TUESDAY 2 September 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobi TELLING IT AS IT IS RETREAT Mark Brickles 072 742 6963 CEA: MIEA Broker/Owner. RE MAX / Ultra Select Every Agent Will Promise To Sell Your Home … We GUARANTEE it Call Mark For More Info OR SMS “G2”, Your Name, Email address/ address to 072 742 6963 FREE CALL 0800-00-00-08 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK www.markbrickles.com If your Home Doesn’t Sell We’ll buy it *T & C Apply* SHAREDON PARK Turf war ‘terror’ CHEVON BOOYSEN @ChevonBooysen R esidents in Sharedon Park are fearing the worst as youngsters have resorted to terrorising the area. An open field that serves as a shortcut to Steenberg station has become home to loiter- ing youth who rob residents and commuters making their way to and from work, say resi- dents. Sharedon Park Residents’ Association chairperson Eric Bailey says the problem is becoming a major concern in the neighbour- hood and they are pleading for solutions to rid the area of loitering. “We heard of numerous incidents happen- ing on this open field and they occur at ran- dom. Two weeks ago a man was stabbed three times in his head when he was robbed of a cellphone. This is unacceptable,” Bailey says. “In another incident on Wednesday 20 Au- gust a 19-year-old man was stabbed 13 times while he was on his way to work. We are sure this was caused by the same group of boys.” Bailey insists the escalation in robberies and assault is an attempt to claim turf in the area. “This is a minimum of two groups that hang out on this open piece of land and they are trying to get bragging rights as to which can rob better than the next and to show they can be more brutal than the next group. How can we curb this sort of thing?” Bailey adds the youngsters hide out in a bushy area on the field and attack suddenly when unsuspecting victims walk by. According to residents the group of boys who rob and assault people come from the surrounding neighbourhoods of Capricorn, Lavender Hill and Seawinds. One resident spoke on condition of ano- nymity for fear of victimisation and says the area is being “terrorised” by the perpetra- tors. She confirms the field is used as a short- cut by residents from surrounding areas to get to the station but has pleaded for the field to be fenced in, instead emphasising that it is a safety concern. “I live close to where this activity happens and it is nerve-wrecking knowing people are being brutally assaulted and robbed metres from my home. What am I supposed to do?” she fumes. “I have witnessed a few incidents and have called the police but by the time they arrive, those children are long gone.” Due to the lack of response from police, she has approached law enforcement rang- ers from the nearby nature reserve to assist during emergencies. “This criminal activity is a safety risk to our community. All we want is for this field to be enclosed. It might be an inconvenience to many, but how do you weigh up your safe- ty for convenience?” Bailey has urged the community to be ex- tra vigilant when using the path as part of their daily commute and to keep valuables out of sight. “We need the community to be as in- formed as possible when it comes to such is- sues as these youths are evidently not con- cerned for ones’ safety,” he says. “We have reported these incidents to the police but honestly speaking we have be- come despondent to report such incidents due to their delayed responses. Our pleas fall on deaf ears.” Muizenberg police spokesperson Captain Stephen Knapp confirms there have been robbery incident reports but says these are few and far between. “We have received reports of robberies in the area but this is estimated at one robbery a month for the last three months,” Knapp confirms. “This may be an inaccurate statistic be- cause it might be that people are not report- ing these incidents to our police station. We encourage them to come forward with infor- mation so we may address the issue.” V What are your views? Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your opinion to 32516. SMSes cost R1. SUMMER DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN: Spring Day celebrated on 1 September brought lovely weather to the Cape. Ashlee-Ann Booysen (3) shows that she is ready for the sunnier days and cannot wait to pick flowers in all colour arrangements.
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Turf war ‘terror’CHEVON BOOYSEN
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Residents in Sharedon Park are fearingthe worst as youngsters have resortedto terrorising the area.
An open field that serves as a shortcut toSteenberg stationhasbecomehome to loiter-ing youth who rob residents and commutersmaking their way to and from work, say resi-dents.
Sharedon Park Residents’ Associationchairperson Eric Bailey says the problem isbecoming a major concern in the neighbour-hood and they are pleading for solutions torid the area of loitering.
“We heard of numerous incidents happen-ing on this open field and they occur at ran-dom. Two weeks ago a man was stabbedthree times in his head when he was robbedof a cellphone. This is unacceptable,” Baileysays.
“In another incident on Wednesday 20 Au-gust a 19-year-old man was stabbed 13 timeswhile he was on his way to work. We are surethis was caused by the same group of boys.”
Bailey insists the escalation in robberiesand assault is an attempt to claim turf in thearea.
“This is a minimum of two groups thathang out on this open piece of land and theyare trying to get bragging rights as to whichcan rob better than the next and to show theycan be more brutal than the next group. Howcan we curb this sort of thing?”
Bailey adds the youngsters hide out in abushy area on the field and attack suddenlywhen unsuspecting victims walk by.
According to residents the group of boyswho rob and assault people come from thesurrounding neighbourhoods of Capricorn,Lavender Hill and Seawinds.
One resident spoke on condition of ano-nymity for fear of victimisation and says thearea is being “terrorised” by the perpetra-tors.
She confirms the field is used as a short-cut by residents from surrounding areas toget to the station but has pleaded for the fieldto be fenced in, instead emphasising that itis a safety concern.
“I live close to where this activity happensand it is nerve-wrecking knowing people arebeing brutally assaulted and robbed metresfrom my home. What am I supposed to do?”she fumes.
“I havewitnesseda few incidents andhave
called the police but by the time they arrive,those children are long gone.”
Due to the lack of response from police,she has approached law enforcement rang-ers from the nearby nature reserve to assistduring emergencies.
“This criminal activity is a safety risk toour community. All we want is for this fieldto be enclosed. It might be an inconvenienceto many, but how do you weigh up your safe-ty for convenience?”
Bailey has urged the community to be ex-tra vigilant when using the path as part of
their daily commute and to keep valuablesout of sight.
“We need the community to be as in-formed as possible when it comes to such is-sues as these youths are evidently not con-cerned for ones’ safety,” he says.
“We have reported these incidents to thepolice but honestly speaking we have be-come despondent to report such incidentsdue to their delayed responses. Our pleas fallon deaf ears.”
Muizenberg police spokesperson CaptainStephen Knapp confirms there have been
robbery incident reports but says these arefew and far between.
“We have received reports of robberies inthe area but this is estimated at one robberya month for the last three months,” Knappconfirms.
“This may be an inaccurate statistic be-cause it might be that people are not report-ing these incidents to our police station. Weencourage them to come forward with infor-mation so we may address the issue.”V What are your views? Starting with the word “Post”,SMS your opinion to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
SUMMER DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN: Spring Day celebrated on 1 September brought lovely weather to the Cape. AshleeAnn Booysen (3) showsthat she is ready for the sunnier days and cannot wait to pick flowers in all colour arrangements.
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LAND RESTITUTION
D6 Trust may pay outNICOLE MCCAIN
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T he District Six RedevelopmentTrust, which represents the benefici-aries of two land restitution housing
projects,maybeordered topaymoneyoutto claimants.
These claimants are believed to havepaid the organisation R225 000 for theirstake in the third phase of the develop-ment. However, the organisation hassince distanced itself from the construc-tion. Gugile Nkwinti, the minister of ru-ral development and land reform, recent-ly met with over 700 District Six claim-ants who requested that he consults theMinister of Justice andConstitutionalDe-
velopment Michael Masutha that the Dis-trict Six Development Trust pays themoney to its beneficiaries. This is accord-ing to Rural Development and Land Re-form regional spokesperson VuyaniNkasayi. “Claimants eligible for repay-ment include those who have paid a con-tribution of R225 000 to the District SixBeneficiary Trust,” he says.
