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EIGHBOURS from six streets in Camps Bay have come together and plan to reduce crime in their area by putting up about 100 metres of fencing and gates at the four footpaths leading to the bottom end of the Little Glen Nature Reserve. According to resident, Arthur Shephard, “a substantial number” of the 60 households have agreed to contribute towards paying for the fence and gates. They believe controlled access between dusk and dawn will contribute towards reducing the possibility of criminals escaping and narrow down the many escape routes. Residents who wish to use the natural park during this period can request their own key. The residents started the initiative 18 months ago and have now reached the public participation stage. They have placed an advert in a newspaper. The advertisement calls for comments for the proposed erection of “city-approved fencing and gates at various positions adjoining the Little Glen. The reasons are to increase the safety and security of residents without prohibiting enjoyment of access …” It says “it has been discovered that it is being used both as an escape route and hiding place for criminals and vagrants.” The roads which will be affected by the access are the end of the cul-de-sac at 1st Crescent, Blinkwater Road, Ronald Avenue, the end of Strathearn Avenue, Woodfard Avenue and the Medburn and Crammond Road Servitude. But even though the arrangements started almost two years ago, a number of key roleplayers were surprised when People’s Post called them for comment about the proposed fencing. Both Marga Haywood, ward councillor for the area, and John Powell, chairperson of the Camps Bay Ratepayers’ Organisation, said this was the first that they have heard about the project. Haywood said: “I don’t recall anything about such a project but the city may have
been in contact with JP Smith, who is due to take over the ward in July. Some of the officials are already contacting JP about things happening in Camps Bay,” she said. Powell said: “I cannot comment because we will raise the issue at the association’s monthly meeting.” The meeting was set to be held last night (Monday). It is proposed that the 1.2m high palisade fence will run around the circumference at the bottom end of the Little Glen, with a gate at each of the four foot-paths leading into the natural park. Bernard Schafer vice chairperson of the Camps Bay Community Policing Forum, who has been “fairly involved” with the project, emphasised that “they are not fencing off the Little Glen”. “The moment you say fence off or enclosure it will conjure images in people’s minds of elitism. No residents will be denied access. We are purely managing the flow of people so that they can walk onto designated pathways,” he said. Mr Schafer said yesterday (Monday) that the decision to lock the gates will be put on hold for a while. “In the beginning the gates will stay open and in time to come, we might lock the gates at night,” said Schafer. The general public can still walk through the Little Glen at night but they will just not be able to access it from one of the four pathways which will be fenced off. “There are hundreds of other entrances which people can use but these four will be closed at night,” he said. It will also prevent people from dumping. “Because this part of the Little Glen is at a cul-de-sac, some people just reverse their bakkies up and dump their building material and dirt. This is just a preventative measure,” he said. Schafer said the community has followed all the correct processes and has now reached the second last phase of the project. “Residents have worked closely with the Camps Bay Neighbourhood Watch, which consists of more than 1 200 residents. They have called a meeting with residents and consulted with all the neighbours involved, in-
PATHWAY TO GLEN: Four of the pathways leading into the Little Glen will have gates which will be locked at night. Photo: Verna van Diemen cluding schools, the scouts, the neighbourhood watch, the police and the city. They then discussed it with the council and they have given us the specifications for a fence which will blend into the surrounding area. “It is now at the stage where an advertisement has been placed calling for comment from residents. We will then handle those comments in the correct manner. Then it is onto quotations followed by the erection, of the fence,” he said. But Taki Amira, the subcouncil chairperson, said residents will have to still go through an official public participation process which is advertised through the city. “They should still do a city public participation but nothing stops them from doing their own one. Many organisations do this just to get a feel of the community’s stance on the issue,” he said. Even though the advert states crime as the reason for constructing the fence, both Shephard and Schafer insist that there are other
more important reasons why the fence is being put up. Shephard said: “We want to keep the area clean and pretty.” To this end, a number of organisations in the community clean the park regularly. “We are restoring the Blinkwater river bank which runs through the Little Glen, before the winter by clearing out all the logs and everything that could block the flow of water before the winter comes,” he said. Schafer said: “There is no one incident that spurred this decision. There are other reasons why the fence will enhance residents’ enjoyment of the park.” He said the part which is being fenced-off is not the traditional route which people take to walk into the reserve. “The fence will protect ecologically sensitive plants. We also hope that it will prevent illegal dumping, curb the litter problem and deter vagrants from sleeping in the park,” he said.
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Man robbed at knifepoint for camera Anyone with information about the theft can call Constable Joan Tieties on (021) 467-8081 or the operations room on (021) 467-8001/2 or 076 837 5818. All information will be The incident happened in Gov- treated confidentially. ernment Avenue, Cape Town, on . A criminal caught after stealWednesday 16 February. ing a cellphone from an accident Warrant Officer Khunjulwa Sam, scene in Cape Town walked away a of the Cape Town Central police, free man because the cellphone said a 29-year-old man approached owner refused to press charges. the victim, who had his camera The foreign national was wreshanging from his neck, while he tled to the ground on Thursday 24 was walking down the street. February on the corner of Oswald The mugger Pirow Drive and asked the unsusHertzog Boulevard pecting man to by members of the take pictures of Central City Imhim. When the provement District man had finished (CCID). taking the picThey were retures, the thug sponding to a call pulled out a knife from the man who and demanded had just had his his possessions. cellphone stolen The suspect from his car which took the items had been involved and fled on foot. in an accident. Police said the vic- RING: Anyone who spots Louis Pieterse, one tim is not a tourist. this ring should call the of the drivers, said: Anyone with infor- police. “We received a call mation can contact from a man who said Detective Warrant Officer Jeremy that his cellphone had been stolen Steyn on (021) 467-6304 or 082 897 out of his car which had been in an 4173. accident. . Police are still looking for the “We chased (the thief) and when burglars who stole jewellery worth he saw us he ran. But we caught up R10 000 from a safe in a Cape Town with him and wrestled him to the hotel room late last year. ground. We found the cellphone on Two rings, two necklaces and a him and took him into custody. The bracelet were stolen between Tues- owner of the cellphone did not want day 28 December and Friday 31 De- to make a case and the man was set cember. free.” Sam said the hotel had requested Chief Operations Officer of the that their name be kept out of the CCID, Passo Evangelinos, said vicPress. tims of crime are often reluctant to
Search still on for missing angler
A MAN was robbed at knifepoint of his camera, cellphone and cash after taking a picture as a favour for a stranger.
THE search for a missing angler continues today in the Atlantic Ocean off Bantry Bay after a man went missing after leaving home for a fishing trip at 10:00 on Tuesday 22 February. Some possessions of Yusuf Abrahams (47) were found close to the spot where he was fishing in Bantry Bay. Abrahams’ family became worried when he did not return home last Tuesday night and notified the police. Police spokesperson, Captain Frederick Van Wyk, said he suspected a wave hit Abrahams from the rock where he had been fishing. Van Wyk said police are still investigating possibilities of how AbraMISSING: Yusuf hams Abrahams went missing. Anyone who has information related to this case can call the Sea Point police on (021) 434-2345 or 10 111.
STOLEN: This bracelet was stolen out of a city hotel safe.
NECKLACE: This necklace was sto len from a Cape Town Hotel. press charges if their stolen goods are returned. “This is problematic for us. People feel that they do not want to go through the trouble of making the case if they have their belongings. It sends out the wrong message and we appeal to people to press on so that the criminals can be put behind bars where they belong,” he said.
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Memorial still in pieces six years on VERNA VAN DIEMEN
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HERITAGE monument vandalised six years ago has still not been restored. The 150kg plaque of the Battle of Boomplaats Memorial was dislodged from its plinth by thieves in February 2005. The base is still outside the parking area at St George’s Cathedral, on the corner of Queen Victoria and Wale streets. The memorial was erected more than 150 years ago in remembrance of Captain Arthur Stormont Murray, who fought in the Battle of Boomplaats between the British and the Boers near Jagersfontein in the Free State in August 1848. Verger Eddie Esau believes metal thieves were foiled either by the police or passers-by when they tried to drag the heavy 1.5 metre obelisk away. He heard a loud crashing sound from the street corner but said he thought something had been blown over by the wind. When he ran outside he found the heavy plaque a few metres from its base on the pavement. It seems the metal bandits could not drag
away the cast iron plaque, which was immediately returned to the cathedral. Now the obelisk lies on its side in the security hut of the parking area and is used as a bench. The upper part of the memorial structure has also disappeared, “because it was light enough to carry”. Father Terry Lester, from the cathedral, said if they put the plaque back it would be dislodged and stolen again. “On the one level it is not ours and on the other level it is here now, so we cannot just go and plonk it back up. “If they managed to remove it once it will happen again,” he said. Lester said he had not reported it to the heritage associations because it was not a core part of their functions.. “As far as I know we offered the piece of land on which they put the monument. I am not unsympathetic, but it is not our core function and it is difficult if it has to be restored at our cost.” But Daniel Johnson, from Western Cape Heritage, said the cathedral owns the memorial by default. “The monument belongs to the property owner, which in this case is the cathedral.
