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Nominate those elder heroes now Do you know elder superheroes who, despite their age and social circumstances, go above and beyond to make a difference in their communities? Nominate them now for a Community Champions Elders Award. Through the awards, now in its fourth year, People’s Post, TygerBurger and City Vision, in partnership with Spec-Savers, aim to honour those awesome elders who are making a profound difference in their communities. He, or she, could be the older, active neighbourhood watch patroller walking the streets at 04:00, feeding the children in their street, driving the sick to the clinic, knitting beanies and blankets for unwanted babies or giving free boxing lessons to keep the youth off the streets, all out of their own pockets. Tell us what wonderful deeds they’ve done for their community.
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ocals and tourists have the opportunity to enjoy all the offerings of the Italian Labia family in the cultural centre which was once their home in Muizenberg. Casa Labia Cultural Centre is a unique venue often passed by drivers as they make their way to the beaches, but little do they know that the venue is home to interesting historical art. The centre, a national monument, is now home to a Community Art Facilita-
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tors’ Workshop organised by non-profit organisation (NPO) Butterfly Art Project, as well as Cucina Labia, a restaurant that specialises in South African and Italian cuisine. Rebecca Butler, events manager at the centre, says the house was built between 1929 and 1930 by the Venetian count Natale Labia who was posted in South Africa in the late 1910s. He married Ida Robinson. The count commissioned the building of the 20-room, Italian-style mansion for him, his wife and their two sons but the family only spent a short time here.
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“They lived in it for only about six months. When the count and countess moved in it was a very difficult time between the Italian embassy and South Africa and so Natale was under a lot of stress. He died in the drawing room, here,” says Butler as she gestures to a room now filled with dining chairs and tables. “When he passed away, the countess and her two kids decided they didn’t want to live here anymore, so they moved back to the Hawthornden House (in Wynberg).” V To page 2.
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She explains that the mansion was seldom used after the death of the count in 1935 and even less so after the death of the countess. Azola Mkosana, cultural manager at the
venue, added: “After the countess’s death in the 1960s there was a lease agreement (on the property) with the Canadian embassy. “Following that there was another lease
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Jerome Rupare shows People’s Post the original ceiling of the Casa Labia.
agreement made with the Argentinian embassy. “The lease was taken over by the South African government around 1985 and it became the Natale Labia Museum.” The mansion was renovated and reopened as a museum and a cultural centre in 1988, but as time passed the funds to keep it running were no longer readily available. According to Butler, in 2008 Count Luccio Labia (Natale’s son) was awarded the rights to oversee the property once again. With assistance from his daughter, Antonia Labia Hardres-Williams, the property was lovingly restored to its original glory. The centre is still decorated with original paintings dating from the 1880s. The original ballroom ceiling and imported furniture all help to maintain the Italian design. Visitors are now able to view a selection of the art housed at the venue, enjoy a finedining experience at Cucina Labia and learn more about a small, but significant, part of Muizenberg’s history. V For more information on Casa Labia Cultural Centre and its amenities, call 021 788 6068 or visit www.casalabia.co.za.
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ith almost 10 access points to the iNethi platform in Ocean View, the innovators behind the technology are winning the race to bring connectivity to the under-resourced and underprivileged community. INethi is a network that allows residents to communicate wirelessly on the platform, for free; access study material; and buy and use data at drastically lower costs. It is the brainchild of several organisations, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), Ocean View Secondary School, Ammbr, and Wakoma Incorporated. “We are addressing a real big need – all the youngsters have smartphones today,” said director and founding member of the platform, Marius Waries. “The libraries in the area have limited access to computers and WiFi. With iNethi, students can access this platform and get study material, small businesses can access it and advertise on the platform and we can live stream from it,” he explained. The collaborators have been working on providing this service for two years, with the signal getting progressively stronger each year and more services being added to its offerings. One of the next services to be added is one that will allow for job creation. Waries explained: “The aim is to create our own WiFi radio station in the
Ocean View area which provides opportunities for the youth. We just want to inspire the youth and get them involved in IT.” He added that the platform was already empowering the youth who could become retailers of the network’s data, selling one gigabyte for R10. He justified the very low rates, saying: “In this community, they can’t even buy brown bread. Where will they get the money for R60 for a gig of data?” This project comes as a result of several interviews that were conducted with the community, which identified the need for access to online services. He said the City was looking to roll out fibre in the area in 2022, however, that would not be a feasible option for residents – but iNethi would be. Another aim of the network is to encourage residents and school learners to change their circumstances. “We get the children involved so that we can instil passion in them. Already we have some of these students who are here every day,” said Fadiel Davis, a member of the iNethi team based at Ocean View Secondary school. The team is appealing to the community to donate old WiFi routers to the cause. Waries concluded: “You can donate them to the Cloud Classroom at the school and we’ll use them to teach youth how to configure them and build a bigger spectrum of coverage.” V Contact Marius on inethi4us@gmail.com to arrange the drop-off of your old WiFI router.