Trust chairperson Anwah Nagia saysthe money was not taken under false pre-tences. “The funds were a contribution to-wards bigger properties, as the govern-ment only pays for 70m², leaving another40m² which the claimants had to pay for.”
The third housing development hasmuch smaller properties and the addi-tional funds are no longer needed, Nagia
says. “The money is in trust and all weneed is a letter from the minister of RuralDevelopment and Land Reform. We willthen hand the money over to him, and hecan allocate it,” he says.
The Trust announced in June that itwould withdraw from the third phase ofhousing developments (“Land squabbleintensifies”, People’s Post, 26 June).
The third phase will see almost 300homes built. The houses – which arearound 60m² – undermine the trust’s vi-sion for the area which would allow resi-dents to obtain business rights to theirproperties, Nagia says. However, in orderfor larger homes to be built, claimantswould have to contribute aroundR250 000.
RESTITUTION: The Rural Development and LandReform Department has been mandated to establish if claimants will be refunded paymentsmade to the District Six Redevelopment andBeneficiary Trust. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
Saving lives of infants a drop at a timeSaving lives has become the mission of a lo-cal company.
The South African Breastmilk Reserve(SABR) says the high incidents of infantmortality in South Africa is cause for con-cern. In the fight against this unnecessaryloss of life, International BreastfeedingWeek is calling on mothers to breastfeedtheir babies and to donate breastmilk tohelp decrease infant mortality and malnu-trition.
SABR director Stasha Jordan says only7.2% of South African women breastfeed.
“One premature baby dies every 20 min-utes. And low breastfeeding rates results inthe loss of the most vulnerable members ofour society,” she says.
About 20 000 babies under 1.8kg and 70 000babiesunder 5kgdie annually due tomalnu-trition.
The SABR is the largest human milk-banking partner of the national Depart-ment of Health.
Breastfeeding is the biggest influence ondecreasing infant mortality and malnutri-tion, especially in the least developed coun-tries of Africa.
SABR is urging mothers to breastfeedtheir own babies for at least the first sixmonths of their lives, to ensure optimalgrowth and development.
“We believe breastfeeding, access tomothers-own-milk, donated breastmilk andeducation are the keys to unlocking infant
survival,” Jordan says.“We are calling on all mothers to donate
breast milk at breastmilk-banks to ensurethe young lives that do not have access totheir mothers’ breastmilk get the bestchance of a healthy start to life.”
Another key focus is educating mothersliving in poverty and with HIV/Aids aboutsafe infant feeding practices.
“We invite mothers to visit our milk-banks across the country to learn moreabout home methods for heat treatment ofbreast milk and through this, promote foodsecurity in a continent where poverty andmalnutrition are rampant,” Jordan adds.
The SABR have 44 human-breastmilk-bank facilities nationwide
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Homeowners, beware bogus electricity ‘agents’A warning is being issued for homeownersto beware of companies offering free energyassessments, apparently on behalf of Es-kom.
This warning comes on the back of re-ports that a supplier of solar water heatershas been posing as an Eskom agent conduct-ing energy assessments for homeowners.
The so-called agent’s method is to targetpensioners via telephone. People who agreeto a consultation and allow the sales repre-sentatives into their homes have been treat-ed aggressively and given a bogus evalua-tion of their household’s energy usage.
The home’s geyser consumption is usual-ly highlighted as the critical cause of high-
energy consumption and people are subse-quently coerced into buying a solar waterheater from the company.
Eskom senior general manager for inte-grated demand management Andrew Etz-inger confirms that Eskom has not commis-sioned any suppliers to conduct free energyassessments. He advises homeownersagainst letting anyone into their homes.
“When Eskom does implement residen-tial energy savings interventions, we en-sure that residents are notified beforehandand run awareness campaigns in the localmedia,” he says.
Homeowners are advised against buyingenergy-saving technologies from suppliers
claiming they have been tested and en-dorsed by Eskom. “You are under no obliga-tion to allow anyone into your home to con-duct energy assessments or sell energy-sav-ing products. If you are approached bysalespeople claiming a technology or devicehas been endorsed by Eskom, be sceptical,”Etzinger says.
He further advises that homeowners al-ways purchase energy-saving technologiesfrom a reputable supplier and look for theSABS mark.V Consumers can call Eskom’s Solar Helpdesk on(011) 800 4744 or visit www.eskom.co.za/idm or http://bit.ly/accreditedsolarsuppliers for a list of accredited solar water heating system suppliers.
STEENBERG
School celebrates new hallCHEVON BOOYSEN
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Five decades after being built, SullivanPrimary in Steenberg proudly openedtheir new school hall.
The hall was built with the assistance ofthe Garden Cities Archway Foundation.
The hall is also the 50th one to be spon-sored by the foundation.
The double celebration was hosted on Sat-urday 30 August in a packed hall attendedby dignitaries, parents, staff and pupils ofthe school.
Having nowhere to host school concerts orprizegivings, the school’s 582 pupils previ-ously had to brave the elements during in-tervals and assemblies.
The help of Professor Jonathan Jansen,rector of the University of the Free State anda former pupil of Sullivan Primary, did notgo unseen.
Jansen played an integral role in Sullivan
Primary being a beneficiary of a school hallfrom the Garden Cities Archway Founda-tion. He negotiated with foundation CEOJohn Matthews to make the school hall a re-ality and he was also instrumental in receiv-ing funding from various foundations.
Principal Ernest Moore, who has been atthe school for 15 years, says the hall is a bigasset to the institution and broad communi-ty.
“The school’s history is tied up inextrica-bly with the people of the suburb and theytake pride in it in spite of its shortcomingsin facilities,” Moore says.
Through telling a story of the new podiumthat is now stationed in the school hall,Moore encouraged pupils, parents and staffof the school.
“The materials for this podium is off-cutmaterial that was used by a third-year stu-dent who was doing a practical at our school.It has gone through a process where ordi-nary people of our community were reeled
in to make this podium and today I standfirmly on it. The moral of this story is thatwe may not always have the best resourcesbut we make the best of what we have,” hesays. “If we remain single-minded in ourpurpose then our stars will become reacha-ble and our dreams possible.”
The Garden Cities Archway Foundationhas provided school halls to 49 other schoolsstretching as far as Mossel Bay and at a costof more than R200m.
More schools are in the pipeline.Premier Helen Zille attended the auspi-
cious occasion.“I am delighted that this school is the re-
cipient of this hall. It is also a true reflectionof how far South Africa has come in termsof education,” Zille says.
“It also needs to be emphasised just howbig the roles are teachers play in the livesof our children. They give them that founda-tion to go out into the world to become more.For this we thank them.”
Parents and the surrounding communitywere thanked for their contributions madethrough initiatives such as “buy a brick” tospeed up the donations and sponsorships re-ceived from different organisations and in-dividuals.
Moore has spent his entire career at theschool trying to have a hall built. Finallyprefabricated classrooms knocked togetherfor a makeshift hall were demolished andthe new hall was constructed in the space.
“We are enormously grateful to all theroleplayers for this wonderful facility. I amrevitalised by this good fortune and themany opportunities it brings. It is wonder-fully invigorating,” he says.
NEW FACE: Sullivan Primary celebrated the official opening of their new school hall on Saturday30 August. PHOTOS: CHEVON BOOYSEN
SONG OF HOPE: Sullivan Primary pupils sang their school anthem to end off the formalities on theday.
