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TUESDAY 10 February 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.zaTELLING IT AS IT IS
Drain and manhole cover thefts havebeen on the increase in recent days.Residents are concerned about thesafety of pedestrians and cyclists.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
RONDEBOSCH EAST AND CRAWFORD
Metal theft nightmareSAMANTHA LEE
@Samantha_Lee121
A sudden spike in drain cover thefts hasleft residents feeling vulnerable in theareas of Rondebosch East and Craw-
ford.Since the beginning of the year, drain cov-
ers, manhole covers and pipe covers havebeen targeted, say residents.Hylton Mitchell, spokesperson for Lanroe
Neighbourhood Watch and Civic Associa-tion of Rondebosch East, says numerousroads have been affected.“It seems there has been a sharp increase
in the theft of roadside metal drain coversin the Rondebosch East and Crawford areas,judging from the many missing covers andreports.“We suspect it is most likely that the
thieves strike in the early hours of themorn-ing and come in with a vehicle,” he says.Mitchell says a report indicates the perpe-
trators come to loosen the covers during theday to make the job easier at night.Neighbourhoodwatchmembers have also
given chase to a suspicious vehicle.Mitchell says something must be done to
curb the thefts. “If the council and Law En-forcement don’t do something soon, thenthese organised syndicates will remove allthe metal drain covers, making them deathtraps for cyclists and children in our areas– not to mention the damage it will cause tothe resident’s vehicles,” he says.Roadsworst affected by the thefts are Dale
and Trevor streets.Mitchell suggests a clampdown on scrap
metal dealers in the area to track downthieves and issue strong warnings and fines
if someof the scrapdealers are buying stolendrain covers.At the time of going to print the City of
Cape Town did not respond to a media en-quiry about the drain theft.In a previous report, Mayoral Committee
Member for Safety and Security JP Smithsaid the Metro Police Copperheads weremonitoring drain cover thefts in the city.“In the last financial year the Copper-
heads made 107 arrests – 46 of which weresuccessfully prosecuted. The City is also inthe very early stages of consideringwhetherthere is a need for a bylaw thatwill dealwithproblem businesses more effectively.“This will include scrapyards and bucket
shops, with specific provisions for ensuringthe closure of such premises where there isproof of repeated acts of violence, drug deal-ing, criminal activity and contravention of
legislation,” he said.Last year the City spent R7.5m on replac-
ing stolen infrastructure.At the timeutility servicesmaycomember
Ernest Sonnenberg said the City can not doit alone.“The Copperheads play an important role
in investigating and combating metal theft.However, the City relies on the cooperationof residents. Remain vigilant and reportthese incidents either to police or the Cityon 0800 222 771 or Law Enforcement on0800 225 669,” said Sonnenberg.At the time of going to print, People’s Post
was informed that all the missing, brokenand stolen covers had been replaced withconcrete and plastic alternatives.V Share your thoughts on these incidents. Startingwith the word “Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSescost R1.
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People’s Post readers rock – in more ways than one. Their generosity boosted the coffersof the Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture, in Woodstock, with R20 000.This is the result of R5 donated from every ticket sold at the inaugural People’s PostHot Summer Groove concert in December. Trauma Centre director Valdi van Reenen-LeRoux (centre), accepts the cheque from Christo Booyens, of Bakgat Promotions, andPeople’s Post editor Mandy King. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
Fake cigarettesworth R8m, aba-lone confiscatedMetro Police officials confiscated hun-dreds of boxes of fake cigarettes aswell as abalone in Lansdowne onThursday.
Mayoral Committee Member forSafety and Security JP Smith says atip-off led to the bust.
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Station safety on agendaTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
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Commuters travelling to and from theCrawford station are asking for dump-ing and safety issues at the station to
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Athlone police commander Colonel Kris-jan Verwant confirms there has been an in-crease in reported incidents of people beingrobbed when walking to and from the sta-tion.
“People are most vulnerable during themorning and afternoon. We have receivedcomplaints of children being robbed of theircellphones, school bags and money on theirway to school. Elderly people walking hometo and from the bus terminus are also beingtargeted, especially on a South African So-cial Services Agency (Sassa) payout day,”explains Verwant.
“We urge people not to walk alone and notto travel with large amounts of money or val-uables on them.”
Verwant says they will be increasing visi-bility around the station and terminus in themorning when people are travelling to workand school as well as in the evening whenthey return.
“It is difficult to say when criminals willsee an opportunity to attack but having apresence in the area, it deters them from try-ing. We would also like to call on neighbour-hood watches to assist us by just walkingaround those hotspots at night or in the aft-ernoon if they are available.”
Residents have also pointed out that ille-gal dumping is an increasing problem at therailway station.
Metrorail regionals manager RichardWalker said cleaning rail reserves costaround R800 000 a year, while station clean-ing costs about R12m per year.
“Littering remains a challenge and thou-sands of rands are spent annually on clean-ing our facilities,” he says.
According to Walker, railway tracks arecleaned twice a year.
He also warns that illegal dumping is amunicipal offence and perpetrators foundguilty with be dealt with harshly.
Resident Amiera Hendricks says she isforced to leave her valuables in her drawerat work and travel with the bare minimum.
“On Fridays my husband picks me up at
work and then I’ll bring home all my thingsfor the weekend. It is an inconvenience be-cause I can’t take the chance to bring my lap-top home unless I’m coming home by car.I’m on my third cellphone in six months soI’m forced to travel with a cheap phone justto make calls,” she fumes.
“There is a big need for police to be patrol-ling around 06:00 because its dark and that’swhen most of the thieves take advantage [ofcommuters].”V Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your thoughtsto 32516. SMSes cost R1.
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PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 10 February 20154 NEWS
MANENBERG
A beacon of hopeROWENA HENDRICKS
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Twogroups of youngmothers are turningout to be a beacon of hope inManenbergafter starting their own businesses.
