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IT has emerged that during an armedrobbery in Pinelands in which a hus-band and wife were tied up for two hourson Monday 25 July, the wife was raped.

This information was reported in a CapeTown daily newspaper on Thursday 28 July.

The news has resulted in renewed calls fora Special Rating Area (SRA), formerly knownas a City Improvement District, for Pine-lands.

Pinelands police informed Peoples Post ofsome of the detail relating to the incident onMonday 25 July, but maintain that at the timeof going to print, all the information could notbe released. (Three robberies in Pinelands,Peoples Post, Tuesday 26 July).

The husband, a 67-year-old businessman,was quoted in the recent article saying thetwo balaclava-clad men threatened severaltimes to kill him and his wife (57).

The incident happened at 07:25. The couplewas tied up with cable ties for two hours

while the suspects demanded cash and ran-sacked the house.

After the robbers found cash, one of themraped the woman.

Pinelands resident, Sally Borchert, saidshe is shocked and stunned by the incident.It is absolutely disgraceful; people arescared to turn around. This has to stop, some-thing must be set up and done about this, sheadded.

John Berry, chairperson of the PinelandsCPF and the Pinelands Ratepayers Associa-tion also heard of the attack by reading it inthe newspaper. He adds that the CPF has agood working relationship with the police,but that privacy concerns affect the releasingof information about the incident.

He said: Obviously the community is upin arms. The main thing is for us to be morevigilant. We will step up our patrols and visi-bility.

According to Berry, the incident occurredin the vicinity of Pinelands Station.

Berry added that this incident will be dis-cussed at the upcoming CPF meeting, which

will be held at noon on Thursday 11 Augustat Old Mutual in Pinelands. The CPF meetson the second Thursday of every month andeveryone is welcome.

Ward Councillor Brian Watkyns said whathappened is horrific and that his sympathygoes out to the couple. This highlights theneed for Pinelands to get a Special Rating Ar-ea (SRA), in place so that we can have im-proved law enforcement. A SRA is an areawhere property owners club together to forma management company in terms of a munici-pal bylaw.

The objective is to upgrade the area, usingfunding from a levy collected in addition torates to supplement existing council servicesand tackle crime and grime.

The levy would be collected from ratepay-ers by the City of Cape Town and paid to themanagement board of the SRA.

Watkyns added that he recently met witha City official who deals with SRAs and thatthis official will revert back to him with a listof ideas regarding the forming of a SRA.

Riad Davids, an executive committee mem-

ber of the Pinelands Ratepayers Association,said the ratepayers are in the process ofputting everything together so that they cancall the first public meeting about the pro-posed SRA. Davids said that first a crimeand grime plan must be sent to the City forapproval. This will then be presented to theresidents for their approval.

Fifty percent plus one of residents wouldneed to be in agreement with the need for aSRA. The soonest a SRA could be establishedis on 1 July 2012, in the Citys new financialyear.

ENGEN CHAMPS: Ajax CapeTown were, for the third time,crowned the u/17 EngenKnockout Challenge winners,after a nailbiting 21 finalagainst Africa Soccer Development (ASD) at the StephenReagan Sports Complex inWestridge, Mitchells Plain onSunday (31 July). In its eighthyear, the annual tournament of which Peoples Post is theprint media sponsor sawCape Towns 16 top u/17teams compete for the coveted title from Friday to Sunday.See pages 15 and 16. Photo:Rashied Isaacs

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Saluting a legend in his timeANDRE BAKKES

RESPECTED and renowned sportsjournalist, Brian Gaffney (59), hasjoined the big newsroom in the sky onTuesday, 25 July, after a month long ill-ness.

The affectionately named Uncle Brianwill be sorely missed by family and friendsand his passing has left a big Brian Gaffneyshaped hole in community sport as a whole.

This determined, multi-award winningwalking encyclopaedia has, after all,graced countless of touchlines and thousandsof back pages since 1970.

Dr Ivan Meyer, MEC of Cultural Affairsand Sport, acknowledged that Brian played acritical role in promoting sport amongstthe people, particularly those living in theCape Flats.

He was a tireless fighter and often fearlessin his quest to expose the wrongs in sport,added Meyer.

Brian was born to accumulate a vast sumof knowledge and share it with people hecared about, so it comes as no surprise thatlong time friend Herman Gibbs said: Hefound his niche in community newspapers.

He was, first and foremost, a loving hus-band, father and grandfather.

His wife, Vanessa, has a hatful of fond mem-ories of their 24 years together. What will staywith her forever is how her teddy bear usedto spontaneously burst into his favouritesong, Im leaving, on a jet plane, dont knowwhen Ill be back again ...

Before too long, a duet of perfect unity andunderstanding would permeate their world.

Those were special moments, she smiled.We met on a sports field while I was play-

ing softball. He was a very good photogra-pher, because he zoomed me in! It wasntlong before we were married.

The two became four when Sasha (23) andCallan (19) were born and in 2009 the birthof Zarah made a grandfather of Uncle Bri-an.

Vanessa concedes that shealso likes sport,but unlike her husband, she wasnt 110%obsessed with it.

He never stopped talking about it. At01:00 in bed he would tell me that Im goodcompany and then continued talking aboutsport.

This insatiable appetite for sport and a dil-igent pursuit of perfection in his chosen pro-fession meant he was destined for greatness.

The first editor of Peoples Post, AnnelienDean, recognised these rare qualities imme-diately.

I remember when I interviewed him in2006 for the position of sports journalist. Hehad an immense knowledge of the subjectand I felt a deep urge to bring him in, shesaid.

It was a decision she never regretted. In2009 Brian was awarded the runner-up prizein the Sanlam National Community PressAwards in the sports writing category andin 2010 he was awarded the Vodacom Re-gional Journalist Award for his expos ti-tled, No Saints at all.

Dean continued: Having been able to workwith him was a privilege. He was a consum-mate gentleman with compelling authority.

Brians good friend and Peoples Post pho-tographer, Rashied Isaacs, said that this au-thority translated into respect.

All the photographers at the World Cupknew him. Uncle Brian was like a daddy tous.

Isaacs reckons the World Cup was a high-light for Brian. I might think after a gamethat it was a boring draw, but he would ana-lyse it from a different perspective. He wasone of a kind. I lost a dear friend and mentor.

Gilbert Kruger knew Brian for 30 years and

said he will always remember him for histhoroughness and fairness, his willingnessto assist someone in need and his constantpresence next to the sports fields.

Even though Brian and sport were synony-mous, acting editor of Peoples Post, FerozaMiller-Isaacs, emphasises that one shouldntforget about all the other legacies he left be-hind when she concluded: It was reassuringto pass Brians desk and engage in some chat-ter about his love of gardening and cooking,his pride in his wifes catering business andhis adoration of his grandchild.

For a brief moment Vanessas eyes spar-kled with tears. We will all miss him.

She looks at her husbands temporarily un-kempt garden and is comforted by thethought that theStrelitziawould soonbeblos-soming with orange flowers once again.

The family invite representatives of sportsorganisations to pay tribute to Brian duringa memorial service on Wednesday 3 Augustat 19:30 at St Cyprians Anglican Church onthe corner of Consort Road and 5th Avenuein Retreat.

The funeral will be held at the same churchon Saturday, 6 August, at 10:00.

