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Manser's completed his final challenge in Sea Point on Saturday 29 February when he paraglided off Lion’s Head. PHOTO: KAYLYNNE BANTOM
STEM CELL DONATION
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ave you ever tried doing extreme activities like bungee jumping, diving with crocodiles or zip-lining – all while carrying a 50kg bag of cement? Well, this is exactly what South African explorer Riaan Manser did for an entire week to raise awareness for stem cell donations. Manser is an ambassador for the Sunflower Fund, a non-profit organisation (NPO) that helps patients fighting blood diseases find their life-saving match for a stem cell transplant. Manser is no stranger to pushing boundaries and brought a new level of expertise to the world of exploration with his groundbreaking circumnavigation of the African continent by bicycle. Manser is also known for being the first person to circumnavigate Madagascar, the world’s fourth-largest island, by kayak – alone and unaided. Taking his extraordinary track record into account is what led Manser to his next challenge: the Cemza Man challenge. Cemza is a South African cement producer. The company chose Manser to journey from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, tackling various adventure challenges suggested by the
public, with a 50kg bag of cement. Cemza in return donated R150 000 to the Sunflower Fund. Craig Gallie, Cemza’s marketing head, says, “We looked for a challenge that we could match up with Riaan and the fact that he was connected to the Sunflower Fund was like a match made in heaven for us.” Manser didn’t tackle the activities alone. He was joined by Johan Potgieter from Bloemfontein who won an online competition to be Manser’s sidekick on this seven-day adventure. Their final challenge was on Saturday 29 February at Sea Point with a paraglide off Lion’s Head. Manser says: “We have gone a week doing extreme challenges every day. We’ve named the bag of cement Emily. “She’s bungee jumped, paraglided off Lion’s Head and ziplined the world’s longest zip line in Mossel Bay. I actually don’t want to let go of this bag of cement.” Kim Webster, the communication head at the Sunflower Fund, says: “It costs us R3 100 per Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test per donor who we recruit. “Partnerships like this one with Riaan and Cemza are incredible because it funds the work we do and creates further awareness about what we do.” Webster says there is a need for more stem cell donors in Africa.
“Germany is leading the way in terms of for humanity. stem cell donations at the moment. They facil“You’re giving someone another day to itate about 7 500 transplants per year from do- smile and to spend time with their family,” nors off their registry and they’ve 8 million she says. donors registered. In Africa, we only have V For more information about becoming a stem cell doabout 74 000 donors registered so we need nor or making a donation to The Sunflower Fund, visit more donors,” says Webster. www.sunflowerfund.org or call 0800 12 10 82. Zyaan Makda (18) was diagnosed with a blood disease at the age of four. In 2017, she found a bone marrow match. “A woman from Germany was a 100% match so we did the transplant. “Everyone has this thing about always wanting to do something good to leave a mark on this world and I think being a donor is one of the best things Riaan Manser, Alana James (Sunflower Fund), Craig Gallie (Cemza) and that you can do Johan Potgieter with the bag of cement, called Emily.
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Locals say ‘We need solutions’ KAYLYNNE BANTOM @bantomkaylynne
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even days. This is how long a Cape Town father went without food or water to express his disappointment in national government following a spike in child murders in and around Cape Town. Fadiel Adams camped outside the gates of the National Assembly for a week, from Wednesday 26 February, calling on government to take drastic action. Adams, is an activist for Gatvol Capetonian, a movement that aims to fight for total equality with a strong emphasis on the so-called coloured community. Adams says: “We can’t look to this government for answers. This government has failed a very simple mandate which is to keep our children safe. No answers, no accountability, no action. At the end of the day, we are going to have to take care of ourselves. Our police minister doesn’t care, his children live behind gated fences, while our children live in homes that doesn’t have a fence.” He further went on to say that this is not a government for the people. “I want the police minister to step down. I want the president to
tell the people what he is going to do to make sure our children do not get killed anymore. I am a father, I have nieces and nephews and they are all at risk. I won’t sit back and watch how they get killed.” When People’s Post spoke to Adams on Tuesday 3 March, he was attended to by paramedics who said Adams suffered from dehydration, body weakness and a drop in his
blood pressure. Adams expressed that on Monday 2 March he started taking fluids for the first time since he decided to set up camp. On Wednesday 4 March, Adams’ health continued to deteriorate which brought an end to his hunger strike. Sakeena Frenchman, secretary of the movement, says: “A member from the presi-
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Fadiel Adams camped outside Parliament to get government to act on child murders.