END OF A MEMORY: Verger Eddie Esau at the base of the memorial.
Women standing together SOROPTIMIST International Cape of Good Hope Club invites women to its International Women’s Day celebrations on Tuesday 8 March from 11:00 until 14:00. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Stronger women build stronger bridges of peace”. The organisation, which supports all women in war torn countries, will meet at the Fan Walk bridge and the pedestrian bridge at the Holiday Inn on Eastern Boulevard, Woodstock in solidarity and recognition of all women in affected countries. All women are welcome. For more information call Debbie Clarke on (021) 788-2164.
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They should store it in a safe location,” he said. Johnson said the cathedral can apply to have a duplicate made from cheaper material. “We have a problem in the province with metal theft and this poses a risk to the monuments that are made of precious metal,” he said. Johnson said the global trend was to store memorials in a safe place and put up a replica made of cheaper material like plastic or ceramic. He said Heritage Western Cape would now work closely with the cathedral. “Now that we are aware of this particular case we will engage with the cathedral to find a solution to preserve and protect the memorial,” he said.
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Heritage Western Cape was established in January 2003 to protect and conserve the province’s heritage resources. The obelisk is one of five structures erected in honour of Murray, an Irish soldier who came to South Africa in 1846 to fight in the colonial border wars against the Boers and the Xhosa. Dr Barry Smith, chairperson of the City Bowl Ratepayers’ Association (CIBRA), said it was sad that the monument had been vandalised. “I would suggest that South African Heritage Resources and the cathedral come to an agreement as to how best to go about ensuring the visible return of this important piece of Africana, which remembers those who died in the battle,” he said.
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Life reflected in a train ride
GREATER GOOD RIDE: From left, Duane Viljoen (Green Point), Ron Rutland (CBD) and Ingram Casey (Noordhoek) par ticipating in last year’s Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. They were rid ing for Bobs for Good, Bob Skins tad’s foundation, which aims to sup ply the neediest learners with a pair of quality leather, locallymade school shoes. They will again be riding and supporting the same cause in the 2011 Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour next month.
TERESA FISCHER
TRAIN doors shut on a commuter’s shopping bags … trapping them momentarily until a fellow passenger opens the doors. Just a moment sandwiched in the bustle of a train journey, but recorded on film, it becomes part of a “metaphor for the journey of life we travel daily”. “Because life is a journey” is freelance journalist Munyaradzi Makoni’s observation on the voice over of his short documentary film, “Train tunes”. A man with a weather-beaten face sits on a train platform and has a long drink from a cooldrink bottle. “A theatre” is the succinct voice over. Of commuters who read on the trains, Makoni remarks quietly: “The noise boosts their understanding.” Makoni recently completed a two-week documentary filmmaking course at the University of Cape Town. The course brought together five youths from Khayelitsha and three women from the Saartjie Baartman Centre in Athlone, a centre for abused women. The course was taught by South Africanborn Paul Yule, a veteran filmmaker who has produced more than 31 documentary films on six continents, some of them awardwinning. Each person or team had to produce a four to five minute film, recording, editing and packaging it. Makoni says the name of his film refers to the tune that always accompanies a train journey. “The tune takes many forms. It could be music from blind singers. It can be music blaring from cellphones that are tweaked to produce the loudest sound. It can also be a tune of people turning a train journey into a business enterprise.” Makoni says he chose the subject of the trains to awaken people to what happens daily with a lighter look.
International Women’s Day breakfast WOMEN around the world will be celebrated to mark the 100th International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8 March. The Bigshoes Foundation – an organisation that assists orphaned and vulnerable children to grow up to fill big shoes – will be hosting a breakfast at The Grill Room in Newlands, from 09:00 to 11:30. Drinks will be served from 08:30. Two mothers will share their journeys of loss and recovery: Beth Seyda (USA),
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founder of Compassionate Passages, and Malika Ndlovu (SA), author of Invisible Earthquake, a woman’s journey through stillbirth. Performances will be given by Womantide and there will be original poetry and song by acclaimed artists such as Tina Schouw, Ernestine Deane and Ndlovu. Tickets cost R250 each. A limited number of seats are available. For further information contact Di Burger on 083 460 4354.
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RECORDING LIFE: Freelance journalist Mun yaradzi Makoni has completed a documentary film making course at UCT. Photo: Supplied And he adds that he loves the trains, in spite the overcrowding and the occasional delays. He adds when you imagine how many have to use trains, you appreciate that they have to use them, whether they love it or not. Makoni says the challenge was getting the best shot on a moving train and confining his observations to a film of four minutes and 21 seconds. He adds he would love to do more of these fascinating stories in future if he had the means. “Stories focusing on social lives are things that contribute to our humanness. A life that if we look closely is also political and economic,” he muses. The film can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=6_L0sBYpW0A.
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ART INFECTION: Ar chie Sopazi brought the townships into town by mixing live in struments with his “spaza hiphop” as part of the Infecting the City Festival held from Monday 21 Feb ruary to Saturday 26 February at various places in the Cape Town CBD. The festi val hub was at the re furbished Cape Town Station. The festival is a free public arts festi val which delivers thoughtprovoking performance art in the public domain and ex plores art which is of ten overlooked.
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Give value for money TONY ROBINSON
EXACTLY why the City Council decided to table its draft budget on the day the national budget was presented in Parliament is difficult to understand. Cynics would say it was a case of dumping bad news on the public while their attention was on Pravin Gordhan and the upheaval in North Africa and the Middle East. Bad news? Well, every single increase announced is above the present inflation rate – and that makes it bad news for most of us. On the other hand, it could have been worse, as the increases are certainly lower than they were last year. But one would expect this to be the case a few months before the municipal elections. My own view is that the City bosses think they have done a good job and they certainly don’t see it as bad news. They just want to get it out of the way before the electioneering begins in earnest. So let’s look at the facts. Rates are to go up by 5.9%. Electricity will go up by nearly 20%; water and sanitation charges will go up by 8% (and 10% for each of the two years following the election) and refuse collection fees will go up by 5.5%. And the cost of running the City (the operating costs) will rise by more than 12%. All this while the current inflation rate is under 4%! Last year we had a 14% increase in operating expenditure; an average increase of 24.6% in electricity tariffs; an 18% increase for refuse collection; a 10% increase for water and sanitation and a theoret-
ical 9.3% increase on the average rates bill. So the budget may be less painful than last year’s one, but that is little cause for comfort to people who do not get the kind of pay increases the City Council has handed out in the last few years. Mr Gordhan told us in the national budget that the cost of public service salaries has doubled in the last five years. Whether or not municipal salaries were included is uncertain, but municipal workers and councillors have done pretty well. Perhaps well enough to lose touch with the economic realities that beset the rest of us. While the private sector has had to endure wage freezes, retrenchments, reduced working hours for reduced wages and other desperate measures to survive the recession, the public service has prospered. The bitter irony is that the private sector pays the taxes to keep the public services going in the style to which they have become accustomed. How much longer can we afford to finance these growing bureaucracies that are not exactly noted for their productivity? Perhaps we are better off in Cape Town, but that is no reason to sit back and be satisfied. There is every reason to demand greater efficiency and better value for our money. . Tony Robinson is a veteran journalist and commentator on civic affairs in Cape Town. His columns, “City Diary” in the Cape Times and later “Civic Diary” in the city’s first free newspapers, won the Sanlam national award for the best column in a community newspaper in 1993 – and some unusual praise from the judges, with one of them remarking, “I would hate to be a councillor in your town!”. He has a wide range of interests, which will be reflected in future columns.