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completely paralysed – I thought well at least I can be an adaptive surfer,” Hansford recalls. Before the accident, she was a physiotherapist who had worked with a disabled surfer. He was part of the South African adaptive surfing team before he jetted off to California to compete. She had visited Surfer’s Corner just three months before her accident to do research on how to better treat her patient. “It’s been quite interesting, seeing it from both sides,” she says. Aadam Gaidien, Seth De Boer, Jadon Erasmus, Daniel Sparks and Lynn Cherubim are some of the employees from Roxy’s Surf Emporium who help make the impossible possible for Hansford; assisting her in getting onto the board and into the water during her surfing sessions. “I came from a differently-abled school, so I was always surrounded by people with various disabilities and it’s very nice to give something back to the community. It’s always been quite fulfilling to teach different people, from differently-abled people to people with mental disabilities,” says Gaidien. Hansford adds: “They’re the fuel and I just get to fly.” With her new lease on life, she encourages people of all ages and conditions to try the sport. “Surfing and adaptive surfing is the most amazing, inclusive sport,” she says. V For surfing lessons for people of all ages and abilities, call Roxy Surf Emporium on 021 788 8687.
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pon becoming physically disabled, Pamela Hansford (70) was not interested in moping over the events that had robbed her of her mobility but rather focused on taking on the waves as an adaptive surfer. Hansford drew the eyes of the crowds during one of her adaptive surfing sessions at Surfer’s Corner in Muizenberg, as employees of Roxy Surf Emporium carried her out on a board and guided her in the water. She has been attending the sessions with the team since October last year, nine months after the accident that left her completely paralysed. Hansford explains how she was injured. “I ignored all the warnings and it turned out it was blood moon and high tide – so being out in the water that day was not clever,” she says, relaying the story. “I had a boogie-board and the first two waves were very nice. Then on the third one I decided it was too big and I did a stupid thing and tried to pull myself off sideways, and the wave picked me up and I was piledriven into the shore. “I hit it head-on so it was a perfect right-angle and my head snapped back, and I got five compression fractures in my upper cervical spine. Then it snapped forward and I damaged the discs, and by that point, I was completely paralysed.” Not willing to compromise on her love for the sea, she says the accident simply allowed her to look at being in the ocean in a different way. “When I woke up in hospital – and I was
Aadam Gaidien, Jadon Erasmus, Seth De Boer, Daniel Sparks and Lynn Cherubim with Pamela Hansford. PHOTO: RACINE EDWARDES
Surfers make it safely to shore after Noordhoek alert National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Kommetjie and NSRI Hout Bay were activated at 17:36, on Saturday 27 July, after reports that two surfers at Dunes, Noordhoek, appeared to be experiencing difficulty in the surf. According to Ian Klopper, the NSRI
Kommetjie station commander, the NSRI Emergency Operations Centre alerted the City of Cape Town sea rescue emergency network, placing it on alert. On arrival at the scene, the respondents found that both surfers had made it safely to shore. No further assistance was needed.
