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ard councillor, Ian Iversen held a public meeting with municipal staff members on duty to explain property rates rebate and to assist existing beneficiaries who need to update their information. The meeting was well attended by pensioners and took place on Tuesday 16 July at the Community Room at the Claremont Library. Iversen said the good news for pensioners was that the property rates rebate scheme has been revised and the household income level has been increased from R15 000 per
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month to R17 500 per month. “This means that more residents will qualify for a rebate. We are here with staff members so that we can assist those that need to be helped. Officials were also available to explain to the pensioners if they qualify,” he said. The rebate meeting was to encourage those that qualify to submit their rebates and to encourage them to update their details. “They should also make it a point to update their data and income changes often. There were a lot of queries on how their finances should work. Quite frankly, we had questions like if a grandchild gives you a R1000, is that included in the total income.
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For most this is not a fixed income,” he says, adding that the sad part is that some people aren’t even getting enough to survive so they had to explain how the whole process works. Iversen said all existing residents who currently receive a rates rebate need to reapply for this benefit. “Every three years when the property valuation takes place the City updates its records in respect of those who currently receive a rates rebate. Bottom-line is we will be able to assist and get a reduction on what they are paying now,” Iversen says. One of the pensioners who identified herself as Maggie says she was happy with the information that they got. “It was well organised and the officials knew exactly what they were talking about.
I’m happy that the councillor took time to organise such an event,” she said. Iversen adds that because the rebates touches on a lot of personal finances, people don’t want to discuss it in a public meeting. Those that need help can go to the Plumstead Municipal Building customer centre and they will be helped. Documents to take with include: Proof of income and three-months original printed bank statements, copies of ID of owner and spouse or partner, copies of lease agreements if you own additional property; proof of pension, proof of investments or dividends; proof of usufruct; proof of trust documents; a copy of death certificate or will if applicable.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 23 July 2019
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n increasing percentage of home sales in South Africa are in sectional title (ST) schemes, and buyers of these properties need to be aware that they don’t have the same freedom about additions and alterations as those who buy full title homes. So says Andrew Schaefer, managing director of national property management company, Trafalgar. “The thing about ST schemes is that whatever one owner does is bound to affect other owners – even if they just want to make changes within the walls of own unit,” he says. “Noise, mess, and security are all concerns for your fellow owners, even if you are just revamping a kitchen, renovating a bathroom or installing new flooring inside your ST unit. “If electrical work or plumbing is involved, for instance, you may need to get a certificate of compliance in order not to invalidate the whole scheme’s insurance.” Schaefer says if the work is being done by a contractor, there could be a security risk with a group of non-residents and various delivery vehicles going in and out of the
complex for several days, or a risk of damage to common property. “This is why the Sectional Title Act stipulates that no alterations to units are permitted without the consent of the scheme’s trustees – and that they are allowed to limit the days and hours during which such work can take place, and may ask you to make special arrangements to ensure that the security of the complex is maintained,” he says. In addition, he says it is important to ensure health and safety compliance on the part of any contractors working in the complex. “So you will need to check that any contractor working on changes to your unit has the appropriate safety files, public liability insurance; any industry-specific certification that may be required,” says Schaefer. Following the correct procedure becomes even more important, Schaefer says, should you wish to extend the floor area of your section or make changes that would affect the exterior appearance of the whole scheme – and in fact, Section 24 of
As was widely expected, the Reserve Bank decided to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points last week, amid indications that international oil prices could fall further and that slowing global growth could prompt a round of rate cuts by most major central banks. The move brings the repo rate to 6.5% and the prime lending rate to 10% and will translate, for existing homeowners, into a saving of R16 a month per R100 000 borrowed. On a R1m loan, for example, the saving would be R166 a month and potentially al-
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“To obtain this, you can either approach all other owners in the scheme individually and get written permission from 75% of them in both number and value, or call for a general meeting and seek a vote of approval from 75% of owners or proxies present at the meeting, also in both number and value,” Schaefer says. If you succeed, says Schaefer, you can go ahead and get your building plans approved, build your extension and then call in the land surveyor to prepare the new draft sectional plan and get it approved by the surveyor general. “One additional detail to watch out for is that if your extension has been built over an existing exclusive use area (EUA) that was registered on the previous sectional plan, that EUA will need to be cancelled and a new, smaller one ceded to you by the body corporate before the new sectional plan can be registered by the conveyancer. “And while this may all seem unnecessarily complicated, it is really worth doing correctly, because if you don’t, your ability to sell your unit in the future may be severely hampered.”
