ITALIAN WOOD FIRED PIZZERIA WE ONLY DO PIZZA, THE OLD FASHIONED WAY! STORES OPEN IN STORES OPEN IN Sunnyacres Centre, Kommetjie Rd, Sunnydale (Foodzone) Tel: 021 785 2669 7-Eleven Centre, Cnr Gill & Main Rd, Muizenberg Tel: 021 709 0590 Your Pizza Hero E-mail: [email protected]Tuesday 11 October 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 Cloud of scrutiny over Sunrise market DALEEN FOUCHÉ T HE popular flea market at Sunrise Circle in Muizen- berg has become a centre of heated discussion following a number of complaints. In a letter sent to the City of Cape Town last week, the Muizenberg and Lakeside Residents’ Associa- tion claimed the Sunday market is illegal, and demanded “immediate action” on several issues, ranging from littering to matters of traffic and safety. The letter, written by Robin Solomon, chairperson of the Mui- zenberg and Lakeside Residents’ Association, claims that the City has no lease agreement with the operators of the market. The letter further claims that the market organisers have not completed the disaster manage- ment plan required by the City of Cape Town. “The flea market is thus operating illegally and in con- travention of safety and health regulations,” reads the letter. Further claims involve over- crowding and the accessibility of the beach – especially to emergen- cy vehicles – and cars that park il- legally on the road and verges in the vicinity. Councillor Tandeka Gqada, Mayoral Committee member for Community Services, says the lease agreement with the Muizen- berg Flea Market Traders’ Associ- ation can only be completed once the association is established as a non-profit organisation, and this process is being finalised. Gqada says “most of the issues” highlighted by the residents’ asso- ciation were discussed in a recent meeting. “A way forward was de- termined, and is in the process of being implemented.” She says City officials and Disas- ter Risk Management staff investi- gated the concerns on Sunday. “A meeting will be convened as soon as possible with all the relevant City departments to address the matters raised.” Meanwhile, Richard Bosman, the City’s director for Safety and Security, says Traffic Services will remove the no-parking signs at Sunrise Circle to make more park- ing space available. “When visi- tors park off the roadway on the south kerb, they do not cause any obstruction, and when they park in the roadway on the north kerb, there is still sufficient space for two lanes of traffic,” he says. Yusuf Adams, chairperson of the Muizenberg Flea Market Trad- ers’ Association, admits there are problems with litter and parking at the market, but says the associa- tion is “doing its best” to address them. Adams says the association hires people every Sunday to clean the site at the close of day, and that council cleaners pick up “every cigarette butt” the next day. But, Adams says, people rummage through the bins on Sunday nights, strewing litter around them in the process. Cleaners have also found building rubble and other surreptitiously-dumped waste in the market’s waste con- tainer. Adams goes on to say he personally visits every stall to en- sure traders have a fire extin- guisher at the ready, and that food stalls have the relevant certificate to sell food. He also makes certain traders keep entrances clear in case of an emergency, he says. Asked whether the market has perhaps grown too big, Adams grows reflective and silent, then says that while the market has grown big, it is a lifeline and the only means of survival to most traders, especially considering the crushing level of unemployment in the country. Adams adds that the market has a very rich history, and has been operating for over 25 years. He says his dream is to see the market develop into a well organ- ised trading area, with cover for the traders when the winter weather strikes, and enough park- ing for all the customers who sup- port them. THE BIG BLUE AWAITS: The Simon’s Town Penguin Festival always draws a crowd, and Saturday’s festival opening was no different. Several penguins that had been rehabilitated by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) were released back into the wild at Seaforth Beach in Simon’s Town to kick off the annual festival, which aims to raise funds for SANCCOB’s work in protecting marine bird life. See more photos of this unique event on page 6.Photo: Adeeb Gamieldien
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ITALIAN WOOD FIRED PIZZERIA
WE ONLY DO PIZZA,
THE OLD FASHIONED WAY!
STORES OPEN INSTORES OPEN INSunnyacres Centre, Kommetjie Rd,
Cloud of scrutiny over Sunrise marketDALEEN FOUCHÉ
THE popular flea market atSunrise Circle in Muizen-
berg has become a centre ofheated discussion following anumber of complaints.
In a letter sent to the City of CapeTown last week, the Muizenbergand Lakeside Residents’ Associa-tion claimed the Sunday market isillegal, and demanded “immediateaction” on several issues, rangingfrom littering to matters of trafficand safety.
The letter, written by RobinSolomon, chairperson of the Mui-zenberg and Lakeside Residents’Association, claims that the Cityhas no lease agreement with theoperators of the market.
The letter further claims thatthe market organisers have notcompleted the disaster manage-ment plan required by the City ofCape Town. “The flea market isthus operating illegally and in con-travention of safety and health
regulations,” reads the letter.Further claims involve over-
crowding and the accessibility ofthe beach – especially to emergen-cy vehicles – and cars that park il-legally on the road and verges inthe vicinity.
Councillor Tandeka Gqada,Mayoral Committee member forCommunity Services, says thelease agreement with the Muizen-berg Flea Market Traders’ Associ-ation can only be completed oncethe association is established as anon-profit organisation, and thisprocess is being finalised.
Gqada says “most of the issues”highlighted by the residents’ asso-ciation were discussed in a recentmeeting. “A way forward was de-termined, and is in the process ofbeing implemented.”
She says City officials and Disas-ter Risk Management staff investi-gated the concerns on Sunday. “Ameeting will be convened as soonas possible with all the relevantCity departments to address thematters raised.”
Meanwhile, Richard Bosman,the City’s director for Safety andSecurity, saysTraffic Serviceswillremove the no-parking signs atSunrise Circle to make more park-ing space available. “When visi-tors park off the roadway on thesouth kerb, they do not cause anyobstruction, and when they parkin the roadway on the north kerb,there is still sufficient space fortwo lanes of traffic,” he says.
Yusuf Adams, chairperson ofthe Muizenberg Flea Market Trad-ers’ Association, admits there areproblems with litter and parkingat the market, but says the associa-tion is “doing its best” to addressthem.
Adams says the associationhires people every Sunday to cleanthe site at the close of day, and thatcouncil cleaners pick up “everycigarette butt” the next day. But,Adams says, people rummagethrough the bins on Sundaynights, strewing litter aroundthem in the process. Cleaners havealso found building rubble and
other surreptitiously-dumpedwaste in the market’s waste con-tainer. Adams goes on to say hepersonally visits every stall to en-sure traders have a fire extin-guisher at the ready, and that foodstalls have the relevant certificateto sell food. He also makes certaintraders keep entrances clear incase of an emergency, he says.
Asked whether the market hasperhaps grown too big, Adamsgrows reflective and silent, thensays that while the market hasgrown big, it is a lifeline and theonly means of survival to mosttraders, especially considering thecrushing level of unemploymentin the country.
Adams adds that the market hasa very rich history, and has beenoperating for over 25 years.
He says his dream is to see themarket develop into a well organ-ised trading area, with cover forthe traders when the winterweather strikes, and enough park-ing for all the customers who sup-port them.
THE BIG BLUE AWAITS: The Simon’s Town Penguin Festival always draws a crowd, and Saturday’sfestival opening was no different. Several penguins that had been rehabilitated by the Southern AfricanFoundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) were released back into the wild atSeaforth Beach in Simon’s Town to kick off the annual festival, which aims to raise funds for SANCCOB’swork in protecting marine bird life. See more photos of this unique event on page 6.Photo: Adeeb Gamieldien
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Contact Megan on (021) 763 3147 or [email protected] for more infor-mation.
ST LUKE’S HOSPICE in False Bay will holdits next monthly book sale at the Book Con-tainer at False Bay Hospital in Fish Hoek on
Thursday from 09:00 to 12:00. A largenumberof books of every sortwill be on sale,including a great variety of children’sbooks. Donations of books are always wel-come. For any further information contactthe hospice office on (021) 782-7696.
Bag a few books
The benefit of bandanasTHE Sunflower Fund’s National BandanaDay happening tomorrow (Wednesday), andeverybody is asked to honour the day andsupport those suffering from life-threaten-ing blood disorders like leukaemia by wear-
ing a Sunflower Fund bandana.Bandanas can be bought from your near-
est Pick n Pay, BP Express or Round Ta-ble.
For more information on becoming a bonemarrow stem cell donor, call 0800 12 10 82 orvisit www.sunflowerfund.org.za.
Tee off for charityTHE False Bay Hospital will be holdingits annual charity golf day at the ClovellyCountry Club on Friday 28 October.
Entrance fees, which include lightsnacks at the 19th hole, are R200 for un-limited Clovelly Club members, R350 for
other Clovelly Club members, and R400for non-members. Tee-off times run from11:30 to 13:15, and fantastic prizes are onoffer.
For bookings phone (021) 784-2100.Special packages for sponsored holes
are available. Contact Allen Rose-Inneson (021) 782-4279.
Making your money workSOUTH AFRICA’sleading investmentpublication, Finweek,is about to shake upthe local businessnews market as itsnew product offeringhits shelves in earlyOctober.
