TUESDAY 10 February 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za TELLING IT AS IT IS RETREAT I T T C H C H H I I I C I K I I T C K K C H H H H C C H new chicken pizzas for only TRY SOMETHING AMAZING FREE DELIVERY* (Counter and Collect only) 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 “G10”, 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* Steenberg police is working closely with the Community Police Forums in their precinct to curb crime which has been on the increase in recent months. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN STEENBERG Crime hike in Vrygrond CHEVON BOOYSEN @ChevonBooysen C rime in the Vrygrond area is on the rise. This statement comes after a Muizen- berg cluster meeting was held at the Fish Hoek Police Station on Thursday 5 Feb- ruary. Acting station commander at Muizenberg Police Station, Lieutenant Colonel Tinyiko Mashele, says common offences include house break-ins, theft of and theft out of mo- tor vehicles. “We are also receiving a lot of assault char- ges with grievous bodily harm. These are the most difficult to police as most cases are do- mestic and happens inside the homes,” he says. Although these challenges face the police station, Mashele says they are making suc- cessful arrests. These arrests are made in the Vrygrond, Capricorn and Seawinds areas, he confirms. Mashele also adds that gangs are a prob- lem in the area. “We have a problem with gangs in our ar- ea and gang violence is ongoing. However, nothing serious with regard to gang violence has happened in our areas for a few months now.” Mashele says they are monitoring the situ- ation. Muizenberg Community Police Forum (CPF) chairperson Frank Bokhorst says crime is a concern in the area. “The Muizenberg CPF and police are deep- ly concerned about the crime situation in Vrygrond and Capricorn. According to the police, statistics for reported crimes in the last two months show high rates of murder, assault, as well as a disturbing increase in theft, burglary and housebreaking,” ex- plains Bokhorst. He adds that gangsters in the area affect the reporting of criminal cases as gang mem- bers intimidate victims and witnesses. Despite the bad news, Bokhorst says the CPF together with police are making posi- tive strides in the fight against crime. He says due to the election of CPF subfo- rums in the precinct, a more concentrated focus on crime is happening in different sec- tors. “On Thursday 5 February, together with the Muizenberg police, we had a very impor- tant meeting with the new members of the subforums. Due to the vast area that Muizen- berg police have to cover we have also ap- pointed CPF subforums to help our police sector managers in the precinct,” he ex- plains. He says the CPF along with the police are positive about the way forward as links within the community will now be strength- ened through the two bodies. “For the police it is good news because these are the people who have their feet on the ground, who know the crime situation better than the sector managers. But let’s not forget they are volunteers, many of whom have full-time jobs, and give their own time to work with the police to address crime,” he adds. Bokhorst says although this exercise will demand time and effort, it is imperative in the fight against crime. “The CPF subforums will coordinate crime prevention and crime combating ini- tiatives within each sector, and so they will help Saps identify crime hotspots, threats, and community safety needs. And they will have to be strong. Fortunately, it looks like we have found the right people and they de- serve recognition,” he adds. Bokhorst says during the meeting it was clear that Muizenberg police are “genuinely committed to support our new subforums”. “In particular the Sector 1 area is now re- ceiving much attention. Solid backing by the police will be crucial in a situation where in- timidation and fear are rife and it looks like the police really are with us.” Bokhorst has encouraged community members to report crimes and to not be afraid to help the police. “We are not going to fix the situation over- night – or even in the near future, the prob- lem is too big for that, but it is good news all the same,” he says. “With these healthy subforums in all three sectors Muizenberg police can now be- gin to use a strategy to engage their sector managers more closely with the communi- ties to deal with crime in each area. It is sure to make a difference.” V What are your thoughts? Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
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Steenberg police is working closely with the Community Police Forums in their precinct to curb crime which has been on the increase in recentmonths. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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Crime hike in VrygrondCHEVON BOOYSEN
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Crime in theVrygrondarea is on the rise.This statement comes after aMuizen-
berg cluster meeting was held at theFishHoek Police Station on Thursday 5 Feb-ruary.
Acting station commander at MuizenbergPolice Station, Lieutenant Colonel TinyikoMashele, says common offences includehouse break-ins, theft of and theft out of mo-tor vehicles.
“Wearealso receivinga lot of assault char-geswithgrievousbodilyharm.These are themost difficult to police as most cases are do-mestic and happens inside the homes,” hesays.
Although these challenges face the policestation, Mashele says they are making suc-cessful arrests.
These arrests are made in the Vrygrond,Capricorn and Seawinds areas, he confirms.
Mashele also adds that gangs are a prob-lem in the area.
“We have a problem with gangs in our ar-ea and gang violence is ongoing. However,nothing seriouswith regard to gangviolencehas happened in our areas for a few monthsnow.”
Mashele says theyaremonitoring the situ-ation.
Muizenberg Community Police Forum(CPF) chairperson Frank Bokhorst sayscrime is a concern in the area.
“TheMuizenbergCPFandpolice are deep-ly concerned about the crime situation inVrygrond and Capricorn. According to thepolice, statistics for reported crimes in thelast two months show high rates of murder,assault, as well as a disturbing increase intheft, burglary and housebreaking,” ex-plains Bokhorst.
He adds that gangsters in the area affectthe reporting of criminal cases as gangmem-bers intimidate victims and witnesses.
Despite the bad news, Bokhorst says theCPF together with police are making posi-tive strides in the fight against crime.
He says due to the election of CPF subfo-rums in the precinct, a more concentratedfocus on crime is happening in different sec-tors.
“On Thursday 5 February, together withtheMuizenberg police, we had a very impor-tant meeting with the new members of the
subforums.Due to thevast area thatMuizen-berg police have to cover we have also ap-pointed CPF subforums to help our policesector managers in the precinct,” he ex-plains.
He says the CPF along with the police arepositive about the way forward as linkswithin the community will now be strength-ened through the two bodies.
“For the police it is good news becausethese are the people who have their feet onthe ground, who know the crime situationbetter than the sector managers. But let’snot forget they are volunteers, many ofwhom have full-time jobs, and give theirown time to work with the police to addresscrime,” he adds.