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n Saturday 3 August, nonprofit organisation (NPO) Living Hope delivered 1 000 blankets to Masiphumelele, following the devastation of the fire that erupted about a week before. Neliswa Dondolo, a Masi resident and community development worker, reported that the official number of shacks destroyed was 256, leaving about 1 200 people having to rebuild their homes. The fire started just after midnight on Monday 29 July and was only extinguished around 07:00. A fire in Masiphumelele has ravaged the community and left about 1 200 people homeless. Three firefighters were hospitalised, one civilian sustained injuries and one R5 below cost price by Ahlesa Blankets in tion says that we are there to promote the person died. Atlantis. The sales and marketing manager welfare of residents. Your serving Exco has John Thomas, director of the NPO, was of the factory, Mustafa Kus, explained why proposed donating R3 000 of FHVRRA funds eager to handover the blankets at the week- they decided to mark-down the price of blan- to our neighbours in Masiphumelele who end, to keep homeless residents warm dur- kets despite the company going through a endured another devastating fire last Suning winter. “When I placed the order for this trying time financially. day night.” on Thursday, I did not have money. We ad“When something bad happens, we are all Most of the shacks have been rebuilt with vertised through social media and by Fri- human beings and our hearts also feel it. We the aid of the kits delivered by The City of day at 15:50, we had R103 917, and we needed wanted to do something, even if it was some- Cape Town. The rest are still in the process R 103 500. The Ackerman Family Founda- thing small,” said Kus. of being rebuilt. tion donated R50 000,” he said. Sphiwe Zungu, an affected resident, exMore than 1 500 blankets have been delivA teary-eyed Dondolo expressed her grati- pressed her appreciation for the donations: ered from Living Hope and Gift of the Givtude on behalf of the community. “I am very happy. I have nothing in the ers, and 500 bags worth of clothing have “I have no words. I want to thank Living house – nothing, no clothes, nothing. Not been donated to residents who lost everyHope for the work they’re doing for our com- even food. We have to eat here. Shoprite and thing in the fire. munity. KFC support us here in Masi. On Monday 5 August, Home Affairs began “Our people keep having this problem “We have to come here early in the morn- visits to the area to assist residents in recovand when we have a problem we always go ing to get soup – me and my four children ering their documentation. to Living Hope because they are always and my sister,” she said. Living Hope is still collecting donations. ready to help us. All the organisations Brian Youngblood, Exco of the Fish Hoek V Donations of non-perishable food, blankets, clotharound Masiphumelele are always willing Valley Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Associa- ing and baby items can be dropped off at the subto help,” said Dondolo. tion (FHVRRA) also sought to do his part council 19 office and the Living Hope Centre in KomThe blankets were sold to Living Hope at to aid relief. He said: “Part of our Constitu- metjie Road, Fish Hoek.
Director of Living Hope, John Thomas; the tearful community development worker, Neliswa Dondolo; and Rotary Club Cape of Good Hope president, Gillian Anderson. PHOTO: RACINE EDWARDES
Masi shacks are in the process of being rebuilt but still require electricity connection. PHOTO: RACINE EDWARDES
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omen’s Day in South Africa is dedicated to honouring women and the crucial role they play in society. This year Blue Route Mall in Tokai once again supports this important initiative with a campaign designed to give back to women and children in need. This August, Blue Route Mall will take action and stand up for women and vulnerable youth. In conjunction with the Blue Route Mall Trendsetters, the centre will initiate and mobilise a social responsibility awareness campaign to draw attention to the cause and to collect supplies for The Jones Safe House in Kommetjie. “A shelter for 15 abused women and children between the ages of five and 23, The Jones Safe House is a haven within the community – one doing incredible work for those in need, and one that deserves our support,” says marketing manager at Blue Route Mall, Bronwyn Rabie. The safe house is in desperate need of toiletries, stationery, educational toys, games, and puzzles. The mall encourages shoppers to donate items like these to the cause. She adds: “All contributions can be dropped off at the centre between 1 and 14 August. “All donations will be gratefully accepted and appreciated.” The mall will also lead an awareness activation at the centre on Women’s Day, Friday 9 August, from 12:00 to 14:00. With master of ceremonies (MC) Mashao Seabela on the mic and The Voice SA contestant, Keanu Harker, on vocals, the event promises loads of fun with live music, entertainment, fun activities, audience participation and giveaways.
Blue Route Mall Trendsetters are helping to give back to the women and children of the Jones Safe House in Kommetjie. Proceeds collected from Blue Route Mall’s Women’s Month campaign will be donated to the safe house. It will also be a great opportunity for shoppers to support The Jones Safe House initiative through donations. The campaign ends on 14 August. The mall will give all of the items donated by shoppers and collected by the Blue Route Trendsetters to the safe house in a formal handover at the end of August.
