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ar South residents, eager to once again celebrate Muizenberg and the arts, were glad of the Muizenberg Festival held last weekend. Now in its seventh year, the festival took place from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November. It encompassed a range of events, from talks to theatre productions. This year, things were done a little differently as a result of Covid-19 but, despite reduced numbers, the show just had to go on. Fergus Turner, a worker bee at The Hive cultural centre which aims to build community through the arts, says this year’s festival was especially important to promote unity during these difficult times. He explained: “We put out a call to our networks and in the callout, we made it very clear that we recognise great value in keeping the initiative alive. And so, whatever we can do, whether online or small numbers, it’s still important.” While they were nervous about the logistics of the festival, Turner said: “The overwhelming opinion (received after putting their feelers out) is that people are feeling exhausted, people are feeling disconnected, and people want to celebrate and reconnect with what we like to feel is our home. We still want to come together around what we celebrate and what we love – responsibly.” Aside from the performances held at the Masque Theatre, most of the 12 to 20 events were held outdoors and in gardens to allow for social distancing. Even though the number of events was almost half of the up to 45 usually held in previous years, the idea to reconnect people with mostly free arts events was too important to simply give up on, organisers say. “Even though this year has been challenging because of Covid-19, we’ve tried to keep things going on-
line and through WhatsApp groups,” said Miranda Tait, manager at the Jungle Theatre Company (JTC). “The Muizenberg Festival happens every year, usually in October but we’ve just delayed it to November this time around.” JTC assists the festival organiser, The Hive, each year to put together the string of activities, shows, tours and more. The annual parade was also down-sized slightly, having taken place around the Zandvlei water body as opposed to the usual route. Tait explains: “Normally, we go through the streets of Muizenberg but, at the moment, because of permits, costs and Covid-19, we decided to rather do it by the vlei.” Tait said the JTC events at the Masque were important for the children because they base all their theatre on African folk tales. And so, with
all Covid-19 protocols observed, young people took to the stage. “There were new stories and they relate to the kids with regards to culture and use of language. They (children) can really identify and connect with the stories which often bring up certain issues they’re experiencing in their communities as well. Things come up like poverty and bullying, and we can discuss them in the groups.” Turner added that the festival gave artists and performers a platform, some for the first time since lockdown began at the end of March, to practice their art. Building the arts remains a priority for organisers. They encourage the public to join their programmes. V Artists in need of space can visit The Hive at 15 Church Street. For the Jungle Theatre Company, visit www.jungletheatre.co.za.
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The Marina craft and food market will take place on Saturday 5 December from 10:00 to 14:00 and Saturday 19 December from 10:00 to 16:00 at San Marina Recreational Hall. Take the Uitsig entrance from Prince George Drive and follow the signage.
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Support local and shop handmade crafts for your Christmas gifts. Visit the Facebook page @MarinaCraftandFoodMarket to see some of the talented crafters’ work and products that will be available.
Police find ways to squeeze criminals’ space Ocean View station commander Lt Col Monwabisi Buzwayo would like to express his appreciation to the community for the information provided which led to the arrest of seven suspects. The suspects are said to have been terrorising the community with serious crimes, including street robberies. “We further encourage all the victims of
crime who might not have reported such cases to come and open such cases. This will increase the possibility of linking the suspect with more cases, which will contribute positively in terms of opposing bail,” Buzwayo explains. “It is only when we are working as one (police and community) that we can squeeze the space of criminals.”
