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UCT takes on Cycle Tour Members of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Surgical Society, wearing their medical scrubs, participated in the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday 8 March to raise funds for Operation Smile South Africa (Ossa). Pictured in the back row are Ashraf Moosa, Regan Boden, Imraan Majiet, Jack Oldham. In the front row stands Rene Zinn, Ismatou Balde, Savannah Verhage, Alana Williams. On the bicycle is Bianca Spies. Ossa, a global non-profit organisation, offers free cleft lip and cleft palette surgeries to vulnerable children and adults across southern Africa. The Scrubs Cycle has raised R48 000 so far, and their GivenGain profile is open for donation until end March. For more information, follow @uctscrubteam. PHOTO: KATELYN PYE
reeKeepers, a citizens’ organisation which promotes the conservation of trees in the urban forest, is raising the red flag on the impact property developments are having on our tree canopies. These past few years, in accordance with the City of Cape Town’s residential densification process, quite a few large erven in the southern suburbs have been subdivided into smaller erven or multi-unit sectional title developments. TreeKeepers was recently asked to investigate possible damage to a yellowwood tree located on the boundary of 3 Parry Road, Claremont. About a year ago, the densely wooded property was sold to Linear Developments which has since applied for the plot to be subdivided into five portions. According to an online property advertisement, the sizes of the erven are 748m², 430m², 268m², 242m² and 199m², respectively. According to information provided to People’s Post, the developer met with people in the neighbourhood prior to the start of the development. Reportedly, neighbours were assured at the meeting that the majority of the trees on the property, including a tall palm tree – considered a landmark in the area – would be retained. It has been claimed that although some trees were left, significant trees were removed, the palm tree being one of them. At the end of last year, the digging of trenches and the building of perimeter walls began on the property. A few weeks ago, two members of TreeKeepers – Henk Egberink and Heleen Louw – went to inspect a yellowwood tree growing on the property after having received information which claimed that workers were digging
trenches close to the protected tree and chopping into its root zone at its base. According to the National Forests Act 84 of 1998, section 15 1a, no person may cut, disturb, damage or destroy any protected tree, unless they apply for a permit from the City of Cape Town to do so. “Yellowwood trees fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF),” Egberink says. During the site visit, the TreeKeepers members took photographs of the tree and spoke to the director of Linear Developments, Di Paterson, and the builders. “I suggested the developer consult with one of our local top arborists, Francois Krige, on what could be done to safeguard the tree,” Egberink says. When People’s Post questioned Paterson on the matter, she said that while digging a trench, a root of the yellowwood tree had been accidentally nicked. “We stopped immediately. DAFF is coming to inspect on Monday (16 March), but it is a tiny nick and not a material transgression. We have also met with an arborist to clarify the law surrounding the maintenance of the tree, as well as an architect and an engineer to determine ways to bridge the tree’s roots,” she says. In an email sent to People’s Post on Monday 9 March, Paterson says: “We will need to apply for a permit to trim up to 25% of the canopy, most of which is dead wood.” Paterson states the idea that Linear Developments only agreed to meet with an arborist once the neighbours notified TreeKeepers is incorrect. She says developers are required by council to hire an arborist and to submit a tree survey at the beginning of the subdivision application process. “We engaged with an arborist in August 2018 to put together a tree survey to identify which trees were protected and which were invasive.” V Continued on page 4.