“Blue Route Mall and the Blue Route Mall Trendsetters look forward to being able to give back and support vulnerable women and children during Women’s Month. “We encourage our community of shoppers to do the same,” says Rabie. “If you would like to donate, visit the cen-
22 August V Fish Hoek: Fish Hoek Valley Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association (FVRRA) will have their quarterly general meeting at Fish Hoek Civic Centre, Main Hall, at 19:30. 13Z17 August V Muizenberg: Kinks & Country, a ’60s music tribute, is set to be performed at the Masque Theatre. The show is a romp through the swinging ’60s to the music of the Kinks, the Beatles, Cilla Black, Petula Clark and many more fabulous favourites. For more information, call 021 788 1898.
tre between 1 and 14 August to drop off your contribution in the box located on the first floor near the food court. “The more we can all work together to help each other, the brighter our country’s future will be,” she says. V For more information, call Blue Route Mall’s information centre on 021 713 2360.
Plastic pollution event to let cat out of the bag Craft+Graft, a space in Gardens designed for people to come together and drive their ideas forward, will join hands with various environmentally friendly organisations to brainstorm ideas and share information about plastic pollution on Thursday 22 August. The event, themed “Ocean+Plastic: From awareness to action, what can I do”, will run from 18:00 to 20:00 and is open to all. “Plastic pollution affects people of all races, creeds and ages,” says Ceylan Thomson, a managing director at Craft+Graft. She says the event aims to provide the public with the latest information on plastic pollution in oceans, discussing how the pollution challenge is being solved
in South Africa. An overview of how to change consumer habits will be discussed to raise awareness and promote conversations around different environmental topics. In May, the focus was on “Digital Ecology: fighting pollution with clean technologies”, and in June “Climate+Change: An honest talk about the global climate crisis” was discussed. Thomson says their organisation is dedicated to bringing awareness to environmental issues through the joint initiative by small oceanrelated stakeholders, working on the cutting-edge of reducing the plastic pollution in oceans. Non-profit organisations involved include Save our Soles, Cape Research and Diver Development and Sea The Bigger Picture. They all play different roles in conserving the ocean. “Yes, each of the respective organisations has had successful campaigns to reduce the use of single-use plastic. “Craft+Graft tries to limit our environmental footprint wherever we can. We use eco-friendly supplies, compostable packaging, and biodegradable cleaning supplies. We also encourage our customers to bring their coffee cup and skip wasteful, to-go packaging,” she says. V Tickets at R50 each are available at Quicket. For more information on the meeting, email events@craftgraft.co.za.
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nyone who has attended the National Arts Festival in the past decade should be familiar with the Butlers comedy series, which promises new and exciting material in Muizenberg. The shows have enjoyed huge popularity since first being performed in 2008, with thousands of people having seen the murder-mystery plays where the audience gets to decide what happens next. For the first time yet, Slick ’n Sleeve is bringing their latest “whodunit” comedy production to the Masque Theatre. Butlers and Bombshells is the new instalment of the series. The Butlers team is thrilled to once again present patrons with a brand-new comedy where the audience’s participation has an impact on the storyline. The production shows audiences that an actor’s life can be murder! When a group of aspiring performers audition for a coveted role, dead bodies start piling up – because some people will do any-
thing to get a big break. It’s a murder-mystery with ingenious plot twists. Plus the audience gets to kill off characters during the show. So, if you have ever wanted to kill off one or two characters along the way, now’s your chance. Voting takes place by way of a narrator who gives choices to the viewer. Once a decision is made, the story heads in a particular direction. Anything can happen. Butlers and Bombshells is an exhilarating ride with crazy antics happening right up until the final scene. Murder-mystery theatre has never been this exciting and with multiple endings, who knows what’s going to happen? This thrilling, hair-raising play is to die for! V Tickets cost R100 and bookings can be made through Computicket or the Masque Theatre at bookings@masquetheatre.co.za or 021 788 1898.
Jos Nel, Mia Louw, Elizabeth van Vuuren, Bradley Ware-Lane and Justine Rubesch in Butlers and Bombshells at the Masque Theatre.
