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The Woman-Up Society at Bergvliet High School recently donated sanitary items to Sisters Incorporated, a shelter for abused women. The learner society poured love back into the community, teaching the young women of Bergvliet High School to never lose their compassion, tenderness and warmth, no matter what life throws at them. Pictured with learners are Inge van Wyk (teacher and organiser), and Delene Roberts and Lorna Solomons from Sisters Incorporated.
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apetonians have become accustomed to people running businesses from their homes. But, depending on your area’s zoning laws, it could land you in court. A case in point is that of Paul Cape, a business owner in Meadowridge. Paul and Leeanne Cape bought 1 Owen Drive, Meadowridge, from a deceased estate in January 2019. About six months later, Quazar Automotive, offering consulting, coaching and mentoring to people in the automotive retail industry, began operating there. According to the City of Cape Town, the property is zoned single residential 1 and is not allowed to be used as a business. On 14 June 2019, following complaints from residents, The Bergvliet/Meadowridge
Ratepayers’ Association (BMRA) submitted a land use contravention complaint to the City’s land enforcement inspectorate. On 5 July 2019, a 30-day notice to cease the activity was issued. An admin penalty of R15 000 was imposed (which has been paid by the applicant). The court summons was served as well as part of a separate process. The City’s Mayco member for spatial planning and environment, Marian Nieuwoudt, says the matter is currently at the magistrate’s court. “The owner has already been deemed to be operating in contravention of the municipal planning by-law by land use management, hence the admin penalty imposed,” says Nieuwoudt. In January this year, the landowner applied to rezone the property to local business 1. Nieuwoudt confirms this, saying that the matter is currently at the magistrate’s court, and is set down for Wednesday 22 April to determine the status of the application proc-
ess. “The application will be advertised to the surrounding neighbours, ward councillor and the residents’ association. There is a 30-day period in which objections can be submitted,” Nieuwoudt says.
How it all began Mark Schäfer, the chair of BMRA, says the association received grievances from residents on 11 June 2019. “Several residents complained about the number of cars parked on both the verge and along Owen Drive outside the property for the previous two weeks, obstructing and causing a traffic nuisance to residents. It is extremely disruptive, unsafe and noisy for the neighbours,” says Schäfer. Owen Drive is a narrow road and one of two vehicle access points from Kendal Road into Meadowridge as well as the only vehicle access point from Kendal Road into Oakridge.
Schäfer says residents’ concerns are the degrading of the residential integrity of the suburb, the loss of housing stock in a prime residential area and commercial creep up Kendal Road and the residential area. “The association does not want Kendal Road to become another Tokai Road with extensive business activity,” he says.
Determining intent Schäfer says the association believes the owner bought the property with the sole intent of running a business. Cape denies this. He says they saw it as a potential flip opportunity. However, it took six months for the property to be transferred. “Our first choice was to get ownership of the property, convert it and sell it.” He says when they signed an offer to purchase, the estate agent told them the master had given permission to sell the property. V Continued on page 2.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 17 March 2020
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People's Post is published by WP Media, a subsidiary of Media24. CONSTANTIA / WYNBERG 25 142 copies distributed Tuesdays to the following areas: Wynberg, Diep River, Plumstead, Southfield, Constantia, Hout Bay, Llandudno, Tierboskloof, Bergvliet, Dennendal, Dreyersdal, Heathfield, Kirstenhof, Meadowridge, Mountainview and Tokai. OTHER EDITIONS People's Post also has the following nine standalone editions: Woodstock / Maitland (14 825) Mitchell's Plain (69 503) Retreat (19 493) Grassy Park (18 418) Lansdowne (18 225) False Bay (24 824) Claremont / Rondebosch (27 756) Atlantic Seaboard / City (20 454) Athlone (29 825) Total print order: 268 465 WHOM TO CONTACT EDITOR: Thulani Magazi Email: Thulani@media24.com REPORTER: Nettalie Viljoen Email: Nettalie.Viljoen@media24.com SALES MANAGER: Shafiek Braaf Tel: 021 910 6615 Email: Shafiek.braaf@peoplespost.co.za MAIN BODY ADVERTISING: Michael Roberts Tel: 021 910 6526 E-mail: michael.roberts@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
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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
FROM PAGE 1 Cape says this turned out not to be true. “So that choice was taken away from us.” His second option, to accommodate his mother-in-law in the house, also fell through because the transfer took so long. That left their third option: the potential to put a business in there. “My money had been tied up for six months (in the Owen Drive property). In the meantime, our business lease (in Westlake) came up which we didn’t renew. So, we thought (starting 1 July 2019) we would put our guys in here to see if they liked it.” He says in June 2019, he paid occupational rent to the owner. “Within about three days of being here, the council turned up – very nice people, very professional – saying they have had a complaint.” Cape says that at that point they didn’t know if they were going to stay or go, but Council told them it was too late, they had to put in an application for rezoning. “Our hand was forced. I have now spent over R30 000 on legal and planning fees for the application.” Cape wishes residents would have approached him first. “The association has never been here. I am a Meadowridge ratepayer. Why didn’t they come and knock on my door and ask, ‘What are your plans, Mr Cape, with this property?’ I could have told them. If they had knocked on my door in June, we probably wouldn’t be here now.”
