TUESDAY 2 December 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za TELLING IT AS IT IS CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG AlistAir izobel rAmAine bArreiro-lloyd and Present blAckbyrd tAke note bAnd loukmAAn AdAms and Present The Whatnot Telephone: 021 761 1750 www.thewhatnotshoes.co.za Checkers Centre Plumstead Man 659.-- genuine leather DECEMBER SPECIAL CALL/SMS TODAY TO BOOK A FREE CONSULTATION POLICE Station to be spruced up MONIQUE DUVAL @monique_duval A fter more than 30 years, Wyn- berg Police Station will final- ly be renovated. The announcement was made by station commander Brigadier Riaan Booysen at a recent public meeting. Booysen explains the proposal, motivated by the station’s manage- ment, had finally been approved by the provincial department. The barracks, plumbing, elec- tricity connections and roofs are set to be re-done as part of the reno- vation. Booysen says the project is long overdue and since the station opened its doors in the 1980s, this will be the first revamp. The tenders for all the repair work will soon be released and Booysen says there will be various contracts. “The revamp will take place throughout 2015 and in different stages,” he says. Booysen explains the revamp will not hamper police operations and the station will keep the public informed of progress. “The revamp will also include re- placing and repairing the plumb- ing, broken roofs and replacing faulty electricity connections. When it is all done we will be able to smile with pride again,” he said. Community Police Forum (CPF) chairperson Shamila Nicholas is excited about the revamp as she be- lieves it will help boost morale. She explains during site visits she noticed many things that need- ed attention and highlighted the state of the toilets. Nicholas says there are many of- ficers who have been working at the station for several years and are in need of change. “Wynberg police perform well and the revamp is long overdue. It will be a good boost for officers and we hope the change of environ- ment will motivate them even more,” she adds. Speaking during a public meet- ing on policing the Wynberg clus- ter in November, Cluster com- mander Brigadier Aaron Mlenga said there are 199 staff members at Wynberg station but 220 were re- quired. In September, while comment- ing on the release of the annual crime statistics, Visible Policing Cluster commander Lieutenant- Colonel Jan Meyer named Wyn- berg the top performing station in the cluster. Speaking during the public meeting Booysen also revealed a plan to incorporate three police clusters into one. These include the Muizenberg, Wynberg and Claremont clusters. Together these three clusters con- sist of 13 police stations covering the area from Kommetjie to Mow- bray, and including Hout Bay and Grassy Park. Booysen explained the prelimi- nary plan was to incorporate the three clusters with one cluster of- fice situated at Wynberg Police Sta- tion. “We are waiting on final confir- mation but we hope they will incor- porate the clusters as this will help bring more visible policing to Wyn- berg,” he says. V What are your thoughts or the revamp of the police station? Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your thoughts to 32516. SMSes cost R1. UPGRADE: Wynberg Police Station in Church Street will soon receive a major makeover. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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Station to be spruced upMONIQUE DUVAL
@monique_duval
After more than 30 years, Wyn-berg Police Station will final-ly be renovated.
The announcement wasmade bystation commander BrigadierRiaan Booysen at a recent publicmeeting.Booysen explains the proposal,
motivated by the station’smanage-ment, had finally been approved bythe provincial department.The barracks, plumbing, elec-
tricity connections and roofs areset to be re-done as part of the reno-vation.Booysen says the project is long
overdue and since the stationopened its doors in the 1980s, thiswill be the first revamp.The tenders for all the repair
work will soon be released andBooysen says there will be variouscontracts.“The revamp will take place
throughout 2015 and in differentstages,” he says.Booysen explains the revamp
will not hamper police operationsand the stationwill keep the publicinformed of progress.“The revampwill also include re-
placing and repairing the plumb-ing, broken roofs and replacingfaulty electricity connections.When it is all done we will be ableto smile with pride again,” he said.Community Police Forum (CPF)
chairperson Shamila Nicholas isexcited about the revampas she be-lieves it will help boost morale.She explains during site visits
she noticedmany things that need-ed attention and highlighted thestate of the toilets.Nicholas says there are many of-
ficers who have been working atthe station for several years andare in need of change.“Wynberg police perform well
and the revamp is long overdue. Itwill be a good boost for officers andwe hope the change of environ-ment will motivate them evenmore,” she adds.Speaking during a public meet-
ing on policing the Wynberg clus-ter in November, Cluster com-
mander Brigadier Aaron Mlengasaid there are 199 staff members atWynberg station but 220 were re-quired.In September, while comment-
ing on the release of the annualcrime statistics, Visible PolicingCluster commander Lieutenant-Colonel Jan Meyer named Wyn-berg the top performing station inthe cluster.Speaking during the public
meeting Booysen also revealed aplan to incorporate three policeclusters into one.These include the Muizenberg,
Wynberg and Claremont clusters.Together these three clusters con-sist of 13 police stations coveringthe area from Kommetjie to Mow-bray, and including Hout Bay andGrassy Park.Booysen explained the prelimi-
nary plan was to incorporate the
three clusters with one cluster of-fice situatedatWynbergPoliceSta-tion.“We are waiting on final confir-
mationbutwehope theywill incor-porate the clusters as this will helpbringmorevisible policing toWyn-berg,” he says.V What are your thoughts or the revampof the police station? Starting with theword “Post”, SMS your thoughts to 32516.SMSes cost R1.