Muizenberg beach closed as lifeguard goes missing A seasonal lifeguard, who fell off a rescue sled being towed by a jet ski, disappeared in the surf on Saturday 28 November and is yet to be found. Just before 15:00 on Saturday, Muizenberg lifeguards launched their jet ski in response to a call about a kite surfer. The senior lifeguard was operating the craft, with the seasonal lifeguard on the rescue sled. It is suspected that the lifeguard was knocked off the sled, approximately 50 to 100 metres offshore, and he then disappeared in the water. The City of Cape Town began working with numerous other agencies to find the
Jerico Shrosbee collects nurdles at the beach to save marine animals. PHOTO: FISH HOEK SURF LIFESAVING CLUB
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quipping children with knowledge of environmental matters is said to be key in protecting and rehabilitating the planet from the harmful effects of industrialisation. With this in mind, the Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club has put its little Nippers to work for Earth’s preservation, challenging them to get all those pesky nurdles off beaches – and they could win a prize while doing so. The Nippers, who could be described as lifeguards in training, are doing their part for the environment in a nurdle challenge which began about three weeks ago. “One of our clever parents created a ‘nurdle station’. You collect the nurdles in a bucket, pour water over (the nurdles and possibly collected beach debris) and then pick up the floating nurdles with a cup,” says vice-nipper officer Nikki Mocke. The small plastic pellets are then tossed into a modified 2F bottle and the one to fill up first will see the corresponding group win the competition. “The goal is to collect nurdles every time we come down to training, to protect and try
and care for our small patch of coastline,” she explains. The teams are split into four age-group categories: u.9 and u.10; u.11 and u.12; u.13 and u.14; and lifeguards u.15 and up. But there is also a Micro Nipper nurdle station for the five- to eight-year-old groups. With training only between 17:30 and 18:30 on Tuesdays and throughout the morning on Sundays, the teams are still managing to find time to scoop up the harmful plastics at a rapid rate. “We are encouraging them to collect whenever they can (in their free time), but that may be why the u.11s and u.12s are winning; because they were allowed to collect during training,” says Mocke. According to her, the team in the lead has collected almost a full 2F bottle of nurdles, and they show no signs of stopping now. While the possibility of winning a prize (which is yet to be confirmed) would surely be a motivator to win, the real prize of this challenge is keeping plastics out of the ocean and animals’ tummies. V For more information on the nurdle spillage affecting the Cape coastlines, visit the People’s Post website to read “What the nurdle?”, 3 November and “Concrete solution for nurdles”, 10 November.
lifeguard, closing off Muizenberg beach for the search. Lifeguards, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), law enforcement, fire and rescue service, disaster risk management and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) continued their search well into Sunday 29 November. Counselling has been arranged for the lifeguard’s colleagues and friends. The City says it will do everything possible to find the lifeguard, and to assist his colleagues, family and friends during this difficult time. The search was ongoing at the time of going to print.
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Ozzy was bitten by another dog in an incident that fractured both the ulna and radius. This canine was the first to benefit from the new bone plating kit. PHOTO: RACINE EDWARDES we’d be able to assist an animal in that situation,” Abraham explained. Middleton added: “We do a lot of orthopaedic (procedures) here; we probably get three or four a week and we’ll do a couple in a day. The gold standard for broken bones is a plating kit. It gives you a method to get the bone back together in such a way that it’s stable and it’s in the right position, so primary healing is a lot quicker.” Furthermore, he said the previous solution to broken bones, the X-Fix stabilising kit, required rods to be inserted through the animals’ bones and made use of external pins and equipment to keep the bones together. Abraham and Dr Middleton agreed that this solution was quite clumsy and put the patients at a higher risk of infection. The plating kit will also facilitate the training of the vets at the SPCA and improve their life-saving techniques. The first dog to benefit from the orthopaedic kit was Ozzy. He received his first plates on the day of the handover. V For more information or to support the SPCA, email info@capespca.co.za or call 021 700 4140.
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s South Africa and the rest of the globe mark World Aids Day today, Tuesday 1 December, it is only natural to take stock of how far the country has come and how far it still needs to go to eradicate HIV/Aids. With “Ending the HIV/Aids Epidemic: Resilience and Impact” as the theme of this year’s observance, leading HIV researcher Professor Linda-Gail Bekker says there is no doubt that the Aids response will need resilience. Bekker, who is the COO of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation as well as the director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town (UCT), says we are in this for the long haul. “The HIV epidemic won’t be going anywhere for a long time. We do need to start to hold ourselves accountable for the impact. Turning off the incidence taps will be key to eventually being able to overcome,” she says. The first case of HIV/Aids in SA was reported in 1982. In 2018, the number of people living with HIV in the country stood at 7.7 million. According to this information sourced from Avert’s website (an international HIV and Aids charity based in the United Kingdom (UK), that makes SA the country with the biggest HIV epidemic in the world. UNAids Data (2020) states 20.4% of people (one in five) in SA are living with HIV with prevalence varying markedly between regions, ranging from 12.6% in Western Cape to 27% in KwaZulu-Natal. Bekker says the reason for this is because the epidemic in South Africa was left unchecked for a long time as the force of infection increased. “We haven’t been able to get the incidence
down in all populations although we have seen a significant reduction in deaths and disease due to Aids since the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy and the scale-up of our treatment programme,” she adds.