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s a relatively newly wed, I am constantly being confronted with the question: “when?” I don’t even think it is necessary for me to explain what I am referring to, as this question and constant bombardment resonates with any and everyone despite their age, race, background, life experience or relationship status. If you are not in a relationship: when? If you are in a relationship and not engaged: when? If you are engaged and not yet married: when? If you are married without kids: when? When you have a kid, for number 2/3/5/10: when? And the list goes on. And on. And on. And on. As a society, it seems we are incapable of minding our own business. And at this stage I’m not sure what to say in response anymore. Most often I resort to
a humorous or sarcastic reply. “Don’t plan my womb” is usually the go-to. But then I started thinking about it a bit more and realised that while I am not sure if I am even able to have children or not, there are many women out there who have been confirmed infertile. And naturally also some who simply do not want to procreate due to family history, personal preference, crime, careers or whatever other reason they have. Side note, yes, they are entitled to this choice. Now think about this: a woman who longs for a child, who is incapable of conceiving her own and cannot afford the process of adoption. I am sure this is a heartbreaking realisation for any person. Then you, busybody, come in hot with that stupid, insensitive and quite frankly inappropriate question of “when?” Some would never admit this is their situation and to be honest, it in any case is none of your business. I mention this because
In Tune helps with mathematics tutoring AVRIL FILLIES Learners in Grassy Park can now also benefit from assistance offered by In Tune Tutoring, a non-profit organisation (NPO) which gives classes to learners in maths and science. Nathier Abrahams founded the NPO in 2010. He already has tutoring centres in Claremont, Goodwood and Mitchell’s Plain. Abrahams is an entrepreneur focused on creating education solutions to uplift communities. “At first, the classes offered by In Tune followed a one-size-fits-all approach, which was not very effective. I found that dif-
ferent schools were at different points in the syllabus in subjects like maths and science. Attempting to match class times with school sporting schedules was also difficult,” he says. One-on-one tutoring worked well. However, getting one tutor for every learner was not feasible. It was also too expensive for most parents. “The next option was offering three learners per tutor, which allowed for a more flexible schedule and more personalised learning for the learners. “It worked but it was not perfect. Some students required more attention than others and it was difficult for the tutor to tutor different
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should this happen to you – and the likelihood of this happening is very probable – apologising and standing with egg on your face will not remove the hurt you inflicted on the women already battling to come to terms with this. And all in a bid to make small talk. I was raised with the phrase, “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. And now I am telling you, asking “when” is not a conversation starter, it is not a topic up for discussion and if you ask me again, just one more time, I might slap you with a “WHEN are you going to stop being an insensitive prick and mind your own business”? And on top of that we should stop accepting that older generations should be allowed to say and do as they please, based purely on their age. We smile and shrug it off when in fact this is completely unacceptable. If you really are desperate to start a conversation with someone, ask them how they are doing, talk about the weather or ask them what exciting things are happening in their lives. Leave the “when” and the “you-got-fat” conversation starters for the bottom of the barrel . . . but that’s another story for another time. -Samantha Lee-Jacobs
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subjects and grades at the same time,” Abrahams says. In Tune then developed blended learning, which provided the quality of one-onone tutoring with the price point of a class. “It combines the best of e-learning with the best of traditional tutoring to create a unique learning solution. “Learners use their cellphones and headphones to watch short video clips that explain the work. Thereafter they get a question based on the topic to see if they understand. If they get it right, then they can move on to the next section or ask the tutor to explain the topic further. “Once they have completed the module, they practice examples from previous exam papers until they feel confident,” he says. Each learner has his or her own individual programme that he or she follows. This enables learners to work at their own pace and to focus on topics that they are struggling with. “Every learner is different, each learner learns differently and each learner has different needs. We can offer a personalised learning experience that is better than one-on-one tutoring and cheaper than a class by leveraging the power of technology,” Abrahams says. Two time-slots are available at Grassy Park High on Saturdays from 09:00 to 10:30 and 10:30 to 12:00. “We offer Grade 8 to 12 mathematics, including maths literacy and physical science from Grade 10 to 12. To raise awareness about the tutoring programme, In Tune will be giving one free 90-minute trial lesson to Grassy Park residents (via bookings only).” V New learners who would like to book can call Nathier on 082 705 9913.
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SECURITY CLUSTER GAMES
Security forces to be reckoned with NETTALIE VILJOEN
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ational men’s and women’s cricket teams from the department of correctional services (DCA), the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the police crossed bats last week during the annual South African Forces Cricket Tournament held in Cape Town. The security cluster games, which kicked off on Saturday 7 March, saw six teams – three men’s and three women’s – competing first against
each other and then with each other. Speedo Leboko, manager of sports development correctional services, explains: “We also combine the teams, giving players from DCA, SANDF and SAPS the chance to play on the same side.” The matches were spread across three cricket fields: the Oval in Rondebosch, the Claremont cricket club and the Durbanville cricket club. The men’s teams measured themselves against each other in both the 20 and 50 over formats while the
women’s teams competed in T-20 matches. People’s Post met up with Leboko at the Durbanville cricket club on Thursday 12 March. Pointing to the teams on the pitches, Leboko says sport brings people together. “See; here we are mixed. It doesn’t matter your race or where you come from. Here we eat together, practice together, showing people we can do this,” he says. The police was the overall winner of the tournament.
The national women’s police cricket team fields while the national SANDF women’s team bats.
