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Part of the dumping area along New and Bermuda Roads in Macassar that is filled with various waste, including household waste and building rubble. PHO TO: ASHRAF BOOLEY
ASHRAF BOOLEY For the past few years illegal dumping has been prevalent in Macassar. According to Cedric Hendricks from the Macassar Environmental and Nature Conservation Society and Coastal Forum the dumping primarily takes place along New and Bermuda Roads in Macassar Village. Hendricks says the dumping site has been there for so long that it is overgrown with grass by now. During the Helderberg Gazette’s visit to the dumping site directly opposite a residential area household
waste, used nappies, plastic and building rubble were strewn there, as well as heaps of sand. Residents spoke to the Gazette, but chose to do so anonymously. The waste site has also become a breeding ground for rats and scorpions, said one resident. Another resident living opposite the site recalls an incident in which her dog brought a scorpion into her house from the dumping site. However, illegal dumping seems to be nothing new in Macassar and some residents have given up hope. “Every now and then people clean up but the dumping just continues,” she said.
An open field opposite Aylesbury Park is also slowly becoming a dumping site which is filled with household waste and building rubble. A resident who resides directly opposite the field said she has, on numerous occasions, seen a white bakkie dump building rubble on the open field opposite her house. Another resident claims that drugs are being sold behind the heaps of sand. “Children no longer play there because of this,” she alleged. “The drug dealers hide behind the heaps of sand and waste.” Macassar police spokesperson, Const Chrisy Young said the police
are aware of alleged drug dealing taking place and that the area is patrolled by police regularly. Hendricks said that they have investigated the problem extensively and have informed their local councillor, John Heuvel, as far back as 2009. “Nothing has, however, been done about the problem,” he said. “We have discussed the illegal dumping in every council meeting, it’s not something new. The blue (waste) bags are still along the road over weekends,” said councillor Heuvel. He added that they were promised the bags will be removed. According to councillor Ernest
Sonnenberg, Mayco member for Utility Services, City of Cape Town, the City has deployed a team to inspect the site. “Once the assessment is finalised, detailed comment will be provided. We can’t provide timelines for how long it will take at this stage,” he said. According to councillor Lungiswa James, Mayco member for Health, City of Cape Town, City Health has never received a complaint about this particular site before. “The complaint was investigated and City Health will arrange with the Solid Waste Department to remove the building rubble as soon as possible,” said James.
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Van die trotse gr. 6-leerlinge by hul nuwe groentetuin is (agter van links) Amy-lee Davids, Moeneev Williams, Nicole Ramadi, Malani Jullies, Curtis Paulse en Dorian Penel; (voor) Deané Michaels, Mikhayla Christians, Amber Hartzenberg, Firdous Darries en Raymondy Snell.
Oklahomastraat se tuin vir volhoubaarheid Oklahomastraat Primêr in Macassar het onlangs ’n groentetuin gekry. Die aanlê van die groentetuin ten bedrae van R40 000 is moontlik gemaak deur die Kaapse tak van Acorn Foundation, in samewerking met die maatskappy EMC² in Kaapstad. Volgens die uitvoerende hoof van Acorn Foundation, Rudy Joles, wil hul maatskappy die lewensomstandighede van Suid-Afrikaners verbeter. Leigh-Anne Goldie van EMC² sê die maatskappy het besluit om by dié skool betrokke te raak as gevolg van die leerlinge en onderwysers se toegewydheid. Sy het haar hoop uitgespreek dat die projek suksesvol sal wees. Die skenking het groenteplantjies, kompos, kunsmis, asook twee groeitonnels ingesluit. Skoolhoof Patrick Beukes het die skenking verwelkom en gesê die groente,soos spinasie, beet, kool en blomkool sal vir die skool se voe-
Fred Griesel van die Acorn Foundation maak skoolopsigter Denzil May touwys oor die versorging van die tuin. dingskema aangewend word om die 1 115 leerlinge te voed. Die gr.6-leerlinge sal die tuin, onder toesig van die Acorn Foundation, in stand hou.
