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Roux DENTIST (BChD Pretoria) SPECIAL INTEREST IN CHILDREN AS WELL AS TERRIFIED & ANXIOUS PATIENTS Office hours: Mon-Thurs 9.00am-5.00pm Fri 9.00am-12.30pm 2.00pm-5.00pm Sat 9.00pm-12.00pm Ground Floor STADIUM ON MAIN Main Road, Claremont CLAREMONT MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDIO CLAREMONT MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDIO 021 683 1237 / 1232 Tel: (021) 713 9472 | Cell: 071 471 6337 Advertising is key to growing any business. People's Post To advertise in the next edition of the contact: People's Post Yolande Anderson E-mail: [email protected]Tuesday 24 January 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 E-mail: [email protected]Tuesday 24 January 2012 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 Prepare for common takeover TAMMY PETERSEN T HOUSANDS of people from poorer communities are expected to attend a mass- meeting and “take over” Rondebosch Common recrea- tional area during the week- end – despite no authorisation being granted for the gather- ing. Although the City has warned that the meeting will be regarded as an illegal gathering and or- ganisers may face criminal pros- ecution, plans for the occupation are being finalised and contribu- tors are determined to go ahead, despite the repercussions. Participants from Hanover Park, Pinati Estate, Mitchell’s Plain, Manenberg, Lavender Hill, Hout Bay, Gugulethu, Ath- lone, Bonteheuwel, Delft and even Stellenbosch, will march from the Athlone Stadium to the common, for the three-day sum- mit on Friday. Topics to be covered during the summit includes a call for the development of open spaces in “the leafy suburbs”, the scrap- ping of rent arrears for those oc- cupying council properties, as well as a demand for the City to transfer ownership of its rental units to the tenants. Organiser Mario Wanza says the occupation of the Rondebosch Common is symbolic of all spaces in affluent areas which are un- derutilized while “people on the Cape Flats don’t have space to move. “The coming together of civil society organisations reminds us of the days of united democratic action in taking forward the struggle. We have once again reached the point of building a united front, this time to rid our- selves of the divide between rich and poor. The common is a stark reminder of this barrier dividing us. “It is a public open space which is hardly ever used by the rich to walk their dogs. This is happen- ing while the poor are living on top of each other only a few sub- urbs away. Those with money have the luxury of acres of land at their disposal and it’s about time this spatial inequality is properly challenged,” he says. “Cape Town is still as divided as it was during the apartheid era”, Wanza continues. “The poor live a different life compared to the those in privi- leged areas. These areas have hectares of manicured lawns, used for golf courses and other luxuries, while there is a desper- ate need for land to be developed in order to provide housing for people who have been on waiting lists for years. It’s time that these areas are integrated.” But while the organisers are fi- nalising the details before the mass action, the City said that staff will be on site to discourage people from using the area ille- gally. Richard Bosman, the City’s di- rector for Safety and Security, says a meeting was arranged for Wednesday, so that organisers and the City can sit down and al- low the applicants to motivate their application and answer questions. “The group was between 15 and 30 minutes late. The panel as- sumed that they were not coming and continued with the after- noon’s proceedings. A letter was sent to the organisers on 19 Janu- ary, indicating that no permis- sion for the march and/or gather- ing had been granted.” In addition to the summit, a march to the common will also take place on Friday. The first participants will meet at the lookout hill in Rocklands at 07:00 that morning, and will walk through through Mitchell’s Plain to Manenberg. The group will meet with Heideveld, Bishop Lavis and Valhalla DARK CLOUD LOOMS: Law enforce- ment and police are expected to de- scend on Rondebosch Common this weekend as thousands of people from poorer areas plan to attend an illegal summit. Photo: Adri-Ann Peters Park participants outside Manenberg police station, and proceed to the corner of Van- guard and Klipfontein Road, where Bonteheuwel and Langa participants will assemble. Muslims will be excused to at- tend mosque. All participants will assemble at Athlone Stadi- um at 14:00. That same morning, partici- pants from Stellenbosch, Kraai- fontein, Bloekombos, Elsies Riv- er and Ruyterwacht will gather at Goodwood station and march past the Epping market along Jan Smuts Drive to Athlone Stadium. The group will then march to Rondebosch Common, and are expected to arrive at 17:00. Bosman says that despite an application being made for the march, the City has informed the organisers that approval has not been granted. No safety plans has been lodged with the police. Wanza adds that Mayor Patri- cia De Lille’s “disinterest” in at- tending the summit shows that “not even she is interested in finding solutions to the plight of the poor.” But De Lille responds that she had already committed to anoth- er engagement long before the or- ganisers sent the invitation. The Mayor’s Office advised the organisers that their request could not be considered until for- mal approval for the gathering had been granted in terms of the relevant legislation. It was further pointed out that the threat to occupy state and pri- vately owned land is fundamen- tally illegal and therefore could not be supported by the Mayor in any way.
General Medical Check-up Papsmears / pregnancy tests /Insurance and PDP Medicals family planningBlood pressure checks ECGBlood sugar test Ear syringingCholesterol / HIV and other Nebulisationblood tests
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Fillings General anaesthetic
Dentures Deep Relaxation Therapy
Extractions Laughing gas
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are expected to attend a mass-meeting and “take over”Rondebosch Common recrea-tional area during the week-end – despite no authorisationbeing granted for the gather-ing.
Although the City has warnedthat the meeting will be regardedas an illegal gathering and or-ganisers may face criminal pros-ecution, plans for the occupationare being finalised and contribu-tors are determined to go ahead,despite the repercussions.
Participants from HanoverPark, Pinati Estate, Mitchell’sPlain, Manenberg, LavenderHill, Hout Bay, Gugulethu, Ath-lone, Bonteheuwel, Delft andeven Stellenbosch, will marchfrom the Athlone Stadium to thecommon, for the three-day sum-mit on Friday.
Topics to be covered duringthe summit includes a call for thedevelopment of open spaces in“the leafy suburbs”, the scrap-ping of rent arrears for those oc-cupying council properties, aswell as a demand for the City totransfer ownership of its rentalunits to the tenants.
Organiser Mario Wanza saystheoccupationof theRondeboschCommon is symbolic of all spacesin affluent areas which are un-derutilized while “people on theCape Flats don’t have space tomove.
“The coming together of civilsociety organisations reminds usof the days of united democraticaction in taking forward thestruggle. We have once againreached the point of building aunited front, this time to rid our-selves of the divide between richand poor. The common is a starkreminder of this barrier dividing
us.“It is a public open space which
is hardly ever used by the rich towalk their dogs. This is happen-ing while the poor are living ontop of each other only a few sub-urbs away. Those with moneyhave the luxury of acres of landat their disposal and it’s abouttime this spatial inequality isproperly challenged,” he says.“Cape Town is still as divided asit was during the apartheid era”,Wanza continues.
“The poor live a different lifecompared to the those in privi-leged areas. These areas havehectares of manicured lawns,used for golf courses and otherluxuries, while there is a desper-
ate need for land to be developedin order to provide housing forpeople who have been on waitinglists for years. It’s time that theseareas are integrated.”
But while the organisers are fi-nalising the details before themass action, the City said thatstaff will be on site to discouragepeople from using the area ille-gally.
Richard Bosman, the City’s di-rector for Safety and Security,says a meeting was arranged forWednesday, so that organisersand the City can sit down and al-low the applicants to motivatetheir application and answerquestions.
“The group was between 15 and
30 minutes late. The panel as-sumed that they were not comingand continued with the after-noon’s proceedings. A letter wassent to the organisers on 19 Janu-ary, indicating that no permis-sion for the march and/or gather-ing had been granted.”
In addition to the summit, amarch to the common will alsotake place on Friday.
The first participants will meetat the lookout hill in Rocklandsat 07:00 that morning, and willwalk through throughMitchell’s Plain toManenberg. Thegroup will meet withHeideveld, BishopLavis and Valhalla
DARK CLOUD LOOMS: Law enforcement and police are expected to descend on Rondebosch Common thisweekend as thousands of people frompoorer areas plan to attend an illegalsummit. Photo: AdriAnn Peters
Park participants outsideManenberg police station, andproceed to the corner of Van-guard and Klipfontein Road,where Bonteheuwel and Langaparticipants will assemble.
