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Plans to refurbish and redesign the Adderley Street Fountain are in the pipeline to restore this icon to its former glory. PHOTOS: NOMZAMO YUKU
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he historic Adderley Street Fountain will be restored after being out of commission for the past two years as a result of the severe drought. The fountain, located a few metres from the Civic Centre, the train station, taxi rank and other amenities, has been in operation for more than 50 years. It recently lost its lustre when the City
could no longer supply it with water. Dave Bryant, councillor for ward 115, says the City has plans in place to ensure the fountain remains in working order, even under unpredictable weather conditions, to preserve the city’s heritage. Bryant says the fountain will no longer be supplied with municipal water, but with groundwater sourced from the central business district (CBD) area. “During the (Level 6) water restrictions, all fountains were switched off and people
started vandalising them,” Bryant says. He adds that members of the public used it for skateboarding, people slept there and other ill activities happened at the fountain, which left it in bad repair. “Hopefully, using water from underground streams beneath Adderley Street, it will be more sustainable,” Bryant says. He says this water source was recently discovered by experts and plans are underway to restore the fountain. Bryant says in January this year he put
forward a motion to subcouncil 16 to submit a plan to refurbish the fountain. A complete redesign is now being considered. He says a few designs have been submitted, but that it will be up to the public to decide on the most appealing one. Bryant says, unlike its neighbour X the Thomas Lightfoot Fountain designed to honour a veteran X the Adderley Street fountain was purely an architectural design aimed at beautifying the city and attracting visitors.
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he City of Cape Town’s health department recently signed a service level agreement (SLA) with the Western Cape government concerning personal primary healthcare services for the 2019/20 financial year. This is an annual agreement which confirms the amount of R593.7 million the department receives as a subsidy from the provincial government. “The City has entered into this agreement with the Western Cape government for a number of years and it is signed on an annual basis,” said the Mayco member for community services and health, councillor Zahid Badroo-
People's Post is published by WP Media, a subsidiary of Media24. ATLANTIC SEABOARD / CITY 29 246 copies distributed Tuesdays to the following areas: Cape Town CBD, Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay, Fresnaye, Green Point, DeWaterkant, Mouille Point, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay, Gardens, Higgovale, Lions Head, Oranjezicht, Schotschekloof, Signal Hill, Tamboerskloof, Vredehoek and Zonnebloem. OTHER EDITIONS People's Post also has the following nine standalone editions: Woodstock / Maitland (16 391) Mitchell's Plain (83 340) Retreat (23 423) Grassy Park (21 838) Lansdowne (21 130) Athlone (30 252) Constantia / Wynberg (30 069) Claremont / Rondebosch (30 843) False Bay (30 972) Total print order: 318 495 WHOM TO CONTACT EDITOR: Thulani Magazi Email: Thulani@media24.com REPORTER: Nomzamo Yuku E-mail: Nomzamo.Yuku@peoplespost.co.za SALES MANAGER: Shafiek Braaf Tel: 021 910 6615 Email: Shafiek.braaf@peoplespost.co.za MAIN BODY ADVERTISING: Yvette Smith Tel: 021 910 6577 Email: yvette.smith@media24.com CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: 087 353 1328 Email: classifieds@peoplespost.co.za PRESS CODE, CORRECTIONS People's Post subscribes to the South African Press Code and we are committed to journalism that is honest, accurate, fair and balanced. Under our editorial policy, we invite readers to comment on the newspaper's content and we correct significant errors as soon as possible. Please send information to the news editor at Thulani@media24.com or phone 021 910 6500. Alternately, please contact the Ombudsman of Media24's Community Press, George Claassen at george.claassen@media24.com or 083 543 2471. Complaints can also be sent to the SA Press Ombudsman on telephone 021 851 3232 or via email khanyim@ombudsman.org.za or johanr@ombudsman.org.za X1PUFEKR-QK160118
dien. “This SLA in respect of primary health care services between the two spheres of government seeks to reaffirm the existing relationship and sets out the funding available for personal primary health care services provided by the City,” says Badroodien. Another aim of the SLA is to address shortcomings in the provision of municipal personal primary health care services and at improved health outcomes in the Cape Metro Health District in line with national, provincial and local government legislation. “City Health is committed to ensuring a healthier city with adequate and equitable distribution of resources to render quality, comprehensive, cost-effective primary health care services,” adds Badroodien. The R593.7 million will be distributed
across City Health services as follows: . comprehensive health services (R192.7 million); . tuberculosis (R30.7 million); . vaccines (R106.9 million); . nutrition supplement programme (R6.2 million); . comprehensive HIV/Aids (R257 million). The City contributes an additional amount of R734 million to these services, which includes R25 million for additional staff to boost these services across the department. Badroodien says the City is grateful for the partnership with the provincial government. “It allows us to strengthen primary healthcare to ensure quality basic care to everyone who accesses the health system. We are able to provide a more efficient health service by offering a comprehensive package of care at our facilities.”