UPGRADE: Wynberg Police Station in Church Street will soon receive a major makeover. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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Dress up for a good causeMONIQUE DUVAL
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It’s that time of the year when women andgirls kick off their boots, get out the ra-zors, warm up the wax and find a new col-
our to brighten up their toe nails.Yes, summer is here and soon we will see
women across Cape Town show off the legsthey have been hiding all winter by wearingtheir favourite dresses.Somewill go for short and tight, while oth-
erswill opt for the skater dresseswhich com-plement most body types.
Still otherswill go for a fuller lengthmaxi-style dresses.Whatever your preference, a dress is the
one clothing item that helps women cele-brate their femininity.This year a local NPO is calling on Cape
Town women to wear dresses for a goodcause.MilkMatters, situated atMowbrayMater-
nityHospital, has launched theirDresses forLives campaign where women get theirfriends, family and colleagues to pledge do-nations for each day they wear a dress thissummer.
HistoryAccording to their website, Milk Matters
was formed in 2003 by a group of lactationconsultants and two mothers.The group was inspired by the Ithemba
Lethu Breastmilk Bank in Durban and iden-tified a similarneed inCapeTown toprovidebreastmilk to infants who had been aban-doned or orphaned as a result of their moth-ers suffering from HIV or Aids.They have three in-house milk banks at
various hospitals.
Campaign
Coordinator Jenny Wright explains theidea originated from one of their supporterswho decided she wanted to raise awarenessand funds and asked friends and family tosponsor her for each day she wore a dressin December.“She raised sufficient funding to enable us
to go ahead with redeveloping our website,a project that is nearing completion,”Wright says.This year she approached the organisa-
tion and challenged staff to join her.After gaining support, the team thenopted
to invite breastmilk donors and other sup-porters to participate by either wearingdresses too and getting sponsors or by spon-soring a woman of the Milk Matters team.
NameWright says the team thought long and
hard about aname to describe the campaign.“We wanted the name to capture what we
are doing.We arewearing dresses so that ul-timately more premature babies who weighless than 1.5kg can have access to donorbreastmilk, which can undoubtedly be life-saving for them,” she says.By wearing dresses the organisation
hopes to raise funds for the breastmilk bank,as well as awareness to get more mothers todonate milk.Wright says just 50ml of breastmilk can
feed a baby of less then 1.5kg for 24 hoursand it can save their life in those first criticalfew weeks if their own mother is unable toprovide the breastmilk they need.
Signing upWright says women wanting to partici-
pate are required to sign up with the organi-sation and gather support from theirfriends.For each day they wear a dress for the
month of December, their friends agree tomake a donation to the organisation.The campaignalso appeals tomen to assist
who can help fund a staff member, friend orrelative participating.Wright explains once the final total is
raised they will assess what themost urgentneeds are and where the money can be usedto make the biggest impact.“Some of themoneywill be used for public
awareness materials, as without things likeposters and pamphlets mothers will notknow they can donate their milk and wewould not have donor breastmilk for the ba-bies,” she says.Wright further adds that the organisation
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days, a few dresses– and just think of the im-pactwe canhave – donor breastmilk is goingto more of our most vulnerable prematurebabieswith the life-saving benefits it brings.Help us give hope and life to premature ba-bies when there might otherwise have beennone”.V For more information phone 082 895 8004 or [email protected]
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After more than 20 years, the Wynberginterchange can no longer keep upwith the current operational demands.
This, according to City of Cape MayoralCommitteemember forTransportBrettHer-ron, is the reason for the R4m upgrade.According to the Progressive Capital Ex-
penditure report submitted to the ProteaSubcouncil in November, the conceptual de-signs are being adapted and are expected tobe completed at the end of this year.Herron says the facility was built more
than 20 years ago and is no longer copingwith the current, let alone the future, com-muter and operational demands.The designs, he explains, will contextual-
ise how the facility will integrate with thebigger public transport network and sur-rounding land use activities.He further explains the taxi rank will be
integrated with the bigger transport net-work to cope with future demands.Herron says the upgrade impacts on large
portions of landownedby thePassengerRailAgency of South Africa (Prasa).“City officials are currently indiscussions
with Prasa on this issue. Councillors andother stakeholders will be engaged in thisplanning and design process. It is difficultto say when this process will be completed,”he adds.He also says it is “very likely” the upgrade
will include the taxi rank located east of therailway line.Amid the furore to build a MyCiTi route
through South Road to Wynberg West, theWynbergResidents’ andRatepayers’Associ-ation (WRRA) proposed an alternate route
for the proposed MyCiTi route.The association proposed Broad and Ot-
tery roads be used instead for the route tomove through the Wynberg interchange.Asked whether the upgrade of the inter-
change could incorporate a MyCiti routeand buses, Herron said: “The upgrade of theinterchange must incorporate a MyCiTiroute/buses in some way. Conceptually theroute map currently shows termination inthe Main Road vicinity. However, this is on-ly indicative and not final.”He explains the City still needs to assess
the transfer numbers andgeometry of the in-terchange before confirming.“If the interchange can accommodate the
MyCiTi route, then it must be considered. Ifnot, the interchange design must look atgood non-motorised transport linkages tothe MyCiTi routes.”Commenting on the routes for the MyCiti
service, Herron explained in deciding alongwhich roads the MyCiTi trunk routes willoperate, the City has taken into account theexisting rail lines, stations such as Witte-bome and Wynberg and the regional publictransport interchange in the south, andhowthe bus rapid transit can complement therail network.He says approximately 6 000 taxi and bus
passengers arriving in Wynberg from theeast in themorning peak periods have desti-nations to thewest of the rail line. Thereforethe proposal to run the trunk route alongWetton Road and Rosmead Avenue wouldnot result in any significant improvementfor these commuters.“Most would still have to walk long dis-
tances to their place of work. In this regardthe Brodie Road Couplet is far superior asit will result in a significant improvement
to the commuting experience of these resi-dents, both in terms of cost and comfort,while still taking into account preservationof the character of the area,” explains Her-ron.For the proposed route, intersections need
to be at least 600m apart to ensure the busescan travel at an efficient speed.There must be available space to provide
for a separate dedicated red bus lane.