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATTuesday, 2 September 20144 NEWS
WORLD DESIGNERS: Pupils from Crestway High School stand with ward councillor Jan Burgerafter a Youth Skills Development Programme was hosted at Grassy Park Civic on Tuesday 26August. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
KIDNEY WEEK
A fighting chanceTARRENLEE HABELGAARN
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About 10% of all people in the worldhave some form of kidney disease.
This frightening statistic was re-leased by National Renal Care and HealthyStart practitioner Raseda Samaai, who saysthis is an illness that strikes when you leastexpect it.
Do you have a high blood pressure, aburning sensation when you urinate, orpuffy eyes, hands and feet? Do you sufferfrom fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of ap-petite, nauseaandvomiting, constant thirstor a bad taste in the mouth?
During National Kidney Week, whichruns from Tuesday 2 September to Satur-day 6 September, residents are encouragedto find out whether kidney disease affectsyou and pledge to become a kidney donor.
Renal specialist Dr Keith Houghton sayssalt and high blood pressure are two silentkillers.
“A high salt intake and hypertension aretwo of the most common causes of kidneydisease. By the time many people presentwith symptoms and signs of kidney disease(especially hypertension and diabetes), itmay be too late to have prevented seriouskidney and/or cardio-vascular dysfunc-tion,” he explains.
“The kidneys are the filters of the bodyand are used to produce urine and excreteunwanted waste in the body. Kidneys pro-duce 150F of urine a day, but keep back 149Fof useful substances, like protein, and ex-crete 2Fof waste.”
Houghton says when kidneys no longerfunction properly the body is slowly poi-soned and cannot get rid of or produce es-sential hormones and nutrients.
“When your kidneys don’t work properlythe body cannot get rid of the unwantedwaste, it can’t provide the nutrients to takecare of our bones and joints, allowing fora solid and healthy skeleton and can’t con-trol the amount of acidity and alkalinity(pH) in the body.”
“It also won’t be able to produce chemi-cals which control our blood pressure, andproduce other chemicals which produceour red blood cells and this will lead to in-sufficient oxygen supply to the body. Thekidneys are also responsible for destroyingchemicals and hormones which the bodydoesn’t need any more like insulin.”
A healthy lifestyle is the easiest way toprevent kidney disease. “Not smoking, lim-iting alcohol intake, drinking lots of waterand exercise all play a big role in the pre-vention of kidney failure.”
He says maintaining a healthy diet is alsoimportant.
Sammy Sampson has been living with adonor kidney for 27 years and says lifedoesn’t stop after renal failure.
“If you detect the problem early enoughyou can go on dialysis and receive a trans-plant if need be,” he says.
Sampson spent six months on dialysis be-fore his transplant. “My mother and foursiblings all tested to see if they could donateme a kidney but none were a match. I re-ceived my kidney from a young man whodied in a car accident. I need to take 20 tab-lets a day but life goes on. All we need arepeople who are willing to donate their kid-neys.”
Samaai says part of her job as nationalcoordinator for renal care is to createawareness of kidney disease.
To this end, she has arranged a PatientForum with the theme The gift of life.
The event will consist of presentationsby, among others, a kidney specialist andpatients undergoing treatments.
“It will be the first time such a forum isheld and I am very excited about it,” shesays.
The event is on Saturday 13 Septemberfrom 14:00 to 17:00 at the Samaj Centre inGatesville.
The event will be open to all kidney pa-tients and a relative of each.V For more information contact Samaai on079 490 4773. Visit www.odf.org.za to find out aboutbeing an organ donor.
HEALTH FIRST: Sammy Sampson takes 20 tablets per day. He received a donor kidney 27 yearsago after suffering renal failure.
PHOTO: TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
Cape Town in full bloomDeciding whether to have neat, mowedparks and verges or a display of newly blos-somed spring flowers is always a difficultdecision to make.
Either way, it is a choice that delightssome residents while leaving others unhap-py, says Belinda Walker, City of Cape TownMayoral Committee member for Communi-ty Services and Special Projects.
Cape Town is experiencing a winter ofhigh rainfall, interspersed with periods ofwarm weather.
This promotes the germination and rapidgrowth of many species of wild flowers andgrasses across Cape Town.
Walker says grasses and weeds thrive un-der these conditions and parks and side-walks can start to look untidy almost over-night.
Simultaneously, the annual spring flow-ers have started to bloom in various publicopen spaces and open tracts of land.
“This is where the contention lies –should the areas be mowed to controlgrowth and so that they are neat? Or shouldthe wild flowers and weeds be left undis-turbed for the enjoyment of residents?” sheasks.
“Many residents and visitors to areaswhere the flowers bloom contend that theyshouldbe left untouchedandnotmowedun-til the seeds have ripened and dropped.However, this results in the grass eventual-ly dominating the flowers,” she says.
In the past, City Parks curtailed the mow-ing of certain areas during the flowering pe-riod to allow flowers to bloom and shedtheir seeds.
But this proved problematic as there wasalso a proliferation of weeds and grasses.
“This year, City Parks will, as a priority,keep mowed areas tidy. Some wild flowerareas may be identified and mowed at a lat-er date, but they will be clearly sign-post-ed,” she says.
Walker adds there are still many open ar-eas throughout the city, including identi-fied biodiversity areas or natural sensitiveareas, where mowing does not take placeand where spring flowers can be seen.
City Parks will monitor the areas that arestarting to look untidy.
Staff and contractors will work addition-al hours to limit or reduce any mowingbacklogs, but the department appeals to res-idents to be patient.
“We would like to encourage the publicto visit the coastal areas, particularly alongBaden Powell Drive from Muizenberg toMonwabisi, where an abundance of daisiesand arum lilies will be flowering. We hopethat these areas will become destinationswhere both locals and tourists can viewwild flowers within the city’s boundaries,”she says.V Any concerns about uncut grass in parks and onsidewalks or verges can be directed to City Parks on(021) 400 9538
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In the swimCHEVONBOOYSEN
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Construction at the Retreat SwimmingPool is set to be completed by Decem-ber.
The construction at the pool site startedlate last year during the summer seasonand almost a year on, swimmers can finallylook forward to their new pool.
Ward councillor Jan Burger says al-though the constructionwasa lengthyproc-ess the community looks forward to thenewpool as a recreational site.
“We had to have patience due to theweather as this postponed the constructionby a few months, but we are glad to see itis now taking shape and the facility willsoon be open to the public,” Burger says.
“I am very excited for this facility in ourcommunity as it brings with it many possi-bilities. I am delighted at the good work-manship as well,” he says.
However Community Policing Forumchairperson Kevin Southgate has reserva-tions about the project being complete be-fore summer.
“Admittedly, this is not a small projectand the facility was closed to public use ear-lier this year. But we’re at the beginning ofSeptember and there is still so much workto be done on site that I doubt it will be opento the public in time,” Southgate says.
“My concern is that the contractor justdoes not have the capacity to complete thisproject before the summer comes around.”
Southgate highlights that the pool was setto be closed late during last year to com-mence construction but this was delayeddue to the facility being the only recreation-al facility available to the public as a relieffrom the sweltering temperatures.
“Luckily the project was postponed untilafter the summer months but I fear now wewill once again be sitting with that same sit-
uation come November,” Southgate says.The current pace of construction at the
pool has Southgate worried and he addsthat the surrounding communities andswimming clubs will be without a swim-ming facility this summer.
“The project has been going on for sixmonths already but progress is just tooslow. Our swimming clubs will have tomake use of other pools and this is an incon-venience. They are also excited to havetheir own facilities.”
Alan Halford, head coach at RetreatAquatics Club, says the club is strugglingwithout a facility at which to train.
“We haven’t trained since mid-May dueto the weather changes. We’re sitting witha problem where other clubs are not willingto share space with us and this has been det-rimental,” he says.