A combination ofaward-winning finan-cial and business jour-nalists, cutting-edgecontent from leadingproviders includingthe Harvard BusinessReview, and a blend ofprint and digital con-tent will provide aone-stop shop forthose interested intaking control of theirmoney.
“The last couple ofyears have been in-credibly volatile forpeople trying to man-age their money, andinvestors at all levelsare trying to be in a po-sition where they feellike they have somecontrol,” says Fin-week editor Marc Ash-ton.
With the global financial crisis knock-ing investor confidence, businesses hesi-tant to add jobs and a spirit of entrepre-neurship hitting South Africa, the rede-signed Finweek will offer more ofeverything: more experts talking aboutyour money; more columnists providingbreaking views on the economy and in-vestment landscape; more personal fi-nance aimed at making finance lessscary; more suggestions on how to earn,save and spend your moneyFinweek’snew positioning will see it embracing a
variety of digital and mobile solutions towork alongside its well established printoffering.
From October, this includes an interac-tive website (www.fintalk.co.za), whichincludes podcasts, video content, webi-nars and the opportunity to follow expertportfolios.
Ashton concludes: “We won every ma-jor financial journalism award in 2011with our coverage of investment-relatedmatters, and when somebody picks up aFinweek magazine they know that theyare making an investment.”
Sharks and lions – andwe’re not talking rugbyEVER since they banned seal hunting(clubbing, actually), the seal populationhas been on the rise, and that has attractednumbers of great white sharks.
They are particularly fond of the pups, andthe message seems to have spread far and widethat seal veal is on offer in False Bay.
We’ve also seen the return of the jackasspenguins, and they seem to make a good be-tween-meals snack.
Then we have all those people pouring bloodand guts into the sea in a sort of ritual sacrificeto the gods of tourism. That really gets thesharks going, and provides plenty of thrills forcage divers.
And on the fringes of our territorial waters,we have those terrible Chinese fishermen whocatch sharks, cut off their fins for soup andthrow them back alive to spread the wordabout cruel humans.
And last, but by no means least, we have theshark huggers who can see no wrong in themonster predators. Their campaigning hasensured that the great white is now a protect-ed species that features regularly in starringroles on the National Geographic channel.
Is it any wonder that the confused sharkshave turned on us?
So we are stuck with the results of over-fish-ing and under-sealing and then, to make mat-ters worse, we taunt the sharks by danglingtasty humans in cages in their favourite hunt-ing grounds.’n No wonder they get excitedwhen an unprotected bather ventures beyondthe breakers.
It really is a mess. Have you ever thoughtof what would happen to the tourism industryif the Shark Spotters went on strike?
The situation is not okay, and no amount ofsoothing talk by the shark huggers will makeit okay.
If the argument goes that the sea is their ter-ritory and we should respect this and enter atour ownrisk, thenwemight aswell bringbacklions to Cape Point and take our chances theretoo. At least they might take care of the ba-boons. Or drive the troops into the suburbs.
Wecould even tether agoat and lock tourists
in nearby cages so that they can observe theborn-free lions move in for the kill. NationalGeographic might film that too. It would alsoteach the lions to associate tourists with food.
Baboons and lions in the streets would bevery exciting. That’s what most tourists ex-pected to find in Africa, and we should not letthem leave disappointed.
The truth of the matter is that we have upsetthe balance of nature, and we are responsiblefor the consequences.We might have to do some culling, just as theydo in the game reserves, to retain the balancebetween predator and prey, between grazersand vegetation.
The other approach is to sit back with theshark huggers and let nature takes its uglycourse. What’s a life here or there?
After all, we’ve overpopulated this planet,and we should expect a correction, as they sayon the stock exchange.
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Teenager airlifted after bridge jumpA TEENAGE boy was rushed toGroote Schuur Hospital in a heli-copter yesterday (Monday) after-noon after suffering a spinal inju-ry when he jumped off the bridgethat crosses the river mouth atMuizenberg Beach.
Alaric Jacobs, Groote SchuurHospital spokesperson, says theteenagers is currently lucid andin a stable condition.
André Visser, spokesperson
for ER24, says their medical heli-copter was flying over Muizen-bergBeachaspart of a beach safe-ty initiative when the pilot sawpeople signalling from the vicini-ty of the bridge.
The pilot made a swift landingon the beach, and ER24 person-nel, including two doctors, assist-ed medical personnel who werealready on the scene.
He was airlifted to hospital as
a matter of urgency.Visser says the teenager
jumped off the low bridge into theshallow water, hitting the hardsurface of the river mouth andsustaining serious neck injuries.Bystanders helped him out of thewater and alerted EmergencyMedical Services.
Jacobs says the hospital is stillrunning tests to ascertain thescope of the boy’s injuries.
Fire in Dido Valley – but don’t worryTHE City of Cape Town is clear-ing thickets of invasive plants inan area earmarked for a housingdevelopment in Dido Valley.
To prevent the cleared materialfrom becoming a fire hazard, theCity started a controlled burn inthe area last week, and will con-tinue until this Friday.
Undertaken by specialised per-
sonnel, the burning is only car-ried out during suitable weather,and strict protocols are followedto ensure safety.
The City asks residents andbusinesses in the Dido Valley ar-ea to be patient during the burnperiod; alien plant invasions in-crease the risk of runaway wildfires, especially with this year’s
drier-than-normal winter. Land-owners are also asked to controlalien plants on their properties,and create fire breaks in prepara-tion for summer. Landownerswho need advice on this are invit-ed to contact Louise Stafford atthe Invasive Species Unit on(021) 712-1944 or at [email protected].
Discworld divesinto Sun ValleyTHE Silvermine Academy will per-form Stephen Briggs’s stage adapta-tion of “Maskerade”, one of TerryPratchett’s famed Discworld novels, inthe hall belonging to the Sun ValleyGroup of Schools on Thursday and Fri-day from 19:30.
Tickets cost R30, and are available atSun Valley Primary School on(021) 785-2722.
Robbers lurk on walkwayDALEEN FOUCHÉ
THE charming walkway thatstretches between Muizen-
berg and St James was the sceneof a violent attack on two womenlate last month.
The attack took place when thesunwasout and the twoyoungwom-en, from St James, decided to strollover to Muizenberg for lunch onWednesday 28 September.
On their return, two young, well-dressed men on BMX bicycles rodeup to them as they walked betweenBailey’s Cottage and the St Jamestidal pool – something of a blind spoton the path.
The two men leapt from their bi-cycles, then pulled long knives,“about 20cm long”, and warned thewomen not to shout, says one of thewomen, who wishes to remainanonymous. She says one man helda knife to her stomach and a screw-driver to her throat, while the otherman held his knife to her friend’sthroat. “We both thought that wewould not get out of this alive.”
The woman says she pulled outher pepper spray and tried to emptythe canister into the man’s face, butthe south easter blew the spray backinto her own face.
She says what struck her is thatboth young men wore “huge” sun-glasses, “as if they were preparedfor it”.
Theman then smashed thepepperspray canister from her hand, caus-ing extensive bruising. She says themen demanded money from them,and she handed over her handbagwhile begging the men not to hurt
them.The robber couldn’t find what he
wanted in her bag, so he handed itback and told her to find her walletand cellphone.
She gave these to the robbers – butthe men were not satisfied, and de-manded more money.
They began rummaging throughthe women’s pockets for more cash.“They were very violent, pushingand shoving. My friend’s entire jer-sey was ripped.” Then, in a flash,the men were gone.
The two young women, hurt anddeeply traumatised, struggled to gethome. The woman People’s Post in-terviewed says she was still blindedby the pepper spray. “My friend hadto guide me home.”
Further describing her assail-ants, she says one was short and theother tall. They both looked respect-able and clean.
“They looked like nice youngguys, not criminals.”
The women went to MuizenbergPolice Station to report the crimethe next day.
It is rumoured that the stretch onwhich they had been attacked wasthe scene of four other attacks onthe same day, but police could onlyconfirm this one case of robbery.
Captain Stephen Knapp, spokes-person for the Muizenberg police,says there has been “no markedincrease” in crime on the walk-way, but he urges anybody whomayhave fallen victim to criminalsto come forward.
“It is through these reported inci-dents that our crime preventionstrategies are planned,” he ex-plains.
RED IS FOR DANGER: Dale Carter took thisphotograph of a red shark flag flying at FishHoek Beach on Saturday, and remarks that,at the time, there was no one in the water.Weekend media reports, however, revealedthat there were plenty of surfers and swimmers off the coast at nearby MuizenbergBeach on Sunday, despite the red flag that wasflying high there at the time. Surf schools inMuizenberg complained about the warning,and insist that there had not been a shark inMuizenberg’s waters for some time. However,the Shark Spotters explain that it must beabundantly clear that the threat of a shark attack has dropped before the flag can bechanged. A red flag indicates that there is ahigh risk of sharks, while a white flag indicatesa definite shark presence.
MIND THE BRIDGE: Two peoplewere injured yesterday (Monday) morning after the truckthey were travelling in collidedwith a low bridge in AtlanticRoad in Muizenberg. The truckdrove into the underside of theoverhead bridge, and the two inside it were flung to the front ofthe cab, sustaining moderateinjuries, ranging from suspected back and neck injuries toscrapes and bruises. Paramedics treated the patients at thescene before transporting themto a nearby medical facility. Lawenforcement authorities whoattended the scene are now investigating the matter.