Bokhorst says although this exercise willdemand time and effort, it is imperative inthe fight against crime.
“The CPF subforums will coordinatecrime prevention and crime combating ini-tiatives within each sector, and so they willhelp Saps identify crime hotspots, threats,and community safety needs. And they willhave to be strong. Fortunately, it looks likewe have found the right people and they de-serve recognition,” he adds.
Bokhorst says during the meeting it wasclear that Muizenberg police are “genuinelycommitted to support our new subforums”.
“In particular the Sector 1 area is now re-ceivingmuchattention. Solid backingby thepolicewill be crucial in a situationwhere in-
timidation and fear are rife and it looks likethe police really are with us.”
Bokhorst has encouraged communitymembers to report crimes and to not beafraid to help the police.
“We are not going to fix the situation over-night – or even in the near future, the prob-lem is too big for that, but it is good newsall the same,” he says.
“With these healthy subforums in allthree sectorsMuizenberg police can now be-gin to use a strategy to engage their sectormanagers more closely with the communi-ties to deal with crime in each area. It is sureto make a difference.”V What are your thoughts? Starting with the word“Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
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Celebrationat wine farmTwelve wine farms in the Durbanville
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V Retreat: Harmony Primary School will hold aValentine’s Day karaoke at the Retreat CivicCentre. Entertainment will be provided by DJElbees and entry fee is R30. The event startsat 20:00 until 00:30. Take along your ownXYZ. For more information contact PriscillaBarnes on 021 701 3322.
Friday 27 February
V Grassy Park: Prince George Primary Schoolwill hold a Valentine’s Day karaoke at theGrassy Park Civic with DJ Ashley for liveentertainment. The event will start at 20:00until late and entry fee is R40. Tickets can bebought at the school. Contact 021 701 9200 formore information. A call is made on all formerpupils to support this cause.
Sunday 22 February
V Steenberg: A housing meeting will be heldat the Steenberg Community Centre in CradockRoad at 16:00. Alternative housing finance willalso be discussed. All stakeholders are urged toattend. Blacklisted individuals are encouragedto attend. For more information contactAlphonso on 021 837 1144 or email [email protected].
Tuesday 10 February
V Steenberg: Steenberg police Sector 1 willhold their sector crime forum meeting at theElfindale Hall in Gordon Road, Heathfield. Themeeting will start at 19:00. Contact WarrantOfficer Nicolette Davids on 079 894 1545.
V Steenberg: Steenberg police Sector 3 willhold their sector crime forum meeting at 19:00at Steenberg Police Station. Contact WarrantOfficer Donovan Constant on 082 469 8541.
When Coke is bestGAVIN FISH
I drank two cans of Coke in the year’s firstassembly. Well, actually I opened them.The opening was more important than thedrinking…I spokeofmyrecent familyhikedown the
coast from Kei Mouth to Gonubie... 60 kmsof beach sand, spectacular scenery, weari-ness, sun and wind.At the end of each day, we collapsed at
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been earned.It is more satisfying, hits the spot, and
tastes richer, sweeter... we all know the dis-appointment of the “unearned” cup of cof-fee, the soft drink, drunk when not reallythirsty.The point I was making is that too many
of today’s teens have a flat Coke experienceofwhat should be theirmost thrilling years.The “rewards’ they experience are some-
what diluted and naggingly unsatisfying.Huge effort, work ethic, sweat and ex-
haustion are not as commonplace as theyshould be.Mychallenge tomy school familywas to exhaust themselves… to do some-thing different, something new, somethingout of their narrow groove of okay activi-ties, to live with the volume turned up (no,not literally) and, to push themselves andallow themselves to be pleased and satisfiedwith the results of exertion (be it academic,sporting, culture or whatever).Nowadays it is increasingly difficult to
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Lavender Hill High School will be one of the beneficiary schools in the parenting skillsworkshop in a bid to curb crime. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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Parents in the greater Retreat will soonhave better means to communicate andaddress issues with their children.
This comes as Ward 110 councillor ShanenRossouw will be implementing a parentingskills programme at five schools in the area.
Rossouw says the programme is aimed atequipping parents with skills to better com-municate with children.
“The programme will focus mainly onhealing relationships between parents andchildren at home. Once you tackle the prob-lem from the root you will be more success-ful in a sustainable solution,” she says.
Rossouw adds the programme will be mul-ti-faceted and she hopes to roll out the pro-gramme to neighbouring areas as well.
“The programme I have envisioned for thepeople of Retreat will not just be an eight-week course where people come and absorband a week later we’re back to the same prob-lems,” she says.
Rossouw says the programme will only besuccessful if they get the parents buy-in.
Together with the school principals at thedifferent schools, they have identified 20 pu-pils who will benefit the best from the pro-gramme.
“The pupils we have identified at theschools will go through different processes.One part of it is for them to attend drill ses-
sions with the local police. This will definite-ly instil discipline,” Rossouw says.
She adds the core aspects the programmewill focus on are drug abuse, reading and ad-dressing discipline problems.
“We have a problem in our communitieswhere children get sucked into gang activityfrom an early age. Introducing this pro-gramme to pupils at primary schools will as-sist in rooting out these evils before they cango on to become gangsters,” she says.
The aim of the programme, says Rossouw,is also to eradicate the trend of expulsion atschools.
“We do not want our children to missschool. Our teachers and principals do notknow how to deal with pupils at school soto rid them of the burden for a few weeks,they expel the pupil which is the wrong wayto do it. We need to keep our children inschool and out of the hands of gangsters,”she says.
“The principals at Lourier Primary, CafdaSchool of Skills, Delta Primary and Laven-der Hill High are in high spirits for this newprogramme. They are excited to team upwith the department of social developmentand to make this programme a success. Allwe need now is for our parents to come onboard with their support,” she concludes.
The first leg of the programme started atLourier Primary on Thursday 5 February.V What are your thoughts? Starting with the word“Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
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Levana Primary has asked the help of thecommunity to upgrade their library.
Principal Andre Lamprecht says theschool wishes to have the library upgradedby the end of the year through the help ofcommunity members and education organi-sation Partners for Possibility.