For any enquiries or directions phone Va-nessa on 072 370 3078.

READY WITH A SMILE: Brian Gaffney (59) wasalways on hand with a witty joke or a mountainof knowledge. Here he celebrates his wifes50th birthday. Photos: Supplied

HONOURED: Brian was one of a select crowd of 40 who were invited to meet Nelson Mandelain 2002.

MORE AND MORE ACCOLADES: In 2008, Brian won the print media category in the provincialDepartment of Sports and Cultures Western Province Sports Awards.

FAMILY MAN: Those who knew Brian agreethat his family always came first. Here is Brianwithwife Vanessa, and the children, Sasha andCallan.

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Keep track of your BlackberriesCLAREMONT police said in thepast month there has been a notice-able increase in cases regardingtheft of Blackberry cellphones inthe policing precincts of Ronde-bosch, Mowbray and Claremont.

Police urge owners of Blackberryphones to make contact with theirservice providers regarding safetydevices that can be activated totrace your phone in the event of atheft.

The community is also being cau-tioned against opening criminalcases of theft of cellphones for themere purpose of insurance claims,in order to obtainanewandupgrad-ed phone.

Captain Angie Latchman, Clare-mont cluster spokesperson, said:By reporting false cases the publicare actually misleading the policeand overburdening the investigat-ing officers, and preventing them

from actually spending qualitytime investigating genuine crimi-nal cases. Where there is suspicionthat a cellphone was actually lostand not stolen as reported by thecomplainant, a perjury charge willbe investigated against such per-son.. Claremont police also make an

urgent plea to the community to beextremely vigilant when it comes togeneral safety. A reminder is onceagain being made to motorists notto leave valuables in their cars asthis is presents an opportunity forcriminals to either steal or break in-to your car. Police have also pickedup on a noticeable increase in theftout and from motor vehicles in andaround the parkades in the city cen-tre. The community is urged to en-sure that all precautions are takento secure vehicles.

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of cases being reported in respect totheft and cloning of ATM cards atshopping centres.

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HONOURINGEXCELLENCE:Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General ArnoLamoer (leftback) hosteda Medal Parade on Friday29 July atPinelandsSportsGrounds. Inthe front isColonel Christopher JohnOosthuizen.Photo: Lulama Zenzile

Local police officerdies in car crashCLAREMONT Police announcedwith sadness that Constable NtabaMakebesana (33), a member attheir station, was tragically killedin a head on motor vehicle collisionbetween Laingsburg and BeaufortWest, in the early hours of Sunday31 July.

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visible policing unit at the Clare-mont Police Station since July2007.

He will always be rememberedfor his personal dedication, com-mitment to duty and profession-alism. He was an inspiration andindeed a fine example of a mem-ber of the South African PoliceService.

Neighbour catches suspectPINELANDS police have arrest-ed a 19 year old man after therewas broken into a house in Ulls-water, Pinelands, on Friday 29July.

According to Warrant-officerTando Sonjica, Pinelands Policespokesperson, the owner of theproperty was informed by Pine-watch that the alarm went off.

On his return home he foundthat the door and security gatehad been forced open.

A neighbour spotted the sus-pect in the back of another yard,grabbed him and called the po-lice.

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pect pointed outwherehe left thestolen property and was arrestedby the Pinelands police, saidSonjica.

It was found that entry wasgained through forcing the secu-rity gate and the door of the bed-room open.

Some of the stolen items recov-ered were laptops and a cell-phone, with a value of R30 000.

The suspect will appear in theGoodwood magistrates court onMonday 1 August (yesterday).

The investigating officer is De-tective Warrant Officer DanielHannekom who can be contactedon (021) 506-2118.

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on the third Saturday of everymonth. Donations of goodswould appreciated. To help, con-tact SARDA on (021) 794-4393.

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Drop off anything that you dont wantany more at the information desk for theMarsh Memorial. Phone Ann on (021) 531-4236 (from Tuesday to Friday between 09:00and 17:30 and on 083 272 5482 on marketday).

Saturday 3 SeptemberPinelands: Spring craft and gift fair from10:00 until 15:00 at St Stephens Church, 7Central Square (opposite the municipal of-fice). Crafts, gifts, scrumptious homemadejams, cakes and so on. The tea garden willserve tea, coffee, cake and light lunches.Crafters interested in participating cancontact Barbara on (021) 531-3350 or ad-min@saintstephen.org.za

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IF Julius Malemawas really smart hewould get the miningcompanies to do thedirty work of diggingup the coal, gold andplatinum and thenmug them on the wayto the bank. He couldtake nearly 50 per-cent of their profitand call it royaltiesand company tax.Without getting hishands dirty. The onlything to remember isnot to take too much.One must alwaysleave some milk inthe cow for thecalves.

But not to worry.There are the banksthat can be plun-dered for close to 30per cent of their profit and 14 per cent ofall those yummy bank charges in thename of VAT.

Of course there are other ways to exploitthe wicked capitalists. In Botswana thegovernment went into partnership withDe Beers and now gets half the profitsfrom the diamond mining industry.This isby far the fairest system, with the onedrawback that the government has toshare in both the profits and the losses.

When a new mine is developed bothpartners have to cough up a capital invest-ment of a billion or so to start the projectand then wait and hope for the profits tomaterialize. No doubt De Beers like the ar-rangement.

There are no mining taxes or royaltiesso their 50 percent of the profits in Botswa-na is worth more than the after-tax 50 per-cent they would get in South Africa.

And isnt it useful to have a partner whoactually pays his way and shares the risk?

The third option is the one Julius likes.

Nationalise themines and collect 100percent of the profit.Sounds good, but itmeans that you alsohave to find 100 per-cent of the capital, doall the work andmake all the deci-sions. The problemhere is that you haveto manage the mineswith a lot more skillthan that exhibitedin the managementof, say, SAA or therewont be any profits.

When there arelosses they are allyours. When the dia-mond market turnssour, as it recentlydid, you still have topay the workers andkeep up their UIF,

medical aid and pension fund contribu-tions.

Nope. The best way to milk the capital-ists is to nationalise the minerals whilethey are still in the ground. Then you getthe mining companies to pay you for theright to dig.

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Thats the wickedly exploitative systemwe now have and, from the governmentspoint of view, it would be crazy to changeit.

In fact, the only mystery is the silenceof the mines. Why are they not crying outto be nationalised?

Even a mining magnate could live hap-pily ever after on the amount of compensa-tion that would have to be paid for the ex-propriation.

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100 000 lives changedHANRIE BOSCH

THE SOMERSET HOSPITAL inMouille Point celebrated its mile-stone of providing 100 000 people with an-ti-retroviral (ARV) medication on Tues-day 26 July.

In 2001 the Somerset Hospital was the firsthospital in the country to provide HIV posi-tive patients with ARV medication free ofcharge, during the time when stigmas andmisconceptions about HIV were still rife.

Theuns Botha, Western Cape Minister ofHealth, addressed the crowed by highlight-ing the special day in history, which he saidwould be remembered as a milestone for an-ti-retroviral treatment.

Darren Francis, Assistant Director ofCommunications at the Somerset Hospital,said that the entire team at the hospital isoverjoyed at what they have achieved in thepast 10 years. During that time we wentagainst all odds and gave ARV treatments topeople for free, we were fighting to releaseARV treatments to everyone who needed it.We have come so far in the past 10 years, butour main aim is still to provide everyonewith treatment.