THE WALL: “Open Shuhada Street”, a joint international campaign, held a demonstration on Thursday 24 February on the steps of St George’s Cathedral to protest the continued closure of Shuhada Street, the main street of Hebron in the West Bank in Israel. The pro test comes on the eve of the 17th anniversary of Shuhada Street’s closure. The group also erected a “mock wall” extending from Section 214 of the Berlin Wall currently on display in St George’s Mall. The wall represents both the physical annexation barrier currently under construction in the West Bank and the Policy of Separation the Israeli military uses in Hebron. Photo: Verna van Diemen
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Mosque to mask mast MELISSA PAPIER
FIRST there were “palm-tree” cellphone masts in the middle of nowhere. Now cellular network, Vodacom, is installing cellphone masts inside the minarets of mosques. Already cellphone masts have been installed in mosques in Pelican Heights and Delft. If everything goes according to plan, the Al-Masjiduth Thaalith Mosque in Beacon Valley will be next in line. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is being conducted to establish the viability of building a cellphone mast inside the mosque’s minaret. The proposal has been given the green light by the mosque’s trust, says Meiraai Jacobs, chairperson of the Al-Masjiduth Thaalith Mosque. “Earlier last year Vodacom made the proposal to the Al-Masjiduth Thaalith Mosque Trust and they gave consent for the mast to be built in the minaret,” said Jacobs. “The board decided it was feasible as there was a monetary contribution which is to be given to the mosque, should everything go according to plan and all procedures followed.” Jacobs added that the minaret was chosen because, at 22 metres, it is the highest point in Beacon Valley. “If approved the mast will be built in the minaret, adding an extra six metres to the height and it will be enclosed, posing no disturbance to anyone,” he said. In earlier years minarets were used to make announcements and call worshippers to prayer. In the past the imam physically stood in these structures, calling people to prayers. Today many mosques use a sound system, where the speakers are placed in the minaret. Minarets are also seen as a marker to indicate to worship-
pers where the mosque is. Jacobs said masts have been installed in mosques in Pelican Heights and in Delft, without any problems. Ward councillor for the area, Dennis Williams, said the idea of having the masts inside the minarets is “brilliant”. “Now there will be no more funny-looking masts all over the place. It’s a good thing as the mosque will be getting a stipend from the service provider for housing the mast. The antennae SELECTED: The mosque in Beacon Valley. will also be stored in the mosque’s Photo: Melissa Papier yard, which will be out of sight.” Mark Day, environmental practitioner masts and associated storage containers. for Enviroworks, the company conducting “Despite a site’s suitability to provide the environmental impact assessment on maximum network coverage, landowner behalf of Vodacom, says that cellphone permission may not always be granted, ofmasts need to be of a sufficient height to ten leaving a small pool of sites available be effective in providing a network signal to accommodate these structures. to surrounding cellphone users. “This “In the event that such sites house existheight, however, often conflicts with the ing amenities in which masts can be dissurrounding existing built environment, guised, measures shall be devised to make appearing harsh and decisively noticea- optimal use thereof,” Day said. The procble. ess for this application is currently in its “It is during the initial assessment proc- initial assessment phase and submissions ess that measures are identified to counter for objections can be submitted. negative impacts of proposed activities, Nabewaya Mallick, public relations ofthus lessening the visual alteration ficer for the Muslim Judicial Council caused as a result of such structures,” said (MJC), says the installation of cellphone Day. “Such disguises are typically put masts in minarets of mosques does not forth by engineers in response to location- contravene the Islamic religion. al factors such as a mast’s ability to blend “Islam is very logical and if the mast in with surrounding biophysical charac- does not harm anyone or interfere with teristics like tall trees. the sound system of the mosque, there is “In the presence of facilities such as tall no objections from our side. buildings or in this instance a mosque “Vodacom should follow all procedures minaret, height provisions are made and get permission from the imam first. available to accommodate the antennae, If there is no interference when the call for successfully concealing it from public prayers are made, we don’t foresee a probview.” He added that during initial inves- lem,” Mallick said. tigations, service providers seek out locaFor more information call (021) 853-0682 tions with the ability to accommodate or email mark@enviroworks.co.za.
State your case on liquor law THE City of Cape Town invites the public to comment on new draft regulations for the Western Cape Liquor Act before Monday 7 March. The regulations will increase the opportunity for public participation in the consideration, granting and possible cancellation of liquor licences throughout the Western Cape. “According to the draft regulations, the application procedures for liquor licences have been made stricter, and the public will be given more time – 28 days – to provide input on each application,” says Councillor Taki Amira, chairperson of the city’s Liquor Policy task team. Applications will need to be published in local newspapers, and be displayed in a prominent place at the proposed establishment. “This empowers affected communities with the necessary information to actively participate in the granting of licences. In the past, an appli-
cant was merely required to lodge an application at a magistrate’s court before this was gazetted,” Amira says. The proposed regulations will also add substance to the 2010amended Western Cape Liquor Act, such as setting time spans and determining volumes that may be purchased. The city’s task team will also be submitting comments on the regulations. “At the same time, we call on residents, civic organisations, ratepayers associations, neighbourhood watches and community policing forums to provide their input directly to the Western Cape liquor authorities,” Amira comments. The regulations are the final step before the new Western Cape Liquor Act comes into effect later this year, and before the City’s bylaw on trading days and hours, currently undergoing a legal review, comes into force. All information can be found at www.capegateway.gov.za.
Police vehicle ‘used for furniture delivery’ TAMMY PETERSEN
MILLIONS of rands go into the purchase, maintenance and refuelling of police vehicles every year – money that comes from the taxes of hardworking people. This is why a reader, driving down Main Road, Kenilworth, saw red when he noted a police bakkie being used for what he calls a “removal service”. The man, who asked not to be named, says he noticed the Toyota Hilux bakkie, which had “SCM Somerset West” and the police logo emblazoned on the side, driving down the road on Sunday 20 February at about 16:45. The bakkie, which did GOTCHA: A reader claims this marked police vehicle was being used for furniture remov not have a canopy, was al. Photo: Supplied also transporting two teenagers, an elderly man and two which leads to the rows of flats. measures should be taken against young men on the back. “I couldn’t see exactly where they the culprit,” he says. The vehicle was carrying a were taking the furniture. The peoThe log books at the station fridge, stove and other household ple who were in the bakkie went in- should also be checked to ensure appliances, causing the reader to side before the man started off-load- that the kilometres were recorded tail it and see whether it was being ing and although I watched the bak- and authorisation was given, used for “official police business”. kie for about 30 minutes, they never Loonat continues. “I first observed it coming out of came out.” “It should be a cut-and-dry case. Aliwal Road, where it turned toHe claims that the vehicle was Only a detective commander, visiwards Claremont. I followed it and seemingly also being used as a ble policing commander and sector took down the registration “family taxi service”. commander can hand over vehinumber,” he says. “This is not right as all govern- cles. The travelling distance will re“The vehicle made a right turn in- ment employees are well aware that flect on the kilometre reader and to Rouwkoop Road in Rondebosch, state vehicles are not to be used for then the fingered official has to face which is a few hundred metres from personal gain,” he says. the music.” the police station. Provincial Community Police FoHe adds that police management “It continued down the road and rum spokesperson, Hanief Loonat, has to “seriously clamp down” on entered the parking of a block of says it’s “absolutely impossible” the abuse of their vehicles as using flats, situated at the corners of Rou- that the furniture being transport- state resources for private use is wkoop, Ednam and Kingsbury Park ed was part of official police duty. “common practice”. roads.” “The offender should be brought Colonel Mary-Anne Williams, the He then watched as the plain- to book because this is abuse of po- station commissioner of Somerset clothed driver off-loaded the furni- lice resources. What happened is to- West police, says she will investiture and carried it inside a side door tally unacceptable and stringent gate the matter.
GET TILING: The Tile House, together with tile adhesives company Tal, recently hosted a workshop for tiling companies, builders and developers. The objective was to improve the quality of workmanship in the industry and to make roleplayers aware of new products. In picture from left, Wendy Hughes, Danie Erasmus and John Almond speaking at the work shop.
Talk about South Sudan THE South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Western Cape, will have a public seminar on “The Birth of a Nation: An Independent South Sudan and the Prospects for Peacebuilding and Development” at the Centre for the Book, 62 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens today at 17:00. The talk will be addressed by Dr Tim Murithi, Head of the Transitional Justice in Africa Programme at the Institute for Jus-
tice and Reconciliation in Cape Town. The author of over 70 publications, Dr Murithi has also worked for UCT´s Centre for Conflict Resolution. RSVP to saiia.admin@telkomsa.net or call Pippa on (021) 761-4842 or 083 305 2339. Entry for non-members is R30 or R15 on presentation of a current student card. Parking is freely available behind the building after 17:00.
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Jamali for Kirstenbosch
RARE WORKS: The Iziko South African National Gal lery hosts an exhibition of works, “Photographer” by Ernest Cole, from Friday 25 February until Satur day 30 April. Cole passionately believed in his mis sion to tell the world in photographs what it meant to be black under apartheid rule. He left South Africa to publish his book, House of Bondage, which was banned in South Africa upon production in 1967. He spent 23 years in exile, never returning to South Afri ca and leaving no known negatives and few prints of his monumental work. Cole died in New York in 1990. Never before exhibited internationally, these extremely rare prints, most of them made by Cole himself, are now to be seen publicly for the first time in a major exhibition. Pictured is one of his works of an earnest boy squatting on his haunches and straining to follow a lesson in the heat of a packed classroom. For more information on the exhibition call Pam Warne on (021) 4813956 or email pwarne@iziko.org.za
SAMA award-winning singing group, Jamali, will be performing at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on Sunday 13 March.