“Our library has been in need of some up-grading for some time now already. By theend of this year we want the library com-plete with an added 10 000 books,” he says.
Lamprecht has urged the community tocome on board to support the initiative.
“We want to enrich the lives of our youthand what better way to do this than to focuson literacy? We want our children to havea good foundation and will do all we can tomake this happen,” Lamprecht adds.
He adds he wants Levana Primary to be-come a school of choice in the area.
“Our school is on its way to excellence al-ready andwe just want to build on that fromher on out. Literacy is a huge part of a child’seducation and at Levana we want the bestfor our kids,” he says.
Lamprecht says he wants to grow the rela-
tionship between the community and theschool.
“We need the support of our communityto take our school to greater heights. If thereare individuals, businesses and organisa-tions who want to help with our cause, weask them humbly to step forward.”
He adds the school has had its share of upsand downs but they will push through thechallenges.
“We cannot let our pupils suffer due to theevils that exist in our community. They arehere to learn and because they spend somuch time from home, this is consideredtheir second home,” he says.
Lamprecht adds that since the school hascollaborated with the education initiative,Partners for Possibility, theyhave seen posi-tive changes at the school.
“We have been partnered with Peter Vennand his team from Windlab and they havebeen instrumental in our growth. DuringDecember our school was broken into andthe thieves took our weed eater. Vennand his team then immediately donated an-other weed eater to the school,” beams Lam-precht.V What are your thoughts? Starting with the word“Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
People’s Post readers rock – in more ways than one. Their generosity boosted thecoffers of the Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture, in Woodstock, withR20 000. This is the result of R5 donated from every ticket sold at the inauguralPeople’s Post Hot Summer Groove concert in December. Trauma Centre director Valdivan Reenen-Le Roux (centre), accepts the cheque from Christo Booyens, of BakgatPromotions, and People’s Post editor Mandy King. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
Levana Primary principal Andre Lamprecht says he hopes for the library at the school to beupgraded by the end of the year.
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PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATTuesday, 10 February 2015 NEWS 5STEENBERG
Cop held for‘corruption’A 40-year-old warrant officer attached to
the Steenberg detective services wasarrested on a charge of corruption on
Tuesday 3 February.According to a police statement, informa-
tion was received from a suspect who wasarrested last year for the illegal possessionof crayfish.
The statement reads: “The Western CapeAnti-Corruption Unit investigated a claimby a suspect... allegedly approached by thepolice officer who demanded R5 000 for hisrelease on bail, of which R3000 was paid.”
Upon finalisation of his case last month,the suspect was again allegedly approachedby the same police officer for more cash tohave his vehicle returned.
At the time of the arrest the vehicle was
confiscated.“During a clandestine operation in which
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The officer is due to make a court appear-ance in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court to-morrow morning, Wednesday 11 February.
A police spokesperson says they “will con-tinue to deliver bad elements within ourranks to the justice system, so that only dedi-cated crime fighters remain”.
A 40-year-old police officer from Steenberg Police Station was arrested on corruption chargeson Tuesday 3 February. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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School vandalism concernsSchool vandalism does not only come
at a cost to the provincial educationdepartment, but to the pupil and the
community too.According to a recent statement, the edu-cation department is delighted that inci-dents of vandalism reported over the De-cember/January holiday period weredown by 32% compared to the same periodlast year.It states the department’s Safe Schools
directorate arranged for increased securi-ty at some identified high risk schools, asfar as possible during the holiday period.About 448 schools received either over-night security or 24-hour security.Unfortunately, some schools still fell vic-
tim tovandalismandburglaries during theschool holiday.During the holiday period 26 schools
across the province reported incidents ofvandalism and/or burglary with 30 minorincidents and two major incidents beingreported.Thenumber of incidents during the sum-
mer holiday dropped to 32 from 41 duringthe same holiday period in 2013/14.Schools reported two major incidents in
2014/15 compared to four in 2013/14.Of the 26 schools, the Cape Winelands
District reported the highest number of in-cidents in the province, with 11 incidentsof burglary and vandalism.The department also received three re-
ports from the Metro Central District, sixfrom the Metro South District and two re-ports from the Metro East District. Thehardest hit district in themetro wasMetroNorth District with seven incidents of van-dalism reported.The department received one report of
vandalismandburglary from theEdenandKaroo District, Overberg District, and tworeports from the West Coast District.Only two cases have been classified as
‘major’, and 30 cases have been classifiedas ‘minor’. In most cases, perpetratorsbroke into the school classrooms and van-dalised the interior, breaking windowsand doors, yet stealing nothing.In other cases, computer labs, school offi-
ces and bathrooms were broken into. Elec-tronics were stolen and doors and gatesdamaged while trying to gain entry.The department is completing a costanalysis, but so far, the cost for repairs forjust over half of the schools has come in atjust under R1m.The department spends about R10m ayear on emergency repairs for damage re-sulting frommajor incidents of vandalism.The department and schools could betterspend these funds on improving the quali-ty of education in schools.It is important for communities to takeownership of the schools in their area andrealise they have an important role to playin protecting their community’s assets.