Botha added that this remarkable achieve-ment was made possible through the hardwork of the Western Cape Health Depart-ment. Historically the Western Cape hasbeen the trendsetter in the fight to institutethe use of ARVs at the time when nationalgovernment was resisting its adherence. TheDepartment was the first in the country tostart providing ARVs to our patients. Todaywe are reaping the fruits of taking the leadin the face of resistance.

Thobani Ncatai is just one of the hundredthousand people who has been lucky enoughto receive life-changing ARV medication andhas been using the medication since the pro-grammes inception in 2001.

I was living in the Eastern Cape when Iwas diagnosed with HIV. Doctors told me togo home and lie in bed and die; nobody therecould help me. I started getting very sick andcould not move, eat or work. I only weighed

19 kg and my family thought I was going todie.

Luckily for Ncatai, a friend told him thathe would be able to receive medication inCape Town and in 1998 he and his familymoved to Khayelitsha in hope of giving hima better quality of life.

In 2001 Ncatai started on a lifelong courseof ARV medication that has brought up hiscluster of differentiation count (CD4 count),more commonly know as T cells (the cellsthat protect your body from infections) from174 to 624 and he now weighs around 48 kgand is able to help provide for his family.

I have had no side-effects from using themedication and have been able to see my songrow up. I was only 26 when I was diagnosedand my son was 21 months old. I neverthought that I would be able to see him as aman.

Ncatai has been open about his HIV statussince receiving the medication and gettingbetter, to showpeople that youcanbehealthyand have a good life even though you are di-agnosed with HIV. A lot of people come upto me in the township to ask where they canget medication or what to do because theirchildren or family members are very sick,and I tell them to take them to get tested sothat they can receive medication.

After receiving a death sentence from doc-tors when he was diagnosed in 1996, Ncataihas been able to live a healthy and dignifiedlife.

Today the Somerset Hospital has over 133sites in and around Cape Town, including theone in Khayelitsha were Ncatai receives hismedication, that offer patients not only ARVmedication, but the chance to have betterquality of life.

In closing Botha said that to show that 100000 people on ARVs is indeed a victory, it isimportant to look at the statistics. In theWesternCapenumbers showthat 330 000peo-ple are HIV positive of which 100 000 are onART. But today we can celebrate that in twoyears we have been able to reduce the caregap from 26% coverage of those in need in2009 to 80 % in 2011. That is indeed a victoryto be proud of.

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The City of Cape Town has to amend the existing Credit Control and Debt Collection By-law.

The public is invited to comment on the amendments to the existing Credit Control and

Debt Collection By-law so that the comments can be considered before Council makes a

final determination on these amendments. These amendments will enhance the ability of

the City to deal with debt holistically.

Comments can be made between 1 and 31 August 2011.

Copies of the amendments to the existing Credit Control and Debt Collection By-law are

available at all subcouncil offices and City libraries for viewing purposes only. You may also

access the amendments to the existing By-law and post comments at

www.capetown.gov.za/cdbylaw.

For further enquiries and for written or faxed submissions, please contact:

Denzil Albertus

Head: Legal Process

Tel: 021 400 1852

Fax: 086 588 5554

E-mail: DebtCollection.ByLaw@capetown.gov.za

ACHMAT EBRAHIM

CITY MANAGER

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ART AND POETRY COMPETITION

The City of Cape Town is celebrating Heritage Month. Our theme is My City, My Heritage

Celebrating our Diverse Culture.

Young, aspirant artists and poets are invited to enter the competition and tell us what our

theme means to you.

Categories:

Poetry

Junior Section Grade R to Grade 3

Middle Section Grade 4 to Grade 7

Senior Section Grade 8 to Grade 12

Art

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Middle Section Grade 4 to Grade 7

Senior Section Grade 8 to Grade 12

Applicants must use the prescribed application form, which can be downloaded from

www.capetown.gov.za or collected from all libraries, subcouncil offices and the Art.b Gallery

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Guest houses indire straits afterWorld Cup highHANRIE BOSCH

LOCAL guest house owners hadhigh hopes for profits during the2010 World Cup, but many arenow forced to close their doorsdue to an imbalance of supplyand demand, and the looming im-plication of the new propertyrates amendment bill.

I knew there were going to beguest-houses closing after 2010; itwould have been a normal thing.But there are a lot more closingdown and suffering than expected,says Lyndsay Jackson, generalmanager for the Guest-house Asso-ciation of South Africa (Ghasa).

A lot of guest-houses are closingdown, with a lot of them going onthe market secretly, (as not to alertstaff or guests) and being sold off asprivate homes.

According to Craig Seaman,chairman of the InternationalTrade and Tourism Portfolio Com-mittee at the Cape Chamber of Com-merce, 83% of Boutique hotels (ho-tels with less than 30 rooms) report-ed a decline in revenue over the lastsix months of between 5 to 15 per-cent.

Dirk Elzinga, Cape chairpersonfor the Federated Hospitality Asso-ciation of South Africa (Fedhasa),contributes the decline in revenue,especially for smaller accommoda-tions, to an oversupply of roomsthat has been left over from theWorld Cup.

Growth in the number of tour-ism establishments in the WesternCape means the hospitality indus-try is not in its best shape.

He also adds that: Room ratesare currently under pressure, andthis places B&Bs and guest-housesunder pressure. As they are alreadyat the cheaper end of the accommo-dation spectrum, theyarent in apo-sition to lower their prices muchmore. So now you have a situationwhere there is not a great differenti-ation between the price for a guest-house and a hotel.

Viola anuel, Executive Director

of the Cape Chamber of Commerce,said: Before the World Cup the as-sessment was that Cape Town didhave enough accommodation forthe expected flood of visitors. It wasthe only centre in South Africa thatwas in this position and there wasno flurry of building new accommo-dation.

But she also adds that the currentsituation in the accommodation in-dustry could not have been fore-seen, as not all new guest-housesand small accommodations couldbe regulated. We couldnt regulatethis market as that wouldnt makesense and would have been jolly dif-ficult to implement and enforce.Sometimes the free market has tobe left to regulate itself and correctpost the fact.

Elzinga added that a few ofmonths before the event we knewvery well that there was a global re-cession, but four years ahead of theWorld Cup nobody was aware of it.

An internet search for guest-houses for sale in Cape Town showsthe extent of the issue.

Monika Ehrentraut runs a realestate company which specializesin hospitality industry sales, andher website is littered with no lessthan 28 prestigious guest-houses upfor sale.

Ehrentraut adds that there arevarying factors that must be takeninto account, when looking at whyguest-houses are closing down. Insome cases people fall ill, businesspartnerships turn sour, or peoplethink that running a guest house iseasy, only to later find out that itwas more difficult than theythought. There are also those peo-ple who wanted to capitalise on theFIFA event that are now closingdown their businesses.

Ehrentraut also added that thereare numerous more guest housesfor sale that were not even listed onher website. My line of work is al-most like being a funeral director asI get so involved in these peopleslives, she said.

