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The R4,5 million tender – which is subsidised by the city, SA Brew- eries and UCT – will be enough to buy around 14 “all weather” indus- trial cameras. The tender notice has been adver- tised in a daily newspaper, and the closing date for tender submissions is 12 September. Once installed, Cape Town will bring its total number of CCTV cameras to about 500, which, ac- cording to Safety and Security port- folio committee chairperson JP Smith, will further strengthen the city’s claim to be the forerunner of the number of CCTV cameras in Af- rica. “We already compare favourably to some cities in the United States and Europe,” he states. However, the effectiveness of CCTV cameras in Cape Town has come under a fire on numerous oc- casions over the last few years. Concerns involved technical flaws in the CCTV system, includ- ing an alleged lack of training for those monitoring the control room screens and a lack of effective com- munication between the SAPS and Metro Police. But Smith feels “CCTV cameras are always a success”, and have had a “positive impact” on the fight against crime. He also says the pri- vate security guards who monitor the screens undergo sufficient training. “The control room is run by the Metro Police, but civilians monitor the screens. We don’t want highly paid officers to sit behind a desk the whole day,” he continues, before adding that the ongoing operational cost of running a project like this is high. “We will see in the future wheth- er it is affordable to monitor all the cameras, all of the time.” Metro Police director Riedwaan Wagiet agrees with Smith’s senti- ment that CCTC cameras have been a success in Cape Town, and adds that business people have more con- fidence in the city as a result. He admits there are challenges, though. “We need people on the ground, because there are never enough re- sponse teams. “But how many do you need? If we have five teams, then there can easily be a sixth incident. It’s a catch-22, really. Another challenge is to install more cameras, but there are obviously budget constraints.” The Metro Police make a 24-hour recording of each of the cameras and keep these for 30 days. If they have to supply evidence to court, they copy the recording onto a DVD and archive it. Captain Andre Venter, spokes- person for the Wynberg Police Clus- ter, says CCTV cameras are a big plus. “It makes a big difference in crime fighting, especially crimes such as theft and robberies.” He goes on to emphasise that monitoring the footage is just as im- portant as installing the cameras. Executive manager of the Clare- mont Improvement District Com- pany (CIDC), Abdul Kerbelker, says the CIDC and the Claremont police have been in discussions with the City of Cape Town about the opti- mum placement of the cameras. Un- derground cabling for them was laid last year already. The public transport interchange in Claremont, which includes the taxi rank, station and bus terminus, will be home to one of the new cam- eras. Kerbelker, who gathered nine years of experience working with the cameras in the city when he was with the Central City Improvement District, notes that the devices are not the solution to every crime, and that the success of the system relies on effective monitoring, but he says they’re a welcome addition to cur- rent crime prevention strategies. “They will increase security in high-risk areas,” he says. Anthony Davies, of the Groote Schuur Community Improvement District, says: “We are looking for- ward to this roll-out, which will make a massive difference to crime prevention in the area. “We are very grateful to UCT and SAB for their commitment, which will benefit all the stakeholders along Main Road.” John Critien, executive director of properties and services at UCT, says the university is very interest- ed in the security of the community, and believes the cameras will be very helpful – especially as consid- ering Main Road is a thoroughfare to the freeway, a common escape route for criminals. POUNCING PURDY: Wiseman Tshangela, a Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) ranger, officially received his new crime fighting compan- ion, two-year-old Purdy, on Saturday. Purdy has been sponsored by the Pedal Power Association, which will also fund her food for the next year at a total cost of R22 000. The glossy canine is the newest addi- tion to the growing TMNP dog squad, and joins eight other dogs that are already roaming the mountain. Park authorities say the dog unit is an indispensable tool in combating and preventing crime on the mountain, and officials are looking forward to growing their dog unit. Photo: Lulama Zenzile New tender for city CCTV Cape Town: best equipped with CCTV cameras
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THE City of Cape Town willsoon be installing millions of
rands worth of closed-circuit tel-evision (CCTV) cameras alongmain routes in Wynberg, Clare-mont, Newlands, Rondeboschand Mowbray.
The R4,5 million tender – whichis subsidised by the city, SA Brew-eries and UCT – will be enough tobuy around 14 “all weather” indus-trial cameras.
The tender notice has been adver-tised in a daily newspaper, and theclosing date for tender submissionsis 12 September.
Once installed, Cape Town willbring its total number of CCTVcameras to about 500, which, ac-cording to Safety and Security port-folio committee chairperson JPSmith, will further strengthen thecity’s claim to be the forerunner ofthe number of CCTV cameras in Af-rica.
“We already compare favourablyto some cities in the United Statesand Europe,” he states.
However, the effectiveness ofCCTV cameras in Cape Town hascome under a fire on numerous oc-casions over the last few years.
Concerns involved technicalflaws in the CCTV system, includ-ing an alleged lack of training forthose monitoring the control roomscreens and a lack of effective com-munication between the SAPS andMetro Police.
But Smith feels “CCTV camerasare always a success”, and have hada “positive impact” on the fightagainst crime. He also says the pri-vate security guards who monitorthe screens undergo sufficienttraining.
“The control room is run by theMetro Police, but civilians monitorthe screens. We don’t want highlypaid officers to sit behind a desk thewhole day,” he continues, beforeadding that the ongoingoperationalcost of running a project like this ishigh.
“We will see in the future wheth-er it is affordable to monitor all thecameras, all of the time.”
Metro Police director RiedwaanWagiet agrees with Smith’s senti-ment that CCTC cameras have beena success in Cape Town, and addsthat businesspeoplehavemore con-fidence in the city as a result.
He admits there are challenges,though.
“We need people on the ground,because there are never enough re-sponse teams.
“But how many do you need? Ifwe have five teams, then there can
easily be a sixth incident. It’s acatch-22, really. Another challengeis to install more cameras, but thereare obviously budget constraints.”
The Metro Police make a 24-hourrecording of each of the camerasand keep these for 30 days. If theyhave to supply evidence to court,they copy the recording onto a DVDand archive it.
Captain Andre Venter, spokes-person for the Wynberg Police Clus-ter, says CCTV cameras are a bigplus. “It makes a big difference incrime fighting, especially crimessuch as theft and robberies.”
He goes on to emphasise thatmonitoring the footage is just as im-portant as installing the cameras.
Executive manager of the Clare-mont Improvement District Com-pany (CIDC), Abdul Kerbelker, saysthe CIDC and the Claremont policehave been in discussions with theCity of Cape Town about the opti-mum placement of the cameras. Un-derground cabling for them waslaid last year already.