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 with aMagnum. Even better when you’ve helpedcreate your own signature ice cream. That’swhat awaits patrons to the Magnum PleasureStore at Cavendish Square. This pop-up storewill run until Sunday 15 March. To enjoy yourown cold creation, 10 People’s Post readersstand a chance to each win two VIP vouchers,which are valid until Saturday 28 February.These have to be collected at People’s Postoffices. Readers who have not won voucherscan simply cut out this photo and captionand take it along to the store for a R5discount on your purchase. Go to www.peo-plespost.co.za to enter. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATTuesday, 10 February 2015 NEWS 7CHARITY
Giving hope to childrenASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
Building and strengthening family tiesare at the core of anorganisationwhichsupports orphaned and abandoned
children.Situated in Pinelands, SOS Children’s Vil-
lage South Africa is committed to providingvulnerable children and families with love,security and respect.The private, charitable, social develop-
ment organisation has eight branches na-tionwide which accommodates 6000 chil-dren.Yvonne Stiglingh, fund development and
communications manager of the organisa-tion, says they look after children who areat risk of losing parental care and try andprevent them from losing all supportthrougha family strengthening programme.“If there is no family support and they
have nowhere else to go, we will place themat SOS Village for long-term care, put themin school and universities to ensure theyhave a normal upbringing,” she says.The children are placed at the villages
through the department of social develop-ment, which partly funds SOS.Stiglingh says going forward they want to
grow the family strengthening programmeto provide support to more families.However, she says they are not in a finan-
cial position to build more villages.“The way we see growth through our pro-
gramme is by looking aftermore children intheir homes in their communities by usingfieldworkers,” she says.The fieldworkers would offer psychologi-
cal and social support, access to healthcare,education and financial support.But, says Stiglingh, it takes “a lot ofmoney
to raise a child” and their plan is to grow
their beneficiaries from5500 to 10000by 2020.“We have a huge investment into all our
programmes and hope that through this pro-grammewecanprovide the servicesweofferto another 4 500 children by 2020,” she ex-plains.This plan may come to light as the organi-
sation’s branch in Thornton recently re-ceived a donation from a national chain-store.The donation of R175 000 was raised when
the chainstore committed to donate 5c of ev-ery loaf of in-house bakery bread sold fromMonday 5 January to Monday 2 February tothe organisation as part of its national breadsubsidy campaign.The fundswere raised from selling 3.5mil-
lion loaves of bread.Neil Schreuder, marketing director of the
chainstore, says each customer who boughta loaf of in-house bakery bread played a rolein giving back to their community.
“Customers helped children in need bysimply buying freshly baked subsidised bak-ery bread from their closest supermarket,”he says.Stiglingh says they are grateful for this
gesture.“A donation of this sum makes a tremen-
dous difference in the lives of the over 5500children in our care at the moment. This do-nation will go toward much needed opera-tional funds,” she says.
Yvonne Stiglingh (third from left, front) accepts the donation of R175 000 from Shoprite brand manager Willie Peters (third from right). Theyare joined by SOS childcare workers (from left) Phillipine Tsabalala, Nobulungisa Ndzabela, Thokozani Hlatshwayo and Rezell Januarie, whilechildren from the SOS Children’s Village look on. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATTuesday, 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
ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTECTED AREAADVISORY COMMITTEES
HEALTH
E-cigarrette foundto be toxicELSABÉ BRITS
According to new research, e-cigarettesare not as harmless as initiallythought.
It was found to contain up to 15 timesmoreformalin toxins than normal cigarettes.After the latest research was published in
a medical journal recently, the state of Cali-fornia has started with a campaign to warnpeople against the dangers of smoking e-cig-arettes, reports Bloomsberg.The research states the temperature can
be adjusted higher to enable more fumes tobe released, which unfortunately also in-cludes a huge amount of concealed formalintoxins – between five to 15 times more thanwhat a normal cigarette would release.Aprofessor at thePortlandStateUniversi-
ty, who was involved with the study, said ina statement e-cigarettes gets more compli-cated andmore like normal cigarettes by theday.“They use a lot more fluids in e-cigarettes,
of whichmany are derived from tobacco andis additional to nicotine,” he says.He says no one should assume e-cigarettes
are safe to smoke, as it takes years of smok-ing to development lung cancer.“It will probably take another five to 10
years to see how safe it really is to smokee-cigarettes.”Another study also found that claims that
e-cigarettes help people to stop smoking,have not been proved and there are no evi-dence to support these claims. The WorldHealth Organisation have last year recom-mended that countries dismiss these untruehealth claims. The South African PharmacyCouncil (SAPC) has said back in 2009 theywill not back the sales of e-cigarettes untilit is regulated.In 2012 the Medicines Control Council
(MCC) classified e-cigarettes as a Schedule3 medicine, due to it containing nicotine,and can only be sold in pharmacies. Or it canbe submitted for registration and testing.The law on medicine and other related
products is approved and nicotine, as a re-placement for tobacco to stop smoking, mayonly be sold in pharmacies.However, e-cigarettes and other products
are freely available for purchase at kiosks.– Translated from Die Burger
Load shedding upset planningThe sudden jumpbetween the different loadshedding stages are making it difficult forbusinesses to plan ahead.And this, says the Cape Chamber of Com-
merce and Industry in a statement, under-mines productivity.Chamber president Janine Myburgh
says: “We have had two days where stageone blackouts suddenly became stage twoblackouts. We have also had caseswhere scheduled load shedding was not ap-plied.”She said while no one was pleased to see
the lights go out, it would be better if theload shedding was kept at stage two for afull day so that power outages would bemore predictable and commerce and indus-try could plan to work round them.Thiswould also giveEskommore time for
essential maintenance work.
“In a simple office situation you mightknow that your computers are going to bedown for a two-hour period in the morningso you could schedule your staff and othermeetings for this down-time.“In a workshop or a factory this is even
more important. A predictable schedulecould put employers in a position to changeworking hours or shifts, introduce an earlyclosing day or move lunch breaks into thedead time.”She said there were difficult years ahead
for both business and consumers, but therewas a willingness to work with the au-thorities to reduce the impact of load shed-ding.“If we have load shedding schedules that
are strictly applied we can work aroundthem and we can all do our bit to keep theeconomy going.”
Get your cameras out. CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA will be lighting TableMountain up in blue on Saturday 14 February, the eve of International Childhood CancerDay. CHOC is the only organisation in South Africa that provides nationwide physical andpsychosocial support to children with cancer and other life-threatening blood disorders. Ifyou get a snap of the mountain lit up, you could stand to win fabulous prizes. Themountain will be blue between 20:00 and 01:00. Participants are to post their photoson CHOC’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/CHOC-Childhood-Cancer-Foundation-SA) no later than midday Tuesday 17 February. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Strap on hiking bootsKlein-Tuinkop Adventure Traverse andButtressAstrenuous full-day hikewithB-grade
scrambling and some exposure is onSunday 15 February. Take a torch as anoptional cave will be explored. ContactDave Macé on 082 569 1111 or [email protected].
Lakeside ButtressA hike on Saturday 21 February will
ascend Lower Steenberg via the buttress(also called Steenberg Buttress). Thereare some B-grade scrambles with expo-sure. Hike to Splitkop and from there toMuizenberg Peak. Book with Louis vanDyk at [email protected].
