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MISUSE of canals in Steenberg and Retreatis creating concerns among the local
community, with dumping and other criminalactivities heading the list.
Dumping in the canals has been a concern foryears, with domestic and building waste causingblockages within the canal system.
According to Ward Councillor Jan Burger, itcosts the City of Cape Town around R100 000 toclean the canals, depending on the amount ofwaste found inside and alongside the canal.
“It takes so much work to clean those canals,but just as fast as they gets cleaned up, they getsdestroyed again. We are wasting money everytime they have to be cleaned,” says Burger.
He added that concrete slabs are dumped tocreate bridges to cross the canals and these act
as a hiding spot for criminals.“We have heard of criminals burning stolen cop-
per wire, hiding from the police in the canals andplanning robberies etc,” says Burger.
He highlighted that canals are mostly used tocarry excess water into the Princess Vlei dam toprevent floods. But with the amount of dirt insidethe canals, the possibility of overflowing is high.
“In about five years’ time, we could be sittingwith some real problems,” says Burger.
Jennifer Mullins lives alongside the canal inSteenberg and says that the stench from theamount of garbage that had been dumped is “un-bearable”.
“I cannot leave my back door open because ofthe smell and the flies that come with it,” says Mull-ins. Further down the canal, Rashied Collinsrefuses to even venture into the back of his houseas he claims the canal is the new “dumping facility”for the community.
“Everybody is guilty for allowing this canal to bethe way it is and yes, council do clean up, but noteven a week later, rubbish starts building up andthe situation returns to its old self,” says Collins.
Colonel Noel Joseph, station commander forthe Steenberg Police Station, is aware of the con-cerns around the canal and said: “We have re-ceived complaints from the community aboutcriminal activity taking place at the crossoverbridges, and we are addressing the issue.”
He explained that during last week, a memberof the Lavender Hill community became the latestvictim of a robbery, when his belongings were sto-len on the informal bridge facing Lavender Hill.
Police confirmed that no arrests had been madein connection with robberies at the canal.
“We would like to caution people about usingthese crossovers either early in the morning or lateat night, and be on the lookout for any suspiciousactivities or suspects,” says Joseph. Anybody who
wishes to report any suspicious characters aroundthe canal, can contact the Steenberg Police Sta-tion on (021) 702 9000.
DISGUSTING: The canal in Steenberg is used for dumping by the local community. Photos: Supplied WASTED: Land alongside the canal is full of litter.
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OPENING NIGHT: Somewhere on the Border, written by AnthonyAkerman and directed by Andre Odendaal, opened at the Baxter on23 February and will be on till 17 March. From left are cast memberLuan Jacobs with Ceara McEvoy, Marguerite Mavros Macdonald,and another cast member, Ndino Ndilula Photo:Alethea Patterson
TOAST: Andre Hattingh-Akerman, Sarah Akerman, andwriter of the play Anthony Akerman celebrate opening night.
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AFTER an anxious five-month wait, 12lucky students gave the air an emphaticfist pump after being selected as benefici-aries of the Voice of the Cape BursaryFund.
The task of narrowing down 90 names toa list of 12 was a tough task for the MuslimBroadcasting Corporation’s bursary panel,which was made up of people who are in goodstanding in the academic field. The fortunatestudents’ names were recently announced ata star-studded event hosted by Auric AutoBMW in Claremont.
Nijema Hayat, the convenor of the bursarypanel, says the selection was not an easytask as each letter of motivation that accom-panied an application was more moving thanthe last. The bursary fund was set up not onlyto offer opportunities for people within theVOC structure, but also to encourage morestudents to enter the media and broadcast in-dustry in order for VOC to always have hu-man resources to continue their functioning.
Auric Auto’s dealer principle, Teddy Gov-ender, says the company’s involvement waspart of its corporate social investment initia-tive. “It is important to support the youth astertiary education is extremely expensive.This makes it a little easier for them to con-centrate on their studies and get goodgrades.”
Auric Auto kicked off the bursary fund bydonating R10 000 towards the initiative. Thiswas added to the R100 000 from proceedsof the annual VOC Festival and donationsfrom businesses and individuals of aboutR20 000.
ECSTATIC: The successful applicants are excit-ed and ready to tackle their studies head-on.Pho-tos: Supplied
CELEBRATION: Winners of the VOC BursaryFund are announced.
Volunteers’ HikeJOIN The Cape Point volunteers for a hike onSunday 4 March. Volunteers will meet inside theCape Point pay- gate at 08:00, then proceed toOliefantsbos and walk the sirkelsvlei trail.
Hikers should wear boots, have water andsnacks, and a cap. The hike is fairly easy andcan be done by any reasonably fit person.
The hike should be finished at approximately12:00.
There is no charge for the hike but have a wildcard at hand or pay admission to the NationalPark. For further enquiries contact Ian on(021) 782 8552.
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A NOTORIOUS car park in Plum-stead is fast becoming a hot spot forcar thieves and police are reportingthat a car is being stolen everyday.
Police could not give exact esti-mates but according to Warrant OfficerClive Muller, spokesperson for DiepRiver SAPS, the car park had been tar-geted before.
“Late last year we had the sameproblem where a car was stolen everyday.
“This came to an abrupt end, butthree weeks ago the thievery, whichtakes place during business hours atthe Shoprite Checkers parking lot inMain Road and Richmond Square,started all over again.