Explore rock pools Join the Friends of the Cape of Good Hope on Sunday 15 March to explore the rock pools and the area around Venus Pool. Meet at 9:00, just after entering the pay gate at Cape Point reserve. Bring along usual hiking gear, water, snacks and Wild or Green Cards. Entry for South African residents without membership cards is R80. Call the friends on 021 712 6004 or 083 746 5705 for details.
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dency came out to speak to us on Wednesday. He said that he will go to the president’s office and get someone to come and speak to us, asking if we would be willing to speak to them. A high-ranking member of the presidency came out, we handed them a verbal memorandum of demands a six page hard copy on Friday 6 March.” She says some of the demands include that the president replace Bheki Cele with a “competent” policeman. Another demand was a total ban on parole for anyone found guilty of any violent act and a complete review of the entire parole system and parole board. “They have been given 21 days to get back to us with constructive feedback,” says Frenchman. At least four child murders dominated news headlines in February. Tazné van Wyk (8) from Elsies River was abducted and murdered. Emaan Solomons (7) was killed in a crossfire between gangs in Ocean View. The eight-year-old Reagan Gertse from Tulbagh was killed by a family member and the body of Sibusiso Dakuse (12) from Hout Bay was also discovered after he went missing. Sharna Fernandez, provincial minister for social development, says: “There is not a day that goes by that we don’t hear of a young child being killed or injured by someone generally known to the family. We need to ask our communities to work with us, as government, to try and resolve what is becoming our biggest challenge in the province.” Fernandez added: “We need to work together to eliminate the scourge of violence which is killing our women and children.” Adams warned that he is only getting started: “This is only the beginning. We need everyone’s help in bringing about the change we so desperately need.”
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REFUGEES
City’s refugee stalemate rages on KAYLYNNE BANTOM @bantomkaylynne
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he City of Cape Town has said it is considering returning to the Western Cape High Court for further relief in respect of the refugee situation that has played out in the Central Business District (CBD) for the past four months. On Sunday 1 March the City undertook an operation in Greenmarket Square, as provided for in the court order granted on Tuesday 25 February. Prior to this operation was a seven-day verification process by the department of home affairs of persons who were living around the Central Methodist Church. JP Smith, Mayco member for safety and security, says: “The Greenmarket Square operation was carried out with little resistance from the refugees as everyone involved in the operation understood the process and were given several opportunities for assistance in reintegrating into their communities. “The City is in the process of assisting the refugees with reintegration where they have indicated their willingness.” He further added that some of the refugees who were removed from the site then invaded the grounds of the St. Mary’s Cathedral and were forcibly removed after the church laid charges of trespassing with the police. Capt FC van Wyk, provincial police spokesperson, confirmed that eight people were arrested; one woman aged 27 and seven men aged between 23 and 50. “The suspects were charged for trespassing at St Mary’s Church, Hope Street.” Smith further explained that the group moved to other public open spaces within the CBD which meant they were in con-
The refugees sitting in Albertus Street say they just want to leave South Africa. tempt of the court order. Smith says: “On Monday 3 March, the City’s enforcement agencies and the sheriff of the court sought to continue to enforce the court order. Initially there was resistance, but the group then proceeded to the Cape Town Central police station, escorted by the City’s enforcement agencies, to be placed under arrest. “However, the police declined to accept an intended charge laid by the sheriff, disputing that the order authorises the arrest of refugees who remain in contempt. The police has said that the high court would have to be approached again for such relief.