Parking the issue Cape says they are not the only people in the street running a business from a house. “If you go knocking on the first 15 doors on this road, chances are you will find some-
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 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
one working from home.” With regards to BMRA’s other claims, he says traffic and noise have always been a problem in Owen Drive. “This road is a rat run. Irrespective of who is here, be it residential or business, traffic doesn’t change.” With regards to parking in the street, he says, in June 2019 there were quite a lot of vehicles parked on and around his property but, he says, that was because of renovations. He says most of his business is done online and that clients do not visit or park at the premises. People’s Post determined that staff from Quazar Automotive (of whom only two work from these premises) and staff from Quazar Marketing, another business run from the property, do park on the street and the verge. Cape, however, feels that who parks where is irrelevant, seeing that there are no municipal parking restrictions (yellow or red lines) on Owen Drive. He denies that the business is responsible for any noise, stating it only operates from 8:30 to 16:00, four days of the week (Wednesday is a work-from-home day). He also feels the money spent on renovations and security has increased the value of the property. Cape says he has spent more than R300 000 on improving the once run-down property.
to impose law and order and the rule of law in certain circumstances,” he says. Cape says he was told by the council and the court that he could carry on while the zoning application is in process. The matter first appeared in the municipal court in Wynberg on 22 January and was postponed to 22 April. People’s Post asked the City if it was not allowed to act because the landowner had applied for rezoning. “The City can act whether the application was submitted, or not,” said Nieuwoudt.
Business as usual In the meantime, the business continues to operate from 1 Owen Drive. Schäfer believes the activity should cease whilst the planning application is pending. “The landowner was served with a notice to cease such activities in July 2019, yet they have continued to trade. Steps to stop the activity should have been taken upon expiration of the notice. The City seems reluctant
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SCHOOLS
Bergvliet Primary first in its glass NETTALIE VILJOEN
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ergvliet Primary School was announced as the 2019 national winner of The Glass Recycling Company’s (TGRC) annual schools competition, earning the school a total of R50 000 in prize money. What makes this achievement even more impressive is the fact that this is the third year in a row that the school has been crowned the winner. The school first got involved in the competition in 2013. According to Eddie Kruger, the school’s estate manager, what began as a sideline initiative has led to active recy-
cling becoming embedded within the school’s culture. “The school has taken environmental issues to heart. We believe teaching young people at an early age how to look after our environment is vital to our health and future,” he says. During the run of 2019, the school collected 75.8 tons of glass bottles and jars (over 227 000 glass bottles). Kruger says this would not have been possible without the support of the school’s dedicated teachers, learners and parents. “We have a team of recycling champions headed up by Ingrid Godfrey, who helps co-
Bergvliet Primary School learners at the competition handing-over ceremony.
ordinate our recycling depot. Without these dedicated champions we would not be able to handle the sheer volume of recycling waste that lands up at our depot,” he says. The school’s inter-houses system (Eksteen, Jeffcoat, Hertzog houses) further encourages learners to participate. Learners who bring bags of recycling earn “points” for their houses and the house with the highest points earns a reward. Each year, teachers also appoint a recycling champion within each classroom who then helps to drive recycling efforts. To further leverage recycling within the broader community, the school approached various local businesses and clubs. At present, the school collects glass and recycling from Dawn Patrol Moth hall, Madeiras Restaurant, Cle De Cap Home, Meadowridge Tennis club, Meadowridge Athletics club, Bergvliet sports club, The Loft in Tokai, Adam’s Farm and Primrose Park, a block of flats in Plumstead. Bergvliet Primary has also introduced various recycling initiatives to teach learners about caring for their environment and community. For example, 2-litre bottles are installed around high-traffic areas across the school grounds. Learners use these bottles to dispose of their plastic wrappers and waste, creating eco-bricks.