Steenberg Buttress Adventure CircuitA full-day hike on Sunday 22 February
offers some strenuous sections andB-grade scrambling, with some expo-
Hell’s Gates and Disa GorgeOn Wednesday 25 February there is a
full-day hike rock hopping and rockscrambling in restricted Orange Kloofarea to Hell’s Gates. Looking for disas.Descent via beautiful Disa Gorge.Booking essential on Friday 20 Febru-
ary from 09:00 by phoning SamGreyven-stein on 082 498 0361.
Suther and Karbonkelberg Peak TraversesAn adventurous tour of some very in-
teresting places will take place on Sun-day 1 March. Strenuous with a littleB-grade scrambling and exposure. Con-tact Dave Macé on 082 569 1111 or [email protected] Visit www.meridian.org.za for more information.
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All hail KramerDavidKramer’s newmusicalOr-
pheus in Africa opened at theFugard Theatre on Thursday 5
February to a standing ovation.Orpheus in Africa tells the littleknown story of the American impre-
sario Orpheus McAdoo and his Afri-can-American Virginia JubileeSingers, who visited South Africa inthe 1890s.Their tour began in Scotland whereOrpheus met Lady Loch – the wife of
the British Governor of the Cape –who invited them to Cape Town. Itwas here some 125 years ago that theJubilee Singers became an unlikelyovernight sensation. The productionruns until Monday 23 February..
Ryland Fisher, Terry Fortune and Ibtisaan Fisher hit all the right notes.
Patrick Curtis, Luke Ellenbogen, DanielGalloway and Christopher Weare.
Grant Peres, Bianca Flanders, Dean Balie and Graham Bourne are allsmiles.
Emo Adams, David Kramer and Christo Davids.
VOLUNTARY RECALL OF200ml UHT PUREJOY APPLE
JUICE BATCHParmalat South Africa has announced the voluntary recall of a batch of 200ml UHT PureJoyApple Juice.
Following the investigation of two 200ml PureJoy Apple Juice complaints received, Parmalathas announced the immediate, voluntary recall of the 200ml Apple Juice packs that mayhave been affected.
Consumers who have purchased this product are urged to phone0860 66 44 22 or mail [email protected] for immediatecollection and refund.
FULL PRODUCT DETAILS
Parmalat 200ml UHT PureJoy Apple Juice is packaged in a green-coloured 200ml UHT cartonwith straw attached, and is marked as follows:
Parmalat (brand) PureJoy Juice (product)
Apple (flavour) 200ml (pack size)
Information in Best Before box on top of pack: P 14.12.14 and P 15.12.14 (production date)
E 14.12.15 and E 15.12.15 (expiry date) ZA 5/19 (factory code)
Quality is the main pillar of Parmalat’s brand promise to consumers and any possible qualityand/or safety problems receive immediate and urgent attention. An initial investigationshowed that the products had been contaminated with cleaning chemicals, making it unfitfor consumption.
No other Parmalat products or code dates are affected by this recall.
For more information visit our website at www.parmalat.co.za.
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATTuesday, 10 February 201510 LEADER
WRITE TO US |email | fax | post Your SMSes
General. Jan [Burger], you are going to begreatly missed. You served your warddiligently, always going the extra mileto serve and please the community.May your family enjoy you now. –Colleen. I am a parent of Squarehill PrimarySchool. I walk with my daughter andmy neighbours’ children to school. Atthe speed these drivers go, they makeme scared as they don’t consider thechildren. I also help some childrencross the street just to keep them safefrom these speedsters. It is really scaryas it looks like these taxi drivers willnot even stop.
Backyard dwellers. Cafda itself has a lot of backyarddwellers born in Cafda that remain lawabiding by not occupying vacant landaround them. They too need houses.Outside invaders are not welcome.. I wish United Homeless PeopleDevelopment Association success withtheir fundraisers. I hope that big
business corporations come on board tocontribute towards this communityupliftment programme. – Mrs Abra-hams. I am a backyard dweller and I wouldlove to have my own water and elec-tricity.
Gangs. My thoughts on the gang violence inthe area is sickening. There is onegang that think they can just goaround and kill people and think theyare untouchable, because they keep ongetting away with what they do. Ouryouth is all joining gangs, because wehave no sports in our area. Please help.We all need it.. There has been an increase in gangactivity in Retreat – even in theavenues. The gang called the Funkiesis trying to take over Retreat. Lookopposite St Mary’s Roman CatholicSchool; their logo is prominent againstthe wall. All logos need to be removed.It will show that the community willnot tolerate their behaviour. We needto take a stand.. I am a 70-year-old pensioner. My wifeand I live opposite a drug dealer inLotus River who sell drugs to school
children daily. They also harbour theNaughty Boys gang. I pray that thisforum will do a better job than thepolice, who just drive past the place.. Please request every born again[person] prays in their homes andchurches. – Retreat
Seawinds complex. I strongly disagree with the upgrad-ing of the Seawinds Sports Complexdue to the fact that we have asked foran upgrading of our sportsfield inBlode Street, because our youthactivities are dying in our community.Our youth are joining up in gangster-ism and there are no sports happeningin Lavender Hill. So why go out ofyour way to upgrade the Seawindscomplex and not use that money onLavender Hill sportsfields wheresporting talents were first developed?Your support would be highly appreci-ated.. Why must they spend a lot of moneyon Seawind sportfields? We live inLavender Hill and no upgrading ishappening in our area. Our youth areall joining gangs and no one is helping.We had talks with our ward counsellor,but to no avail.
Not well spentSunday 1 February 2015 not only markedthe beginning of the month of love, butin Lavender Hill it was also ‘All Payday’. One heard the movements from01:00 as many women, men and grand-mothers make their way down MilitaryRoad in Steenberg to an ATM to with-draw their All Pay grant.
For many children in the community itis a happy day, because they can lookforward to getting sweets and other treatsfrom their parents.
The sad reality, however, for manychildren is that this day can also bringabout great anxiety and fear.