Michael Bagraim, President ofthe Cape Chamber of Commerce

says the Property Rates Amend-ment Bill, which is an amendmentof the Local Government: Munici-pal Property Rates Act, 2004 (ActNo.6 of 2004), unfairly targets Bedand Breakfast establishments andthat this will damage the develop-ment of the tourism industry.

The proposed rates amendmentbill, current over supply of rooms,coupled with increasing electricityand living costs have already leftthe guest house industry crippled,but the proposed rates amendmentbill might just push those that arestill hanging on over the edge, ac-cording to numerous guest-houseowners in the area.

Maureen Marshall is a pensionerwho has been running her guest-house in Tamboerskloof for overnine years, and says that she hasnot had a booking in over twomonths.

Normally things arenot this qui-et. This business is not for sissies,and at the moment we are reallystruggling financially and I have tolive off of my bond.

Hans-Christoph Neumann start-ed his guest-house in Oranjezicht 14years ago, and says that times aregetting tougher.

We are stuck between a rock anda hard place. We already pay R8000for electricity and we can not put upour room rates anymore.

He also adds that, This is theworst winter for our business since2003. It is getting harder to make aliving doing this.

Similarly Valerie Barnabe isoriginally from France, but fell inlove with South Africa and openeda guest-house in Hout Bay eightyears ago.

There are about 50 guest-housesin this area, and we have been veryquiet this winter. She also addsthat, there are a lot of guest-houseson the market, but South Africa isstill a good value for money holidaydestination for Europeans.

Tammy Evans, Spokesperson forWestern Cape Tourism Minister,adds that a slump in tourism aftera big event, like the World Cup, isa standard procedure for any hostnation.

The current slump is neither un-usual nor peculiar for South Africa.Firstly we are in winter; secondly,experience shows that the host cit-ies of mega-events typically gothrough similar slumps. Aggravat-ing the current figures is the factthat our main source markets - Eu-rope and America - are still wrig-gling themselves out of the worsteconomic recession in 60 years.

But it appears that the drop intourism figures coupled with in-creasing costs of living is cripplingthe very same industry that helpedbring the FIFA event to South Afri-ca.

Bagraim said the availability ofB&B accommodation helped per-suade FIFA to stage the 2010 WorldCup in South Africa.

B&Bs were important assetsand should be encouraged rather

than punished with commercialproperty rates.

He also added that B&Bs play avital role in helping the tourist in-dustry to deal with the peak de-mands created by event tourismsuch as the Argus Cycle Tour or theTwo Oceans Marathon.

On the other side of the moun-tain, a guest-house owner, whowishes to remain anonymous, hasbeen running his business for nineyears in Muizenburg, and says thathe has had the worst May in hisbusinesss lifetime, and thathe is al-so aware of numerous guest-housesclosing down in the area.

He also adds that the proposedproperty rates amendment bill willhave dire consequences. This willbe the last straw and mean thatthere will be no more guest-houses.There are already a lot of guest-houses sitting on the market andplenty that have closed down.

According to Jackson, from GHA-SA, the property rates ammend-ment bill is as clear as mud, andthat everyone has been left in thedark since the deadline for com-ments on the proposed bill closed on22 July.

I would have put in an objectionto the bill before the deadline if Icould have understood the bill. Thelegalise in the bill is clearly notment for general consumption, andnone of us know what is happeningor what will happen, as we have notheard a word since the closure forobjections.

ASIAN ATTRACTION: Cape Town was recently named the Preferred Tourism Attraction for the Chinese in2011 by the world Travel Broadcasting Union in China. Out of a list of ten destinations, Cape Town garneredthe most votes. The event was celebrated on Tuesday 26 July at the Table Bay Hotel. Pictured here is CalvynGilfellan, CEO of Cape Town Routes Unlimited, along with topselling tour agents from China.

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Simple curiosity can lead to chaosANDRE BAKKES

THERE is a word for motorists whogape at an accident as they drive by -rubber-necking.

Some even go as far as using their cellphones to take a picture of the destruction.The latter are known as digi-neckers.

These phrases were coined by paramedics,who must deal with the insatiable curiosityof drivers on a daily basis.

ER24s spokesperson, Andre Visser, re-vealed some interesting and unexpected con-sequences of rubber-necking. We all knowthe scenario: as you are driving along thehighway you suddenly find yourself stuck in

bumper to bumper traffic; all three lanes areblocked. You know its not rush hour so youpresume there must be some sort of obstruc-tion up ahead; the most likely one being a mo-tor vehicle collision. After crawling along forkilometres, you finally see the obstruction.

To your surprise you look to your right tosee that the delay was caused by a collisionon the opposite side of the highway and thatthere was no physical barrier obstructing theroad on your side of the highway.

Slightly irritated at missing an appoint-ment or two, you drive off with an open, threelane highway in front of you.

One resounding question comes to mindin this situation: Why was the traffic backedup on this side?

Rob Byrne from Traffic Net explains thephenomenon: Rubber necking is fascinatingbecause drivers who slow down as they drivepast the scene dont really feel like they arecontributing to a delay. After all, they typical-ly rubber-neck for only five to 10 seconds asthey drive past the scene. However, becauseeveryone is doing it, each 5 to 10 second slow-down at the scene adds up. This often resultsin a 10-minute queue without apparent ob-struction in the other lane.

The time then doubles or triples, depend-ing on the length of time it takes to clear upthe scene of the accident on the oppositeside.

A recent study in the United States foundthat the second leading cause of distraction-

related accidents (the leading cause being fa-tigue) was looking at accidents, other road-side incidents or other vehicles. Thus the ini-tial accident often leads to another.

With this startling statistic it is thereforecommon for rescue workers and paramedicsto attend to secondary collisions at accidentscenes to which they were initially called.

The majority of these secondary incidentsinvolve a frontal impact collision as the driv-er of the vehicle did not observe the typicalstop and go motion of traffic in front of him,most likely due to the fact that he or she wasrubber-necking.

Peoples Post asked some readers what theythought about the phenomenon. Heres whatsome of them had to say:

CURIOSITY TO BLAME: It irks me when drivers slow down just to look at the accident,says Antonio Davids before blaming curiosoty.I dont look, because Ive seen worse thingsthan an accident in my time growing up in theCape Flats. Photos: Andre Bakkes

ITS NORMAL: Junette du Plessis says she hasno idea why she inevitably looks at a scenewhen she drives past. I want to tell my friendsabout it, she laughs. I wouldnt go as far astaking pictures, but its normal for people tolook.

A SICK URGE: Why would people want to seeblood or dead bodies, asks Vincent Seini.When told that some even take photos withtheir cell phones he responds, They must bepretty sick to do that. You put the paramedicslives in danger!

MOVE: I will look to see if its someone I know,but will quickly drive on if not, insists RyanAppollis. He had plenty to say about the crowdof onlookers gathering around an accidentscene. They have no business to be there. Ifthey dont help then they just take up space!

IN THE BAG: At a recent EcoSchools Conference, delegates were informed that manyschools that had entered the CollectaCan competition in order to raise cash, were notmanaging to collect sufficient cans. Herschel Girls Preparatory School is an internationalEcoSchool and recycle daily. They contacted CollectaCan and were given the namesof five schools that were trying to collect more cans. Herschel put the names in a hatand pulled out Primrose Park Primary in Manenberg. The Herschelians started collectingcansinearnestandonFriday22JulythegirlswerejoinedbyfourpupilsfromPrimrosePark Primary, where they handed over a total of 9 613 cans. Photos: Supplied

YES THEYCAN: Thisis essentially a donation toPrimrosePark Primary asthemoneythey receive forthe canswill beused to financeschoolprojects.