The public transport interchangein Claremont, which includes thetaxi rank, stationandbus terminus,will be home to one of the new cam-eras. Kerbelker, who gathered nineyears of experience working withthe cameras in the city when he waswith the Central City ImprovementDistrict, notes that the devices arenot the solution to every crime, andthat the success of the system relieson effective monitoring, but he saysthey’re a welcome addition to cur-rent crime prevention strategies.
“They will increase security inhigh-risk areas,” he says.
Anthony Davies, of the Groote
Schuur Community ImprovementDistrict, says: “We are looking for-ward to this roll-out, which willmake a massive difference to crimeprevention in the area.
“We are very grateful to UCT andSAB for their commitment, whichwill benefit all the stakeholdersalong Main Road.”
John Critien, executive directorof properties and services at UCT,says the university is very interest-ed in the security of the community,and believes the cameras will bevery helpful – especially as consid-ering Main Road is a thoroughfareto the freeway, a common escaperoute for criminals.
POUNCING PURDY: Wiseman Tshangela, a Table Mountain NationalPark (TMNP) ranger, officially received his new crime fighting companion, twoyearold Purdy, on Saturday. Purdy has been sponsored by thePedal Power Association, which will also fund her food for the nextyear at a total cost of R22 000. The glossy canine is the newest addition to the growing TMNP dog squad, and joins eight other dogs thatare already roaming the mountain. Park authorities say the dog unitis an indispensable tool in combating and preventing crime on themountain, and officials are looking forward to growing their dog unit.
Photo: Lulama Zenzile
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Traffic officers or tax collectors?ONE fine Sunday morning in May I parked
in Main Road, Fish Hoek, while I dashed in-to the bank to use the ATM. Five minutes laterthere was a ticket on my car for parking in aloading zone. The fine was to be R200.
It was obviously a mistake. There was no incon-venience to anybody. There was no danger to vehi-cle or pedestrian.
People have always parked in these loading zoneson Sundays and at night, andif there was to be some changeof policy, surely there wouldbe a warning and an explana-tion. A simple courtesy slipunder a windscreen wiperwould have done the trick.
That’s just good public rela-tions. That’s how you buildand retain good relations withratepayers.
I dashed off an email to themunicipality, pointing out(rather briskly, I must admit)that the ticket was unreasona-ble and more likely to generateresentment than achieve anygood purpose.
I was asked to fax throughthe parking ticket and this, to-gether with my note, would beused as my representationagainst the fine.
That done I forgot about thewhole matter. I had no doubtthat wiser city officials wouldsort it out, perhaps even havea word with the errant trafficofficer about excessive zeal and how counterproduc-tive it could be.
My attitude changed, however, when a “finalwarning” arrived in the post. Yes, they really want-ed their R200.
It was confirmation that it was all about money
and not road safety or an attempt to protect therights of delivery services because there are noneat 10.30 on a Sunday morning in Fish Hoek or any-where else.
Now R200 would buy a poor pensioner 30 loavesof plain brown bread, enough to last him for twomonths. And there are a lot of pensioners in FishHoek. All good soft targets!
Frankly, I wondered if it was revenge for a columnI wrote on how the city was spending R150 000 on
hopelessly overpowered mo-torbikes for the traffic depart-ment when they could buymore suitable machines forhalf the price.
But no, the manager of Pickn Pay also got a ticket, and Idoubt whether he has givensimilar offence.
Now I strongly support vig-orous road safety enforce-ment, and I have even paidspeeding fines (like a sinful72km/h on New Boys Drive)without a murmur.
It is now clear to me that weare not dealing with traffic of-ficers.
They are tax collectors. Dothey get commission like thehated Roman tax collectors ofold, or do they just have tar-gets to meet?
I don’t know, but I can tellyou that they are giving roadsafety campaigns a bad name.They are undermining thecredibility of the city and its
law enforcement efforts.They are destroying good relations between the
public and officials who have some tough jobs to do.But the council does not seem to care, as long as
they get their money.Is this how the city works for you?
Made with love by PaulaINSPIRED by Braam Malherbe’stalk entitled Do One Thing (D.O.T)no matter how small, Paula Mosdelcontacted The Sunflower Fund toacquire some bandanas from theprevious year’s Ray of Hope. Shespent many hours stitching 276 ban-danas into duvet covers and pillowcases. On 18 July, Mandela Day,Paula donated 10 duvet cover sets toThe Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
National Bandana Day is on 12October and all South Africans areurged to show support for leukae-mia sufferers who have lost their
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The Sunflower Fund is an organi-sation that aims to increase thenumber of bone marrow stem celldonors, from all ethnic groups, onthe South African Bone MarrowRegistry.
Fordetails onhow tobecomeado-nor, call The Sunflower Fund tollfree number 0800 12 10 82 alterna-tively visit the website www.sun-flowerfund.org.za
GIVING BACK: Paula Mosdel (left) is seen here with Felicity Douglas, seniornurse at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. Photo: Supplied
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THE Pinelands police invite resi-dents to meet the station’s manage-ment on Thursday 25 August at OudeMolen Technical School in JanSmuts Road at 19:00.
The meeting will give residents anopportunity to raise their concernsaround crime.
For more information pleasephone Warrant Officer Tando Son-jica on (021) 506-2115 or 082 499 4009.
Daylighthijack inClaremontBRAZEN HIJACKERS struck atmidday in Claremont on Friday.
The drama started at 12:30, whengunmen advanced on a bakkie as itparked at a construction site in Her-schel Close. The two men in the bak-kie, having just been to a bank tocollect their workers’ wages, wereforced out of their vehicle at gun-point, says Claremont Clusterspokesperson, Captain AngieLatchman.
The hijackers then got into theblack Isuzu double cab (registra-tion number CA 585-232) and fledthe scene, thankfully without hav-ing injured anybody. A few minuteslater, members of the police’s K9Unit recovered the bakkie, whichhad been abandoned in Grove Ave-nue.
No arrests have been made, andofficers appeal to anyone with in-formation to call the case’s investi-gating officer, Constable MichaelSoqho, at Claremont Police Stationon (021) 657-2266.
Alternatively, call Crime Stop on0860 010 111.
Officers again appeal to businesspeople to pay their employees viaelectronic transfer and minimisethe cash they carry.
Mountain gets more biteHANRIE BOSCH
A BRAND new recruit to theTable Mountain NationalPark (TMNP) security team isready to “nip crime in thebutt”; Purdy the patrol dogwas introduced to her newpost on Saturday.
The two-year-old GermanSheppard stared her rigoroustraining at just three monthsold, and is finally qualified tojoin the other eight dogs current-ly patrolling the slopes of TableMountain.
Paddy Gordon, TMNP manag-er, says Table Mountain pro-vides numerous hiding placesfor criminals, and rangers are of-ten unable to crawl into bunkersand caves in search of them.“Highly-trained dogs like theseare able to cover more space inhalf the time, and have many ad-vantages over other interven-tions and deterrents.”