The TGRC competition saw schools compete across Gauteng, the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Durban and Pietermaritzburg. The three top-performing schools in each participating region received R30 000 (first prize), R20 000 (runner-up) and R10 000 (third prize). The school crowned the national winner received an additional R20 000 to its regional first prize money. Throughout the run of the competition, there were also monthly prizes awarded to the top-performing schools per region that managed to collect the most glass per month. Schools within each of these areas were invited to apply for the placement of glass banks. Apart from placing glass banks at the schools, TGRC also supplied curriculumcompliant material to empower educators to facilitate a holistic view of the glass recycling process. “Besides enabling the schools to play a pivotal role in reducing pollution within each participating province, this competition also assists in fostering entrepreneurship among the youth, imparting valuable skills that will help them during the next phase of their educational journey, as well as when they enter the job market,” said Shabeer Jhetam, CEO TGRC. The second and third place in the province went to Kenridge Primary School and Bay Primary School, respectively. Altogether the three winning schools in the Western Cape collected around 124 tons of glass – the equivalent of 372 000 glass bottles or 20 fully grown African elephants. By recycling these glass bottles and containers, these three schools have saved enough energy to light a compact fluorescent light-bulb for five years and 10 months or power a computer for over 33 months.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 17 March 2020
WYNBERG
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rasa has confirmed that a new cleaning contractor has been appointed at Wittebome railway station and that they are busy on site. Prasa contracted the cleaning services to a company for six months and the contract came to an end on Saturday 29 February. Riana Scott, spokesperson for Prasa, says, when that contract came to an end, Prasa had not finalised the appointment of the new service provider. “Therefore, in the interim, we continued to monitor the levels of station cleanliness
in this period. Where urgency (is identified), our internal cleaning staff attends to such to remedy the situation and to keep our commuters in a hygienic situation.” People’s Post investigated after receiving an email from a reader on the state of the subway at Wittebome railway station. “I believe the cleaning contract which Prasa used has come to an end about a week ago and no one can tell me when new cleaning contractors will be tendered or used. The Wittebome station subway, like other Prasa subways I suppose, are now filthy and stinking for a week, even into the foyer where train tickets are being sold,” the mes-
sage read. Scott says a large number of Prasa’s stations have cleaning contracts in place, however, she says only a few stations were affected by the change in cleaning contractor. She says illegal dumping remains a huge problem within Prasa’s space and adjacent spaces. “Prasa, working together with the communities, has on-going cleaning campaigns around the stations and railway line,” Scott says. V Residents, commuters or any stakeholder can report any form of fault or illegal dumping to 021 449 4255, 021 449 4266. Alternatively, an email can be written to facilitieshelpdesk@metrorail.co.za.
Prasa and residents recently worked together during a cleaning campaign in Simon’s Town.
Talk on Egyptian rituals The Egyptian Society of South Africa will host their next talk on Tuesday 24 March at 19:30. The meeting will be held at St. George’s Grammar School in Mowbray. The guest speaker will be Keith
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Safe hiking initiative’s number of walks hit 27 Take Back Our Mountains will host its 27th event on Sunday 29 March. The Elsies Peak hike
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Baxter closed until end of April The Baxter Theatre Centre has cancelled all performances at the theatre until the end of April in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of declaring South Africa a state of disaster. Productions during this period include Danger in the Dark, The Last Five Years, the 55th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, I am Rain, Boys Don’t Cry, Money and Men, Best of Zabalaza 2020, all Morning Melodies, South African College of Music, Cape Town Concert Series and Masambe Theatre performances. There has been a call on social media platforms that patrons who have booked tickets for a
show at any theatre or event to please donate the tickets rather than requesting a refund as this is what can kill the arts. Should you wish to be refunded, there is a self-refund option available on your Webtickets profile. Login to your Webtickets profile, click on “My Tickets” and click on “Choose Action” and “Refund Tickets” next to your transaction. If payment was made via Pick n Pay or EFT, you will be prompted to enter your banking details and will receive a confirmation email. Refunds will be processed and paid within five working days. V For further enquiries, email refunds@webtickets.co.za.