The groups, made up of six previously un-employed women, last week launched theirown bakery and catering and leather worksbusinesses respectively.The Manenberg Community Employment
Developers and Caterers and ManenbergLeatherWorks andAccessories cooperativeswere recently registered and is ready for pro-duction. At the launch last week Dan Plato,provincial minister of Community Safety,expressed his excitement about these andother community upliftment projects at theManenberg’s People Centre.He says the City fully supports such initia-
tives, and personally pledged his support forthe group of young mothers.According to Naomi Stemmet from the
South African Business Resources Institute(Sabri), the leather workshop will producehandmade leather shoes and accessories toretailers,while the bakerywill produce freshbread, buns and other delights daily.“Negotiations with big retailers are al-
ready in the works.”
She says the group of mothers receivedtraining and skills development over the lastyear and their hard work and commitmenthave proved them worthy of owning theirbusinesses.“The women not only received practical
skills training, but were also equipped with,among others, communication, first aid, an-ger management, health and safety, traumacounselling and business skills, as well as co-operative training presented by the NationalYouth Development Agency (Nyda).”Kashiefa Davids (25), a mother of a three-
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the training, mentoring and coaching I havereceived over the past year. I never new I hadthese talents.“Being a partner in a registered business
is a good feeling, because I now know I’mworking towards something.”
Miranda Hess and Zughra Samaai (right) is part of the group of young mothers from Manen-berg who recently registered their own co-operative leatherworks business.
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Kashiefa Davids busy custom designing a leather wedge shoe at the newly equipped work-shop at the Manenbeg People’s Centre.
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A positive approachTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
Gang activity, drugs, violenceand pain.These are only some of the
words many people associate withManenberg.The increasing violence has
crippled the community and par-ents have been forced to set up stoppoints and walk in formations toget children to school unharmed.Despite the ongoing challenges
faced by this community, a newNPO is helping to highlight thesuccesses in Manenberg and pro-vide the youth with hope.Step Abroad is a Manenberg-
based NPO that uses a mentorshipprogramme to assist childrenshowing academic promise.Some of thementors include doc-
tors, accountants and engineerswho have all been born and raisedin Manenberg.Programme director Sam Hen-
keman says through the mentor-ship programme, they hope to cre-ate a documentary that can be usedto show positive stories in Manen-berg.“We want this to serve as the
driving force to get young peopleexcited and give them hope. Allpeople ever see on thenews is nega-tive stories about Manenberg, buthere is so much good happening inour community,” he says.“Even though our children
struggle to study because of gangviolence and schools have very lowmatric pass rates there are chil-dren who have finished school and
are now studying to be account-ants, doctors and engineers. Wewant to show that amid the gangvi-olence and crime, people are suc-cessful.”The programme aims to provide
children between Grade 10 and 12with academic enrichment.The mentorship programme in-
cludes teaching children leader-ship skills, teaching them to com-municate in a non-violent mannerto resolve conflict as well as a bur-sary programme.Principals at schools will identi-
fy children they think could bene-fit from the programme.“If we can train a group of chil-
dren at each school to have leader-ship skills, conflict resolutionskills as well as academic enrich-ment then they will start to teachother children to be the sameway,”he says.“Wehavealsobeenasked tohave
similar training workshops withthe neighbourhood watches andcommunity policing forum as theyare the first point of contact whenthere is violence or problems.”By doing soHenkeman says they
hope to transform Manenbergfrom an area of despair to an areaof hope.“We want to use these mecha-
nisms to infiltrate and change themindset of residents. If implement-ed properly it can work to create anew generation of thinkers, reduceviolence and uplift people.”Dr Randall Ortel was born and
raised in Manenberg and says heis excited to help children reachtheir potential.
“We need to stop looking at ourproblems and find solutions. Edu-cationwill play a big role in chang-ing the lives of Manenberg people.We need to create an environmentand programmes where the youthare encouraged to learn and excelacademically,” he says.“Yes, it is difficult to teach and
study when gunshots are beingfired and gang violence is escalat-ing but we shouldn’t allow that tolimit our children. Here are manysuccess stories in Manenberg andpeople who have risen above theircircumstances.”Ortel says people underestimate
the potential of Manenberg resi-dents.“Many times if people hear I am
from Manenberg I will overhearthem looking for the Manenbergdoctor, not knowing I have donethree consultations already. Peo-ple have pre-conceived ideas ofMa-nenberg residents and we need tochange that. Through this pro-gramme I hope to get children ex-cited and provide themwith the as-sistance they need to excel in theirstudies.”In addition, the NPO is also look-
ing at various programmes to helpincarcerated individuals ease backinto society once they are releasedfrom prison.“We want to partner with other
organisations to help those whohavebeen inprison reconnectwithsociety once they have served theirtime,” says Henkeman.“The ultimate goal is to build a
stronger community and family byuplifting people and making sure
people are able to get jobs sowe canfight poverty. Poverty is the mainreason behind crime so if we canassist with that half the problem is
already solved.”V For more information or to get involvedemail Sam Henkeman on [email protected]
Sam Henkeman is one of many Manenberg residents who are helping toshowcase the positive stories in Manenberg through their NPO Step Aboard.
PHOTO: TARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
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Residents of Lansdowne and surroundingareas can breathe a collective sigh of reliefafter the Lansdowne Library’s openinghours have reverted to normal.
This includes the library closing at 20:00on a Tuesday.
This will allow parents to accompanytheir children to the library after work andassist with their reading and research forassignments.
The changes in time comes after a new se-curity guard was appointed at the libraryrecently.
According to the City of Cape Town, thenew library operating hours will be as fol-low: Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 to17:30; Tuesday 12:30 to 20:00; Thursday from12:30 to 17:30; Friday 12:30 to 17:00 and Satur-day from 09:00 to 12:00.
Ebrahim Hull, secretary of the Lans-downe Civic Association (LCA), says theopening hours of the library was cut backat the end of last year after the securityguard was removed.
This resulted in the pupils and staff feel-ing unsafe, especially after hours, and par-ents could no longer accompany their chil-dren to the library after work.
He says this was of great concern to thecommunity, because staff were mostly keptbusy with security issues and parents couldalso no longer assist their children with re-search and assignments.