Muslims will be excused to at-tend mosque. All participantswill assemble at Athlone Stadi-um at 14:00.
That same morning, partici-pants from Stellenbosch, Kraai-fontein, Bloekombos, Elsies Riv-er and Ruyterwacht will gatherat Goodwood station and marchpast the Epping market along JanSmuts Drive to Athlone Stadium.
The group will then march toRondebosch Common, and areexpected to arrive at 17:00.
Bosman says that despite anapplication being made for themarch, the City has informed theorganisers that approval has notbeen granted.
No safetyplanshasbeen lodgedwith the police.
Wanza adds that Mayor Patri-cia De Lille’s “disinterest” in at-tending the summit shows that“not even she is interested infinding solutions to the plight ofthe poor.”
But De Lille responds that shehad already committed to anoth-er engagement long before the or-ganisers sent the invitation.
The Mayor’s Office advised theorganisers that their requestcould not be considered until for-mal approval for the gatheringhad been granted in terms of therelevant legislation.
It was further pointed out thatthe threat to occupy state and pri-vately owned land is fundamen-tally illegal and therefore couldnot be supported by the Mayor inany way.
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An anti-fracking story you can take with a pinch of saltONE can tell a lot about fracking bynoting the forces opposed to it.
Take France, for instance. The ge-ologists tell us there is a great dealof shale gas under French soil butthe government has banned frack-ing and even exploratory drilling.This has been hailed as a fine exam-ple of environmental responsibili-ty. But probe a little deeper.
France relies on nuclear reactorsfor something like 80 percent of itselectricity. This has become thehome market for a thriving nuclearindustry that has earned the coun-try billions from nuclear exports.
The problem with fracking, fromthe French point of view, is that itmakes abundant supplies of rela-tively cheap natural gas availablefor use in efficient combined-cyclegas turbine power stations which
produce fairlyclean electricityat lower coststhan nuclearpower stations.
The other thingyou need to knowis that the Frenchgovernment maybe strong propo-nents of nuclearpower, but theFrenchpeople arenot. A viable al-ternative to nu-clear powerwould put thegovernment un-der tremendouspressure from the kind of anti-nu-clear lobby that has closed the nu-clear power stations in Germany. It
would underminethe whole French nu-clear industry.
So when Francesays it has bannedfracking for environ-mental reasons youcan take that with apinch of salt.
In fact, the biggestand strongest oppo-nents of fracking arethe makers of nucle-ar power plantsaround the world.
In the UnitedStates, the indica-tions were that thecountry was running
out of gas and that it would soonhave to import. Fracking changedall that with huge discoveries in
Texas and even bigger discoveriesin Pennsylvania. The price of natu-ral gas dropped and the US is nowexporting gas. And electricity fromgas quickly became a cheaper op-tion than either coal or nuclear.
The shale gas discoveries were al-so of immense political importancefor the US as they reduced depend-ence on oil from the Middle East. Sothere will be no more Gulf or Iraqwars, just more shale gas and liquidfuel made from shale gas.
TheOpec countrieshate shale gasand so does Russia, which exportsmassive quantities of gas to Europeand other states. This gives the Rus-sians great political leverage.
Now Poland has discovered hugeshale gas reserves under its soil andit is eager to exploit them becausehistory has provided the Poles with
good reasons not to like or trust theRussians, and their own gas sup-plies will, in a sense, set them free.
The Middle East is also pretty up-set about shale gas because it de-prives them of customers and re-duces their influence in world af-fairs.
Now I don’t have a shred of evi-dence to support this, but I can tellyou that if I were one of those publicrelations men without conscienceand represented the nuclear indus-try, Russia or Opec, I would be hap-py to sponsor anti-fracking moviesor give money to fanatical “green-ies” who can see only problems andnot the immense befits shale gascould bring. I would shamelesslyuse the “greenies” to do my dirtywork and have a quiet chuckle af-terwards.
Building greener, prouder schoolsAS part of the Back to School Campaign,Proudly South African will featurethree member companies making a posi-tive difference in education, the lives ofchildren and job creation.
This week, Minieze Taylor, corporate so-cial investment manager at greenOFFICE,is featured.
His focus is educating the youth about en-vironmental responsibility and the positivedifference they can make to their schoolsand community.
“The greenSCHOOL programme waslaunched to get learners, their parents,teachers and the community involved inmaking a positive difference on our planet,”says Taylor.
“The greenSCHOOL programme is a cor-porate social investment (CSI) initiative ofgreenOFFICE, which aims to assist learn-ers in actively participating in recyclingprogrammes, raising funds for theirschool’s green initiatives such as wastemanagement.”
He says learners collect used printer car-tridges and take them to school, wheregreenOFFICE collects them.
Some schools have been collecting for thelast five years.
“The funds go to the school, and for every100 cartridges collected, greenOFFICE do-
nates a tree to the school. Over the past yeargreenOFFICE has donated more than 30trees to schools nationwide. The green-SCHOOL programme is constantly educat-
ing learners about recycling and the bene-fits.”
greenSCHOOL attends school assembliesand various school functions.
“The greenSCHOOL programme reachesfuture recyclers and conveys the message ofbeing sustainable in simple and practicalways,” says Taylor.
“The highlight has been the ability togrow the greenSCHOOL programme. It hascertainly been an achievement for us. Theprogramme started with only four schoolsin 2006 and grew to assist over 55 schoolsin 2011.”
He says challenge is that the lack of educa-tion prevents a lot of people from recyclingproperly.
“The greenSCHOOL programme is con-stantly educating the community, to coun-ter a lack of knowledge and skills. We areslowly but surely reaching a group of youngminds who will grow up to become the am-bassadors of recycling in their homes andcommunities.”
The greenSCHOOL programme hopes tocollect 100 000 cartridges in 2012.
“We would like to keep all the cartridgeswecollect out of landfill andhave themrecy-cled by our non-profit organisation, greenA-BLE.
“Naturally, we would like to add moreschools to our programmes. Continuing agreat relationship with current schools isvital to the success of greenSCHOOL, so thisis definitely a goal for 2012 and beyond,”says Taylor.
OFFICE AGENT: Pierre Lamont and students from Maragon Private School with their collection of used cartridges.
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Did you know that no watering of gardens,grassedareas, sports fields or parks are allowedbetween 10h00 and 16h00 on any day of theweek?
for more information contact:
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Illegal carracing inKenilworthNEARLY 100 offences were issuedduring illegal drag-racing alongWetton Road and Rosmead Ave-nue in Kenilworth this month.
On Tuesday 17 January, officerspatrolled Rosmead Avenue – aknown illegal drag-racing hotspot –from 20:00 to midnight. They inter-cepted would-be drag-racers beforethey could race and impounded sixvehicles for mechanical defects.
During speed enforcement checksalong Wetton Road, betweenChukker Road and Rosmead Ave-nue, officers recorded 76 speeding of-fences. The highest speed measuredwas 102 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. OnRosmead Avenue, officers recorded23 speeding offences with the highestspeed measured at 127 km/h in a 60km/h zone.
Also on Tuesday, traffic officerskicked off their four-day zero toler-ance enforcement operations in theHelderberg region. They issued 51traffic fines for various offencessuch as disregarding stop signs andfailure to wear a safety belt. Fourwarrants of arrest were also execut-ed, totalling R3 950.
Andaleeb fundraiserIN a bid to raise funds for AndaleebRinquest January, who was diagnosed withextreme drug resistant (XDR) TB, a strictlyladies night will be held, entitled Night atthe Oscars. It will take place on Friday 3 Feb-
ruary at the Wittebome Civic Centre inWynberg from 19:30 until midnight.
Tickets costR100perpersonand therewillbe loads of entertainment.