Smith explained further: “In terms of clause six of the order, the City is compelled to apply for further relief from the Western Cape High Court in terms of clarification of the roles as stipulated in clause three.” Lubangi Bin Lutula, a refugee, confirmed that they went through the verification process, but says: “Those of us who did not have paperwork to show to the officials at home affairs still don’t have papers to show. So nothing has changed, we are still in the same position. We just want to leave South Africa.” Smith says: “The City must now consider whether to approach the high court urgent-
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ly for further relief as, it is entitled to do in terms of paragraph six of the order, or whether to deal with this issue on the return date of Tuesday 17 March.” The refugees have now taken shelter in Albertus Street. “In the light of the significant complaints arising from residents and businesses in and around Albertus Street, the City has, and will, continue to do everything within its mandate to protect the interests of its residents and businesses by enforcing its bylaws, and will hold those accountable who are in contempt of the court order,” explained Smith.
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ECONOMIC GROWTH
City’s quest to grow investment KAYLYNNE BANTOM @bantomkaylynne
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ape Town is open for business and there has never been a better time to invest in our beautiful city.” So says James Vos, Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management. The City of Cape Town recently launched the CPT+U Citizens Campaign. The campaign aims to encourage residents to share their success stories and to show how they are investing in the city through their actions, both big and small. Vos says: “We want citizens to connect with their city, share their stories on why to invest. From small business to big business to any citizen doing something for their city in their workplace or in their community. We are all contributing collectively to the city’s economic future. The aim is to ignite a sense of pride in Capetonians and to inspire people to spontaneously start talking about Cape Town as an investment destination.” Vos added that over the next few months, the campaign will highlight how Capetonians are making the city a success by sharing their inspiring business stories. He says: “What sets the City apart is our commitment to create an enabling environment for business to invest and grow. The Invest Cape Town platform, run by the department of enterprise and investment, allows investors, businesses and entrepreneurs to directly engage with the City of Cape Town’s investment facilitation team.” Mayor Dan Plato, who attended the launch, says: “Looking at the economic climate in South Africa and the impact of the Corona virus on the world, things are not looking very bright. In Cape Town we are trying to be resilient so that we can with-
Mayor Dan Plato and James Vos, Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management at the launch of the citizen campaign. PHOTO: KAYLYNNE stand all the issues affecting the country. This campaign is one such example.” Plato says the campaign is about highlighting the ease of doing business in the city. “There is no reason why Cape Town and the Western Cape economy cannot outgrow the national economy. We need to create more job opportunities and that is why we need to partner with the right people.” Vos says: “A CPT+U digital pack will be available for download, including a social media banner and generic social media post artwork, which can be used across social
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media platforms.” He encouraged people to tune into radio stations where more information about the campaign and success stories will be shared. “Through all of the stories which we’ll collect, we will build a business narrative, with which we’ll be able to market Cape Town, locally and globally. Through these stories we will know exactly as a city government what to focus on, where lies the opportunity, because it’s important for us to hear from ordinary citizens,” explained Vos.
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The City’s library and information service has opened an amnesty period for library patrons to return books during fine-free week, from Monday 16 to Friday 22 March, as part of South African Library Week. During the week, patrons will be able to return all overdue library items without getting a fine. According to the City, there are currently 96 000 library items that are overdue for more than two weeks, while about 12 000 are overdue for two months. The mobile library, as well as Central, Bellville Claremont, Town Centre, Weltevreden, Rylands, Somerset West, Gugulethu and Durbanville libraries have the most outstanding items. The top ten overdue items are: . Jack and the Beanstalk . Cinderella . Mathematical literacy Grade 12 . Dog days . Geography Grade 12 . Business studies Grade 12 . Life sciences Grade 12 . Beauty and the beast . Life sciences Grade 11 . The Third Wheel Zahid Badroodien, Mayco member for community services and health, says: “This is not sustainable, and librarians have to go to great lengths to try and retrieve material. The patron is sent an SMS and after that, the librarian will call several times to try and get material back.” Badroodien says it is unfair to learners and many other patrons using the facilities when people keep materials for long. “A lot of learners want to go to their library to read and gain knowledge or access information for a school project. By returning your library item, whether it is a book, DVD or magazine, you ensure that other patrons will also have the opportunity to make use of the service,” says Badroodien. He says the previous campaigns were a huge success, with 32 224 items returned last year alone. “Unfortunately, the total ‘lost’ materials for the previous year was 45 537 items with a replacement value of over R4 million,” added Badroodien. He says the local library is an important knowledge centre in the community and patrons can play their part in assisting the City by returning books. “Return your book,” says Badroodien.