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Draft coastal bylaw open for public discussion
Kenilworth train station booms are being fixed. PHOTO: TIYESE JERANJI
A Coastal bylaw aimed at managing and protecting Cape Town coasts will be open for public comment at the beginning of August. The draft bylaw is also aimed at improving safety at beaches in and around Cape Town. The Coastal Management Branch has drafted the proposed bylaw and it is founded on the principles of the Integrated Coastal Management Policy and Coastal Management Programme that were adopted by council in 2014 and 2015 respectively, and the National Environmental Management Integrated Coastal Management Act 36 of 2014 as amended.
Beaches are city’s pride Mayco member for spatial planning and environment, Marian Nieuwoudt says: “Cape Town is synonymous with rolling waves, rocky shores, dolphins, whales, and sunsets on pristine beaches. “Our coastline draws millions of tourists and local visitors every year; it is central to our identity, and gives us a sense of place and pride. “We also cannot overestimate the importance of the coast to our local economy. It is a public asset that must be preserved and protected for current and future generations. “The draft bylaw will assist us to better manage our coastline and enable law enforcement of activities that may have a damaging impact on the coastal environment.”
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he booms at the Kenilworth Train Station that gave residents and motorists a lot of grief will be operating normally again by the end of next month if all goes according to plan. The booms stopped working towards the end of last year and marshals had to be posted at the station to ensure safety as the train approaches (‘Disaster waiting to happen’, People’s Post, 14 May). When People’s Post visited the station, last week, people were working on the booms and they said by next month the booms will be operating with no problem. In a previous interview with Metrorail spokesperson Riana Scott, she said it had taken a lot of time to fix the booms because as a state-owned entity Passenger Railway Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and Metrorail must procure contractors compliant with treasury regulations and Prasa Supply Chain Policy. The anticipated lead time to procure material, installation, testing and commissioning was about three months. However, all that has been sorted and
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host eight public hearings across Cape Town where residents can ask questions, and comment. The draft bylaw will be applicable to the coastal zone, which is a public area that belongs to all South Africans. It covers the seashore, the coastal waters, and the environment on, in, under, and above the coastal zone.
The proposed bylaw addresses the following in general terms: . Poaching or illegal fishing; . Harvesting, or removal of vegetation; . Removal of sand, pebbles, rocks, shells, and kelp; . Removal of or damage to indigenous coastal vegetation; . Littering; . Pollution and dumping; . Encroachment of private property into the coastal environment; . Measures to remove encroachments, and rehabilitate affected land; . Possession or consumption of liquor or drugs; . Hawking or doing business without authorisation; . Launching of vessels; . Issuing of fines for contraventions. “One of the most important aspects of the proposed bylaw is that it will give the City the legislative powers to enforce the public’s right to access and enjoy our beaches and sea. “Some residents are claiming the beaches or parcels of land in front of their properties as their own private areas by either extending their homes or gardens, sinking swimming pools, or building walkways with ‘no-access’ signs on it. Our coastline belongs to all South Africans, and the bylaw will be used to entrench this right,” says Nieuwoudt.