For tickets and for block bookings contactMasnoena on 072 254 9403 or alternativelyphone Zainab on (021) 697 1375 or084 605 4947.
HOLEY MOLEY: Last Monday, 16 January, a burst waterpipe in the V&A Waterfront causeda massive pothole on Tuesday, obstructing traffic on South Armway heading towards the harbour. The road was reopened on Wednesday 18 January. Photo: Supplied
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Hundred percent passrate at Voortrekker HighLIAM MOSES
The Principal of Voortrekker High School in Kenil-worth has expressed her excitement that the school’s2011 Matric class achieved a 100 percent pass rate inspite of adversity.
Madeline Slack, the school’s principal, said that many ofthe 2011 Matric students had to overcome personal prob-lems and other difficulties. “I’m very pleased that the learn-ers’ and educators’ hard work paid off,” said Slack.
“Some learners had a lot of difficulties. We had somelearners whose backgrounds and home circumstances
made it difficult for them to pass Matric, but they overcamethat.”
Slack added that that many learners also had to contendwith travelling long distances to school.
“We are not a community school. Our learners come fromall over Cape Town. Some from Khayelitsha, others fromHout Bay. Some have to travel a long distance.”
This is the first time that the school has achieved a 100percent pass rate since 2008. The 2010 Matric class achieveda 98 percent pass rate.
The 2011 bachelors pass rate at the school also remainedstable.
The students managed a 50 percent bachelors pass in 2011,the same as in 2010.
Slack said the 100 percent pass rate couldbe attributed to the hard work from everyoneinvolved with the school.
“Weachieved this throughdedication fromboth learners and teachers. And also with theparents’ effort. We can call it a combined ef-fort.
“There were some Saturday classes andsome June holiday classes. In some subjectslearners did stay after school to catch up andfinish projects” she said.
The school’s pass rate is significantly high-er than the rate of the province. Only 82.9 per-cent of matriculants in the Western Capepassed Matric.
Slack added that she believed this year’sclass has what it takes to emulate their prede-cessors.
“Firstly, the class of 2012 is almost doublethe size. We are very confident that they willbe able to pull it off at the end of the year.We expect the best from them and theyshould expect the same from us” said Slack.
Eskom warnsof possibleload-sheddingESKOM has told the City of CapeTown there is a possibility that CapeTown could experience load-shed-ding in the next few weeks.
This is due to Eskom’s inability tomeet rising demand for electricitythroughout the country.
The risk of load-shedding has beenexacerbated by on-going mainte-nance work that Eskom has under-taken as it grapples with boostingsupply capacity in order to avoid sus-tained power outages.
As the load-shedding in 2008 re-vealed, the process is a difficult one.However, as responsible citizens, wecanall doourbit to avoid thenegativeimpact that load-shedding wouldhaveonour countryby reducing elec-tricity usage.
Eskom urged Capetonians to useelectricity sparingly in order to avoidpower outages. It said switching offall unused electrical appliances orus-ing alternative energy would help toconserve electricity.
Eskom said it was putting meas-ures in place to avoid load-shedding.
ANGRY: Gerhard van Niekerk from Hout Bay wags his finger atTransport MEC Robin Carlisle during a protest on Chapman’sPeak on Sunday 22 January, against a R54 million office buildingand toll plaza planned for the pass. Many hundreds of peoplejoined the protest, marching 2,5 kilometres to the site of theproposed building, which will house Entilini staff. (The companythat operates the toll road). Photo: Lulama Zenzile
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THE Pinelands Ratepayers’ andResidents’ Association (PRRA)claims that an increase in crimehas forced them to apply for aSpecial Ratings Area (SRA) inthe suburb.
Once an area has been declaredan SRA, property owners contrib-ute more to fund additional servicedelivery such as dedicated safetyand security services, improvedmaintenance as well as other serv-ices not provided by the City ofCape Town.
The PRRA announced theirplans to form the SRA in Decemberlast year, but according to WayneHoughton, spokesperson for the
PRRA, the plan goes back to 2001.“In 2001, due to a spate of murders
and a rape, the residents initiateda process to create an SRA,” saidHoughton.
“Despite receiving more than 70percent support fromresidents, theformation of the SRA was rejectedby the local government at thetime.
“Towards the end of last year, lo-cal neighbourhood watch noticedincreased levels of petty crime. Res-idents were again shocked by arape.
“Only a few years earlier, therewas a murder of a homeless man inPinelands. If no action is taken,who knows how petty crime mightescalate” he said.
Houghton said that the govern-
ment of the time opposed the forma-tion of a SRA in Pinelands becausethey felt it would seal off the area.
The PRRA recently called forPinelands’ residents to apply to bepart of a “working group” thatwould play an important role in de-ciding whether or not they wouldproceed with their application.
According to Houghton, the“working group” will “serve as aninitial representative sample of theresidents, create transparency, im-prove word of mouth communica-tion, provide alternative points ofview and can provide the additionalresources to perform the tasks”.
The PRRA will also be conduct-ing a perception survey to gainmore insight into how residentsfeel about service delivery in the ar-
ea.Houghton said that the main ben-
efits of having a SRA would be theability to raise the standard of serv-ice delivery and crime preventionin the area.
“One benefit of an SRA is that itcan hold the municipal service de-livery departments accountableand if service delivery in any par-ticular area is poor, it can appointa different contractor or change thefrequency of such service deliveryto benefit the community.
“It may also be possible to re-structure service delivery to im-prove not only effectiveness, but al-so get better value formoney,whichin turn could enable savings andfunding for other services.”Houghton said.
It is not yet known by how muchproperty owners’ rates will in-crease if Pinelands does become aSRA, but Houghton said that resi-dents would be consulted to deter-mine what amount they consideredacceptable and they will be in-formed of the final amount at a pub-lic meeting.
Houghton added that the re-sponse from the public has beenpositive so far, and called for resi-dents to make their opinions heard,whether they were positive or nega-tive.
More than 50 percent of the resi-dents need to vote in favour of theSRA in order for it to be formed.
There are 22 SRAs in the City ofCape Town, but only two are in resi-dential areas.
The Pinelands police were ap-proached for comment about the re-ported increase in crime but hadnot yet responded by the time of go-ing to press.
Crime increases in Pinelands
BLACKBELT TEAM: Reza Hassan (second from right), andhis sister Faranaaz Hassan (second from left), studentsat a Silat school in Stegman road, Claremont, departedfor Jakarta, the capitol of Indonesia, in November last yearto study Pencak Silat (Malay martial arts) at Al Azhar University. Welcoming them back, from left, is Guru FahiemJackson, their mother Nadeema Hassan and Guru Moegamat Hartley. Photo: Supplied
READY FOR ACTION: Faranaaz Hassan and her brother Reza Hassan after their return on 14 January. Photo: Supplied
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The school attained a 100% pass rate with71% Bachelor passes and 29% Diploma passes.
Top achievers are:
Yuveer Maharaj Chad Cairns Danielle Chantrain
The Principal, staff and pupils of Groote SchuurHigh School wish all our matrics of 2011 the
very best for their future careers.
www.grooteschuurhigh.co.za
Groote Schuur High School76 PALMYRA ROAD, NEWLANDS
Report municipalproblems onlineCAPETONIANS have a new way ofreporting municipal problems andit happens at the click of a button.
Mobilitate is an online platformthat allows people to register at nocost and to report municipal issuessuch as faulty streetlights or pot-holes by using Google Maps to pin-point the exact location.
Mobilitate notifies the relevantmunicipality and also the wardcouncillor in question.
All the communication and up-dates happen in one place visiblefor everybody to see.
To date, 103 issues have been re-ported in Cape Town, of which 90have been fixed.
According to Mobilitate spokes-person Zelda Potgieter, the City ofCape Town responds to Mobilitateissues quickly and gives feedbackand updates.
“It has only been a few monthssince Cape Town started to activelyparticipate on Mobilitate and wewant to congratulate them for us-ing the function that other metroshave shown interest in but have notyet fully committed to.