Gordon adds that dogs are per-fectly suited to the security tasks they need toface on the mountain slopes. “We cannot takeurban security methods into nature. Camerasand men on foot are simply not enough... Dogsare agile and quick, and have contributed tonumerous arrests of suspects on Table Moun-tain.”
Rangers on the mountain have the perilousjob of clearing out known hiding places severaltimes a week, says Gordon. “These sweeps canbe dangerous for rangers, as the hiding placesare often dark and cramped. In those situa-tions a ranger would rather have a dog thanthree men behind them.”
TMNP only owns four of the eightother dogs on Purdy’s team; the de-partment rents the other dogs “at anenormous cost”; each new dog costsabout R16 000, and TMNP relies heav-ily on sponsors to make their valua-ble presence possible.
As such, TMNP’s honorary rang-ers started the Gift-a-Patrol-Dog cam-paign in an effort to gain ownershipof all 10 canine companions – andtheir efforts are paying off. Purdy, forone, was sponsored by the Pedal Pow-er Association (PPA) at a total cost ofR22 000; the association will alsosponsor her food for the next year.
Honoury ranger Sue Smith is de-lighted at the growth of the project,pointing out that the mountain pro-tectors have gained four dogs sinceJune. “There is no way to explainwhat a huge asset they are for us,”Smith says.
Gordon is confident of attainingthe goal of owning 10 dogs by the timethe busy summer season starts, asthe project has received overwhelm-ing support.
Steve Haywood, chairperson of thePPA, says the increasing number of patroldogs will go a long way in helping to make themountain more accessible and attractive tovisitors.
“Thirty percent of our city is a nationalpark,” he says. “We need to protect and em-brace it.”
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Dogs shake a legDOGS got to make their move on Women’s Day last Tues-day, when the newly-formed South African Dog DancingAssociation held its first ever competition in the sport ofdog dancing.
Twenty-one dogs of every manner competed in the com-petition, during which entrants had to show off the dancefloor skills of their pets choreographed, of course, to mu-sic.
“It’s a very entertaining sport to watch, and takesmonths of practise, dedication and patience to teach a dogto perform a routine,” an association spokesperson says.“Dog dancing is a sport that displays the bond betweenthe handler and the dog.”
If you’d like to find out more about this unique sport,visit www.dancingwithdogs.co.za.
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Residents launch frack attackTERESA FISCHER
GASWALK, a protest marchagainst fracking, took place
on Women’s Day last Tuesday,with about 200 protesters takingto the streets of Cape Town.
Fracking refers to a process usedto extract natural gas from depositsof hard rock; the complicated proce-dure involves the use of drilling, ex-plosives and a liquid mixture ofchemicals designed to force gasfrom the newly-fractured rock tothe surface. It is currently in thespotlight because petrochemical gi-ant Royal Dutch Shell has applica-tion to explore the Karoo for shalegas. Last Tuesday’s event was initi-ated by photographer Kian Erik-son, in partnership with non-profitorganisations Climate Justice Cam-paign and Earthlife Africa CT. Ac-cording to the organisers, it aimedto raise awareness around the“threat” fracking poses to the mostvulnerable in society. “The hydrau-lic fracturing planned in most ofSouth Africa’s land mass, from theKaroo to the Drakensberg, directlythreatens the quality of our air andwater, and thereby the health andwellbeing of our people,” says Mu-na Lakhani of Earthlife Africa.
“Resource extraction has madecorporations and an elite rich, but
local communities remain poor,and are most at risk from the envi-ronmental destruction caused byfossil fuel extraction.” Eriksonsays, worldwide, more and morepeople are calling for a global banon fracking – a call that is being ech-oed in South Africa. Gaswalk or-ganisers say the process requiresenormous quantities of watermixed with toxic chemicals, andthat Shell has not yet indicatedwhere it will get this water, or how
it proposes to dispose of the wastewater. “The disposal of frackingwaste water poses an additionalthreat of water contamination,”says Marina Louw of the ClimateJustice Campaign. The disposalmethods used in the USA, which in-clude injecting it deep under-ground, open evaporation ponds,trucking the waste water to munici-pal water plants, discharging it intorivers, spraying it onto roads andfields, et cetera, all pose serious
risks to local communities.”Louw says there is still a morato-
rium on all fracking applications.According to newspaper reports,Mineral Resources minister SusanShabangu has said a team taskedwith studying the concerns aroundfracking will give feedback soon.
Louw says environmental groupsdo not have much faith in the credi-bility of the task team to make aninformed decision as, she says, theDepartment of Water and Environ-
mental Affairs was not included onthe team. Further to this, Eriksonclaims South Africans are beingkept in the dark about who the taskteam consists of, and that the reportis not being made available to SouthAfrican citizens. “I fear govern-ment is merely going through themotions, and that shale gas explora-tion is inevitable.” For more infor-mation about this campaign, visitthe “Chase Shell Oil out of the Ka-roo” page on Facebook.
Guard yourself against crime The worth of wordsTHE Friends of Claremont Li-brary are holding a fundraisingbook sale on Saturday 17 Sep-tember, and implore everybody
to donate any unwanted books.Donations can be dropped off atthe library; or phone (021) 674-4195 to arrange collection.
THE Claremont Police Cluster in-vites all gardeners and domesticworkers who live or work inClaremont, Rondebosch andMowbray to a crime awareness
workshop tomorrow at 10:00 inthe Mowbray Town Hall.
Those present will be givensafety tips to help them avoid fall-ing victim to criminals.
For more information, pleasephone Captain Angie Latchmanon (021) 657-2280 or Warrant Offic-er Lyndon Sisam on (021) 685-7345.
SPEAKING OUT: This is just one of the creative posters on display at theantifracking march held. Photo: Jac Kritzinger
ENVIRONMENTAL WARRIORS: A procession against fracking in the Karoostarted at the Natural History Museum in the Company Gardens, moved downLong Street into Strand Street, and wound back to the Company Gardensvia Adderley Street. Photo: Jac Kritzinger
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Sunday 21 AugustNewlands: The next Songmak-ers’ Guild concert takes place atthe Nassau Centre at Groote Sch-uur High School in PalmyraRoad at 16:00. “From Austria toAmerica” features Regina Zona(soprano) and Kathleen Tagg (pi-ano) in a musical programmethat includes works by RichardStrauss, Samuel Barber and Ja-ke Heggie. Tickets will be on saleat the door for R50. For bookingsphone Hanna on 082 824 1007 oremail [email protected].
Although booking is not essen-tial, it helps considerably inplanning the printing and cater-ing, the guild says.