Muller says the precinct is hard atwork trying to stop these criminals.
“We are trying our best to catchthese guys. Last year we had undercover officerspatrolling there as much as possible. When wehave visible policing these criminals don’t strikebut unfortunately we don’t have enough man-power to patrol there all day long.”
Ward Councillor Carol Bew is at her wits’ endabout the situation and is hoping something dras-tic would be done to stop the thievery. “Little canbe done by the City of Cape Town at the Check-ers car park because the premises belongs to thecentre.
“At Richmond Sqaure (behind Ocean Basket)however, we have taken measures by putting uppalisade fencing and that helped decrease theamount of cars being stolen but at Checkers itis extremely difficult to monitor who comes in andout of the parking lot,” says Bew.
She adds that the area had been a hotspot formany years, even before she became wardcouncillor for the area.
Muller says the type of cars that usually gettargeted are older models that can be easily bro-ken into.
“It’s usually older people’s cars that get brokeninto because their cars, although old, are still inmint condition. The criminals then easily breakinto the cars, strip them of all their parts and theowners never see them again.”
While police are hard at work trying to stop thecar thefts, they ask that Shoprite Checkers part-ners them.
“Checkers is the biggest shop in the centre sothey should put up a form of access control orcameras.
“They have car guards who don’t seem to careabout what happens to the cars. At the momentcriminals can come in, steal cars and get awaywithout any hassle,” says Muller. Meanwhile,Shoprite Checkers management responded bysaying they were not aware that there had beenan increase in theft. Corporate CommunicationsManager, Sarita van Wyk says: “These cases arenot always reported to centre management.Checkers Plumstead is only aware of three suchincidents in the last nine months.
“We are collaborating with SAPS in an effortto increase security at the centre’s parking areaand we’re currently weighing up the viability ofvarious options in this regard.”
TARGETED: Police say a car is being stolen every dayfrom this parking lot. Photo: Supplied
PEDAL ON: Premier Helen Zille andother government officials faced off witha MyCiti bus and a car on Wednesdayin a race to determine which mode oftransport was quickest. The challengestarted in Table View and ended in theCape Town CBD. The cyclists arrived inthe city nine minutes after the bus, whichcruised into the city centre in 40 min-utes.
Photo: Edrea Du Toit
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TRACING OF DEEDS OF SALE BENEFICIARIESHillview Housing Project
In 1999 the Hillview Housing Project located within the Lavender Hill area made provision for814 housing opportunities. Since then a number of beneficiaries have not taken occupationof their properties and have also not built houses in accordance with the relevant clausesstipulated in their title deeds.
The City of Cape Town has been trying to locate a number of these owners without success.A legal process will now be followed to locate these owners.
In reference to the above, the following persons are requested to contactColleen Hannie on 021 710 8082 within 30 days.
Name Address
Frans and Heather Tromp 7 Aster Road (erf 162006)
Fatima Abrahams 197 St Patrick Avenue (erf 161854)
Shoekoer and Kamiela Abass 1 Lily Way (erf 162138)
Sarah Ah Shene 3 Langeberg Road (erf 162284)
Estate late Dorothy Daniels 44 Langeberg Road (erf 162414)
Gwendoline Topp 26 Langeberg Road (erf 162454)
If the abovementioned persons do not make contact with the above official, theywould be deemed to be missing or untraceable and thenecessary legal steps will be taken to declare the existingdeed of sale null and void.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER20/2012
Games afternoon with footballclubWESTLEY Football Club will be hosting a gamesafternoon on Friday 3 March, at the Scouts Hallin Lute Lane, Steenberg, at 14:00.
The club will also start training, for both juniors
& seniors, on Thursday 1 March at Allenby Drivesports fields.
Contact Johnny Matthys on 082 731 0316 formore information.
THE Dextry Rasmus Music school will start itsguitar lessons on Monday 5 March at 2 MaritzWay, Coniston Park, Steenberg.
Classes commence on Monday and Thurs-
day from 19:00 until 20:30 and on Saturdayfrom 15:00 until 17:00.
For further information call Dextry Rasmason 079 162 8626.
Learn the art of music Concern overcarnival moveMELISSA LE ROUX
IT’S that time of the year wherethe Cape Town Carnival adorns
the streets of the CBD with colour-ful floats, vivacious dancers andan energetic atmosphere – but noteveryone is as excited about theannual event.
This year, the carnival will takeplace on the Fan Walk, starting fromChiapini Street and ending in YorkStreet, on Saturday 24 March.
Even though the new location ofthe Cape Town Carnival will betteraccommodate the large volume ofexpected crowds, there are someconcerns around the move.
Ward councillor Dave Bryant saysthat his major worries are around traf-fic and residents not being able to ac-cess their streets or leave theirhomes. “There are existing parkingagreements in place in the form ofparking discs, which allows people topark on the roads. Without thesediscs it would be difficult for them tofind parking,” he says.
There was plenty of discussionpending the move from Long Street tothe Fan Walk, and included many dif-ferent organisations’ input.
Cape Town Carnival’s Operational Manager,Anthea Metcalfe, says that the City of Cape Townfelt that the carnival had outgrown Long Streetand that it was time to move on to greater hori-zons.