Although the City of Cape Town initially
stated that the closing time on a Tuesdaywas cut back to 17:00, they confirmed thatthis will be reverted back to the former clos-ing time of 20:00 on a Tuesday as from today(10 February).
In a statement, Belinda Walker, MayoralCommittee Member for Community Servi-ces and Special Projects, confirmed theLansdowne Library will “revert back to itsprevious operating hours as from [yester-day, Monday 9 February]”.
She also confirmed a new security guardhas been on duty at the Lansdowne Librarysince Monday 2 February.
Walker says the library and informationservices department has acquired a licenceto the Encyclopaedia Britannica Online,“which allows for library members to ac-cess this trusted reference work throughvarious smart devices, whether this is on-line via personal computers or the mem-bers’ smartphones”.
The City thus encourages library usersand particularly pupils to use this tool forresearch purposes, especially as it can beaccessed from anywhere at any time.
Monday and Wednesday from10:00 to 17:30; Tuesday 12:30 to20:00; Thursday from 12:30 to17:30; Friday 12:30 to 17:00 andSaturday from 09:00 to 12:00.
Wednesday 11 FebruaryV Gleemoor: Athlone-based NPO Reading andWriting Solutions is looking for any literateadults willing to assist pupils at primaryschools in the Athlone area who are strug-gling with reading. All volunteers will betrained. The first training workshop will beheld from Wednesday 11 until Friday 13 Feb-ruary. Contact Samantha Faure on076 368 7898 or Jeff Paulse on 082 216 2460 for
more information.
Friday 13 FebruaryV Rylands: Our Lady of Good Counsel Cath-
olic Church in Loerie Road will host a Valen-tine’s dance in Rylands Civic Centre at 20:00.Music will be provided by The Progressivesband and the dress code is red. Tickets areavailable at R60 each. For more informationcontact Lynette on 082 876 4129.
PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 10 February 20158 NEWS
The City of Cape Town intends to establish protected area advisory committees for 17nature reserves and protected natural environments across the city in terms of the NationalEnvironmental Management: Protected Areas Act, Act 57 of 2003.
The protected area advisory committees will be constituted in terms of the Regulations forthe Proper Administration of Nature Reserves published under Government Notice R99 inGovernment Gazette 35021 dated 8 February 2012.
The nature reserves for which advisory committees will be established, include Blaauwberg,Bothasig Fynbos, Botterblom, Bracken (including Perdekop), Durbanville, Edith Stephens,False Bay (including Rondevlei, Zeekoevlei, Pelican Park, Slangetjiebos, Zandwolf andStrandfontein birding area), Helderberg (including Silwerboomkloof), Harmony Flats, LourensRiver, Steenbras, Table Bay (including Rietvlei, Diep River, Milnerton Racecourse and Zoarvlei),Tygerberg, UitkampWetland, Witzands Aquifer, Wolfgat and Zandvlei Estuary.
The objectives of the committees will be to facilitate interaction, communication andengagement and the development of partnerships with stakeholders and surroundingcommunities to promote the objectives of the nature reserves.
Committees will be mandated to give advice and input on strategies, management plans andreports, as well as monitor progress of implementation, promote involvement in decision-making and facilitate linkages and integration of nature reserves with surrounding communities.
All government organisations, user groups, community organisations, non-governmentalorganisations, academic institutions and residents’ associations of neighbouringcommunities with a real interest in nature reserves are invited to apply for membership ofthe advisory committees.
The constitution for the establishment of protected area advisory committees within theCity of Cape Town, as adopted by the Energy, Environmental and Spatial Planning PortfolioCommittee on 5 November 2014, determines how these committees will be operated. Theconstitution can be viewed online at www.capetown.gov.za/paac.
Membership application forms can be downloaded from the above website, and must beaccompanied by a written, scanned mandate from the organisation on its official letterhead.Nominations must indicate a primary delegate and may indicate a secondary delegate torepresent the member at meetings and act as a contact person.
Applications must be e-mailed to Natanya Dreyer at [email protected], and must reachthe City of Cape Town by 10 March 2015. For further information contact Natanya Dreyer at021 514 4188/9.
Members of any existing advisory committee or management forum related to any of theabove nature reserves must re-apply for membership of the new advisory committees.Membership will be confirmed in writing by the management authority, for a period notexceeding three years. Members will be expected to interact with advisory committeesaccording to the constitution, disseminate information to their constituencies and attendquarterly meetings of the advisory committees when possible.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER20/2015
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MANENBERG
In full bloomSAMANTHA LEE
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A Manenberg organisation have goneback to basics to give back to those lessfortunate.
After a lack of funding to the organisation,Abeedah Minnie, from Manenberg HelpingHands, has opened up her home to plant asustainable vegetable garden.
Along with two others, Minnie has plantedvarious vegetables and has cared for themsince last year.
“This was our own initiative. We were notgetting funding and so members needed away to be sustained. We planted the vegeta-ble garden to help sustain members but weare now also in a position to give to thosein need,” Minnie says.
Mercia Crown started a herb garden at herhome and inspired the extended project.
“I managed to obtain the seeds from localsponsors and we started the garden fromthere. I have a herb garden and many peoplehave come to ask for various herbs,” shesays.
The first handover has not yet taken placeas there has not yet been a full harvest butMinnie says they plan to do so soon.
Crown says the garden is at Minnie’shouse because attempts to obtain land forthe project in previous years was unsuccess-ful.
Organisation chairperson Soraya Samsonsays they have been in contact with wardcouncillor Junade Hoosain in recent daysabout obtaining land for an extension of thecommunity garden.
Samson says Hoosain informed them thatalthough planning is in early stages, he isa few steps away in obtaining the land.
At the time of going to print, People’s Postcould not reach Hoosain to confirm this orfor additional comment.
A timeline could not be established at thetime of going to print.
Crown says she would encourage every-one to plant their own gardens.
“It is not expensive to plant your own gar-den and it is a sustainable source of food. Allyou need to do is look after it,” Crown ex-plains.