A recently signed service level agreement between the City and the Western Cape government aims to address shortcomings in the provision of municipal personal primary health care services.
Organisations invited to apply for grants-in-aid The City of Cape Town hosted more than 36 public benefit and non-profit organisations (PBOs and NPOs) at the Cape Town Civic Centre, on Saturday 27 July, to outline how changes to national legislation impact their access to financial assistance and what can be done to ensure that they continue to receive support. Amendments to the municipal property rates act necessitated a substantial change to the City’s rates policy to bring it in line with the amendments. In terms of the amendments to the municipal property rates act, the City was required to institute new property categories and align its rebates, reductions and exemptions to the amended national legislation. The amendments had to be implemented simultaneously with a new general valuation roll, which came into effect on 1 July. The legislative amendments have resulted in two major changes in the way municipalities are required to treat PBOs and NPOs. The first major change is in respect of property categories. In compliance with the national legislation, the City has established 12 new property categories compared to the five that it had in previous
years. One of the new categories is called “Properties owned by public benefit organisations and used for specified public benefit activities”. Properties in this category will be rated at no more than 25% of the residential rate-in-the-Rand. The amended legislation limits this category to registered PBOs that operate in the welfare, humanitarian, health care and education fields, as indicated in part 1 of the Ninth Schedule of the Income Tax Act. Unfortunately, NPOs and PBOs that are not involved in those narrowly specified public benefit activities and that do not own their own properties will not qualify for rates relief in terms of the national legislation. The second major change is in respect of rates rebates. The amendments to the national legislation have had a profound effect on how the City can give rates relief to property owners, and severely limited its discretion to determine who would be granted property rebates. Previously, generous relief was granted, particularly to PBOs and NPOs. Unfortunately, how rates rebates for these organisations was traditionally assessed and
granted is no longer permissible, and the City may no longer grant rates rebates to organisations on an individual basis. The City has, therefore, identified the grant-in-aid process as a mechanism to continue providing financial relief to the affected organisations. A dedicated amount has been budgeted for additional grants-in aid. PBOs and NPOs are encouraged to apply for a grant-in-aid, irrespective of whether they fall within the new PBO rating category or not. “I would like to emphasise that, despite these nationally mandated amendments, the City will continue to assist where it can,” said the acting Mayco member for finance, Felicity Purchase. She added the contribution of PBOs and NPOs to the well-being of the city and its people is invaluable and they can rely on their (City’s) continued support. “We have identified grants-in-aid as an alternative option to continue providing support and I would like to encourage these organisations to apply.” The grant-in-aid process is very different from the rates rebate application process. V For more information visit https://bit.ly/2ABuWCr.
Expert panel unravels ward councillor system NETTALIE VILJOEN @nettalieviljoen Extra chairs had to be carried in for those attending a seminar on ward councillor accountability and transparency held on Wednesday 14 August at the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education in Mowbray. Hosted by the Development Action Group (DAG) and the Civic Action for Public Participation (Capp), the seminar served as a learning session for civic organisations across Cape Town. The event took the form of a panel discussion with three speakers, experts on the topic of accountability in local government. DAG’s Querida Saal coordinated the proceedings while Capp’s Tauriq Jenkins kicked off the discussion.