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OCEAN VIEW HOUSING PROJECTThe City of Cape Town’s New Settlement Department will be having the follow-up sessionsfor the proposed beneficiaries of the Ocean View Housing Project.
Applicants registered on the Ocean View database and who• live in Ocean View;• are registered on the City of Cape Town’s database and did not come forward in the
previous sessions; or• have outstanding information to submit
must visit the following venue:Venue: Ocean View Civic Centre, Carina Road, Ocean ViewDate: Monday 24 October 2011 to Wednesday 26 October 2011Time: 09:30 – 14:30
If you came forward in the previous sessions and have no outstanding information tosubmit, do not call again.
• The following documents must be produced on the day:• Green barcoded ID document• Marriage/divorce certificate• Children’s birth certificate• Proof of income• Any other relevant documents
For further enquiries please contact Maureen Lewinon tel 021 710 9303.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT-IN-AID FUNDING2012/2013: SUBCOUNCIL 23Subcouncil 23 invites submissions for the financial year commencing 1 July 2012 fromorganisations in the following Wards:
• Ward 75: Colorado Park, Highlands Village, Hyde Park, Morgans Village, Philippi,Rondevlei Park, Weltevreden Valley, Westgate, Wildwood, Woodlands
• Ward 76: Ikwezi Park, Lentegeur• Ward 88: Lentegeur (south of R300, west of AZ Berman Drive, north of Highlands
Drive, east of railway line), New Woodlands, Philippi, Philippi Park
GRANTS-IN-AIDApplications for grant-in-aid funding must be made on the official application form, availableat the Subcouncil 23 Office, together with a letterhead and include the following details:
• date established• type of organisation (NPO, Section 21 Company, Schools, Sport bodies,
Community Organisations)• details of previous funding by the City• details of other funding received from the City for the current financial year• purpose or aim of grant• detailed description of project to be implemented utilising the funding• detailed breakdown of project costs
Please address completed applications, with supporting documentation for Grants-in-Aid, byno later than 28 October 2011 to:
* All applications for grants-in-aid will be assessed in accordance with the Grant-in-Aid Policyand must conform to the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003.
CROSS-DRESSING chameleon Pieter-Dirk Uys performed before a packed
hall at Fish Hoek High School on Saturdayin this year’s final Comedy Legends night.
A huge success, these comedy nights haveraised over R130 000 for the Shark Spotters inthe last 18 months.
Tannie Evita made an appearance at Satur-day’s show, as did old favourites Pik Botha,PW Botha and Desmond Tutu.
Sarah Titley, Shark Spotters project manag-er, extends her heartfelt thanks to all busi-
nesses who supported the Comedy Legends se-ries, including Fish Hoek High School, Some-thing Different (for the décor), eMzantsiTalent Agency (for the musicians and per-formers), AP Jones (for selling tickets),Graphix4U, Lam It All, Fisherman’s Restau-rant and Shorties Blue Bottle.
She also thanked People’s Post for its adver-tising sponsorship.
Titley also thanked everyone who spon-sored raffle tickets.
Comedy Legends will take a break duringthe summer season, and the Shark Spottershope the world-class entertainment will con-tinue in 2012.
LIGHTER MOMENT: From left: Lwando Scott, FrancisGoodwin, Pierre de Vos and Hayley McEwan.
FRENCH FLAIR: Mongane Tanguywith her daughter, Alienor.
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CID reflects on the yearDALEEN FOUCHÉ
THE Fish Hoek City Im-provement District (CID)AGM on Wednesday lastweek marked the end of anera for this thriving initia-tive.
Frank Johnstone, managerof the CID for over 10 years,is retiring at the end of thisyear (“A new era for the FishHoek CID”, People’s Post, 30August 2011). Julian Hobson,chairperson of the Fish HoekCID, expressed appreciationon behalf of both the CID andFish Hoek for Johnstone’s dedication andthe meticulous attention to detail withwhich he managed the CID.
Hobson said it had not been an easy yearfor the CID, with the death of Clive Wakeford– its first chairperson, as well as a prominentbusinessman and Fish Hoek legend – in Jan-uary.
Reported on the year’s progress, Hobsonnoted that the CCTV camera system set upin the area was “working well”.
He added, however, that the system’s con-trol room is too “cramped”, and said the CIDis trying to find a bigger centre to host bothits controllers and those of fellow organisa-tions in other areas of the Far South, promot-ing better coordination. Hobson went on tocongratulate everybody involved in keepingthe neighbourhood safe, including the FishHoek police, neighbourhood watches andMach 1, a security company responsible forwatching over Fish Hoek’s CBD.
“The level of cooperation is impressive,”
Hobson said.The recent shark attack on Michael Cohen
was also discussed, along with possible waysto keep swimmers safe, and the CID decidedto organise a think tank on matter and en-sure communication channels between vari-ous interest groups remain open.
Meanwhile, the CID’s new five-year planand budget were accepted by those present,and received a thumbs-up from a City ofCape Town representative.
The organisation’s executive committeevolunteered for election into another term ofservice, and the vote kept Hobson as chair-person, Janet Holwill as vice chairpersonand Mckenzie Johnson as treasurer.
The CID’s directors include Vanessa Hus-band – who is also in charge of the “KeepFish Hoek Beautiful” initiative – as well asRick Bing, Craig Guthrie and Mike Stead-man. The meeting ended off on a cheerfulnote with members enjoying drinks, snacksand good company.
THE TEAM: Members of the Fish Hoek CID, from left: treasurerMckenzie Johnson, vice chairperson Janet Holwill, directorVanessa Husband, manager Frank Johnstone and chairpersonJulian Hobson. Photo: Daleen Fouché
Road closed for festivitiesDURING the Cape Town International KiteFestival at Zandvlei, Muizenberg, on Satur-day 22 and Sunday 23 October, the followingroads will be closed:
•The Row, between Windermere andAxminster Road, from 07:00 to 18:00.
•Yarmouth northbound, at Clifton Road,from 09:00 to 18:00.
There will be free parking for kite festivalvisitors at Muizenberg High School in Wind-ermere and Dartmouth Roads. For more in-formation call (021) 447-9040 or email [email protected], or visit www.capemental-health.co.za.
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To qualify for one of these excellent Apprentice (Engineering) opportunities you willrequire: Four Engineering related subjects relevant to the trade at N3 Level including Mathsand Science passes exceeding 50% OR NCV Level 4 (Engineering) full exemption for the relatedtrade, which is the new curriculum being offered at FET Colleges since 2007 OR Technical orAcademic matric with Maths and Science passes of 50% or more on standard grade • Theability and willingness to learn • The ability to display a real interest in the Engineering field• Enthusiasm, determination and strong commitment to self-development.
To qualify for one of these excellent Apprentice (Construction) opportunities you willrequire: Minimum Grade 11 (Std 9) Academic or Technical School qualification with minimumof 50% in (SG) Maths or 65% in Maths Literacy OR Four Construction related subjects at N2levels including the relevant trade and Mathematics passes at minimum 50% OR NCV Level 4(Construction) for the related trade full exemption, which is the new curriculum being offeredat FET colleges since 2007 • The ability and willingness to learn • The ability to display a realinterest in the Construction field • Enthusiasm, determination and strong commitment to self-development.
General information: Qualifying candidates will be required to write an assessment• Selected candidates will be required to undergo a medical examination • NO late applicationswill be accepted • Supporting documentation will NOT be returned • ONLY applicationssubmitted on an official application form will be considered.
Applications forms are available from: Cape Town Civic Centre, 2nd Floor • ElectricityServices Training Centre, 733 Voortrekker Road, Maitland • Water Services Training Centre,Berkley Road, Ndabeni.
Application forms are also available at the following libraries: Langa, Cnr Washington andMendi Avenue • Mamre, Main Road • Wesfleur, Westfleur Circle • Masiphumelele,MotopengStreet • Hout Bay, Melkhout Crescent • Lotus River, Buck Road • Ocean View, Carina Close• Khayelitsha, Bonga Drive • Rocklands, Civc Centre • Westridge, Civc Centre • Athlone, CnrDobson and Klipfontein Road • Bonteheuwel Town Centre, Blue Gum Street • Gugulethu, NY144 • Nyanga, Freedom Square • Bellville South, Kasselsvlei Road • Elsies River, Civic Centre, HaltRoad • Scottsdene, Eaon Way • Lwandle, Vulindela Road • Mfuleni, Mfuleni Town Council, MainRoad • Suider Strand, 60 Lower Gordons Bay Road.
Telephone enquiries: 021 593-4642 ext 222.
If you have not received a response within 6 weeks of the closing date, please consideryour application as unsuccessful.
The completed prescribed application form, as well as certified copies of yourqualifications and Identity Document must be hand-delivered to the Human ResourcesEmployment Counter, 2nd Floor, Tower Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard,Cape Town.