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Five-million-year-old animal An exciting lecture will be hosted on 5-million-year-old carnivores from the West Coast Fossil Park, will take place at the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town on Wednesday 25 March at 18:00. In this lecture, Dr Alberto Valenciano
will discuss the carnivore fauna found at Langebaanweg, as well as new findings on otters and badgers, and their other relatives. V Members with valid 2020 membership card enter free of charge while non-members pay a donation of R30.
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE SUBCOUNCILS: MARCH 2020 Notice is hereby given that the meetings of the 24 subcouncils of the City of Cape Town will take place at the time and venue indicated in the schedule below: Subcouncil 1 2 3 4
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Venue Subcouncil 1 Boardroom, Subcouncil Offices, c/o Hermes and Grovesnor avenues, Saxonsea, Atlantis Kraaifontein Council Chambers, Kraaifontein Municipal Building, Brighton Road, Kraaifontein Milnerton Council Chambers, Municipal Offices, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Milnerton Parow Council Chambers, Parow Municipal Building, 1st Floor, c/o Voortrekker Road and Tallent Street, Parow Bonteheuwel Council Chambers, Bonteheuwel Municipal Building, c/o Jakkalsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Road, Bonteheuwel Bellville Council Chambers, Bellville Civic Centre, Voortrekker Road, Bellville Durbanville Council Chambers, Durbanville Municipal Complex, c/o Oxford and Queen streets, Durbanville Strand Council Chambers, Strand Municipal Building, c/o Fagan Street and Main Road, Strand Khayelitsha Training Centre Auditorium, c/o Lwandle Road and Phendula Crescent, Khayelitsha Khayelitsha Training Centre Auditorium, c/o Lwandle Road and Phendula Crescent, Khayelitsha Dulcie September Civic Centre (Minor Hall), Protea Street, Kewtown, Athlone Lentegeur Council Chambers, Lentegeur Administrative Building, c/o Merrydale and Melkbos roads, Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain Philippi Sports Complex, c/o Sport and Sheffield roads, Philippi Fezeka Council Chambers, c/o Govan Mbeki Road and Steve Biko Drive, Gugulethu Raven Room, 1st Floor, Pinelands Training Centre, Central Square, St Stephens Road, Pinelands Council Chambers, 11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town Dulcie September (Athlone) Minor Hall, Protea Street, Kewtown Subcouncil Chambers, c/o Buck Road and Sixth Avenue, Lotus River Council Chambers, Central Circle, Fish Hoek Council Chambers, Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Constantia Kuils River Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Kuils River Municipal Building, c/o Carinus Street and Van Riebeeck Road, Kuils River Kuils River Council Chambers, 1st Floor, Kuils River Municipal Building, c/o Carinus Street and Van Riebeeck Road, Kuils River Subcouncil Chambers, Lentegeur Administrative Building, c/o Merrydale and Melkbos roads, Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain Subcouncil 24 offices, Kuyasa Library, 1st Floor, Walter Sisulu Road, Khayelitsha
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Manager Vernatt van der 10:00 Westhuizen 021 444 6041
18 March 2020
10:00 Amelia Van Rhyn 021 444 1132
19 March 2020
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19 March 2020
10:00 Ardela van Niekerk 021 444 0196
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Johannes Brand 021 444 4862
Wilfred Schrevian Evan Solomons-Johannes 10:00 Director (Acting) 021 400 3131 10:00 Pat Jansen 021 444 3717 Carin Viljoen 10:00 021 444 0689 Erika Theron 10:00 Paulsen Williams 021 850 4150 Jongihlanga Joseph 10:00 France 021 400 5537
16 March 2020
Sitonga 10:00 Clifford 021 444 3715
18 March 2020
Nombakuse 10:00 Kayise 021 444 5381
19 March 2020
Johnson Fetu 10:00 Mcebisi 021 444 8701
18 March 2020
Bobo 10:00 Lunga 021 444 5366
16 March 2020
Daniels 10:00 Anthony 021 444 5395
18 March 2020
Griessel 10:00 Mariette 021 444 9797
16 March 2020
18 March 2020
Muller (Acting) 10:00 Lucille 021 487 2005 Liebenberg 10:00 Christa 021 444 0503 Monk 10:00 Fred 021 444 8788 Mentor 10:00 Desiree 021 400 7495 White 10:00 Richard 021 444 8112
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Lorraine Frost 10:00 021 400 2345
17 March 2020
Moses 10:00 Roxanne 021 400 2355
16 March 2020
Martin 10:00 Raphael 021 444 8727
19 March 2020
Rorwana 10:00 Goodman 021 444 7530
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To access the full agenda and all supporting documentation 72 hours before the meeting go to http://www.capetown.gov.za/subcouncils. Highlight the date of the Subcouncil meeting, choose the Subcouncil you require and download the agenda. Please report any difficulties to the relevant Subcouncil Manager.