He captured the mood when he spoke of the audience’s shared sense of disillusionment. “We all have to contend with the threeheaded hydra,” he said, referring to ward councillors. “The one planted by a political party, the second paid by the City and the third who has to serve a community mandate,” Jenkins said. Prof Jaap de Visser, a B2-rated scholar with South Africa’s National Research Foundation and co-author of Local Government Law of South Africa, explained how we ended up in this situation of disillusionment. He said a ward council is made up of 50% proportional representation and 50% ward election X both are linked to the outcome of elections. Proportional representation was elected on a party ticket. On the positive side, it was fair. On the negative side, there is no direct link between the councillors and the voters. The ward councillor system on paper also seemed to work well. It gives independent candidates the chance to run for election. But it sometimes fell apart because of its “winner takes all” system, whereby candidates win even if their voting numbers are just a percent more than their oppositions’. Other detracting factors were the sheer size of our municipalities (in some wards as many as 33 000 inhabitants), political parties’ domination of the ward system and the comparatively speaking high salaries of ward councillors. Nelson Mandela Bay municipal manager
Johann Mettler, who is on suspension for alleged misconduct, said understanding the planning and budget cycles of municipalities were vital. For example, waiting for the August council meeting to make policy requests were too late. By that time budgets had already been finalised. “The subcouncil meetings held in March is where you want to be.” Civic associations also had to do their homework. “Study the Integrated Development Plan (IDP), a five-year plan which local government is required to compile to determine the development needs of the municipality, in your ward.” He said, before attending meetings, you had to know what happened the previous year, what the backlogs were and the reasons for them. “You have to be on top of the game. If not, you are out of the game.” The third speaker and executive director of Afesis-corplan, an East London based NGO, Nontando Zintle Ngamlana, said seminars like these were important. “It is time we start taking our power back,” Ngamlana said. She agreed with Mettler, saying that proper preparation for meetings was crucial. “The municipality’s annual calendar is important. Make a note of which meetings you can observe and at which ones you can participate. And when you do engage, do so strategically” She said you wanted to go in armed with the right information. “If reports are technical, get a specialist to look at it for you,” she advised.
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Members of community improvement districts and the City of Cape Town shared ideas at a workshop held at the Civic Centre. The City aims to hold a follow-up workshop at the end of October.
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he City of Cape Town and 43 community improvement districts (CIDs) came together at the Civic Centre on Thursday 8 August in a bid to promote greater transparency and cooperation. Also present at the workshop were the sub-council chairpersons, sub-council managers, councillors and other stakeholders. The CIDs were encouraged to share what worked, what needed attention and what challenges there were in their areas. Mayco member for urban development Grant Twigg says the workshop aimed to monitor progress and to devise ways for the City and the communities to work together better to enhance service delivery. Twigg says this will help to create an environment conducive to stronger relationship building and cooperation. “The workshop raised concerns and identified matters that require attention. These will be included in a comprehensive report
to the Mayco member for the urban management directorate for consideration. “Each item will be considered and, where needed, will be referred to the relevant line department for input. A follow-up workshop is envisaged for the end of October,” says Twigg. Chris Lloyd, manager at Woodstock Improvement District, says the workshop was helpful. “We mentioned our issues in Woodstock, chief among them armed robberies. It was interesting to hear that all CIDs experience more or less the same problems, mainly that we are not a recognised body with many of the City’s line departments,” Lloyd says. Cape Town Central City Improvement District chief executive officer Tasso Evangelinos agrees with Lloyd, saying it was a very positive workshop. He says it was “a great” opportunity for CIDs to engage directly with the City, enabling both parties to become more effective and efficient in the way they operate.
Discussion on mental health at work An inaugural Work Mind Matters conference will be launched at the Century City Conference centre on Friday 6 September. The conference aims to start conversations around mental wellness in the workplace. It will provide business leaders with a platform for engagement and collaborative problem solving, as well as assisting to realise solutions that are a good fit for their organisation. It comes just before Mental Health Awareness Month, commemorated every October. Work Mind Matters founder and occupational therapist, Alison Hallett says after realising the impact mental illness has on
both employers and employees in the workplace, along with the lack of open dialogue about this topic, she decided to hold a conference. “Our vision is to see people thrive in the workplace, grow a platform of support within organisations around mental health and develop solutions that will transform workplace culture and enhance mental wellness at all levels of organisations within the South African and African context. At the same time, we strive to break the stigma surrounding mental illness,” says Hallett. V Tickets for the conference are still available. Visit www.workmindmatters.com for more information.
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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITION Tuesday, 20 August 2019
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group of local actors from the Sugardaddy Theatre Company in Cape Town took to the stage to highlight issues around women abuse at Theatre at The Foundry in Green Point on Friday 9 August. In a joint initiative, the Sugar-daddy Theatre Company and VDAY – a grassroots movement started by Eve Ensler in 2016 – presented an updated version of VDAY 2019: a Memory, a Monologue, a Rant & a Prayer. The show was held to raise funds for
Rape Crisis Cape Town. Company founder Marlisa Doubell says they want to raise awareness around Rape Crisis Cape Town and the tremendous contribution it makes to the community. “We chose to perform VDAY, an inspiring piece of theatre with a very loud message – protect our women and girls. “We joined forces with VDAY because of the shocking rape statistics in our country. All proceeds are donated to charity,” says Doubell. She says the company believes in profit sharing “because we try to find a way to make independent theatre happen through sponsorship”.