Gina Beukes takes a bow in Cape Town Gina Beukes, known for her inimitable musical style and mastery of the violin and viola, will grace a Cape Town stage for the first time in two decades on 10 August. Beukes, currently the solo violist at opera
Violinist Gina Beukes takes the audience on a journey through the story of Chopin’s lover, George Sands, to the first woman to go into space.
Ballet Vlaanderen in Belgium, will treat Baxter Concert Hall audience members to a unique multi-media programme entitled: Chopin, a Lover, a War and an Astronaut. The one-night-only performance forms part of the Cape Town Concert Series in celebration of Women’s Day. She will be partnered by pianist Esthea Kruger. With works for violin and viola written by or inspired by women, Beukes will take the audience on a journey from the story of Chopin’s lover, George Sands, to the first woman to go into space; with storytelling and video projections to add to the music. Beukes, formerly concertmaster of the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra and principal second violin of the London Philharmonic and violist in the London Symphony, graduated from the Juilliard with an MMus. Kruger, a prize-winning South African pianist, was awarded her doctorate from the University of North Texas and a second master’s degree in Germany. She was recently appointed to the teaching staff of the South African College of Music. The concert, which starts at 19:30, is dedicated to the memory of Huberte Rupert, the philanthropist whose generosity enabled many talented South African artists to become renowned performers. The Rupert Music Foundation has also made it possible for chamber music to be performed on the Cape Town Concert Series’ recital platform. V Tickets range from R160 to R190 and are available from Webtickets http://bit.ly/CTCS12019 or the Baxter Theatre Centre Box Office on the night of the concert. For more information, email info@ctconcerts.co.za, call 084 682 1337 or visit www.ctconcerts.co.za.
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n affordable housing development situated adjacent to the Parklands, Table View, Sunningdale and Blouberg suburbs, was recently launched by Imvula Estates. Prices for a two-bedroomed home in Pioneer Valley, situated within the Rivergate precinct, starts at R559 900 (transfer costs included). Werner Jurgens, director of Imvula Estates, says Pioneer Valley has been designed to help first-time buyers get into the property market with the assistance of the government’s financed-linked individual subsidy programme (Flisp), a home loan subsidy for qualifying first-time homebuyers. “The subsidy is paid to your bank or financial institution on approval of your home loan and will reduce your monthly instalment, making it more affordable. The subsidy ranges from R27 960 to R121 626, depending on the joint household income of the applicant, with a maximum monthly income of R22 000.” Pioneer Valley provides first-time home-
buyers with the opportunity to buy instead of rent in a developing part of Cape Town’s Western seaboard, which will include more housing developments over the next five to 10 years. The first phase of 208 properties will include four house types, providing single- and double-storey, two-bedroomed homes. A further two phases are planned. This development includes centrally located communal landscaped parks where children can play as well as a local community facility. Jurgens says there is a desperate need for affordable housing in Cape Town. “Together with the government, Imvula is responding to this challenge head-on. Housing is one of our fundamental human rights due to our desire for safe, secure, habitable and affordable homes. “Housing plays a vital part in improving the social and economic welfare of society. It’s Imvula’s mission to create opportunities for first-time homebuyers in the affordable
housing market by utilising all available government housing subsidies to assist them.” Wynand Ferreira, also a director of Imvula Estates, adds that Pioneer Valley brings affordable housing closer to places of work, public transport and amenities. Imvula Estates will undertake the development in partnership with Milnerton Estates. The company was more recently credited with the Sandown, Parklands North and newly established Rivergate precinct. This precinct, which straddles Sandown Road, permits the development of multi-storey buildings to accommodate both office and retail use, including shops, supermarkets, financial institutions, showrooms, cafés and restaurants. Civil infrastructure for phase one of Pioneer Valley has already been completed, with house construction expected to start in August. Once completed, it will offer 536 homes. For further information, visit www.pioneervalley.co.za.