“Taking into consideration the aboveprinciples, Wetton Road and Rosmead Ave-nuewere found not to be suitable for a trunkroute. However, MyCiTi feeder serviceswould be operational along these roads, sup-plementing the trunk services along Southand Chichester roads,” he adds.V What do you think the upgrade needs to include?Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your thoughts to32516. SMSes cost R1.
ROAD AHEAD: Conceptual plans for the upgrade of the Wynberg interchange are being adapt-ed. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
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Front page babyDozens of proud parents submitted theircutest snaps of their little ones for the Peo-ple’s PostFront Page Christmas BabyCom-petition. Now it’s up to you to help decidewho should grace the font page of our finaledition of the year. Visit www.peoples-post.co.za and click on the competition ad-vert on the home page. All the entries willbe reflected on your screen and you willthen be able to cast your vote for your fa-vourite baby. Only one vote per baby willbe allowed a day. The voting page waslaunched today (Tuesday) and closes atmidnight next Tuesday. The little one withthemost votes is thewinner. Increase yourfavourite baby’s chance of winning bysharing the link with all your loved ones.The baby voted the most adorable by ourreaders will be featured on the front pageof our final edition for the year on Tuesday16 December. Our photographer will takea gallery of photos of the winner and thebest snap will make it into print. The digit-al pics from the photo shoot will also behanded to the winner’s parents.The winner will be notified next week.
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Cape Flats storiesTheCastle of GoodHope buzzedwith ex-
citement at the weekend for the open-ing of Cape Flats Stories: The Voice of
Youth exhibition.Salesian Life Choices, in partnership
with People’s Post and the Castle of GoodHope, have come together to host the exhi-bition. The theme centres on the experienc-es of youth, expressed through images andtext. Life Choices is a non-profit organisa-tion working in Cape Flats communities.The organisation is founded on the beliefthat once-off interventions are not enoughto transform a young person’s life.With this in mind Life Choices provides
comprehensive services in family stability,health, education and leadership. LifeChoices believes these four building blocksare critical for youth to thrive.As part of their work, Life Choices en-
courages youth to express their viewsthrough a variety ofmediums. Based on theartwork developed by youth this year, Peo-ple’s Post and the Castle of GoodHope invit-ed Life Choices to develop an exhibitionthat highlighted their beneficiaries’ work.The exhibition will run until Friday 30
January and is open from 08:00 to 16:00 eachday.V For more information visit www.lifechoices.co.za
LIFE PICTURES: A gallery of photographs which forms part of this interactive exhibition.
CELEBRATIONS: Zinzi Wulana from Khayelitshaand Sinethemba Dyasi from Crossroads enjoy alight moment.
HARD WORK:People’s Posteditor MandyKing with LifeChoices man-aging directorSofia Nevesand market-ing and com-municationsofficer Jenni-fer Pickett atthe opening.
TUNING IN: HIV counsellor Queen Gum listensto her recording during which she speaks aboutthe difficulties of being a teen mom.
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The proposal for a skate park at the newHout Bay Sports Ground aims to helpcreate a public space for both commu-
nity use and to promote youth develop-ment.
Design and architecture student LawdenHolmes designed specifications and an art-ist’s impression together with his own mo-tivation for the skate park.
Holmes previously lived in Hout Bay, butnow resides in Rondebosch.
Through the guidance and assistance oflocal skateboarder Matthew Johnson, theRotary Club of Hout Bay was introduced toHolmes.
Rotary Club of Hout Bay president electPeter Dutton says there is no doubt that askate park in Hout Bay would be immense-ly popular with skateboarders throughoutthe area and not just Hout Bay.
“It would also be of benefit to the commu-nity at large, not only taking children offthe streets with their boards, but bringingtogether children and parents from the di-verse communities in Hout Bay,” Duttonpoints out.
Dutton says the Rotary Club has lookedclosely at where a skate park could possiblybe built.
“The area of land located at the north endof the new soccer playing fields across MainRoad from the police station is presently ly-ing idle and is of a suitable size not only forthe construction of a skateboard park, butalso an adjoining netball court,” he says.
Dutton says it is expected that the skatepark would attract enthusiasts from areaswell outside Hout Bay, with a MyCiTi busstop located precisely at the intended con-struction point.
He says Johnson and his colleagues are
confident that the popularity of the parkwill be such that they will be able to obtainsponsorship and donations.
“Together with our involvement thefunds raised and donated may be sufficientto cover total construction costs. We expectthat we will also have to engage the localcommunity in a donation drive but clearlywe are hopeful that local government willcontribute to these costs,” adds Dutton.