The Sugar-daddy Theatre Company was founded in 2010. In 2013, it won the People’s Choice Fleur du Cap Theatre Award. The VDAY cast include Sue Diepeveen, Marlisa Doubell, Shannyn Fourie, Allistine Bo Grady, Sive Gubangxa and Tamryn Speirs. Describing the show, Doubell says: “It’s a collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle. “These diverse voices rise in a collective roar to break open, expose and examine the insidiousness of violence at all levels: brutality, neglect, a punch, even a putdown.”
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A story of District Six’s history, being written by an ordinary citizen who saw it all, has shaken hearts of many, filling them with eagerness to read it and find out more. People from different areas have shown interest, and the Lentergeur-based author says for many, My Lover My Country is not just a book but a closure of what happened. She says there are many untold stories and hidden truths as to what happened during the forced removals – and the past has shaped the lives of those who were affected. This is a story of what happened when the apartheid government declared District Six a white’s only area and how this was responsible for all the heartaches allegedly felt by many coloured people (“Tales of the District”, People’s Post, 30 July 2019). She was speaking following a successful launch of the book at the Museum Home Coming Centre in District Six on Saturday 3 August. About 60 people of all ages attended. One of the readers who were impressed with the book was Cisrelda Williams from Ocean View. She says that she can relate to Abrahams’ narration. Her family was not forcefully removed from District Six, but Simon’s Town. She says the way Abrahams describes the sce-
narios is similar to the stories she heard from her parents. She says the book is a must-read for young people, especially those that are patriots, wanting to know the truth and eager to see change. Another reader, Annelise Lombard from Philippi East says reading the book got her an insight into what happened and how the forced removals impacted lives, resulting in angry and violent communities. She says the book interested her because it tells a story of a person she can relate to. Abrahams was 12 years old when they moved to Hanover Park and memories never faded in her mind. “I was very confused,” she says. “It is about time we tell our stories – time for people to hear it from us.” She encourages Capetonians to start writing their stories and educate each other. “It took me back to painful memories of my childhood days,” Abrahams warns. “However, it gave me some closure.” It took her nine months to put the 220-page book together. She says since her book launch, even youth in her community phone her and go to her house asking for help with assignments, and she is glad to share her knowledge with the public. V The book costs R150 and is available directly from Farieda Abrahams. For more information call her on 061 461 8427.
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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITION Tuesday, 20 August 2019
ENVIRONMENT
Green carpet rolled out for enviro champions LEBOGANG TLOU @Lebsie210
birds, and it was very worrying.” According to Ryan, we need to become cognisant of the fact that t takes a combined effort to enplastic is a small symptom of the sure that we still have a planet larger problem X the destructive earth to call home in three generaeffect humans are having on the tions. planet. “It’s great that we’re putThis was at the forefront of conting so much effort into tackling versation as environmental champlastic; but if that becomes the pions gathered for the #Plasticmain focus, we run the risk of not FreeMzansi green carpet event addressing the serious problems held at the Oceana Power Boat that underpin the challenges we Club in Granger Bay on Wednesface. “We have to remember, day 31 July. plastics aren’t the problem, peoThe event hosted more than 100 ple are,” said Ryan. scientists, designers, influencers, He, however, aknowleged that retailers and environmental activthere were some cases in our soists who gathered to hear feedback ciety where plastic played a sigabout a month-long campaign that nificant role and could not be focussed on growing awareness done without. about plastic. According to Pavitray Pillay, The main prize for being the manager of environmental humost influential campaigner durman-behavioural change at ing the month of July went to Smile World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the 904 radio personality, Kia JohnSouth African branch of the orgason. According to Twyg founder nisation first ventured into the and editor, Jackie May, Johnson’s world of preventing plastic polluconsistency in conservation eftion two years ago. He said they forts was key in winning her the were approaching the issue on prize. different tiers. Shamyra Moodley, Emma “Plastic can be viewd from so Jones-Phillipson and Anele Nono Based on a concept derived from the 80s Animation, Protectors of the Universe, this performance-art exhibition many levels,” said Pillay. were awarded the best sustainably featured at #PlasticFreeMzansi by fashion designer Eli Gold was one of the most beautiful displays on how exciting “Plastic isn’t a bad material – dressed. plastic can be. PHOTO: LEBOGANG TLOU it’s pretty neat. (The problem is) Another