Netcare warns of fraudsters Criminals are going to homes in various areas, claiming to be from Netcare or Netcare 911, and saying that they are assisting the department of health with door-to-door screening for Covid-19 (coronavirus). A statement sent out by Netcare says staff members from
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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 17 March 2020
SECURITY CLUSTER GAMES
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: “Throughout the run of the tournament, we also combine the teams, giving players from DCA, SANDF and SAPS 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 batting and fielding 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. According to Leboko, the DCA takes its sports wellness programme very seriously. Altogether, it recognises 24 sporting codes, including aerobics. “The environment our staff members work in is challenging, both physically and mentally. They need to be fit and sport also takes them out of difficult circumstances. It is a healing process,” says Leboko. The awards function was held at the Pollsmoor Prison recreation hall on Friday 13 March. The police walked away as the overall winner of the tournament.
The national women’s police cricket team fields while national SANDF women’s team bats.
The national SANDF men’s cricket team at the awards ceremony.
The national police women’s cricket team in the back with the national SANDF women’s team in the front.
The national DCA women’s team.
The national SANDF women’s team. The police won best men’s performance for tournament.
Umpires and coaches are trained according to Cricket SA standards.
Scorers have to complete training supported by Cricket SA.
The national DCA men’s cricket team a the award’s ceremony.
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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 17 March 2020
SEAWINDS
Engeldoe retires with a smile RACINE EDWARDES @#RaeEdwardes
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he principal at Zerilda Park Primary School in Seawinds will bid farewell to her colleagues and learners at the end of this term. Lorna Engeldoe is retiring after 45 years in education. “I’ve been teaching for 45 years as a whole and 31 years here. I need a rest after 45 years,” she said before her surprise farewell on Thursday 12 March. “I started at Palmerston Pre-Primary School in Plumstead. I was there for 14 years and then I was seconded to Zerilda Park Primary School. When I got here it was actually an Afrikaans school,” she recalled. Engeldoe said she faced many challenges during her years as a teacher. “I went through hell – not just with parents or children, but with the teachers also!” But she did meet her husband, who was also working as a teacher in Plumstead. And the greater Retreat community, she said, taught her so much about the hardships that some people – and children – endure daily. On Monday 2 March, Engeldoe turned 65 years old and was officially notified that her time in the schooling system had come to an end. She said now she wanted to catch up on activities she hadn’t been able to do for 45 years. “I’m just going to sleep until the cows come home. And I’m going to have nothing to do with a timetable – nothing like that. I’m just going to be free and play it by ear and take it as it comes.” Drusilla de Wet, the school adminis-
trator, said she had been on this journey with Engeldoe for 30 years. “She started in 1989 and I started in 1990. I mean, 30 years is a lifetime – we’re like family. It is very hard to see her go. “We’ve had lots of ups and downs and we’ve conquered them all,” said De Wet. Later, a teary-eyed Engeldoe was escorted to her surprise party. Learners and teachers read poems, sang songs, performed skits and spoke about the role model they will miss. “We are here today to bid farewell to our principal,” said the deputy principal, Ronald Zamanjah. “We are here to celebrate the 45 years of service that she’s given to learners here and elsewhere. “Mrs Engeldoe has been at Zerilda Park for 31 years – some of your mommies aren’t even 31 years old – and 14 years she has served as principal,” he told the learners. He added: “She’s always ruled the school with an iron fist but she’s also a very loving person and a compassionate person. And she’s not only a principal; she has a husband and a son and now she will be able to spend more time with them.” Engeldoe said she will enjoy her time in retirement and offered words of wisdom to future generations and staff. “I always talk to the teachers and tell them that we must uplift each other. It would be a better world if we did that.” And finally, she divulged her secret to remaining youthful. “What people must learn is to stop concerning themselves with other people’s lives. Mind your own business!”
The outgoing principal fo Zerilda Park Primary School, Lorna Engeldoe, with deputy principal, Ronald Zamanjah. PHOTOS: RACINE EDWARDES
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WRITTEN IN STONE: The play Akhnaton has been researched since early last year in an attempt to make it as authentic as possible. Green shows People’s Post the authentic hieroglyphics for the name of his character, Akhnaton, who was once the ruler of Egypt.