Scott says the contractor is on-site and the construction has commenced. “The technology will be similar to the Albertyn Road version, LED flashlights and four half arm booms with fibre for communication re-operated by a level crossing attendant unlike most other level crossings which are automatically activated on the approach of trains,” she says. Scott added a time frame: “If all things go to plan the project would be completed by end August.” Mandy-Lynn Mott, a community activist from Unite Behind, a civil society of organisations that organise and mobilise together around common campaigns and local struggles, says they saw last week that work was being done and they are happy. “We hope it will be operating soon like they mentioned and not only by the end of the year. “We are also pleased that there won’t be pedestrians crossing there anymore, everyone will have to go through the subway, making it safe for everyone,” she says, adding that they are all for the fact that no pedestrian will be on the tracks and the waiting time at the station will be reduced.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 23 July 2019
HELPING HAND: The Friends of the Children’s Hospital Association (FOCHA) at Red Cross War Memorial Hospital were handed over a cheque valued at R143 520 as part of their Mandela Day initiative. The Crazy Store donated 10% of the sales of special collectable ducks, together with funds raised from their collection tins in stores, to the organisation. Staff from The Crazy Store also visited the wards to distribute toys and spend some time with the little patients.
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ess than one-third of the world’s technical workforce are women, and the numbers aren’t growing. In the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), women constitute only 22%. All the above is according to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Forbes. With that said, students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Graduate School of Business (GSB) are aiming to change this by bringing more women into the conversation to share and learn about how to best support each other while navigating the complexity and uncertainty of digital disruption. The 20th annual Women in Business Conference will be hosted on Friday 16 August in the new conference centre at the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) with the theme “Disrupt: Industry 4.0” and it will be looking on how women can take advantage of advances in technology; including the impact of AI, social media revolutions, and data management. The line-up includes lectures and panel discussions featuring industry leaders like Thato Kgatlhanye, founder and chief executive officers (CEO) of the Rethaka Group, Pascale Henke, co-founder and CEO of Brownie Points, Samantha Perry, cofounder of Women in TechZA, Lynette Hundermark, co-founder of Useful & Beautiful, and Christelle Colman, managing director (MD) of Elite Risk Acceptances, who was voted one of the top 50 most creative people in business in South Africa by Fast Company in 2015. The 20th annual Women in Business Conference at UCT will be bringing together industry leaders to explore how women disruptors can win in a world transformed by technology. More opportunities are opening for women, especially black women, in the fields of innovation and technology in business, says Baratang Miya, founder of GirlHype,
a non-governmental organisation that promotes women in science, engineering, technology and maths (Stem) and teaches girls software programming and coding. “There is more money in the market and space is beginning to accept us, and that anti-women culture is gone,” she says. Miya will be one of the speakers at the conference. GSB director of executive education Kumeshnee West says: “The fourth industrial revolution will unlock many opportunities for women in business, especially for those leveraging the power of a globalised network to push for greater change,” she says, adding that gender bias is strong in the technology sector and needs to be consciously overcome. West says more women need to be brought into the conversation to share and learn about how to best support each other while navigating the complexity and uncertainty of digital disruption. There are positive signs that things are starting to shift in the tech sector. Facebook recently announced it would double the percentage of women working in its offices, while also doubling the number of black and Hispanic employees in the United States of America (USA) over the next five years. At the same time, research shows that women use social media more than men. According to a recent survey, 71% of women use social media compared to 62% of men. Interestingly, 62% of sharing on Facebook is done by women, with the rise of the mommy blogger being an interesting phenomenon on social media. In the USA, there are 3.9 million mom blogs – many with businesses and products behind them. In South Africa, Mommy Mall, a mom-to-mom trading concept is operated by women for women, with online trade and shopping activity among its 80 000 members in 18 Mommy Mall branches across the
country. Conference committee co-chairperson and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) student at the GSB, Nicole Funk says technology has already changed the way people use transport, book restaurants, pay for accommodation and watch movies. She believes the impact on businesses and women in business will be huge. “People tend to be scared of what they don’t know, of new things. That is why this conference is important, to show people what is coming and to embrace it.” Co-chairperson, Yossabel Chetty, also an MBA student says: “There are many misconceptions about technology. The fourth industrial revolution is not only about AI and changes in the job market; it is also about sustainability, alternative energy sources, social impact ventures and how technology can be used to uplift and better lives, for instance using drone technology to distribute medicine or improve agricultural practices.” There are so many opportunities for women here, she believes. Encouraging more women to study and train in technology fields, launching start-ups and getting involved in technology is key to capitalise on these opportunities, believes Funk. The conference aims to bring together professionals from across sectors as well as private and public enterprises into an environment where thought-provoking and energising conversations can take place and powerful connections can be made, while enjoying lectures and panel discussions featuring industry leaders. The annual Women in Business Conference at GSB is organised by students at the school. All funds raised through the event will go towards a bursary fund to enable women to study at the school. V For more information visit www.gsbblogs.uct.ac.za/ womeninbusiness/ and join the conversation: #WomeninTech #WomeninBusiness.
