, which started over 37 years ago.
This will be the fourth time that Cape Townwill host the prestigious race, and gives theCity another opportunity toward using the seaas an asset to promote the Mother City.
“The Volvo Ocean Race holds enormous ben-efits for the city. When they last visited us in2008, the direct economic impact was close onR308 million, through visitor and organiserspend. Add to that the destination media expo-sure secured worldwide valued at R77 million,”says Councillor Grant Pascoe, Mayoral Com-mittee Member for Tourism, Events and Mar-keting. The total budget for the Cape Town stopover is R16.2 million, of which the City will con-tribute R1.5 million.
This sponsorship will be used for investmentpromotion events, funding volunteers for theevent, branding and other marketing costs.Councillor Pascoe said the event will do morethan just promote Cape Town as a tourist desti-nation. “It will also entail a youth sailing pro-gramme through the Izivunguvungu SailingDevelopment Programme for youth in disad-vantaged areas, as well as a schools environ-mental programme focusing on preservation ofthe ocean.”
The City believes that hosting an event likethe Volvo Ocean Race is vital to protecting andexpanding the city’s position as an internation-al sailing hub. The City has based its decisionto financially support the Cape Town stopoverfor the Volvo Ocean Race on its Events Policyadopted in 2008, which recognises the role thatevents play in promoting economic growth ina modern city. It also states that the hosting ofevents should “actively support Cape Town’seconomic growth and maximize income gener-ating opportunities, including building andsupporting small businesses and creating op-portunities for communities”, says Pascoe.
ROW YOUR BOAT: ThePeninsula Girls’ RowingClub rows from a boatshed in Zeekoeivlei. TheClub is open to allschool girls. The clubcurrently boasts a membership of nearly 30girls who train and compete in regattas. TheClub welcomes newmembers from localschools and plans tohold an Open Day on Saturday 3 December onthe False Bay side ofZeekoeivlei. For moreinformation, visit the Peninsula Girls’ RowingClub (PGRC) Facebookpage. Pictured here isthe GRC Open FirstQuad crew, preparing forthe Old Mutual Schools’Boat Race in Port Alfredearly in December.
SAFE: Leone van Vuuren of Old Mutual Cubs safely reaches third base after Wendy Petersenof FalconsNormies misses a throw to her. Old Mutual Cubs thrashed their opponents 61.
Photo: Rashied Isaacs
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A TOUGH league clash between EngenSantos and Kaizer Chiefs on Satur-
day at the Peter Mokaba Stadium resultedin the teams sharing the spoils at fulltime. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.
Santos, whose defence was outstanding, hitback during the second half, nearly sealingvictory against the home team.
Eleazar Rodgers nearly scored in the lastten minutes when a powerful header hit thecrossbar. He had a tremendous game, and hisaerial presence offered a solid defence forChiefs.
The People’s team could have won thegame, but missed chances cost them a win.With that said, only confidence can be takeninto Sunday’s Telkom Knockout Cup semi-fi-nal against Bidvest Wits University.
The Lansdowne-based side, Santos, found-ed in 1982 in Heideveld, last won silverwarein 2003 in the ABSA Cup against neighboursAjax Cape Town at Athlone Stadium.
The People’s Team, as they are known totheir fans, has come a long way. This seasonGoolam Allie, CEO of the club, aims to winone cup with the side that he has. “There isno way that I would have players in our squadthat I thinkarenot goodenough towina cup.”
When People’s Post asked Allie what it would
mean to Santos if they reached the final andwon the cup, he said “It would be Déjà vu forus, because we are a club that always winscups.”
Ederies Burton, Chief Operating Officer forSantos, said: “It’s always a good feeling whenthe club reaches this stage of such an impor-tant knockout competition. With the currentsquad, I sense the same desire as with thesquad that won the Cup in 2003.
“In terms of advice to the younger players,it’s all about application on match day. Theteam that applies themselves properly on theday will ultimately be successful. It’s aboutwho wants it more,” Burton added.
On Sunday Santos will be playing againstBidvest Wits. They are known as The CleverBoys because of the club’s close affiliationwith the University of the Witwatersrand.Their key player, and the man to watch, isformer Santos player Ryan Chapman. Chap-man, who scored six goals in eight starts,seems to be in top form. Wits coach RodgerDe Sa, known as the Drawing King, has madehis team into an attacking force this season.They have been playing more entertainingsoccer this season, and their match on Sun-day, is sure to be a tough one. The battle be-tween the teams takes place on Sunday at15:00 at the Bidvest Stadium.
GOLDEN YEARS: From left are Tyren Arendse (current captain), Ederies Burton (current ChiefOperating Officer), and Musa Otieno (current Assistant Coach.) Photo: Supplied