“Last year the carnival was packed – about 60000 to 70 000 people were present. From a riskassessment point of view the location wasn’t fea-sible. We expect the amount of spectators to in-crease rapidly and Long Street wouldn’t be ableto accommodate this. If something were to hap-pen, law enforcement officers wouldn’t be ableto get through,” she says.
The Cape Town Carnival consists of 1 700 par-ticipants all dressed in costume, dancing to musicand parading along the Fan Walk. They will per-form along Somerset Road,accessing the FanWalk from the bridge over Buitengracht Road andending at the underpass opposite York Street.
Ward councillor Beverley Schäfer says that theFan Walk would be “perfect” for the carnival.
“This location would attract a greater amountof people and would be easier to access. It’s agreat family event and I think it’s going to be
amazing. The roads have a dual carriage system– one for floats and the other for pedestrians –providing ample space for everyone,” she says.
The chairperson of the De Waterkant Civic As-sociation, Norbert Furnon-Roberts, says that af-ter last year’s event, SAPS declared it to be un-manageable due to the venue.
However, he is keen to see how the carnivalwill turn out and hopes that it proceeds with mini-mal effect on surrounding areas.
“The organisers have done a lot of ground workand came to the conclusion that this venue ismore appropriate. Concerns such as what thetraffic situation will look like and what kind of roadclosures there will be are high on our list. Resi-dents should be informed about it as soon as pos-sible,” he says.
VIBRANT: The multi-coloured Cape Town Carnival willbe visiting the streets of the CBD once again on Saturday24 March. Photo: Archive
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However, it’s the changes in sin tax and fuellevies which have set tongues wagging.
People’s Post’s Summer Jacobs took to thestreets to see what you thought about the effectthe budget speech will have on your pocket.
EXTERNAL FORCES: John Lawrence says:“I don’t think the government has much controlon tax hikes because there are a lot of externalforces at play, so we just have to comply.”
SPEND IT WELL: “I’m a big smoker and I thinkthe price increase in alcohol and cigarettes isfantastic, because it is wrong to be smokingand drinking. I would feel happier if I knew thetax we pay on these items was put to good use,”says Mrs Kyne, who was spotted with her dog,Eta.
DRIVING NO MORE: Mr Ryklief from Heath-field feels that prices are getting out of hand.“Petrol is too expensive. I have a car that I can’tafford to drive,” he says.
DOMINO EFFECT: “I feel that as a youngsterI can’t do much socialising because every-thing is just so expensive. I’m not a driver, yetthe petrol increases affects me too becauseonce it goes up, everything else goes up,”says Charnay Martin.
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Service that counts in favour of busi-ness and future professionalsBUSINESSES are encouraged tomake use of students from furthereducation and training collegesseeking work placement to com-bat the shortage of adequatelyqualified staff.
Thanks to the College of CapeTown, these students can be triedout at no cost to companies, while atthe same time giving the employeethe opportunity to develop their skillsfor a short period.
As work placement officers, thecollege’s assignment is to place stu-dents who are registered for their Vo-cational National Certificate, Nation-al Diploma and other college pro-grammes with employers for periodsof workplace-based experience andin-service training.
The college’s goal is to place stu-dents for between five and 10 con-secutive days in each year of studyfor workplace-based experience and18 months for in-service training.During these placements, employ-
ers are asked to orientate studentsto their companies and allow them towork alongside employees doingjobs related to the students’ field ofstudy.
For many young people, obtainingthis kind of work experience hasbeen life-transforming. They havedeveloped a better understanding oftheir chosen career and how it ispractised in the workplace. This hasmotivated them to work harder andsucceed. Many students have forgedrelationships with employers that ledto immediate offers of employmentafter graduation.
Employers benefit, too as studentsare a source of future employees thatyou can get to know before hiring.
By hosting students, employersget a chance to influence the trainingthat the college provides and slant itmore towards the needs of the indus-try.
Employers can also get points ontheir company’s BEE scorecard.
Should a company be willing to
host two or more of its students, thecollege would gladly assist by facili-tating the placement process.
Workplace-based experienceplacement for the Vocational Nation-al Certificate occurs during the April,June/July and September/Octobervacations.
In-service work placement for Na-tional Diploma students are sched-uled for November/December.
These experiential training ses-sions are aligned with the Depart-ment of Higher Education and Train-ing’s requirements.
No financial contribution is expect-ed from the host employer for work-place-based experience.
However, a nominal stipend to stu-dents completing their 18 months in-service training would assist them insatisfying financial commitments in-curred during the in-service trainingperiod.
The college hopes that more com-panies will join them in this importantexercise.
Companies are invited to contactthe college to explore how placing itsstudents can help grow their busi-ness and bottom line.
For more information on workplacement at the college, phoneWinston Damons on (021) 404 6700.The College of Cape Town also of-fers bursaries for registered studentswith sound academic results who arein need of financial assistance.
For more information on bursaries,contact the college’s information lineon 086 010 3682 or email [email protected].
Alternatively, visitwww.cct.edu.za.
Pro-grammeyour futureEVERYTHING today is computerised,and even car mechanics need knowledgeof information technology (IT).
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You can become a system analyst, anetworking specialist, a programmer, soft-ware designer and many more.
What type of person is an IT profession-al? He or she needs good communicationskills and should be able to think logicallyand clearly.
IT professionals are ambitious and cre-ative, disciplined and hard working andare patient when working with people whodo not know about computers.