Wednesday 24 AugustKenilworth: The Beau SoleilMusic Centre will hold an openevening from 18:00 until 19:00 atthe Western Cape Education De-partment offices at 12 SalisburyRoad. You’ll get to hear about the“lessons and affordable train-ing” the centre can offer yourchild, a spokesperson says.
For more information call(021) 761-1894.
Thursday 25 AugustRondebosch: The next Univer-
sity of the Third Age meeting fea-tures Dr Max Price, vice-chan-cellor of UCT, who will speak on“The Ethical Dilemmas of a Vice-Chancellor” at the Baxter Thea-tre at 09:45 for 10:30. All are wel-come. For more details phone(021) 531-5604.
Saturday 27 AugustKenilworth: A spring fair willbe held from 08:30 to 14:00 at theKenilworth Community Presby-terian Church on the corner ofMain and Baker Roads. Therewill be cakes, gifts, plants, books,clothing, bric-a-brac, white ele-phants, food stalls and a tea gar-den.
For more information contactAlyson on (021) 762-1598,(021) 788-2263 or 082 452 8058.
Saturday 3 SeptemberPinelands: A spring craft andgift fair takesplace from10:00un-til 15:00 at St Stephen’s Church at7 Central Square (opposite themunicipal offices). Crafts, gifts,scrumptious homemade jams,cakes and more will be on sale,while a tea garden will serve tea,coffee, cake and light lunches.
Crafters interested in partici-pating can contact Barbara on(021) 531-3350 or at [email protected].
THE annual Ard Matthews and Friends Benefit Concert,in support of the MyLife Foundation, will rock Wood-stock’s Upper EastSide Hotel on the eve of Thursday 25August.
Ard will be joined by fellow artists Zolani from Freshl-yground, D7, Louise Day, aKing lead singer Laudo Lie-benberg and DJ Dino Moran. Tickets cost R150.
For further information call (021) 556-1726.
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Breeding birdson the radarTERESA FISCHER
TWO beautiful birds are bring-ing joy to many residents of Har-field Village and proving that na-ture’s treasures can be foundeven in the heart of a busy city– but their wellbeing is a fragilething at best.
Resident Francine Becker saysthe pair of Cape Thick-knees (orDikkops) have raised generationsof chicks at De Heide Special CareCentre on Second Avenue, and allin spite of urban pressures likenoise, cats and loss of habitat.
“However, recent building activi-ties threaten to disrupt this happycoexistence, and urgent actionneeds to be taken to ensure the safe-ty of the birds,” Becker says.
The building work she refers to isbeing carried out at the VillageWork Centre, which adjoins DeHeide.
Becker urges everybody in the ar-ea to do their bit to protect thebirds.She suggests building work or anylarge-scale disturbance be disal-lowed near the birds’ nest, and thatpeople refrain from mowing andclearing foliage while the birds arebreeding. Landscaping the area inan environmentally sensitive waycould help the Dikkops live there inharmony, she says, and asks thatgreat care be exercised when con-tractors fix the fence throughwhichthe birds escape the building work.
Cas Muller, chairperson of the
Village Work Centre, assures Peo-ple’s Post that the building contrac-tor working on the site is aware ofthe birds, and that every care is be-ing taken not to disturb them.
Muller says building work,which has already begun, will becomplete in December, and pointsout that only 300m² of the property’s5 000m² or so will be occupied by thenew building. No trees will be re-moved, Muller adds.
• Becker, who has found anotherbreeding pair at the Protea Sub-council offices in Constantia, sug-gests that readers’ responses aboutother pairs would be interestingand valuable for conservation.
FRAGILE LIVES: This is one of theDikkops that have made their homein Harfield Village. Photo: Francine Becker
UCT dominates dance nationalsUCT’s Ballroom and Latin Danc-ing Society danced its way to thetop of the Student Nationals Ball-room and Latin Dancing Compe-tition at the DF Malan Hall inStellenbosch on Saturday 6 Au-gust.
The competition took place be-tween six university teams, in-cluding Rhodes University, Wits,
Nelson Mandela MetropolitanUniversity, Tuks and Stellen-bosch. The UCT society took partin 19 sections, ranging from be-ginners’ to advanced ballroomand Latin dancing, through tostyles like the boogie, Viennese,sokkie, mambo and paso doble.
They society came a proud firstoverall, with 12 gold medals, four
silver and nine bronze, scoring atotal of 199 points. Second placewent to Stellenbosch, with 114points, and third place to Tuks,with 64 points. UCT also won theteam dance trophy, the spirit tro-phy and the formation trophy.
If you’d like to find out moreabout the society, email [email protected].
IN SYNC: Liza Rossi and Bryce van de Laardance in the advanced ballroom section.
BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE: Thandeka Cochrane and Richard Parry do the boogie. Photos: Arran Graham
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COMPUTER CLASH: Ashraf Moolla, inGrade 12 at Rondebosch Boys’ HighSchool, is one of eight Western Cape students to be invited to take part in the finalround of the Computer Olympiad hosted byStandard Bank and the Computer Societyof South Africa. A total of 31 591 studentsentered in April; of these, 2 969 studentswere chosen for the second round, and thetop 17 students will now participate in thefinal round on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September at UCT. Moolla, who came first inboth initial rounds, has set his sights on thetop of the podium – a position all the morecovetable for the additional R100 000 inprize money made available by Mark Shuttleworth for participants using Python, theopen source programming language thatShuttleworth used to write the computersoftware that made him a billionaire. Photo:Supplied
JAZZ IT UP: Seven musical masters from Rondebosch Boys’ High School were selectedfor the National Schools’ Big Band at the Youth Jazz Festival, led by top European jazztrumpeter Frederich Norenheld in Grahamstown last month. Over 350 musicians attenda course leading up to the festival, and of that group around 100 audition for this 18pieceband. “It is an outstanding achievement and honour to be selected for the band,” a schoolspokesperson says, proudly pointing out that this is the first time one school has providedso large a proportion of musicians to the group. Photo: Supplied
HEAD START: Grove Primary School shouts outits congratulations tothese talented pupils forstudying their way tohardwon bursaries. Fromleft: Emma Leslie (whowon a partial bursary tostudy at Herschel Girls’School), SiyamthandaYanta (who got the Bishops Preparatory AllanGray scholarship), ZiaSchwartz (who also got apartial bursary at Herschel) and AsandaMasoka (who was awarded a scholarship for Wynberg Girls’ High School).