The City of Cape Town has notjust shown interest, it has reallyrisen to the occasion,” said Potgiet-er.Mobilitate has also created in-frastructure for all 4 277 wards inthe country, enabling ward coun-cillors, proportional councillors,ward committees and their constit-uents to participate.
A link to all of the Cape Townward councillors can be found onwww.mobilitate.co.za.
People can also access the site viaiPhone and Android.
Celebrating all things Scottish at the GroveTIME to get out your bagpipes andkilts as renowned scottish person-alities will address the Burns Sup-per at Kelvin Grove.
The Cape Town Burns SupperClub will host its 19th AnnualBurns Supper at the Kelvin GroveClub on Saturday 4 February tocelebrate the great bard RobertBurns’ birth as well as all thingsScottish.
Visiting our shores to addressthe gathering will be the distin-guished scientist and educatorDr Peter Hughes, OBE, ChiefExecutive of Scottish Engineeringand guest of honour, Sir Lachlan
Maclean of Duart and Morvern,the 12th Baronet, and 28th Chief ofthe Clan Maclean.
This prestigious event - whichhas focused on raising funds for anominated charity every year - hasbecome one of Cape Town’s mostpopular and glittering social gath-erings. The 2012 dinner will as usu-al be a grand affair with an excit-ing line-up of eminent local and in-ternational speakers; an actionpacked programme, finefood, wine and whisky galore, aswell as lots of superb prizes to bewon.
The pre-function gathering
starts at 18:30 followed by the stir-ring sounds of the RegimentalDrums & Pipes of the Cape TownHighlanders leading a GrandMarch down the Club driveway.The dinner includes a three-course meal as well as the tradi-tional haggis, neeps and tatties,whisky and wine. It begins in thesuitably Scottish-themed ballroomat 19:30. Seats are limited, so booknow to avoid disappointment.Tickets are R365 per person.
For enquiries and bookings,please call Lauren van Wyk on 083274 9126 or email [email protected].
Baboon returns to the mountainsTERESA FISCHER
DUBBED “Johnnie Walk-er”, a lone male baboonthat wondered throughHarfield Village, Kenil-worth and Rondeboschlast week appears to havemade his way back to themountain.
On Tuesday 17 January, hepaused on the roof of Hob-nobs restaurant in Kenil-worth, but evaded authori-ties.
“He probably wanted abeer,” joked Graham Schaf-fers of Plumstead, who fol-lowed the baboon, takingsome photographs as it rest-ed on the wall of a veterinaryclinic. “He was exhaustedfrom running,” says Shaf-fers.
ThenonThursday, theani-mal was captured inside thekitchen of a Rondeboschhouse, but managed to es-cape before he was darted.
Dr Elzette Jordan, a veteri-narian with the City of CapeTown’s Environmental Re-source Management Depart-ment, says it has not been es-tablished if he is indeed a“rogue baboon”.
“The male was a dispersingmale, looking for another troop tojoin as he does not want to stayand breed in his family troop.This is aperfectlynaturalhappen-ing within the baboon world andhow they deal with the problem ofpossible interbreeding.
“It is, even in the natural world,
always a journey fraught withdangers. He is alone, without theprotection of a troop, and he hasto face other males who mightwant to fight. Should he find atroop he wishes to join he has toplay a very intricate social gamein order to be accepted into theranks.”
She adds where he will “pop outnext is anyone’s guess”.
Jordan went on to say the ba-boon has not been identi-fied with 100 percent accu-racy and therefore the Citycannot comment on hishistory. She says this af-fects the possible out-
comes should he be caught.According to Jordan, the vari-
ous options are:. Return to the native troop
should it transpire that this is hisfirst attempt at dispersing.
. Translocation to anothertroop on the Peninsula wherethere is a gap for a new male dueto a favourable sex-ratio in the po-tential receiving troop.
. Euthanasia, should none ofthe other options be open or valid,or should his history as a raidingmale warrant such a decision.
Brett Glasby, the SPCA’s wild-life unit manager, explains thebiggest concern is people feedingthe baboon or chasing and throw-ing stones at it.
He adds it is difficult to dart ba-boons in public places, as it takeseightminutes for thedrugs to takeeffect and there is also the addedrisk of hitting a bystander.
Regarding worries that the ba-boon would be euthanased, hesays the protocol involves weigh-ing up aggravating circumstanc-es, such as continual raiding andwhether the areas raided have ad-equate garbage control. He saysthe decision goes through threecommittees.
The SPCA no longer darts ba-boons, but Glasby says he worksclosely with the Nature Conserva-tion Corporation which managesbaboons for the City, to ensureproper procedures are followed.
PAUSE FOR THOUGHT: A large male baboon who was on the run throughHarfield Village, Kenilworth and Rondebosch last week has made his wayback to the mountains. Photo: Graham Schaffers
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Hoards of youngsters, some hel-meted and in protective gear, par-ticipate in ever more hair-raisingactivities at ever higher speeds inever increasing numbers. Skate-boarding takes skill, physical fit-ness, sound judgment and a goodmeasure of courage too.
Every parent of a boarder orprospective boarder needs toknow a few important facts aboutthe sport or activity.
Firstly, and most important,the City of Cape Town, like mostbig cities, has banned skateboard-ing on its streets. The relevant by-law says quite clearly that no per-son shall: “on a public road skateon roller-skates or a skateboard orsimilar device except where per-mitted by the City”.
The City is understandably dis-inclined to allow skateboarding.On special occasions the roadfrom Kloof Nek to Clifton hasbeen closed for the daredevils ofthe skating community. Else-where, there is little evidence ofaccommodation of skateboardingexcept for competitions andevents. Practising for these is ofcourse necessary, but virtuallyimpossible legally speaking.
Prohibiting skateboarding hasconsequences. It is a criminal of-fence punishable by a fine or im-prisonment orboth.While lawen-forcement on roads is conspicu-ously emaciated in general, inrespect of the skateboarding of-
fence it is non-existent. Com-plaints about skateboarding ac-tivities, if reacted to at all, areusually tactfully handled with astern: “Cool it for a while; you areirritating Mother Grundy” andnoother action fromthemetropo-lice, who seem to have a surpris-ingly “live and let live” kind of at-titude.
This is, however, not the end ofthe matter. Should an illegalskateboarder come to grief andinjure himself then the medicalaid schemes are entitled to refuseto pay the costs of medical care.Should his negligence cause loss,damage or injury to a third party– for example, a fellow skate-boarder or a skittish motoristwho ends up in the ditch whensurprised by a massed ensembleof flying helmets – then the all-risks insurers involvedwill be en-titled to decline claims on the ba-sis that an illegal activity is notcovered.
These financial inconvenienc-es aside, the more fundamentalquestion iswhether it is appropri-ate for a responsible parent to al-low or condone an illegal activity.There will be arguments compar-ing the relative merits of drugabuse and joyriding in stolen carswith the healthy fun of skilledskateboarding.
Less insightful skateboard afi-cionados will show a lack of ap-preciation of the rationale for out-lawing so outwardly harmless anactivity.
Parents challenged in this waywill find themselves having to de-fend respect for the rule of lawagainst concerted attacks moti-vated by the pursuit of pleasure,
adventure and that omnipresentrush of adrenaline.
Parents who respect the rule oflaw and who wish to run theirfamilies accountably and respon-sibly are not necessarily in a no-win situation when it comes to ac-commodating their skateboard-ing offspring. Opportunities forskateboarding legally do existand can be created and expandedif an appropriately motivated lob-by gets together to press for theexception which the by-law ex-pressly contemplates. There arealso private streets in some areasto which the by-law does not ap-ply.
Parents should not wait for atragedy to occur before getting or-ganised and pressing for the ac-commodation of an activitywhich is preferable to substanceabuse and dicing. The Bill ofRights guarantees the right tofreedom of movement and free-dom of association to all. Theserights can only be limited in amanner which is reasonable andjustifiable. It is not beyond thewitof the City to identify roads, espe-cially those with a well tarredshoulder protected by a solid yel-low line, that are suitable forskateboarding at given hours ongiven days. This is surely prefera-ble to criminalising an entire sub-culture of healthy, brave and oth-erwise law abiding young citi-zens. Their liberty need not besacrificed on the altar of a nannystate mentality.