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Getting to the root of the tree problem NETTALIE VILJOEN
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epending on what side of the (property) fence you are on, a tree can be one person’s pride or another’s burden. But what you can’t argue with are the laws that protect them. Arborist Francois Krige says there are two different ways that trees are given legal protection by the City of Cape Town. The first is if they are a protected species, like yellowwood or milkwood. And the other is when the City mandates the protection of specific trees. For example, where a subdivision or rezoning application is made to the City, it may insist that certain trees on the site be retained. The same department is responsible for permitting the felling of trees in heritage overlay zones. Krige says the fines for contravening these laws (the National Forests Act 84 of 1998 and the National Heritage Act) are quite stiff and you could end up with a criminal record if you fell one without a permit. “A permit is needed to trim, fell, transplant or even disturb the roots of any one of the species (on the Sanbi list of protected trees). The permit to do any of the above is usually not that difficult to acquire.” He says the intention of the act was to protect closed canopy indigenous forest
and coastal thicket. “The department is not that interested in forcing you to keep the yellowwood in your back garden, so the protection is not very effective unless you live on a milkwood thicket on the coast.” In Krige’s experience, what works best is when the City extracts hefty deposits from the developer, which are then refundable three years after the build is completed. “The arborist suddenly finds his professional opinion being respected and listened to. The tree likewise is respected. Money talks with most developers,” he says. When developers apply for the subdivision of a property with the City of Cape Town, they are required by council to hire an arborist and submit a tree survey at the beginning of the process. Krige says, although he has had the pleasure of working with a group of people from different professions (developers, architects, engineers and builders) who were as driven as him to find ways to accommodate a structure of a tree, there is a tendency among developers to fell trees before submitting plans. Or even to persuade the seller of a property to remove trees before the developer takes transfer. “These are sneaky ways of getting around the issue of trees that, if retained, will impact on the space available for
HAVE YOUR SAY! DRAFT INFORMAL TRADING PLAN FOR CLAREMONT The City of Cape Town is mandated to manage informal trading within its area of jurisdiction. The Informal Trading By-law enables it to declare an informal trading plan for any place or area and specify dedicated, restricted or prohibited areas for informal trading by means of such a plan. Formal Council approval must first be obtained as part of the process before any area is demarcated as an informal trading plan area. The City is in the process of reviewing the informal trading plan for Claremont. All interested and affected parties are hereby formally requested to attend the following open day session and to submit comments on the draft plan: DATE: 27 March 2020 TIME: 10:00 – 13:00 VENUE: Claremont Civic Centre, Cnr Wilderness and Bath Roads, Claremont In terms of section 17 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, the public and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments, recommendations or input to the municipality from 16 March 2020 to 16 April 2020. Comment, input or recommendations can be submitted by: • E-mail: janice.adams@capetown.gov.za • Website: www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay • Hand deliver: Subcouncil 20 office, Constantia or South Peninsula Municipality, 3 Main Road (corner of Victoria Road), Plumstead Special assistance will be given to people who cannot read or write, people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups who are unable to submit written comments to have their inputs or comments recorded and submitted to the municipality. Contact Anathi Dywili on 021 400 9825 or anathi.dywili@capetown.gov.za for assistance. For general public participation, contact Nathan Fisher on 021 400 1450 or nathan.fisher@capetown.gov.za. The draft plan will be available for viewing on the City of Cape Town website www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay, at the Subcouncil 20 office as well as the City libraries in Subcouncil 20. Contact Janice Adams on 084 900 0145 or janice.adams@capetown.gov.za for any enquiries on the draft plan.
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high-density development,” he says. Another aggravating factor, according to Krige, is the fact that City officials are tasked with two conflicting priorities: save some trees but allow for densification. “They often don’t have time to go on-site and actually see what the impact of the plans passed will be on the root system and canopies of the trees.” Krige explains that, even when certain trees are earmarked for retention by the City, they are often inaccurately surveyed on-site, or their trunks are accurately plotted on plan, but not the spread of their canopies. “The job of the arborist is to try and mitigate the damage along the way,” Krige says. “Often earth level changes outside of the construction area also impact the roots. Services, like cable or sewage lines that require trenches through the few roots not compacted or severed by the structure itself.” He says this is how a design which was compromised by the need to retain a tree, eventually – through sloppy implementation – ends up causing its death. “This is the most common way, the more frustrating way, for people like me. The ‘slow murder’ (of trees) where we are all complicit: the City, the developer, the arborist and the builder,” Krige concludes.