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Mandela Day efforts for the children The Friends of the Children’s Hospital Association (FOCHA) at Red Cross War Memorial Hospital were handed over a cheque valued at R143 520 as part of their Mandela Day initiative. The Crazy Store donated 10% of the sales of special collectable ducks, together with funds raised from their collection tins in stores, to the organisation. Staff from The Crazy Store also visited the wards to distribute toys and spend some time with the little patients.
JOURNALISTS CELEBRATED: Five journalists from WP Media (publishers of People’s Post, TygerBurger and City Vision) were honoured at the annual Forum for Community Journalists Excellence Awards held at the Leriba Hotel in Centurion, in Gauteng, on Friday. People’s Post’s Samantha Lee was a finalist in the hard news, headlines and sport categories, placed in the top eight of journalist of the year and placed 10th for the general and sport photography categories. TygerBurger’s Carina Roux, placed third for photographer of the year, fourth for news photos and fifth for sport photos. TygerBurger’s Nielen de Klerk won the column writer category and placed joint second for the human interest category. TygerBurger’s Stehan Schoeman placed eighth for sport photos and TygerBurger’s Desirée Rorke won the hard news category and placed in the top 15 of journalist of the year category. Pictured are Roux, De Klerk, Schoeman, Lee and Rorke at the awards evening. PHOTO: LIENKIE VAN BLOEM
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 23 July 2019
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earing up for Women’s Month (August), women from three neighbourhood watches in the Diep River policing precinct are getting together to get donations for St Lukes Hospice in Kenilworth. Meadows, Southfield and Plumstead neighbourhood watches are doing the drive to help others with much-needed items for extra care. The initiative started with the Meadows Community Watch in Southfield after one of their crime fighters was diagnosed with
cancer. With other members having also been affected one way or the other they decided to do something to support one of their own and also help the hospice care for those that are terminally ill better with the stuff that they will donate. Fiona Schwimmbacher, Diep River community policing forum (CPF) secretary and communications coordinator says: “One of our patrollers got sad news that she has cancer and she has to undergo treatment. We then decided we should do something to show her that we are with her on this journey and we decided to do the drive.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 23 July 2019
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our trailblazing musicians are to bring calmness to the Cape of Storms with a titillating display of musical harmony at the fourth Young Artists’ Concert series at Erin Hall in Rondebosch on Friday 26 July, starting at 19:00. Three of the rising stars hail from the annual National Youth Music Competition (NYMC), including the 2015 first prize winner and gold medallist. Beate Boshoff (17), the 2018 NYMC runnerup in the piano category is the youngest in the group. Her fellow soloists are flautist Sakhile Humbane, the 2015 NYMC first prize winner and gold medallist, and pianist, Seiren Wi, who was awarded the prize for the
most promising semi-finalist in 2010, but did not play in the final round at the NYMC. She was also a member of the Shadow Jury at the 2017 NYMC. The fourth member of the gifted ensemble is the Eastern Cape-born pianist Dominic Daula, who is currently a postgraduate student at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, specialising in solo piano performance. Daula will be part of the shadow jury at this year’s NYMC. Presented by the National Youth Music Foundation (NYMF), this concert is the fourth since the inception of the Young Artists’ Concert Series. The inaugural concert last year coincided