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AWAY GAME: Young hockey and rugby players came all the way from Scotland to play a fewfriendly matches with our local talent – and to exchange a little perspective in the process. Thestudents, from Mary Erskine School and Stewart’s Melville College from Edinburgh, toured theWestern Cape, playing against Paarl Valley, Westerford and Groote Schuur High Schools at theend of last month. The visitors triumphed over the games, which were played with a friendly spirit,and the talented Scots got to spend time with local families between matches. Seen here, MaryErskine’s finest pose with Groote Schuur’s top hockey talent. Photo: Supplied
ICE MAN: Luke Stringer (Grade 10) ofRondebosch Boys’ High School was selected to join the under18 South African icehockey team when it travelled to Mexico tofor a third division tournament. The ice fighters put on a dazzling show of skill and strategy, and came home having made their wayto third place. Stringer started his ice hockey career in 2009, when he represented theWestern Province in the under16 interprovincials in Gauteng. In 2010, he was chosenfor the province’s under18 team, only totake on the interprovincials again in CapeTown in 2011. He currently plays in the position of defender for the Cape Town Penguinsin the Cape Town Premier Ice HockeyLeague. Photo: Supplied
CREDIT THIS: Five numbercrunching pupils fromRondebosch Boys’ HighSchool took part in the harrowing National AccountingOlympiad, held recently bythe South African Instituteof Professional Accountants. Three of the school’sGrade 12 boys participatedin the competition’s secondand final rounds – a feat thatrequired a score above 80%for the first round of toughnumbers. The school congratulates head prefect William Keet, Ashraf Moollaand Mathew Kabot for theiroutstanding achievement.
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ACTION: Therugby players ofStewart’sMelville Collegein Scotland areseen locked inamicable battlewith the students of GrooteSchuur HighSchool duringtheir recentfriendly. Photo:Supplied
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Pride needs more lionsTERESA FISCHER
THE Pinelands Lionspride has been whit-tled down to only twomembers – and if theclub can’t attractmore, it may beforced to close.
Member ShannonFilmer, explainingmore about what beinga Lion means, saysmembership offers theopportunity to meetpeople from all walks oflife, improve the livesof others, network withother Lions, and attendtraining workshops atno charge.
The club holds meet-ings once a month todiscuss general Lionsmatters and plan good-will projects, amongothers.
These monthly meetings are usually anhour long, and recentlyhavebeenheldat thelocal Spur, so the group enjoys supper to-gether at the same time, Filmer says.
“A bonus for parents is that the grouptries to include families in their projectswhere possible,” she adds.
As part of its work toward uplifting thecommunity, the Pinelands Lions have,among others, held bingo evenings, collect-ed and distributed spectacles to those inneed, held Christmas and Easter parties forvarious organisations, and arranged dona-tions for the Carehaven Shelter – a home forabused women and children.
There is a minimal cost to being a Lion ofabout R50 per month, which goes towardsadministration. Each Lion’s Club then rais-es funds from the public, and all of this mon-
ey is put directly back into the community.“I have always been interested in helping
others and making a difference, but it wasonly when I became a Lion that I was ableto channel this desire into something con-crete,” Filmer says.
“There is nothing better than seeing peo-ple’s faces when you give them somethingthey would never be able to get by them-selves. It is amazing to work in a team, withlike-minded people, to improve our commu-nities.
“We’re often approached by people whoneed some help, and they approach us be-cause they know we can help them. If Lionsdid not exist, these people would have no-where to turn to with their needs.”
Feeling inspired? Contact Janine on(021) 531-0678 or 084 514 2404 or email [email protected].
LIONHEARTED: Shannon and Janine Filmer are the two remainingmembers of the Pinelands’ Lions Club. Photo: Supplied
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Zille tospeak tograduates
PREMIER HelenZille will deliverthe annual Marga-ret Lindsay Memo-rial Lecture for theCape Town branchof the South Afri-can Association ofWomen Graduatesat 19:00 on Fridayin the RondeboschUnited Church hallin Belmont Road.
The premier’sspeech will centreon aspects of theProvincial SkillsDevelopment Fo-rum, especially asit may benefitwomen graduates.A chance to discussmatters with boththe premier andother attendantswill follow her talk.
Secure parkingwill be available.All are welcome,though seating islimited.
RSVP to ShirleyChurms on(021) 531-1450 or082 485 9362, or [email protected].
Alternatively,contact Hazel Bo-wen on (021) 447-8989 or 082 851 0835or [email protected].
Realising SA’s need for jobsMANY South Africans still donot have the dignity of work.
With less than half of the SouthAfrican population being reg-
ularly employed, the need for jobcreation is clear.
To create jobs requires a concert-ed effort by individuals and busi-ness leaders, and 93 000 Jobs forMandela Day, headed by ProudlySouth African (PSA), aims to in-spire everybody to create jobs for asustainable future.
To follow are the details of anumber of programmes working insynergy toward this goal.
The New Growth Path
The government’s New GrowthPath states that employment crea-tion will be the most important ba-rometer of South Africa’s progressin economic development, and pro-vides the framework to help meetthe goal of creating five million jobsin South Africa by 2012, reducingunemployment from 25% to 15%.
Infrastructure development, ag-riculture, mining, manufacturing,green economy and tourism are keyareas under focus in the plan.
The Jobs Fund
Announced by president Jacob
Zuma in his state of the nation ad-dress in February, this fund isaimed at supporting initiativesworking toward job creating. TheJobs Fund is also targeted at help-ing the country’s youth acquireskills while they’re employed.
It is envisaged that the fund’s ac-tivities will include planning, fi-nancing and oversight of the imple-mentation of job creation projectsin the country.
Enterprise development, infra-structural investment, job-seekersupport and assistance to job-crea-tion institutions form a pivotal partof the fund’s programme.
Expanded Public Works Pro-gramme (EPWP)
The EPWP – established in 2004 toprovide essential services and facil-ities to poor communities, as wellas skills development and trainingopportunities for the unemployed –has developed further under theEmployment Intensive InvestmentProgramme.
The first phase of the EPWP, im-plemented between 2005 and 2009,created more than 100 000 work op-portunities.
The second phase will be carriedout up until December 2014, duringwhich R73 billion is expected to bespent. About one million short-
term jobs have been created sincethe beginning of the second phasein April 2009, with another 800 000short-term jobs (with an averageduration of 104 days) anticipated for2011-2012.
The Youth Employment Subsi-dy
This subsidy aims to raise de-mand for young workers in thecountry. To incentivise this, thesubsidy compensates employers fortaking on young employees in caseswhere the productivity of the newrecruit is unknown. The young in-dividuals, in turn, have the oppor-tunity to gain valuable work experi-ence.
It is envisaged that the Youth Em-ployment Subsidy will support423 000 new jobs for young workersin South Africa over its three-yearspending period, which will costR5 billion.
The National Skills Fund
The National Skills Fund putsmoney into undergraduate bursa-ries through the National StudentFinancial Aid Scheme and post-graduate bursaries through the Na-tional Research Foundation. It alsofunds training of unemployed peo-ple.