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Buying a property with your best friend may sound like a slice of happiness – you get on to the property ladder faster and for less than you thought, and you have someone with whom to share the electricity bill and home maintenance tasks. However, there are various practicalities to consider before signing on the dotted line so that your friendship remains intact and that neither of you ends up out of pocket when the time comes to sell the property. Rudi Botha, chief executive officer (CEO) of BetterBond, says although the recent general household survey (GHS) conducted by StatsSA revealed that more than 50% of adult South Africans are single, many people simply can’t afford to buy a property on their own, which is why buying with friends or family has become so popular. “And banks do offer joint home loan packages, but before you opt to acquire property with a friend, you need to have an honest discussion to establish the boundaries and expectations of what is essentially a business relationship – what do you each want to get out of the purchase; how will you fund it; how long do both or either of you plan to live in the home and what happens if one of you wants to exit the relationship before the other one is ready to move on,” Botha says. “Then it is a good idea to put everything you have agreed to in a legal co-ownership agreement drawn up by your attorney. You may also need to change your will and take out special life insurance to cover your obligations should you die while the agreement is in force.” The next step, Botha says, is to seek help from a reputable bond origination company to secure pre-qualification for a home loan before you go house-hunting. “Taking this step ensures that as potential home-owners you know how much you can afford to spend and how much cash you will need to cover any deposit required, your bond registration fee and the costs of transfer. “Pre-qualification also signals to sellers that you are motivated buyers who are able to finance the purchase and thus puts you in a stronger position when it comes to negotiating the price.” Botha says when you are ready to buy, an originator will also ensure that you obtain your home loan at the very best interest rate possible, which is important because it can make a really significant difference to the cumulative cost of a property over the lifetime of the loan – and to the “profit” you will make should you decide to sell the property. However, co-ownership responsibilities don’t end there, he says. “Such arrangements also demand meticulous record-keeping to track each person’s contribution to the joint venture, even if your co-buyer is a romantic partner. “These should include the deposit and transfer costs as well as ongoing payments like the monthly bond instalments, any maintenance costs and the utility bills. “It is very important to keep exact track of these to avoid any dispute later,” Botha adds. And finally, Botha notes, you need to remember that everyone involved in the purchase will be legally responsible for the bond repayments. If one person defaults, the others in the partnership will be liable to cover their share or risk losing the property. This is one of the key reasons why there needs to be a high level of trust in any co-ownership arrangement.
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No more killing of baboons In response to the comments by Angela Botha of Fish Hoek Tourism (“Baboon interventions are currently working well”, 23 July), I’d like to take issue with the assumption that the baboons are in “good hands” with Human Wildlife Solutions (HWS). On the contrary, there has been a killing spree of note since they took over, which has not stopped the baboons. Neither has shooting them with paintballs. When humans refuse to use baboon-safe bins, leave un-barred windows open and leave food lying around, then baboons, like humans, will take shortcuts to find food. Many people move into an area knowing there is wildlife but expect wildlife to stay outside the gate. We have encroached on their territory more and more, and lone males are meant to disperse and find their own troops, which they are unable to do because of built-up areas everywhere. The Baboon Technical Team came under fire in 2018 for the secretive issuance of hunting permits to two Cape wine estates, and subsequently there has been a disappearance of dozens of baboons – no report has ever been issued to explain what happened to the baboons, and certainly, there have been no real investigations or prosecutions. While communities were lodging concerns, a new protocol was slipped into place, which has substantially lowered the level of so-called acceptable “raids” by baboons, which gives the go-ahead to kill them. There is enough demonstrable evidence, through 74 baboon killings, to support the fact that a landscape of fear, aversion tactics and the killing of individual baboons have not solved the problem. It has, however, caused social problems within troops, due to the deaths of so many adults. The public at large does not want baboons killed and the authorities are ignoring their wishes. This issue has been raised several times over the years, and the public is frustrated at the lack of change, lack of transparency and on-going killing of baboons, who incidentally, are now numbered by the authorities – giving them numbers makes it easier to kill them. The remaining four female baboons, of the Misty Cliffs troop, have been targeted for “euthanasia in terms of the protocol” which is polite society wording for killing them because they behave as baboons do. The agenda seems to be to kill all local baboons. What else can be deduced from this intention to kill rather than relocate? The suggestion of which has been rejected. Two decades-plus of baboon experience and a love of these primates by those at Baboon Matters and their monitors have been ignored. The losers are the baboons. TONI BROCKHOVEN, Beauty Without Cruelty SA
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‘Kinky Boots’ – brilliant, entertaining musical not to be missed The 2005 Tony award-winning Broadway musical, Kinky Boots, playing at The Fugard, is absolutely delightful entertainment. The musical scores get top marks in every department: the acting, singing, choreography, direction, the storyline and, most importantly, the way it challenges many of society’s long-held bigoted views on a range of issues. The lead character, Lorna/Simon, brilliantly played by Earl Gregory, holds the show together with his outstanding singing, choreography, brilliant acting and towering stage presence.