DANCING WITH A TWIST: Brothers Ashley and Bradley Searle star in a weekonly per formance of Big Boys Don’t Dance at On Broadway from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 March at 20:30. The duo, both with phenomenal dance talent and witty comic timing, will twirl their way through an adventure of farout farce and foolish ness, caught between braai tongs and tutus. The Pretoria boys will challenge the cliché of the male dancer. Tickets for the show cost R85 and are available through Computick et. For more information or to book and make dinner reserva tions call (021) 4241194/5 or visit www.onbroad way.co.za. Photo: Supplied
Concert kicks off THE first of the Student Quarterly Concert shows takes place on Tuesday 8 March in the Baxter Concert
Hall. Arranged by François du Toit and Dizu Plaatjies, it features a selection of the performance students of the South African College of Music (SACM).
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The concert starts at 20:15 and tickets are available at Computicket or at the door at R50. UCT staff pay R45, senior citizens and students R35 and learners R25.
Pop stars – Jacqui, Mariechan and Liesl who make up Jamali – developed a personal style that is a mix of pop, vocal ballads, kwaito, urban and adult contemporary. Tickets are R75 for adults, learners and students between six and 21 pay R50 and botanical society members pay R65. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday 8 March from the Visitors’ Centre Ticket Office only and will be available at all three entrances
on Sundays. For telephonic bookings call (021) 761-2866. They can only be made from Tuesday 8 March, with an administration fee of R10 per ticket applicable. Online bookings can be made at www.webtickets.co.za. Redeem your e-ticket at the Kirstenbosch ticket office from the Tuesday before, or on concert day. . WIN! Three People’s Post readers can each win double tickets to the concert at 17:30 on Sunday 13 March. To enter the lucky draw, SMS “Jamali” to 34586 by noon on Wednesday 2 March. SMSes cost R2 each; winners will be phoned.
Classic baritone recital BARITONE Brad Liebl, accompanied by pianist Sylvia Schulman, will give a recital in Observatory this weekend. The programme has been chosen to set off Liebl’s rich voice and includes not only works by Wagner (“O du mein holder Abendstern” from Tannhäuser) but songs of Heine to settings by Schumann, two songs by Strauss and the Harlequin’s aria from Ariadne auf Naxos, and a recitative and aria from The Marriage of Figaro. They will also perform three poems by Joyce set to music by Barber. Schulman will play the Waltz in E minor by Chopin and Rachmaninov’s Prelude in G minor.
Liebl, who graduated from the University of Cincinnati, has been an associate professor of classical voice at the SA College of Music at UCT for the past 16 years. He has sung around South Africa as well as in Germany and the United States. The recital takes place on Sunday 6 March and starts at 17:00 for 17:30. Booking is a prerequisite for the recital, which will be held at 29 Station Road in Observatory. Wine and refreshments will be served afterwards. Tickets are available at R150 from Jilly Cohen on 082 459 6225 or jillycohen@absamail.co.za.
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Golden education SOME Western Cape educators have been rewarded for education excellence over the weekend – deservedly so. Among them are Norman Henshilwood principal David Millar, who won the National Teacher’s Award in the category Leadership in Excellence in a secondary school, and Surrey Estate Primary School principal, Imtiaz Adams, who was chosen Western Cape provincial winner in the category Leadership in Excellence in a primary school. Their achievements are phenomenal, given the countless challenges modern-day teaching presents. Topmost is technology, providing entertainment and information-on-tap, and arresting pupils’ attention. Worst, though, is the scourge of gangsterism and drugs in some city schools, which detracts from learning, making educators’ jobs fearful and stressful. It is fitting that education is a human right, as enshrined in our constitution and so key that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has allocated more than R189 billion to the sector for 2011-12. While government chalks up billions of rands and resources to education, and educators honour their roles, the commitment that matters most is that of pupils. Measuring commitment is difficult, but the facts speak. Yesterday was World Maths Day, but our nation had little to celebrate as 70% of matrics who wrote mathematics last year failed the subject, which is a requirement for most jobs. That said, it is inspiring to read stories like that of Johanna Barnes who, at 74, was the oldest candidate last year to write Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) exams. Since 2006, gutsy Barnes has been intent on getting her General Education and Training Certificate – and she’s only one mathematics literacy exam away from realising her dream. Her journey has been fraught with challenges, and continues to be. For her, education may be a human right, but not strictly an entitlement.
FIRST there were “palm-tree” cellphone masts in the middle of nowhere. Now cellular network, Vodacom, is installing cellphone masts inside the minarets of mosques. Already cellphone masts have been installed in mosques in Pelican
Foster farm ‘refuge for criminals’ I would like to take the opportunity to respond to the article (“Fight for farm and foster children”, People’s Post, Tuesday 22 February). While Mr Laubscher portrays a picture of welfare and a place of refuge, the same refuge is given to a criminal element plaguing the surrounding communities, which we as the Community Policing Forum (CPF) have identified as the third biggest problem building or area in Cape Town CBD, with a number of occurrences over the past four years linked to persons residing there. To highlight our concern, I would like to share the incidents which have occurred in the past month alone. In the past three weeks the police have arrested two youths in two separate incidents, running back into the farm after breaking into cars in the Tamboerskloof area. There were almost a dozen other such cases in the area in the past two months where the suspects were not caught but where witnesses reported the perpetrators running from the scene back to the farm. As for the much publicised Table Mountain muggings, in the past month there have been two instances where members of the community and the police chased the suspects into the farm, where they seek refuge after mugging tourists on the mountain.
Despite a number of engagements by the community and the police requesting cooperation in addressing these security concerns, we have received no help and, as such, the farm poses an ongoing security risk to the neighbouring community and a drain on policing resources. As such the CPF supports the actions of the Department of Public Works in this matter. HENRY GIDDY Cape Town Central Police Station Community Policing Forum chairperson ANDRE LAUBSCHER RESPONDS: I apologise if anybody formed the impression that I’d “portrayed a picture of welfare and a place of refuge”. What I have and what I want seem to be many leagues divorced. Mr Giddy mentions “a number of occurrences over the past four years linked to persons residing there”. I’ve been “residing there” for 16 years, and I can tell Mr Giddy wild tales of demented pre-dawn scuffles and mindless violence going back to March 1995. Mr Giddy points out that the police arrested two youths in two separate incidents running back into the farm after breaking into cars in the Tamboerskloof area, in the past three weeks. Mr Giddy seems to imply that those youths are “residing” here.
Heights and Delft. If everything goes according to plan, the Al-Masjiduth Thaalith Mosque in Beacon Valley will be next in line. The minaret was chosen because, at 22 metres, it is the highest point in Beacon Valley. In earlier years minarets
That is untrue. “Our” youths are still scot-free and, sadly, they are too lazy to do much running. Anyone interested in the truth should come and meet them. I know that the presently advantaged all look the same but with a bit of practice one can tell them apart. I’m also quite aware of the fact that most of the crime around here is perpetrated by people with deep and permanent tans, but that is due to the demographics of our country, and it does not mean that every “non-white” in the street is of criminal bent. Mr Giddy seems so keen to cast asparagus at the farm that I can only conclude that he has some vested interest. After all, this is prime property. He cites “a number of engagements by the community and the police”. I hope they are happy. Perhaps they should try Greece for the honeymoon. When they return we can try again to request cooperation in addressing these security concerns. Who refused them the help? Them refuseniks should be flogged. Approach me, next time. I’d like to discuss the squatter camp at the eastern gate, and the steady increase of scum defecating in the undergrowth. We removed all the beehives last week so that we can cut back on the trees and bushes. Any volunteers? The CPF is free to support the actions of the Public Works Department; after all, we are living in some sort of democracy. I know, though, that to bulldoze Erf 81 and to turn it into a gated community will not solve Tamboerskloof’s problems. Our country is chin-deep in liquid manure, and we are not doing nearly enough to prevent the situation from getting worse. In our own beautiful city, children are growing up in horrifying circumstances. We’ll need landmines in our gardens by 2020 to prevent those children from visiting us in the dead of night. I’d like to meet Mr Giddy. I’m not the Fagin he thinks I am.
were used to call worshippers to prayer. In the past the imam physically stood in these structures, calling people to prayers. Today many mosques use a sound system, where the speakers are placed in the minaret.