with the blood moon and was also held at the intimate 100-seater Erin Hall. This year’s programme will include piano and flute works by Phillipe Gaubert, Francis Poulenc and Frank Martin. Boshoff is a matriculant from Bethlehem in the Free State. On completion of matric, she aims to pursue a career in music. Apart from numerous distinctions, she has performed as a soloist with the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra, Free State Symphony Orchestra and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. Humbane, an honours Bachelor of Music performance degree student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is originally from
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ore than 7000 housing-related queries have been logged with the City of Cape Town since the MyEstate mobile housing office service was launched in 2017. The office is aimed at making municipal services more accessible to residents. This month the services were taken to Parkwood, Lotus River, Hangberg, Mitchell’s Plain, Kensington, Bo-Kaap, Langa, Maccassar, Albow Gardens, BellvilleSouth, Mfuleni and Woodlands. More areas are expected to benefit from the mobile office next month. According to the statement from the City, through the programme the office renders tenancy management services such as logging service requests on behalf of the tenants, assisting residents with rent relief ap-
plications, housing database queries and new applications, completion of lease agreements, arrangements for rental accounts in arrears and with general enquiries. Mayco member for human settlements Malusi Booi says the mobile service plays a vital role for many tenants. “This allows them to discuss their housing-related queries, be it linked to their rental accounts, service requests, or future housing opportunities. Residents are, therefore, encouraged to check the schedule of when the mobile office will be in their areas,” Booi says. V To find out more about the dates for upcoming services in your area visit: https://bit.ly/2XIucl7 for July and https://bit.ly/2Jty2dQ for August.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCH Tuesday, 23 July 2019
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Baboon interventions are currently working well For five years Human Wildlife Solutions (HWS), an authentic and reputable company, has taken care of baboons very successfully and we all breathe a sigh of relief. Among the team of highly qualified, dedicated and innovative conservationists on the 13 strong staff are a doctor of zoology, BSc honours in biodiversity and conservation ecology, a BSc in botany and zoology, a plant ecologist, a biological control specialist, a primate behaviour scientist, a botanist and a behavioural ecologist. In addition, the famous Professor Justin O’Riain supports the staff from UCT (Univeristy of Cape Town) and the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in
Africa, as he has a special interest in sorting out conflict. We are celebrating this month with HWS that throughout this period of hard work completed, we have been able to enjoy baboons which are kept within a boundary and no longer cause damage to our homes and dogs. Raiding baboons are extremely unpleasant, leaving faeces, urine and disease. Humans share the common whipworm – a gut parasite transmitted through the faeco-oral route. No more traumatised children, no more scratched cars, no more broken lights. We open doors and windows, the roof tiles and gutters, satellite dishes are in one piece.