They work with abstract concepts anddo technical analysis, have good problemsolving skills and have to be able to con-centrate for long periods of time.
They have to be imaginative and pre-cise at the same time and be able to followa logical and sequential thought process.
Once you have completed your qualifi-cation you can expect to be placed in ajunior position in an organisation until youhave at least two years’ work experience.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: TheGrowsmart initiative was recentlylaunched for the new year, incorpo-rating 168 schools competing forthe prestigious title. The GrowsmartLiteracy Competition will see over500 grade 4’s and 5’s participate ina five-month long competition. Thethree children on the winning teamwill also each receive R20 000 to-wards their future education. Thelaunch was held at Spine Road Highschool hall. This year the winningschool will win R200 000, which willbe used towards improving facili-ties. The launch was attended byProvincial Minister for Education,Donald Grant. Pictured are some ofthe dignitaries who attended theevent. Photo:Supplied
Ex-ploreourhistoryTHE Cape Family Re-search Forum, a CapeFlats genealogy NPO,will be hosting a work-shop revolving aroundSlaves Office recordsfor beginners or novicefamily historians.
The session will be inthe form of a tour of theWestern Cape Ar-chives in RoelandStreet, Cape Town onSaturday 3 March from10:00 to 12:00.
Participation is R100per person.
The research work-shop will be led by Eb-rahim Rhoda, the fo-rum’s Principal ArchivalResearch Advisor.There is limited seating,and a maximum of 20people will be able to bepart of the workshop.
For bookings contactconvenor ShamielGamildien at [email protected] or on083 290 6005.
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A WORLD renowned anthropologist has re-vealed that the Cape Peninsula baboons areby far the worst behaved she has seen in hercareer.
Shirley Strum compared Cape Town’s baboonpopulation with what she had learned from a popu-lation of baboons she had studied and workedvery closely with in Kenya, for just over 40 years.“These (Peninsula) baboons are more advancedand they are so accustomed to raiding that it wouldbe an extremely difficult task getting them to livein any other way.”
The veteran anthropologist brought an expert,outsider’s perspective on current managementchallenges of the Peninsula baboon population.
Zwaanswyk, Tokai and surrounding areas’ resi-dents packed The Range Conference Centre onThursday 23 February, to hear what Strum hadto say.
“Baboons are adaptable, intelligent and flexibleand we need to put measures in place to try andcurb what is currently happening. The Peninsulababoons have found an easy way out and theydon’t feel the need to scavenge because there areeasier ways of getting food, by going into the ur-ban areas and raiding.
We need to up the cost (risk factor) for themand decrease the benefits. This would result inless home invasions.”
Strum also expressed surprise at how Capeto-nians tend to be too empathetic and defensivewhen it comes to the animals. “People tend tothink baboons are small human beings. They arenot; they are wild animals and they should be keptin the wild and should be treated as wild animals.”
To the primatologist, people in South Africa,contrary to those in other parts of the world, caretoo much about the animals’ “rights”.
After the talk, the panel from the Baboon LiasonGroup (BLG), SANparks, Cape Nature, The Cityof Cape Town and NCC took time to take ques-tions from the audience.
One woman who has been living in Zwaanswykfor 15 years says she is fed up with the constantbaboon invasions.
“It has happened so many times that I lostcount. I came to the meeting because I wantedto hear what Sherley had to say because sheclearly has a lot of information on why the ba-boons are acting the way they are.”
Another woman who lives in Tokai says she ab-solutely adores animals and feels the baboonsare not at all a problem for her, even thoughthey’ve raided her house twice now. “They werehere first, long before we ever arrived on thescene, so we just have to live with them.”
Currently, electrical fencing is being erected inZwaanswyk. Strum, along with the panel of naturerepresentatives discussed the fencing, but somepeople were still not satisfied.
Eventually Dr Justin O’Riain, head of the Ba-boon Research Unit concluded that it is the startof a solution that could potentially help curb ba-boon invasions.
“This could work, we just need to be patientand see how it works.”
BABOONS ATPLAY: A world re-nowned anthro-pologist gave Ca-petonians herviews on whatcan be done to tryand curb baboonurban invasions.Photo: Supplied
Page 8 People’s Post Retreat GENERAL Tuesday 28 February 2012
StayinformedTHE Chamber of Commerceand Industry will be hosting afunding information session withguest speaker Madiega Jacobsfrom Amaanah Business Con-sulting.
The session will take place onTuesday 28 February from10:00 to 11:30 at the Athloneand Cape Flats Office.
The cost is R50 for non-mem-bers and R40 for members. Re-freshments will be served. Con-firm your attendance by phoningLatchme on (021) 637 5614 oremail [email protected].
Big stink over state of ceme-teryREYANA STEYN
ATHLONE’S historic fishmon-gers have denied responsibility
for the state of the Vygekraal MuslimCemetery in Johnston Road, whichhas raised the ire of disgusted localsover the appalling condition of thefinal resting ground.
Fish intestines and faeces litter thegraveyard and a foul stench of urinehangs in the air, much to the dismay ofmourners who come from Athlone,Lansdowne, Manenberg and the sur-rounding areas to pay their respects.
Residents, like Moena Mustapha,are calling on the authorities to take im-mediate action.
“It is terrible to see that our lovedones’ final resting place has beenturned into this mess,” a disgustedMustapha says. “We should respectthe place where they have been buried,but this is not the case. It reeks of fishand there are fish intestines all over.