SPRING FEVER: TheCape Horticultural Society’s springFlower andGarden Showwill burst intobloom at theAlphen Centre in Constantia on 3and 4 September. Thisregular celebration ofspring features a display of interesting and unusual plants alongside an array of more common specimens – all grown by members of the society in their Peninsulagardens. Stallholders outside the display space will offer a number ofplants and garden products for sale, and light refreshments will be available. The show will be open on the Saturday from 12:00 to 16:00, andon the Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00. Entrance costs R10 for adults,while school children enter for free. For more information call(021) 5315713. Photo: Supplied
Fight drugs with wisdomA COURSE for those wanting tohelp counsel drug addicts will besoon be held by non-governmen-tal organisation New Hope:Drug/HIV Education and Train-ing.
Titled “Changing Lives”, the
course does not yet have a fixeddate, as the organisation is wait-ing to see how many people areinterested in joining. If you’re in-terested, contact Dean on073 738 6491, or at [email protected].
Step up and danceTHE New Hope Community Uplift-ment Project in Kuilsriver willsoon host its annual dance extrava-ganza, and invites all applicabledance groups to enter. The event’sdate and venue have not been con-
firmed yet; for more informationcall (021) 906-1267 or representa-tives Ray Basson on 074 545 2653,Sharon Oliver on 084 659 7801 orClamentina Booysen on072 704 6192.
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Time to laugh at lonelinessFRESH from a run at On Broad-way in Green Point, Paul Sn-odgrass will be performing hissell-out show, “I’m So Lonely”,at Café Roux in Noordhoek onFriday.
Snodgrass, who has inducedbellows of laughter at numerousvenues, including the Baxter, theVodacom Funny Fest and theSmirnoff International ComedyFest, was resident host and comicat the Comedy Warehouse inGreen Point – a venue he helped
start up. He also shakes the air-waves daily on radio, and is nostranger to TV, having performedstartling feats of bravery on eTV’s“That Sport Show”, such as facingOlympic swimmer Ryk Neethlingwith a pair of flippers and tryingto dodge the advances of Spring-bok rugby player Schalk Burger.
The evening at Café Roux willstart at 19:00 with a casual chalk-board supper, and the show willfollow. Tickets cost R175. [email protected] or phone(021) 789-2538 for bookings.
DEAD AHEAD:Armed with nothing but a drum, akeyboard and ahandbag full of“devastatinglyhonest melodies”, the “beatriddled brilliance” of The Arrows will hit thebull'seye in CapeTown for onenight only at theNew Zula Bar inLong Street at21:00 on Saturday. Tickets costR70 at the door,or R65 presold atwww.webtickets.co.za. For more information phone (021) 4242442. People’s Post and the New Zula Bar are givingaway a set of double tickets to see the show. To entersimply SMS “Arrow” to 34586 before noon on Thursday18 August. SMSes cost R1.50 each. Winners will bephoned. Photo: Supplied
TRUE VOICES: 400 yearsago after Tomás Luis deVictoria, the most prominent Spanish Renaissance composer died on27 August 1611, TrueVoices (seen here), willsing his Requiem in StGeorge’s Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town on Saturday 27 August. The candlelit performance will beinterspersed with organmusic performed by Andrew Bethke. This work israrely performed in CapeTown and True Voices is delighted to mark this musical event on the global cultural calendar. Entrance tothe concert is free and there will be a retiring collection in aid of the Cathedral’s roof. For more informationcall (021) 4247360. Photo: Supplied
LONELY LAUGHTER: Paul Snodgrass will perform his hit show,“I’m So Lonely”, at Café Roux onFriday. Photo: Supplied
Magical music at the BaxterACCLAIMED Stellenbosch-bornflautist Dawid Venter makes hisfirst appearance in the Cape TownConcert Series at the Baxter Con-cert Hall in Rondebosch on Satur-day. Together, he and top SA pian-ist Ben Schoeman will play partitasand sonatas by Bach, Poulenc, Du-tilleux and Sancan, as well as the“Fantasie Brillante” on themes
from Carmen by Borne and a suiteby Widor. The concert begins at20:00. Tickets cost R125; they can bebooked through Computicket orbought at theBaxter; student, schol-ar and senior citizen concessionswill be available. Formore informa-tion call (021) 439-7663, email [email protected] or visit ctcon-certs.co.za.
Page 12 People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch LEADER Tuesday 16 August 2011
Fight or plightYESTERDAY close to 150 000 municipal workersembarked on a nationwide strike that has the po-tential to bring the economy to its knees.
In an ironic twist, industrial action – coined as“strike season” by analysts – has become fashiona-ble in SA, a country with an alarmingly high (25%)unemployment rate.
The mining industry, as well as paper and phar-maceutical sectors, have seen workers downingtools for higher wages. While this strike is a desper-ate bid by SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu)members for an 18% increase, it is also a tragedyfor a country as hard hit by global recession as anyFirst World nation.
Samwu maintains: “Our demand of an 18% in-crease across the board, or R2 000, whichever isgreater, is very necessary to meet the economichardships that municipal workers suffer.”
Employers’ offer of a 6,08% wage increase fallsscarily short.
Previous Samwu strikes have led to garbage pil-ing up in the streets. Knowing this, why have mu-nicipal bosses not done more to resolve the issueand prevent a strike?
The South African Local Government Associa-tion (Salga) contends that, if met, the impact of theunion’s “unreasonable” demands would have to bepassed on to local communities. A further conse-quence could be job shedding to offset a higherwage bill.
The horrible job reality for thousands of munici-pal workers encompasses rats jumping out of binsinto their faces and finding dead babies – for R4 300a month, a plight worthy of compassion.
While empathy is in order, it does not give strik-ers licence to punctuate their strike with violence.
Support for a good cause will abound when thefight is conducted in an orderly, legal way; not thecase yesterday, as media reports cited police beingpelted with onions and sticks.
It is reassuring to know that the city has contin-gency plans to ensure service delivery during thestrike. It is scary to consider what would happenif Eskom’s current talks with unions, aimed ataverting industrial action, were to fail. Should anEskom and Samwu strike run concurrently, wemay just find ourselves eating dirt in the dark.
Service delivery: use C3 systemI REFER to the letter from Mr Hanekom of Kenil-worth (“Councillorsnot accountable”,People’sPost,9 August).