Your SMSes General . Pay to go over Chapman’s Peak Toll Gate to avoid roadworks and traffic along Llandudno and Camps Bay because of roadworks? This is ridiculous! Can’t people plan properly? Exhausted driver . It’s a shame what happened to Marco Schmitt’s group on the mountain. Most hikers are friendly. It’s a pity their day was spoilt by people who only see what they want to see. . Why not send druggies to Robben Island? It’s a nice place for a rehab. Our youngsters can become educated. Belinda . I wonder how many people read all the rubbish that comes into your letter box? Mine goes straight into the bin. Jack Wilson . If someone sees this ad can you please show it to Gwen and Boy Adams? Their daughter is Wendy. I am looking for them. My name is Evelyn. I lost the number and address I had for them. Please can they contact me? My number is in the phone book. . “Disgusted views”, do you know why the SABC is showing ancient rubbish? Because we do not stand together – we should boycott them and not pay our TV licences. Tina, Goodwood Politics . Most of the country is ANC, so why worry about the Western Cape? Just leave us with the DA. Madame Zille will sort us out. Freda . The DA first wants your vote and then they do with you like they want to. It is our people’s own fault. They are blind to see what the DA is really doing to them. . Common sense dictates that regional demographics must prevail in the Western Cape. The Employment Equity Act allows for it.
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Saturday 5 March Bo-Kaap: There will be a food and craft market at the Boorhaanol Centre in Pentz Street, opposite the Bo-Kaap Civic Centre, Upper Wale Street from 10:00 to 15:00. Sit down and enjoy traditional foods like curries, rootis, koesisters, samoosas, milk tart, cakes and biscuits while chatting with the locals. Crafts, dried fruit, pickles, gifts, jewellery and a lot more will be on sale. There will be a food demonstration at noon where you can learn how to make rootis. Entrance is free. For details call Bilqees Baker on 072 643 0054 or (021) 424-3736. Mountain walk: Friends of Lion’s Head present a walk on the Camps Bay side of the mountain, from 09:00 to 12:30. Meet at the Kloof Nek car park. Fitness: moderate. Phone Caroline Swift on 084 303 6777.
Sunday 6 March Smooth Sundays is a monthly
People’s Post Atlantic SeaboardCity Edition Page 11 LUCKY LADY: One of the biggest concerts Cape Town has ever seen was al so one of the biggest mo ments in a local woman’s life, after she was called up onto the stage by U2 front man, Bono on Friday Febru ary 18. Century City resi dent Shahra Sattar, a young doctor working in the HIV /Aids and TB fields, described the expe rience of being serenaded by Bono as “unbelievable”. “Bono got down on his knees, pointed at me and said ‘you’. Then I was lifted onto the stage,” Sattar says. Sattar works in HIV/ Aids and TB at the Universi ty of Stellenbosch, fields in which the crooner has been extremely active. “I’ve always loved him as a singer – but then I became a doctor – and he went from being my favourite singer to being my hero be cause of his activism.” Pho
kids and lifestyle craft market held on the first Sunday of every month from 10:00 to 15:00 at the Hellenic Community Centre in Bay Road, Mouille Point. It is a child friendly venue with a play area for the kids and secure off street parking. Come and enjoy the gourmet foods, handmade goods and wellness products. Entrance is free. For information contact Lindi on 082 446 0564, email smoothsundays@gmail.com or check out the Facebook page on www.facebook.com/smoothsundays.
Wednesday 16 March Claremont: Achievers Toastmasters hold a talk on improving your public speaking skills at Cape Jewish Seniors’ Association on the corner of Foyle and Grove roads in Claremont (Opposite Grove Primary School), Entrance in Foyle Street at 17:30. Entry is R20. Toastmasters offer a proven way to improve your communication and leadership skills. By participating in a fun and supportive Toastmasters group, you’llbecome a better speaker and leader, and gain confidence to succeed in whatever path you’ve chosen in life. For details call Linda on 083 270 5549 or (021) 761-1148.
Although a cow has no upper front teeth, it grazes up to eight hours a day, taking in about 45kg of feed and the equivalent of a bath tub full of water. A healthy cow gives about 200 000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
to: Dianne Delahunty
Lighthouse 10km night race is on CLOSE to 2 000 runners are expected to take part in the ninth Lighthouse 10km night race, which takes place from the Mouille Point Lighthouse tomorrow (Wednesday). The fast and flat route follows a 10km loop along the Sea Point promenade. It is perfect for those wanting to post a personal best time or for
those just wanting a fun evening jog along the beach front. The event starts at 18:15 and participants can enter on the day from 16:45 on the lawns next to the Mouille Point Lighthouse. Entry costs R30 for licensed runners, R45 for unlicensed runners while juniors will pay R15 if they have a licence and R25 if not. There are medals for the first 2 000 participants and some great
lucky draw prizes, including a flat screen TV from AA Furnishers, Totalsports vouchers and sunglasses. The event will offer a fun activity for the whole family and participants are encouraged to bring a picnic basket, watch the sunset and enjoy the race. For details contact Sue Ullyett from the Atlantic Athletic Club on (021) 671-0527.
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S 2011/12 REVIEWED INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) AND DRAFT BUDGET Notice is hereby given in terms of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act No. 32 of 2000, the Municipal Finance Management Act No. 56 of 2003 and the Municipal Property Rates Act No.6 of 2004, that the City’s reviewed Draft Integrated Development Plan document and Draft Budget for 2011/12 will be available for comment at all municipal administrative buildings, subcouncil offices (listed below) and all municipal libraries from 25 February 2011 up to and including 28 March 2011. The documents can also be accessed through our website at the following link: http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Budget/Pages/default.aspx Written correspondence should be addressed to: The City Manager, 2011/2012 IDP/Budget 5th Floor, Podium Civic Centre, Cape Town, 8001; or Private Bag X9181, Cape Town, 8000; or Fax: 021 400 1332 E-mail: idp@capetown.gov.za
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The proposed gross monthly household incomes and rebates for the 2011/2012 financial year are as follows: GROSS MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME 2010/2011 2011/2012 0 3000 0 3000 3001 4200 3001 4200 4201 4600 4201 4600 4601 5200 4601 5200 5201 5800 5201 5800 5801 6400 5801 6400 6401 7000 6401 7000 7001 7500 7001 7600 7501 8000 7601 8200 8001 8500 8201 9000 9001 10000
% REBATE 100% 95% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
1.7 The special rebates for certain categories of properties upon application as described in Annexure 3 of the Budget Document. 1.8 Highlights of proposed amendments The maximum gross monthly household income limit for Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons to increase from R8 500 to R10 000. Flats, old age homes and hostels to be rated as residential properties. Residents meeting Council’s indigent registration requirements and whose gross monthly household income is between R3 000 and R4 000 to qualify for a 50% rebate on rates. Public Benefit Organisations meeting the requirements of the Regulations published in terms of the Municipal Property Rates Act to be rated at 25% of the Residential Rate.