facilities everywhere can supply treatment and then making sure that all who have HIV have been reached, have been offered ART and have initiated and continue to access their ART monthly and remain in care,” she says. Bekker adds that SA has done pretty well on Strides forward treatment and almost Confirming this everywhere large numlight at the end of the bers of South Africans tunnel, Avert’s web- Red ribbons are the symbol of World have been tested. site states SA has the Aids Day. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS “The challenge for us world’s largest antireis to make sure as many troviral treatment (ART) programme and of those individuals who are positive are that SA is making good progress towards the linked to care and then remain in care. We UNAids 90-90-90 targets, particularly in re- haven’t completely succeeded there yet. gards to testing and viral suppression. These This means that not only do the individuals targets include that – by 2020 – 90% of all peo- want to seek health care and stay in care but ple living with HIV will know their HIV sta- also health facilities need to enable this by tus; 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV in- providing client centred services which enafection will receive sustained antiretroviral ble good adherence,” she says. therapy; and 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppres- Covid-19’s impact sion by 2020. Research done by Dr Mary-Ann Davies of In 2018 in SA, 90% of people living with the Western Cape health department – and HIV were aware of their status, of which 68% presented at the 23rd International AIDS were on treatment. Of those diagnosed and Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual) on Wedneson treatment, 87% were virally suppressed. day 8 July – showed that HIV did raise the “This equates to 62% of all people living risk of death from Covid-19 in the province. with HIV in South Africa on treatment and According to the analysis, which looked at 54% virally suppressed,” Avert’s website approximately 3.5 million adults receiving states. public sector health care in the province, Bekker says it is no small feat to try to get around 8% of deaths from Covid-19 in the more than 7 million people onto lifelong province were attributable to HIV. therapy where they cannot afford to have a However, the analysis found that the inbreak in their treatment. “This requires an crease in risk was modest and although HIV effective supply chain, ensuring that health prevalence in South Africa was high, the rel-
ative youth of the population living with HIV meant that the absolute number of deaths due to HIV remained small. On whether the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic affected treatment programmes offered locally, Bekker says when health facilities closed or limited their services only to Covid-19, many people seeking care or already in care may have felt put off to attend, may have been anxious to attend or worried about their well being. “This may have reduced the amount of testing, the number of treatment initiations and ongoing pick up of medications. Once an individual had a break in their ART, they may feel less inclined to reconnect with health facilities. This will lead to a relapse of HIV viral load and possible viral resistance,” she adds.
16 Days of Activism As the country also observes the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign, it is concerning to note that, according to Avert’s website, women are disproportionately affected by HIV in SA. In 2017, 26% of women were estimated to be living with HIV, compared to around 15% of men. In 2018, 140 000 women and 86 000 men became HIV positive. In the same year, 4.7 million women were living with HIV compared to 2.8 million men. The website cites poverty, the low status of women and gender-based violence as reasons for this disparity in HIV prevalence in the country. Bekker adds that, although she does not agree that these are the only reasons for the disparity, she does think they are contributing factors. “Less stigma and discrimination, less violence and more recognition of women and women’s rights will also help to reduce the impact of HIV,” she concludes.
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Brave women take stand on crime KAYLYNNE BANTOM @bantomkaylynne
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ally Ann Lindy Jacobs sobs uncontrollably as she kneels in front of her painted art piece depicting her raw and painful emotions from the murder of her nephew and son. Next to Jacobs stands Kashiefa Mohammed with a banner of her slain son, Raffiq. “I miss you,” reads the banner. On the far end another banner with words “rest in peace Justin”. The art belongs to a woman who lost both her children to acts of violence. These are some of the raw art images on display at the Imam Harron Hall, Community House in Salt River, showcasing the violent and painful realities of women and children on the Cape Flats. The exhibition formed part of the official launch of the Cape Flats Women Alumni on Monday 23 November at Community House. The alumni was established by the Manenberg safety forum to acknowledge women community activists in different communities. The art pieces were created from household items including children’s clothing,
photo’s of murdered children, newspaper articles and trophies, among others. Alumni founder and chair of the safety forum, Roegshanda Pascoe, says women are the backbone of their communities. However, they are often overlooked. She says when lockdown was implemented in March, women took up the cross and decided to feed the hungry and vulnerable in their respective areas. “They did this without the support of government and are still doing it nearly eight months later,” says Pascoe. She describes the alumni as her dream. It has been in the making for two years. “I wanted to create a platform where women are acknowledged for their bravery and selfless acts. These women have endured painful experiences, but they are still there for others, and they never make news headlines.” Pascoe says community members had to nominate women from their community and the rest she hand-picked herself. She explains that 20 women were selected. “Many of these women do not have tertiary education or could not complete their schooling due to their circumstances. But life has taught them more than a university
Honouring brave Cape Flats women for their community activism.