Page 8 Peoples Post ClaremontRondebosch GENERAL Tuesday 2 August 2011

Cansa care centre opens in MowbrayIN LINE with Cancer PreventionWeek 2011 the Cancer Associationof South Africa will be launchingthe first CANSA care centre in theCape Metro region.

The launch will be at 37a MainRd, Mowbray on Friday 5 August

and starts at 09:00.From 10:30 to 15:00 there will be

free clinical breast examinationsby a professional nurse.

The guest speaker is Dorothy duPlooy, a registered nurse with sin-cere passion for people affected by

cancer.The closing date to RSVP is

Tuesday 2 August.For more information, contact

(021) 689-5347 Faieza de Sousa, oremail Denise da Rocha ddaro-cha@cansa.org.za

Musical eveningTHE Greyladies will be having a musicalevening with the Cape Welsh Choir on Fri-day 19 August at St Thomas Church Hall,Campground Road, Rondebosch. The tick-ets cost R50, and refreshments will be onsale. For more information, contact Bar-bara Fogarty on (021) 671-0820 on Mondays,Tuesdays and Thursdays from 09:00 to12:00.

A SHARKS hunger can be satisfiedwith one good meal. The meal canlast a long time, because a shark useslittle energy to swim. Some sharkshold food in theirstomachs with-out it being di-gested. If they eata big meal, it canlast three or moremonths. (www.thinkquest.org)

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Go green and get access to saveDALEEN FOUCH

THE new access card to the Table Moun-tain National Park (the Park) offersdiscounted rates to Cape Town resi-dents. It was introduced on Wednesday27 July at the Boulders Beach Lodge inSimons Town.

The new access card, dubbed the MyGreen Card and available exclusively toCape Town residents, provides twelve freeentries into any of the Parks pay-points,namely the Cape of Good Hope (Cape Point),Boulders Penguin Colony, Oudekraal, Sil-vermine and the braai and picnic areas atTokai, Newlands and Perdekloof.

The card costs R80, equivalent to one

adult entry into Cape Point, but will in-crease to R85 on 1 November 2011, in linewith South African National Parks annualtariff increases.

Park Manager Paddy Gordon said at thelaunch that the new access card aims tomake the Park more accessible to all Cape-tonians, while keeping the park financiallyviable, and at the same time managing thehuman footprint on the park.

He says the income from the card willhelp to curb the negative effects that toomany visitors have on the park.

Many people wake up to the mountainevery morning, but do not have the resourc-es to go there, he said.

Gordon said that the R80 entry fee intoCape Point, is on par with international

standards, but not affordable forCape Town residents.

Gordon said the My GreenCard, which was produced in as-sociation with Hi-Tec, is made at asignificantly reduced productioncost.

The bulk of the purchase pricegoes directly into conservation ef-forts.

From its early years, the parkrecognised the importance of af-fordable access for local residents

and introduced the Go Green Card in 1999.This card was replaced by the Cape TownWild Card, which has now been revised asthe My Green Card, said Gordon.

He explained that one would still need therelevant Wild Card permit for activities likedog walking, horse riding, hang gliding androck climbing.

However, a new permit system, under theMy Green Card, will be released in Septem-ber. We still need to finish up on logistics,he said.

According to Gordon the My Green Cardwill be easier to obtain than the Wild Card.

It is available immediately at any Park of-fice and from September this year at CapeTown Tourism Visitor Information Cen-tres, whereas the Wild Card is only availa-ble from SANPark offices.

My Green Card holders are also eligiblefor a 20% discount on Table Mountain Ca-bleway tickets and 20% discount on theirnew Cable Card, which allows the holderfree cable car trips for a year.

When purchasing the Parks My GreenCard, a South African ID, two ID photo-graphs and proof of residence is required.

For further information on the My GreenCard, phone 021 701 8692 or email to tablem-ountain@sanparks.org or visit www.san-parks.org..

THESPEECH: Paddy Gordan, TMNPmanager,addresses the crowd at the My Green Cardlaunch at Boulders Beach Lodge on Thursday27 July. Photo: Daleen Fouch

Cape water topsTHE City of Cape Town rankedamongst the top three munici-palities in the country for wa-ter quality, both drinking andwaste water. The City receiveda Platinum Award for receiv-ing Blue Drop Awards threeyears in a row.

Cape Towns drinking waterquality achieved a score of97.61%, just 0.08% less than thehighest score.

The City received four moreBlue Drop Awards as the BulkProvider to areas in the Stel-lenbosch and Drakenstein Lo-

cal Municipalities.The GreenDrop Awards are for Waste Wa-ter Treatment Plants. The Cityreceived 11 of the 40 awardednationally for 2010 the high-est number received by anymunicipality in the country.

TheCity,with 26wastewatersystems, was in competitionwith municipalities that haveonly one or two.

The City achieved an 85%score for quality, as well as thecoveted trophy for the mostGreen Drops awarded for thevolume of wastewater treated.

Sparks fly during Science WeekTHE much-anticipated 2011 Nation-al Science Week is underway in eachof South Africas nine provinces;having kicked off yesterday (Mon-day).

The event will end on Saturday 6August and is aimed at promoting anawareness and appreciation of sci-ence in South African society. Thisyears theme is The Role of Sciencein Economic Development.

The event was launched by Minis-ter of Science and Technology, Nale-di Pandor and the Premier of Kwa-Zulu-Natal, Dr Zweli Mkhize, at theUniversity of KwaZulu Natal on 30July.

Driven by the Department of Sci-ence and Technology, National Sci-ence Week is aimed at demonstrat-ing the role of science and technolo-gy in the economy. National ScienceWeek hopes to make young South Af-ricans aware of the role of scienceand technology in the growth of em-

ployment opportuni-ties. Activities of theweek include lec-tures, workshops,seminars, and show-cases. The Chief Di-rector of Human Cap-ital and Science Plat-forms, Dr PhethiweMatutu, commentedthat scientific dis-coveries, and the as-sociated develop-ment of new technol-ogies and theirinfusion into newmarkets, are keylong-term drivers ofsocio-economic de-velopment.

The Department ofScience and Technolo-gy is creating programmes that willgenerate interest in science, technol-ogy, and engineering careers among

the youth. For further informationvisit www.dst.gov.za or www.saas-ta.ac.za

SCIENTIFIC: Kids enjoy the science accessories during National Science Week.

Tuesday 2 August 2011 NEWS Peoples Post ClaremontRondebosch Page 9

We refer to the Capetonian Advert that appeared in the

Peoples Post 26 July 2011.

The mistake was due to a production error and we sincerely

apologize to SANHAHalaal for any inconvenience caused.

We confirm On the Square restaurant is certified halaal

by ICSA and not SANHA as originally printed.

Kindest Regards.

Talk about kingsKINGS are back in fashion and The Roy-al Familys 1947 Tour to South Africa isthe subject of Jeremy Lawrences talk onMonday 8 August in the Auditorium atthe Observatory at 20:00.

All are welcome and visitors arecharged R20.