Paul Hoffman SC is a director ofThe Institute for Accountability inSouthern Africa (IFAISA). Formore information visit www.ifai-sa.org.
Stay cool and hydratedIN response to the heat wave theWestern Cape is currently experi-encing, Western Cape GovernmentHealth issued the following guide-lines to help prevent heat strokeand exhaustion:
Stay out of the sun if possible,if not:
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remember that becoming dehydrat-ed places extra stress on the kid-neys. Drink a lot of water;
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•Mix the following together in aclean bottle: one litre of water, 8 tea-spoons of sugar and half a teaspoonof salt;
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• Take your baby to the clinic atthe first signs of diarrhoea;
• Keep babies in the shade or in-doors;
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AWARD WINNING: On Friday 13 January Shamwari Game Reservewalked away as winners of the “World’s Leading Conservation Company 2011” and the “World’s Leading Safari and Game Reserve 2011,’’which were announced at the prestigious World Travel Awards in Doha,in partnership with Qatar Tourism Authority. Just one of the many conservation efforts at Shamwari is The Born Free foundation, which promotes, protects and conserves species as well as creates publicawareness of wildlife exploitation. Photo: Supplied
READY: Long boarding during the festive season. SPEEDY: Practise makes perfect. Photo: Supplied
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Administration Clerk: Admissions (Fees)Remuneration: R 101 007 per annumService benefits: 13th cheque, employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing andmedical aid allowance.
Requirements: Minimum educational qualification: Senior Certificate (or equivalent).Experience: Appropriate experience in a Fees or Hospital environment. Inherent require-ment of the job: • Willing to work shifts and cover for colleagues in areas. Competencies(knowledge/skills): • Good communication and interpersonal skills • The ability toaccept accountability, responsibility, work independently • Strong sense of confidentiality• Knowledge of the following: Hospital Fees Memorandum 18, UPFS, HIS Clinicom, Cradle,Finance Instructions • Computer literacy.
Duties (key result areas/outputs): • In and out-patient administration functions according toPGWC policies and procedures • Clinicom, Billing and other PGWC system computer duties• Various reception tasks or tasks assigned to you by immediate Supervisor from time to time• Responsible for handling and receiving of public money, cash collection and bankingof state money • Admission, transfer and discharge of in and out-patients as per PGWCHospital Fees policies and procedures including attending to patient queries (verbal and written)• Debiting of charge entries to invoices as per UPFS and PGWC billing procedures includingICD10 capturing.
Enquiries: Mr T Arendse: 021 404-3299 or Mr MZ Bardien: 021 404-3278
Please submit your application for the attention of Ms F Safodien to the ChiefExecutive Officer, Groote Schuur Hospital, Private Bag X4, Observatory 7935.
Valkenberg Hospital, Observatory (Chief Directorate: General Specialists andEmergency Services)
Household Aid (6 posts)Remuneration: R 59 625 per annumService benefits: 13th cheque, employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing andmedical aid allowance.
Requirements: Minimum requirement: Basic reading and writing skills. Experience: Appro-priate experience as a cleaner. Inherent requirements of the job: • Ability to render a shift ser-vice on weekends and public holidays • The ability to do physical tasks and operate heavy dutycleaning and household equipment. Competencies (knowledge/skills): • Good interpersonalrelations with supervisor, colleagues and the public • Basic knowledge of cleaning proceduresand the cleaning of equipment • The ability to communicate (written and verbal) in at least two ofthe three official languages of the Western Cape.
Duties (key result areas/outputs): • Responsible for the cleaning duties in a medical wardsuch as dusting, washing, scrubbing, polishing, refuse handling and maintenance of generalneatness and hygiene of the area • Render assistance to the supervisor with general housekeep-ing duties such as control of cleaning and household equipment, care of linen and serving ofmeals to patients • Rotate in medical wards according to the needs of the service • Assist withroutine stock control of linen and non-surgical equipment as required.
Enquiries: Ms M Froneman: 021 440-3155
Please submit your application for the attention of Mr FFJ Brand to the ChiefExecutive Officer, Valkenberg Hospital, Private Bag X1, Observatory, Cape Town7935.
Mitchells Plain Hospital (Chief Director: Metro District Health Services)
Household Aid (2 posts)Remuneration: R 59 625 per annumService benefits: 13th cheque, employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing andmedical aid allowance.
Requirements: Minimum requirement: • Basic reading and writing skills (ABET)• Candidates with Matric (Grade 12) will be considered. Experience: Appropriate experience.Inherent requirements of the job: • Ability and willingness to work shifts including weekends,public holidays and night duty • Able to handle heavy objects. Competencies (knowledge/skills): • Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) in at least two of the three officiallanguages of the Western Cape.
Duties (key result areas/outputs): • General household tasks which include cleaning of thehospital environment: sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, polishing of floors and furniture, washingwindows, removal of waste/refuse products, cleaning hospital grounds, assisting with sorting,counting and unpacking of linen and serving of patients meals and beverages • Assist with stockcontrol and management of household equipment, cleaning material and linen at ward level.
Enquiries: Ms A Brown: 021 372-5590
Please submit your application for the attention of Mr G Barry to the Director:Klipfontein/Mitchells Plain Substructure, Ward 2, Lentegeur Hospital, MitchellsPlain 7785.
INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS: Z83 forms (obtainable from any Government departmentor www.capegateway.gov.za) must: Be completed in full, clearly reflect the name of the position,name and date of the publication (candidates may use this as reference), be signed, accompa-nied by a comprehensive CV, the names of 3 referees and certified copies of ID, driver’s licenceand qualification/s. A separate application form must be completed for each post. Applicationswithout the afore-mentioned will not be considered. Applications must be forwarded to the ad-dress as indicated on the advertisement. No late, faxed or e-mailed applications will be ac-cepted. CV’s will not be returned. Excess personnel will receive preference. Applications, whichare received after the closing date, will not be considered.
Further communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not received a re-sponse from the Department within 3 months of the closing date, please consider your applica-tion as unsuccessful. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews ona date, time and place as determined by the Department.
As directed by the Department of Public Service & Administration, applicants must note thatfurther checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subjectto positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification,criminal records, credit records and previous employment.The Department of Health is guided by the principles of Employment Equity. Disabled candidates are encouraged toapply and an indication in this regard will be appreciated.
Closing date: 17 February 2012
Meet the finalistsAMID the fun and laughterwhich can be expected at theannual Mardi Gras thisyear, 12 young ladies will bedonning their best outfitsand bearing their pearlywhites as they vie for theprestigious People’s PostMiss Mardi Gras title on
Friday night.After a tough judging proc-
ess, dozens of hopefuls havebeen narrowed down to aselect group who will bestrutting their stuff between20:00 and 21:30.The young ladies are fromall over the Mother City, and
two are the daughters offormer Miss Mardi Gras fi-nalists.
Good Hope FM’s StanMars will host the event asthe judges make the toughdecision of selecting the win-ner.
Here are the finalists.
Robyn Van As from Strandfontein.
Prodigee Bossele fromGrassy Park.
Nonkoliseko Somagu fromPhilippi.
Tercia Kennedy from Mitchell’s Plain.
SarahLeigh Barber fromParklands.
Marche Martin from CravenbyEstate.
Cindy Hector from Retreat. Jeandre Nathan from Ottery.
Imogan Smit from Ottery.
Chere Daniels from Kenwyn.
Amahle Mfunda from Delft.Alicia Davids from Mitchell’sPlain.
Superstars atMardi Gras 2012LOCAL superstars Jody Williams, La-dylicious, The Rockets, Salome andKaren Kortjé will appear at the annu-al Mardi Gras, at the William HerbertSports Ground in Wynberg.
Hosted by the Cape District FootballAssociation, it is held over two weekends,starting on Thursday 26 january androunding off on Saturday 4 February.