Closing date: 17 October 2011
citY oF cApe toWnthe city promotes and applies the principles of employmentequity. people with disabilities are encouraged to apply
WISE WORDS: These youngsters from Paul Greyling Primary School in Fish Hoekwere awarded silver medalsfor poetry after they wowedcrowds with their lyricalprowess at the recent Western Cape Eisteddfod. Seenhere, back row, from left: Reinhardt Voges and André vanZyl. Front: Kayla Moolman,Mila Fourie, Allister Kömmer,Michail Nell and NikkaDoust. Photos: Supplied
ACHIEVER: Miadu Toit from FishHoek PrimarySchool wasawarded three silver medal at theEisteddfod for poetry, reading andprose.
SECOND CHANCE: Twentyseven penguins were released back into the wild on Saturdaymorning at Seaforth Beach in Simon’ Town, marking the start of the 2011 Simon’s TownPenguin Festival hosted by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation ofCoastal Birds (SANCCOB) and its conservation partners. The penguins had been rehabilitated by SANCCOB, whose members nursed the birds back to health after they wereaffected by various hazards, such as oil spills. Photos: Supplied
HOME FREE: The rehabilitated birds take full advantage of their newfound freedom.Photo: Supplied
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Page 8 People’s Post False Bay PROPERTY Tuesday 11 October 2011
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THE Chas Everitt False Bayteam have shrugged off com-ments that the shark attackswere bad news for propertyprices in the seaside town.
“Of course this was unwel-come headline news, but the re-ality is that Fish Hoek remainspopular for reasons that tran-scend the joys of swimming invery cold water, a fact of life forevery Cape Town coastal town orvillage,” says Chas Everitt FalseBay franchisee Andre de Vil-liers.
According to De Villiers, if apoll of residents was done the re-sults would probably show that1 out of 100 residentshaveactual-ly gone for a swim in the watersoff Cape Town in the last twoyears.
“Yes, it’s not a scientific fig-ure, but it is an educated guessfrom someone who knows the ar-ea better than the back of myhand, as I have lived in FishHoek most of my life,” he says.
There is a poll currently run-ning on falsebay.info on thisquestion.
“It is reassuring that sharks
don’t go onto the beach, for thatis where you will find Fish Hoekpeople and others of course en-joying the real gem of the area –the safe and magnificent beach,with its awesome views,” saysDe Villiers, who opines there canbe little doubt that Fish Hoekprices are now at a more attrac-tive level for buyers than theyhave been for years.
“As a property insider with
over 25 years in the industry andexcellent connections with deci-sion makers in the mortgagebusiness, I can assure readers ofPeople’s Post that banks are verypositive on property values inthe area and their low risk fac-tor.
“This is very important, as ac-cess to finance for buyers re-mains tight, and the location ofthe property is as critical as a
buyer’s own financial creden-tials.
“However, don’t expect thebank to support this commentdue to political considerations.
“Fish Hoek remains an out-standing place to live and to in-vest in – shark or no shark – andthe Chas Everitt False Bay teamhas proven that with seven salesin September, including one theday after the attack.”
Fish Hoek remains a greatplace to buy
AT YOUR SERVICE: The Chas Everitt False Bay team. Photo: Supplied
Whyauction?TIMES are tough, and one’s atti-tude can make all the difference.
That is why Craig Durr is com-mitted to the truth, to integrityand to professionalism.
For the past 25 years, he hasbeen linking willing sellers withwilling buyers.
“As an auctioneer, I am veryexcited about this proactive andinnovative vehicle to link will-ing sellers and buyers together,”says Durr.
Using the auction method putsboth the seller and the purchaserin a position of negotiatingstrength, he says.
Call Durr for an obligation-free evaluation of your property,and todiscuss a tailor-mademar-keting strategy that will takeyour property to the market,rather than waiting for the mar-ket to come to you!
Tuesday 11 October 2011 PROPERTY People’s Post False Bay Page 9
Fish Hoek • Envious PositionGlenn Brown ZAR 4,5 million083 444 9376 Web ID: ENV45600
Noordsig IV • Lock & GoGlenn Brown ZAR 780 000083 444 9376 Web ID: ENV43489
Engel & Völkers Fish Hoek, 3AGreen Parrot Place, Recreation Rd, Fish Hoek 7975 • Tel: 021 782 0006 • Fax: 021 782 0014Email: [email protected] • Web: www.engelvoelkers.com
You only live once... we’ll show you where
Fish Hoek • Beautiful HomeDawn 082 593 2028 ZAR 3,75 millionInge 083 300 9454 Web ID: ENV47148
Fish Hoek • Fantastic apartmentDawn 082 593 2028 ZAR 825 000Inge 083 300 9454 Web ID: ENV46434
Fish Hoek • FNB Quicksell propertyDawn 082 593 2028 ZAR 1,275 millionInge 083 300 9454 Web ID: ENV46166
Fish Hoek • Exciting opportunityDawn 082 593 2028 ZAR 1,595 millionInge 083 300 9454 Web ID: ENV45132
LAUGH A LITTLE: Just a few metres away from the centre of Simon’s Town, a newshop, called The Laughing Heart, has opened. Owner Kiara Keally finds inspirationin vintage pieces, and offers a wealth of homeware, décor, reusable and recycledbricabrac, and a host of gardenalia. She also has handmade items that makefor lovely gifts. The shop is open from 09:00 to 15:00, Mondays to Sundays (thoughweekend hours are subject to change). You can find The Laughing Heart at 82Main Road, Simon’s Town.
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Reduced rates on your bondAS interest rates are more than likely tostay low for the next 18 to 24 months, buy-ers should look towards a long-term viewwith respect to bond repayments.
By paying s small additional amount eachmonth on your bond you can save a lot of mon-ey.
The examples below show how much youcansave, aswell as the reduced termresultingfrom additional payment on your bond.
The table is based on a R100 000 bond at arate of 11% with a repayment term of 20 years.Although there are financial pressures with
fuel price, electricity and general cost of liv-ing increases, this table reflects just howmuch you can save on your biggest invest-ment by committing those extra rands intoyour bond account.
Onenight out less permonthat a restaurantfor the family, at a price of R346, could saveyou R82 320 in the long term!
For any further property finance advice oran obligation-free valuation, call Engel &Volkers’ Fish Hoek office at (021) 782-0006 orvisit the office at 3 Green Parrot Place on thecorner of Recreation and Main Roads, FishHoek.
Page 10 People’s Post False Bay LEADER Tuesday 11 October 2011
Makes censusTHE time has come, again, for all South Afri-cans to stand up and be counted.
Census 2011 kicked off yesterday and willend on 31 October.
Among the first to be counted were thehomeless and babies born after midnight, af-ter which census field workers took to thestreets under a cloud of safety concerns aboutopportunistic individuals.
Assurances were given that all field work-ers were vetted, and president Jacob Zumaurged all South Africans to be counted and“help us plan well to build a better life for all”.
The UN defines a population census as “thetotal process of collecting, compiling, evaluat-ing, analysing and publishing demographic,economic and social data pertaining at a spec-ified time, to all persons in a country”. Partic-ipation in the census is a statutory obligation.
Some staggering Census 2011 stats:About 156 000 enumerators will collect in-
formation for 21 daysGovernment estimates there are 14,5 mil-
lion households, and some 20 million ques-tionnaires have been printed, each 14 pages,containing 75 questions
During the 35 minutes enumerators will-spend at a house, people will be asked abouttheir income, workplace and past addresses
The last census, in 2001, revealed thatthere were 45 million people in SA. Resultsfor Census 2011 will be available in March2013.
Stay safe during Census 2011 by keeping inmind that:
All field workers must introduce them-selves as employees of Stats SA and state thepurpose of their visit
Official Census 2011 field workers willwear official yellow shirts, a cap and a bag,all bearing the Census 2011 and Stats SA log-os, and must produce an identification cardcontaining their photo and ID number and
Verify an enumerator’s credentials by call-ing 0800 110 248/080 between 07:00 and 22:00,or email [email protected].
An angel in blueWARRANT OFFICER Bailey’s voice was thelifeline I clung to last night.
Late last night my ex-boyfriend arriveddrunk on my doorstep and threatened tobreak down the door. He ignored my pleasfor him to leave.
Alone, and realising that there were noneighbours home, I phoned the police in des-peration when he started hitting the door.
As I did this, my ex swore and shouted, butthen beat a hasty retreat. I told the lady atthe call centre this, but was worried hewould return. Trembling with the shock ofwitnessing someone I had loved turn into aterrifying monster, I was panicking aboutwhether the police would arrive in time ifhe decided to return. My family live faraway, and there was nobody I could phone.
I felt helpless as this awful realisation hit.But then my phone rang, and it was the
Fish Hoek police wanting to know what wasgoing on. Warrant Officer Bailey’s reassur-ing manner was the answer to my prayers.
He asked for a description of the car, andmade sure he understood how to find thehouse in case I needed to phone again.
As I stammered out my replies, I askedwhich number I should phone if he returned.Bailey replied that his number was the best,and that he would be on duty until 06:00. Ifelt such deep gratitude to him, and all policewho work night shift to keep us safe.
I eventually fell asleep, only because Iknew help would be at hand. Thank you!