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Alicia: our next Zola Budd? ASHRAF BOOLEY Alicia Hartnick (19) from Macassar decided to pursue sports at the tender age of eight after losing her father to chronic Hepatitis B. “After Alicia’s father died when she was eight, I sat her down and told her that she needs to decide what she would like to become when she grows up, and she said that she would like to pursue sports,” says Alicia’s mom, Theresa Hartnick. Since the start of her sporting career she has won over 100 medals in various sports including netball and athletics. What makes Hartnick unique is that she, like Zola Budd, the famous athlete who twice broke the world record in the women’s 5 000 m and was twice the women’s winner at the World Cross-country Championships, also runs barefoot. “It feels easier to run barefoot, and running shoes are too expensive,” says Hartnick, when asked about it. Alicia excels in crosscountry running and this took her to the SA Schools Championship in Rustenburg last year, where she was placed fourth in the 6 km race for u.19 girls. She was also chosen for the Western Province team on the same day. Her list of achievements dates back quite a few years. In 2011, Hart-
Alicia Hartnick at the SA Schools Cross Country Championship in the girls’ u. 16 cross-country in Nelspruit. nick also particpated in the South African Schools Championships – this time in the girls’ u. 17 crosscountry division – and in 2012 she received a merit award from Western Province High Schools Athletics, while also being named sportswoman of the year at Zandvliet High School in Macassar (as in the year before), where she matriculat-
ed last year. Another highlight was back in 2007, when Hartnick was placed third in the girls’ u.13 1 500 m in the Western Province Primary Schools Athletic Championships. These are only some of the many awards which reveal what an exceptional sportswoman Hartnick is. She is now a member of the Helderberg Harriers Club and comes from a family who loves sport. Her mother plays netball for the Nu Cleaning Services where she works. In September last year, during her matric examination, a section of the Hartnick house in Macassar Village was burnt down which caused them a great deal of hardship. Hartnick expresses how grateful she is to Bernard Holtkamp from Germany, who supported her family after the fire. Despite some setbacks, she remains optimistic. Hartnick wants to become a Life Orientation teacher some day. “I want to become a life orientation teacher because I want to work with pupils at school and be involved in sports in that way as well.” But she still needs more sponsors, and although she runs barefoot, she would love to have running shoes. Anyone who wants to sponsor Hartnick can phone her on 082 4832 907, or her mother on 073 444 3759.
Body awareness for toddlers Toddlers at the Care and Share Crèche in Strand were educated on body awareness while having fun at the same time on Tuesday 28 May. The programme, offered by the Halli Trust in partnership with Patch Helderberg, was in light of
National Child Protection Week, which kicked off on Monday (27 May). The programme raised awareness around the body, teaching the toddlers about their bodies and what to do when someone touches them inappropriately.
Halli, the mascot, with Heidi Naude (Halli Trust) and Lenka van Zyl (Patch Helderberg).
Heidi Naude and the mascot, Halli raising awareness around the body.
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Boys Nasheed at the Artscape The fourth annual Boys Nasheed competition will take place at the Artscape Theatre on 17 June. Nasheed is Islamic vocal music either sung in a cappella or with percussion instruments. Strand Moslem Primary will also take
part. Primary schools will compete 10:00 – 13:00 and high schools 16:00 – 20:00. Tickets are R80 and available at Computicket or the Artscape Theatre. Phone 021 696 8375/6 or visit www.discoverislam.co.za.
Toddlers having fun during a body-awareness session.
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Lwandle wants housing A group of discontented Lwandle and Nomzamo residents ran a protest from Lwandle to the Somerset West municipality recently.
ter the recent floods. “What we really need is sand which we are not supplied with, but have to buy ourselves,” he said. “When I woke up the Saturday morning, I couldn’t even light the stove to make food. I had to sleep with neighbours because my home was completely flooded. I couldn’t even go to work on the Monday because I was still busy clearing out the water that was flooding my home,” said another resident, Thabisa Bakaqala. These are merely a few voices of residents who want proper housing, especially when their homes are frequently flooded. Stuart Pringle, subcouncil 8 chairperson, accepted a memorandum on
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behalf of councillor Tandeka Gqada, Mayco member for human settlements at the municipal offices. Pringle said that the issue is “massively complex” since many of these residents do not reside on land owned by the City of Cape Town. “We are dealing with people living on Sanral land who are demanding housing in preference to the 500 000 others already on a waiting list. We have a due process in place,” said Pringle. “The issues raised have mostly been addressed in several subcouncil meetings, as well as a workshop to which the residents and members of the community were invited.” Pringle further said that he is un sure whether ward councillors have not communicated the City’s plans to assists the residents to the affected parties or whether the community simply does not accept it. Weduwedu said that they would like the City to respond within 21 days on when their need for housing will be addressed.