SMS: idp followed by comment to 31766 Any person wishing to comment must do so in writing to the above address or submit comments to their local subcouncil office by no later than 16:30 on Monday 28 March 2011. Any person wishing to make a verbal presentation may book a time slot at their local subcouncil office(s) at least two days prior to the subcouncil meeting. Any person, who is unable to write, may come to the offices mentioned below during office hours and a member of staff will assist him/her to transcribe his/her comments. The following table contains a list of venues where the IDP and Budget document will be available for perusal and also who to contact if you wish to make a verbal presentation: SUBCOUNCIL SUBCOUNCIL ADDRESS MANAGER Municipal Offices, Royal Ascot, Bridal Peter Deacon Subcouncil 1 Way, Milnerton Tel: 021 550 1001/60 Municipal Offices, Brighton Way, Fred Monk Subcouncil 2 Kraaifontein Tel: 021 980 6053/54 Municipal Offices, Voortrekker Road, Johannes Brand Subcouncil 3 Goodwood Tel: 021 590 1676/75 Municipal Offices, cnr Voortrekker and Ardela van Niekerk Subcouncil 4 Tallent Roads, Parow Tel: 021 938 8050 Cnr Jakkalsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Martin Julie Subcouncil 5 Road, Bonteheuwel Tel: 021 695 8161 Municipal Offices, Voortekker Road, Pat Jansen Subcouncil 6 Bellville Tel: 021 918 2024/35 Municipal Offices, Oxford Street, Elmaleen Du Plessis Subcouncil 7 Durbanville Tel: 021 970 3002 Municipal Offices, cnr Fagan Street Izak du Toit Subcouncil 8 and Main Road, Strand Tel: 021 850 4149 A Block Stocks & Stocks Complex, Fezekile Cotani Subcouncil 9 Ntlakohlaza Street, Town 2, Village 1, Tel: 021 360 1111 Khayelitsha Thando Siwisa Subcouncil 10 Site B, Shopping Centre, Khayelitsha Tel: 021 360 1351/50 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Kayise Nombakuse Subcouncil 11 Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu Tel: 021 630 1615 Parks & Bathing Building, Merrydale David Cedras Subcouncil 12 Avenue, Lentegeur Tel: 021 371 4550/51 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Lunga Bobo Subcouncil 13 Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu Tel: 021 630 1619 Fezeka Building, cnr NY1 and Christopher Jako Subcouncil 14 Lansdowne Road, Gugulethu Tel: 021 630 1643/1734 Pinelands Training Centre, St Stephens Mariette Griessel Subcouncil 15 Road, Central Square, Pinelands Tel: 021 531 3437 Marius Coetsee Subcouncil 16 11th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town Tel: 021 487 2055 Athlone Civic Centre, cnr Protea and Edgar Carolissen Subcouncil 17 Klipfontein Roads, Athlone Tel: 021 637 9757 Cnr Buck Road and 6th Avenue, Okkie Manuel Subcouncil 18 Lotus River Tel: 021 700 4025 Municipal Offices, Central Circle, Off Desiree Mentor Subcouncil 19 Recreation Road, Fish Hoek Tel: 021 784 2011/10 Alphen Centre, Constantia Main Road, Brian Ford Subcouncil 20 Constantia Tel: 021 794 2493 Municipal Offices, cnr Van Riebeeck Pieter Grobler Subcouncil 21 and Carinus Street, Kuils River Tel: 021 900 1502/03 Municipal Offices, cnr Van Riebeeck Richard Moi Subcouncil 22 and Carinus Street, Kuils River Tel: 021 900 1578 Thando Siwisa Subcouncil 23 Cnr Delft and Fort Worth Roads, Delft Tel: 021 956 8000 Click on http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Library/Pages/ All Libraries ListofLibraries.aspx for a list of all libraries Cape Town Concourse, Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town South Peninsula Municipal Offices, cnr Main and Victoria Roads, Plumstead
CITY OF CAPE TOWN: 2011/2012 PROPERTY RATES (Property Rates are zero-rated for VAT) PROPERTY RATE (reflected as Rand-in-the-rand): 1.1 Residential Properties – R0,005613 1.2 Industrial / Commercial Properties – including all Undeveloped Land – R0,011226 1.3 Agricultural properties (including farms and small holdings) fall into three categories; (a) those used for residential purposes – R0,005613 (b) those used for bona fide farming purposes – R0,001123 (c) those used for other purposes such as industrial or commercial – R0,011226 1.4 Public Service Infrastructure – R0,002005 1.5 Amended Municipal Property Rates Regulations on the Rate Ratios between Residential and Non-Residential Properties Any property that meets the public benefit organisation criteria included in the regulation, yet does not qualify for the 100% rebate in terms of Council’s Draft Rates Policy, shall be rated at 25% of the residential rate and the cent-in-the-rand for 2011/12 is proposed to be R0.001403. 1.6 The special rebates for Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons for the 2011/12 financial year are reflected in the table below:
month per person = R7.03 per kl 2.4 Domestic Cluster – Bulk metered flats, cluster developments including sectional and single title units - 90% of Water Consumption (* see note) up to a maximum of 35kl per household. An allowance of 4.2kl per unit per month will be made available at zero cost upon acceptance of a sworn affidavit stating the number of units supplied from that metered connection: R10.45 per kl 2.5 Industrial and Commercial (Standard), Schools, Sport Bodies, Government: National / Provincial, Hospitals and other - 95% of water consumption (* see note): R7.63 per kl 2.6 Industrial and Commercial (CoCT Oxidation Dams) - 95% of water consumption (* see note): R7.18 per kl 2.7 Departmental - 95% of water consumption (*see note) excluding facilities not connected to the sewer system: R7.03 per kl * Important Note: The Director of Water and Sanitation Services may adjust the percentages as appropriate to the consumer. This is not applicable to the domestic full category. 2.8 Miscellaneous (Standard) - All consumers who do not fall within the above categories – 95% of water consumption: R7.63 per kl 2.9 Miscellaneous (CoCT Oxidation Dams) - All consumers who do not fall within the above categories – 95% of water consumption: R7.18 per kl 2.10 Households residing in Residential units on mixed use property may apply for a free allocation of 4.2kl per unit per month. An affidavit will be required and the application will be inspected and considered on the proportion of predominant use. 3. ELECTRICITY The tariffs below are based on an average 19.94% increase. All Tariffs reflected below are exclusive of VAT DOMESTIC TARIFFS 2010/11 2011/12 %INCR
CITY OF CAPE TOWN: 2011/2012 TARIFFS AND CHARGES VAT at 14% is to be added to the following services: Water, Electricity, Sanitation, Solid Waste Management and City Improvement Districts/ Special Rating Areas. 1. WATER Three sets of Water tariffs are proposed (10% Reduction tariff, 20% Reduction tariff and 30% Reduction tariff). Each tariff is linked to the level of water reduction imposed. Due to the 10% Reduction tariff being incorporated into the Water By-law as the norm it will be the applicable tariff, but may be revisited at a later stage should further restrictions become necessary.
All Tariffs reflected below are exclusive of VAT Per kl Per kl Per kl Per kl Per kl Per kl
R0.00 R4.32 R9.22 R13.66 R16.87 R22.25
1.2 Commercial - Water supplied to premises predominantly of a commercial nature: R9.93 per kl 1.3 Industrial - Water which is used in manufacturing, generating electricity, land-based transport, construction or any related purpose: R9.93 per kl 1.4 Schools/Sport bodies - Any educational activity / sporting body: R8.78 per kl 1.5 Domestic Cluster - Bulk metered flats, cluster developments including single title and sectional title units. An allowance of 6kl per unit per month at zero cost upon submission of affidavits stating the number of units / refer tariff policy: R9.33 per kl 1.6 Government - National and Provincial Departments: R9.43 per kl 1.7 Municipal / Departmental use: R8.78 per kl 1.8 Homeless people shelters – Accredited shelters registered with the City of Cape Town: 0 – 0.75kl per month per person = R0.00; +0.75kl per month per person = R8.78 per kl 1.9 Miscellaneous - All consumers who do not fall within the above categories: R9.43 per kl 1.10 Miscellaneous External - All consumers supplied outside the City of Cape Town: R11.27 per kl 1.11 Bulk Tariff - Exclusive of the Water Research Commission Levy. Only for Bulk Supply to other Municipalities and for cost recovery from Water Services Reticulation of the City of Cape Town: R3.08 per kl 1.12 In line with the adoption of the Urban Agriculture Policy a free allocation of 10kl per month is in place, exclusively for subsistence farming by defined Vulnerable Groups. 1.13 Households residing in Residential units on mixed use property may apply for a free allocation of 6kl per unit per month. An affidavit will be required and the application will be inspected and considered on the proportion of predominant use. 1.14 New tariff incorporated into the Miscellaneous Tariffs for meter supplied by the City of Cape Town – Installed by the Developer (New connections category). 2. SANITATION Three sets of Sanitation tariffs are proposed (10% Reduction tariff, 20% Reduction tariff and 30% Reduction tariff). Each tariff is linked to the level of water reductions imposed. Due to the 10% Reduction tariff being incorporated into the Water By-law as the norm it will be the applicable tariff but may be revisited at a later stage should further restrictions become necessary. 2.1 Domestic Full (Standard) - Single residential properties: 70% of water consumption to a maximum of 35kl of sewerage per month (70% of 50kl of water equals 35kl of sewerage). All Tariffs reflected below are exclusive of VAT 0 < 4.2 >4.2 < 7.35 >7.35 < 14 >14 < 24.5 >24.5 < 35
Per kl Per kl Per kl Per kl Per kl
R0.00 R5.05 R10.76 R11.77 R12.36
2.2 Domestic Full (CoCT Oxidation Dams) – Single residential properties: 70% of water consumption to a maximum of 35kl of sewerage per month (70% of 50kl of water equals 35kl of sewerage). All Tariffs reflected below are exclusive of VAT 0 < 4.2 >4.2 < 7.35 >7.35 < 14 >14 < 24.5 >24.5 < 35
Per kl Per kl Per kl Per kl Per kl
Domestic Net Metered Domestic
1.1 Domestic Full - Water which is used predominantly for domestic purposes and supplied to single residential properties.