“When I went there recently I noticedthat a part of the vibracrete wall had al-so been taken down so that the fish-mongers can get the water they needfrom the tap inside the cemetery. Va-grants are also using the grounds as atoilet.”
Mogamat Maged, a trustee on theVygekraal Muslim Cemetery Board,says that they are also fed up with themess.
“It’s despicable what is happening tothe cemetery. The fishmongers havebeen trading here for years, but theyhave no sanitation or water and makeuse of the taps in the cemetery. Thishas become worse as they have nowbroken the wall of the cemetery forquicker access. I have fixed the wall nu-merous times but when I return later,it’s smashed again.”
He says maintaining the cemetery is“a real battle” as the vagrants who
sleep along the cemetery’s wall in Low-er Klipfontein Road throw rubbish on tothe graveyard. “I have spoken to theAthlone fishmongers and the vagrantsbut it falls on deaf ears. People thinkthe trustees are not doing their job, butthis is something we need to deal withon a hourly basis.”
Maged says an added problem is theflowers being stolen off the graves inthe middle of the night by drug addictsand re-sold the next morning.
But while the filth, dirt and smell havebeen blamed on the group of homelesspeople who are squatting on the otherside of the cemetery wall, finding theculprits responsible for the decompos-ing fish innards has proven quite a task.
Abdullah Mcleod, the president of theAthlone Fish Mongers Association, ve-hemently denies responsibility for thestate of the cemetery.
“We have been trading here for about
30 years and we would never be thatdisrespectful. It is other fishmongersand people who come in the middle ofthe night and create a mess here – notus. The guys standing in KlipfonteinRoad do not throw the fish intestines onthe graves.”
He says the fishmongers clean theirfish at their trading area and dispose ofdirt in bins which are collected by thecouncil.
However, Magedcounters that be-fore the excess fish is collected bycouncil, birds “pick at it and scatter iton the graves”.
Councillor Magadien Davids saysthe issue will be addressed “immedi-ately”.
“We have received complaints fromresidents, and we are sorry for the in-convenience this has caused. We arestarting to build the Athlone Fish Marketnext month which should alleviate the
stench of the fish being sold. However,as for intestines being dumped close tothe graveyard, it was established thatit is other fishmongers doing that andnot the ones who stand at the ceme-tery.”
He says he is in talks with law en-forcement to get the vagrants removed.
“Vagrants are sleeping under a treeclose to the cemetery, but we will belooking at ways to get them removedand placed into shelters permanently.”
TRAGIC: The Vygekraal Muslim Cemetery which have residents concerned. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
World kid-ney day funwalkTHE Cape Kidney Association inpartnership with the WesternProvince Athletics and the City ofCape Town will host a five kilo-metre awareness walk.
The walk will take place onThursday 8 March at 18:00 at theMouille Point lighthouse. Regis-tration takes place at 17:00 withan entry-fee donation.
For more information contactMolly Fabe on (021) 761-1326 or083 265 7490 or email at [email protected]
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YourSMSesLocal thoughts
. I want to congratulate Mitch Francis of CafdaVillage, who received a brand new wheelchairfrom tuckshop owner Aubrey Robinson, who stillhas that passion to help and assist communitymembers who are in need. We miss you as acouncillor because so little is being done by thecurrent councillor. You are a star who will shinebright for years to come. St Montague resident
. It’s really unfair of dog owners to let their dogsroam the streets. Dog poo is everywhere on thesidewalks. I have a dog and I need to clean myyard daily. But most of the poo in front of my gatebelongs to other dogs. Do owners let them out ofthe yard to relieve themselves in the streets? It’ssad and scary that they are just walking around
Heathfield. You constantly have to look over yourshoulder and figure out what street to walk throughto avoid a dog. At times the owner claims his/herdog is as meek as a lamb and that their dog hasevery right to be outside their fence.
You are what you eat. A Christian is a follower of Christ and Jesus
never ate swine flesh as He obeyed all of God’scommandments. Jack
. To Atheist: unless you change, you’re on yourway to a burning hell, pork and all.
. Othmaan, the scripture you refer to is underthe law of God. Jesus said: “I came not to changethe law but to free you from the law”, meaning weare under His grace. He also says, anything that
you buy in a butcher “you may eat if you pray aboutit in my name” and “what I have made clean don’tyou make unclean”. We as followers of Jesus be-lieve He is God manifested in flesh. Read Johnchapter one. We don’t live under the law but undergrace. WJ
. Please people, it’s not a Muslim and Christianfight. Take the fight to Orion and the MJC.
. It seems the Bible is contradicting itself by al-lowing pork to be eaten and also prohibiting it. Isthe Bible really God’s word?
Just a thought. I am an unemployed mother of two and I am
upset, because these days you are hired by insti-tutions dependant on the way you pay your bills,not by your skills and knowledge. The economyis going to suffer greatly because young produc-tive people are sitting at home.
. My husband and I are ardent sport fans andare especially interested in rugby and cricket. Weare both retired and we will be looking forward toreading Liam Moses’ sport columns regularly. We
also want to wish Liam a happy and long stay withPeople’s Post. Good luck! Maz
. The ANC is set on changing names but thiswill not change history. It will only take moneyaway from the housing projects and the poor. MrsDavids
. Why do we pay R9 for a loaf of bread? I thoughtthe government is regulating the prices/ Or arethey regulating their salaries?
