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the search. Residents, who expressed their concern over the seeming lack of urgency, also joined in the search for the pair. Their bodies were found on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 July in the Liesbeek River and the canal along Bokmakierie, respectively. Community development worker Zelda Ann Hintsa says the tragic death of the pair and the prolonged search could have been avoided. “In July, during Covid-19, Abieda Paulse and Yusuf Kiriboto drowned and only after two weeks, their bodies were found because of the amount of pollution in the canal. This bothered me. Usually, bodies should have surfaced much earlier but it took so long because of all the pollution,” says Hintsa. With the initiative tying into green action week, Hintsa enlisted the help of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and local faith institutions. Rev Berry Behr of SAFCEI says the organisation partners with funders overseas with the aim of partnering with local multi-faith communities. “Our focus is eco-justice but when we do this, it affects communities. We do not believe we can separate one from the other. We work with faith leaders to encourage them to use the earth teachings and theologies of stewardship to encourage their congregations and communities to take care of the environment,” she says. Unfortunately, Paulse and Kiriboto’s deaths are not the only tragedies.
Natasha Amri, a resident of the Vygieskraal community and a volunteer, says children falling into the canal and drunk people walking along the canal are some of the many incidents that have taken place over the years. Amri has lived in the Vygieskraal community all her life and says the canal was not always this filthy. “I grew up here and when I was small it was very clean. We used to swim in this river and even took water from this river to wash our clothes because we did not have (access) to water that time,” she says. “Recently, everything changed. People started dumping in the river (despite us talking to them). Because of the blockage, when it rains heavily all the homes flood. People can’t even walk to get to the next road,” she says. Pastor Gerhard de Vries Bock of the Lutheran Church – built along the canal – says it has not only been an eye-sore, but also a health and safety hazard. “We were flooded in 2006. The entire building was underwater because of the blockage. Sadly, most of our (vulnerable) residents are living in the informal settlement where the water is accumulating. We cannot only hold the local government responsible, we also have a role to play. This is our way to show our responsibility,” he says. When previously asked about the state of the canals, the cost and the frequency of cleansing, the City of Cape Town did not re-
spond. Amri says they need something done about the canals to avoid future tragedy. Within minutes of the start of the clean-up, several bags of waste had been collected by the group, with the shocking state of the canal area calling for further interventions. Without access to adequate equipment to get into the water to clear the caught waste, the group is now working on a way forward. “From the Church, we have a responsibility to creation, the environment and people. We believe God not only loves his people, but he loves his creation. We are very grateful that we could partner and do this joint project. As a church, we cannot do this alone, we do not want to do this alone,” says De Vries Bock. “We want to involve as many young people as possible in this project because we believe that having many young people involved, you can change their mentality to do good rather than bad.” Hintsa agrees, saying the clean-up is the start of many such initiatives. “We wanted to not only clean the canal but also show the community that the environment is very important and that they should also contribute to keeping the environment clean,” Hintsa says. Behr says there has been a considerable improvement in resident’s attitudes toward the environment during the lockdown, with this initiative being the organisation’s first action since the lockdown started. V For a video report, visit the People’s Post Facebook page.
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or some expecting mothers, pregnancy can feel like a crisis. It is for them that the Western Cape department of health is calling on mothers and expecting mothers to seek help if this is the case. With an array of knowledge and assistance available at all government clinics, mothers are encouraged to visit their local facilities. The sooner the pregnancy is confirmed, the better one can plan. Arrangements can also be made about follow-up visits to ensure the health and safety
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he My SAPS app promotional video has won first prize at the Crime Stoppers International Awards. The South African Police Service was announced as the winner of the International Digital Award at the awards ceremony held in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday 30 September. The Crime Stop office is a member of Crime Stoppers International (CSI). Each year, CSI recognises a number of individuals, programmes, activities and campaigns from around the world for excellence and
for their contribution to the achievement of a CSI vision – to mobilise the world to report information on crime and criminals, anonymously. This year, the police submitted the promotional video of the My SAPS app for the media awards category. This category recognises best practice in the advertising and promotion of Crime Stoppers campaigns, activities and specific calls to action, along with the level of community engagement achieved through these initiatives, across all mediums – print, television, radio, online and digital. The management of the South African Police Service had commended the work that the Crime Stop office does in pursuit of providing a platform where the community may provide information on crime and criminals without fear of their identities being revealed.the Crime Stop office has been encouraged to continue delivering a remarkable service to the inhabitants of this country. Police thank and appreciate all law abiding individuals that have heeded the call to participate in the fight against crime by calling Crime Stop on 08600 10111 and sending tipoffs on the My SAPS app. The My SAPS app promotional video has won an internaV You can watch the video on Youtional award. tube.