AKHNATON RETURNS – TO LIFE AND THEATRE: Gary Green played Akhnaton in the Agatha Christie play of the same name, at the Masque Theatre this weekend. He showed People’s Post around the set before it came together onstage. The first two shows took to the stage on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 March. The rest of the run has been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The production was being staged to raise much-needed funds for the 61-year-old theatre. The theatre is under severe financial strain and currently at risk of shutting its doors. PHOTOS: RACINE EDWARDES
STANDING UP FOR HIS BELIEFS: Chelsea van Coller has been acting and doing drama lessons with Spotlight Drama studio since she was four tears old. She played the young Akhnaton – a male role – in the stage play of the same name, at the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg.
FOR EGYPT: Akhnaton took to the stage on Friday 13 March.
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CAPE TOWN CARNIVAL
Pandemic halts this year’s parade A
group of 40 learners from Strandfontein Secondary School meant to participate in this year’s Cape Town Carnival will have to wait a little bit longer to showcase their skills following the cancellation of the annual event. The carnival was scheduled to take place on Human Rights Day, Saturday 21 March, on the Green Point Fan Walk. However, following president Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation over the COVID-19 virus pandemic and measures that have been introduced to curb its spread, organisers have decided to call the carnival off. “In consultation with our stakeholders, the trustees and management of the Cape Town Carnival resolved to cancel the carnival parade in the best interests of the health and welfare of all people and particularly the communities we serve,” a statement from the organisers read. “We would like to thank the 44 community groups, the individuals performers, and the carnival staff that have worked tirelessly to prepare for this event.” Prof Rachel Jafta, chair of the Cape Town Carnival Trust, said: “My heart goes out to the carnival communities and management tea that have worked so hard to make this year’s parade extra special. Don’t lose hope; we will be back. We thank our sponsors and suppliers for their understanding in these uncertain times.” Jean Prinsloo, principal at Strandfontein Secondary, says the school is the only high school in the Strandfontein community and “is a beacon of hope for a mixed community that has a few informal settlements such as 7de Laan and Plasie.” The group, featuring 40 learners from Strandfontein and suburbs like Pelican Heights, Pelican Park, Mitchell’s Plain,
A group of Strandfontein Secondary School learners who would have participated in the Cape Town Carnival, before president Cyril Ramaphosa banned large gatherings on Sunday 15 March. Khayelitsha and Nyanga, was meant to showcase their parade, Umswenko: Move to Your Own Beat. Umswenko was originally expressed by miners as a way of celebrating life beyond the hardships of day-to-day work, using song, dance and fashion as a way out of their grim reality. In its new incarnation, it is once again enlivening a group of people in difficult circumstances, giving them a sense of purpose, joy and unity. “We’ve been practising rigorously for about a month now, sacrificing intervals, practising after school, and even doing
three-hour sessions on a Saturday,” says Judith Simmers, one of the Strandfontien group’s choreographers. Led and choreographed by Simmers, Fadley Hamsa and Merissa Schrikker, the group had evolved quickly into a safe place of fun, friendship, laughter and brilliance. Keeble-Mercuur, who would have been a participant in the carnival and would have represented the school, says there’s a buzz among the learners that wasn’t there before. According to the Strandfontein learners, the many hours of practising and togetherness have enabled the children to build new friendships, keep themselves out of harm’s
way, and open their minds up to new possibilities in their own lives. Recalling how it all started, Keeble-Mercuur tells the story of how a teacher, caught up in “the gees and magic” of being a part of the 50 000-strong carnival crowd before; “ran right along the parade route, next to the floats and through the crowds.” “I think, for her, and for us, to see the absolute joy, pride and confidence on the bright young faces of those passing performers, spotting some of our very own learners shimmying in the belly dance, was something to behold and we as a school just had to get involved.”
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CLAREMONT
Residents stand up for trees NETTALIE VILJOEN
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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. An online property advertisement states the sizes of the erven as 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 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 al-
though 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,” she says.“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.” DAFF was scheduled to conduct an inspection yesterday, Monday 16 March. 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.” Paterson says that a meeting with interested neighbours during the advertising period for the subdivision was held. “This is not required by council, but we like to stay engaged with the community. It is an open forum to hear any concerns neighbours might have with the project and where we could try and accommodate them.”