showstopper at the how we misuse plastic.” event were the vegan finger snacks, in parA recurring message at the event was that Invented by scientific advisor Professor sweet wrappers, 5 511 lollipop sticks and ticular the falafel balls served with tumeric- Peter Ryan, the Dirty Dozen Methodology 5 431 straws. plastic wasn’t the problem, and that with humus, provided by Cape Town’s very own identifies the 12 most commonly found items According to a press release, most of the proper management, it could be a boon to soNourish’d Cafe and Juicery. of litter on beaches. litter collected usually ends up in landfill ciety if used and disposed of properly. “Plastic free July is something which hap“The best economic and environmentally Ryan is from the Percy Fitz-Patrick Insti- sites as it’s mostly non-recyclable. pens annually,” said Aaniyah Omardien, tute of African Ornithology at the Universi“The purpose of the beach cleanups is to friendly way to utilise plastic, is to create founder and director of The Beach Co-Op. ty of Cape Town (UCT). make people aware that this litter doesn’t go a circular economy around it,” Pillay said. A collaboration between WWF and SASSI, He explained that if used plastic held valAccording to Omardien, over 1000kg of away,” Omardien said. the Beach Co-op and Twyg, the #Plastic- trash was picked up during five beach cleanThis spoke to the importance of develop- ue, if people could make money out of it, it FreeMzansi campaign asked people to give ups held during July. ing a culture of environmental affairs educa- would alleviate the plastic waste problem. up three items X earbuds, plastic bottles and “We’ve become almost oblivious of how “Participants had to log the 12 items while tion. chip packets X found on the Dirty Dozen list cleaning up,” Omardien said. Ryan shared: “I started focusing on plastic much plastic we use, and some of it we don’t for the month of July. Litter collected included: 6 001 individual in the 80s. We began to find plastic in sea really need,” Pillay said.
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PLASTIC FREE SCHOOL: The Eco-Warriors Environmental Club of Camps Bay High School plans to create a single-use plastic-free school by 2020. They have started holding meetings discussing their common goal. With this project, they plan to remove plastic cups and other food containers and encourage everyone at the school to bring their own, get cardboard bins instead of plastic bags for garbage, substitute balloons for fresh flowers and find alternatives for cleaning detergents in plastic containers. PHOTO: NOMZAMO YUKU
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN
A cutting-edge medical procedure was done on a six-year-old patient from George at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital on Wednesday 31 July. This unique cardiac intervention was the first for the African continent, and only the third completed globally. Ruveshni Lewis was born with one heart ventricle, which resulted in her heart not being able to pump oxygen-poor blood (“blue blood”) back to her lungs. In two previous operations, cardiac surgeons were able to divert blue blood through a conduit directly to the lungs, without it having to pass through the missing ventricle. After the second operation, a complication required that she had to undergo an emergency operation. During that operation a “window” that was made between the conduit and her heart was too large, allowing too much blue blood back into her heart. This resulted in her having very low oxygen saturations (being very blue). Paediatric cardiologist Prof Rik De Decker explained the hospital’s catheterisation
A meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Thursday 22 August 2019 at 10:00 in the Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town. Please note that limited seating is available for members of the public and, therefore, seats will be allocated on a first come first served basis. If you wish to attend the meeting, you are requested to contact Nadine Damon on 021 400 3708 between 09:00 and 16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day before the meeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initials and contact telephone number. Visitors are kindly requested to be seated by 09:30.
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Justine Lewis with her daughter Ruveshni.
laboratory (cath lab) team implanted a device, an atrial flow restrictor (AFR), between one of the heart chambers and the conduit to reduce the window’s size from 10mm to 4mm, the more normal size. “This is a new device, recently developed in Sweden, and it’s not even on the market yet. It’s currently undergoing registration in Europe and we got it on a compassionateuse basis (free). “It has a hole inside, like a blow-off hole to allow some blood to go through. After undergoing six previous procedures, the implantation of the AFR effectively means that Ruveshni won’t need to undergo difficult repeat surgery for this problem, which is wonderful news,” said De Decker. Ruveshni is currently stable and recovering well after the procedure. Ruveshni’s mother, Justine Lewis is delighted with her recovery. “Mentally and physically she’s a playful child, she wasn’t like that, she couldn’t play long, she couldn’t walk long distances, she would always complain about getting tired too easily but that has all changed,” she said.