Stembiso Weduwedu, a representative of the Lwandle Nomzamo informal settlements task team, said that the protest, on 30 May, was in demand of better service delivery, housing, electricity, water and sanitation. “We have been living in these conditions for 19 years and we have to walk far to get water at the taps,” he said. Nomvelo Mtana, a resident of Lwandle who lives with her baby and sister, recounts the extent to which the floods affect them during winter because of improper housing. “It gets so bad during winter that we have to put sand all over the house to absorb the water during floods,” she said. “My baby gets sick more easily when there are floods because the place gets very cold,” she added. According to another resident, Mthetheleli Madolo, the City’s Disaster Risk Management provided Disgruntled residents protesting outside the Somerset West municipal offices. PHOTO: JAMEY THOMAS them with food af-
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Lwandle Police had a successful weekend after confiscating a variety of drugs. Arrests were made for the possession of drugs, as well as for driving under the influence of alcohol. Two suspects (20 and 36) were arrested for being in possession of 90 Mandrax tablets while 13 others, between the ages of 21 and 60, were arrested when police found 12 dagga parcels and 24 dagga “stoppe”. Eighteen people were also arrested at a roadblock in Lwandle for driving under the influence of alcohol. The suspects were all to appear in court yesterday (Monday).
sie se Operasie skoonmaakveldtog op 26 strooitjies tik in Jeanweg beslag gelê. ’n Man (28) is in hegtenis geneem en sal binnekort in die Somerset-Wes landdroshof verskyn.
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Gee om, deel ’n bietjie winterwarmte Die Helderberg Gazette het onlangs ’n winterwarmte-projek, Gazette Gee Om, begin om Helderberg-kinders dié winter warm en in die skoolbanke te hou. By verskeie skole in die Helderberg is baie leerlinge se ouers werkloos en geld skaars. Daarom het sommige leerlinge nie truie nie en bly op koue dae by die huis of kom skool toe
met net ’n hemp by hul ander klere aan. Xolani Gontashi, onderhoof van Solomon Qatyana Primêr in Nomzamo, sê: “Baie kinders kom in die bitter koue skool toe met net ’n hemp by hul ander skoolklere aan. Ons moet dikwels truie van ander leerlinge leen, en onderwysers sit koerantpapier onder die leerlinge se hemde om hulle warm te probeer hou.” Die koue het ’n direkte uitwerking op leerlinge se vermoë om te leer. Dit is kommerwekkend aangesien die hulpbehoewende skole onder die provinsiale gemiddeld presteer wat geletterdheid en syfervaardigheid betref. Help die Gazette om ’n bietjie warmte te gee. Lewer nuwe of tweedehandse vlootblou of grys truie (graad 1–3) af by Mynhardtstraat 37, in die Strand.