Getting to the root of the problem NETTALIE VILJOEN Depending 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, 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 highdensity 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 onsite 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. 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.
She says at this meeting they did promise they would try their best to keep as many established trees as possible. “It is normally in the developer’s interest to take out as many trees at the start of the project as this gives the builder more space to work and the one-time call-out fee can then be spread among all of the trees.” Paterson says 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. “There is no telling how deep or far the root system of a tree spreads. 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, which normally extends to the outer edge of the canopy of the tree. “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,” says Burgess. Paterson states that none of the trees removed at 3 Parry Road were protected trees. “We are only talking about alien trees. When our arborist marks a protected tree, we build our houses around it.” 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. “All trees are critical to the health and well-being of the citizens of Cape Town. 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 have put extensive flower beds in place to accommodate many trees, and have sourced these from Induli Nursery in Sun Valley. We will be planting close to 35 trees once the project nears completion,” Paterson says. In a later communication, Paterson informed People’s Post that the plot on which the yellowwood tree stands has been sold. “Whilst Linear Developments remains committed to protecting the yellowwood tree, we cannot vouch for what the new owners of the land will do,” Paterson says.
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Rondebosch crowned champions GOOSAIN ABRAHAMS
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ondebosch have been crowned the Western Province Cricket Association club cricket competition premier league champions this weekend following their easy eight-wicket win over Victoria. It was Luke Stevens (4/17), the ‘Bosch medium pacer who set up their victory, being instrumental in dismissing Victoria for a paltry 100. The Rondebosch batters had little difficulty in knocking down the required runs for victory with only two wickets down. UCT, who is making a determined bid to stave off relegation, gained much-needed points with a 37-run over Brackenfell. Jack Newby (143*) was in fine fettle for the students. In the keenly contested race for promotion in the first division A league Green Point are the champions with Rylands who are the runners up. Both teams will be competing in the Premier division next year. Green Point was comfortable eight-wicket winners over Primrose. Chasing 200 runs for victory Munier Alexander (98*) and Richard Tissiman (53*) safely saw the Pointers home. Rylands were made to battle for their 4 wicket win over Kraaifontein. Chasing a modest 122 for victory they lost wickets at regular intervals, but Brad Moses (30*) eventually saw them home. In the first division B, Pinelands are the champions and are promoted following their 34-run win over Avendale. Season cancelled WPCA have also announced the cancellation of the rest of the cricket season following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration placing the country in a state of disaster in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
“To this end, the WPCA offices and Newlands Cricket Ground, is under lockdown until further notice,” read a statement issued by WPCA. As a result, most WPCA staff will work remotely, all club, youth and any other form of cricket is cancelled and all board and subcommittee meetings are cancelled. Residents are also encouraged not to visit Newlands Cricket Ground in an effort to “exercise social distancing and prevent the spread of the virus.” They add that they are monitoring the situation on a weekly basis. “This is an unprecedented event in our time and it is crucial to make decisive calls in order to ensure the safety of all our stakeholders. We thank our president, Cyril Ramaphosa, for showing strong leadership during this time and take heed of his call to business to take preventative measures,” stated WPCA CEO, Nabeal Dien. Selected results: Premier league: UWC beat Claremont by 7 wickets Claremont 163 (Josh Chippendale 57, Mark Hendricks 35; Siya Simetu 4/24’ UWC 167/3 (Quinton Dreyer 79, Gio Christian 54) WPCC beat Strandfontein by 8 wickets Strandfontein 95 (Justin Warely 38; Charlie Dale 4/29, Junaid Dawood 3/17) WPCC 97/2 (Kyle Schreuder 52; Rostill Wessels 2/50) Cape Town beat Bellville by 133 runs. Cape Town 219/9 (Matthew Olsen 51*, Geoff Dods 46, James Crowson 32; Dewald Botha 4/21, Daniel Childs 3/41). Bellville 86 (Kyle de Wet 24, Uwe Birkenstock 22; Matthew Olsen 5/13, Brendan Young 3/31, Nicholas Scott 2/21).