For further information on the event,contact the secretary, Sybil Havenga, on021 671 4770.

New chairperson for provincial forumTAMMY PETERSEN

HE MAY not wear a Supermancostume or drive a Batmobile,but a Kenwyn resident is ready toround up his team and get down tobusiness in the fight against crime.

Hanif Loonat was recently elected asthe chairperson of the Western CapeProvincial Community Police Board,which represents all residents as a di-rect link to police management and actsas a monitoring body on police perform-ance.

Despite being voted in only a weekago, he already has a plan of actionwhich he is eager to implement.

I am ready for action. I want to seea strong relationship being formed be-tween the various anti-crime depart-ments so that there can be an all-inclu-sive, no nonsense approach to reducingour current crime stats, the vocal busi-nessman says.

The election is a great achievementfor a man well known for his fearless ap-proach to crime in his own area, whosejourney with the CPF started 16 yearsago while living in Johannesburg.

I had a habit of getting into my car

and driving around in Benoni to makesure that there was no funny businessgoing on in my area. I always had thispassion for fighting crime and I wouldwatch the streets like a lone ranger tomake sure everything was safe, hesays.

He decided to join the Benoni CPF in1995, to which he belonged for the next10 years.

In 2005, while serving as chairperson,he moved to Kenwyn where he joinedthe Lansdowne CPF.

A year later I was elected to actingchairperson and in March 2008 I becamethe chairperson. I was proud of this, be-cause it meant people trusted meenough tobelieve that I could change thecrime situation in our area.

He served on the executive of the localbody until last year, when he was select-ed as the chairperson of the NyangaCluster CPF, which comprises ofLansdowne, Athlone, Manenberg,Philippi, Nyanga, Philippi East and Gu-gulethu forums.

He was elected as the provincial chair-person lastweekafter obtaining 21 of the25 votes cast by the cluster chairpersonswithin the Western Cape.

There is lots to be done in the fight

against crime, he says. The most im-portant thing to me is opening the linesof communication so that people willspeak out about whats happening intheir areas. They are the ones who areon the ground and who make the best in-formants. They have to do their part andinform the police of what is going onaround them.

Corruption within the police forcewill also be given serious attention,Loonat continues.

I want to say to these officers who areinvolved in underhanded activities:your days are numbered. In order forSAPS to clean up on the outside, theyfirst have to be clean on the inside.These corrupt officials had better findthemselves another job.

He invites anyone with concerns orcomplaints to phone him on 082 860 7863.

I am always available, day or night.Every complaint and concern will betaken seriously so call me and lets findsolutions.

READY TO SERVE: Hanif Loonat has been elected as the chairperson of the Western Cape Provincial Community PoliceBoard. Photo: Supplied

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IT SEEMS that beards are more usefulthan one might think. They are not onlygood for getting food stuck in them, deco-rating your face, looking like a sailor orstarting a conversation, but they can alsokeep you warm and help give a homelessperson a warm and cozy beanie.

A group of bearded brothers has beenroaming around Cape Town lately. Theyre asyndicate of socially-aware souls who callthemselves The Beardly Bunch.

What started out as just a stupid thing inApril has literally grown into a charitable or-ganisation that has eight Cape Town men get-ting up to some seriously hairy business.

Growing some really mean facial hair, andeven sacrificing love and affection, Steve vanAardt is one of the hairy co-founders of TheBeardly Bunch, a non-profit organisationthat encourages men to grow beards and donbeanies during the cold winter months.

Stroking his impressive beard, Van Aardtexplains how the idea of growing beards forcharity began.

The Beardly Bunch started out as a darebetween a few friends to see who could growa beard for the longest without shaving. Andthe first one to shave it had to get a body wax.

But a week later the bearded men came to-gether to measure their success, or lackthereof, and another friend suggested thatthey turn their beards to good use by makinga charity event of it.

According to Van Aardt: We were rackingour brains to find out how our beards couldbe used for a charity event.

Eventually we found the GOGO Trust, anorganisation that employs retired ladies inSoweto and Meadowlands and teaches themto knit. And so the idea of beanies and beardsfor the winter months just came together.

The idea of growing beards for charityseems a bit discriminatory to women, andmen who cant grow beards, but Van Aardtsaid they were looking into a similar sort ofhair-growing campaign for women duringthe summer.

Getting serious for a moment, Van Aardtexplains that it isnot abouthowmuchor littlehair you have, it is about the spirit of giving.

The beard is the catalyst, and not the es-sence. It is about donating and buying a bean-ie that will help to improve other peopleslives.

For R150 you get two beanies. One is for youto keep and the other identical, hand-madebeanie is to give away to charity.

The idea is that after you have purchasedthe beanie, hopefully one day you will bewalking down the street and see a homelessperson with the same beanie.

For each pair of beanies sold, the womenfrom the GOGO Trust will receive R100 andthe other R50 will go towards administrativetasks and supplies for the women to be ableto knit.

The beards for Beanies launch took placeon 8 June, where they raised R16 000. Andsince then they have managed to raiseR75 000, which pays for 1 000 beanies thathavebeenpurchased in less than twomonths.

This is just a small gesture of hope andwarmth to the thousands of homeless bravingthe streets during the winter months, but asVan Aardt puts it: These people have noth-ing, no beds, no blankets. This will let themownone thing that is bright andnewandcom-pletely theirs. I cannot wait until we handover the beanies to see their response.

The beanies will be donated after the endof the month to The Haven Night Shelter inGreen Point and the Homestead Shelter forChildren in Cape Town.

But growing a beard, whether for charityor not, is not as simple as in might seen, even

for a beard aficionado such as van Aardt.I know of at least two guys who have very

unhappy girlfriends who deny them affectionand love at the moment, but they are stillgrowing their beards.

But it also has its advantages, as The Beard-ly Bunch has become somewhat of a brother-hood, where you can easily spot a member.

While drinking our coffee on the pavementoutside a Cape Town caf, Van Aardt spots afellow bearded brother.

The bearded man, Simon Wall, sits downand explains in a slightly distraught voicewhat having his beard has meant for him.

I am normally a clean-shaven guy, butnow I have foregone love and marriage. ButI am still supporting the cause.

But luckily for Van Aardt he has not re-ceived any hate mail from unappreciativegirlfriends and wives yet.

All eight founding members of TheBeardly Bunch have full-time jobs, butwhen they get together for their weeklymeetings it is quite a hairy business.

We always have our meetings in apublic place, but the other day we couldhardly get any work done because eve-ryone came up and asked us: What iswith the beards?

And for all of you who want to grow a beard,Van Aardt has some really good advice:

Eat lots of steak and ignore your reflectionin the mirror, especially in a place like CapeTown.

From the end of July Cape Town will returnto normal and become a city filled with well-groomed, clean-shaven men again, as the TheBeards for Beanies charity drive is coming toan end.

The Beardly Bunch will be holding theirbig finale on Saturday 30 July at the Fire-mans Arms, where the hard work, persever-ance and growth of Cape Town men will becelebrated in categories like Biggest, Craziestand Most Original beard, with lots of prizesup for grabs.

To buy a beanie, or for more informationon the event, contact Steven van Aardt on ste-vevanaardt@xsinet.co.za.