Holmes says the site provides an opportu-nity for integration through the creation ofa new South African space where peoplecan share and experience common inter-ests through skating and other sporting ac-tivities.
“The inception of the proposal resultedfrom a clear increase of underprivilegedchildren who were riding on makeshiftskateboards in and around roads, endan-gering themselves,” says Holmes.
He adds the design proposal deals with anarea of about 1 600m², and public opinionclearly indicated that the large tract of landcan serve as more than just a skate park.
“Due to the current sports facilities beingtypically male-focused, the design dedi-cates 700m² to a netball court and a specta-tors’ lounging area to promote use by wom-en,” he says.
Holmes further says there is a seriouslack of safe public spaces for women andgirls, and therefore this project seeks to pro-vide features which enhance women’s safe-ty through such considerations.
Dutton says given the skate park is pro-posed for construction on municipal prop-erty, they anticipate the park would beadopted by local government upon comple-tion.
“While the project [construction] wouldbe overseen by Rotary, we look forward tothe involvement and expertise of local gov-ernment at every stage,” he adds.
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Warm sun on your shoulders, soft sand betweenyour toes.Summer is here. Andwith it, long days relaxing
at the beach.But this, for many, includes a cold beer (or several) de-
spite law prohibiting alcohol on beaches.Over the weekend, the City of Cape Town’s Law En-
forcement Department confiscatedmore than 150l of alco-hol from the various beaches and issuedmore than a doz-en alcohol-related fines.In terms of the City’s bylaws, possession and consump-
tion of liquor in beach areas is prohibited. Any offendersare liable to have their alcohol confiscated and be issuedwith a R500 fine as well as a written notice to appear incourt.This is little deterrent formany, with officers confiscat-
ing over 8 000l of alcohol from beaches across the metrolast year.This culture of drinking has deep roots in the Cape.The dop system, introduced after the abolishment of
slavery, allowed a farmer to pay his employees with alco-hol instead of wages. We put ourselves and our familiesat risk through high alcohol consumption.More than threemillion people died from using alcohol
in 2012, the World Health Organisation has said.The study found South Africans consume, on average,
over 8l of pure alcohol every year. However, a large por-tion of alcohol consumption is unreported, which meansthis average could be as high as 11l.For our drinking patterns, on a scale of one to five –
with five representingmost risky– South Africans scoreda four.And despite the best efforts of lifeguards, every year we
lose loved ones on the city’s beaches.Many of these deaths could have been avoided if the al-
cohol had been left at home.Perhaps it’s time we started guarding our own lives,
starting with corking the wine.
Your SMSes. How can women have babies in prison?Don’t they sleep separate from men? As forfilthy Wynberg Main Road, we all knowthose trade sites are just to cover the drugdealing right into Church Street. Only thepolice don’t know. That’s why sniffer dogswill help.
. Prison has too much luxury – cell-phones, TV and weekend passes. Prisonersshould be made to work. Teach them a skillwhich they can then use in society [such as]making desks for schools, repairing govern-ment vehicles, painting, plumbing and aselectricians. That way the governmentsaves and it is a good way to rehabilitateprisoners.
. Send parolees home to what exactly?The majority of parolees come from impov-erished communities still riddled withgangsterism and crime! Besides economicstrain on families, there’s a guaranteed pos-sibility paroleeswill revert to their oldwaysgiven that the prospect of rehabilitation isalmost zero to none!
. The electronic device is a good thing formonitoring parolees. Another suggestion isperhaps inmates should be sentenced to thenational defence force to learn discipline inseparate barracks without remunerationand have compulsory life skills develop-ment programmes. The severity of the bar-racks conditions depends on the severity ofthe crime and sentence. All those who havemurdered and robbed should be put on thearmy frontline to protect the SAborders.ARSmith
. Southfield Road and Tiverton subwaysare not safe either. That’s why I contact
Combat Force to seeme through. Plumsteadresident
. I donot feel safe at thePiersRoad tunnelat all. I saw a schoolgirl robbed of her cell-phone, so now I walk to the next subway.
. I live in Wynberg, near the Park Roadsubway tunnel. A couple of years back anelderly woman was robbed and brutallymurdered in that subway. All she had in herpurse was her taxi fare. There are all kindsof weird characters lurking around thatsubway.
. Either way, access should not be a prob-lem, but maybe for the owners in NurseryLane.Were they consulted? I live around thecorner from Nursery Lane and use it regu-larly. I am very interested in obtaining twounits in the complex. Both our families needto scale down, but we would hate to moveout of the area after nearly 40 years. I wouldlike the developers to contact me once theyare given the green light. Martina Ehlers
. This is horrific! Well-trained and com-petent lifeguards? I ask youwith tears inmyeyes,wherewas their attentionwhenAneekgot in the pool if they have an age restrictionthat states children under seven years areto be accompanied by an adult? It saddensme that adults so easily send their childrento facilities with other people. Life is so un-fair. Children are a gift from God. Let’streasure them. Even if it was God’s callingfor Aneek.
. If the boy suffered “severe” spinal inju-ries, then they must have been playing avery rough game. Where were the life-guards?
. Parkwood’s children regularly go toWynberg pools without any adults. I teachthere and never thought much of it. This isa eye-opener and should be taken heed of.