Thanks also to the 10111 call centre forspeedily giving my details to the correct sta-tion, without my having asked.ANONYMOUSNoordhoek
Win a Scheaffer with the write stuffNEXTtimeyouwrite a letter toPeople’sPost,your submission may just win you a beatifulSheaffer pen.People’sPostandSheafferPensare running a letters competition, and inviteyou to submit a 300-word letter for a chanceto win a Sheaffer 9137 Silver Shimmer FTroller-ball pen with nickel-plated trimming.Sheaffer Pens is giving away a total of 10pens – one for the winning letter in each ofour 10 editions. In 1912, Walter Sheaffer tookhis idea of a pen-filling apparatus that utilis-es a lever system and put his life savings intofounding the WA Sheaffer company in FortMadison, Iowa. The company’s physicalspace was modest – filling the back room ofSheaffer’s jewellery store – but the compa-
ny’s vision was grand. Nearly a century lat-er, it continues to offer generation after gen-eration of innovative, reliable and stylishwriting instruments. Sheaffer is distributedby Silveray Statmark Company, a BidvestGroup Company, and is available from lead-ing stationers and pen specialists.
. To enter the competition, email, fax orpost your letters, marked “Sheaffer Pens”,to us by 15:00 Wednesday 19 October. Thewinners will be announced in People’s Poston Tuesday 25 October, and the winning let-ters printed in the paper. Email [email protected], fax to (021) 713-9481 or postyour entry to 240 Old Mutual Building, MainRoad, Tokai, 7966.
Teamwork is the important keySINCE the Fish Hoek Community PolicingForum AGM held in November 2010, therehave been positive changes in the struc-tures and processes through which theCPF serves our beautiful Fish Hoek com-munity. The CPF wishes to thank all ourneighbourhood watches (NHW) who workso hard to recruit members and managethem into being effective patrollers.
In no specific order, people such asGavin Alexander, Grant Kipling, DavidSmith, Sharon Laitte, Konrad Eriksen, IanWilkinson, Craig Guthrie, Doug Gill, BasilWelch, Lorraine Hanslo, Tinka Shapiro,Chris Hendrikz, Gerri, John Parker, Lou-ise Whyte, John Cole, Linzi Malloch, GillForgan, Richard Warncke, Russell Wright,Debbie Jenkins, Reg Wileman, JohnJames, Tony Bullock, Tracy Sassen,Michelle Saffer and numerous others havebeen toiling for years to ensure our valleyhas a well-organised and effective NHWsystem. Capri NHW must be singled out fortheir excellent “revival” by such a smallcommunity, and the success they have al-ready achieved. This is proof of what canbe achieved if one puts personal gain asideand strives to serve a community – welldone Capri NHW! Keep it up!
The CPF also wishes to thank all thebusinesses that have contributed over thepast couple years in supporting our opera-tions, such as the Spar Valyland, Pick nPay, and the City Improvement District(CID). The CID has contributed not only fi-nancially, but is actively involved in sup-porting and enhancing the camera net-work that is sucha successful tool in crime-combating operations. Here the CID man-ager Frank Johnstone, who has been serv-ing tirelessly on the CPF for many years,Manu Choudree from MACH 1 Security,Gary Scagell from VISEC Africa, who alsoserved many years on the CPF, with thesupport of Paris Zanos and Mark Prowse,
cannot be thanked enough for the sterlingwork they have done and are doing.
It is through the voluntary donation ofcameras and software by Gary fromVISEC, and the active support when inci-dents are reported, that the use of camerasis being pursued by the City of Cape Townfor other community areas. Sector polic-ing was established a year ago in our val-ley, with the geographical area divided in-to two sectors. Through an approach of di-viding an area into smaller, moremanageable areas, and dedicating specificresources to that sector, policing can bemuch more efficient and effective. The SCFis the executing body of the CPF, and is re-sponsible for all operations within thatSCF sector. As with all new concepts, therehave been teething problems and personal-ity clashes, but at the end of the day it isnot about one or more persons, but ratherthe community at large that must be thepriority. An example of this is the newlylaunched project in Sector 2 by the SCF ofmaintaining a database of all the elderly inthe area. The national programme, Actionon Elder Abuse, has come on board, andwill providemuchassistance to elderly res-idents in need. If you would like to find outmore and assist in this project, please con-tact the Sector Commander WO JasonBentley at Fish Hoek SAPS on (021) 784-2700. The success of ensuring continued ef-fective and efficient service delivery fromour local law enforcement agencies, andpromoting accountability of our local po-lice, squarely rests on how the communityresponds to and supports their CPF andSCF. Without the support of the communi-ty, there will be no process by which thelocal law enforcement agencies can be heldaccountable. “Together we can make FishHoek beautiful and peaceful!”ANDRE BLOMChairperson of the Fish Hoek CPF
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Shark attacks our own faultI HAVE been living in the Valley for al-most 12 years now, and I am a frequentvisitor to our beach. In the short span of12 years, I have seen how we humans haveslowly destroyed our beautiful sea.
We are a very blessed community tohave such beauty on our doorstep. How-ever, since 2000, more than half our localfish have been fished, by both domesticand foreign fishers. I have seen how ourfood prices, like fish, have gone up drasti-cally in the past five years alone. Addedto that, more and more people have beenvisiting our wonderful beach and swim-ming in its waters.
Water activities have increased, andthe beaches have become packed. Thewriter of the letter (“Don’t get chummywith sharks”, People’s Post letters, 4 Octo-ber) said, “When I was young and swamand dived in the bay, even during the yel-lowtail runs, I never
thought about sharks.”Firstly, when you were young, one gen-
erally does not think of sharks or thingsthatmightharmus, becauseweareyoungand “fearless” – ask any surfer. Secondly,
yellowtail comes that close to ourshores?
Besides that, yellowtail is now one ofthe over-fished fish in our sea, as are tunaand many others. These poor sharks haveno more natural food, except the whalesduring whale
season.
We just tend to get in the way, and real-ly, can you blame a shark for going for us?We are fat, slow and easy prey. There areenough warnings and signs, and we haveamazing shark spotters who are alwayson the ball! It’s our fault if we get bitten.
In the end, the reality is, man wantscontrol over everything. It doesn’t matterthe cost we pay, so long as we are not in-convenienced. The ocean is the sharks’domain, not ours, and it never has been.
We are not made for the water, it’s theirhabitat. Why should they be targetedwhen they are just behaving like the truebeautiful powerful kings of the ocean theywere created to be!
I come froma familywho loves animals,and when it is correct believes in cullingto have a healthier herd of buck, et cetera,but never do we kill or endanger animalsjust so that we may satisfy our needs.
Shark nets not only endanger and killsharks, but other marine wildlife as well.Wedonothave themanpower tomaintainas well as some of our neighbouring cit-ies, and even then a few sharks and dol-phins die.
More people die and get injured by justtaking a bath – are we going to want toget rid of bathing too?
We all have our place in this world; it’sjust knowing where it is and our limit init.JACQUELINE DE WILDEFalse Bay
Humans are the problemHOW did I know someone would bringall this up again? And how did I knowthat someone would suggest culling orkilling the sharks?
I too used to swim at the beach almostevery day and yes, there is a fear of thewater. I won’t go swim at the beach now.But I have no anger about it. I respectthe ocean and all its inhabitants. Thatis not my place. I am human.
I was one of the medics at the beachthe day Mr Cohen got bitten, and I sawthe shark in the water while we werebusy working on him. It was amazing.I won’t lie. I’ve never seen a shark in thewater here. I’ve heard the siren plentytimes, but not once seen one shark. I feelfor Mr Cohen, I really do.
I don’t know if I would survive an at-tack like that. But I have seen humansdo worse to each other, and cruelty fromour own kind is far more evil than anyanimal has ever inflicted upon theirown kind.
I believe very strongly that if youdon’t want to be bitten, then stay out oftheir territory. That is not our place, nomatter what we have accomplished ashumans with technology.
We do not see a shark, whale, fish,dolphin, seal or other sea animals walkdown our main roads everyday. Wehave destroyed this planet – not thecreaturesplacedhere longbeforeus.Wehave killed off wild animals and de-stroyed their homes, not the other wayaround.
As usual, we humans believe we aregreater than every other living crea-ture, and so the first thought is to kill,destroy, and be rid of. Are we really thatevil? It’s sad to think, that one day, ifthat day comes, that my children willonly hear about these amazing crea-tures in stories and see pictures in
books. I disagree with any culling of anyanimal. The world is over-populated byhumans... Why not start an annual cull-ing of us? That way there would be a de-crease in poverty, Aids, unemployment,et cetera. You see where I am going?
I watched the videos of sharks in thewater taken this last week. And I am in-trigued and amazed by these beautiful,graceful “monsters”. They fascinateme. They’re intelligence and power isunbelievable. I have more respect forany animal than human.
Nets and other contraptions are onlygoing to destroy our oceans even more.We will never see whales or dolphinshere. There will be an increase indeaths of these mammals, and we willonly have ourselves to blame. Insteadbuild a tidal pool.
Other beaches have them. Why nothere? Anywhere you go in the world,you do with a risk. You walk out yourfront door, and there are a thousand dif-ferent things that could kill you. Life it-self is a risk, so why is there such a bigdeal about going into a place that weknow has predators?