People’s Post is the print media partner.The carnival was revived in 2006 after
a 15-year absence and acts as a fundraiserfor the football association’s member
clubs.Included in the entertainment are fun
rides, various stalls selling everythingfrom food to knick-knacks, and a tea gar-den and beer garden.
Entrance is free on Thursday 26 Janu-ary, R20 on Friday 27 January, R30 on Sat-urday 28 January and children under 12and pensioners enter free.
For more information contact AnwarHassan on 082 825 3375, Rashied Cloete on083 448 0325. To book a stall, contact An-war Hassan on 082 825 3375.
Charity bonanzaTHE Karoo Animal Protection Society (KAPS)will hold a charity bonanza on Saturday 28 Jan-uary from 9:15 to 11:30 at 7 Moorland Crescent
(corner Tokai Medi-Cross and BP Garage,extension Keyser River Drive).
Great new stock and lots of bargains in-cluding bric-a-brac, collectables, glass-ware, jewellery, linen, clothing, shoes andhandbags, books and fresh honey. ContactLynne on (021) 794 5387.
Tuesday 24 January 2012 NEWS People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch Page 11
Where does it all go?HANRIE BOSCH
CIGARETTE butts and cookingoil. Two very common wasteproducts used and discardedevery day. But have you everwondered where it all ends up?
Down drains, the beach, theocean, Table Mountain, and justabout everywhere else, accordingto David East, whose company,Organic cleaning, is importingdisposable Fattrap cloths madefrom organic coconut pith, whichsoaks up oil and turns it into a sol-
id for safe disposal.“Landfills are getting smaller,
the seas are getting polluted andthe City Council has to clear ex-pensive sewage blockages. No-body thinks about these thingsand where they end up; pollutingour environment.”
East has been in the restaurantindustry for 20 years, and admitsto being “blind” regarding theproper disposal of oil and the con-sequences of it.
“Once I found out about theharmful effects on the environ-ment and where it goes, I had to
make a difference. People throwoil down the drain – which endsup in the sewage pipes and findsits way back to the beaches andocean. The same goes for ciga-rette butts on beaches.”
Late last year, the City issueda press release stating thatblocked pipes, due to grease, fatsand oils, cost the city R60 millionto clear and urged residents toproperly dispose of oil using a li-censed waste contractor.
Most people are blissfully una-ware that throwing oil down thekitchen sink is not “proper dis-posal”.
Once East saw the light, hestarted a company called Fat-trap, two and a half years ago,making Atlantic Seaboard res-taurants aware of how to proper-ly dispose of oil. His company,Organic cleaning, is importingdisposable Fattrap cloths thatsoak up oil.That way it will notend up in the oceans.
But his environmental pas-
sion does not stop there. As an av-id beach goer at Clifton, East real-ised how cigarette butts litters thebeaches, barely below the surface.It takes East and a few friends lessthan 15 minutes to fill a two litrebottle with butts.
“Cape Town wants to establishitself as a green city, and Capeto-nians are obsessed with the envi-ronment but smokers seem tothink that cigarette butts are notharmful to the environment.”
East is trying to get a pilotproject off the ground on Cliftonby handing out plastic tubes onthe beaches, in which to put ciga-rette butts, and hopes to have cen-tral collection points at the en-trances to beaches, where the re-usable tubes will be emptied andthe butts collected for recycling.
Ward councillor for the Atlan-tic Sea Board Beverley Schafferwelcomes the project, and saystalks should soon start to havethe project up and running fornext seasons’ busy beach peri-ods.
But smokers and thosewithanaffinity for fried foods need notwait till the the pilot projects arerolled out to make a difference bysimply putting butts in a can onthe beach and soaking up oilwith Fattrap cloths.
To find out more about Fat-traps, or to purchase a pack, visitthe Organic Cleaning website toview their range of products atwww.organiccleaning.co.za, orcontact David East on (021) 4394087, 082 852 7465 or [email protected]
BUTTING ON THE BEACH: David East gathered this heap of cigarette butts ina few minutes and says it takes him and a few friends less than 15 minutes tofill a twolitre bottle with butts on Clifton. Photo: David East
MAN WITH A PLAN: David East with his “buttin” tubes designed to keep beachesclean. Photo: Hanrie Bosch
BUTTIN: A simple solution to pollution. Photo: David East
Page 12 People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch LEADER Tuesday 24 January 2012
The right wayACCESS and the right to education should behonoured and respected.
Last year Cape Peninsula University ofTechnology (CPUT) students protested andagain this year.
Both protests were marred by violent inci-dents, with looting the institution’s cafeteriamaking the news in 2011 and pelting stonesat security last week sparking reaction fromCPUT management.
When violence and destructive behaviourovershadow what may constitute a noble mo-tivation behind a demonstration, sympathyand empathy dissipate.
Yes, the students have a sound reason forprotesting, but the manner in which theyhave, is unacceptable in civilised society; andhas courted nothing but disastrous conse-quences for them.
Some of the protesters have been barredfrom registration, while others were evictedfrom residence.
Criminal complaints were filed against stu-dents for the stone throwing.
The protesters were opposed to the hike inregistration fees.
Yesterday, CPUT published an ad in the lo-cal press, explaining its fees’ increase. It stat-ed: “Council was aware that not all studentswould be able to afford the upfront paymentand created a safety net by asking the CPUTmanagement to negotiate and accommodateas far as possible, those students who havedifficulty in raising the upfront payment.”
CPUT management and student leadershipmet on 12 January about concerns around thefees increase, with management willing tocontinue discussions with students.
Education is pivotal to creating a better lifeand future for oneself and generations tocome and more so, for those previously mar-ginalised.
It is indeed a sad day when the importanceof education is undermined by selfish behav-iour, more suited to criminals than the coun-try’s future captains of industry.
Learn to respect all road usersTHE Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour isthe largest timed cycling event in the world,and it attracts in excess of 35 000 cyclists fromall over the world each year.
Undoubtedly, this event is definitely aunique experience for participants and spec-tators alike, but I hasten to mention the law-lessness on our roads in respect of road hogsand speedsters, who disrespect cyclists pre-paring for the Cycle Tour.
Such was the case for a cyclist on a practicesession at about 05:45 on Wetton Road, Ken-wyn, who was struck by a hit-and-run motor-ist, who ploughed into him causing superfi-cial injuries and irreparable damage to hisracing bike.
Eyewitnesses from the nearby petrol sta-tion failed to get the irresponsible driver’s
vehicle registration number, because theyclaim that he or she was “flying” down thequiet road at break-neck speed, hitting thecyclist who was legally positioned on theedge of the road demarcated for cyclists. Thevehicle, a dark 4x4 SUV, slammed into thecyclist leaving behind the only piece of evi-dence - a side mirror.
It is miraculous that he survived the tragichit-and-run incident.
I implore motorists to be more respectfultowards cyclists in general, and warn cy-clists to take extra precaution as you preparefor the most scenic 109 km cycle tour in theworld.
Yours truly,MARK KLEINSCHMIDTKenwyn
Plumstead Station a disgraceIn 2010, millions of rands were spent fixingour railway stations in time for the 2010 FIFAWorld Cup (about R90 million alone on CapeTown station). They looked good and werekept spotlessly clean. This is no longer thecase.
The station manager at Plumstead stationshould be relieved of his duties as the stationis in a disgraceful state. One of the duties of
the station manager is to keep the stationclean and tidy.
Weeds are pushing through the pavingstones and the flowerbeds are full of weeds.The ticket office is filthy. If the manager is notup to the job, then maybe he should be re-moved.S. ANNE BAYLISSBurnham Road, PlumsteadIs this really the Cape of envy?
DOES anyone get the feeling that people upnorth don’t like Cape Town? What with thetoll roads, the ocean liner docking debacle,and them telling us there’s no problem withgangs on the Cape Flats.
With these and many other seemingly pet-ty or vindictive issues, government is show-ing its true colours.