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Officers representing all eight stations attended the prayer service, praising God for his hand in their successes and safety.
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ith September being police safety month, officers across the country end the month with a mass prayer service in their respective districts. Held on the last Friday closest to the month end, police officers gather in identified venues to pray for peace and give thanks in interdenominational services. Because of restrictions as a result of Covid19, this year the service was held clusterwide. The Mitchell’s Plain Cluster, made up of Mitchell’s Plain, Lentegeur, Strandfontein, Grassy Park, Lansdowne, Philippi, Steenberg and Athlone police stations, each sent
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representatives to attend the service on Friday 2 October at the Beacon Valley Baptist Church. Capt Rev Hendry Fortuin says: “We have National Police Prayer Day services. This year due to Covid-19, they have asked us to do the services in our clusters.” “This year the theme is based on Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 12 verse 9: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. The theme based on the text is: ‘hard times may come but he is there with us through them all’.” Brig Cass Goolam, Mitchell’s Plain station commander, encouraged the officers to
keep hope in their important tasks. “You are all God’s hand-crafted masterpieces,” said Goolam to the officers present. “We are very blessed to be here today, where prayer is the very first thing on our agenda.” Goolam continued that the Mitchell’s Plain policing cluster was among the best in management and service delivery, where other clusters may struggle with some of the basic policing duties. He encouraged the officers to acknowledge the role of prayer and God in their jobs, especially in the reduction of crime, attributing this to the clergy who continue to pray for them. The service included praise and worship and calling for an end to crime and the protection of officers in fulfilling their mandate.
Officers were tasked with cluster-based services as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.
Hawks strike a blow to drug traffickers A joint operation by the Hawks Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (Saneb) and Crime Intelligence team have struck yet another blow to drug trafficking outfits operating in Cape Town. Two Hanover Park men aged 44 and 41 were arrested in a coordinated police operation while transporting an assortment of illegal drugs exceeding R2 million from a storage facility.
The joint team acted on information about a consignment at the storage facility on Tuesday 29 September. While conducting waylay duties, another suspect was spotted loading three boxes into his vehicle. A vehicle search was conducted and compressed dagga was found in the three boxes. This led the team to search the storage unit where 14 more bales as well as 18
striped bags with compressed dagga valued at approximately R2 million were found. The initial waylay duties continued as planned and the second suspect was spotted at a nearby garage. A subsequent police search of his vehicle uncovered heroin worth R60 000. The assortment of drugs as well as the two suspects’ vehicles were seized for further investigation.
The drugs confiscated during a mass drug bust in Hanover Park last week. The drugs have an estimated street value of R2 million.