KENNISGEWING VAN SUBRAADSVERGADERINGS: JUNIE 2013 Kennis geskied hiermee dat die 24 (vier-en-twintig) subrade van die Stad Kaapstad soos volg op die volgende plekke en tye sal vergader: Subraad
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Bestuurder Peter Deacon 021 550 1001 Fred Monk 021 980 6053 Johannes Brand 021 590 1676 Ardela van Niekerk 021 444 0196 Martin Julie 021 695 8161 Pat Jansen 021 918 2024 Carin Viljoen 021 444 0689 Izak du Toit 021 850 4149 Johnson Fetu 021 360 1351 Goodman Rorwana 021 360 1267 Kayise Nombakuse 021 630 1737 Alesia Bosman 021 371 8199 Lunga Bobo 021 630 1619 Christopher Jako 021 630 1678 Kayise Nombakuse 021 630 1737 Alesia Bosman 021 371 8199 Lunga Bobo 021 630 1619 Christopher Jako 021 630 1678 Mariette Griessel 021 531 3437 Marius Coetsee 021 487 2055 Edgar Carolissen 021 637 9757 Okkie Manuels 021 700 4020 Desiree Mentor 021 784 2011 Brian Ford 021 794 2493 Pieter Grobler 021 900 1502 Richard Moi 021 900 1508 Raphael Martin 021 371 4551 Goodman Rorwana 021 444 7532
Om toegang tot die volle agenda en alle ondersteunende dokumentasie 72 uur voor die vergadering, besoek www.capetown.gov.za/subcouncils. Verlig die datum van die subraadsvergadering, kies die subraad wat jy benodig en laai die agenda af. Rapporteer asseblief enige probleme by die betrokke subraadsbestuurder.
ACHMAT EBRAHIM STADSBESTUURDER
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Hoekom so honger in die winter?
Die koue weer maak dat baie van ons nie net in die huis en selfs in die bed wil bly nie, maar dit skep ook dikwels die behoefte aan lekker kos. Die winter is ook ’n tyd waarin mense hul gewone oefenprogramme begin afskeep, tesame met ’n skielike verandering in hul diëte. Oefensessies lyk na net te veel moeite en die selfdissipline vir gesonde eetgewoontes bly ook effe agterweë. Navorsing toon dat mense in die wintermaande meer lus is vir goedvoel-kos of comfort food, soos dit algemeen bekend staan. Dit is omdat ons na koolhidraat-ryk kos smag wanneer temperature daal, soos bredies en fyn aartappels wat ons warm en geborge laat voel. Die Gazette het ’n paar lesers gevra of hulle in die win-
ter hunker na meer kos en indien wel, wat die rede daarvoor is. Vir dié lesers wat gewoonlik gesond eet, het ons gevra watter maatreëls hulle instel om hul eetlus in die winter in toom te hou.
Carol Marthinus van Macassar Village sê sy eet nie baie gedurende die winter nie, want sy is ’n diabeet. “Ek eet baie gesond gedurende die winter – baie water en baie groente,” vertel Marthinus.
“Ek eet baie meer in die winter,” sê Eugene Jooste van Macassar. “Ek eet warm kosse in die winter om my warm te hou en om my meer energie te gee, veral in hierdie koue weer,” vertel Jooste.
“Ek eet nie net baie in die winter nie, maar oor die algemeen en ek eet baie warm kos,” vertel Melchor Martinus van Strand.
Alledine Nomdo van Macassar sê gedurende die winter eet sy definitief baie meer. “Ek eet behoorlike en eintlik meer gesonde kos gedurende die winter, maar dan het ek meer uitgawes,” vertel Nomdo.
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Peter Botes van Macassar sê dat hy meer eet in die winter, maar hy probeer meer gesonde kos, soos groentesop, eet.
“Ek probeer gesond eet, maar in die winter is dit baie swaar,” sê Gamieda Isaacs van Macassar. “Ek doen gewoonlik oefeninge in die week om op te maak.”
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THE public is asked to donate clothes, blankets, non-perishable food or a monetary donation to the Round Table’s Winter Knights project.
The City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate has announced that the City has 14 688 saleable rental units that can still be transferred to the existing qualifying tenants. Eligible tenants who live in the City’s saleable rental dwellings are urged to take transfer of these units. Single and row-type cottages and maisonettes are available.
The Tablers from Somerset West Round Table 31 will once again spend a night out in the cold on Friday 21 June as part of the project to aid those in need. They hope that their effort will also encourage generous Helderberg resi- Somerset West Round Table members, Frans Gerber (left) and Mike dents to come to their Swanepoel rallying for support during last year’s campaign. aid. They will start the evening wearing no more than a pair of closest to winter solstice, which is the longshorts and a T-shirt and will only warm est and, in theory, coldest night. Donations themselves with whatever is donated to that will be gathered will be distributed to them throughout the night. They will gath- welfare organisations in Helderberg. Anyer in the parking area of Manuka Restau- one who wishes to donate towards the rant in Somerset West from 18:00, and will project can take it to Manuka Restaurant remain out in the cold until 03:00 on Satur- in Main Road (opposite the police station) day morning. This is the Friday evening between 18:00 and 03:00.