HAIRY BUSINESS: The Beardly Bunch have been inspiring people across the country to growBeards for Beanies in support of the GOGO trust. Photo: Supplied

Tuesday 2 August 2011 GENERAL Peoples Post ClaremontRondebosch Page 11

Cape Kidney support groupTHE PATIENT/FAMILY SUPPORTGROUP of the Cape Kidney Associationwill take place on Saturday 13 Augustfrom 14:00 to 16:00 at Mowbray TownHall. All kidney patients and their fami-

ly members are invited to attend the sup-port group. Refreshments will be served.

For further information contact MollyFabe at 083 265 7490 or Zureena at (021)448-0817.

Silver and bronze forSA maths teamTHE South African Mathematics Foun-dation (SAMF) is proud to announce theresults of the International Mathemati-cal Olympiad (IMO) that took place inAmsterdam on Monday 18 and Tuesday19 July. The team collected one silvermedal, two bronze medals as well as twohonourable mentions.

Since 1992 South Africa has been an activeparticipating country in the largest and old-est Olympiad for the exact sciences.

The South African team is made up byAshraf Moolla (Rondebosch Boys HighSchool), Dalian Sunder (Star College), DylanNelson (Benoni High School), Kira Duster-wald (Springfield Convent Senior), RobertSpencer (Westerford High School) and SeanWentzel (Westerford High School).

They have been training under the watch-ful eyes of team leaders Professor StephanWagner and Dr Koos van Zyl.

Sean Wentzel, who would like to pursue acareer in computer science research, is ec-static with his silver medal.

He said: I am satisfied with my perform-ance and really enjoyed the experience. Thefive years he has been training for Olympiadmathematics has paid off.

The two bronze medallists are KiraDsterwald and Ashraf Moolla.

With these results team South Africa isranked 41st in the world.

The top countries, in this order, are China,America and Singapore.

Wagner said that the South African teamhas had its best IMO since 2004 and he is real-ly proud of the teams performance.

MEDAL WINNERS:Sean Wentzel, KiraDusterwald andAshraf Moollaearned silver andbronze medals atInternationalMathematical Olympiadthat took place inAmsterdam in July.

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Page 12 Peoples Post ClaremontRondebosch LEADER Tuesday 2 August 2011

Knockout successTHE successful culmination of the under-17Engen Knockout Challenge over the week-end, is testimony to the power of creative andpositive community initiatives,

The tournament saw a display of the bestyoung football talent our City has to offer.

In the end, Ajax Cape Town booted theirway to glory against defending champs AfricaSoccer Development (ASD).

While one team took home the ultimateprize, there was no doubt in anyones mindthat every single young player was a champin his own right.

As the official print media sponsor of thetournament for five years running, PeoplesPost is proud to be associated with an eventof this calibre. Kudos to Tournament DirectorGilbert Kruger and his team for staging a bril-liant professional show; and to all the spon-sors Engen, Santos, Umbro and Coca-Cola for their commitment to nurturing youngtalent.

It was like the World Cup all over again, ona Mitchells Plain stage.

Hosted by the Engen Santos FC, the tourna-ment looks set for a long run.

The 16 teams who competed at the StephenReagan sports complex in Mitchells Plain, at-tracted more than 4 000 spectators, demon-strating the vital role and need for team sport.

Corporates would benefit from thowingtheir weight behind initiatives such as this,which gives our youth choices, and chancesto celebrate achievements; scope to becomethe next great soccer legends.

The beautiful game transcends just scoringgoals and winning; its beauty lies in the unitycreated both on the field and off; in themonths of training and preparation, being atrue team player; and finally, stepping up tothe podium to claim well-earned prizes andsilverware with pride and joy.

For eight years, the prestigious Engenknockout challenge has succeeded in elevat-ing local young players to higher playingfields on the football landscape, taking themone step closer to a goal-directed life.

Our friendship gardenWITHIN the garden of our hearts, wherefriendship starts to bloom,

We have a special relationship with Godthe Almighty, our eternal bridegroom.

He gently lifts his hands above andshowers each one with His endless rays oflove.

I am sure that God would like to see ourlives be filledwith love, humbleness, kind-ness, compassion, joy, peace, faith, truth,warmth and harmony,

Andwewouldown thebest garden therecould ever be.PATRICIA AUGUST

Your SMSesIn memory of a legend. To the Gaffney family: We would like to

acknowledge the contribution Brian Gaffneymade to sports journalism and other projectsof interest. Brian was never scared to statehis opinion. The Western Cape is privilegedto have some of the top sports journalists andBrian was no exception. There were timeswhen he had to say it like it is without fear.On behalf of our president, Mr RieduwaanAnthony, the management and players of theHanover Park Football Club herewith ex-press our sincere condolences to his wife Va-nessa and their children. Adam Dirks

Taxi drama. Im in the meter taxi industry since the

year 2000, and just before the World Cup start-ed the new MyCiTi buses started to operate.Its making me and my family suffer.. It is fantastic that the City Police are

clamping down on unroadworthy, unli-censed, reckless taxis which have been andare still causing chaos. Dangerous drivingwill not be tolerated. We have all been victim-ised by these drivers driving us off the roads.Keep it up.

Animal matters. Could the SPCA or the local council

please explain why nothing has been done tothe people selling live chickens in the mostinhumane way for years at the corner ofDuinefontein and Lansdowne roads? Abdul-lah. People that sell chickens limp and half

dead from heat and a lack of water, then packthem into tiny boxes: it is horrible to witness.They should be prosecuted. Daniel, Retreat. Whenever you witness inhumane treat-

ment of any creature such as the selling oflive chickens, please help them by reportingit to SPCA on (021) 700-4158/9. BM

By the way. Would the people throwing their used

condoms in the streets of Harfield Village

please throw them in a bin or take them hometo discard? Residents do not want to pick upyour filth!. How pathetic can the cops be? If you

phone them to respond to a crime they takeforever. But the wife of a merchant phonesthem for people that stand peacefully at a fireand they respond within seconds. Gatvol. Reading about road blocks to catch

drunken drivers makes me laugh. My hus-band drives drunk at least four days of theweek and is never stopped. I only hope oneday he will be caught! Anon. My mom paid twice for a name change

at Home Affairs and has been waiting since2006 for her ID document! Excuses! Incompe-tent people work there. Feel it, its here. Zari-na. How long do land claims take to pay the

old peoples money out? They wait and waituntil they cant enjoy what is theirs. Pleasespeed up the process and put some oomph inyour work! Worried man. What about people in their late 50s who

are not yet eligible to apply for a pension?When we phone for a job, they first ask youhow old you are. Are they discriminatingagainst age? Charmaine

General. Well done VG Behrens. I loved The

jokes on you published on 19 July. Pleasecontinue to entertain us with your witty re-torts! Natasha. Its time for VG Behrens to go and play

in the traffic. Every time I see her name I im-mediately recycle your paper. Gogga. This year were going to experience four

unusual dates: 1/1/11, 11/1/11, 1/11/11 and11/11/11. Now take the last two digits of theyear you were born, plus the age you will bethis year and what do you get? 111. Philip

We need birth controlUNFORTUNATELY it is people like

Akeelawhorudelyandridiculously justifythe crazed, rampaging killing of innocent,maltreated dogs, because some peoplehave inside toilets! (Peoples Post, 19 July).

Is it okay to voice outrage if one only hasone toilet!