The Cape Town Municipality introduced about ayear ago an electronic system of both receiving andmonitoring service delivery complaints from thepublic. The informal name given to it is the C3 sys-tem.I would like to encourage Mr Hanekom, who Iknow keeps an eagle eye on issues in his neighbour-hood, touse the system.All that is required is to sendan email to [email protected] giving de-tails of the problem plus location. It is always wel-comed if a resident attaches a photograph, as thatclearly highlights the issue that needs to be ad-dressed. The staff will then forward the complaint
to the correct department and depot for attention. With-in a few days the person who submitted the complaintwill receive a reference number linked to that specificcomplaint, which can be used to follow up the issue ifnecessary. This system records and allows both thecomplainant and senior management to track the per-formance of staff in addressing service delivery issues.
If a resident doesn’t have access to email then theyshould phone the contact centre on 086 010 3089, whichoperates on the same basis as the email section.
I would like to urge residents to use this system rath-er than trying to get hold of a staff member in a depotwhich they know.IAN IVERSENCity councillor
Your SMSesBank on it
. I suggest that FNB Bankchange their slogan from “Howcan we help you?” to “How can wehelp ourselves to your money?”Jack (ex-FNB client)
. Mr Robin Perry, I suggest youtry Capitec Bank, who won’t helpthemselves to your money likeFNB does.
Dear Val. Maybe addressing your mes-
sages to Val Behrens will con-vince her to take her moans andgroans elsewhere. Gogga
. As a fan and supporter ofClicks I must confirm the Pine-lands branch is and, for manyyears, has been shocking with itsservice, especially the lack of opentills, and the bad attitude whenasked to open more tills.
. I complained the same morn-ing Ms Behrens did. What disgust-ing service! They promised us abetter service and shop. L Doone,Pinelands
By the way. To the lady with the pink scarf
in the CLK AMG on the M5 offramp: You are right. The entirepackage is stunningly beautiful.MB, Rondebosch
. To expect shelters and homesfor destitute people to pay puni-tive electricity charges is unac-
ceptable. Shame on the DA coun-cil and Eskom. Granny
. Why all the fuss about the ri-ots in England? It is, after all, aneverday occurrence in Africa.
. L Campbell, those driverswho drive without lights alsohave their licences, so you can’tblame them. Just this morning Isaw a driver making a right on astraight yellow arrow in front ofthree traffic cops. They just car-ried on with their pavement meet-ing. A White
. To the management of all En-gen garages: I pulled up at an En-gen garage and, to my amazement,all my wheels were inflated withdifferent air.
The jockey tells me that maybeIwas rude to the jockeywho inflat-ed my tyres, which is why I havedifferent air inflated in my car’swheels. It’s not a pleasure pullingup at Engen garage. A concerneddriver
Problems and solutions. I’m looking for a one-bedroom
council house priced underR100 000. Can anyone help me,please?
. I am a pensioner and wouldlike anybody to help me with wooldonations please. I do knitting forAids children and orphans. Yolan-da [(021) 713-0117)]
. To the person who SMSedabout being interested in takingcare of orphans, please phone meon 074 828 9721.
Pinelands ratings area no answerMR Holdsworth has hit the nail onthe head, and I will not try to ques-tion his thoughts on the matter(“Do a better job in policing Pine-lands”, People’s Post, 9 August) –it’s just that I have previouslymade myself unpopular by ex-pressing my misgivings.
I have done this to the sameclique who say they speak for andrepresent the majority of Pine-lands taxpayers, and who havebeen beating this drum for years.
Are the numbers that are paid-up members of the Pinelands rate-payers’ association, attend theirmeetings and keep these individu-als in office, the majority of the
ratepayers? I do not think so, giveor takeahundredpeoplewhoshowa fleeting interest.They want 50%plus one to create this monster,and will then join in milking thetaxpayer of his already depleteddisposable income, especially pen-sioners. What tactics will they useto get that support? If you refuse topay, will your rates become in ar-rears for them to receive theirpound of flesh?They attempt toconvince, by telling taxpayers of“the gevaar”, but they do not tellyou what they can guarantee. Nomurders, no rapes, no housebreak-ing, no car theft, no muggings, nostray loiterers. Because in a de-
mocracy all people have the rightto be where they want to be, andtheir Special Rating Area cannotprevent that.
They have not even been able getrid of the blanket man, squatters,or succeed in keeping the old Pine-lands Night Watch in operation.What actual success will they beable quantify? The money theywill force out of the taxpayers’pockets and administer as theydeem fit cannot guarantee to cureany of these without fail. Only offi-cial law enforcement has anychance of success, and this is sadlylacking in Pinelands.MIKEPinelands
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PROCUREMENT OFA FINANCIAL INTERESTIn terms of the provisions of Sections 58 and 32 of the Western CapeGambling and RacingAct, 1996 (Act 4 of 1996) (“Act”), as amended, theWestern Cape Gambling and Racing Board (“the Board”) hereby givesnotice, that an application for the procurement of a financial interest offive percent or more in Casino Operator Licence holders in theWesternCape, has been received
On 1 July 2011 the Board received an application in terms of section 58 of the Act,whereby the procurement of a 5% or more financial interest in casino operatorlicence holders in the Western Cape is considered. In terms of this application, SunInternational (South Africa) Limited (“SISA”) will acquire:
• a 4.94% interest in SunWest International (Pty) Ltd (“SunWest”) fromGrand Parade Investments Ltd (“GPI”) and Business Venture InvestmentsNo 575 (Pty) Ltd (“BVI”);
• a 20.3% interest in Worcester Casino (Pty) Ltd (“WC”) from GPI, and
• a 30.57% interest in Real Africa Holdings Ltd (“RAH”) from GPI and UtishInvestments (Pty) Ltd (“Utish”), a wholly owned subsidiary of GPI, as part of anoffer to all RAH shareholders, other than SISA.
The effect of the transaction is an increase in SISA’s effective economic interestin SunWest, from 60% up to a maximum of 70.7% and in WC from 45% up to amaximum of 69.1%. GPI will retain a 25.1% economic interest in both SunWestand WC.
Interested parties are referred to section 32 of the Act, which permits parties tolodge comment on the application. In the case of objections to the application,the grounds on which such objections are founded must be furnished. Wherecomment(s) are furnished in respect of the application, full particulars and facts tosubstantiate such comment must be provided. The name, address and telephonenumber of the person submitting the objection or offering the comment must alsobe provided. Comments or objections must reach the Board not later than 16:00on Friday, 9 September 2011.
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Riverside Mall’s parking mazeCUTTING off your nose to spite yourface – very true concerning the newautomated parking system at River-side Mall. It is impractical and con-fusing, as well as making life verydifficult for the elderly, many ofthem shopping at Checkers to re-ceive the hour’s free parking. Beforeone could have one’s ticket stampedand presented at the exit, now onehas to venture downstairs fromCheckers into the ground floor park-ing lot to have it validated and thengo all the way back with one’s trolleyto catch the lift to the basement park-ing.Management would be wise togive all visitors to the mall an hour’sfree parking – it would attract shop-pers to the mall in general. Heavenknows they need it – Riverside Mallcould do with some feet. It is a veryquiet shopping centre.JANETTA VAN NIEKERKClaremontMelvina Mullom, centre manager ofRiverside Mall, provided the follow-ing response from operations manag-er Qaaid Mesias. It has been lightlyedited for length. We wish to confirm
that we have changed the parkingmanagement from a pay-on-exit to apay-on-foot system, with the inten-tion of reducing the major bottleneckof vehicles at the former exit, whichhas resulted in numerous com-plaints.