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he unexpected appearance of a yellowbellied sea snake on the Fish Hoek shore late in September got the coastal community talking. Some were panicked at the thought of possibly running into more of these scaly creatures, while others were intrigued about what its A photo received on a diving WhatsApp presence could mean. group shows the snake that was spotted According to Marian on Fish Hoek beach. Nieuwoudt, the City’s Mayco member for spatial planning and en- ing up on the beaches. vironment, a City of Cape Town biodiversity He emphasised that when these animals official rescued the snake in Fish Hoek. It are encountered on the beach, it is best to inwas taken to the Two Oceans Aquarium. volve the appropriate authorities, such as the Brett Glasby, the wildlife management experts at Two Oceans Aquarium. programme coordinator at the aquarium, But, he added: “Whenever one does wash was able to shed more light on what the ani- up, it is wise for the general public to be mal was doing ashore. aware.” “Yellow-bellied sea snakes are found in our Awareness could be the difference between waters but are normally found in the warmer safety and receiving a nasty bite. currents that move around the coast. Occa“Yellow-bellied sea snakes are venomous. sionally, they will get out of the current into The best course of action if finding one (even colder water and then fall victim to cold a dead one) is to notify the authorities so that shock,” he said. an experienced person may collect the aniWhile many residents said it was their first mal. Under no circumstances should anyone time seeing a snake on their beach, Glasby attempt to return the animal to the sea withnoted that, every year, there are a few snakes out it being checked by a veterinarian,” he that wash up on beaches all around the coast. explained. In general, he said, these are isolated cases. With regards to the particular snake spotContrary to what a WhatsApp message mak- ted on the beach last month, Glasby shared ing the rounds at the time suggested, inci- the news that it did not make it. “Sadly, the dents like these are not indicative of a possi- animal that washed up in Fish Hoek was in ble influx of these animals to our shores. a very weak state and did not survive.” According to Glasby, cold-blooded animals V For more information on Two Oceans Aquarium, visit such as sea snakes and turtles rely on their www.aquarium.co.za.
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he release of the Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2020 has revealed the dire state of the labour sector in the country with almost half the number of eligible South Africans being unemployed. The overall unemployment figure is at a staggering 42% with 48.6% of all youth unemployed. With unemployment at 5.6 million ahead of the national lockdown, an additional 2.2 million people lost their jobs due to Covid-19. The Western Cape has the lowest number of job losses for this period, with 27.3%. This amounts to 321 000 job losses, with other economic hubs such as Gauteng losing 661 000 and KwaZulu-Natal seeing 375 000. “The lockdown has had a major impact on the economy and quarter on quarter 321 000 jobs have been lost which has had a devastating effect on people’s lives in the Western Cape,” says provincial minister for finance and economic opportunities, David Maynier. Member of provincial parliament Deidré Baartman says with already high unemployment, the fact that additional people gave up their employment search during lockdown is worrying. “The fact that an additional 2.8 million people who were already unemployed in the last quarter and then stopped looking for work during the prolonged lockdown further confirms that we are facing a second pandemic of job losses and poverty,” she says. She blamed the national lockdown measures that forced the closure of small busi-
nesses – which were vital job generators. Small business owner Clive Hanafey says his family business will have to start building all over again. “Running a business and not having enough capital to pay myself wages during lockdown was very difficult. We did not have a big staff unit before, but now we are back to just myself and my son who will continue,” he says. “Lockdown has been incredibly tough and no assistance was available for a company of my size. We were too small, and unregistered.”
He says entrepreneurs were always prompted to start businesses as it helped create jobs, but this season has hit many pockets hard. “I had so many people tell me that businesses are cutting their losses and using Covid-19 as an excuse to close shop. This is not the case for all of us. It was difficult because even if we can trade, people have lost their jobs and can’t afford to pay us for our services. It is a vicious cycle,” he says. Hanafey says he has learnt valuable lessons from this period.
Local businesses have suffered with the overall job losses during the second quarter of 2020 at 42%. More than two million people have lost their jobs since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS
“I started up last year and wanted to see how it went before actually officially registering. I was open for four months when lockdown hit. I will need to think long and hard if I should go back to work for a company again.” Workers also had a tough time. Caroline Williams says they were first instructed to work from home. “We were home from March until April, receiving full salaries. Then in May we were told we would only get paid if we could prove we were working,” she says. Working in the manufacturing sector, their orders ran out and they were only paid a portion of their salaries. In June and July, they received no payment, says Williams. “The company had no money but our union stepped in and now we are at least getting a portion of our wages,” she says, adding that she hopes the move to level one will help the companies get back on track. Maynier says the move to level one should assist in getting these figures reduced. “We are now moving forward and focusing on our economic recovery with all the urgency of the health response in the Western Cape,” says Maynier. Part of the response is the Western Cape Covid-19 Business Relief Fund which commits R27 million to supporting small businesses in both the formal and informal sectors who have been hard-hit by Covid-19 restrictions. “I would like to encourage all interested small businesses to apply. We look forward to receiving your submissions,” he says. Submissions close on Monday 12 October at 10:00. V Visit https://www.westerncape.gov.za/generalpublication/western-cape-c-19-business-relief-fund for information on the application process.