Some of these parents use the Stategrant aimed to assist struggling mothersto support their children, to buy drugsand alcohol. The misuse of child supportgrants is alarmingly on the increase in
our community of Lavender Hill and wehave experienced an increase in reportsof this practise to our organisation, thePhilisa Abafazi Bethu.
Many pensioners have to discover atcollection points that relatives have usedcellphone transactions to buy airtime andelectricity from the pensioner’s accounts,and even to buy drugs.
A day such as ‘All Pay day’ that issuppose to bring much joy to families,but it only brings joy to drug and illegalliquor dealers. If one drives through thecommunity you see the hype of businessat these establishments.
We worry that this issue impactsgreatly on the children’s physical andemotional wellbeing, as some parentsarrive home high on drugs and/oralcohol and can become violent andabusive. This has contributed greatly tochild abuse and child abandonment inour communities.
As an organisation we are appealing tothe minister of social development andSassa to look into this matter urgently.Please help us to help the children whoare victims of these practises, as themisuse of the child support grant iscausing many more children to bevulnerable and at risk.
We are appealing to the community tocome forward and report the misuse ofespecially child support grants at theSassa offices, to the social developmentdepartment and organisations that areworking with child protection.
As an community organisation we havedeclared war against those who misusesocial grant money.
Child protection is a communityresponsibility. We as Philisa AbafaziBethu say enough is enough, let usprotect our children.
LUCINDA EVANS,Philisa Abafazi Bethu
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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 daycomes around once a year every year.
And, without fail, lovers – those who are, others whohave a great hope and those who are old hands – will allowthemselves to be steered towards the chainstores quiteconvinced that what their money can buy will be evidenceof their love.
Like drones, unthinkingly, the masses are propelled tobuy, buy, buy.
But, like the song says, with apologies, money probablycan’t buy you love.
So here’s a thought. Or two.If you’re in love perhaps you should be making an effort
every day. Not just when the commercial wheels 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 isthe little things that count, yes?
Love takes hard work, commitment, dedication andselfless 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 heartthat 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.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Love lost
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATTuesday, 10 February 2015 ENTERTAINMENT 11
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
THE 2014/15 – 2016/17MEDIUM-TERM REVENUE ANDEXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK
ANDMID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTSTO THE 2014/15
CORPORATE SCORECARD
World-renowned mentalistLarry Soffer returns to thestage at Cafe Roux at theNoordhoek Farm Village onThursday 12 February. Audien-ces can look forward towatching him bend metal withhis mind, read guests’ thoughtsand make objects levitatealong with the debut of hislatest act, where he’ll tempo-rarily take away an audiencemember’s ability to read.Tickets cost R110. Visitwww.caferouxsessions.co.za formore. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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.
ON TOUR
Buttery returnsto his rootsFour different continents, performances inmore than 12 countries and a second SouthAfrican Music Award – that’s how one ofSouth Africa’s hardest working musiciansspent his 2014.
Guy Buttery has propelled his career farbeyond the borders of his beloved South Af-rica. As an internationally recognised mu-sician, this multi-instrumentalist enjoys in-vitations to play sell-out performances allover the globe. The USA, UK, Australia,France, Brazil, and Italy have all welcomedhim back year after year.
But Guy loves the unique experiences onhis musical journey through South Africaas well.
He has started 2015 by announcing hisGa-thering Fiction tour which will includestops in almost every major city in SouthAfrica over the course of almost 20 concerts.
When asked about the title, GatheringFiction, Guy explains: “Every tour over thelast 14 years is fondly remembered, and qui-te often defined, by the stories from the ro-ad. The people, the accents, the calamities,the laughter, the technical melt-downs andthe potholes.”
He says the name reflects exactly whathappens while travelling as a musician andthat these experiences make their way intosongs, on-stage anecdotes and his thoughts.
“Considering the scale of this tour, I knowit’ll be one to remember with memories toshare for years to come.”
Audiences can expect “high dynamics,deep grooves, delicate African inflectionsand mind-bending guitar playing of an enti-rely new order” from him.
Guy’s tour brings him to Café Roux inNoordhoek on Thursday 19 February. He’ll
be at Alma Café in Rosebank on Friday 20February and Auslese in Gardens on Satur-day 21 February.
On Sunday 22 February he’ll share theKirstenbosch stage with Ross Learmonth,Ard Matthews, Alice Phoebe Lou, Andre DeVilliers, Jesse Clegg, Tina Schouw, Has-san’adas, Gavin Minter, Paige Mac, NickTuner, Hatcheman and Jennifer Eaves forthe Cape Town Folk ’n Acoustic Music Fes-tival.
Next up is a house concert in Bo-Kaap onMonday 23 February, before Guy ends theCape Town leg of his tour at The Forge inKalk Bay on Tuesday 24 February.V Visit www.guybuttery.co.za or www.facebook.com/guybutterymusic for more information about Guy andhis upcoming shows.
Guy Buttery will be in Cape Town as part ofhis Gathering Fiction tour. PHOTO: JACKIBRUNIQUEL
Rebels with a cause
A contemporary spin on SA politics willunfold on stage when Book of Rebella-tions opens at the Artscape Arena.
Presented in association with the SowetoTheatre, the production is described as anallegorical fantasy written by Monageng‘Vice’ Motshabi and Kgafela Oa Magogodiwhich opens into the world of Kanana in2024.
In Book of rebellations, Kanana, the landof promised freedoms, is under the tightgrip of Tlhogo Moimele the benevolent ru-ler with an acute version of acoustic neuro-ma. That is, a dictator who is deaf to the suf-ferings of his people.
However, a new young rebel leader hasemerged who plans to remind people oftheir forgotten past and lead the nation’s yo-uth in a united revolt.Book of rebellations is directed by Motsha-
bi, with musical direction by Magogodi.Theproduction features the talents of Xolile Ga-ma, Nkoto Malebye, Lebohang Motaung,Tshepo Seagiso, Phosho Lebese and BafanaNdlhovu.
This new futuristic theatrical work willbe staged from Wednesday 11 to Saturday21 February with matinee performances onweekends.V Tickets cost R80 and are available at Computicketor Dial-A-Seat on 021 421 7695. Visit www.artsca-pe.co.za for more information.