We regret the current resultantconfusion and frustration levels ...brought about by un-managedchanges made during the installa-tion of the new hardware. Followingmeetings with key tenants, we havemet with various contractors andhave devised a solution of signs andnew road markings that we believewill alleviate the problems.
There will have to be only one di-rection of travel for all entrants tothe parking. To enable this the islandwill be cut back to half its currentsize. For the next month or two thispost will be manned by a parking at-tendant, who will issue the ticket, ex-plain the direction of flow and handthe driver an A5 flyer explaining thepay-on-foot system.
A solid channelling line will bedrawn to force left turning only. We
will gauge its effectiveness, and ifnecessary replace the line with akerb.
Vehicles leaving the basement willhave a choice of two lanes, with nooption of turning right back into theupper parkade – a yield sign in theright lane will be erected to warn mo-torists of vehicles coming from theright to exit.
Defaulters during this time will beallowed to exit, but their registra-tions will be recorded to manage re-peats.In conclusion, we believe thatthe circuitous one-way flow is the on-ly way we will reduce congestion.
While we are resolving the matter,we have requested that the system bereprogrammed to enable one hour’sfree parking for all entrants, whichwe may review to remain in force.We thank you for views, and look for-ward to bedding down the problem assoon is practically possible. Again,we apologise for the lack of commu-nication and management in this ex-ercise. If you do have any questions,please feel free to call the writer on(021) 410-2834.
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Nosey survey raises homeowner’s suspicionON two separate occasions recently,I have received telephone calls on myhome phone from an “independentresearch company” conducting asurvey.
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Softball tourneyplans on trackMARK WARD
ADELEGATION from the Interna-tional Softball Federation (ISF)tasked with scrutinising Cape
Town’s readiness to host the 2011 JuniorWorld Championship has lauded theprogress of preparations.
Both the ISF director of competitions, Lau-rie Gouthr, and the world-controlling body’ssecretary general, Low Beng Choo, sang thepraises of the local organising committee’schairperson, Noore Nacerodien.
The delegation, in the Mother City lastweek, also attended the launch and draw ofthe tournament, which takes place fromWednesday 7 to Thursday 17 December at theTurfhall Stadium in Crawford, Athlone.
Sixteen countries will be participating inthe tournament, and the City of Cape Townis presently upgrading the stadium to thetune of more than R16 million.
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Some of the improvements include the lay-ing-on of new turf on the two main fields, theresurfacing of the gravel infield areas, theconstruction of additional temporarystands, the replacement of all perimeterfencing around the fields, and new seatingin the main pavilion.
“I am very confident that all the buildingworks will be completed way before thescheduled start,” said Nacerodien.
“Our planning is also going according toschedule, and I am very confident and excit-ed that we are capable of delivering a worldclass event.”
South Africa is seeded 12th for the 10-dayevent, and has been drawn in Pool A alongwith the defending champions – the USA –and fourth-seeded Canada.
The hosts start their campaign againstneighbours Botswana, while the third Afri-can side, Zimbabwe, has been grouped inPool B.
ON TRACK: A delegation of the International Softball Federation lauded the progress of thepreparations.
Bishops’ Jason Morris beats the tackle of Wynberg Boys’ High’s David Bedingham duringhis side’s 3433 win in the under19A Western Province Schools match between the twoschools on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
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WP look to silence Lions’ roarWP look to silence Lions’ roarTASMIN CUPIDO
THE discipline of the DHL Western Prov-ince team will need to be in top form whenthey take on the table-topping MTN Lionsin the Absa Currie Cup at DHL Newlandson Friday evening.
Allister Coetzee’s chargers will look to im-prove on their overall discipline, which wasthe reason for the Cape side’s narrow 21-19
loss to the Sharks this past weekend at New-lands.
A lack of discipline at the breakdown andseveral turnovers sealed the fate of Province,as the Sharks returned to Durban with fourpoints.
At the end of the first half, WP were trailing9-3 in wet and rainy conditions.
Despite a spirited second-half comeback,which saw Province leading 19-18 with justtwo minutes before the final whistle, it was
a last-minute penalty by Sharks flyhalf Fred-eric Michalak that drove the final nail intothe coffin.
Michalakwas in fine form for thedefendingchampions, with the French internationalscoring all 21 points for his team (four penal-ties and three drop goals).
Province’s second-half fight back saw propBrok Harris dot down behind the tryline,with the rest of the points coming from theboot of flyhalf Demetri Caterkillis.
WP head coach Coetzee was the first to ad-mit that unforced errors had cost his side inthe clash.
“We are obviously disappointed with theloss, especially losing at Newlands,” he said.
“We played in their half for most of thematch and, in the end, it was a crucial penaltythat cost us the match – we need to learn fromthat.”
Despite the conditions last Friday evening,Coetzee made no excuses for his side’s per-formance.
“It was tough out there, but it was toughfor the other team too,” Coetzee said. “We arebeating ourselves by conceding too manypenalties. We need to learn from our mis-takes, work on our discipline and learn howto win these tight matches.”
Coetzee will be hoping his team – who arecurrently in fourth position on the log with14 points – will exercise these new strategieswhen they take on the unbeaten Lions on Fri-day.
John Mitchell’s troops have been impres-sive throughout the Currie Cup season, hav-ing won five out of five matches and toppingthe log with 22 points.
The young team, with dynamic and excit-ing players, has been the surprise packagethis season.
Since Mitchell arrival at Coca-Cola Park,the team has grown from strength to strengthand lapses in discipline – on and off the field– has not been tolerated by the New Zealand-er.
Under the leadership of flanker JoshStrauss, the performances of Elton Jantjies,Michael Killian and Lionel Mapoe have stoodout.
Coming off a 17-10 win over the Cheetahsat the weekend, they will be looking to contin-ue their winning form when they come toCape Town.
•The match kicks off at 19:00. Tickets forthe clash are available from the Newlandsticket office and any Shoprite and Checkersstore.
TEXTBOOK TACKLE:DHL Western Province winger JJ Engelbrecht is tackled bySharks centre PatrickLambie during hisside’s narrow 2119loss in the Absa CurrieCup at DHL Newlandson Friday evening.Photo: Nasief Manie/Photo24