The women currently grow carrots, greenbeans, butternut, cauliflower, tomatoes,marrow, potatoes, lettuce, dhanya, celery,chillies and green peppers among others.V The organisation is in need of volunteers for this andmany other projects. To get involved or for more infor-mation phone Soraya Samson on 071 123 5037 or Jen-nifer Palston on 082 936 5679.
“You need to love gardening and take the time to look after your plants if you want it togrow,” Abeedah Minnie says. These jam tomatoes are part of the first partial harvest takenfrom the community garden based at Minnie’s home.
Soraya Samson, Mercia Crown and AbeedahMinnie with some of the first vegetablesharvested from the garden.
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The group will soon be able to harvest cauliflowers from the community garden as they havestarted to bloom. Minnie says they planted the seeds in stages and have worked the soil inorder to see the vegetables grow. The organisation will have a handover of vegetables tothose less fortunate as soon as the first full harvest is complete.
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Enjoy the sights of the Mother City aboard the famous red bus as City Sightseeing presentsits special Valentine’s Day offer. On Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 February, 100special limited edition tickets for a night tour and picnic for two will be on sale for R350.These tickets can only be bought online at www.citysightseeing.co.za. People’s Post is givingaway two sets of double tickets for the night tour. Pack your own picnic basket and enjoy aromantic trip with your significant other on any day before Saturday 28 March. To enter, sendus a photo of you and your partner via www.peoplespost.co.za. Include your name and howlong you have been together and submit via the “upload your photo” tab under the CitizenJournalism section. Entries close at 12:00 on Thursday 12 February. The winners will bephoned.
On a hot summer’s day in the Mother Citythere is no better way to cool off than witha Magnum. Even better when you’ve helpedcreate your own signature ice cream. That’swhat awaits patrons to the MagnumPleasure Store at Cavendish Square. Thispop-up store will run until Sunday 15 March.To enjoy your own cold creation, 10 People’sPost readers stand a chance to each wintwo VIP vouchers, which are valid untilSaturday 28 February. These have to becollected at People’s Post offices. Readerswho have not won vouchers can simply cutout this photo and caption and take it alongto the store for a R5 discount on yourpurchase. Go to www.peoplespost.co.za toenter. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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The best ideasIf dinner and a bunch of red roseswon’t cutit for your Valentine this year, you’d bet-ter read up. Here are some of the more
original ideas around the country to get thelove in the air. Plus, these crafty Cupid ideaswon’t cost you an arm and a leg.
Head in the cloudsHave lunch at Two Oceans Restaurant at
Cape Point. Take your loved one up the oldfunicular to one of the most scenic restau-rants in the world.
Toast to Love on Table MountainUse the Cableway’s sunset special tomake
your way up to a special Valentine’s mealavailable at the Table Mountain Café.
Love, naturallyGet the wind in your hair along the West
Coast. Use the new West Coast Way App tonavigate through and learn about this in-credibly romantic spot on South Africa’s At-lantic coastline.
Botanical gardensNothing says romancequite ashonestly as
packing your loved one’s favourite wine andheading to a quiet spot in the gardens.Visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
and take a walk on the scenic Boomslang, orCanopy Walkway. The views from up thereare spectacular.Buck the trend and enjoy time out with
yourValentine at theKirstenbosch SummerSunset Concert. You should pack a picnicand take along a blanket or jacket in case ofinclement weather or just to cuddle.
Pick berries or cherriesPack a picnic and make a day of berry or
cherry picking.
There are plenty of farms catering forthis opportunity in Stellenboch.
FlowersBuy flowers from the Adderley street
flower sellers. Support local florists andbuy a bouquet from Poppie Saleem, one ofthe lovely ladies at Adderley Street. Shesays the flower sellers are looking forwardto Valentine’s Day, especially since theState of the Nation Address will not inter-fere with their sales again.
Big screen romanceGo cuddle up under a blanky at one of
these unique movie theatres:Pink Flamingo Theatre at the Grand
Daddy Hotel in Cape Town.Watch a movie under the stars at Paul
Cluver in the Winelands.Or enjoy the pictures at the Galileo Open
Air Theater.
Make love a laughing matterGet the right endorphins flowing when
you and your partner laugh until you cryat top-class comic hotspot Jouma se Come-dy Club at the V&A Waterfront.
Be adventurousCape Town Sightseeing Night Tour:
Choose the sunset drive and stop over atSignal Hill to watch the sun set over theAt-lantic Ocean. Remember to pack a picnic!
Ice-skatingStorybook stuff this: take your partner
ice-skating and count off the seconds untilhe or she falls right into your arms – literal-lyFind a local rink at GrandWest Casino.– Traveller24
This romantic trip was one of the images shared to the Traveller24 site via Instagram. The hotair balloon trip is featured as one of the most romantic Valentine’s Day activities for you andyour partner this year. Locally, there are plenty of interesting ideas worth exploring for CapeTown Valentines. PHOTO: SHANNON PRETORIUS (SHANNONP983 – INSTAGRAM)
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Xenophobia: an excuse for criminalityThe recent looting by township residentsof foreign owned shops is an ominoussign of the level of moral decay in ourtownships. The actions were theft;xenophobia was merely the excuse.The decision by township residents to
loot and burn down foreign ownedbusinesses, because of the fatal shootingof a teenager suspected of stealing fromone of these shops, is a highly hypocriti-cal one.Mainly because the same teenager,
caught breaking into someone’s house,would be stoned and set alight, vigilantestyle.His death was just a perfect excuse for
residents to go on a rampage to blatantlysteal.When people operate as a mob, they
lose all capacity to think and act likeindividuals. One killing was enough toarouse an entire township against theforeign businesses.After the looting and total destruction
of these small businesses, the local
pundits presented a whole lot of hack-neyed grievances against foreignersdoing businesses in the townships tojustify the looting.Now that these convenience stores are
destroyed, local residents are at themercy of local traders, who will exploitthe situation and charge them exorbitantprices. When the dust settles, the resi-dents will eagerly wait for foreigners toreopen their stores to provide basic foodsat reasonable prices, and in some instan-ces on account.Looting and trashing businesses was a
legitimate strategy during the struggle,but 20 years into democracy, this strate-gy has no place at all in airing ourgrievances. It should be outrightlycondemned by our leadership.The silence by our past and present
leadership on the attacks on foreignnationals in our country must have beenmet with absolute disdain by manyleaders and communities from the rest ofAfrica.