Don’t allow children into the facility with-out an adult; not a teenager. Lisa
. How a six-year-old went to a public poolwithout adult supervision is beyond me.These deaths are so unnecessary.
. I am so upset having read the story andthe festive season has not even begun. It’stragic and sad. My heart goes out to the par-ents and caregivers, but I believe there wasno adult supervision. When are parents go-ing to learn and take responsibility for theirown? The boy was only six years old. It’s on-ly going to get worse. The sad part is thereis nothing we as caring parents can do, butpray. Natalie
.Wittebome station is a disaster. It is dis-gusting, totally impractical and stinks ofurine and faeces. I can’twait for the day, ear-ly next year, when I no longer have to makeuse of it.
. Is it really necessary for police vans toroar up and down Tokai and SpaanschematRiver roads with their sirens blaring? I un-derstand going through red robots, but notalong these quiet and peaceful roads. RobThompsett
. Regarding the Open Mosque: at longlast, a new, progressive, open-minded andmodern take on Islam.Despite the religion’snamemeaning “peace”, the backlash to thismosque has been words of anger, threats,hostility and hatred.
. I think theheritage society should allowthis business to remain. Part of the attrac-tion to the village is the amazing creative en-ergy. The building in question is an eyesoreand if thenewownerbuilds amorebeautifulbuilding it can only add value. My feelingis that the heritage society argues with resi-dents for the sake of arguing and not for thegreater good of the neighbourhood.
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Make a way for your willAwoman froman informal settlement askedfor my help in a matter regarding the lastwishes of her late husband.She said her late husband had mentioned
if he were to die she would be reasonablywell cared for financially.She stated that he had worked for four
years at a company on a permanent basisand the only financial blessing was her latehusband’s twoweeks’ pay and a small funer-al policy.She said nobody informedher of any other
financial benefits.She searched everywhere but there was
no will, note or any other document left byhim to guide her to any financial benefits.I examined the pay sheet; there were no
other deductions except a small amount forUIF. I took her the bank her husband dealtwith and insisted the consultant dig deep in-to the late husband’s banking account; wediscovered payment for a life policy.The consultant gave me the name of the
insurance company. When I enquired, no
such company existed.I thenwent into the bank details of the late
husband’s status on Google and found hehad a policy with the bank and they neverknew he had died. You can imagine the joyand excitement the wife expressed and sheis now busy with her rightful claim.All of us have to leave clear wills or in-
structions to our loved ones of what to do inthe event of us passing on.KEITH BLAKE,OTTERY
PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 2 December 2014 NEWS 7VICTORIA HOSPITAL
Patients losing patienceASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
A disgruntled woman says she has “hadenough” of Victoria Hospital in Wyn-berg and their “shoddywork”and is de-
manding better healthcare.This comes after she, her mother and sev-
en-year-old sister rushed to the hospital asthe minor needed urgent medical attention.She says onMonday 17November they ar-
rived at the hospital as her sister had a highfever, bad cough and pain on the left side ofher body.“We arrived at hospital just after 20:00.We
spoke to the receptionist, were given a slipand told to wait in casualty whereafter herfile will be pulled up. After an hour of wait-ing a nurse called my sister and they did thenormal procedure, finger prick, urine test,blood pressure and her temperature. Wewere then sent back to the waiting areawherewewaited for a doctor to see her,” shewrote in a letter to People’s Post.The woman claims that another hour
passed and her sister started to get uncom-fortable and developed the pain in her sideagain. She also threw up three times in thewaiting area.“I rushed her in to casualty and told the
nurse at the door what had just happened.She gave me a bucket and told us to go sitin the corner and wait. What kind of serviceand help is that?” she demands to know.She says they waited for close to another
hour and noticed that other patients who
came after them were being assisted.“I am no doctor, but I’m pretty sure that
a sick child should be seen to first, especiallywhen they have a pain in the side and arethrowing up.“The casualty room was flooded with
nurses and doctors but not one came andchecked up on my sister,” she says.She further claims that a doctor came to
see her sister, but was told that the emergen-cies need to be attended to first.“My mother then requested a letter from
the doctor for her to take it with to LadyMichaelis so that she can be helped sooner.After arguing she gave in and gave the let-ter.”In response to the allegations of poor serv-
ice, Victoria Hospital CEO DrMelvinMood-ley says seven-year-old children are not rou-tinely given medication to stop vomiting.Their aim is to treat the cause of the vomit-ing.Moodley explained the triage system used
in private and public emergency centres inthe province.The system is used to ensure that the sick-
est patients and the ones that are most indanger are seen first.“Whenyouarrive at an emergencydepart-
ment, a nurse will do certain measurementswhich includes blood pressure and pulse,breathing rate. For eachof theseparametersyou are given a score. The scores are addedup to give a final score. Depending on yourscore you are categorised into different col-ours,” he says.
Red stickers are for patients who are themost sick and need to be seen immediately.Patientswith orange stickers should be seenurgently. Yellow and, lastly, green stickersare next.“Your waiting time depends on how sick
you are. This means that someone couldcome into the emergency centre after you,but if they are sicker than you, they will beseen first. If you are a green or yellow pa-tient, you will have to wait until all the redand orange patients are seen,” he says.Moodley says this can increase the wait-
ing timesof these categories of patients. This
system is sometimes misinterpreted by pa-tients who feel it is unfair if a person arriv-ing after them is seen first.“Thequestion is often raisedwhether chil-
dren are given priority. Children are givenslightly higher scores, allowing them to beseen earlier,” he explains.Moodley says on Monday 17 November
the waiting time at 07:00 was one hour andat 18:00 two hours. However, there was a re-suscitation at 18:30, which may have tied upthe medical staff and increased the waitingtimes. “The majority of our patients are redor orange. It was a very busy day,” he adds.