Lavender Hill wins big NOORE NACERODIEN
game when Kelsey Fortuin crossed the plate courtesy of a Melissa Savage hit to right field The Cape Town Softball Association season after Fortuin was advanced on a sacrifice ended with an exciting week of softball. In bunt from Grivonne Rhoda. the women’s Super League Knockout (KO) Just 24 hours earlier, Yankees put the competition, Lavender Hill won their first skids on Lavender Hill when they ran out major trophy when they beat Westridge Yan- 6-1 winners to retain the league title. kees 3-2 in a riveting final at the Turfhall As expected, both sets of pitchers consoftball stadium on Sunday 15 March. The tained the batters throughout the two outcome is the first major title won by the games. In the men’s major league KO final, young Lavender Hill team. Hamiltons scored four runs in the seventh With the score locked at 2-2 from the sec- innings to clinch a famous victory over ond innings, the match went into an extra Westridge Yankees. tiebreaker inning. Yankees failed to score in Hamiltons managed only three hits in the first tiebreaker innings. However, Lav- their first six innings. Marc Quickfall’s douender Hill had other ideas and sealed the ble set the stage for a superb batting display by the Hamiltons offensive with Altino Elliott adding another double. Yankees failed to respond. In the league competition, Khayelitsha Eagles failed to beat Pirates allowing Yankees to clinch the title at the finish line. Yankees had a good day at the ballpark when their men clinched the second division KO and their women’s major league team clinched the double at the expense of Table View Tornados. The results are: Women: Saturday: Super League: Heideveld Yankees 0, Falcons 15; Kenfac Phillies 5, Glenthorn A’s 8; Lavender Hill 1, Westridge Yankees 6 First League: Lavender Hill’s Miché Hendricks (left) celebrates with Panthers 14, Glenthorn A’s 15; Melissa Savage after the final run was scored to beat Battswood 5, Blackheath 7; Westridge Yankees 3-2 a during sudden death in the super St Martins 0, Lavender Hill 6; league KO final on Sunday 15 March at Turfhall. This was Crusaders 0, Khayelitsha EaLavender Hill’s first major title. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS gles 15;
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Over-50s cricket cancelled AVRIL FILLIES AVRIL.FILLIES@MEDIA24.COM
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he Over-50s Cricket World Cup being held in Cape Town has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 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 Evergreen Lifestyle spokesman Arthur Case. “There was a great desire to continue but, in the end, it became apparent that cancellation was the right thing to do.” Former WP 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 nailbiting 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. Dawson had just five runs to defend in the final over with England eight wickets down and conceded only two runs in his first five
Alan Dawson of South Africa, in action against England on Friday 13 March at Wynberg Boys’ High.
deliveries leaving last man Sean Cooper requiring a boundary off the last ball to win the game. Dawson bowled him – with a no ball – but the batsman missed the free-hit and the win was secured. 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. England appeared to be well on course for victory at 70-1 but seamer Anwell Newman (2-25) and spinner Neil Fusedale claimed vital wickets in the middle order and some determined fielding and excellent catching saw wickets fall at regular intervals. Strydom (2-19) also played his part with the ball conceding just six runs from the penultimate over with England requiring 12 from 12 balls before Dawson produced his magic to finish with a remarkable 2-13 from his nine overs following his brilliant 69 not out from only 35 balls in the opening 193-run win against Wales. South Africa’s third game in the tournament was against India at Langa Cricket Club on Sunday 15 March. 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. Louis Koen, Kenny Jackson, Anwell Newman and Henry Williams are all former Boland players and showed they are still a force to be reckon with on the cricket pitch. Newman can still remember his first encounter facing Alan Donald (coach) in a provincial match against the Free State where, he says, Donald nearly took his head off with a bouncer. “Alan came back from an injury and was out to prove himself and unfortunately Boland had to bear the brunt of his attack. The only silver lining in that encounter was that I scored the most runs (23) out of a total of 93 runs,” Newman says. The SA over-50 squad included: Dave Callaghan (Captain), Louis Koen, Alan Dawson, Pieter Strydom, Kenny Jackson, Dave Holgate, Anwell Newman, Neil Fusedale, Rodney Malamba, Mlungisi ‘Lefty’ Ngece, Dave Duncan, Bruce Wilson, Warne Rippon, Brad Player, Nazeem White and Henry Williams. Coach: Allan Donald.
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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: . 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 For more information or if you have any questions, visit www.wcpsc.co.za.
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