We forget that the countries up northgave our freedom fighters – today’sleaders – refuge when they were in exile.The dastardly act by local residentsagainst foreigners is a terrible way for usto say ‘thank you’ to them for the helpthey gave us during our struggle forfreedom.The scale of protest was far too huge
for a small band of police officers tocontrol. In situations such as these, onlya strong and respected leadership, suchas Madiba and Archbishop emeritusDesmond Tutu, could stop such riots.When the late Chris Hani was assassinat-ed, it was the power of Tutu’s leadershipthat stopped the angry masses fromunleashing their anger through a bloodbath. He very successfully exhorted thenation to throw down their spears ofanger and focus their efforts on the unityof our country.His style of leadership is sadly lacking
among the current crop of leaders, andthat should be of great concern to all ofus, when looking at the future.
DR ELLAPEN RAPITI,Mitchell’s Plain
Your SMSes. I am a backyarder in Manenberg and Iwould like to know where I can go toregister my wendy house? I am living oncouncil grounds in Merlkin Road,Phoenix Village. I would appreciate anyinfomation.
General. How many days do the Sassa grantsremain in our pension accounts beforethe grant is returned to the fiscus? Ihave not purchased a Cape Argus, CapeTimes or Sunday Times for about 20years. So please could the governmentprint the dates each month in communi-ty newspapers for when grant money arereturned to the fiscus?. Parents should also have a passwordfor their children especially with peoplesaying, ‘your mother said I must fetchyou’. The child should know the pass-word and ask the person what thatpassword is. Never label their names on
their school bags or clothes. It is so easyfor someone to read the name and callthe child and the child would believethem, not knowing the person saw theirname on their bags.. People in gang-ridden areas have beenconsistently demanding that the army isbrought in and that the president doesnot realise the need. Is Cape Town beingpunished by the presidency, because ourprovince is run by the DA? We are taxpaying citizens, Mr President, andtherefore have the right to a peacefulexistence.After all, we have paid for Nkandla so
that you will always enjoy a peacefulexistence there. – Carmen.Why are some people allowed to erecthomes wherever they feel fit? We workhard to survive and cannot afford to buy[properties].
Drag racing.Why are cars being modified fornormal road use? Most cars are alreadyso fast. Enforce the law, I say, do not beintimidated by petrolheads. Despite all
their protestations, it is they who breakthe law with dangerous and irresponsibledriving with no regard for other roadusers. It is astonishing this lawlessnesshas gone unchecked for so long.. Cars modified for racing should not beallowed on public roads and should betransported to an event on a trailer.Body modifications should not be aproblem.. The various authorities want to detractfrom their inability to deal with issueshead on by imposing sanctions orstringent regulations on the generalpublic. Shifting blame never works.. The City should impose even biggerfines than R4000, because these racersare inconsiderate especially in residentialareas. Loud music, exhaust systems andwheel spinning. Well done, City.. Law enforcement should work in theearly mornings to control taxis andmotorists found racing. Lock them upand throw away the keys.. Target the illegal racers, not lawabiding motorists, of whom some evenhave their families in the car.
If you’re anything like most people, you would by nowbe frantically surfing the internet for ideas of how to addthat extra special spark to your love life.Yes, true to the Gregorian calendar, Valentine’s day
comes around once a year every year.And, without fail, lovers – those who are, others who
have a great hope and thosewho are old hands –will allowthemselves to be steered towards the chainstores quiteconvinced thatwhat theirmoney canbuywill be evidenceof their love.Like drones, unthinkingly, the masses are propelled to
buy, buy, buy.But, like the song says, with apologies, money probably
can’t buy you love.So here’s a thought. Or two.If you’re in love perhaps you should bemaking an effort
every day.Not justwhen the commercialwheels are turn-ing you towards the mall and driving you to reach foryour wallet.Forgive the cliche, but really, this one is so true. It is
the little things that count, yes?Love takes hard work, commitment, dedication and
selfless acts that cost you time and effort each day.Buying something from a shelf ... that’s too easy.Just think. Do you really want your love to admire the
flowers only to cast them in a bin when they start droop-ing? And they will, unless they’re fake, which probablysays a lot about your taste in gifts.Or what about the cuddly soft toy with the little heart
that lights up? Cute for a day, then it takes pride of placeon a shelf or at her/his work, only to become a burdenwhen it has to be cleaned. Have you ever tried cleaninga soft toy that is battery-operated? Not fun.Make him/her coffee in bed, take a moonlight walk,
pack a picnic and enjoy a sunset or sunrise. Do the unex-pected little things that will earn you real thanks.
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V Ends of the Ocean and The Taroswill be at Weinhaus & Biergarten inBree Street from 19:00 on today.Entrance is free.
V Oom Schalk, from the Heart willbe on stage at Rosebank Theatre until14 February. R100. Visit www.webtic-kets.co.za to book.
V Epiphany Band will be performing atGrandWest’s Jackson Hall every Wednes-day, Friday and Saturday in Februaryfrom 21:00. Entrance is free.
V Brett Newski will be at Weinhaus &Biergarten in Bree Street from 19:00 onWednesday 11 February. Entrance is free.
V Book of Rebellations will be onstage at the Artscape Arena fromWednesday 11 to Saturday 21 February.R80. Tickets are available at Computic-ket. Visit www.artscape.co.za for more.
V Original Swimming Party, Hessein+ and Cyberdelic Culture willbe at Assembly in CBD on Thursday 12February. Entrance costs R30 before22:00 and R40 thereafter.
V Thandi Ntuli will be performing twosets at 20:30 and 22:00 at Straight NoChaser in CBD on Thursday 12 February.Tickets cost R80 per session or R140 forboth. Call 076 679 2697 or [email protected] tobook.