I suggest they concentrate on sorting outthe 80percent of the country thatneeds atten-tion, and leave our successful province toprosper and achieve the great things des-tined for it. After all, we’re supposed to beone country, all of us. The continued success
of our province should be recognized andpraised by government and the ANC.
We are all South Africans regardless of theparty we choose or the province we comefrom.
To ignore, sabotage or downplay one ofyour children’s success stories is unhealthyand serves only to alienate this beautifulProvince from the rest of the country.
Keep it up at your own peril, because thecountry of “Cape Hope” is sounding betterand better to me!C.HARRISONObservatory
Hugs, not drugsPEOPLE who use drugs such as tik and otherillegal substances do not realise how harmful,poisonous and damaging they are to the brain.
They diminish logical thinking, affect be-haviour, and provoke unaccountable impuls-es of anger. They slowly eat away at the veryessence of the addict.
The addict’s own family becomes public en-emy no1 in his mind.
It just shows you how astoundingly igno-rant these addicts are. All for the sake of “get-ting on a high”.
Any amount of rehabilitation is not goingto restore damaged and destroyed cells etc.
Drugs are the scourge and curse of societyand have destroyed many lives, even famouscelebrities and so-called role-models.
Addicts give consent to the “author of liesand deceit”. The devil is a liar from start tofinish.
It is my earnest prayer that the authoritiesand police this year will do their utmost andwon’t rest until all druglords, merchants andcontraband smuggling are reduced signifi-cantly.LEWIS SCHROEDERLansdowne
YourSMSes. On 23 November, an SMSercomplained of the brokenpaving on both sides ofElsieskraal River in Pine-lands. It’s 2012, and only halfhas been fixed. What a pathet-ic effort by the City that failsto work for us!
In response. Peter Hendricks, seeing
you in front of your 2012 classis so great. You are an inspi-
ration to all and may your ca-reer go from strength tostrength! From Penny, Plum-stead
. The “Only One God” syn-drome has hit Mr Abrahams.There’s no God. You createyour own God and then whatyou created, you believe. It’slike a mind-set game. There’snothing to fear but old wives’tales.
. For heaven’s sake, justclose poor Chapman’s Peak
and let corruptionhappenun-seen.
By the way. You think corruption is
rife in the country? Just waitfor the Secrecy Bill to becomelaw. You ANC nothing yet!
. My niece’s phone wentmissing on the 06:10 trainfrom Retreat to Heathfield.It’s a metallic blue Nokia C3.A reward is offered. Pleasecall (021) 701 4092 or 078 3643324.
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The Lord only responds to faithI WOULD like to comment on what PatrickAbrahams wrote (People’s Post, 17 Janu-ary). Clearly he has no clue what the biblesays.
God says in Exodus 20:1: “For I am theLord your God who brought you out ofEgypt and out of the land of slavery.Youwill not have any other gods before me”.The problem with people are that they’rescared of confrontation.
There are many religions in the worldbut we don't all serve the same God.
All other religions acknowledge JesusChrist, even Islam, but theydon't recognise
Jesus as the “Son of God”.Well, my Bible says that He is, so how
can we all then serve the same God whenthe rest do not believe in His Son, JesusChrist?
As far as good luck goes, God doesn’tneed luck to do anything and Christiansshouldn’t either.
The Lord my God only responds tofaith.
You need to get the facts straight becausewhat you are saying is misleading andmanygullible peoplemight agreewithyou.TIMOTHY VAN ROOYEN
The ignorance of religionTHE comments in the most recent People’sPost show a remarkable ignorance of reli-gion.
For example, we have the claim that youneed to believe in god to become better,morally and spiritually.
“Spiritually” makes no sense as there isinsufficient evidence to support the idea ofa spirit.
Morally, however, we know that the op-posite holds true.
The less religious a society, thebetter thelevels of education, protection of humanrights and the lower the levels of violenceand prejudice.
Then we have quotes supposedly show-ing how the Qur’an condemns violence.Contrary to “explicitly” condemning it,not one of the quoted paragraphs says athing about violence.
They stress justice, or at least the Mus-lim notion of justice, which, if you look atthe Islamic countries, does not resembleany acceptable version of justice andequality.
To claim that the Qur’an doesn’t advo-cate violence on the innocent is demonstra-bly false.
Chapter 4 Verse 89: “They but wish thatye should reject Faith, as they do, and thusbe on the same footing (as they): But takenot friends from their ranks until they fleein the way of God (from what is forbidden).But if they turn renegades, seize them andslay them wherever ye find them; and (inany case) take no friends or helpers fromtheir ranks.”
Chap 8 Verse 12: “I will instil terror intothe hearts of the Unbelievers: Smite yeabove their necks and smite all their fin-ger-tips off them.”
In the Hadith, there are accounts of Mo-hammed saying that a night-time attack onpagans was acceptable even if it exposestheir women and children to danger. Otherverses say it would be fine to kill a childif you could tell whether they would growup to be a Muslim or not.
All you need to do is look around theworld to see that greater levels of religionare correlated with significantly worse-offsocieties and you only need to read the reli-gious texts to find verses extolling the vir-tues of violence, sexism and prejudice.JASON BOSCHRondebosch
Going beyond the call of dutyFriday the 13th of January was celebrated
as “doomsday” by many superstitious peo-ple.
However, it is a special day for me, as I cele-brated my 28th anniversary in serving ourcountry as a law enforcer.
Being sworn in to serve on Friday 13 Janu-ary 1984 was significant for me and I intendto keep this day special.
Twenty-eight years later and I can cele-brate it with the latest release from ProfessorJonathan Jansen called “Great South Afri-can Teachers.”
This book contains good stories aboutteachers who made a difference in the livesof many people.
Featured in this book is my own story,“The last kiss for my teacher,” dedicated toWinifred De Voux, a former teacher at ProteaPrimary School in Bontheuwel.
This book, a must read, was launched dur-ing the festive season and is available at Ex-clusive Books and serves as a guide for stu-dents, teachers and facilitators.
Directed at all Police Officers and the Com-munity at large, who have experienced gooddeeds, excellent service or any good deedwhich changed their perception of the policein a positive way.
I appeal to people to submit their storiesonline and let us be proudly South Africanby making the world out there a better placefor all.
The story should contain between 500 and750 words and can be forwarded to the follow-ing two email addresses:[email protected] or [email protected].
Our intention is to make this book availa-ble for future, current and retired police of-ficers and communities in order for them tosee what it means to go beyond the call of du-ty.
My story is called “The last kiss for myteacher!”ARTHUR MINNAAR
Drum editorgoes wildDRUM is excited to announce the appear-ance of Drum magazine editor, Makhosa-zana Zwane-Siguqa (Khosi), as herself inthe M-Net soap The Wild.
Although they can’t give away any of thestoryline, they say it involves a wedding; theoutfits and performances will keep you gluedto the screen. Not only does the appearancecoincide with dramatic events in the sto-ryline but viewers will also have the chanceto get to know a little bit about the editor ofDrum, one of the country’s favourite andleading family magazines.
“It was a pleasure to be on set, talking toand working with these vibrant, talented ac-tors and actresses. I wanted to learn as muchas I could about what happens on the set, andThe Wild team were very generous with theirtime. It was a great experience and I can’twait for Drum readers to see it,” Khosi says.
“I think Khosi was superb. She was profes-sional, listened to the director’s and assist-ant director’s instructions, her make-up wasflawless – very soaplike – and I had a greattime sharing scenes with her,” Gail Nkoane(Lelo) says.
Putla Sehlapelo (Tiro) agrees, saying he es-pecially enjoyed sharing some acting advice.
“I had an awesome time with Khosi on set.She was sweet, a real darling. What touchedme the most though was when she came tome for advice about acting.
“At first glance, I couldn’t even tell it wasKhosi, editor ofDrum,because shehadnoau-ra of pomposity around her. Khosi should re-ally pursue the acting craft.”
Shooting took place from 18 to 22 Novem-ber and the show is due to be aired on 18 and19 January 2012.