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DISTRICT SIX
Proposed name change welcomed T
he proposal of the renaming of Keizersgracht Street in District Six to its original name will be tabled at the next full council meeting for councillors’ consideration and approval. The Mayoral committee met on Tuesday 13 August and welcomed the proposal of using its former name, Hanover Street. Mayor Dan Plato had called for a public participation process to allow Cape Town residents to submit their comments and views following a request made by the Dis-
trict Six Working Committee in June. The public participation closed Friday 26 July. “An overwhelming 96% of the participants supported the proposed name change. We have heard them, and yesterday morning we have recommended to council that Keizersgracht be renamed. “I also want to thank the Mayco and the City’s public participation unit for their support and the swift response to this request to get the public’s input on this very important matter,” says Plato.
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he unemployment rate in the City of Cape Town is currently at 21.8%, 0.6 of a percentage point more than in the first quarter of the year. This was indicated in the quarterly labour force survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Tuesday 30 July. The number of unemployed people in Cape Town increased by 16 000, while employment increased by 5 000 in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter. The report covers the time frame between April to June 2019 and is a household sample survey conducted by Stats SA. It collects data on the labour market activities of individuals aged 15 years and older who live in South Africa. In the City of Cape Town, the response rate of the survey was 86.9% The survey indicates the labour force in Cape Town at 2 030 000 of all age groups, of which 1 589 000 persons are employed and 442 000 are unemployed. A further 923 000 are economically not active while 14 000 represents discouraged work-seekers. Of particular concern to the City of Cape Town is the unemployment rate for persons between 15 and 24 years of age. According to James Vos Mayco member for economic opportunities, this figure was estimated at 44,7% for the first quarter of 2019. He believes youth entrepreneurship is a large part of the solution to reduce youth unemployment. “Youth unemployment continues to be problematic and current statistics paint a grim picture, but the solution lies in entre-
James Vos, Mayco member for economic opportunities is on a mission to create job opportunities for the youth. preneurship,” he says. “However, young people need not despair as opportunities abound for them to enter the world of entrepreneurship.” Vos recently visited the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a national agency that focuses on addressing the high unemployment rate in SA. “Harambee sources candidates from a large pool of young people with high potential but limited work experience. “It assists them to become work-ready and then through its website connects them to
the correct employer in their area,” he explains. To date, the organisation has placed over 500 000 young people with more than 450 of South Africa’s top companies such as Hollard, Standard Bank, Nando’s, Pick n Pay and Burger King. “Those interested in joining the network can visit harambee.mobi and follow the steps provided. “My advice to young people is to consider entrepreneurship as a career. “This means to tackle the challenges of
unemployment instead of looking for a job in a market that offers very limited opportunities and that face extreme economic pressures.” In turn, entrepreneurs will also be able to create jobs for others and in this way reduce the rising level of unemployment. “All it takes to get started as an entrepreneur is the right attitude, drive, energy, creativity and perseverance. Vos personally encourages private companies and potential employers to get involved by hosting unemployed individuals for workplace experience opportunities. In addition to this, the City is injecting cash into those sectors that promise the most growth, which includes, among others, the clothing and tech industries. “The focus of these projects will be on skills development. “But government alone cannot create job opportunities.” “While we do as much as we can, we need the private sector as partners in this journey to eradicate youth unemployment,” Vos says. Local entrepreneur Neels Kleynhans says: “If you have an idea, you have to make a decision and get things rolling.” A year ago, he started a sauce business in his garage, and today his Moer op Als sauce is distributed in towns countrywide. At first, he did everything himself – from making the sauce, bottling it, sticking on the labels, marketing and delivering. By November last year, he had secured a producer who assisted with production and the business is growing by the day. “Think carefully about what will make your product unique before you start,” Kleynhans said in his advice to budding entrepreneurs.