V Larry Soffer will be at Café Roux onThursday 12 February. R110. Visitwww.caferouxsessions.co.za to book.
V Jack Parow will be at Café Roux inNoordhoek on Friday 13 February. R130.Visit www.caferouxsessionsco.za to book.
V Mother City Skletch will be onstage at Alexander Upstairs from 19:00on Friday 13 February. Tickets cost R90or R80 via shows.alexanderbar.co.za.
V Kesivan and The Lights will beperforming two sets at 20:30 and 22:00at Straight No Chaser in CBD on Friday13 and Saturday 14 February. Ticketscost R80 per session or R140 for both.Call 076 679 2697 or email [email protected] to book.
V Sannie Fox will be at Weinhaus &Biergarten in Bree Street from 18:00 onSaturday 14 February. Entrance is free.
V Allah-Las (US), Medicine Boy,Bilderberg Motel, The Moths andThe Dyna Jets will be at Assemblyin CBD on Saturday 14 February. Ticketscost R160 via www.webtickets.co.za orR200 at the door.
V Glen Hartman and Hassan’adaswill be at the V&A Waterfront Amphit-heatre on Sunday 15 February from17:00. Entrance is free.
V The Barleycorn Music Club meets onMondays at 20:00 at Villager FootballClub, 11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont.Entrance is (usually) R20 for membersand R30 for non-members. Visitwww.barleycorn.org.za for more.
V Sandra Prinsloo is van Dinsdag 17 totDonderdag 19 Februarie in Oskar endie Pienk Tannie by Die Boer te sien.R140. Bespreek by www.dieboer.com.
V Dirty Words with Alicia McCormick and Dylan Esbach will be onstage at Alexander Upstairs fromTuesday 17 to Saturday 28 February.Tickets cost R100 or R80 viashows.alexanderbar.co.za.
V Camerata Tinta Barocca will beperforming with the German lutenistUwe Grosser at St Andrew’sPresbyterian Church from 20:00 onWednesday 18 February. Tickets costR110 (R90 concessions) and areavailable at www.webtickets.co.za or atthe door.
Centre Stage
Enjoy a night with CapeToneCapeTone-Gatsby Full-house is set to enter-tain at the Joseph Stone Auditorium at 20:00on Saturday 14 February.
Presented by LOL productions, the varie-ty show features some of Cape Town’s fa-vourite performers like Nur Abrahams,SA’s Got Talent winner James Bhemjee, co-median Waseef Piekaan who has recently re-turned from performing in Carnegie Hall inNew York, Neesa Abrahams, Ekraam Cupi-do and Kashiefa Blaauw.
The show, with a focus on spreading lovethrough music and comedy, will be held to-gether by MC Walter Adonis (aka Alexisfrom Kinnes vannie Ses).V Tickets cost R120 for singles or R200 for couplesand R90 for bookings of 10 or more. Call or SMS Sham-eemah Jacobs on 072 714 9887 to book.
WIN! WIN! WIN!V Five readers can each win double tickets to the show.Visit www.peoplespost.co.za to enter.
CComedian Waseef Piekaan will be providingthe laughs for CapeTone-Gatsby Full-house.
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LOCAL IS LEKKER 2015
Dr Vic loves to performLOUISA STEYL
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With two decades of hits under theirbelts, Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebelshave become synonymous with “feel-
good” music.That’s exactly what fans can expect when
the band takes to the stage at the Liqui-FruitAmphitheatre in Paarl for Local is Lekker2015.
The band is one of three acts that CapeTown audiences chose to perform at theshow, the only one in the country where thepublic decides the line-up.
Open-air concertFrontman Dr Victor says he’s looking for-
ward to the outdoor show, which takes placeon Saturday 21 March.
“I like open-air concerts because every-thing is bigger; bigger dance moves, biggerapplause and a huge sound system to playthrough.”
Dr Vic, as he is also known, says the bandis planning to play some of the hits that madethem a household name in South Africa.
“Most of the songs I’ve had the opportunityto sing on are crossover songs and they appe-al to all races and the whole family,” the sin-ger says.
He’s also achieved success with the anti-apartheid anthem cover song Give me hope,Joanna by Eddy Grant. Many of their songswere already hits in the ’60s and ’70s beforethe Rasta Rebels recorded their own versi-ons.
A ‘good song’“I believe a good song will always be a good
song,” he says.Dr Victor’s musical career has seen him
share the stage with international stars likeGloria Estefan and Janet Jackson. But, hesays, career highlights include meeting Paul
Simon in 1995 and Tina Turner in 1996.He is also involved with local talent and
even co-wrote and produced the popular Youtouch me (horny) album by Dawnay.
The title track of the album spent a record-breaking 22 weeks at the top of local chartsin 2001.
Helpping outDr Victor is currently working with Ricar-
do, whose single I love you, Daddy was a hugehit in the ’80s.
“The brother needs my help and I’m justreaching out to him as a friend,” he says.
Dr Victor also hopes to finish his smoothjazz guitar project and his long overdueChristmas album this year.
For now, fans can look forward to seeinghim with the Rasta Rebels at Local is Lekker2015 where they’ll share the stage with GarthTaylor and Theuns Jordaan.
The show is being presented by TygerBur-ger, Smile 90.4fm and CapeGate ShoppingCentre who gave readers, listeners and shop-pers the chance to nominate and then votefor their favourite local acts last year, there-by giving them the chance to choose theirown line-up for the annual concert.
Audience participationDr Victor says he likes the idea of audien-
ces choosing performers. “It would reallystretch our creativity as musicians.
“I would like to thank all the fans for theircontinued support over the years and thanksfor voting for me to perform atLocal is Lekker2015. I’m looking forward to a great gig,” heconcludes.
Visit the Dr Victor & The Rasta Rebels’Facebook page or follow Dr Vic on Twitterat @drvictorlive to stay up to date with hisactivities.V Tickets for Local is Lekker 2015 cost between R130and R160 and are available at www.cultivaria.com orComputicket.