. Budget speech – what a joke! Look at the fraudand corruption in the ANC provinces. Are youmaking up for all the Apartheid years? I’m in thewrong profession.
. My sympathy goes out to teachers who worklong hours, experience annual policy changes,have a bigger workload and whose job descriptionhas changed to nurse and social worker. Did yoursalary increase?
. The government is changing road names andwant input via Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp.Watch out Constantia and Simon’s Town: You willsoon be called Zuma Town, Malema Park orMbeki Suburb! They are starting with VanguardDrive. Send your opinion.
By the way. The reason shops worldwide use prices end-
ing in 99c is a simple marketing ploy. Think aboutit next time you see it’s only R19 when in fact it’scloser to R20. Josh
. If you know Mrs Peggy Juliet Booysen fromDelft, please tell her I picked up her ID and bankcard in Clicks. To collect, please provide me withthe ID number to confirm and collect personally.I can be contacted on 083 454 2245.
. To the family of Branden Staalmeester: ourdeepest sympathies on the passing of this kind,gentle and wonderful child. May the Almightystrengthen you in this difficult time. FromBranden’s friends and the Williams family.
Asking for,but no replyI SAT amazed in front of the television as ourlearned Minister of Finance spoke about our eco-nomic outlook for the next financial year. The fol-lowing words sounded like music to my ears “Wemust become honest activists in our communities,invest in people, community leaders should pro-tect their neighbourhoods, how far will you get ifyou sit in your corner, what can you do for yourcountry”. Now who do you think the minister wastalking to? He was talking to me and you.
Since 2008, I asked for support feeding thepoor, help came from nobody. When I became aletter activist to appeal for the utilisation of unusedland for vegetable gardens for our hungry commu-nities, who responded, nobody. When I appealedyear after year for unwanted goods or toys for thepoorest of the poor kids in our communities, whoresponded, nobody. When I sowed the idea of em-ploying the unemployed youth who are musicallytalented or to expose them to malls and other ven-ues to earn a living, who took up the flame, no-body. When I shared the idea of our Street CrimePrevention Committee to somebody, who re-sponded, nobody.
I recently appealed for donations to make pick-led fish and give easter eggs to the poor duringthe coming Easter weekend. Who rushed to sup-port or implement this idea, nobody.
There are times I want to give up, but then I seea need or I hear a speech like yesterday’s.
I refuse to become a nobody while trying to moti-vate others to help somebody.
To those very few, thank you. There is some-body who helps me, who shows me time and timeagain to not depend on anybody, but on Him, ourGod.KEITH BLAKEOttery
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AN UNUSUAL play opens atthe Masque Theatre, Mui-zenberg, on Friday 9 March.
In Marvin’s Room by ScottMcPherson, two estrangedsisters and their dependantsfind themselves together un-der one roof due to the diagno-sis of a terminal illness; thethemes of love and duty areexplored with humour andcandour. Playwright McPher-son chooses not to focus on ill-ness and death, but rather onthe relationships within thefamily.
Brenda Gray directs this extraordinary playfor the Claremont Dramatic Society. Her castincludes award-winners Julie Summers andTrish Sutton as the sisters.
The set has been designed by David Dav-idson. Marvin’s Room is on at the MasqueTheatre, Muizenberg, from Friday 9 Marchuntil Saturday 17 March, excluding Sundayto Wednesday. Weeknights are at 20:00 and
Saturdays at 14:30 and 18h30.Tickets are R55 for Thursday evening and
Saturday matinees and R65 for remainingshows. Masque theatre club members enjoya R10 discount.
To book phone Masque Theatre Bookingson (021) 788 1898 during office hours.
Enter Marvin’sroom
IN THE ROOM: James Strong and Ruth Allsop in Mar-vin’s Room, opening at the Masque Theatre on Friday9 March. Photo: Supplied
Let the music playTHREE-PIANO Extravaganza by Albie vanSchalkwyk, Franklin Larey and François duToit. With original and transcribed works fortwo and three pianos, including Chabrier’sEspaña and Dukas’s The sorcerer’s appren-tice.The concert is on Tuesday 6 March at the
Baxter Concert Hall at 20:15.Tickets cost R50, UCT staff pay R45, sen-
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THE launch of the premier Hip Hop MC BattleLeague in Cape Town, Lyrical Warfare(LW2012), takes place on Wednesday 29 Feb-ruary.
Started as a once-off MC battle at KuilsriverStones in 2008, Lyrical Warfare has grown intoa monthly MC battle. Cash prizes, live perform-ances, local merchandise booths, points of salefor producers and an entertaining evening forHip Hop enthusiasts are on offer.
Hosted by Mobcow Entertainment and Subur-ban Menace, with support from Sprite, the eventaims to create a viable platform for Hip Hop artistto showcase their art. The event will run through-out 2012, with one event each month. It is based
on a league points system that will see partici-pants earning points and in turn winning cashprizes as the year progresses, culminating in agrand event in December 2012.
The winner of each leg every month will wina cash prize of R1000 along with a goody bagcourtesy of Sprite and associated sponsors. Thefirst leg of the competition will be hosted onWednesday 29 February at Zula Sound Bar, at98 Long Street. Doors open at 21:00 and thecover charge is R20. Each event will end witha special performance by Mobcow Entertain-ment.