Halford adds the City has extended an al-ternative to use Newlands Pool to train at.
“But thiswill onlybeavailable during thesummer months. Parents don’t want theirchildren to train in bad weather and thatis understandable. We need our own facili-ties and the delay at Retreat SwimmingPool is costing us a lot.
“We have used Blue Downs indoor poolas well and they have done a lot to accom-modate us. For that we’re grateful but thatis still a public pool.”
Halford adds that transport costs are alsoan issue for club members to get to and fromfacilities that are not in the Retreat vicini-ty.
“We’re losing a lot of club members aswell because parents take their children toother clubs that have the necessary facili-ties to train during winter.
“We can only hope that construction ofthis site speeds up so we can have our ownfacility.”V What are your views? Starting with the word “Post”,SMS your opinion to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATTuesday, 2 September 20146 FEATURE
The City of Cape will commence its process for reviewing the five-year plan (IDP) for 2012 to 2017and for the drafting of the budget for 2015/16 to 2017/18.
This will be the third review of the term-of-office plan which was approved by the Councilon 28 May 2012.
The time schedule for the review of the IDP and the budget (below) outlines the activities thatwill be followed in drafting the budget for 2015/16 to 2017/18 and amending the IDP. The aim ofreviewing the IDP is to ensure that municipal planning considers the assessment of its performancemeasurements and to adapt to changing circumstances.
The activities can be summarised as follows:November 2014 Public to comment on the amendments to the IDP document for 2012 to 2017March 2015 Tabling of draft reviewed IDP for 2015/16 and the budget for 2015/16 to
2017/18 before the CouncilApril 2015 Public comment and input on the draft budget for 2015/16 to 2017/18 and on
amendments to the IDPMay 2015 The Council to approve of the 2015/16 review of the IDP and the budget for
2015/16 to 2017/18June 2015 Public notification of the approved budget and the promulgation of tariffs for
rates and amendments to the IDP
Copies of the detailed time schedule for the IDP and budget for 2015/16 will be available atall subcouncil offices, libraries and at www.capetown.gov.za/en/IDP/Documents/2015_16_timeschedule.pdf.
For more information about the IDP and budgeting process for 2015/16 call 021 400 9811,send a fax to 021 400 4909 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER172/2014
TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE 2015/16REVIEW OF THE INTEGRATEDDEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) AND THEBUDGET FOR 2015/16 TO 2017/18
YOUTH
Realities of teenage parentingTARRENLEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
A couple is hoping to preventteenage pregnancies in anew eye-opening way.
Giving children a dose of reali-ty is one way Wayne and Berna-dette Duddy hope to prevent teen-agers from becoming parentssooner than expected.
The couple imported 13 compu-ter-operated babies which simu-late the actions of a real baby.
Three of the babies have beenespecially designed to show thephysical drawbacks of babies suf-fering from Foetal Alcohol Syn-drome (FAS), drug use and whatis known as a shaken baby. Theother 10 babies indicate perfecthealth.
She explains that each baby isprogrammed and given a certifi-cate before being handed over tothe new ‘parent’.
“The teenager then gets to takethe baby home for a week and isexpected to care for the baby theway a full-time parent would. Thebaby needs to eat, be cleaned andhandled correctly. All informa-tion is logged onto the computerand at the end of the week a reportcard is provided.”
She has been saving up for fiveyears to buy these babies with thehelp of her husband because “ithas always been my dream to helpteens”.
“Years ago I realised there is abigneed inour community to edu-cate the youth about the reality ofhaving a baby while you are stilla teenager,” she says.
“I realised pamphlets and talksat school are not reaching chil-dren in a productive or effectivemanner.”
Since receiving the babiesthree months ago, Bernadette hasalready received positive feed-back from teens who have triedthe experiment.
“Once the week is completedmost of the children are exhaust-ed and realise what hard work itis to take care of a child.
“So many have said they willnow think twice before having
unprotected sex and some of theolder children have stoppeddrinking and smoking as a resultof the FAS and drug baby experi-ments,” she says.
“Sometimes you have to be cru-el to be kind and that is what thisprogramme is doing.”
Wayne says they are excited totake the experiment to schoolsand community organisations.
“Anyone who wants to makeuse of our services can contact usand set up a date. We would liketo go to as many primary and highschool, youth groups and organi-sations which have identified aneed to educate children on teen-age pregnancies and substanceabuse during pregnancy. Wemainly focus on children but aremore than willing to assist with
older generations as well.”Suzette Little, Mayoral Com-
mittee member for Early Child-hood Development, says councilhas recently approved using theprogramme. “We will fully sup-port this initiative and make useof the experiment inour facilities.They are touching on an impor-tant topic and I am excited aboutthe prospects,” says Little.
NOT CHILD’S PLAY: These lifelike baby dolls help teens prepare forthe challenges of parenthood. The first baby pictured is a shaken baby,while the second is a Foetal Alcohol Syndrome baby. The last one isa baby who is addicted to drugs. Participants have to take care of babiesfor a week as part of the programme. PHOTO: TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
Give vent to your decorating bentThe Cape’s trendiesthome, décor and life-style exhibition willgive anyone ample ex-cuse for a home makeo-ver – indoors or out-doors.
The Cape Homemak-ers Expo takes placefrom Thursday 4 toSunday 7 September atthe Cape Town Interna-tional Convention Cen-tre (CTICC).
This year’s theme isBold, Bright and Indi-vidual and the expoboasts seven excitingfeature areas for visi-tors to engage with spe-cialists and industryleaders in home im-provement and design.
Homemakers Expo,in association withHome | Tuis maga-zines, will again hostthe popular DIY Workshop series.
Visitors will have the opportunity to getup close and personal with DIY profession-als, who put their personal signature touch-es to various novel home and décorprojects.
Celebrate stylish living at inVogue –again showcasing a cameo collection of thelatest interior décor trends and ideas.
Tantalise your taste buds in d’Vine life,with the most distinctive tastes the Capehas to offer – from the finest boutique winesto delicious cheeses, tapenades and othergourmet goodies.
Explore gorgeous homegrown creativityat an ARTISANaffair– the hottest curatedcollection of unique, handmade craft anddesign by local artisans and craft entrepre-neurs.
Expo organiser Sandy Edwards says:“This year’s Cape Homemakers Expo prom-ises to be the most exciting to date, with fea-ture areas to suit everyone’s interests anddesires,” she says.
“We aim to offer both exhibitors and visi-tors an unparalleled experience.”
Entrance for adults is R70, pensionerspay R50 and there is no charge for childrenyounger than 12. The expo times are Thurs-day to Saturday from 10:00-20:00 and Sun-day from 10:00-18:00. Tickets can be boughtat the door or from www.webtickets.co.za.
For further information, call(021) 511 2800.V People’s Post readers stand a chance to win a setof 25 family tickets to the vent, so go to www.peoplepost.co.za to enter. Each winner will get four ticketsto the show.
GOING POTTY: This adorable planter is one of the fun designs you couldfind at the Homemakers Expo. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Vicious dogs bite pensionerCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
Apensioner has been confined to her bedafter being bitten by three vicious dogsin Knoll Road in Ottery.
Hester Ingham (65) says the nightmarestarted when she was on her way to a nearbycafe when the three dogs charged at her.
“It was a terrible experience. Those dogsdragged me in the road as they bit me. Myshoes were ripped from my feet and the pairof socks I had on were left in shreds,” sherecalls.
The incident was noticed by three menpassing by, says Ingham.
“These guys heard my screams and wereable to call the dogs away from me. Theychased the dogs back into the yard.”
Theownerof thedogs couldnot be reachedat the time of going to print.
Since the incident Ingham has been at-tending hospital to have her wounds treated.