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PEOPLE'S POST Tuesday, 6 October 2020
CULTURE
UCT launches Khoi and San centre T
he University of Cape Town (UCT) recently found a way to embrace the heritage of the Cape and launched the Khoi and San Centre. The development continues many years of groundwork by academics such as UCT’s Dr June Bam-Hutchison who has worked extensively in indigenous heritage. Bam-Hutchison said she was delighted that the archives – the languages, knowledge and rituals – of those who once lived on the slopes of the mountain were now being made visible through the centre for all
to be made aware of. “It is almost unthinkable that these things have now been moved to (the) centre at the historically white university associated so much with colonialism and those deep wounds of the past.” Speaking at the launch, vice-chancellor professor Mamokgethi Phakeng said the new centre aims to become the foremost research centre of its kind. The goal is for it to start and keep producing research of international standing and developing bespoke African philosophies
and epistemologies through socially engaged research partnerships in San and Khoi studies. It will also develop a San and Khoi digital archive based on South African minoritised languages and host research fellows and visiting fellows to grow a strong cohort of PhDs in the field. A highlight of the launch was the announcement that an undergraduate programme offering Khoekhoegowab would be developed at UCT in the next five years. The centre also acknowledges the impor-
tance of adding to a global body of work in the indigenous languages, those of other first-nation groups in New Zealand, Australia and Canada. To that end the new centre will work with the Worldwide Universities Network. Funding came from the Mauerberger Foundation Fund; the Western Cape’s department of cultural affairs and sport; the national department of sports, arts and culture; the Community Chest of the Western Cape; and the National Heritage Council of South Africa.
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Canoe club heads to national champs Five of The Independent Institute of Education’s Varsity College canoe club members will be participating in the South African Surfski Championships on Saturday 10 October as well as the K1 and K2 flatwater marathon championships (canoeing) on the St Francis estuary on Sunday 11 October and Monday 12 October. The event will give paddlers three consecutive days on which they can challenge for national honours. The championship is a qualifier for the national South African paddling team to compete internationally. The students are: canoe club captain Tayne Thompson, Zach Preyser, Daniel Jacobs and Stewart Little. They will be participating in both surfski and canoe marathon challenges. Paddling athlete Christie Jo Mackenzie, a previous member of the SA team who has competed internationally in this, will only be taking part in the SA canoe marathon championships.
“We wish each of our paddlers best of luck for the SA champs. It is a huge achievement to compete in such a prestigious event. All our paddlers have been training extremely hard to prepare for this event. We are confident that they will do their best and bring home the gold,” said Brent Davids, sports coordinator at Varsity College Cape Town.
Christie Jo Mackenzie. Tayne Thompson.