FROM PAGE 1 Paterson says that a meeting with interested neighbours during the advertising period for the subdivision was held. “It is an open forum to hear any concerns neighbours might have with the project and where we could try and accommodate them.” She says at this meeting they did promise they would try their best to keep as many established trees as possible. She adds Linear Developments has always tried to keep established trees even to its own detriment. “We like to leave trees on site until we map out the properties and see exactly where the foundations, walls and services go.” She explains trees are hard to map accurately on plan. “We indicate on the building plan that a tree can stay, but in reality, the root system interferes with foundations or services.” Paterson says this is what happened with the palm tree. She says although it looked fine on paper, the tree started tilting when they started digging the sewerage trenches. “We then knew the palm was compromised and, unfortunately, it had to come down.” Clare Burgess, TreeKeepers’ chair, says a qualified arborist, specialised tree worker or landscape architect can plot on a plan the estimated extent of the tree root zone underground. “Most developers do not want to acknowledge this and do not set back the foundations of walls or trenches to accommodate this area which can be extensive and eats into the profit margins of any development.” Paterson states that none of the trees removed at 3 Parry Road were protected trees. “We are only talking about alien trees.” Burgess says the urban forest in Cape Town is largely made up of exotic (alien) tree species so if developers use the argument that it is justified to remove any trees which are not protected species, then the City will soon have no trees growing in the suburbs. “TreeKeepers appeals to developers to consider saving as many trees on a property as possible since it is the right thing to do.” Paterson asks that residents reserve their judgement until the project is complete. “We will be planting close to 35 trees once the project nears completion.” Paterson later informed People’s Post that the plot on which the yellowwood tree stands has been sold and could not guarantee what new owners would do with it.
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Alan Dawson of South Africa, in action against England on Friday 13 March at Wynberg Boys’ High.
The organising committee took the decision during the third round of matches on Sunday 15 March, which were abandoned after the first innings. “It is a public health risk decision,” said the head of the tournament’s medical committee,” Dr Parag Pandya. “The decision was taken for the protection of the players, given their age demographic, but also for the local population given that 95% of known cases in South African have come from travellers.” Seven of the 11 visiting teams have been staying in the same Cape Town hotel where appropriate precautions have been taken and they will remain there until arrangements can be made for their departure. “The decision was taken by the organising and medical committees but it is fully endorsed by the sponsors,” said the Evergreen Lifestyle spokesman for the event, Arthur Case. “There was a great desire to continue but, in the end, it became apparent that cancellation was the right thing to do.”
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Former Western Province and Proteas all rounder, Alan Dawson, was the match-winner for the second game in succession, as South Africa’s veterans clinched a two-run win in a nail-biting finish against England at Wynberg Boys High School on Friday – although another former international all rounder, Pieter Strydom, contributed most to set up the victory. Strydom had earlier held South Africa’s stuttering innings together with a robust 40 from 43 balls with Dave Callaghan’s 21 and Dawson’s 19 the next highest scorers in a modest total of 173 all out. In other results on Friday: Pakistan (197-6) beat India (193-7) by 4-wickets. Australia (169-7) beat West Indies (168 all out) by three wickets. Zimbabwe (207 all out) beat Sri Lanka (198 all out) by 9-runs. Wales (162-2) beat Namibia (161-8) by 8-wickets. SA was drawn in Pool B and competed against England, Pakistan, India, Wales and Namibia. In Pool A the defending champions, Australia, competed against New Zealand, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Canada.
Following president Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration placing the country in a state of disaster in response to the Covid-19 outbreak on Sunday 15 March, major sporting bodies have cancelled their fixtures. The Western Cape Provincial Sport Confederation (WCPSC), which oversees multiple sporting codes and reports to the South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), have released a statement saying they have taken heed of the recommendation that encourages social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “We request that all members in the sporting fraternity begin the immediate practice of social distancing,” read the statement by WCPSC president JP Naudé. The statement further outlines that all sport in the province is postponed or cancelled with immediate effect for the next two weeks (14 days), which includes:
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. Clubs, district, provincial and national activity and includes junior and senior sports activities. . Amateur and professional sports gatherings. . Formal and informal sport gatherings . Private and institutional sports gatherings. . Practice and competition. “Although the first action is a suspension of 14 days, this could change or be extended on further notice. We will continue to engage with our partners and the health authorities so that we, in turn, may advise you with accurate and timeous information so that you are in a position to make informed decisions. “If ever there was a time for the sport to contribute to the nation, this is it.” Other notable sporting bodies and events which have cancelled or postponed activities include Absa Cape Epic, Athletics South Africa, Boxing South Africa, SA Rugby, The Sunshine Tour, Tennis South Africa, Two Oceans Marathon, the Varsity Cup as well as the Western Province Cricket Association. V Visit www.wcpsc.co.za for info.
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