WAITING: A patient wrote to this newspaper explaining her unhappiness at her sister’s treat-ment at Victoria Hospital. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
Calm watersOver 250 trained and accredited lifeguardswill be deployed to various beaches be-tween 10:00 and 18:00 daily during the fes-tive season.This servicewill beboostedby lifesaving
clubs on some beaches, Lifesaving West-ern Province’s volunteer services and theNational Sea Rescue Institute.In addition, there will be 218 lifeguards
on duty who will oversee the City’s 36 pub-lic swimming pools over the peak holidayseason, says Belinda Walker, City of CapeTown Mayoral Committee member forCommunity Services and Special Projects.“Safety is a shared responsibility be-
tween the City and our beachgoers andpool users. While the City does providelifeguards in conjunction with our part-ners, this service does not exist to take theplace of a parent or guardian’s supervisionof children,” she says.Beachgoers should swim only in desig-
nated swimming areas indicated by flags.“There are also law enforcement officers
patrolling beaches to assist in ensuringthat people swim only in designated areas.We ask that all people respect the instruc-tions of both lifeguards and law enforce-ment officers and also report any irrespon-sible behaviour in the water, such as peo-ple swimming off the rocks, so that theycan preemptively keep people safe.”Beachgoers are encouraged to swimonly
where there are lifeguards and wheresigns indicate that it is safe to do so.Only swim in areas where other people
are present. Swim in groups and advisefriends or family when you go swimming.Do not swim when there are marine ani-mals such as whales, dolphins and seals inthe area or when a marine animal carcasshas washed up onto the beach.If you find yourself in trouble, raise your
arm and wave to attract the lifeguard’s at-tention. Try not to panic, as this will makeyou tired.If you see someone in trouble in the sea,
alert the lifeguards or find trainedhelp. Donot put your own life in danger.“Alcohol is one of the leading causes of
drowning and is an issue of concern for theCity,” Walker says.“Every year the City’s law enforcement
officers confiscate large amounts of alco-hol from our beaches. But the problem ofpeople swimming while under the influ-enceof alcohol persists. This poses anaddi-tional risk to other swimmers and thoselifeguards tasked with ensuring their safe-ty.
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Friday 5 December
V Plumstead: The Plumstead Bowling Clubwill host a free Twilight Bowls evening from17:30 to 19:00. Bowls and coaching will beprovided. Dress casual. Phone Pat on082 258 3706 for more information.
Saturday 6 December
V Constantia: The Mountain Arts MusicFestival will be held at the Cape Academy forMaths and Science in Firgrove Way to raisefunds for the school. There will be variousbands and artists. Picnics allowed. Tickets areR100 for adults and R50 for children under 12.Food and craft stables for hire at R300. Fortickets and details phone (021) 674 5761 oremail [email protected].
V Tokai: There will be a craft market at TokaiLibrary from 9:00 to 14:00. Phone Carol on073 157 6266.
V Bergvliet: There will be a mini market atDreyersdal Park from 09:00 to 12:00. PhoneNeville or Cathy on (021) 712 8578 or071 000 4981.
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V Hout Bay: The Friends of Hout Bay Museumwill host a circular hike from East Fort toManganese Mine, then along the upper contourpath to Blackburn Ravine. Meet outside theMuseum at 09:00. Phone 072 490 1813.
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V Plumstead: Plumstead Rusoord will host aChristmas Lights Festival every evening from18:30 to 22:30. Tickets range between R15 andR100. Phone Madre on (021) 761 2323.
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V Plumstead: The Plumstead Bowling Clubwill host a free Twilight Bowls evening from17:30 to 19:00. Call Pat on 082 258 3706.
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V Llandudno: The Friends of Hout BayMuseum will host a circular hike to Oudeskip,along Rocket Roa , down to Oudeskip andback along the coast to Sandy Bay. Meet inSunset Rocks car park, Llandudno at 08:00.Take your swimsuit. Phone (021) 790 6307.
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Since the erection of a fence, the worriesat Wynberg Civic Centre no longer ex-ist.
For several months neighbourhoodwatches and residents have raised the alarmabout vagrants taking shelter at the centre.In addition police have reported several
drug-related arrests of those seen takingshelter in the doorways.In response ward councillor Monty Oliv-
er, with the use of ward allocation funds,
erected a fence at the back of the centre.Neighbourhood watch coordinator Abie-
da Joseph says the first phasewas completedon Friday 21 November and the vagrantswere removed.Joseph says during patrols, they noticed
a marked decline in the number of strollersin Harpford Avenue.However, reports have surfaced of the
homeless group having relocated to a parkin Byrnes Avenue.Joseph says this is cause for concern and
the watch suggests a fieldworker be broughtin to assist.
“The watch is not heartless but this groupcaused big problems at the civic centre. Wecan’t keep moving them along but we mustsee if a fieldworker can assist,” she says.Due the number of arrests among this
group the neighbourhood watch is con-cerned about the safety risk posed to resi-dents in Byrnes Avenue.According to Wynberg police spokesper-
sonWarrantOfficerSilvinoDavids the fencehas “made quite a difference”.“The fence has beenwelcomed. It has been
a long process but we are already startingto see progress,” he said.