“I have bite marks all over my body. It’sextremely painful and now I have to getwound dressing every second day from theday hospital,” she says.
Inghamhasmademanyattempts to get theowners of the dogs to take responsibility forthe incident.
“They allow the dogs to roam outside,knowing they are dangerous. They were toldof the incident where I was bitten and I needassistance to pay my medical bills. Everytime I go to hospital I have to pay someonefor petrol to take me there and back. It costsme R60. I can’t afford it but the owners refuseto take responsibility,” says the visibly up-set woman.
The incident has subsequently been re-ported to the authorities and the dogs wereimpounded. The dogs were removed and tak-
en to the Atlantis pound for safekeeping asthere was no space available at any poundin Cape Town as well as due to an outbreakof canine distemper at the Grassy Park im-pound.
The City’s executive director for Safetyand Security, Richard Bosman, confirms allthree dogs were impounded after complaintswere received from residents.
“The City’s Animal Control Unit wouldhave to establish whether there was a primafacie contravention of the animal bylaw.This includes taking affidavits from com-plainants and witnesses, completing achecklist of the premises where the dog/s iskept, obtaining photographs and medicalrecords of the injuries sustained, and col-lecting any other evidence,” he says.
He also confirmed that a dog may not bereleased to its owner if the release will resultin a contravention of the relevant sectionsof the animal bylaw.
“In this particular case, the dogs were im-pounded by the City’s Animal Control Uniton Wednesday 27 August and taken to the At-lantis pound. The penalty imposed will be atthe discretion of the prosecutor in the case.”
LET IT FLOW! More than 10 000F of confiscated liquor were disposed of as police officers poured bottle upon bottle of alcohol down the drainsof the Provincial Evidence Management Centre in Belhar on Thursday. The liquor had been seized at illegal liquor outlets, such as shebeens,across the province. PHOTO: CAPTAIN PIET SMIT/SAPS
Take your prelim exams seriouslyAs the penultimate matric examina-tions are looming, matrics would dowell to use the opportunity of their pre-lims to the full, says an education ex-pert.
Dr Felicity Coughlan, director of theIndependent Institute of Education, urg-es students that, “the temptation isthere to write these exams off as insig-nificant, since many learners would al-ready have submitted tertiary educa-tion applications based on their previ-ous performance”. Others have movedtheir focus to the final exam as their lastchance to earn the points for admissionto particular programmes, she says.
The prelims, however, fulfil a very im-portant function and matriculantsshould take them as seriously as they dothe last exam of their school careers.
“Even if you have a conditional offerfrom a university or private educationprovider, it could still be withdrawn.You may still need to rely on your per-formance in the prelims for placementpurposes and you cannot afford to ig-nore the fact that the results do contrib-ute to your year mark that is part of yourinvestment in your final result,” shepointed out.
The most important function of theprelims is to give you an opportunity toconsolidate the learning of the past 12years, and provide matriculants withthe necessary peace of mind to entertheir final exams relaxed and refreshed– a mindset which could make a signifi-cant positive difference to the candi-date’s performance.
“Treat these exams as a measure ofwhere you are, and use them as a valua-ble tool in your preparation for your fi-nals,” says Coughlan.
She says pupils can use the prelims inseveral ways to boost knowledge andstrategy by:
. Consolidating study methods
. Learning better stress managementmethods
. Testing how long it actually takes tomaster the work, so that the learner’s fi-nal study plan is accurate in terms ofhow much time needs to be allocated forrevision of subjects
. Developing the notes, mind mapsand annotations required for the finalexams
. Setting up small study groupswhere peers can learn from one another.
“Use the prelims to consolidate yourknowledge and identify the gaps in yourapproach while there is still time to gethelp,” she says.
“Remember that you can achieve thesame with writing past papers inde-pendently or in a small study group–generally a great way to study. If you dowell, use that achievement to motivateyourself, not slack off.
“If you don’t, stay calm and identifythe challenges that need addressing.The prelims are a wonderful opportuni-ty for you to get yourself in top formwhile you still have time.”
Coughlan says to be “mindful of thefactors that will boost your mental andphysical wellbeing, and practise theseas well: stress management, exercise,eating well and getting enough sleep”.
She further points out that pupilshave one shot for their finals, but theprelims are their test run.
“They allow you to make the changesyou need while there is still time, andto cope better during the finals, whichare just a few months away.”
Cart horsesThe Cart Horse Protection Association willhold an annual general meeting at the Pro-tea Hotel Breakwater Lodge, in PortswoodRoad at the V&A Waterfront, on Thursday
4 September at 18:30 for 19:00.The association’s general manager, Meg-
an White, will present on her attendance ofthe 7th International Colloquium on Work-ing Equids, hosted by World Horse Welfare.RSVP to Megan White on (021) 535 3435 oremail [email protected].
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CONSERVATION
Save the rhino, children sayNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
Between two to three rhinosdie every day.
Yet, as the multi-millionrand trade of rhino horns contin-ues, two conservation organisa-tions believe the tide is slowlyturning.
The Kingsley Holgate Founda-tion along with Project RhinoKZN have managed to ignite anew sense of activism among theyouth.
The first World Youth RhinoSummit will be held later thismonth in Durban, aiming to gath-er 100 young conservation leadersfrom the continent with leadersfrom Asian countries.
Here, they will present conser-vation and protection strategiesto an audience of young people,empowering the delegates to be-come ambassadors for conserva-tion.
According to the Save the Rhi-no oganisation, South Africa ishome to over 80% of Africa’s rhi-nos. The continent is home to20 000 rhinos, with another 5 000in Asia. This is only a fraction ofthe half a million rhinos recordedin the early twentieth century.
Summit organisers adventurerKingsley Holgate and Project Rhi-no KZN’s Sheelagh Antrobus be-lieve engaging the youth holdsthe key to winning the war onpoaching.
“We want the youth to spreadthe message in places like Viet-nam: we need to stop poaching,”says Holgate. “What sort of worldwill our children grow up in if weallow this to continue?”
From the mouths of babesAntrobus and Holgate first real-
ised the importance of educatingyouth about poaching while com-municating with communitiesliving on the borders of game re-serves in KwaZulu Natal.
“These are buffer communitieswho can be our eyes and ears,”says Antrobus. “How can they beguardians if they don’t under-stand the effects of poaching? Wedecided to focus on children andto listen to what they had to say.”
This was how the Rhino Artcampaign was born. Learnerswere given pages printed with theoutline of a rhino and game rang-ers asked them to write or drawa message against rhino poach-ing.
Thousands of pupils took part,with the campaign even engagingwith children in rhino horn con-
sumer countries such as Viet-nam.
The drawings showed an unex-pected level of understanding,says Antrobus, with some chil-dren providing informationabout how poachers operate. “Werealised there was a very high lev-el of maturity and excellence inthe drawings and we decided wewant to amplify that by holdingthe summit, the first of its kind.”
The illicit wildlife trade is nowthe fourth largest syndicatedcriminal activity in the world af-
ter drug and human trafficking,and arms smuggling, said nation-al environmental affairs ministerEdna Molewa. Research conduct-ed by several NGOs has indicatedthat rhino horn has become themost expensive commodity onearth. The World Wildlife Fundestimates the trade to be valued atover $10bn annually.
“If the trade continues to esca-late at this rate, in only a fewyears there will be more rhinosdying than giving birth, whichwill lead to extinction,” says An-
trobus. Many conservation or-ganisations estimate this couldhappen between two to fouryears.