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ising star, theatre-maker and director Nwabisa Plaatjie brings to life two beautiful plays by American playwright, Alice Childress, as part of the Baxter’s Women’s Month celebrations. The compelling double bill comprising Florence and Wine in the Wilderness, make their South African debut at the Baxter. These plays have been carefully chosen to pay tribute to the evolving black woman who should not be defined by a single, limited image or narrative. The cast of six is made up of Zoleka Helesi (Karoo Moose, Mies Julie), Daneel van der Walt (Rocky Horror Show, Taming of the Shrew), Apollo Ntshoko (Samson, John Kani’s Missing …), Marty Kintu (When Swallows Cry, The Looming Tower), Indalo Bennet (Faint Paint of Light, Rock to the Core) and Sizwesandile Mnisi (The Fall; Aunty Merle, The Musical). Childress was an American novelist, playwright and actress, widely acknowledged as the only African American woman to have written, produced and published plays for four decades and the first to win an Obie Award. She was a beacon of hope, known for opening doors for many black playwrights, actors and producers such as Ntozake Shange and Lorraine Hansberry.
Childress described her work as trying to portray the “have-nots” in a “have” society, saying, “My writing attempts to interpret the ‘ordinary’ because they are not ordinary. Each human is uniquely different. Like snowflakes, the human pattern is never cast twice. We are uncommonly and marvellously intricate in thought and action, our problems are most complex and, too often, silently borne.” She grew up in Harlem, New York City, where she acted with the American Negro Theatre in the 1940s. It was there that she wrote, directed and starred in her first short play, Florence. Written in 1950, Florence, takes place in a train station waiting room in a very small town in America’s south. The play describes how Miss Whitney (Zoleka Helesi), a black mother in her late 50s, engages in conversation with a white woman, Mrs Carter (played by Daneel van der Walt). Through their exchange, Miss Whitney realises that her daughter (Florence) X a struggling young actress X may not be able to pursue her dream in a racist and fickle world. Wine in the Wilderness explores the experience of being a black woman and how black characters struggle to get past classicism, poverty and gender politics.
In her short professional career to date, director Nwabisa has become recognised as a trailblazer in the arts. After graduating from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2016, she joined Magnet Theatre’s year-long Theatre-Making Internship Programme where she created Aha! and 23 Years, a Month and 7 Days, both productions which have toured locally and internationally. In 2017, she was awarded the Theatre Arts Admin Collective’s 2017 Emerging Theatre Director’s Bursary for Reimaging The Native Who Caused All The Trouble and that same year she became the first recipient of the Baxter Theatre Centre’s Playlab X a new playwright residency. In 2019, she was honoured with the Baxter Theatre Centre’s CEO Artist of the Year award. She is currently a recipient of the Mellon Foundation scholarship, pursuing her master’s degree at UCT and she is the curator and coordinator of the Baxter’s Masambe Theatre, driving its relaunch as a space for performance, collaboration and networking. Florence and Wine in the Wilderness run as a double bill at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio, from 28 August until 13 September at 19:30. V Book at www.webtickets.co.za or at any Pick n Pay store.
Win movie tickets Another addition to the Fast & Furious franchise is now showing at Ster-Kinekor. Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw was officially released at SterKinekor Cavendish on Friday 2 August. In this instalment, lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cybergenetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. The movie will be showing at cinemas until Thursday 22 August. Another great movie to open at Ster-Kinekor Cavendish Cine Prestige is Angel has fallen. Secret service agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the president and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat. The film will officially open on Friday 23 August with a special prescreening at Cavendish Cine Prestige on Wednesday 21 August. This screening will include welcome drinks.