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‘Different can be better’ SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS SAMANTHA.LEE@PEOPLESPOST.CO.ZA @SAMANTHA_LEE121
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am no stranger to fun runs and big walks, especially ones that raise awareness or funds for great causes. Often, you would walk or run these events among thousands of others, so even if you were alone, you were still with others. Insert 2020. A crippling pandemic and the need to force separation and – at least in this case – you get a far more enjoyable experience. Well, in my experience, this was the case. On Saturday 26 September, I participated in my first virtual race, The Spar Women’s Challenge along with 30 000 others across the country. I was a bit apprehensive about how this would work. The race pack included a T-shirt, buff, mag-
Walking a virtual race was refreshing and proved 2020 has given us many valuable life lessons. PHOTOS: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS
azine and the completion medal. Receiving that medal at the end was the highlight and climax of the race, so receiving it ahead of the race meant that if you could live with the guilty conscience, you actually did not even need to complete it. But, I am glad I did. It offered a new perspective on how much 2020 has changed us, but also how it has made some things better. Often, you would need to be up at the crack of dawn, travel lengthy distances, struggle to find parking and then still walk an unfamiliar route, contending with human traffic zooming past one another to get to the finish line. While previously completing these races, my goal was always to beat my time and just not to be the last one to finish! Completing a virtual race eliminates this completely. Taking my dogs along for the walk, walking at my own pace, on a familiar route while still being able to add my voice to an important issue was fulfilling. The Spar Women’s Virtual Challenge was launched in July and sold out ahead of the event. With the theme, Be the Sunshine, the event focused on bringing awareness to gender-based violence. Jerome Jacobs, divisional marketing director for Spar South Rand, says: “Our firstever virtual challenge was a huge success and we could not have done it without you or our generous sponsors. For every entry that was received, we will be able to send 30 000 food parcels to the survivors of genderbased violence and their families.” With the virtual challenge an unmitigated and resounding success nationwide, brand ambassador, Lindie Strydom, added: “This challenge was about so much more than just running. It was about bringing everyone together for a better South Africa. We don’t want to just enjoy the sunshine, but we actually want to #BeSunshine.” For many, I think 2020 has taught great lessons. It has been difficult, it has challenged our resolves, but taking a major lesson from this experience, it has taught us to be resourceful, the true importance of time and life and how grateful we should be to still be able to enjoy the small things in life. Most of all, it has taught me the value of slowing down, being present and enjoying simpler moments – like walking alone knowing it was together with thousands of others.
The Western Cape department of cultural affairs and sport handing over a cheque for R2 316 450 to Cape Town sports federations earlier last week.
R2.3m given to federations Sports clubs and federations in the Western Cape will be able to safely resume their activities following an investment of R6 356 450 by the Western Cape department of cultural affairs and sport (DCAS), with more than R2.3 million to be distributed across the Cape metropole. “With sport and recreation already resumed across the country, under protocols as per the regulations, the allocated appropriation will be used to fund events, competition and education. Empowering our affiliated federations and clubs with the financial support needed to again administer, develop and host capacity building workshops will indeed assist in forging our new norm in the sector,” says DCAS spokesperson Stacey McLean. The funding allocation was marked by socially distanced cheque handover ceremonies across the province in all six districts over the past month, in which provincial minister Anroux Marais presented the following funds to the respective sport councils and affiliated federations: At the ceremonial handovers, Dr Lyndon Bouah, chief director for sport and recreation, elaborated on the importance of sport to the communities and economy of the Western Cape. “With the Olympic and Paralympic Games coming up next year, many of our national athletes reside in the Western Cape and they need to be supported. Therefore, we need to have ad hoc funding available to support professional athletes and federations to host their events to increase the provincial talent pool. Our communities also need role models to whom they can aspire. They need to know that athletes coming from the streets of the Western Cape have the ability to go to the World Championships or Olympic Games,” he said. Marais foregrounded the constrained fis-
cal environment in which the sector currently finds itself, and at the handovers explained: “Economically, the sector has suffered with many events having been cancelled. Approximately 30 events across the province have been cancelled, inclusive of conditional grants and federation funded events. Provincial major sporting events, which boost our local economies, have also been severely impacted as events such as the Two Oceans Marathon and now also the Cape Town HSBC Sevens Tournament to name a few, have had to be cancelled. Provincial trials for the Winter Games, Indigenous Games, Golden Games, and leagues and festival support for club development have also been adversely impacted as these events will also not be taking place this year as scheduled. However, despite it all, over the last months we have been through so much. We have changed the way we live, how we say hello and even how we sport and practice recreation. As many restrictions have now been relaxed and as we head into the recovery phase, we can now safely move forward in the Western Cape and get to work as the task ahead of us is great, but together, we will overcome the many challenges with which we are now faced, as we have time and again in this sector.” The Case For Sport, a study undertaken by DCAS and the University of the Western Cape’s Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Sport, Science and Development shows that sport contributes R8.8 billion to the province’s gross domestic product and also supports 60 000 jobs. By transferring the equitable share funds, it is hoped that federations and affiliated clubs are able to commence some of their very significant activities in the communities they serve because while we are to be physically distanced, we are still socially connected through sport and recreation.