Counting costsEcologically, the loss of rhinos
is devastating, but poaching actu-ally has a more far-reaching ef-fect. Antrobus says: “In terms ofbiodiversity, rhinos are what weterm an umbrella species. Theyplay a critical role in the environ-ment and impact on other species,such as ticks and birds and grass-
lands. Even their dung has an im-portant impact on the environ-ment,” she says.
Rhino poaching is also destruc-tive to the communities living inand near game reserves.
“While it is difficult to put a fi-nancial value on rhinos, big fivegame reserves attract more tour-ists and this equates to jobs in thelocal communities. Most reservesalso have social projects andbuild schools, install water andprovide healthcare for locals. Ifyou take away the rhinos, youtake away all these benefits,” shesays.
Many communities have beenhard hit by poaching, says Hol-gate. “Communitiies in placeslike Mozambique have been com-pletely subverted through poach-ing. Communities no longer re-spect chiefs, they now respectyoung men wearing gold chainsand living inmansionspaid for byrhino blood. The children tell usof the tragedy of their brotherscoming home in body bags, shotas poachers. We need educationand to provide other options forthese communities,” he urged.
Winning the warWhile funding and political will
are in short supply in the causefor fighting against rhino poach-ing, Antrobus believes initiativessuch as the youth summit arehelping change mindsets.
“We’re seeing more arrests be-ing made, weapons confiscatedand investigations being made aprority. The court system is com-ing onboard and doling out harsh-er sentences to those found guiltyof the trade,” she says.
Arrests are slowly increasing,with 343 made in 2013 and over 140made in the first half of this year.Penalties for rhino poaching arebecoming increasingly severeand frequent, according toMolewa.
Holgate says: “We need an inte-grated approach. We need moresevere sentencing from the courtsand more legislation. We need amessage from the next generationcalling for more political action.”
The biggest way the public canhelp is to provideongoing supportto rhino conservation efforts, An-trobus says. “There’s a growingsense that we’re losing. This is awar and there’s no short-term so-lution. Please don’t give up on us.There are signs of hope.”V Visit http://www.youthrhinosummit.com to find out more about the RhinoYouth Summit or www.projectrhinokzn.org/
SAVING GRACE: Poaching may soon see more rhinos dying than being born. Conservation organisations are now targetting youth to create awareness and place pressure on politicians to take action. PHOTO: BRENDAN CROFT/FOTO24
Join fight against antibiotic resistanceMore than 1 000 independent pharmacies incountrywide will be spreading the word touse antibiotics wisely.
This is in support of an initiative betweenthe national Department of Health, SouthAfrican Pharmacy Council and the Pharma-ceutical Society of South Africa, accordingto a press release.
Jackie Maimin, CEO of the IndependentCommunity Pharmacy Association (ICPA),is confident their members will play a lead-ing role in educating consumers and pa-tients about the appropriate use of antibiot-ics.
The misuse and overuse of antibiotics hasled to the emergence of antibiotic-resistantbacteria and multi-drug resistant bacteria,which are also called “super-bugs”.
A World Health Organisation (WHO) re-port released in April states that this “thisserious threat is no longer a prediction forthe future, it is happening rightnow ineveryregion of the world and has the potential to
affect anyone, of any age, in any country”.According to WHO antibiotic resistance –
when bacteria changes so antibiotics nolonger work in people who need them totreat infections – is now “a major threat topublic health”.
A new group of superbugs is on the in-crease called “Gram-negative bacteria”which is becoming more prevalent in hospi-tals across the country.
These are particularly deadly becausethey are increasingly resistant to currenttreatments.
Doctors are finding that they no longerhave the medical weapons needed to fightthese deadly foes, resulting in dire conse-quences for patients that contract thesebugs.
As the largest and most representative re-tail pharmacy group in South Africa, ICPAis well-placed to reach communitiesthroughout South Africa.
“Members will be emphasising the fact
that in order to protect antibiotics againstresistance we have to limit overuse and pre-vent misuse.”
ICPA cautions that patients should onlytake antibiotics as and when prescribed bythe doctor, dentist or nurse. Patients shouldtake the antibiotic exactly as prescribedwithout skipping any doses and should nev-er share antibiotics or take leftover antibiot-ics. Conditions such as the common cold, fluand most coughs are caused by viruses notbacteria, so antibiotics will not help in thesecases.
Protect yourself and your families againstinfections and the potential need for an anti-biotic. The following actions reduce the riskof infections:
. Wash hands well and often.
. Cover the mouth and nose when cough-ing or sneezing.
. Avoid touching the eyes, nose or mouth.
. And have an annual flu vaccination.Vaccines do not have a resistance problem
because a vaccine enhances the body’s natu-ral defences, whereas an antibiotic operatesseparately from the body’s normal defences.
The major drive by ICPA members will beto educate communities on when antibioticsare appropriate.
Antibiotics are only effective against bac-terial infections. The type, strength and du-ration of treatment of the antibiotic is deter-mined by the causative bacterium, the typeof infection and the overall health of the af-fected individual. Patients should not pres-surise their doctor to prescribe antibioticsfor viral infections such as the common coldand flu or to try and prevent infections.
“Our members will be using every oppor-tunity to educate their communities duringour daily interactions with patients. This isdefinitely an area of healthcare where wecan as a team, of pharmacists and patients,make a positive difference to a situation thatis a real concern for all. So spread the wordto use antibiotics wisely.”
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Steenberg SeniorCrafties recently celebrated Women’sMonth at the Craddock CommunityHall in Steenberg.The guest speakersinformed the women on various women’s empowermenttopics.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Nevertoo oldto learn
Calling all youthentrepreneursWith a view to promote entrepreneurshipamong South Africans and more impor-tantly young South African entrepreneurs,UWC will host its first EntrepreneurshipExpo at the university’s School of PublicHealth from Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 Sep-tember from 09:00-15:30.
The aim of the Entrepreneurs Day Expois to assist SMMEs (Small, Medium and Mi-cro Enterprises) to grow.
The focus of the event is on entrepre-neurship in society and the theme is Inte-grating all support services to benefit the en-trepreneur.
The programme includes talks on SMMEdevelopment, tendering, the importance ofcompliance, gaining access to new mar-kets, incentive schemes, financial literacySARS (Record keeping and the tax man)and including success stories from entre-preneurs.
We look forward towelcomingyou to thisknowledge-sharing event.
The event is open to all and is free ofcharge.
For more information about the Expo,contact Charleen Duncan on (021) 959 9549or via email at [email protected] orWendy Mehl on (021) 959 9549 or via emailat [email protected].
EDUCATION
StudytimeNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
In an attempt to make tertiary educationmore accessible, UCT is looking onlineto grow classes.With the university’s facilities only al-
lowing for just over 26 000 students, virtualclassrooms are now allowing the universi-ty to make learning available to more stu-dents, across the continent.
This follows on a report from the Centrefor Higher Education Transformationwhich found 2.7 million school leavers arenot accessing education, training or em-ployment.
The university recently launched threepostgraduate diplomas online to enablestudents across Africa to study with inter-active support.
The Across Africa programmes, offeredby UCT’s Faculty of Commerce, in partner-ship with GetSmarter, combine the use ofa flexible and interactive online educationplatform with face-to-face learning.
Across Africa managing directorJacques Rousseau added: “Having road-tested the Across Africa online educationplatform myself in teaching a class of 1 500students, it is clear that students appreci-ate – and greatly benefit from – the opportu-nity to work on their own schedules, aswell as to receive peer and instructor sup-port virtually on-demand.”
Due to the nature of the online learningplatform, a large group of students can beaccommodated at any given time.
While the course is currently focused onpostgraduate studies, undergraduate pro-grammes are soon to follow, says Get-Smarter chief academic officer Rob Pad-dock.