Nkoto Malebye and Lebohang Masimola(back), will be on stage in Book of Rebellati-ons. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PEOPLE'S POST | RETREATTuesday, 10 February 201512 ENTERTAINMENT
GAMMIE LAKAY
Lighting up Carnegie HallGARY VAN DYK
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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
Avenue in Athlone you could not help hav-ing music influence you.“This is the same road as the famous But-
ler family,” he says.“Music came to you from the corners
where guys were singing, the langarmbands, the Christmas Choirs and, of course,the Minstrels. When I first heard the soundof the guitar with the choirs I knew that Iwanted to play.”There was no money for an instrument at
that time so some ingenuity sawhimmaking
his own guitar from a tin can.“I just had to play something,” he laughs.“There were no formal lessons so I just
watched. My ‘guitar’ may not have been intune, but my fingers were making the rightmoves and in my head I was a star.”Eventually he got a real guitar for his
birthday when he was 13 and he started tak-ing his music more seriously learning fromthose around him and getting involved withthe minstrels.“My music school was the streets, the ra-
dio and gramophone. There was always mu-sic around me and I wanted to play every-thing fromThe Shadows and Beatles to JimiHendrix.”Eventually word of his talent spread and
he was invited to join the band Harold andthe Hippies (eventually shortened to just
The Hippies).“Wewereverypopular on the local scene,”
he remembers.“Richard John Smith was also part of the
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 gothim 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 playerfor Kramer/Petersen) rocked up atmy placeand just said: “Kom, Taliep soek vir jou.”And that was that.“Since then David has not stopped using
us as his backing band and for recordings.We’ve built up a good relationship addingthat real Cape flavour to his music with ourstyle of playing.”
Musical journeyThis relationship has also seen some of
Gammie’s original material featured in theKramer concerts.“A particularly proudmoment formewas
when David included my tune Ons jol innieHeideveld for the concert in Carnegie Hall.“Of course we eventually sang Ons jol in-
nie Carnegie Hall and watching the peopleget up and dancemademe realise howproudI was to be working with the best in theSouth African music industry.”The musical journey is far from over for
Gammie and there is still much he is doingand wants to do.Recording is high on that list of getting his
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 Fantacy with sing-
erVincentCarlindt and theydo a regular gigat the Ground Coffee Restaurant (4 DenverRoad, Lansdowne) on Thursdays from 20:00and on Saturdays at Cafe Royale (also inLansdowne Road) from 17:00.“I am available for any type of gig,” he
says.“The people have enjoyed what we do so
if you want to discover that sound that tookme to Carnegie Hall, just call.”V Gammie Lakay can be contacted on 083 776 5092.Check Gammie in action at https://www.youtu-be.com/watch?v=9rBjnakTmWA.
The guitar groove of GammieLakay has taken him all overthe world and onto the stage atCarnegie Hall. PHOTO: GARY VAN DYK
V Ends of the Ocean and The Taros willbe at Weinhaus & Biergarten in Bree Streetfrom 19:00 on today. Entrance is free.
V Oom Schalk, from the Heart will beon stage at Rosebank Theatre until 14February. R100. Visit www.webtickets.co.zato book.
V Epiphany Band will be performing atGrandWest’s Jackson Hall every Wednesday,Friday and Saturday in February from 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 on stageat the Artscape Arena from Wednesday 11to Saturday 21 February. R80. Tickets areavailable at Computicket. Visit www.artsca-pe.co.za for more.
V Original Swimming Party, Hessein+and Cyberdelic Culture will be atAssembly in CBD on Thursday 12 February.Entrance costs R30 before 22:00 and R40thereafter.
V Thandi Ntuli will be performing two setsat 20:30 and 22:00 at Straight No Chaserin CBD on Thursday 12 February. Tickets costR80 per session or R140 for both. Call076 679 2697 or email [email protected] to book.
V Larry Soffer will be at Café Roux onThursday 12 February. R110. Visit www.cafe-rouxsessions.co.za to book.
V Jack Parow will be at Café Roux inNoordhoek on Friday 13 February. R130. Visitwww.caferouxsessionsco.za to book.
V Mother City Skletch will be on stageat Alexander Upstairs from 19:00 on Friday13 February. Tickets cost R90 or R80 viashows.alexanderbar.co.za.
V Kesivan and The Lights will be perfor-ming two sets at 20:30 and 22:00 atStraight No Chaser in CBD on Friday 13 andSaturday 14 February. Tickets cost R80 persession or R140 for both. Call 076 679 2697or email [email protected] tobook.
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 Assembly inCBD on Saturday 14 February. Tickets costR160 via www.webtickets.co.za or R200 atthe door.
V Glen Hartman and Hassan’adas willbe at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre onSunday 15 February from 17:00. Entrance isfree.
V The Barleycorn Music Club meets onMondays at 20:00 at Villager Football Club,11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont. Entrance is(usually) R20 for members and R30 fornon-members. Visit www.barleycorn.org.zafor more.
V Sandra Prinsloo is van Dinsdag 17 totDonderdag 19 Februarie in Oskar en diePienk Tannie by Die Boer te sien. R140.Bespreek by www.dieboer.com.
V Dirty Words with Alicia McCormickand Dylan Esbach will be on stage atAlexander Upstairs from Tuesday 17 toSaturday 28 February. Tickets cost R100 orR80 via shows.alexanderbar.co.za.
V Camerata Tinta Barocca will be perfor-ming with the German lutenist UweGrosser at St Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch from 20:00 on Wednesday 18February. Tickets cost R110 (R90 concessi-ons) and are available at www.webtic-kets.co.za or at the door.
Centre Stage
Local talent a mouthfulCapeTone-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-medianWaseef Piekaanwhohas 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 love
through 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.
Comedian Waseef Piekaan will be providingthe laughs for CapeTone-Gatsby Full-house.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
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With two decades of hits under theirbelts, Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebelshave become synonymous with “fe-
el-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 Cape
Town audiences chose to perform at theshow, the only one in the country where thepublic decides the line-up.Frontman 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 band
is planning toplay someof thehits thatmadethem a household name in South Africa.