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umans and their four-legged friends are invited to strut their stuff along the fifth annual Paws on the Promenade – a dog walk fundraiser by the Mdzananda Animal Clinic, Khayelitsha, in partnership with Vondi’s Holistic Pet Nutrition. The walk will take place on Sunday 15 March at 09:00. Starting at the Mouille Point lighthouse, the 5km route will extend to the Sea Point swimming pool and back. Shorter turnaround points for old, tired and injured pets (or humans) will also be available. “Our 2019 Paws on the Promenade was a great success with an attendance of 539 people and 352 dogs. On a budget of just R3 500 we raised R48 400. We hope to raise even more funds with this year’s event. This, however, all depends on how many wonderful dogs and humans join us for the walk,” says Marcelle du Plessis, Mdzananda’s fundraising and communications manager. The Mdzananda Animal Clinic is a nonprofit organisation (NPO) in Khayelitsha serving up to 700 animals per month through consultations, hospitalisation, general and orthopaedic surgeries, continuous sterilisations, mobile clinics and an animal ambulance. “With the loss of our main funder due to international budget cuts, it is essential for us to diversify our fundraising. Paws on the Promenade is a great fundraiser but also a magnificent fun-filled event for the whole family,” she says. Expect to see dogs of all shapes and sizes.
“People get very creative, dressing themselves and their dogs up in costumes,” says Du Plessis. There will be Dalmatians in tutus, Dachshunds in hot dog outfits and Pomeranians with bow ties,” she explained. For the past five years Vondi’s Holistic Pet Nutrition has partnered with Mdzananda in making this event possible. Paul Jacobson, owner of Vondi’s, says: “It is one of our highlights of the year. The route is one of the most scenic routes in Cape Town, making it a wonderful walk for dogs and owners alike. “We support Mdzananda because of their excellent professionalism and the impact they make in the Khayelitsha community, educating pet owners and treating sick pets that would otherwise have little to no help.” Du Plessis says: “Everyone is invited and humans without four legged friends are welcome too. A small number of homeless dogs for adoption will also be at the event. Volunteers are also needed so if you are able to volunteer get in touch.” She adds: “We are also excited to have two celebrities at our walk to cut the starting ribbon. These are celebrity dog, Cali, with an Instagram following of 18 000 and who is the official Woboba ball ambassador and South African Afrikaans musician and animal lover, Biggy.” V Tickets cost R50 per adult, R25 for kids under 12 and R50 per dog. These are available from Quicket www.qkt.io/pawsonprom2020 or on the day from 08:00. To “rent a dog” email info@mdzananda.co.za
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ieter-Dirk Uys is ing the 1960s. In other Bambi Kellermann. words: naked. Yes, she was The show is called Never hailed as one of the grand Too Naked. The scene is horizontals of the Northern the Fugard Theatre. Hemisphere during most of Angola may have the the last century – usually alrichest woman on the so naked except for her Chacontinent, but South Afnel No 5 perfume. And yes, rica has its most famous she will be at the Fugard white woman – Evita this month and next, to Bezuidenhout. She also share the naked truth of her has a younger sister, story for the first time. As Bambi Kellermann, who in most fairy tales, she maris the first person to enries a German aristocrat; as courage fake news Pieter-Dirk Uys stars as Bambi in most true horrors, he about herself, knowing Kellermann in Never Too Naked at turns out to be a nightmare. that the truth would be the Fugard Theatre from Tuesday Evita Bezuidenhout’s too unbelievable. 24 March. lawyers have told Bambi’s Uys has always been lawyer that as reconciliacareful to balance his two most famous crea- tion is the only solution for the future of tures: Mrs Bezuidenhout, part of the culture South Africa, she and her sister must lead of her land since 1981 and true to her Afrika- by example and publicly reconcile. They haner roots and ego, has no sense of humour ven’t spoken to each other for over 30 years. and regards irony as an enemy; Madame “What a relief,” giggles the former stripKellermann on the other hand wears her hu- per. “The lawyers warn that the next time mour as an expensive aura and blandishes we will be together in the same room, one her irony as a successful weapon