Davids explains the “badcharacters”havesince moved elsewhere but police are moni-toring the situation.“We have received reports about people
moving into the park in Byrnes Avenue andask that people please contact Law Enforce-ment to move them,” he says.Davids says all illegal activities in public
spaces should be reported to the police sta-tion.V If you have problems with vagrants phone the LawEnforcement call centre on (021) 596 1999. To reportcrime phone Wynberg Police Station on(021) 799 1300 or your sector van.
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Rashied’s a click above the restPeople’s Post freelance sports photogra-pher Rashied Isaacs continues to rake inthe awards thanks to his breathtaking ac-tion snaps on sport fields.Isaacs was named Photographer of the
Year at the annual Western ProvinceSports Council Awards which were heldat the Lord Charles Hotel in SomersetWest on Friday evening.The glittering event, which honoured
sportspeople from across the region, washosted by the provincial Department ofCultural Affairs and Sport.The Athlone resident, who has been
freelancing for People’s Post for sevenyears, was named Media Person of theYear at the event last year.
He will now advance to the provincialround of the competition, which is set tobe held next March next. “This award isa testament to Rashied’s dedication toplace community sport at the forefront ofsports reporting. His ability to capturethe essence of a match through a cameralens without any formal training, makeshim one of the best sports photographersin the Cape,” says People’s Post produc-tion editor Tasmin Cupido.“Rashied simply understands and feels
the pulse of community sport. People’sPost is proud of Rashied’s sterlingachievements, which he wholeheartedlydeserves, and thanks him for his unerr-ing commitment to the publication.”
HAPPY SNAPS: People’s Post freelance photographer Rashied Isaacs (centre) was named theWestern Province Sports Council’s Photographer of the Year. With him is KFM sports anchorJeremy Harris (left) and council chairperson JP Naude. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
RAPID ACTION: Athlone resident and Falcons Softball Club pitcher Nicky Jones could not hold offthe onslaught of Tanta Sport Softball Club in a Super League match at Turfhall Sports Complexon Saturday. Falcons suffered their second consecutive loss as they went down 2-3.
PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Saving match pointDUDLEY CARSTENS
Whenyouare two sets downand theopponent reaches match point inthe third, many tennis players
will just throw in the towel and accept de-feat.Mitchell’s Plain Tennis Club, though,
operates a little differently.When the going gets tough, that’s when
they reassess themselves and fight forevery single point on offer.With the club – formerly known as
Springdale Tennis Club – dismemberingin 1998, administrators resurrected theassociation towhere it is currently on thecusp of greatness and one of the biggest,growing tennis clubs in Cape Town.And their secret to success? A superb
youth programme.After resuscitating the club in 2010 and
joining the Western Province Tennis As-sociation after a decade-long absence,MPTC now boasts 65 active club mem-bers, including 25 juniors and 23 womenplayers.It is the juniors at the club, though, that
excites head coach Andrew Japtha, withthree of them already receiving WesternProvince colours.Among the hopefuls at the Stephen Re-
agan Sports Complex based club, 15-year-old Tevin Goodwin had a good year.The youngster finished as runner-up in
the WP Mini Series 1, won the second se-ries, was a quarter-finalist in the thirdandwon the fifth series for under-18 play-ers.Goodwin also representedWPat the in-
ter-provincial tournament in Gauteng,where he won 11 of his 12 matches.
Yorke Carstens (14) is another playerto be reckoned with, while the likes ofeight-year-old Leo Matthysen, MikaeelWoodman (11) and 10-year-old Kyler Hu-go are also players with promising ca-reers.Japtha knows the importance of hav-
ing a good youth systemand tellsPeople’sPost: “Growing tennis anddeveloping tal-ent among youths is two of our majordriving points, and our vision is to estab-lish tennis as one of the top five sportingcodes in Mitchell’s Plain. School tenniswill become one of MPTC’s majorprojects next year.”Passion is the one thing that makes the
club in Mitchell’s Plain tick.It’s a hunger that is shared by all at the
club from chairperson Razeen Benjamindown to the last player and coach.“The willingness of the top players at
the club – some who have also comethrough the junior ranks in the 1990s –and their willingness to convey their ex-perience over to newcomers is a quintes-sential ingredient to build a successfulclub,” he says.“Tennis, being an individual sport,
many of the senior players are competi-tion-drivenwhichmake themworkhard-er to improve their tennis.“Since 2009 the club has grown im-
mensely, starting out with two men’steams, and by 2013 we stood proud withfive men’s and three women’s teams, be-coming the fastest growing tennis club inthe province. The coach’s aim is to getplayers to playandgrow their own identi-ties and character in the sport, with regu-lar tournaments, training sessions andeventual entry into league competition.”