Rarely is one musical able to deal with so many contemporary issues of a sensitive nature whilst keeping you totally entertained. Kinky Boots does just that. Some of the issues covered in this fun-filled and vibrant musical are: saving small businesses out of compassion for the loyal staff, the nonsensical views about masculinity and that transvestites are as human as everyone else and have feelings that can be impugned as anyone else’s feelings can. Musicals like these do for society what society cannot for itself. That is to
challenge bigoted views but in an entertaining and subtle way. Kinky Boots is an absolute treat. Well done to the Fugard for hosting this brilliant musical and to the actors as well as the entire team that put this show together. We can be truly proud of the standard of theatre in this country. Don’t miss this brilliant musical. I might just go and see it again for its sheer entertainment and educational value. EV RAPITI, Kenwyn
There are only four female baboons left X is that a great job? I was very shocked at reading Angela Botha’s article in People’s Post (23 July). Firstly, she needs to get her facts straight. Human Wildlife Solutions uses paintball guns to try to keep the baboons out of urban areas and they are failing. Are you aware that 75 baboons have
been killed, as they are known as “raiding” baboons, so they are “euthanised”, in other words, killed. Is that a great job? There are only four females left in the Scarborough group – unnatural as the males have been killed. So let’s just kill our wildlife as they are troublesome?
And “sharing space is bad for people and baboons”, really? Clearly, this person is not a wildlife lover. She needs to consult Baboon Matters and rewrite that article with more care and knowledge. SAM, Email
Baboon protocol has negative impact on humans too Angela Botha’s letter about “baboon intervention” reflects a self-serving mentality that disregards conservation and supports the ongoing damage done to the environment. The Lethal Protocol currently carried out by Human Wildlife Solutions (HWS) to “manage” baboons on the Cape Peninsula seeks to keep baboons out of urban areas and therefore appears to be meeting the needs of a specific group of people, yet, it has no conservation value at all. In fact, this protocol progressively destroys the cohesive baboon social system, resulting in dysfunctional behaviour that impacts negatively not only on baboon troops but also on the humans living close to them.
While the Lethal Protocol serves to protect the selfish interests of one group of people at the expense of the environment, our natural fauna, it ignores the voice of residents on the Cape Peninsula who want baboons to survive and thrive. It ignores those who care about the environment. It sends a strong message that biodiversity and the health of the planet have no value and, in doing so, it further shapes public perception in a manner that is damaging to the environment. A baboon troop is not made up of autonomous, unrelated individuals. Therefore evaluating a baboon population solely in terms of numbers would be inaccurate. A baboon troop forms a fragile, cohesive social system of bonded
allies and families. A strong, functional social system is required for baboons to survive in the wild yet the protocol currently in place is systematically destroying baboon troop structures. The health of a primate troop is measured by the sex/age ratio of individuals. Individuals have been killed under this protocol. Specific age/sex classes have been targeted and destroyed. In June 2018, the breakdown of population structure published by HWS showed that four of the Cape Peninsula troops do not have adult males and four of the troops do not have subadult males. Two of the troops had neither adult nor subadult males. An absence of adult males contributes to infanticide. Two of the troops had no
infants. An absence of adult and/or subadult males is a strong indication that the fragile, cohesive social system required for a healthy functional baboon troop has been broken down. The destruction of baboon troop structures will inevitably lead to baboon populations on the Cape Peninsula being eradicated. It would, therefore, be in the best interests of baboon conservation if baboons were prevented from being killed under this protocol as soon as possible. Non-lethal deterrents and education could continue to be used as appropriate management methods while stakeholders research and implement non-lethal methods for coexisting with baboons. KARIN SAKS, (PRIMATE CONSERVATIONIST) Email