A ‘good song’“Most of the songs I’ve had the opportuni-
ty to sing on are crossover songs and theyappeal to all races and thewhole family,” thesinger 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.“I believeagood songwill alwaysbeagood
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 includemeetingPaulSimon in 1995 and Tina Turner in 1996.He is also involved with local talent and
even co-wrote and produced the popularYoutouch me (horny) album by Dawnay.The title track of the album spent a record-
breaking 22 weeks at the top of local chartsin 2001.DrVictor is currentlyworkingwithRicar-
do,whose single I love you,Daddywasahugehit in the ’80s.“The brother needs my help and I’m just
reaching out to him as a friend,” he says.Dr Victor also hopes to finish his smooth
jazz guitar project and his long overdueChristmas album this year.For now, fans can look forward to seeing
him with the Rasta Rebels at Local is Lekker2015where they’ll share the stagewithGarthTaylor and Theuns Jordaan.The show is being presented byTygerBur-
ger, Smile 90.4fm and CapeGate ShoppingCentrewhogave readers, listeners and shop-pers the chance to nominate and then vote
for 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 really stretch our creativity as
musicians.“I would like to thank all the fans for their
continued support over the years andthanks for voting for me to perform at Localis Lekker 2015. I’m looking forward to a greatgig,” he concludes.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
Five-star line-upThe fifth instalment of the Jazz on the Rocksfestival promises a line-up like never before.The festival is set to takeplace fromThurs-
day 26 February until Sunday 1 March inTietiesbaai in the Cape Columbine NatureReserve, just outside Paternoster.The international contingent is expanded
in 2015 and features world-class bassist Ger-ald Veasley (USA), award-winning New Zea-landPoly-fonk bandArdijah,American divaPP Arnold (Angel of the morning, The firstcut is the deepest), and new jazz/blues sing-ing sensation from London, Angela Ricci.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, Sugar
Daddy, Alistair Izobell, Allou April, WilmotFredericks, Boy Basson, N2, The Rockets,Pedestrians, Jonathan Rubain, Steyn Fou-rie, a SantanaTribute byBrentKus,RichardCeaser who will be playing with Ardijah,
PublicOpinionandVernonCastle on the fes-tival stage.V Visit the Jazz on the Rocks Tietiesbaai group on Face-book for the more information.
Popular vocalist Vernon Castle is one of thelocal performers who will be on stage at Jazzon the Rocks. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Bridging cultural divideDutch musician Stef Bos is set to makehistory at the Castle of Good Hope thismonth.After performing and recording in
countries across Africa, Stef is arguablythemost active and successful Dutchmu-sician on the continent.He has performed his own compositi-
onsat theEurovision songcontest and forpresident Nelson Mandela in Amster-dam.Stef has received amultitude of awards
both locally and abroad and his achieve-ments include 23 Dutch and three Afri-kaans albums.Stef is the latest recipient of the Jan
van Riebeeck Medal of Honour for hiscontinuous effort in bridging the culturaldivide between SA and the Netherlands.The Mother City will play host to an
historic event on Sunday 22 February,when Stef and his band become the firstDutch act to perform at the castle.This two-hour Sunday afternoonpicnic
concert will be presented on the lawns in-side South Africa’s oldest building.Erected by the Dutch nearly 350 years
ago in 1666, the castle will at the same ti-me be displaying a retrospective photo-graphic exhibition on Netherland’s in-volvement during the anti-apartheidstruggle.The South African leg of Stef’s current
smash-hit theatrical tourMooi Waanzin-nige Wêreld coincides with the release ofhis latest Afrikaans album Kaalvoet.The album opens with the song Maso,
a track he recently recordedwith a groupof KhoiSan youths in the attic of a CapeDutch farmhouse on the West Coast.With the arrival of the new album, Stef
feels the time has arrived to share his ap-
preciation for two decades of inspirationand support from South Africans.The entireKaalvoet albumwill become
freely downloadable via the huisge-noot.com platform on Valentine’s dayand will remain digitally available untilhis national tour concludes at theUniver-sity of Pretoria on 28 February.V Tickets for the show at the castle, at R180, areavailable at www.webtickets.co.za. No charge forchildren under 12.
WIN! WIN! WIN!V Five readers can win double tickets to the historicshow. Visit www.peoplespost.co.za to enter.
Stef Bos and his band are set to makehistory at the Castle of Good Hope. PHOTO:PASCAL LAGARDE
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Ajax Cape Town recorded their thirdconsecutive win when they overcame RCAthletico 3-0 at Chukker Road. Bottom-of-the-table The Magic FC now go two match-es unbeaten following their 1-1 draw withKnysna Bafana (Ikapa Sporting).
Barcelona came from behind and equal-
ised from the penalty spot to ensure theyshared the spoils with Grassy Park Unitedin a 1-1 stalemate at the William HerbertSports Ground. Meanwhile, Crystal PalaceFC claimed maximum points over Moon-light with a narrow 2-1. Hellenic regainedtheir winning form against Milano Uniteddespite the absence of their top goal-scorer,Alfonso Frasier, due to suspension.Former Sundowns player Therlo Moosalevelled matters for the Greek Gods when
he cancelled out Shaun Daniels’ openinggoal, before Craig Martin made it 2-1 at thebreak. Eezy My Kinnes dominated the sec-ond half and created countless opportuni-ties to get back in the game, but were unfor-tunate with some poor finishing in the fi-nal third. Milano captain MogamatTriegaardt mistimed a clearance and putthe ball into the back of his own net to handHellenic a 3-1 win.V Visit www.capetownfootball.co.za for more info.
Get ready for the Big WalkThe Sunfoil 10 km Big Walk is back this
year on Sunday 1 March and this timewith a national brand to support the
event as sole title sponsor. This is a signifi-cant new development in that a local com-munity event now shares our national crick-et team’s brand as sponsor.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.
Abdul-Dayaan (4) and Abdul-Nur Ely (11) tookpart in last year's Sunfoil 10 km Big walk withthere posters of the late Madiba.
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. PHOTOS: RASHIED ISAACS