of mass dis- of us will be in a box. If Evita Bezuidenhout traction. is in that box and I walk into the room, she While waiting on the stage of the Fugard will get up and leave!” Don’t wait till that for the arrival of her sister, Bambi shares happens. Come and be witnesses at this imthe ups and downs of a life well-lived and peachment of the most famous white woman loves well-shared; a boeremeisie, who start- in South Africa by her most infamous sister. ed her long walk to freedom by leaving Beth- Never too naked? Keep that in mind. You lehem in the Orange Free State for Vienna might find quite a surprise in store. in Austria. She was dazzled by the big world, V Never Too Naked is at the Fugard Studio Theatre hiding her fears behind her new underworld for a three week season from Tuesday 24 March to creation called Bambi. Yes, she was an uber- Saturday 11 April with tickets from R150 through stripper on the Reperbahn in Hamburg dur- www.thefugard.com or 021 461 4554.
The Kingdom Connected Campers (KCC) from Richmond in the Central Karoo, who use dance to develop young talent, will perform one of South Africa’s oldest indigenous dance styles, riel, at the Cape Town Carnival taking place on Saturday 21 March, on Green Point’s Fan Walk. An age-old dance style originally performed by Khoisan hunters, one of the first people to inhabit Southern Africa, riel is a celebratory form of dance usually performed around a campfire after hunting expeditions, or following a good harvest when farm labourers or sheep shearers come home from work. Set to the beat of boeremusiek, riel employs fancy footwork that kicks up a lot of dust. Thys Bouwers, founder and director of the Northern Cape non-profit youth organisation, says: “We formed KCC in 2017 to address crime among our youth in our little town. As in so many farming communities, poverty leading to crime is a major issue affecting poorer families and youth who are trying to survive.” Richmond, a farming town just off the N1 highway between Beaufort West and Colesberg, is far removed from the commercial, well-resourced cities of South Africa, and is bearing the brunt of the worst drought in more than a century. “Dance, and in our case, riel, has given youth a reason to believe that there’s more to life than the incredible hardships they experience, and it provides a temporary reprieve from their harsh realities, giving them a sense of pride and purpose.” Many indigenous Northern Cape tribes, such as the ancient San, Khoi and Nama, of whom many Afrikaans-speaking coloured Northern Cape people are descendants, perform riel with a sense of pride. The dance, regarded as a highly prized part of their heritage, is a true celebration of ancient traditions that finds new expression in contemporary
forms. It portrays, for example, the wooing between men and women, and is illustrated through animal and bird movements, such as the butterfly, antelope, snake or horse, and can include the “bokspring”, “kapperjol”, trotting and strutting. In recent years riel has featured prominently at the Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuurverening (ATKV) festivals, and the “Nuwe Graskoue Trappers” from Wupperthal in the Cederberg won awards for it five years ago at the World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles. Starting off with 25 dancers, two and a half years ago, KCC has doubled in size, with highlights being performances at Richmond’s Street Dance festival, the town’s book festival and the Karoo Eisteddfod, and now, for a second year running, at the Cape Town Carnival. “To us, carnival means working together, respecting other people and their cultures, and accepting each other for who and what we are,” says Bouwers. “Carnival will give us the exposure we need, and hopefully open up new opportunities for us to develop the youngsters further.” The KCC dancers will put their best feet forward in the “Dance! Energy in Motion” performance pod, a celebration of South Africa’s dance styles which include, along with riel, gumboot dancing by Phatizwelethu, Masizakhe, Masi Creative Hub and IthembaLabantu. From marimba to marabi, uhadi to riel; from the voices of our women to the footsteps of our ancestors; from the beat of the drum to the echoing calls for change: the Cape Town Carnival’s 2020 “Incredible Journey: Sounds of South Africa” theme will showcase the music, song, dance and art of our country. V The free-to-view public event also offers catered for, pre-reserved seating and hospitality stands. Visit www.capetowncarnival.com for more information and prices.