Instead of venting, calling people namesand making misguided assumptionswhich have nothing to do with anything,Akeela should write about what can bedone regarding the appalling social condi-tions in which some people are forced tolive, perhaps even suggest something con-structive.

Quite apart from being able to affordkeeping pets, people who cannot afford ac-commodation, care or education for chil-dren should be prevented from indiscrimi-

nately procreating at the alarming and ir-responsible way that they do.Othercountries have introduced birth control,which is an obvious first step in eliminat-ing poverty and crime.

Whether one has one toilet, two toiletsor none, has no bearing on a woman whowalked to an outside toilet and left herthree-year old child alone. Akeela shouldclean up her own back yard first.

She should campaign for change in gov-ernment.

She should campaign for the introduc-tion of birth control. She should take a les-son from our beleaguered Public Protec-tor, Thuli Madonsela, who acts with deter-mination, brains and courage and withcontrol.CHARLOTTE CAINEClaremont

Tuesday 2 August 2011 LETTERS Peoples Post ClaremontRondebosch Page 13

Clicks takes more than two ticksON Friday morning I had to go to Clicksin Howard Centre, Pinelands for two tinybatteries. The gentleman who helped mewas very obliging and in no time I hadwhat I came for.

However, when it came to paying therewas a long queue and, of the four tills, onlytwo were manned.

Many times before I have just walkedout and left my shopping there as nobodyseems to be able to take the initiative toput another person at the till in order tomake the flow of customers quicker.

We shoppers have other things we haveto do besides waiting in a queue for pur-chases that we pay for, but some of thestaff of Clicks seem to think that they payus!

To add insult to injury, on returninghome I called Customer Care and spoketo a Jean Scout, rendering my complaint.

She had the audacity to address me bymy first name, and when I corrected hershe said that was their company policy.

What? Am I missing something here?Who gave them the permission? I certain-ly did not. Unbelievable!

I have never gone to school with any ofthe Clicks staff, dont know them nor doI want to know them. How dare they deemit fit to address me in this manner? Whereis the business etiquette?

My name is my crown, and I was taughtall those years ago in school the lesson ofrespect. Something the above-mentionedare lacking.

Whenever possible I will try to avoidpurchasing anything from Clicks as Ive

done over the years, for once you enter thestore it takes ages to get out.VG BEHRENSPinelands

Susann Caminada, Clicks spokes-person, responds:

Customer service is a top priority forClicks, and we welcome feedback fromcustomers to help us improve their shop-ping experience.

We have spoken to management atClicks Howard Centre regarding puttingin place systems to prevent the queuebuild-up during busy periods, and havecontacted Mrs Behrens to apologise forthe inconvenience caused.

With respect to her complaint regard-ing our call centre consultant, we have re-viewed the recording of her telephone in-teraction and believe that our consultantwas respectful at all times.

Our consultants are trained to use thepreferred name on the customers profile(first name or Mr/Mrs).

In this instance, when Mrs Behrenscomplained about the consultant usingher first name, the consultant apologisedand reverted to using Maam and MrsBehrens.

The consultant took all the relevant in-formation from the customer, which wasforwarded to our Complaints ResolutionTeam, who came back to her to resolve thematter.

We thank Mrs Behrens for her patron-age and hope to see her at Clicks in thefuture.

Muse for a South African storyI FOUND your front page story on GroupClaims Oude Molen (Peoples Post, 26 July2011) a wonderfully thoughtful report of acomplex set of issues involving severalgroups of peoplewithquite different perspec-tives.

In that short piece you captured, perhapsintuitively, issues of identity, restitution,property, dispossession, power, land, law,politics, class, diversity, colonialism, capi-talism, memories, stories, indigenous peopleand language, world views, progress, protest

. it would make such a wonderful play. Youare clearly a careful listener and love writ-ing.

It will need persistence, patience and mayat times be painful, but you could do it. May-be go and see Lara Newton Foot at the Baxterand see what she thinks. She wrote a playcalled Tspepang which deals with a morehorrific topic but no less an important andsignificant issue.NEIL CAMERONStellenbosch University

Wool seeks knitting machineDo you own a knitting machine andwould you be prepared to knit jerseys forthe children of the Eastern Cape who aregoing to school without one, even in theseextremely cold conditions with snow and

icy winds?I have the wool, do you have the time

and inclination?DEE TURNER (083 755 4019)Rondebosch

Regulating the chicken marketTHE Cape of Good Hope SPCA proactivelymonitors the illegal chicken market at thecorner of Weltevreden and LansdowneRoads in Philippi and in the last yearSPCA inspectors confiscated 473 chickens(in 2007 they confiscated 900) due to lackof adequate food, water and shelter.

The chickens are apparently purchasedfrom businesses when they stop layingeggs and are re-sold by the vendors inPhilippi.

We have proactively educated buyersand vendors on proper care, handling andtransportation of these animals and manymake and effort to comply.

Those who fail to do so receive a warn-ing to improve living conditions within aset period of time, failing which theirchickens will be confiscated under theAnimals Protection Act.

Our ethos is to educate before we confis-cate.

Its important to note that the sale of

chickens represent a livelihood for manyand therefore we feel that its best to workwith the vendors to change their behav-iour and achieve long-lasting improve-ments.

Our SPCA has had success with manyvendors, who followed our advice andhave opted to sell their chickens from theback of a spacious, sheltered trailer as op-posed to keeping them in tiny cages ex-posed to the elements.

Whilst we are doing all we can to ad-dress this situation, its difficult to policethis illegal market as we can only enforcethe Animals Protection Act.

This issue falls under theCitysLawEn-forcement Services, who would regulateit under the municipal by-laws.

We are working closely with Law En-forcement to find a sustainable solutionin the interest of animal welfare.LAMEES MARTINCape of Good Hope SPCA

Sterilisation to ease thesuffering of animalsSTATISTICS indicatethat if the total numberof unwanted animalsin South Africa were divideamong the total number ofsuitable households, eachhousehold would have toadopt more than 15 dogs and15 cats.

The National SterilisationProject (NSP) is a brand newinitiative specifically aimedat reducing the growingnumber of unwanted and ne-glected pets living in SouthAfrica through an ongoingnationwide mass sterilisa-tion programme.

An average female dogwill produce at least threelitters within a two-year pe-riod, which by the end ofeight years could give rise to10 368 unwanted puppies.

The situation is worse forcats. From just three un-sterilised females, morethan 16 785 unwanted kit-tens can be born over athree-year period.

To combat this growingepidemic and to put a stop tothe pain and suffering ofthousands of neglected ani-mals living in South Africa,NSP has committed to steri-lising as many cats and dogs as possible.

We believe that this is the primary solu-tion and with your help, we can make a dif-ference, the organisation says.

Added to this is the cost of sterilisation,which many people cannot easily afford.

The NSP plays an important role in thisregard, because we will financially subsidise

the cost of each animal sterilised throughour programme.

We bring together animal welfare organi-sations, corporate sponsors, and members ofthe public united in a drive that will ulti-mately protect domestic animals.

For more information visit the NSP web-site www.nsp.org.za.

MANS BEST FRIEND: Uzzi is just one of thousands of dogsand cats that have been sterilised since the inception of theNational Sterilisation Project. Photo: Supplied

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