“We will be introducing eight new cours-es into market by 2015 , to add to our cur-rent portfolio of 55 courses (90% of whichare presented in conjunction with UCT), aswell as our expanding our postgraduateprogrammes post-2015, in partnership withthe university,” he says.
GetSmarter offers extensive paymentplans for their short courses and postgrad-uate programmes to allow students to payfor their studies over a certain period oftime, Paddock says.
The course will start in February andUCThasalready receivedaround200 appli-cations.
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Citywide residents’ associations and civic-minded organ-isations are raising funds and awareness to introduceCCTV cameras.
This is being done in an attempt to curb the free reignof criminal activity.
From Mitchell’s Plain to the Atlantic coastline, resi-dents and businesses are bearing the brunt of flagrant dis-regard for personal safety. Private property and personalspace is invaded without concern for the long arm of thelaw or even, if criminals are eventually apprehended,stints courtesy of correctional services.
In short, the crooks in Cape Town simply don’t care foryour safety. In their haste to fill out the wish lists in thecriminal world, your possessions – however hard comeby – are eyed, scoped out and stolen.
Does it even make sense to show off your jewellery orfancy cellphone? It would be foolish to think so and to actin like manner.
After multiple warnings from police and communitysafety organisations, you have only yourself to blamewhen you’ve brandished your top-end cellphone, iPad,laptop or watch only to see these disappearing into thedistance in the hand of a common criminal. Bear in mindit is the job of a crook to steal, and the onus is on anyonenot wanting to be a victim to protect and hide their goods.
Eventually the whole of Cape Town – from the town-ships to areas populated by tourists – will be covered an-gle to angle by CCTV cameras.
It is hoped the crooks will get the message: crime doesnot – and shouldnot – pay.Youwill get caught, eventually.
Meanwhile, Cape Town will join major cities of theworld like London and New York as the most photo-graphed citizens.
Minor infringements like traffic violations will also beunder scrutiny.
It will go a long way to assisting law enforcement andeven the insurance industry in determining guilt or inno-cence.
Time will tell if this will help curb crime.
Building a relationshipMy husband and I purchased a wendy housefrom Greystone with the assurance they usethe best quality material.
They advised us at the time the wendyhouse will be insured for a year. Almost amonth after the insurance expired, we no-ticed the wendy house’s roof was leaking.When I contacted them at the time, I was ad-vised they cannot assist as the insurance ex-pired. This I accepted and tried to fix theroof. However, the leaking persisted due torusted roof sheets.
I phoned Greystone and as the womangave me the same “expired insurance”speech, someone – her boss, I think – advisedher that if the roof sheets are rusting, theyneed to investigate. They sent someone tohave a look and we were then advised it isdefinitely rust and theywill revertwith feed-back. On Wednesday 13 August I phonedGreystone again to find out if they have anyfeedback and was advised they are waitingon the supplier of the roof sheets to givethem feedback so they can advise us. Iphoned again on Tuesday 19 August and wasadvised the supplier is not taking responsi-bility for bad roof sheets. However they can’tadvise anything until the boss advises andthey will get back to me. I phoned again andwas told the boss hasn’t been in the officesince Wednesday, but that he would be in[later] and they will phone me.
Greystone is more expensive than mostother places that offer their service. Howev-er, because of the assurance of quality wewere persuaded to use them. They had noproblem arranging finance for us so nowthey are paid yet we are still paying for aleaking wendy house. It’s very distressingthat Greystone can be so flippant about cus-
tomer care when they are supposed to be thebest in the industry.LYNN FREEMANEmailCarmen Thomas, Greystone operationsmanager, responds: On 6 August Ms Free-man called in to report the problem she washaving with the roof sheets on her wendyhouse which we erected more than a yearago.
Shewas informed that thewarrantyon theroof had already expired but we would senda site inspector around to check the condi-tion of the roof. This was duly done and theroof sheets on the wendy house are verydamaged and rusted as per our inspection.
We advised her we would take this matterup with our suppliers and revert to her. Dur-ing this time Ms Freeman dealt with me butunfortunately I do not have the authorisa-tion to order and replace supplies. My imme-diate superior was in and out of the officehence the delay in concluding this com-plaint and Ms Freeman’s frustration.
Greystone has decided it would be point-less taking this matter any further with oursupplier but they have been informed of thecondition of the roof sheets.
We have never experienced a complaint ofthis nature before. Normally we have com-plaints of leakages but never rust and theleakages we attend to when they are report-ed to us.
We will replace and fit Ms Freeman’s roofsheets at a time convenient for her butplease take into account the impending in-clement weather we are and will be experi-encing.
Our building department will confirm adate and time with Ms Freeman.
Pupils left out in the coldWhen I take my son to school in the morn-ings I have to witness an outdated and cruelpractice. Why are primary school pupilsforced to stand outside in the pouring rainat pedestrian crossings?
It is understandable that schools want toteach children a sense of responsibility byputting them on traffic duty in the morn-ings, but is it really necessary for them to
do this during winter?Surely teachers can use some common
sense and see that it is unethical and border-ing on child abuse. If the children gets sickstanding in the rain, the school will not payfor their medical bills.
Teachers get paid to look after the chil-dren, but they sit in a warm staff room,drinking coffee and tea, while the children
freeze outside.What is even more alarming is that traffic
officers occasionally make an appearance tooversee this barbaric custom. A governmentofficial should really know better.
It is an important and life-saving job tousher pupils across a pedestrian crossing,but there is no reason why teachers can’t doit themselves when it is raining.
It is, after all, their job to care for the chil-dren. Is it not?EDWIN KANNEMEYER
Your SMSes. I am so glad they will trade lat-er now. I hope people will notsupport the illegal shebeens. It’salways a pleasure to go there asthere are no people hangingaround. Good for them!
. It shows you, if you are can-vassing for the DA during elec-tions you’re first in line. That’swhy extended hours were grant-ed to the liquor store in Retreat.The City must get their act to-gether and stop the scourge ofcorruption.
. It will just get worse. Theway people park at that liquorstore is terrible. It’s so difficultto pass that section at SteenbergLiquors on weekends. Next thelicence will probably be extend-ed to trade until 21:00.
. Dogs are good to have asthey alert you when someone isaround. But when they bark dayand night, I just wish I had a dartwith a dummy on top, which Ican throw at them to shut neigh-bours’ dogs up.
. You don’t know how over-joyed I am that People’s Post willreturn to a Tuesday deadline!Congratulations on the change!Pat A
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Tuesday 2 September
V Grassy Park: The Parkwood NPOCaring and Sharing, which cares forneedy women and children, inviteswomen of all ages to come andenjoy a cup of tea or coffee to chatabout life’s challenges and burdensevery Tuesday at 10:00 at 28 EdnaCourt, Parkwood. Contact SandraPhillips on 071 162 6071.
V Grassy Park: Get fit with Taeboclasses at Grassy Park Civic Centreevery Tuesday and Thursday from19:00 to 20:00. There will also beclasses at New World Foundation inLavender Hill from Monday 1 September from 18:00 until 19:00. CallMichelle Arendse on 079 941 0533 or(021) 701 5061.
Friday 5 September
V Muizenberg: Prince George PrimarySchool will host a karaoke with DJAshley at Muizenberg Civic Centrefrom 20:00 until late. Tickets (R40)are available at the school. Take yourown XYZ. Phone the school on(021) 701 9200 for info.
V Retreat: The DanAg Care Centrewill host a karaoke and jazz eveningat Retreat Civic Centre at 19:00.Admission costs R30; raffle ticketswill be sold at R5. Refreshments willbe on sale. Phone Denise on079 869 4319.