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indless and cool conditions greeted over 30 000 cyclists who took on the 42nd Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday 8 March. While the wins were taken by Cherise Willeit – who won her fifth women’s title – and 20-year-old Travis Barrett in a dramatic men’s sprint, the story was of the thousands of cyclists that followed them home. Among the finishers was premier Alan Winde, who completed his 13th tour, and former Springboks Breyton Paulse and Corné Krige. Only in the late afternoon did the wind begin to blow but, by then, most of the field was on the home stretch. “It was a near-perfect day for riding and the spectators out on the route made this year’s Cycle Tour all the more special,” said Cape Town Cycle Tour director, David Bellairs. “The support of the community along the route, in particular in Masiphumelele, was extraordinary and this is what makes this race special. To the riders, chapeau! Thank you!” Willeit, who admitted to not having had the ideal build-up and even suffering from a stomach issue earlier this week, survived early attacks from British triathlete Emma Palant to narrowly outsprint Frances Janse van Rensburg from a lead group of 12 riders that broke away up the infamous Suikerbossie climb. Willeit finished the 78km women’s elite route in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 48 seconds. “Every win at the Cycle Tour is special but this was a tough one. My legs were cramping during the sprint. It was a long sprint into a headwind and I must have kicked five times in the final 500m,” Willeit beamed. The women’s race was characterised by early attacks and surges that started with Palant. The British rider attacked within 2km of the start and was only reeled in by the group at the top of the Smitswinkel climb. As the race turned towards Chap-
man’s Peak, Palant was part of another breakaway of three that included Yolandi du Toit and Melissa Kretzinger. But all, except Palant, were pulled back by the bunch up the famous climb before it came together in Hout Bay. Up the crucial Suikerbossie climb Willeit, Catherine Colyn and Kretzinger attacked and dragged a group of six over the top. Over the final 15km the lead group swelled to 12 but Willeit proved her class in the final 100m. Janse van Rensburg finished second and former trail runner, Hayley Preen, was third. Willeit has won the second most titles among the women at the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Anriette Schoeman has won the event seven times and finished in the chasing bunch. In the men’s race, in-form Barrett upset some of the big sprint favourites to nudge out former winner Clint Hendricks by the width of a tyre to finish in 2:30.04 for the 109km. The two were part of a lead group of 15 that broke away up Chapman’s Peak and held their lead over the second bunch to the finish. Capetonian Jayde Julius grabbed third. “It was a very long sprint and I could sense Clint coming up beside me. But I held on.” Barrett said. “I still can’t believe it. Winning the Cycle Tour is what every rider dreams of.” Barrett has won on the Gauteng circuit and during the recent Tour of Good Hope. Results: Men (109km): 1. Travis Barrett (officeguru) - 02:30:04 2. Clint Hendricks (Enza) - 02:30:04 3. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) - 02:30:04 Women (78km): 1. Cherise Willeit (Customized Cycling Bioplus) - 02:07:48 2. Frances Janse van Rensburg (Individual) - 02:07:48 3. Hayley Preez (Individual.) - 02:07:48
Riders snake their way around Chapman’s Peak drive during the 42nd Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday 8 March. PHOTO: TOBIAS GINSBERG
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