Let the battle begin
Let the choir mesmeriseFOLLOWING Carol Thorns’s breathtaking Red Cel-lo performance, St George’s Cathedral continuesthe Raise the Roof 2012 Concert Series with acap-pella choir, True Voices, singing a programme enti-tled Summer is icumen in.
This atmospheric candle-lit performance underthe vaulted sanctuary roof of St George’s Cathedralwill lead the audience on a rich journey through Eu-ropean sacred and secular music. Starting and fin-ishing in the British Isles, the programme crossesthe Channel to France, Italy and Germany, and in-
cludes J.S. Bach’s much loved Jesu, joy of man’sdesiring and Gregorio Allegri’s famous Miserere.This performance is on Wednesday 7 March at19:30. Tickets are R90 and are available at the door.Refreshments will be served during interval in themarble entrance hall of the Taj Hotel. For more de-tails about the Raise the Roof 2012 concert series,contact Cathedral Director of Music, David Orr, atthe Cathedral on (021) 424 7360 or email: [email protected]
An evening ofjazzAmanda Tiffin, head of Jazz Vocal Studies at theSACM, presents an evening of jazz standards andnew works on Tuesday 28 February at 20:15. Prices
are R50 per person and R45 for UCT staff. Pricesfor Senior citizens and students are R35 and R25for Learners. Book at Computicket or at the door.
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AJAX were made to rue theirmissed chances in the Cape der-by on Saturday night when localrivals Santos fought back from aone goal deficit to draw the matchat the Cape Town stadium.
Those who did not see the gamecould be forgiven for marking itdown as another dreary stalemate.But in reality the match was a livelyaffair from the kick-off, and the re-sult was not worthy of the entertain-ing game that took place.
Ajax took control of the encounterfrom the very first minute – monopo-lising possession and camping inSantos’ territory – and they took adeserved lead in the nineteenthminute after George Maluleka wasfouled in the box.
Brent Carelse, who led the line forAjax on Saturday night, stepped upand converted the spot kick easily,but the veteran attacker’s compo-sure seemed to desert him in therest of the match and he was guiltyof missing several clear-cut oppor-tunities.
Several other Ajax players alsofluffed goal scoring opportunitiesand the match could have beenkilled off on several occasions in thefirst stanza if the Urban Warriorsbrought their shooting boots along.Ajax Coach Maarten Stekelenbergsaw the poor shooting as the only flawin an otherwise polished display by hisplayers.
“I’m quite happy with the perform-ance of the team, because Ajax did
very good. We created a lot. The onlything I think we can blame ourselvesfor is that we didn’t finish the clear op-portunities that we created,” saidMaarten Stekelenberg.
“I think we could have finished thegame in the first half and played thegame home in the second half.”
In the first half Santos seemed pow-
erless to stop the constant flow of Ajaxattacks, and they were guilty playingtoo directly and conceding posses-sion far too easily.”
However, Duncan Crowie’s teamreturned from the half-time break acompletely different side and they lev-eled the score less than 14 minuteslater, after winning a free kick in a rela-
tively innocuous area of Ajax’s half.The ball was floated into the penalty
area and Lanky striker Eleazar Rodg-ers rose highest to head past a help-less Sander Westerveld, into the leftcorner of the goal.
Neither team created any furtherchances in first half and the score lineremained deadlocked until the final
whistle.Apart from Ajax’s poor finishing,
the other major talking point in thematch was the decidedly schizo-phrenic performance of Santos.
Santos Coach Duncan Crowieblamed the poor first half perform-ance on nervousness from his play-ers. “When we came out in the sec-ond half and we started playing theball around I think we gained territo-rial advantage and we always putthe Ajax goal under threat and thatis probably why we scored,” saidCrowie.
“The disappointment of the firsthalf I think I can put that down to theplayers being too tense. In the sec-ond half they relaxed a little bit moreand I think that is where we want tostart our next game.”
Crowie added that a change oftactics in the second half alsohelped his side to gain a foothold inthe game. Ajax will face Amazulu inKwa-Zulu Natal in their next gameon Saturday 11 March in the Ned-bank Cup, while Santos will face theUniversity of Pretoria on Wednes-day 7 March at Athlone Stadium inthe same competition.
GOAL BOUND: Santos striker Eleazar Rodgers rises high to meet the ball. Rodgers scored his side’s only goalin their match against local rivals Ajax on Saturday night.
GOAL GETTER: Santos striker Eleazr Rodgers rejoices afterscoring in the Cape derby against Ajax Cape Town at CapeTown Stadium on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger
THE eleventh annual Cape ArgusPick ’n Pay Mountain Bike Challengewill take place at the BoschendalWine Estate this weekend.
On Saturday 3 March, novice andcasual riders can tackle either the13km or 29km routes that windthrough the beautiful vineyards andterrain of Boschendal.
And on Sunday 4 March, more ex-perienced riders will take part in eithera 32km, 52km or 65km route that willtest the mettle of even the most hard-ened professional.
Saturday is the final day of the Co-lumbia Grape Escape, a three-day
race that will also take place in the ar-ea.
Entries for this year’s race closedon Friday 17 February. Riders can ac-cess more information for this year’sevent by visiting www.mtbchal-lenge.co.za.