Drum will feature behind-the-scenes pic-tures as well as extensive coverage of theevents, so keep an eye out for all the latestin Drum.
Tuesday 24 January 2012 SPORT People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch Page 15
SA ballroom champ off to ItalyLIAM MOSES
A HEATHFIELD woman willfulfil the dream of a lifetimenext month when she travelsto Italy to train for and com-pete in major internationalballroom events.
Stephanie van der Poll, 21, hasbeen competing in ballroomdancing events since she was 11and last year she reached theapex of local competition circuitwhen she claimed both the West-ern Province and South Africanchampionships.
Van der Poll says her reasonfor moving to Italy, on Wednes-day 1 February, is to improve thestandard of her own dancing, aswell as the standard of dancingin South Africa.
“I’m going to be living andtraining in Italy because thecoaches are amazing comparedto those in South Africa. Thequality of dancing in Italy isamazing,” she said.
“South African ballroom danc-ing isn’t considered to be verygood because of how lazy ourdancers can be. We want tochange this international view ofSouth Africa dancing and im-prove the standard and quality.We want to come back and beable to help young dancers.”
During her time in Europe,Van der Poll and her Italian part-ner will compete in tournamentsin Italy, Russia, Spain, Germanyand other countries across thecontinent.
Besides her provincial and na-tional victories last year, Vander Poll also has several othermajor achievements to her
name.In 2009, the University of the
Western Cape dietetics studentclaimed third place in the nation-al championships and in 2010 shewent one better and claimed sec-ond.
However, she has not alwayshad it her own way. She was pre-vented from competing in theWorld Championships last yearafter her partner chose to give updancing and focus on his studies.
She only found her currentpartner, Italian Ezio Mattioli, inJune last year, and they went in-to National Championships withonly 20 days of practice undertheir belts.
Thus far, Van der Poll’s ex-penses have been covered by herparents and her partner’s par-ents, but she is in desperate needof sponsorship to fund her com-petition and training in Italy.
Van der Poll says finding spon-sorship will be beneficial to hercareer, other South Africandancers and the sponsor as well.
“I feel that we deserve sponsor-ship because we are willing toput in so much time. I’m puttingmy studies on hold because Iknow we have an opportunity toimprove the status of South Afri-can dancers oversees,” said Vander Poll.
“Dancing is very big in Eu-rope. They have channels dedi-cated completely to dancing.Whatever sponsorweget,wewillbe putting their name out in theinterviews.
“Any publicity we get they willget.”
Anyone interested in helpingVan der Poll can contact her [email protected].
Train to run a triathlonTHE Newlands-basedSports Science Instituteof South Africa (SSISA)will be hosting an eight-week long “Tri-Fit” pro-gramme, in conjunc-tion with Shape Maga-zine, for women whowant to run their firsttriathlon.The target ofthe programme will befor the participants tocompete in the LadiesWellness Triathlon andDuathlon on Sunday 1April at the Sante Ho-tel, Resort and Spa inPaarl.
The triathlon eventconsists of a 600mswim, 15km mountainbike ride and 4km run,while the duathlonevent is a 4km run,7,5km mountain bikeride and a 2km run. Ac-cording to KimWoolrich, manager ofthe tri-fit programme,ladies who join the pro-gramme will train tofinish either one ofthese two events. “Withthis Tri-Fit pro-gramme specifically de-signed for women,those who have previ-ously been intimidat-ed by the thought of do-ing a triathlonorduath-lon need not fear,” saidWoolrich. “Our staffwill look after you eve-ry step of the way.”
Participants will re-ceive informativeweekly newsletters, 10guest passes for the SSI-
SA Wellness andFitness Centre, an ar-ray of trendy New Bal-ance products (includ-ing a tog bag), a 10 per-cent discount at CycleLab, discount massagesat the SSISA’sMassage Centre, the Be-ginner’s Guide to Tria-thlon bookazine, a 10percent discount cou-pon for any item onthe Go Multi onlineshop, discounts on ac-commodation andtreatments at Sante Ho-tel, and a 35 percent dis-count off a year’s sub-scription to Shapemag-azine.There are threesessions a week at theSSISA or an arrangedvenue, in addition tomembers doing somesessions on their ownfollowing their individ-ualised scientifically-designed pro-gramme.PreviousTri-Fit member LeanneScott, 52, says that shehad an all-round posi-tive experience on theprogramme.
“I think this is a fan-tastic programme,”said Scott.
“There is just theright mix of serious-ness, care and funabout the programmeand the team of peoplecoaching and manag-ing was excellent.”
CHAMPION: Western Province and South African ballroomchampions Stephanie van der Poll and Ezio Mattioli.
Photo: Supplied
COMPOSED: Quinton Dreyer of Wynberg Boys High School angles away a delivery during a WP U19Aschools cricket match against Pinelands High. The game was played at the Jacque Kallis Oval on Saturday21 Janaury. Photo: Peter Heeger
GAZE: Wynberg Boys batsman Quinton Dreyer watches the path of the ball afterplaying a shot. Dreyer played against Pinelands High in a WP U19A schools cricketmatch at the Jacque Kallis Oval on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger
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Stormers’ youngsters run riot in WellingtonLIAM MOSES
THE Western Cape has long been con-sidered to be one of the most prolificproducers of talented rugby players inSouth Africa, and one of the most prolif-ic in the world.
And this belief was proven again on Sat-urday, when a youthful Stormers teambrushed aside the Boland Kavaliers intheir first warm-up game of the 2012 SuperRugby season.
The Stormers went into the match with-out the services of experienced playerssuch Andries Bekker, Schalk Burger, Bry-an Habana, Duane Vermeulen, Gio Aplonor any of the regulars who led the team tovictory in the South African conference ofthe 2011 Super Rugby campaign.
However, despite the absence of so manyfirst choice players, Alister Coetzee’scharges still managed to run in seven triesand win the match 45-17.
The match may only have been a friend-ly, but the comprehensive victory will helpto allay fears that the team could be shorton depth in key positions for this comingseason.
Bolla Conradie, who last played for theStormers in 2010, proved a steadying handat scrumhalf and will be an adequate re-placement for first-choice scrumhalf De-walt Duvenhage in case of an enforced lay-off.
New signings Burton Francis, JP duPlessis and Gerhard van den Heever alsoperformed well and could feature regularlythis season.
Francis, a former Blue Bulls player who
was signed from the Lions, provides muchneeded cover at fly-half, a position wherethe Stormers have been short-staffed andinjury-hit, while Du Plessis, who returnedto South Africa after a spell in Australiaplaying both Rugby Union and RugbyLeague, will lessen the impact made by thedepartures of centres Johann Sadie (BlueBulls) and Jacque Fourie (Japan), and Vanden Heever, signed from the Blue Bulls,provides Coetzee with an excellent optionat fullback or on either wing.
The side’s other two off-season signings,Joe Pietersen and Deon Carstens, who bothreturned to South Africa after plying theirtrade abroad, did not take part in thegame.
The speedy development of youngstersat the union has swelled the Stormers’ for-ward ranks. Props Frans Malherbe andSteven Kitshoff could see significant gametime this season, while the team’s estab-lished lock partnership of Rynhard Elstadtand Andries Bekker will have to fight tostave off the challenge of Quinn Roux andEben Etzebeth, and the presence NizaamCarr, Yaya Hartzenberg, Siya Kolisi, NicKoster, Nick Fenton-Wells and Rueben Jo-hannes will ease the team’s passage intolife without Springbok flank FrancoisLouw, who left for English club Bath at theend of last season.
Coetzee will know that, despite winningthe Currie Cup First Division in 2011,Boland are a world away from the qualitythey will face every week in Super Rugby.
The Stormers will face stiffer oppositionthis week, when they clash with 2011 Cur-rie Cup champions the Lions at Newlandson Friday.
FUTURE STAR: Steven Kitshoff listens to advice from Stormers hooker Tiaan Liebenberg. Kitshoffis one of the many talented youngsters in the Stormers squad who could come to the fore this season.