Saturday 6 September
V Muizenberg: The Cape FlatsDevelopment Association will host ahigh tea at Muizenberg Civic Centrefrom 15:00 until 17:30. Tickets costR60. To host a table call(021) 706 2050.
V Sharedon Park: Teddy’s Educare
will hold a market day at itspremises on the corner of MilitaryRoad and Diamond Drive. There willbe quad bike rides and bargainsgalore. For more information phone082 861 5751.
Monday 8 September
V Grassy Park: Cafda will offer artsand craft classes in beading, candlemaking and fabric painting at theCafda Family Centre, on the corner ofPrince George Drive and EighthAvenue from 09:00 until noon.
V Retreat: Langevlei Ratepayers’ andCivic Association will hold a publicmeeting at the Calvin ProtestantChurch in First Avenue at 19:30. Themeeting will address crime, theupgrade of the Retreat CBD andservice delivery. Councillor Jan Burgerwill be the guest speaker andSteenberg police will also be present.
For additional information phoneMark Rossouw on 072 646 4177.
V Grassy Park: Ward 110 councillorShanen Rossouw will hold a publicmeeting to address crime in GrassyPark at Grassy Park Civic Centre from19:00 until 21:00. For queries phoneRossouw on 078 129 1270.
Thursday 11 September
V Grassy Park: The Grassy Parkcommunity policing forum will holdan annual meeting at Grassy Park
Civic Centre at 19:00. All communityorganisations, businesses andresidents are invited to attend. PhoneColonel Kenneth Dlamini on082 469 2574.
Thursday 18 September
V Grassy Park: Youths aged 10 to 25,who are interested in performing artssuch as music, dance, drama andwriting can attend free classes atGrassy Park Library. The classes willbe held at the library every Thursdayat 16:00. To register contact Dean on072 686 4852 or deandcjack[email protected].
Friday 19 September
V Retreat: Join the Grassy ParkKlawerjas Club as they present theirafter sunset old school jazz party.The event will take place at theRetreat Civic Centre from 19:30 to01:00. R100 gets you through thedoor. Three top bands and DJs willentertain the crowd. Call George on084 588 9778 for more information.
Saturday 27 September
V Retreat: It’s party time as Assist ALearner Trust will host a platterparty at Perivale Primary School onthe corners of 1st Avenue and ZeekoeRoad from 19:00 until 00:00. Adonation of R70 gets you into thejazzthemed evening. Take your ownplatter and XYZ. For more information call Christine on 082 954 0338.
Saturday 6 December
V Pinelands: A reunion will be heldfor staff of Baumann’s Biscuits atthe Pinelands Recreation Hall, from15:00. Contact Mary Wentzel on072 751 8659 or Nasief Hendrick on082 463 9617 for more details.
CATCHING RAYS: A man enjoys the sunshine and view from Kalk Bay Harbour last week. PHOTO: LERATO MADUNA/FOTO24
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STUDS UP: Silver Spurs FC player Cheslyn Visagie (left) and Wynberg St Johns’ Tristan Pillay getstuck in a battle for the ball during a senior CocaCola Cup quarterfinal at Avonwood Sports Complexin Elsies River on Sunday. Spurs won 21 to advance to the semifinals. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
AS ONE: Lauren Mckenzie of Chelsea FC and Heath Athletic’s Aldrich Viljoen challenge for the ballduring a senior CocaCola Cup quarterfinal at Avonwood Sports Complex in Elsies River on Sunday.Chelsea won 42 on penalties, after regular time finished with the score tied at 11, to advance tothe semifinal round. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
ENTANGLED: Heath Athletic FC’s Siraaj Dreyer (in blue) misses a header, as Chelsea FC goalkeeperTashreeq Muller challenges for the ball, during a senior CocaCola Cup quarterfinal at Avonwoodin Elsies River on Sunday. Chelsea won 42 on penalties, after regular time finished with the scoretied at 11, to advance to the semifinal round. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
DESPERATE DEFENCE: Alfonzo Fuller of Sir Lowrians RFC tackles Villager RFC’s Brodie Bowsduring the Super League B league decider at Brookside on Saturday. Villager were 2523victors, sealing the league and promotion to Super League A. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
WALKING ON AIR: Tafelsig High School’s Roezouq Januarie goes aerial to control the ball, asCloetesville High School’s Kurt Cyster looks on, in the title decider of the MRP Foundation HighSchools in Mitchell’s Plain on Saturday. Tafelsig were 20 victors. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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Come the 2015 club rugby sea-son, the Southern Suburbswill boast with six teams in
the top tier of Western Provinceclub rugby.
Following the final round ofmatches in the top three leagueslast weekend, the five teams withcurrent Super League A status ce-mented their spots for next year.
And with Villager RFC winningthe Super League B title after their25-23 victory over Sir LowriansRFC at Brookside on Saturday, theClaremont side will return to Su-per League A next season.
Maties were crowned SLA cham-pions for the third consecutiveyear, after Hamilton RFC could nothold of the Maroon Machine’scharge in their 27-25 loss at DanieCraven Stadium on Saturday.
The Stellenbosch side were de-served winners, as they were theonly undefeated side in the league.
But Hammies’ loss comes at acost for UCT, as they had to settlefor second place.
The Green Point side finishedthe season in third place.
The last round of matches alsohad a bittersweet ending for FalseBay RFC – they thrashed NNK 58-3at Philip Herbstein Field, but hadto be content with the fifth placefinish and no spot in the Communi-ty Cup.
Going into the weekend the Con-
stantia club still had hopes of mak-ing the national rugby champion-ships, but Durbanville-Bellville’s38-22 victory over Bellville RFCmeant they, not The Bay, wouldfeature in next year’s CommunityCup.
Both Primrose RFC and SKWalmers finished their seasons ona low, as Roses were defeated 34-33byUWCandVictoriansbeatWalm-ers 46-31.
V In SLB, Mitchell’s Plain clubCollegians RFC ensured theywould remain in the second high-est league in the Cape as they beatGoodwood 42-22 in Lentegeur.
Despite their 39-32 loss away toBrackenfell RFC, Surrey EstateRangers will also retain their SLBstatus next season.
V In Super League C,Lansdowne’s Violets RFC were de-feated 20-10 by a spirited and deter-mined Franschhoek United, whowere the league’s eventual win-ners. Silvertree RFC were ham-mered 17-43 by Strand at MaltaPark in Sybrandt Park.
The outcome of the MIT RangersandNorthernsRFCmatchatAvon-wood Park in Elsies River is notknown. It is believed thematchhadbeen called off as a result of ill-dis-cipline on the pitch, but this couldnot be confirmed at the time of go-ing to print.
While the matches in the topthree leagues have come to an end,the teams in the Champions, Cityand Southern leagues will remain
in action this weekend.WP Rugby also needs to finalise
the teams and fixtures for the Pres-ident’s Cup, which be played atCity Park later this month.
V On Saturday Masiphumelelewill travel to Philippi to take onBlue Stars United in the Champi-
ons League, while CaledonianRoses host Young Stars at Noll Av-enue.
V In the City League, Persever-ance take on Busy Bees in Langa,Hamediehs host Police, Progresstackle Technicon Gardens andTemperance-Cities do battle with
Watsonia.V Retreat hosts Bishop Lavis at
Allenby Drive Sports Complex inthe Southern League, while Rock-lands plays Thistles and Titanstake on Peninsula.V View all the results, logs and fixtures atwww.wpclubrugby.co.za.
FULL STRETCH: Villager RFC’s Ryan Germishuys scores a try, as Sir Lowrians RFC player Earl Rose (right) attempts tostop him, during a WP club rugby Super League B match at Brookside on Saturday. The Dirty Whites won 2523 to winthe league and promotion to Super League A, the top league in WP. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