0<6 >6 < 10.5 >10.5 < 20 >20 < 35 >35 < 50 >50
LifeLine (for qualifying customers receiving 450kWh per month on average or less)
R0.00 R4.44 R9.45 R10.33 R11.75
2.3 Homeless people shelters – Accredited shelters registered with the City of Cape Town: 0 - 0.525kl per month per person = R0,00; +0.525kl per
Block 1
0-150kWh
c/kWh
N/A
61.60
n/a
Block 2
150-350kWh c/kWh
N/A
81.04
n/a
Block 3
350-600kWh c/kWh
N/A 107.43
n/a
Block 4
600+ kWh
c/kWh
N/A 118.06
n/a
Block 1 Block 2 Service
0-600kWh 600+ kWh
c/kWh c/kWh R/day
N/A 107.43 N/A 118.06 N/A 17.21
n/a n/a n/a
Energy
Small Power 1 Small Power 2
Service Energy
c/kWh N/A COMMERCIAL TARIFFS R/day 14.35 c/kWh 77.66
93.15
n/a
17.21 93.15
19.93 19.95
Energy
c/kWh
120.56 144.60
19.94
R/day 44.61 53.51 c/kWh 40.72 48.84 R/day 23.90 28.67 c/kWh 40.72 48.84 R/kVA 121.16 145.32 R/day 23.90 28.67 c/kWh 37.85 45.40 R/kVA 112.69 135.16 R/day 5000.00 N/A c/kWh 37.85 N/A R/kVA 69.95 N/A R/day 3900.00 4680.00 High-Peak c/kWh 191.88 230.14 High-Standard c/kWh 50.74 60.86 Time of Use High-Off Peak c/kWh 27.62 33.13 Energy Low-Peak c/kWh 54.48 65.34 Low-Standard c/kWh 33.80 40.54 Low-Off Peak c/kWh 23.97 28.75 Demand R/kVA 60.87 73.00 OTHER TARIFFS
19.95 19.94 19.96 19.94 19.94 19.96 19.95 19.94 N/A N/A N/A 20.00 19.94 19.94 19.95 19.93 19.94 19.94 19.93
Wheeling Tariff
Firm Energy Surcharge Non-Firm
Minimum Off Peak Energy Service Large Energy Power LV Demand Service Large Power MV Energy Demand Service Very Large Energy Power Demand Service
c/kWh
10.57
12.68
19.96
6.49 7.78 Steam To be Generation Special agreement terminated LIGHTING TARIFFS Street Lighting R/100W/burning hour 0.0852 0.1022 & Traffic Signals Private R/100W/burning hour 0.0930 0.1115 Lights
19.88
c/kWh
19.95 19.89
Highlights of proposed amendments LIFELINE TARIFF A new inclining block tariff has been introduced as recommended by the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA). Block 4 allows for lifeline customers exceeding the monthly permitted consumption of 450kWh due to bulk purchasing or seasonal variations to be charged at the new Domestic Tariff. FREE 50kWh Lifeline tariff customers receiving less than 450kWh per month will continue receiving the free basic supply of 50kWh. DOMESTIC SERVICE CHARGE The Domestic service charge no longer applies as it is now included in the energy charge. VERY LARGE POWER USERS (VLPU) These tariffs have been discontinued to align with the recommendation of NERSA to move to Time of Use Metering throughout South Africa. NEW 2 STEP DOMESTIC TARIFF The Domestic Low and Domestic High tariffs will be discontinued and be replaced by a new 2 step domestic tariff to align with the principles of the inclining block tariff. TABLE MOUNTAIN LIGHTS The current tariff is unrealistic and the new tariff will include the recovery of costs directly attributed to the lights. NOTE:
Monthly Service Charges calculated as Daily Service Charge multiplied by number of days in billing period.
ADVERT
Tuesday 1 March 2011 4. SOLID WASTE All Tariffs reflected below are exclusive of VAT SOLID WASTE RESIDENTIAL COLLECTIONS FORMAL 240L Container Rand per month Lockable 240L Rand per month Container INDIGENT REBATE Property value Block 1 (100% rebate) up to Property value Block 2 (75% rebate) from R100,001 to Property value Block 3 (50% rebate) from R150,001 to Property value Block 4 (25% rebate) from R350,001 to 240L CONTAINER Rand per Block 1 (100% rebate) Rebate month Rand per Block 2 (75% rebate) Rebate month Rand per Block 3 (50% rebate) Rebate month Rand per Block 4 (25% rebate) Rebate month As determined by the Credit 100% Indigent Relief Control & Debt Collection Policy ENHANCED SERVICE LEVEL Rand per 240L - Additional container per Container month
SPECIAL RATING AREA
2010/11 2011/12 Increase (excl. VAT) (excl. VAT) % R75.44
R79.59
5.5%
R75.44
R79.59
5.5%
R100,000
R100,000
-
R150,000
R150,000
-
R250,000
R350,000
-
R300,000
R400,000
-
-R75.44
-R79.59
5.5%
-R56.58
-R59.69
5.5%
-R37.72
-R39.79
5.5%
-R18.86
-R19.90
5.5%
-R75.44
R75.44
-R79.59
5.5%
R79.59
per 240L - 3x per week for Rand container per R226.30 R238.75 cluster month INFORMAL Rudimentary Service: Rand per month Free Free Basic Bagged: Rand per month Free Free NON-RESIDENTIAL COLLECTIONS "Non-Residential" excludes vacant and residential properties. 240L CONTAINER Rand per 1 removal per week container per R90.15 R95.11 month Rand per 3 removal per week container per R263.75 R278.26 month Rand per 5 removal per week container per R428.32 R451.87 month Lockable 240L Rand per month R90.15 R95.11 Container REFUSE AVAILABILITY Council owned property is not subject to the availability charge All vacant Erven Rand per month R44.67 R47.13 DISPOSAL SERVICES General Waste Rand per ton R231.90 R244.66 Rand per ton or Special Waste R261.90 R291.90 part thereof Clean Builders Rubble Rand per ton R50.00 R50.00
5.5%
Airport CID Athlone CID Blackheath CID Cape Town Central CID Claremont CID
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APPROVED ADDITIONAL PROPOSED PROPOSED BUDGET RATE BUDGET ADDITIONAL 2010/11 2010/11 2011/12 RATE 2011/12 1,636,082 0.001663 1,825,361 0.001755 500,000 0.002204 540,000 0.002325 1,058,400 0.001151 1,232,991 0.001151 33,244,377
0.001543 36,597,225
0.001758
Sea Point CID
-Residential -Commercial Total Stikland CID
1,153,415 1,862,049 3,015,464 1,372,165
-Residential -Commercial Total
2,142,085 66,250 2,208,335 2,911,431
-Residential -Commercial
Vredekloof CID
-Residential -Commercial Total
342,968 4,556,573 4,899,541
0.000401 0.001152
366,976 4,875,466 5,242,442
0.000423 0.001234
Woodstock CID Wynberg CID
-Commercial
2,596,035 4,586,573
0.000657 0.001274
2,594,258 5,045,230
0.000657 0.001363
Total
-Residential -Commercial Total
110,635 385,520 496,155
0.000417 0.001146
118,199 427,572 545,771
0.000440 0.001261
-Residential -Commercial Total
628,826 2,896,681 3,525,507 3,503,505 1,340,206
0.000379 0.001852
643,413 3,128,736 3,772,149 3,703,157 1,516,832
0.000400 0.001982
-Residential -Commercial Total
515,710 455,387 971,097
0.000696 0.001819
553,154 488,452 1,041,606
0.000696 0.001867
-Residential -Commercial Total
1,670,262 1,113,508 2,783,770
0.001119 0.001379
1,802,088 1,201,392 3,003,480
0.001181 0.001476
-Residential -Commercial Total
594,607 2,378,430 2,973,037 2,367,110 2,440,682
0.000547 0.001493
671,659 2,536,638 3,208,297 2,543,505 2,595,954
0.000578 0.001611
Claremont Boulevard
Epping CID Fish Hoek CID
Green Point CID
Groote Schuur CID Maitland CID Muizenberg CID
Observatory CID
Oranjekloof CID
Paarden Eiland CID Parow Industria CID
0.001641 0.001695
0.001276 0.001887
0.001732 0.001695
0.001460 0.001887
Zeekoevlei Peninsula SRA Total
1,316,852 1,877,301 3,194,153 1,448,666
0.001141 0.002049
0.002070 0.002145
0.001527
2,347,615 77,730 2,425,345 3,028,523
350,000 2,247,505
0.000996 0.002715
399,842 2,441,395
0.000696 0.002812
382,000
0.002483
382,000
0.002285
2,597,505
0.001082 0.001863 0.003136 0.001919 0.001950
81,408,977
2,841,237
0.003320
0.001527
87,946,182
CITY OF CAPE TOWN: 2011/2012 – CAPE TOWN STADIUM VISITORS CENTRE RATE CARD Availability subject to major Event Calendar Subject to General Terms of Usage VAT at 14% in terms of the Value Added Tax Act. 89 of 1991 to be added CATEGORIES AREA
2011 / 2012 2011/2012 TARIFF TARIFF EXCL. VAT EXCL. VAT STADIUM URBAN PARK
Adults Children under 12 Pensioners
R40.00 R15.00 R15.00
R30.00 R10.00 R10.00
School Tour Groups
R10.00
R10.00
Educational / Information Booklets
R10.00 Per booklet
2011/2012 TARIFF EXCL. VAT REMARKS STADIUM AND URBAN PARK R60.00 Per Visit R20.00 Per Visit R20.00 Per Visit Per Learner R15.00 Per Visit
5.5% -
5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 11.5% 0%
Highlights of proposed amendments COLLECTIONS PILOT RECYCLING PROJECT The City will provide free 140L wheeled waste containers to participating customers for the storage and collection of recyclable waste. The pilot project will be rolled out in the catchment area of the Kraaifontein Waste Management facility. RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG (RFID) The RFID tag will enable the City to track the location of a bin, to generate statistics and to amend the Billing system. The City will provide the first RFID containers free of charge whereafter the property owner will be liable for the replacement costs of these containers should it be damaged, lost or stolen. OLD AGE HOMES Old Age Homes were previously billed for containers equating to a third of the number of living units and had to use the City as a service provider. Old age homes to be reclassified as non-residential and may choose the number of containers required or to use private sector service providers. DISPOSAL - LOOSE BODY VEHICLES Loose body vehicles to be charged at an averaged carrying capacity of the container and not the carrying capacity of the vehicle as is the current practice. The above change may result in a saving for the customer.