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Leading digital city on the continent It gives me great joy to see Cape Town being named as Africa’s leading digital city. We offer a place for innovation with the necessary infrastructure and tools to grow as a tech hub. This is a reflection of our government’s commitment to creating an environment conducive for job creation, leading to many continuing to see Cape Town as an opportunity city. The hard work of the City and its partners are highlighted in the 2018 state of Cape Town central city report which is compiled by the Cape Town Central City improvement district (CCID). Cape Town’s economic centre contributes nearly three-quarters of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the Western Cape. CCID chairperson, Rob Kane said: “Cape Town has emerged as Africa’s leading tech hub with the city employing more people in the sector than anywhere else on the African continent. “To this end, the city, and the CBD, has geared itself to accommodate an emerging digitally savvy population that requires a business environment that offers good
broadband connectivity, co-working spaces, accessibility and quality of lifestyle. “We are thankful for the hard work done by the officials in our enterprise and investment department as well as investment agency, Wesgro and entities like Cape Town Tourism.” The City has invested more than R1 billion into the development of a telecommunications network to provide data connection to various City locations. The broadband project is a multi-year capital project to build a metro area telecommunications network serving the needs of the City and the residents and businesses of Cape Town. It is expected to be completed next year and has so far connected 300 City-owned buildings with broadband access. The City’s Connect pilot project aims to enable the connection of high-speed fibre to 1000 commercial buildings in the CBD. With this mission of creating the right conditions for employment, it must be noted that for the 2018/19 financial year, R2.7bn worth of investment was facilitated by the City’s strategic business partners
and special purpose vehicle (SPV) companies that are supported by the City to grow investment, job creation and skills development. These initiatives created 4 764 jobs and provided skills training to 2 109 individuals during the City’s past financial year. Mayco member for economic opportunities and asset management, James Vos says the City’s enterprise and investment department has prioritised the tech sector to support enterprise development, mentorships programmes, skills development and training programmes for the ICT industry. These interventions also help to boost the attractiveness of Cape Town as a tech destination, stemming the loss of professional skills and attracting inward investment, facilitating job creation and prosperity through tech. Our challenge remains providing housing to an expanding number of residents. Keeping these successes in mind, we realise that more needs to be done to improve the lives of our residents and help them access opportunity. DAN PLATO, Executive mayor: Cape Town
More can be done through policing partnerships We are nearly five weeks into the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and residents on the Cape Flats are rightfully beginning to question the impact of the deployment. Murder rates remain high and patrols reportedly last no longer than three hours at a time. The army was deployed to assist police, metro police and other law enforcement agencies in stabilising and pushing back the high levels of gang-related crime. National police minister, Bheki Cele, has boasted that this intervention has resulted in high levels of police visibility, the confiscation of illegal firearms and the arrests of over 1 000 individuals with outstanding warrants of arrest. I have been informed that the
majority of those arrested were released within 72 hours due to detective services’ failure to positively link the arrests to crimes and/or to complete the requisite investigations. I, therefore, urgently call on Cele to make use of my department’s court watching briefs unit to track arrests made during the deployment, and to ensure they lead to the successful prosecution of guilty parties. Additionally, the transport management centre (TMC) in Goodwood is a valuable resource that has been availed for 24-hour use by police who have not used it optimally in this regard. As I have highlighted before, our criminal justice system is held hostage by the poor state of detective services and the police.
More than ever, we need the police detective services to step up and ensure that criminals are prosecuted. The Western Cape government has reiterated countless times that the deployment of the SANDF will not in itself defeat crime in the province and that the deployment should be accompanied by an array of developmental programmes. We must all work together to overthrow the empires of organised crime that plague our province. Continue making use of the Illegal Firearms Hotline on 078 330 9333. There is a reward of R10 000 to individuals who provide accurate information on the illegal distribution of firearms. ALBERT FRITZ, Provincial minister for community safety
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SK WALMERS WREAK HAVOC IN ROSMEAD: Dawood Vallie of Primrose RFC (left) tries to stop a determined Ebraheem Davids (SK Walmers) from advancing to the try line during a Super League A game played at Rosmead on Saturday 17 August. The Bo-Kaap team was in top form, beating the lowly placed Primrose 59-10 to reign supreme in the community derby. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
he Cape Town leg of the National Futsal League (NFL) takes place on Friday 23 August and Saturday 24 August at the Sunningdale and Proteaville facilities in Table View, respectively. Six teams from around the country; Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape will do battle in the fourth leg of the South African Indoor Football Association (Saifa) sanctioned event. The junior futsal teams from the Cape Town Premier Futsal League (CTPFL) will play in a series of matches on Saturday in the lead up to the main event later in the evening. Girls and boys teams from Athlone, Bellville, Bishop Lavis, Brooklyn, Cape Town, Goodwood, Mitchell’s Plain and Woodstock will represent the CPFL, which was re-launched earlier this year. President of Saifa, Poobalan Govindasamy says: “Futsal in South Africa has grown in leaps and bounds and continues to grow with the efforts of our various regional associations and other stakeholders,” he says. He adds that more teams can be added to the NFL in future seasons, as not all nine provinces are currently being represented in the six-team league. “The three KZN teams have lead the way in futsal and it’s optimistic to see the efforts in the Cape to develop the game. Thank you to the hard work and dedication of the members of the Futsal Association of Cape Town (FACT),” he says. Meanwhile, Fact chairperson Richard Fortune says the Cape Town branch of Saifa hosts the CTPFL, which is in its seventh week of competition. He adds that two new associations have been established in the region: Atlantis Futsal Association and Bishop Lavis Futsal Association, with Manenberg and Lavender Hill Futsal Associations in the process of registering. “Our aim in Cape Town is to grow the
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