Again, I was there. I saw the shark.I don’t know if its the one that attackedMr Cohen, but it was a beautiful crea-ture that I’d never seen before. And MrCohen knew the risks of getting intothat water, just like we all know therisks of when we climb into our carseveryday, and the risks of walkingacross a road.
If you don’t want to be bitten, killed,injured, stay at home in a padded room.And never come outside. Because I’mmore afraid of walking down a road andbeing murdered than I am of going intothe ocean.MORGAN WILLFish Hoek
Page 12 People’s Post False Bay LETTERS Tuesday 11 October 2011
NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE SUBCOUNCILSOCTOBER 2011Notice is hereby given that the meetings of the 24 subcouncils of the City of Cape Town willtake place at the times and various venues indicated in the schedule below:
Subcouncil Venue Date Time Manager
1Council Chambers, Royal Ascot,Milnerton
20 10:00Peter Deacon021 550 1001
2 Kraaifontein Council Chambers 19 10:00Fred Monk021 980 6053
3Council Chambers, Voortrekker Road,Goodwood
20 10:00Johannes Brand021 590 1676
4Parow Council Chambers,Tallent Street, Parow
20 10:00Ardela van Niekerk021 938 8050
5Council Chambers, cnr JakkalsvleiAvenue and Kiaat Road, Bonteheuwel
19 10:00Martin Julie021 695 8171
6Bellville Council Chambers,Bellville Civic Centre
17 10:00Pat Jansen021 918 2024
7 Fisantekraal Multipurpose Centre 17 10:00Elmaleen du Plessis021 970 3002
8Strand Council Chambers,Strand
20 10:00Izak du Toit021 850 4149
9Moses Mabhida Library,Khayelitsha
19 10:00Thando Siwisa021 360 1351
10 Lookout Hill Tourism Facility 17 10:00Fezekile Cotani021 360 1267
11 Heideveld Civic Hall 19 10:00Kayise Nombakuse021 630 1600
12 Rocklands Civic Centre 20 10:00David Cedras021 371 4550
13Old Crossroads Community Hall 19 10:00
Lunga Bobo021 630 1600
14 Khwezi Community Hall, Gugulethu 17 10:00Christopher Jako021 6301600
15Plover Room, Pinelands Training Centre,Pinelands
19 10:00Mariette Griessel021 531 3437
16Council Chambers, 44 Wale Street,Cape Town
17 10:00Marius Coetsee021 487 2055
17 Athlone Minor Hall 20 10:00Edgar Carolissen021 637 9757
18Rondevlei Subcouncil Chambers,Lotus River
20 10:00Okkie Manuels021 710 8394
19 Council Chambers, Fish Hoek 17 10:00Desiree Mentor021 784 2011
20Council Chambers, Alphen Centre,Constantia
19 10:00Brian Ford021 794 2493
21Oostenberg Council ChambersKuils River
19 10:00Pieter Grobler021 900 1502
22Oostenberg Council Chambers,Kuils River
17 10:00Richard Moi021 900 1508
23 Colorado Community Centre 17 10:00David Cedras021 371 4550
24 Khayelitsha Training Centre 20 10:00Anthony Mathe021 956 8000
In addition to items of relevance to specific subcouncils, the following item will appear onthe agendas for all subcouncils in October:
• The review of the IDP
The Rules of Order for subcouncils permit any member ofthe public to address the subcouncil on any matter by priorarrangement with the relevant subcouncil manager.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT-IN-AID FUNDING2012/2013: SUBCOUNCIL 12Subcouncil 12 invites submissions for the financial year commencing 1 July 2012 fromorganisations in the following Wards:
• Ward 78: Beacon Valley (south-east of Morgenster Street, east of AZ Berman Drive,north of Trampoline Street and west of Alpine Street) – Mitchells Plain CBD – Portland –Rocklands – Westgate – Westridge
• Ward 79: Beacon Valley (south-east of Trampoline – south-west of Lord Street andOval Street, north-west of Imperial Street and north-east of AZ Berman Drive) – Eastridge(south-east of Imperial Street, south-west of Don Street and Alphine Road, north-west ofSpine Road and north-east of Yellowwood Road) – Michells Plain CBD – Portland
GRANTS-IN-AIDApplications for grant-in-aid funding must be made on the official application form, availableat the Subcouncil 12 Office, together with a letterhead and include the following details:
• date established• type of organisation (NPO, Section 21 Company, Schools, Sport bodies,
Community Organisations)• details of previous funding by the City• details of other funding received from the City for the current financial year• purpose or aim of grant• detailed description of project to be implemented utilising the funding• detailed breakdown of project costs
Please address completed applications, with supporting documentation for Grants-in-Aid, byno later than 28 October 2011 to:
* All applications for grants-in-aid will be assessed in accordance with the Grant-in-Aid Policyand must conform to the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003.
. Thank you for the article on the road ser-vitude in Noordhoek. Isn’t it a shame whencomplete outsiders come into a neighbour-hood and throw their weight around? Whydid they come here? Noordhoek resident
Just a thought. Why can’t shark nets be erected in the
Fish Hoek bay?. About the tree felling at Noordhoek Com-
mon, I see once again three or four morehealthy big trees have been butchered. Theyare doing it in stages to lessen the impact ofthe destruction to the public and less fortu-nate people who frequent this beautiful placeless often. Unfortunately, this power of beingable to destroy
trees has been entrusted to the wrong peo-ple. People who think they know better – butin fact they are insensitive, selfish, uncaringpeople who are obsessed with their own mis-guided preconceptions about what must liveand what can’t! Let nature take its course.The world is not indigenous, so why try and
destroy these trees? The oaks seem to be par-doned from the chain saw. Thank goodness.So what makes these other trees less indige-nous? I say leave the common tonaturewhichmakes it so lovely. Stop destroying it piece bypiece. Leave it and put your idle energies else-where. Leave nature. We need the shade fromthe sun and protection from the wind, notyour ideologies. Kris Nielsen
. Your photos of the shark last week werenot taken from Fish Hoek beach, they weretaken at Simon’s Town.
. I just want to say Papa Jo, your foodrocks. Well done and you will see us again.Pat H
. Ek dink dit is tyd dat ons erkenning geeaan die uitstekende diens wat gelewer wordby Valsbaai Hospitaal. Dankie aan die helepersoneel. D Kunz
In response. I matriculated in 2006, have a business
computing and film-making certificate andno job; my parents are both on pension, andyou want to take alcohol away? Really?
. Increasing alcohol prices will not work,it just means that less money will be spenton food in the homes that need it!
. I have stacks of timesharepoints for sale! Contact Andreon 082 881 4149.
. Your cartoon on 4 Octoberwas in very poor taste. Think ofthe poor victims and theirloved ones. Charlotte
Rugby rules 101. Many thanks to Lynn for succeeding in
teaching me the rugby rules. My husbandcould never succeed, and I am enjoying therugby now. Susan
. So much for People Post’s Lynn Prins be-ing a “rugby guru”, she doesn’t seem to knowor care that rugby is governed by laws andnot rules. If you want to be called a guru, atleast get the terminology right. Glen
A howling tail. If you take your dogs with you on outings
to the beach this summer, please make sureyou take along water for your dogs as theyget very thirsty in the heat.
. To the person who complained abouttheir neighbours reporting their noisy dogsto Metro Police: Have you ever consideredthat if youcontrolledyourdogsyouwouldnotbe a nuisance to others, and the police can putthat time to better use? Try it!
. Anti-dog owners, get a life. Dogs areman’s best friends. Don’t be so narrow mind-ed. Dogs have been around for a long time.Take the time to observe them and stop pass-ing ridiculous judgement. They have beenaround forever and always will be. Pull your-self together, geysers. Kris
. It’s good that Metro Police address end-less dog barking. I too suffer with my neigh-bours’ dogs who are bored and un-exercised.
. FK, your dogs disturb your neighbours’sleep and raise their cortisol (stress hor-mone) levels. It means they will die sooner.You are the worst kind of thief. You stealyears of your neighbours’ lives. Metro Police,take him away!
. Just remember, dogs and animals werehere long before we came along, paved overparadise and put them on leashes!
. My neighbour braais till the early hoursof the morning with smoke blowing into my
house. He plays noisy music and I just keepquiet about it. So how on earth can a grownman of almost 50 be so cruel to send me horri-ble SMSes just because my dog barks.
. Dear FK, you are the inconsiderateneighbour that allows your dogs to be a nui-sance. Shame on you. Police yourself andyour own and free the Metro Police from hav-ing to do that for you so they can divert theirattention to drug lords and thieves. NW
By the way. Can anyone tell me how do I, as a back-
yarder, apply for an electricity box? Joy. My green ring-necked parakeet is still
missing. Please contact me on 072 373 8328 orwww.parrotalert.com. It has been missingsince 30 April. Thank you!
. Shame on our government for treatingthe Dalai Lama in the manner they did toplease their corrupt ally.