MORE AWARDS: TheWestern ProvinceRugby Football Unioncontinued to rake inthe awards – this timethe union won twoawards at the West-ern Province SportsCouncil’s annualaward ceremony. Theywere named Federa-tion of the Year andrunners-up in theTeam of the Yearaward. The union’sDanny Jones (left)and Peter Jooste col-lected the awards.PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Ready to rumbleAWA’s ultimate fight night on Thursday11 December features a 23-man Coca-ColaRoyal Rumble battle where the last manstanding will exit the ring with the mostcoveted belt.The current title holder is Miss Gor-
geous who vows to keep the belt for a sec-ond year running, even though he’ll bethe first man entering the ring and willhave to battle through the full comple-ment of 22 remaining wrestlers.If he manages to do that, he’ll be the
first man in AWA history to accomplisha back-to-back victory.Johnny Palazzio comes back all guns
blazing for thismatch to defend his cruis-erweight title that he was able to retainafter a battle with Mr Money threemonths ago. Thiswas the fightwhere Pal-
azzio broke his leg and continued in thering despite the injury. As forMrMoney,losing to Palazzio in the previous matchmeans he’ll have to wear a dress on thenight of the Royal Rumble – the result ofthe lost challenge.Other superstars set to contest will be
the All Africa Heavyweight Champion –the Missing Link, Shaun Koen, Max TheBody, Sammy Swiegers, Ed-Electric andEl-Marco. If you’re expecting absolutechaos, you won’t be disappointed in thismassive, unrestricted brawl.While the Royal Rumble will undoubt-
edly be the highlight of the evening, it isby no means the only match worth mak-ing the effort to see. In fact, theAWAhaveprepared an extended talent pool for thisevent and that means five intense bouts.The Parow Civic Centre once again
hosts the action and the first fight startsat 19:30.
BATTLE READY: Mr Money (Goodwood), Johnny Palazzio (Brackenfell) and Vinnie Vegas(Athlone) are three of the men that will compete in the Royal Rumble.
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The Kinnes regain winning formSHIFAAN RYKLIEF
Milano United got back to winningways with a convincing 3-1 win overBlack Leopards at Philippi Stadium
on Friday evening.It took Milano just three minutes to open
up the scoring against Black Leopards whenDeniro Stanley tapped the ball into the backof the net after Taariq Fielies did well to sethim up.
Minutes later, Brandon Theron thoughthe was on his way to double that lead whenChad Robertson played him a stunning longball just behind the Leopards backline, butthe ball fell inches away from Theron whichprovided goalkeeper Tsatsi Theletsane achance to come out and collect.
In the 20th minute, Fielies made a phe-nomenal run down the right side to surpasshis marker, before he played the ball into the
danger area which captain Nazier Jacobspicked up. Although Jacobs’ follow up shotwas eventually blocked by the Leopards de-fence.
Once both teams settled in, the match be-came a back and forth tussle in the middleof the park. The Kinnes opted to sit deep inorder to soak up the Leopards’ pressure asthey played the ball around beautifully withan attractive passing rhythm. Milano keptthings compact and restricted their visitorsin the final third.
Lidoda Duvha then brought on midfielderMatlakala Maboke to help contribute insearch of the equaliser.
Jabulani Ndebele came close to breakingthrough with his clever run straight downthe middle, but the experienced campaignerNasief Morris reacted swiftly to deny himwith a last minute sliding challenge.
The visitors started to play freely swaying
from left to right and looked more threaten-ing as they moved into the last third of thepitch. However, it took them 36 minutes ofplay to get their first shot at goal which waseventually wasted by Sanele Mkhize fromclose range. A minute later Leopards’ per-sistence finally paid off when substituteMatlakala tapped a loose ball in following acorner set-piece to level matters.
The Black and Yellow responded almostimmediately to regain the lead. Ganief Stel-lenboom had made the initial run down theleft side before he played the ball into the 18-yard area which Devon Saal picked up andmade no mistake when he tucked the ball in-to the far corner, giving Theletsane nochance.
The visitors should have levelled mattersat the restart when Matlakala had time andspace on the edge of the 18-yard area, but hefailed to hit the target.
A quarter into the second period, coachIan Palmer introduced the fresh legs of Les-vin Stoffels into the attack. The speed andclever off-the-ball running of Stoffels imme-diately impacted the Leopards defence asthey were found dislodged at times.
In the 67th minute Lidoda Duvha conced-ed a penalty when Sphamandla Sithole han-dled Theron’s cross in the 18-yard area.Former Santos and Panathinaikos defenderNasief Morris stepped up and calmly slottedhome to give his side a 3-1 lead, and at thesame time scored his fourth goal of the sea-son.
In the final stages of the game, holdingmidfielder Edward Williams made his wayonto the pitch in aid of retaining the lead,as well as winger Henry Tau. Milano thenwent on to hand Black Leopards their thirdstraight defeat in Cape Town in the space ofone week. – www.capetownfootball.co.za
TOUGHTUSSLE:BothasigFC’s DonveSimpson(left) andCarmenSadro ofRemarka-bles FC getstuck in abattle forpossessionduring aCapeTown/Ty-gerberg LFAwomen’sfive-a-sidetourna-ment atParow Parkon Sunday.Remarka-bles, fromthe CBD/AtlanticSeaboard,were 2-0victors.PHO-TO: RASHIEDISAAVS
SWEET CON-NECTION:United CricketClub’sSameeh Toefydispatches adelivery todeep squareleg during aWestern Prov-ince CricketAssociationPremierLeague two-day matchagainst St Au-gustine’sCricket Club inElfindale onSaturday.Toefy’s sidemanaged toput 148 runson the boardin the first in-nings, whilethe hostsscored 202.The matchcontinues onSaturday. PHO-TO: PETERHEEGER/GALLOIMAGES