Dr Victor says he’s looking forward to perfor-ming at Local is Lekker 2015. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PEOPLE'S POST | LANSDOWNETuesday, 10 February 201512 ENTERTAINMENT
The City of Cape Town invites comment from communities on the mid-year adjustments tothe 2014/15 – 2016/17 medium-term revenue and expenditure framework and mid-yearadjustments to the 2014/15 corporate scorecard. These relate to the mid-year adjustments asper Council resolution on 28 January 2015.
In terms of section 17 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000,the public and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments,recommendations or input to the municipality from 9 February 2015 to 11 March 2015.
Comments, recommendations and input may be submitted by:
• Fax: 086 514 9938• E-mail: [email protected]• Written submission: 15th Floor, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town 8001
(for the attention of the Director: IDP office)• SMS: ‘idp’ followed by comment to 31766• Website: www.capetown.gov.za/en/IDP• Delivery to subcouncil offices
The adjustments are as follows:
EXPENDITURE ANAYLSISCollection rates for revenue services (refer to page 100 of the IDP document)
Under collection rates for revenue services on page 100 at all sections where it refers to the“collection ratio/ratios” it will now read “collection rate/rates”.
REVENUE ANAYLSISEquitable share (refer to page 103 of the IDP document)
On page 103 at all sections where it refers to the Division of Revenue Bill (DORB) it will nowread Division of Revenue Act (DORA).
Table 7.3: Capital funding sources (refer to page 103 of the IDP document)
The average amount of the External Financing Fund (EFF) over the three years has changedfrom R2,43 billion to R2,45 billion.
Major parameters to the operating budget (refer to page 104 of the IDP document)
Table 7.5: Operating budget parameters (refer to page 104 of the IDP document)
Capital (EFF component)expenditure
R2,350 bnR2,277 bn
R2,555 bnR2,688 bn
R2,388 bnR2,369 bn
The City’s Public Participation Unit will assist people who cannot read or write, people livingwith disabilities and people from disadvantaged groups who are unable to submit writtencomments to have their comments or input recorded and submitted to the City. Contact thefollowing persons:
For general public participation:Ruché Daniels on 021 400 1766 or [email protected]
For disadvantaged groups:Anele Viti on 021 400 1652 or [email protected]
The mid-year adjustments to the corporate scorecard will be available for viewing atsubcouncil offices, municipal libraries and at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay.
Contact the IDP Process Management office on 021 400 9806 or [email protected] formore information.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER31/2015
HAVE YOUR SAY!MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS TO
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Cape Town women will get a first look atthe highly anticipated Fifty shades of greymovie during Ster-Kinekor’s first Girl-friends’ Getaway event for 2015.
The event takes place on Thursday 12 Fe-
bruary at Ster-Kinekor Cavendish and BlueRoute, a day before the movie’s official relea-se on Friday 13.V Visit www.sterkinekor.com or call Ticketline on0861 668 437 for more info.
Five-star line-upTThe fifth instalment of the Jazz on theRocks festival promises a line-up like neverbefore.
The festival is set to take place fromThursday 26 February until Sunday 1March in Tietiesbaai in the Cape Colum-bine Nature Reserve, just outside Paternos-ter.
The international contingent is expandedin 2015 and features world-class bassist Ger-ald Veasley (USA), award-winning NewZealand Poly-fonk band Ardijah, Americandiva PP Arnold (Angel of the morning, Thefirst cut is the deepest), and new jazz/bluessinging sensation from London, Angela Ric-ci.
Also on the menu are the Habaneros fea-turing Minel from Cuba and Afro-Fiestacomprising of musicians from Angola andthe Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Jazz on the Rocks has always been a cele-bration of local talent.
This year also sees Pacific Express, SugarDaddy, Alistair Izobell, Allou April, WilmotFredericks, Boy Basson, N2, The Rockets,Pedestrians, Jonathan Rubain, Steyn Fou-
rie, a Santana Tribute by Brent Kus, Rich-ard Ceaser who will be playing with Ardi-jah, Public Opinion and Vernon Castle onthe festival stage.V Visit the Jazz on the Rocks Tietiesbaai group onFacebook for the more information.
Popular vocalist Vernon Castle is one of thelocal performers who will be on stage at Jazzon the Rocks. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Some of Cape Town’s mosttalented musicians are bringingbeautiful love songs, jazzstandards and iconic duets tothe Baxter Theatre in Love,jazz and duets. Produced anddirected by Alistair Izobell, theshow features CandiceThornton, Salome, NurAbrahams and Zayn Adamwith hosts Donvino Prins andJonathan Rubain (pictured).Love, jazz and duets runs fromWednesday 11 to Saturday 14February. Tickets cost R120and are available at Comput-icket. WIN! WIN! WIN! Fivereaders can each win doubletickets to see the show. Visitwww.peoplespost.co.za toenter. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Psycho thrilleris a play for powerThe award-winning psychological thrillerBlue/Orange brings psychiatric theory andpractice under scrutiny in the Baxter Gol-den Arrow Studio this month.
The production by British playwright JoePenhall will be staged from Thursday 12 Fe-bruary to Saturday 14 March at 20:15, withperformances at 19:00 on Mondays and Tu-esdays.
Directed by Clare Stopford, the three-han-der stars Andrew Buckland, Nicholas Pau-ling and newcomer Marty Kintu, with de-sign by Patrick Curtis.
Winner of the Evening Standard Award,London Critics’ Circle Theatre Award andthe 2001 Laurence Olivier Award for BestNew Play, Blue/Orange craftily mixes upmental illness with issues of race, ethnocen-tricity and power.Blue/Orange is wryly co-medic; there is method in the madness as
a compelling and witty battle of freedomand ambition is unleashed between thethree characters.
Kintu plays a young man, Christopher,who claims to be the illegitimate son of IdiAmin, while insisting that oranges are blue.After a month of observation in a psychia-tric unit Christopher is excited to be goinghome. But the young registrar Bruce (play-ed by Pauling) and his mentor and supervi-sor Robert (played by Buckland) can’t agreeon Christopher’s diagnosis. Christopher be-comes the ball in a deadly game of powerbetween the two men.V Ticket prices range from R100 to R150 and are avai-lable at Computicket. Contact Sharon on021 680 3962 or [email protected] or Carmenon 021 680 3993 or [email protected] for dis-counted block-bookings or fundraisers. The show car-ries an age restriction of 12.