. My daughter’s school recently had aWhole School Panel inspection for about aschool week. Apparently the government’sidea behind it is to point out areas of strengthand weakness. However, as a concerned par-ent, and from what I witnessed, I don’t thinkthat it was developmental at all. These WholeSchool Panelists are more destructive thananything else. They break down good teach-ers and their efforts within the space of days.The government and Department of Educa-tion need to be ashamed, and need to serious-ly rethink their school inspection efforts.They need to look for new and innovative ap-proaches that work in our country. Toschools that still need to get Whole School In-spection, I just want to say, refuse and fightthese panels, even if they say it’s unlawful.Do not allow these Panels of Destruction intoour schools. Long Live the Spirit of Defiance.We did it in the past, we can do it again.
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Play a little ‘Catch’ in Kalk BayCOMEDIAN and ac-tress Shirley Kirch-mann returns to KalkBay Theatre with theCape Town premiereof her latest hit,“Catch”, from 12 Octo-ber until 5 November.
Kirchmann, of “TrainYour Man” and“Scratch” fame, openedher new one-womanshow at the NationalArts Festival this yearto a “wave of acclaim”,a spokesperson says.
The play follows Tal-lulah – “32 and single, allher married friendskeep trying to hook herup, not because theycare about her, but be-cause they don’t like tosuffer alone”.
“Join her on a tale oflove, dreams, passionand revenge in this hi-larious blend of theatreand stand-up.”
Written and per-formed by Kirchmann,“Catch” is directed byher sister, Catherine,who has been workingwith her sibling on her stand-upshows for two years.
“If you are single, or have ever
been single, have set up a friendon a date or been set up on a date,or have done Internet dating,
speed dating, blind datingor all of the above, thisshow is for you,” saysKirchmann.
“It’s a lighthearted lookat the journey of finding amate, and the comic mo-ments we encounteralong the way.”
“Catch” will runWednesdays to Saturdaysat 20:30.
Doors will open at18:00, when guests canenjoy a pre-show supperin the Kalk Bay Thea-tre Café upstairs.
On the opening night,tickets cost R180, whichincludes wine and snacksbefore the show.
During the openingweek special, from Thurs-day 13 until Saturday 15October, tickets cost R85;tickets to other perform-ances cost R115.
To book your ticketsvisit www.kbt.co.za; youcan also visit the websitefor more information, orcheck out the theatre’sFacebook page or follow@KalkBayTheatre onTwitter.
• Please not that the play is notadvised for children under 14years of age.
GOOD FOR GIGGLES: Shirley Kirchmann returns toKalk Bay Theatre with the Cape Town premiere of“Catch”. Photo: Supplied
Explore more of VeniceRENOWNED art historian MarilynMartin will lecture about “The Ven-ice Biennale – The Grande Dame ofInternational Biennials” at the Ca-saLabiaCulturalCentre inMuizen-berg at 16:30 on Wednesday 12 Octo-ber.
Using visual aids to support hertalk, “Martin will take you on a tour
through the 54th Venice Biennalein a venue reminiscent of 18th cen-tury Venice”, organisers say.
The lecture costs R65 per person,and includes a glass of wine.
For more information contactSally-Anne Sole on (021) 788-6068 al-ternatively visit www.casal-abia.co.za.
Music at the MasqueTHE Masque Theatre in Mui-zenberg will host the Linden-berg Arts Foundation con-cert on Thursday at 10:30.
During the concert, SarahAcres on cello and AlbertCombrink on piano willpresent a spellbinding pro-
gramme of French and Span-ish music. Tickets, inclusiveof wine and fruit juice afterthe concert, cost R50.
To book, contact Lara on(021) 701-7466 or 082 715 7813,or email [email protected].
Flavour flair of Cass AbrahamsCASS ABRAHAMS is once againready to share some of her cookingsecrets, with the festive season justaround the corner.
To many people, Abrahams’name is synonymous with Cape Ma-lay cooking, and her knowledge ofspices is considered legendary. Inher new series, audiences will learnmore about combining flavours –
how to mix spices in the best way.The cooking demonstrations will
take place at the CPUT Restaurantin Granger Bay on Saturdays 15 Oc-tober, 5 and 12 November, and 3 and17 December.
Tickets are on sale through Com-puticket at R80 each.
For more information call(021) 446-5032.
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Tuesday 11 OctoberFish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Art Soci-ety’s next Tuesday afternoon work-shop takes place at 14:00 in the FalseBay Hospital hall. Iain Lamond willpresent a number of interestingplants for drawing and painting.Members and guests (who pay a R10entrance fee) are asked to take theirown equipment.
Iain can be contacted on (021) 782-5353.
Wednesday 12 OctoberFish Hoek: The South African As-sociation for Retired Persons
(SAARP) will hold aspring fete from09:00 to 12:00 at theFish Hoek CivicCentre. Crafts,cakes, collectables,
jewellery, plants and vegetables, aswell as and tea and coffee, will beon sale. SAARP membership offersmonthly meetings, social activities,outings and trips away to peopleover the age of 50. For enquiriesphone the SAARP office on(021) 782-2719 between 09:00 and12:00 on Mondays, Thursdays andFridays.
Glencairn: The Simon’s TownCommunity Policing Subforum(Sector 1) will hold its next monthlymeeting at 18:30 at the Phoenix Hall,Glencairn Heights.
Thursday 13 October
Fish Hoek: Historian Mike Walkerwill speak about his new book, “StJames, the Place of Dreams – a Cele-bratory Edition of the Bicentenary1810 to 1020”, at the Fish Hoek Val-ley Historical Association’s nextmeeting in the local library hall at18:00.
For more information phone(021) 782-5864.
Friday 14 OctoberFish Hoek: The next Managed Age-ing Seminar will be held from 10:00to 11:15 in the St Margaret’s Churchhall on the corner of KommetjieRoad and Fifth Avenue. JenniferSouthgate, certified Handle practi-tioner, will speak on the value of ex-ercise in stimulating the brain andslowing ageing. A R5 donation getsyou in, and tea will be served at09:45. For more information call
Fish Hoek: Reverend MartinHoldt will speak on his personaljourney through depression, andhow God helped him through it, atthe Wellwood Chapel on the cornerof Recreation Road and First Ave-nue at 19:30. For information,phone (021) 782-7863.
Tuesday 18 OctoberFish Hoek: This month’s HappyValley Paint-Out takes place at theHappy Valley Home in Simon’sTown at 09:30.
“Happy Valley has a wealth of in-teresting possibilities for outdoorwork,” organisers say.
Call Iain for more informationand directions on (021) 782-5353.
Thursday 20 October
Muizenberg: The Muizenberg His-torical Conservation Society in-vites you to hear historian and au-thor Dr Helen Robinson speakabout her recently published book,“The Villages of the Liesbeek” atHet Posthuys Museum in MainRoad at 17:30 for 18:00.
Seating is limited, so booking isessential.
Entrance is R20, which includessnacks and drinks. RSVP to GeorgeHill at [email protected] (021) 788-5542.
Saturday 29 OctoberSunnydale: The Emma AnimalRescue Society will hold its AGM atWenga Farm in Kommetjie Road,Sunnydale, at 16:00.
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THROUGHOUT September, Ca-petonians were spoilt with a
month-long festival of My CapeTown activities to celebrate Tour-ism Month and the value of thetourism sector across the globe.
Cape Town Tourism and a hostof partnering attractions encour-aged locals to explore and enjoytheir beautiful Mother Citythrough special offers, discountedvouchers and exciting events.
One of Africa’s most-visited at-tractions – and a favourite amongCapetonians – the V&A Water-front is a mix of extraordinarytourism, leisure, retail and enter-
tainment experiences. DuringSeptember the V&A Waterfrontencouraged Capetonians to redis-cover their city through the MyCape Town campaign by partak-ing in events at venues in the Wa-terfront locale.
This month, the V&A continuesits run of activities – the ever-pop-ular Wheel of Excellence has re-turned, and is again operatingfrom Market Square.
The Save our Sea Birds Festivalis on until 16 October, and CapeOutdoor Adventure and TravelExpo from 14 to 16 October.
The V&A continues to fly its
flags for the Bokke during the Rug-by World Cup, with live screen-ings of games at the Amphithea-tre. The V&A Waterfront haspledged its support for the Spring-bok Rugby World Cup team, inconjunction with Plascon, by re-painting the Clock Tower in greenand gold. Visit on Fridays and donyour Springbok jersey for “BokFriday”.
Call (021) 408-7500 or visitwww.waterfront.co.za for more in-formation about upcoming eventsat the V&A Waterfront, or visitwww.capetown.travel for detailsabout what to do in Cape Town.