If you are eligible you may qualify for: • • •
A discount on the purchase price Write-off of rental and service arrears Contribution towards transfer fees up to R500
Take the following documents to your local Housing Estate Office: • • • •
Proof of income Proof of identity Marriage certificate, divorce order, affidavit of customary or Muslim marriage Death certificate of spouse (if applicable)
Please enquire at your local Housing Estate Office about the discount benefits you are entitled to. ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER
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Breakfast at schools should be applauded We live in a country with an unemployment rate anywhere between 25% and 35%. The children of parents who cannot afford to feed them, will struggle to concentrate in class, which will lead to lower pass rates and prevent these pupils from realising their academic potential. The first duty of any civilised country must be to protect the needs of the most vulnerable, particularly children. School feeding schemes not only increase the cognitive and academic performance of students receiving these meals, but also ensure that the children are more likely to attend school. Our country already faces a host of social and societal ills, and I am astounded that the oppo-
nents of school feeding schemes would rather see these problems increase than have the state provide breakfast to children who would otherwise either attend school too hungry to concentrate or not attend school at all. The fact is that encouraging children to attend school and assisting them to concentrate in class must be to the benefit of these children and ultimately to society as a whole. It also has the potential to reduce the chances of increasing social and societal problems for which the State would have to use tax payers’ money in any event. School feeding schemes are not a new phenomenon, nor are they confined to South Africa. After the Anglo-Boer War, during the Great Depression and in contemporary times in
countries from the USA to New Zealand, school feeding schemes run by the state existed to the benefit of the children. The situation would be disastrous if the State washed its hands of the most vulnerable members of society simply because their parents could not, for whatever reason, afford to feed them properly. The decision by the Western Cape Education Department to expand the school feeding scheme follows a precedent from around the world and from other times in our country’s history when people could not afford to feed their children. It should be welcomed and applauded!
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The Sevens Rugby Tournament trophy has made its way to Marvin Park Primary School after the team won all five their rugby matches on Friday (17 May) at Rietenbosch Primary School in Stellenbosch. “We are proud of the boys and hope that the trophy will remain at our school for at least five years,” said Thurlo Abrahams, the school’s sports coach. “By winning this trophy it sets a positive attitude amongst the boys towards our local rugby tournaments.” In the final Marvin Park beat Rietenbosch Primary 27-7. In the semi-final match against AF Louw, Marvin Park won 7-0. Marvin Park beat St Vincent 19-10 and in another match against Rietenbosch, tied 12-12. At the back from left are Neil Arendse, Cameron Hendricks, Luciano Willemse, Donic Engelbrecht, Damian Wenn, Jeanne-Pierre Draghoender and Marvin Park Primary School principal John Jacobs. In the front are Brandon-lee Williams, Caden Lendor, Renazel Meissenheimer and Deamian Claasen. PHOTO: ASHRAF BOOLEY
Developing sport in Lwandle A soccer and netball tournamnet was held in Lwandle at the beginning of June. The tournament, organised by vice-chairman of the Helderberg Local Football Association, Sandile Bavuma was hosted by the Helderberg Football Association. The soccer tournament kicked off at the Lwandle sports ground while the women’s netball took place at the Nomzamo community hall. Eight teams, between 17 and 23 years, participated in soccer while six teams, between 15
and 18 years participated in netball. The first prize for the senior team went to the Black Aces soccer team who took home 18 gold medals and a full kit. The junior U17 team took home a trophy, 18 medals and a full kit. The senior netball team received a netball kit, a trophy and 15 medals while the junior netball team won a trophy and 15 medals. Bavuma says the soccer tournament which was sponsored by ward 86 councillor, Jongidumo Maxheke, is to develop sport in the community.
Proud members of the Joy netball team after winning a trophy.