Andrew Buckland, Marty Kintu and Nicholas Pauling star in Blue/Orange. PHOTO: RODGER BOSCH
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The journey fromablikkitaar inAthloneto stepping onto the stage at CarnegieHall started when Gammie Lakay fell
in lovewith the sounds that surrounded himin his neighbourhood.If you’ve been to a David Kramer concert
or production over the past 25 years, you’veexperienced themusicalmagic that happenswhen he gets that guitar groove going, he’sbeen in the band for that long.While working with Kramer and the late
Taliep Petersen in their productions, tour-ing the world has been a dream come truefor Gammie. And it’s a journey that is stillcontinuing.In December last year Gammie was part
of the band that went to Carnegie Hall inNewYork.He saidwhenhe steppedonto thatstage he thought back to his roots.“I was very emotional,” he says. “Was this
laaitie who learnt his music on the streetsreally standing on this stage?“As I plugged in for the sound check and
the first notes of my guitar rang out I knewitwasnot a dream;mypassion formusic hadpaid off.”
Right movesGammie points out that growing up in 7th
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ler family,” he says.“Music came to you from the corners
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band at the time and we even had a bit ofa hit with the song Storybook children, butthe radio would not play it because hippieswere supposed to be ‘bad’ at the time,” helaughs.Since then there have been many bands
that hehas playedwith.But it is the relation-ship with the minstrels that eventually got
him joining the Kramer/Petersen family.“I always knew Taliep (Petersen) from
working with the minstrels and he alwaysloved my playing. For many years he wouldtell me that he wanted to work with me butboth of us were always busy with other pro-jects.“Eventually Howard Links (bass player
for Kramer/Petersen) rocked up atmy placeand just said: “Kom, Taliep soek vir jou.”And that was that.
Musical journeyThis relationship has also seen some of
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original material on an album, he wants toteach more youth music, and he still lovesdoing gigs when he is not working on a Kra-mer production. He has formed a group Fan-tacy with singer Vincent Carlindt and theydo a regular gig at theGroundCoffeeRestau-rant (4 Denver Road, Lansdowne) on Thurs-days from 20:00 and on Saturdays at CafeRoyale (also in Lansdowne Road) from 17:00.V Gammie Lakay can be contacted on 083 776 5092.Check Gammie in action at https://www.youtu-be.com/watch?v=9rBjnakTmWA.akTmWA.
The guitar groove of GammieLakay has taken him all overthe world and onto the stage atCarnegie Hall. PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK
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Ruwayda Isaacs and Kashiefa Hendricks of Ommiedraai Athletics Club in Landsdowne are allthumbs-up during the Topform Athletics 10 km run in Athlone on Saturday. PHOTO: RASHIEDISAACS
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Touchline TopicsV CRICKET: Sherwood Manenberg Cricket Clubinvites everyone in Sherwood Park, Manenbergand surrounding areas to their junior practicesevery Friday from 17:00 to 19:00 until the end ofMarch. They invite all new players from under-11to under-19 to join and all willing parents toassist with managing their teams on Saturdays.Practice takes place on Fridays from 17:00 to19:00 at Primrose Park in Ohio Street. For moreinformation contact Lamees Allie on 073 736 2715or 021 692 0393.
RIGHT: Ruwayda Isaacs andKashiefa Hendricks of OmmiedraaiAthletics Club in Landsdowne areall thumbs-up during the TopformAthletics 10 km run in Athlone onSaturday. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Rashied Isaacs, long-time freelance photographer for People’s Post, will take part in the21.1 km race of the Cape Peninsula Marathon on Sunday. “I have teamed up with SportAgainst Crime because I feel we share the same ideology. I started capturing sport actionfor the People’s Post seven years ago to showcase our community’s talents on the sportfields, so by running the half-marathon I want to highlight the fact that sport pays andcrime does not. The idea is for people on the half-marathon route to support the idea,not the runner,” he says. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Get ready for the Big WalkThe Sunfoil 10 km Big Walk is back this yearon Sunday 1 March and this time with a na-tional brand to support the event as sole titlesponsor. ’
This is a significant new development inthat a local community event now sharesour national cricket team’s brand as spon-sor.People’s Post is the print media partner of
the Big Walk.The basic form of the Big Walk remains
the same. It is a charity event for the RedCross Children’s Hospital and a communitylibrary. The hospital benefited over manyyears by means of funds contributed by theBig Walk. Significant projects in the paediat-ric, oncology, specialised X-ray and other de-partments were completed by funds from theevent.
The library is also a specialist facilityopen to all people, but also servicing pupilsas well as academic research.
After 15 years, the basic value offered bythe Big Walk is still great fun, good healthand support for worthy charities. The routeoffers the unparalleled beauty and morningair of the Sea Point promenade starting atthe Cape Town Stadium Forecourt and end-ing at the Green Point Track.
As always, the organisers encourage earlyentry to avoid disappointment. Further-more, there are benefits for all participatingschools that submit bulk entries. All en-trants will receive a T-shirt and a goodie bagat registration from February 26 to 28 at theCollege of Cape Town, Crawford Campus.
The closing date for entries is February 23and entry forms are available at the BigWalk office, Islamic Library Gatesville andPaarl, all Tekkie Town stores, Golden Feath-er Spur Vangate, Honeys Stationery Van-gate Mall, Ottery Hyper, Gatesville Shop-ping Centre, Spitfire Chicken and Grill, TazBoutique, Gatesville and Winners Super-market, Mitchell’s Plain.
Online entries can be completed atwww.topevents.co.za.V Contact the Big Walk office on 021 637 1607 or [email protected] for more information.
Zainudien Essop from Mitchell’s Plain and hisson Uzair were amongst the almost 20 000people who took part in last year’s Sunfoil10 km Big Walk. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