The V&A Waterfront welcomes you
BREATHTAKING: The famous V&A Waterfront Pierhead is seen before TableMountain; it’s one of Africa’s mostvisited attractions, and welcomes countlesspeople to the city. Photo: Supplied
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ON THERUN: TheOTTER African TrailRun, presented forthe thirdtime thisyear, onceagain sawoffroad runners blazealong thislegendarytrail in theGardenRoute National Park.A total of200 endurance runners took onthe 42km ultra run in thehope of improving onlast year’sblitz of fourhours and47minutes.Two runsthrough theOtter Trailare sanctioned by SANationalParks,which opensthe trail torunners onlyone weekend everyyear underthe moststringent of environmental considerations. “We understand this exhilarating race showcases the natural splendour of one of South Africa’sfavourite national parks,” SANParks management said in a statementafter signing a historic agreement with event organisers MagneticSouth. The concept of the OTTER African Trail Run was the collectivebrainchild of brothers John and Mark Colloms, key partners in eventorganising company Magnetic South. Together with presenting sponsors HiTec and nutritional sponsor GU, they set their sights on theseemingimpossible dream of a 42km trail marathon along an unspoilt,wild coastline. The event started on Friday 30 September with thecompetitive run, and a leisurely ramble took place on Sunday 2 October. The Friday event was won by Ryan Sandes in the men’s categorywith a record time of 4:40:15, and the ladies’ winner was Su DonWauchope with a time of 5:39:42.
Velocity Cars speeds backVELOCITY CARS has re-launched its Parow branch, andhas moved to 99 VoortrekkerRoad. The director has guaran-teed a better car at a better pricefor all future clients.
The company has been goingstrong for seven years, and hasbecome a household name inmany communities within CapeTown. Indeed, the company at-tributes its success to the com-munity it serves.
The new showroom is in spec-tacular condition, and the stockholding has increased to accom-
modate a variety of choices forclients. With five branches tochoose from, there is no place toshop other than Velocity Cars.
On Wednesday, join them fora live broadcast from 15:00 to18:00 on Heart 104.9FM.
“Please also join us on Satur-day for a free boerewors roll,”the company invites.
For further information, con-tact the branch in Parow on(021) 911-3800/01, Canal Walk on(021) 551-782, Klipfontein on(021) 696-9292 or Centre on(021) 633- 4719.
READY FOR ACTION:Hashim Amla willcaptain the Proteasin oneday international and T20matches againstAustralia on Thursday at Newlands, after AB de Villiers wasruled out for four tosix weeks afterbreaking a fingerwhile practising withRoyal ChallengersBangalore during theChampions League.SA had to search fora new wicket keeper,and turned to old favourite Mark Boucher. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
FAST BOWLER: DaleSteyn isready to redeem himself onThursday after a disappointingChampionsLeague. Hewas firing onall cylindersat practice,and seemsready to putin a splendidperformance at T20.Photo: RashiedIsaacs
World Cup upsets, historic moments – and rulesLYNN PRINS
WHAT A SAD, distastefuland bitter moment it is
for the Springboks and all theirsupporters after their dismissalin the quarterfinal against theWallabies on Sunday.
Statistics show that the Spring-boks were the dominant team, butat the end of the day the stats wasevidently not important. Manyfeel hurt and betrayed, sayingmatch official Bryce Lawrence fa-voured Australia. Supporters feelit was an “unfair” match, with 15men against 16 – which includesthe referee.
Despite the negativity, the
Springboks had several opportu-nities and unfortunately nevertook them – and they should riseabove the excuses.
History has yet again repeateditself, with not one team winninga World Cup back to back. Thisweekend we witnessed anotherhistoric moment as all four semifi-nalists were seen in the 1987 WorldCup, with Australia losing 24-30 toFrance that year, and New Zea-land beating Wales 49-3.
On Saturday we will see Aus-tralia taking on the World Cuphosts New Zealand, and Francewill take on Wales. Who knows?Maybe France will reach the finaland punish New Zealand for shat-tering their dreams of winning the
World Cup and lifting the Web El-lis trophy 24 years ago – or will itbe the Red Dragons who punishthe French? Perhaps the Wallabies
will be crowned the champs of an-other tournament.
Only time will tell. On SaturdayWales take on France at Auckland,with the game kicking off at 10:00,and on Sunday New Zealand facesAustralia, also at Auckland, withkick-off at 10:00.
Last week People’s Post gave in-sight on the rugby mark rule andhand-offs. This week People’s Postwill focus on in-goals and whathappens after a mark is called.
After the markThe match official blows the
whistle after a mark has beencalled, and the player calling themark cannot be tackled. Opposi-tion players must then run backtowards their own goal line until
they are at least 10 metres from themark, and the “marking” playergets to kick the ball from the posi-tion of the mark, or from behindthe position of the mark.
In-goalsGrounding the ball in the oppo-
sition in-goal area results inpoints being awarded – this is, ofcourse, how you score rugby tries.
Grounding the ball in your ownin-goal area, however, makes theball “dead”, and play will then berestarted.
There is no concept of an “owntry”, unlike soccer, in which youcan score for the opposition withan “own goal”.
• Next week People’s Post will fo-cus on kick-offs and restart kicks.
ALL ABOARD:The crew ofRockstar, skippered by BrianGardener, takeit easy for aphoto amidFalse BayYacht Club’s(FBYC) annualsignature event– it’s IntasureSpring Regatta. The regattadrew fleets ofsleek boats torace it out onthe waters offthe False Baycoastline. TheFBYC SpringRegatta, whichfirst set out tosea in 1976, attracts up to 80yachts in allkeelboat classes. This year the race saw a wellrepresented Internationational Racing Class (IRC) fleet, mainly from the RoyalCape Yacht Club of Cape Town, including wellknown boats such as Puma Unleashed (under the command of GeoffMeek and Andrea Giovanni) and Windpower (skippered by Rick Nankin). AL, with Robbie van Rooyen at the helm,sailed its way to a win in the IRC division, while the winner of Club Class 1 was Felix the Cat, skippered by AlanLawrence. Club Class 2 was taken by Garmin Fiesta, brought home by skipper Mike Clarke and crew, with theCruising Class won by Nautiash under the watchful eye of Pieter Groenhof. The Miura Class win, meanwhile, wassnapped up by Farmed, captained by Vitor Medina.
ALOHA: Nigh on 300 runners,walkers and strollers took partin the first Steenberg VineyardTrail. The weather played itspart in the event, and the participants donned fancy dress costumes to add to the spirit of theday. Some sped through thevineyards, stopping at the refreshment stations just longenough for a swallow of water,while the less competitivestopped by for a sip or two ofwine. The best dressed participants won their weight in wine,and there were more thanenough lucky draw prizes to goaround. The Steenberg Vinyardsthank all the organisers, helpers and entrants who made theday a success. Seen here, fromleft: Antoinette Bishop, Shannon Shortridge, and MoniqueGibson.
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Conrad Marais, born in Na-mibia, represented his countryin the Rugby World Cup as awing. He found his love for thegame at the age of five at PaulGreyling Primary School inFish Hoek, and throughout hisprimary school years he playedas a scrum half.
It was only when he reachedhigh school that he took up theposition of wing – and he scoredthe second highest number oftries in the country in this posi-tion in his years at Fish HoekHigh School.
In 2008, he made a life-chang-ing decision when he moved tothe WP Institute in Stellen-bosch, where he says he learnedmost of his rugby skills.
Marais describes the move asan “eye opener”, and ever sincehis career has skyrocketed.
“In 2009 I played for VillagersRugby Club in Claremont,” herecalls. “I was only 19 years ofage when I played in their firstteam, and I must add I did prettywell and scored quite a fewtries.”
In 2010, Marais made his de-but in the Vodacom Cup, and atthe end of the year he played inthe Currie Cup for Pumas ofMpumalanga Province. Afterthat, he made his first appear-ance with Namibia in the Euro-pean Tour against Spain andPortugal in preparation for the
World Cup.The player’s par-
ents, Francois andLynette Marais, areoverjoyed with their
son’s achievements.His mother says the World
Cup has been an emotional one.“We’ve seen many World
Cups before, butthis one has beenextremely emo-tional, tense andexciting.
“We alwayswanted to knowwhether hewould play, orwhether he hadinjuries – it wasnerve-rackingbecause he wasso far away andwe were not ableto be in New Zea-land.”
Asked aboutNamibia’s gameagainst South Af-rica, Maraissays, proudly, “It was very emo-tional, singing the anthem, andat that time I was looking for-ward to kick-off. Though Na-
mibia were the underdogs inthat match, we had as much sup-port as the Springboks, andplenty South Africans cheered
for both teamswhenever we didsomething right.”
He says Na-mibia has im-proved a lot, butfeels there is stillroom for im-provement aheadof the next WorldCup.
The toughestplayers on theSpringbok side,he recalls, werePierre Spies,Jaque Fourie,and Fourie duPreez.
Though he’dlike to stay in
France for as long as he can, Ma-rais has not forgotten his moth-er country, and wishes continueplaying for Namibia.
READY: Conrad Marais is winging his way toFrance on Saturday.
STREAM STRIKERS: TheWestern Cape Canoe Union paddlers have beenselected to representSouth Africa at theWorld Canoe MarathonChampionships in Singapore from Wednesday 19until Sunday 23 October.Eight representatives ofthe Peninsula CanoeClub in Lakeside havebeen selected to participate. They are Shaun Rubenstein, Graeme Solomon (seen here), AlexaCole, Dominic Notten,Craig Flanagan, KirstenFlanagan, Jodi Cleworthand Rob MacLean. FromPaarl Canoe Club is LukeStowman, and Enslinvan Riet hails from Milnerton Canoe Club. Theteam departs on Sunday,and will return to CapeTown on Tuesday 25 October.