They can also stay up-to-date withthe latest news by joining the Face-book page at http://www.face-book.com/cycletourtrust or followingthe Twitter account at http://twit-ter.com/CycleTourTrust.
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TEAMWORK: Two riders race between the trees. Photo: Supplied
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Bike show revs up for goodcauseTHE annual Cape Town Bike
Show was launched in Decem-ber 2010 and has been a great
success.
The aim is to put together an outdoorexhibit of motorcycles along with dis-plays from motorcycle manufacturersand suppliers.
This will also provide a great opportu-nity for the biking community to cometogether once again in aid of a charityas well as for members of the public toget up close and personal with thesebeautifully made machines.
Few people realise how much fund-raising the biking community does inthe Western Cape.
Bikers represent every walk of life,from bankers and managing directors
to local doctors and school principals,yet popular media often misrepresentsthem.
Somewhat like the often misunder-stood squatter camp inhabitants whoare served by the deserving charity be-hind this event.
This year’s event – on Sunday 4March – is being planned as an annualfundraising vehicle for Living Way – apart of Living Hope – which is strategi-cally positioned adjacent toMasiphumelele Township on Kom-metjie Road and is also within walkingdistance of Ocean View, two of their pri-mary catchment areas. They work toprovide opportunities for people to earntheir way out of poverty, including pre-paring people for the world of work anddeveloping entrepreneurs to make their
dreams a reality. Living Way is workingto enable the under-resourced to meetthe market’s employment needs. Therewill also be stalls offering a variety ofmotorcycle related items. Alongsidebikes and related items, there will befood and beverage stalls and a jumpingcastle and play area for the kids. Jointhem on Sunday 4 March at the newvenue, the Living Hope Campus (onKommetjie Road). Gates will be opento the public between 10:00 and 16:00.There is parking for motorcycles insidethe venue and for vehicles in the sur-rounding area, monitored by securityfor peace of mind. Entry is R35 per per-son, including a metal badge, whilechildren aged three to 12 pay R5. Formore information visit www.living-way.co.za or to book a stall or exhibit
THE Stormers will be forced to dipfurther into their youthful reservesover the next two months, aftercaptain and incumbent opensideflank Schalk Burger was ruled outfor up to six weeks on Saturday.
Burger suffered damage to his me-diate ligament during the team’s 13point victory over the Hurricanes atNewlands, and his absence will robthe team of not only his leadershipskills and experience, but also hishigh work rate, aggressive ruckingand excellent distribution skills.
The Stormers have lacked a pre-mier openside flank since the depar-ture of Francois Louw to Bath in theoff season, but it was believed thatBurger would be able to excel in theposition where he began his first-class career.
Siya Kolisi, a versatile and athleticyoung loose forward, supplantedBurger during the match, and heseems likely to fill the position nextweek when the Stormers take on theSharks.
However, coach Alister Coetzeesaid he would consider all of his op-tions for the position.
“In the pre-season games we hadSiya (Kolisi) coming on at six and heactually didn’t do a bad job,” said Co-
etzee.“ But with the loose trio situation, we
were playing our best loosies.“We’ll be looking at our reserves.
There’s Rueben Johannes, and Ni-zaam Carr and Don Armandt.”
The inclusion of Kolisi in the starting
line-up team, and either Johannes,Carr or Armandt on the substitutesbench will serve to further decreasethe average age and experience levelof the first team.
The Stormers fielded four playersaged 23 or younger (Nick Koster,
Eben Etzebeth, Steven Kitshof andGary van Aswegen) in their startingline-up, and the number grew to fivewhen Kolisi took the place of his in-jured captain.
Coetzee was understandably hap-py with how the youngsters handled
the increased physicality of SuperRugby.
“All youngsters, like I said previous-ly, have the potential to play at this lev-el. And again today it showed,” saidCoetzee.
“Siya (Kolisi) is physically mature,Eben Etzebeth is physically mature,and Steven Kitshof, to play at this lev-el.
“Our pack was outstanding today,and they have been under a lot of flakover the past couple of weeks and alot of people had a lot to say.”
Although all five of the youngstersplayed with varying degrees of suc-cess, and brought a necessary youth-ful vigor to the side, it could be arguedthat Burger’s loss will damage the del-icate balance between youth and ex-perience that sets the championsapart from the also-rans.
Whoever replaces the hard man ofthe Stormers loose trio in his absence,be it Kolisi, Johannes, Carr or Ar-mandt, will be thrust into the infernothat is Super Rugby, and either beforged into a steely competitor or meltinto obscurity.
CENTRE OF ATTENTION: Chantal Steer was chosen by the Stormers Supporters Club tohand the players their jerseys at the eighth annual Kick-Off party. Here she can be seen withSpringbok centre Juan de Jongh. Each year the Stormers Super Rugby squad is introducedto the public at the event. This time around it was hosted at the Barnyard Theatre in TygerValley. Photo: Ebteshaamah Ismail
KICK-OFF TIME: Johanna Inglis, from Mitchell’s Plain, and Theresa Kandan attended the eighthannual kick-off party at the Barnyard Theatre in Tyger Valley. Each year, the Stormers Super Rugbysquad is introduced to the public at the kick-off. Photo: Ebteshaamah Ismail
INJURED: Stormers Captain and Springbok flank Schalk Burger grimaces in pain as he is tackled by two Hurri-canes players. Burger injured his medial ligament in the game and could be out for as many as six weeks.