ever will. They have their doctorate, mas- nisation that aims to fight transnational orters, LLB degree based on the pain and diffi- ganised crime, thanked the nominees. culty life threw at them.” She says funding would be made available Pascoe explains that the women are from in support of the alumni. Kensington, Hanover Park, Manenberg, On Saturday 28 November, during a gala Heideveld, Wesbank, Delft, Eerste River, event, the 20 nominees were honoured with Mitchell’s Plain, Mfuleni, Philippi and certificates and trophies. Khayelitsha. The exhibition formed part of a week-long string of activities to facilitate healing after dealing with their experiences of loss and suffering. Marian Kortjie is one of the nominees from Kensington. Both her children were murdered. “Living with the pain of losing both your children is hard. There were times that I wanted to give up, but my love for helping others is what kept me going,” she says. Jacobs, a community worker in Wesbank, explains that her life was never the same after her nephew was killed in 2015 and her son two years later. She says being part of the alumni gives her courage as many of these women have gone through similar heartache. Thildapumza Zackyoppe from Mfuleni says: “As women we are faced with so much adversity in our communities. We need the support from government.” Rukshana Parker, analyst at Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime, an inter- This art exhibition showcased the violent and painful realities of national civil society orga- women on the Cape Flats. PHOTO: KAYLYNNE BANTOM
Ann October stares at the art piece created by a mother who had both her children murdered. PHOTO: KAYLYNNE BANTOM
The nominees were awarded during a gala event on Saturday 28 November.
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If you are doing your Christmas shopping, consider adding one or two items for those less fortunate into your shopping basket. The Observatory-based charity organisation Molo Songololo hopes to supply 100 girls with dignity gift bags. The organisation aims to assist and empower children and youth who are victims of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and child trafficking. Patric Solomons, director at the organisation, says the aim of the bag distribution is also to create awareness and remove stigma attached to the menstrual cycle. “We find that some of the girls that we work with still feel ashamed when they are on their period. We want to inform them that this is a natural development in their bodies and there is no need for them to feel ashamed about it.” According to Solomons they work with children in underprivileged communities.
He says they often find that girls miss school because they have no sanitary products at their disposal. He explains that each dignity pack contains a three-pack supply of pads; basic toiletries like soap, roll-on, face cloth, shampoo, conditioner and toothpaste among other items. Solomons adds that they also collect hygiene products for boys. “We have seen that children appear more confident and feel better about themselves when they have proper hygiene products. We see this, especially among the boys,” he says. The organisation has a dignity drive twice a year, but their efforts have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic this year. Solomons explains that while they have already received some donations, more are needed. He says donations can still be made until Saturday 12 December. V Donations can be dropped off at 46 Trill Road, Observatory, Cape Town, or call 021 448 5421.