City must take responsibility People's Post is published by WP Media, a subsidiary of Media24. CLAREMONT / RONDEBOSCH 30 834 copies distributed Tuesdays to the following areas: Bishopscourt, Claremont, Kenilworth, Newlands, Mowbray, Rondebosch, Rosebank, Ndabeni, Pinelands. 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) False Bay (30 972) Constantia / Wynberg (30 069) Atlantic Seaboard / City (29 246) Total print order: 318 495 WHOM TO CONTACT EDITOR: Thulani Magazi Email: Thulani@media24.com REPORTER: Tiyese Jeranji Email: Tiyese.Jeranji@peoplespost.co.za SALES MANAGER: Shafiek Braaf Tel: 021 910 6615 Email: Shafiek.braaf@peoplespost.co.za MAIN BODY ADVERTISING: Silvana Hendricks Tel: 021 910 6576 Email: Silvana.Hendricks@peoplespost.co.za Classified Advertising: 087 740 1090 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
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I notice with great interest the article in Peoples Post, 2 July (Zandvlei water not safe), about unsafe water at Zandvlei Nature Reserve. Also, there are notices on Park Island warning of the pollution, and recommending no swimming, fishing or any other water activity. Surely the City is aware that Zandvlei discharges onto Muizenberg beach? Why are there no warnings on the beach at Muizenberg? Without doubt, Muizenberg would lose its Blue Flag status (if it still manages to hold this status) if this situation were made public, but surfers, swimmers and other people using the beach need to be made aware of the dangers regardless. The City needs to act responsibly. DR ROGER SILBERBERG Marina da Gama
Sharing space with baboons is bad for people and baboons. In urban areas, they are killed by dogs, cars, electricity from phone wires and poisons. It is a romantic notion to wish to share an urban area with a baboon. It results in conflict and ultimately the reduced welfare and conservation status of baboons. So if one truly cares about wildlife, suggesting that baboons should be accepted in urban areas or controlled by unqualified people is in direct contradiction with all research evidence now available. ANGELA BOTHA Fish Hoek Tourism
Declare councillors This is an open letter to the City of Cape Town. I was in a telephonic conversation with an elderly friend of mine from Somerset West and he made a truly shocking revelation that I have heard from many other residents. He stated and I am going to quote him“Keith I have some issues here in Somerset West and what the sad part is I do not know who is my ward councillor, what his or her role is, and how and when and where can I contact him or her.” This shocking statement made me realise that our ward councillors need to advertise who they are and their contact details. If I was the premier I would, as with election posters, place a picture of each ward councillor with their contact details on strategic posts in their respective wards. This would enhance communication and service delivery. KEITH BLAKE Ottery
Safety in province can be achieved The letter “Safety should be top priority” (People’s Post, 9 July) by MEC Albert Fritz warrants a response. Fritz claims he was warned to stay clear of an abandoned building in Uitsig used by rival gangs. But he fails to mention whether he reported this building to his colleagues in the City of Cape Town in terms of the Problem Building by-law. I too support the concept of safer communities and this can be easily achieved if Fritz buys in to national government initiatives such as the Bambanani programme which revolves around community participation and mobilisation in the fight against crime. The call for the Army to be deployed is a dangerous one given our sordid past. When the Army was called in and a state of emergency declared in the favelas of Brazil, it only worsened an already imploding situation. What needs to happen is that the social conditions of our people must be improved; but, this is not the responsibility of the Army or our Police. We need to support national government in their fight against crime. Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) investigations have seen an entire gang, the Atlantis Fancy Boys being found guilty in the High Court
and locked away for life. With some hardcore gangsters like “Geweld” behind bars for life, it means that government is already clamping down on “syndicates, gang leaders, drug dealers and murderers who terrorise our people daily”. Fritz rightfully raises the lack of police presence and visibility. However, he has failed to exercise his oversight mandate by holding General’s (Khombinkosi) Jula and (Mpumelelo) Manci to account for Operation MORT which is a duplication of work already being done by the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) and other police units. Some 287 police members and 125 vehicles were taken away from existing duties to work for MORT as a parallel structure to the AGU. I concur with MEC Fritz that we can get our province back on track but it can’t be with people like some ward councillors who approached a High Court Judge pleading for leniency for a gang member in the “Geweld” trial (source: IOL). That sends a wrong message to the victims of crime and is an attack on the very freedom that we all enjoy in terms of our Constitution. COLIN ARENDSE Wynberg