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ALL TANGLED UP: Ashlyn Davids (right) and her Manenberg ladies FC teammate, Jadene Leonard, get in a tangle with Nova Nacional player, Naemi Frentzlz, in a three-way challenge for the ball which escapes them during a Sasol league game played at the Greens in Manenberg on Sunday 4 August. The game ended in a 3-3 draw. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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PRIMROSE SWEPT ASIDE BY BELLVILLE: Zaeem Damon of Primrose RFC (left) tries desperately to keep Odo van Heerden of Bellville High School at bay during a Western Province schools league game played at Rosmead on Saturday 3 August. Bellville, who turned in a better secondhalf performance by scoring eight tries in total during the game, won 45-10 in a dominant display. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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Surfing stalwart steps down after 40 years V
eteran watersports promoter Paul Botha has retired from surfing administration and promotions after a 40year career that has seen him own, manage and promote more than 500 professional and amateur events in South Africa and internationally. Botha (70), who lives in Kommetjie, started surfing in 1959 and has ridden waves in more than 30 countries and has relinquished his position as media manager for the World Surf League (WSL) Africa’s regional office, which he opened in 1988. “I’ve been fortunate to do what I love for the past four decades while pioneering the nascent sport of professional surfing from its roots in the mid-1970s to what has become a globally accepted athletic endeavour that rightfully takes its place among the sports codes at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo,” said Botha “Surfing has enabled me to travel extensively, ride some of the planet’s best waves. foster life-long friendships worldwide and stay abreast of global best practice in the fields of sports administration, event management and media coverage,” he added. “It’s been an immensely satisfying journey overseeing the dissemination of watersports news starting with hand-written media releases sent via post a week before events in the ‘70s, through same-day coverage via fax in the late 80s and then the inter-
net in the early 90s, to the real-time, live global webcasts and television coverage of today.” Botha spent several years surfing in Europe, Hawaii and California in the early ‘70s. On his return, he became an amateur administrator with the Western Province Surfing Association in 1977, was selected as the Springbok surfing team coach in 1983 and appointed the national judging director from 1984 to ’87. During that period he ran the first surfing event to offer prize money in Cape Town in 1979 and brought the first international professional event to the city in 1984 when he co-founded the Spur Steak Ranch Surfabout in 1984. After leaving the computer industry in 1986, Botha embarked on a full-time career in surfing in one form or another, playing a role in all of the major events on the local surfing scene, while also carving out opportunities for emerging surfing talent. During a brief hiatus from 1998 to 2000, when he opened Life’s a Beach Surf Camp in Kommetjie so he could “spend more time surfing myself rather than watching others ride waves”, he developed a proposal for a big wave surfing event in Cape Town – the Red Bull Big Wave Africa. Lured back to surfing admin as the media director for the ASP Africa regional office in 2000, he ran the 2001 Oxbow World Longboard Championships at Jeffreys Bay
After four decades of being involved in the sport, Kommetjie resident Paul Botha is retiring from the surfing scene. Botha and his son Dene started the Kahuna Surfing Academy in 2004. The academy started the Kahuna Surf Series for surfers aged eight to 16 where the likes of current SA champions Adin Masencamp, Jordy Maree and Ethan Fletcher were introduced to competitive surfing. Botha generated awareness for a public shark debate by organising an attempt on
the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding simultaneously on one wave. The record seesawed between Cape Town and Brazil for a couple of years before Kahuna Promotions established the current record of 110 surfers in 2009, which still stands despite multiple attempts by groups in Australia, California, Europe and elsewhere. Botha’s own competitive surfing resume includes eight Western Province titles in various age categories between 1976 and 2004. He continues to assist in surfing heritage projects such as the Surfers’ Circle Walk of Fame at Muizenberg and is a source of historical data on the sport and lifestyle for media outlets worldwide. “It’s been a good innings, but while working at the Ballito Pro and Corona Open J-Bay last year I realised that I’d become a dinosaur in the sport and was no longer in touch with today’s surfers, the intricacies of the digital media platforms and their demand for instant, byte-sized news content,” he said. “Surfing is much more than a competitive sport. It’s an all-encompassing lifestyle that provides people from every strata of society with opportunities to spend time in nature, build self-esteem, increase awareness, exercise and, most importantly, to experience the adrenaline rush that comes from being entirely focused in the moment while riding a wave. Only a surfer knows that feeling!”