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‘Living Coloured’ on stage Yusuf Daniel’s bestselling book, Living Coloured, is vividly brought to life in the stage adaptation set to be performed at The Baxter Theatre. This is based on Daniels’s compilation of short stories, Living Coloured (Because Black and White Were Already Taken) and brings together a dynamic group of creatives led by Loukmaan Adams as director, with adaptation by Daniel Mpilo Richards, set design by Patrick Curtis and costumes by Marisa Steenkamp. It also marks Adams’s debut as a solo director. An accomplished performer, Adams’s previous experience includes being responsible for vocal training and choreography for The Kramer Petersen Songbook. In recent years at The Baxter he was seen in three sold-out seasons of Aunty Merle, The Musical, David Kramer’s Danger in the Dark and #JustMen. Living Coloured is an ode to an era where communities and families thrived despite
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Healing the youth one swing at a time EARL HAUPT
“On their return, they will be sharing their experiences with children in their community as well as with family members, and on return to school share it with their classmates and teachers. This will have a knock-on effect and should make more scholars interested in taking up the sport of golf. We are also going to continue fundraising as we think these children deserve the opportunity to be members at a golf course,” says Jansen. While the tour will expose youth from the Cape Flats to life outside of the province, the trip will also allow them to walk in the footsteps of a sporting hero of yesteryear who has often been forgotten. “You see, the time has come for our youth to get to know that we do have sporting legends living in our communities, even if they are not being recognised around the world or by our local South African golfing fraternity, these sportsmen and women from various sporting codes have earned their status as legends in their sport and therefore deserve to be given this recognition by our communities,” says Jansen. He refers to Sewgolum, who despite winning the Dutch Open three times, had to receive his 1965 Natal Open title outside the clubhouse in the rain as the building was reserved for white people only at that time. Jansen recalls Sewgolum’s story as both inspirational, but also a tragic one. “Inspirational, as he had to start working at a very young age to support his family after the untimely death of his father and as his mother was blind he took up the mantle to be the breadwinner and provider for the Sewgolum family. He could not read or write and worked as a caddy at Beachwood golf course,” says Jansen. “Tragic, because Papwa Sewsanker Sewgolum beat Gary Player and for his efforts, the government took away his passport, they also refused him access to any golf
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group of young golfers from Grassy Park, Hanover Park and Mitchell’s Plain are hoping to embark on a pioneering journey which could benefit generations to come. Under the banner of Heal the Hood’s golf programme, youth from Parkfields Primary, Crystal High School and Aloe High School are planning to go on a three-day tour to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) where they will take part in the Heritage Golf Day, in Durban, on Friday 4 December after an invitation was extended to them by Rajen Sewsanker Sewgolum, son of South African golfing legend Papwa Sewgolum. “Similar to the late South African golfing legend, many of the youth in our programmes come from poor communities in Cape Town, however, we teach them that through hard work, dedication and perseverance they can obtain the often deemed unachievable if they apply themselves,” says Heal the Hood spokesperson Shaquile Southgate, adding that they hope to make this an annual event. Since 2017, Heal the Hood has included a golf training programme led by Thurlo Jansen which allows youth to learn this often elite, economically-exclusive sport. “These scholars have never been beyond the borders of the Western Cape and are very excited that they have been chosen to be part of Papwa Sewsanker Sewgolum 1860 heritage golf day. They have been ticking off the days on their home calendars, as well as counting down each day to our departure on Wednesday 2 December,” says Jansen. Jansen believes this is an opportunity of a lifetime for the young boys and girls who have been selected to go on the tour.
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Shakira O’Malley. INSERT: The Ocean View local shows participating teams how it’s done.
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t’s good to have goals – for one young soccer starlet, her goals could soon become a reality. Shakira O’Malley visited her home recently in a bid to raise much-needed capital which will take her all the way to the United States of America (USA) to train at the University of Northwestern Ohio where she has been accepted for her football prowess. The 17-year-old, who is formerly from Ocean View, is currently studying and training at the University of Pretoria’s TuksSport High School. As reported in People’s Post on
8 September (“Soccer talent ready to fly high”), it was her time at the university that saw her secure a position at the USA university, but she needs more than R200 000 to cover her fees and flights for the next four years. Initially intending to head over to the USA in August this year, Covid-19 changed her plans. Luckily enough, this offered some extra time to raise money for her expenses. With their eyes set firmly on the goal, the O’Malley family hosted a soccer tournament on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November. The local soccer fraternity showed their support, with more than 10 teams entering the competition.
These included Fish Hoek, Shooting Stars, Table Mountain, Lions Head, Norwich City and Westlake. “We had a very good turnout of both teams and supporters. We want to thank everyone who assisted us, donated and sponsored things towards the tournament,” says Janine O’Malley, Shakira’s mother. While sportsmanship and fun came first, the achievements of the winners were also something to celebrate. In the u.12 age group, Fish Hoek came out on top, with Dream Team taking top honours in the u.14 group and Shooting Stars in the u.16. The event put an impressive R5 500 in Shakira’s university pocket but more is needed.
“We have to raise funds for the next four years and will gladly accept any donations or sponsors. She has a scholarship but we need to raise funds for her insurance, food, and flights for the years she will be at the university,” Janine says. She adds: “A huge thank you to my husband, Marco O’Malley, for an awesome tournament setup.” Shakira wrote a message of appreciation on Facebook: “(This) weekend was one for the books, thank you to everyone that contributed and came out in numbers to support.” V Visit Shakira’s BackaBuddy page to assist: https:// www.backabuddy.co.za/shakira-omalley