The Grassy Park Community Policing Forum welcomes the deployment of the army to the gang-ridden areas of the Cape Flats. Gangsterism has spiralled out of control. Too many children have already died as a result of gangster shootings in our townships. A man was shot and killed in Lotus River in the Grassy Park police precinct. It hardly made the news. That’s another killing which has become such an everyday occurrence in our area. The residents of Parkwood, Lotus River an Ottery in the police precinct of Grassy Park, must endure wild shootings every day. The Grassy Park police took several guns off the streets in the last few weeks, but the shootings continue. The CPF would like to know that the support forces to the police will also be deployed in our area, sooner rather than later if the shootings and killings are to be stopped. Gangsters have a way of migrating to where it is easier to hide while the forces concentrate on selected areas. We say: Don’t give them that opportunity. Let the gangster know that he can run but will not find a place to hide. The law provides for the army deployed under orders of the president to search and seize and we hope this is the case with this deployment. To have the army just standing on the street with rifles helps somewhat but we need them to conduct searches as they know how to do. Gangsters must feel the heat. The CPF calls on our law-abiding citizens to be tolerant as they might be required to open their doors and be inconvenienced at roadblocks. It is but a small price to pay to make our communities safer and ensure a better future for our children. We wish our social agencies who work in these communities well, as they take advantage of the stabilisation of our areas and intensify their programmes with our children, youth and adults. We look forward to the real new dawn. PHILIP BAM Grassy Park CPF
This show is a must-see It’s never easy for a box office hit such as #JustMen, currently on at the Baxter Theatre, to be replicated with the same authenticity and credibility, with a re-run and achieve the same standing-ovation performance as experienced previously. Director and performer, Heinrich Reisenhofer, states at the very onset that #JustMen is a presentation and not a show, unscripted and unadulterated with performances by four diverse characters. The successful recipe to this remarkable presentation is the honest, stark account of each character’s early sexual encounters, often using expletives such as the “f-word”, to ultimately drive home their painful sexual experiences. Each gives a vivid account depicting the societal influence on their sexual manhood and malignancy towards women, but seeking redemption and self-realisation to overcome their mental demons, with the aim of releasing them from patriarchal bondage. #JustMen is a must-see and the post-presentation session is a valuable addendum serving to conscientise men of their sexuality, and to become more sensitive to gender-based violence, and the dignity and respect that women deserve. MARK RH KLEINSCHMIDT Kenwyn
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Pinelands sneak past Constantiaberg Charlotte Slabber of Constantiaberg (left) evades Pinelands player Kelly Corxford-Davids on her way to an attempt on goal in a grand challenge league game played at Hartleyvale on Saturday 21 July. Pinelands came out victorious 2-1. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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he first Phaldie Tregonning Memorial Cup will take place at the RC Athletico Soccer Club in Lansdowne today (Tuesday 23 July) and Thursday 25 July from 18:00. “A year has passed since our beloved and respected principal, Phaldie Tregonning’s untimely death on 13 July 2018,” read a statement from Windsor High School where he was principal by the time of his death. Tregonning’s career in education spanned almost three decades. “He was passionate about teaching and inspiring both learners and educators. He not only took a keen interest in developing learners academically but also supported their sporting dreams and assisted as far as possible for them to achieve it. “In commemorating our late principal, Windsor High School staff has decided to host a soccer tournament in honour of Phaldie Tregonning, hence the tournament has been named ‘The Phaldie Tregonning Memorial Cup Tournament’,” continued the statement.
Three teams, along with Windsor High School, have been invited to take part in the tournament namely: Livingstone High School, RC Athletico FC and Westerford High School.In tonight’s action, Windsor will tackle Westerford, with Livingstone doing battle against RC Athletico. The winners will take part in Thursday’s final at 19:15, while the losers of tonight’s contests will play in the curtain-raiser at 18:00. The school hopes to grow the tournament in years to come where they will be able to invite more teams. “We wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Tregonning family for granting permission to host the event and supporting this tournament. To Muneebah, Shakirah, Aniqa and Uzair – thank you for allowing your husband and father to be a part of our lives. He not only touched but made a tremendous difference in so many peoples’ hearts and lives over his 27 years in education.” V For more information on the tournament call 076 244 1373 or 083 570 3058.
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