5. MISCELLANEOUS TARIFFS AND CHARGES 5.1 A complete copy of all Miscellaneous Tariffs and Charges are available for inspection at the abovementioned Municipal Offices. 5.2 All Miscellaneous tariffs include VAT. Fines, Penalties, Refundable Deposits and Housing are exempt from VAT. VAT is calculated at 14% in terms of the Value Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991.
CITY OF CAPE TOWN: 2011/2012 SPECIAL RATING AREAS ADDITIONAL RATE The purpose of this notice is to draw the attention of all interested parties to the following: Additional Rates applicable to SRAs reflected below are exclusive of VAT and reflected as a Rand-in-the-rand
CITY OF CAPE TOWN: 2011/2012 - MyCiti INTEGRATED RAPID TRANSIT (Integrated Rapid Transit is exempt from VAT) CONTINUATION OF INTERIM IRT SERVICE SERVICES RENDERED VAT 2010/11 2011/12 UNTIL 2011/12 FROM AND RELATED TRANSPORT UNIT REMARKS YES/ RAND 31 DEC 2011 1 JAN 2012 PRODUCTS NO EXCL. VAT RAND EXCL.VAT RAND EXCL.VAT PREMIUM AIRPORT SERVICE – FARE LEVEL 1 (USING MANUAL TICKETS) UNTIL IRT FULL FARE SYSTEM STARTS From Cape Town Airport to MyCiTi Civic Centre per person per trip (one Station or return. Period of validity: 3 months Premium Airport service No R50.00 R53.00 R53.00 way) from date of purchase (in case of a manual ticket). Premium Airport concession 1: per child per trip (one On the same route. Period of validity: 3 months Children 4-11 years old (ie 4 No R25.00 R26.50 R26.50 way) from date of purchase. and older, but under 12 yrs) On the same route: unlimited travel within Premium Airport concession 2: per monthly ticket calendar month of validity. Not transferable. No R400.00 R424.00 R424.00 Monthly ticket Period of validity: one calendar month. On the same route PLUS one trip on the Inner City Interim service (Item No 4): per single Premium Airport concession 3: per ordinary ticket when ordinary ticket (Ticket type 1B.1), provided 20 No R40.00 R42.40 R42.40 Bulk purchase - ordinary tickets bought in bulk tickets or more are purchased at the same time. Period of validity: 3 months from date of purchase. On the same route PLUS one trip on the Inner City Interim service (Item No 4): per single child Premium Airport concession 4: per child ticket when ticket (Ticket type 1B.1), provided 20 tickets or No R20.00 R21.20 R21.20 Bulk purchase - child tickets bought in bulk more are purchased at the same time. Period of validity: 3 months from date of purchase. INNER CITY INTERIM FARE SYSTEM – FARE LEVEL 1 (USING MANUAL TICKETS): PRIOR TO IRT INTERIM FARE SYSTEM Inner City Interim Service: per person per trip (one From Gardens Centre via Civic Centre Station to No R5.00 R5.00 R5.30 ordinary ticket way) Waterfront. Period of validity: one month IRT FULL FARE SYSTEM – FARE LEVEL 1 Trunk (Basic) Route: Distance based. Fare per This fare is distance based (total fare rounded up Peak Period: 6:30 - 8:30 and No R5.00 R5.00 R5.30 one way trip per person to nearest 5c), comprising of a Boarding Fare of 16:00 - 17:30 plus and a Rate per Kilometre of R0.30 R0.40 R0.42 up to a maximum of R16.00 R17.00 R18.05 Trunk (Basic) Route: Off-Peak Distance based. Fare per This fare is distance based (total fare rounded up No R4.00 R4.00 R4.24 Period one way trip per person to nearest 5c), comprising of a Boarding Fare of plus and a Rate per Kilometre of R0.30 R0.30 R0.32 up to a maximum of R15.00 R12.50 R13.25 Premium Trunk (Airport) Route: Distance based. Fare per This fare is distance based (total fare rounded up No R44.00 R44.52 R44.52 all periods one way trip per person to nearest 5c), comprising of a Boarding Fare of plus and a Rate per Kilometre of R0.30 R0.42 R0.42 Flat fare. Fare for one way Feeder Route: Peak Periods This is charged at a flat fare. No R5.00 R5.00 R5.30 trip per person Flat fare. Fare for one way Feeder Route: Off-peak periods This is charged at a flat fare. No R4.00 R4.00 R4.25 trip per person Feeder extensions routes: Peak Distance based. Fare per This fare is distance based (total fare rounded up No NA R5.00 R5.30 Periods one way trip per person to nearest 5c), comprising of a Boarding Fare of plus, regarding kms after first 10kms, a Rate per NA R0.40 R0.42 Kilometre of up to a maximum of NA R17.00 R18.05 Feeder extensions routes: Off- Distance based. Fare per This fare is distance based (total fare rounded up No NA R4.00 R4.24 Peak Periods one way trip per person to nearest 5c), comprising of a Boarding Fare of
The following categories will be exempted from paying the transport tariffs with effect from 29 May 2010
Note: Category 2 & 3 must have the necessary identification and authorisation.
Category 1 - Enforcement (uniformed staff wearing uniforms and carrying service identification cards)
Category 4 - All babies and toddlers under the height of 1.0m, provided that they appear to be under 4 years of age.
•
•
SAPS, Metro police, Law Enforcement, Traffic, Fire and Rescue, Disaster Management, SA National Defence Force staff
All total fares payable to be rounded-up to the nearest 5c
Category 2 - Transport operations and Monitoring (As authorised by ED: Transport Roads & Major Projects) • • •
Transport Service Provider: Management or delegated staff City and its Contractors Staff responsible for fare management and contract compliance monitoring Event specific volunteers deployed by the City and Local Organising Committee
Category 3 - IRT technical team members (As authorised by ED: Transport, Roads & Major Projects) • •
System Planning, Infrastructure and Business Plan technical staff (Monitoring, continuous improvement and to aid future planning) Transport data collection and survey staff ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER
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Tough tussle awaits Stormers TASMIN CUPIDO
IT WILL be a battle up front when the DHL Stormers take on the Toyota Cheetahs in the third round of the 2011 Super Rugby competition at DHL Newlands on Saturday afternoon. And despite the Stormers managing to pip the Lions 19-16 in their opening match last weekend, Allister Coetzee and his team will need to focus on getting the team to work as a unit. A “rusty” and unorganised display of rugby was produced by the Stormers in the first half, with John Mitchell’s men surprising the men from the Cape with a fast and attacking game plan. Leading 9-8 at half-time, with only Lions’ centre Waylon Murray having visited behind the tryline and all the Stormers points coming from the boot of flyhalf Gary van Aswegen, the Stormers returned to the field without their gutsy leader Schalk Burger, who suffered a blow to his knee during the first half. Pieter Louw replaced Burger and was influential throughout the match, tackling like a demon, dominating at the breakdown, scoring the men in navy blue’s only try and
calling the shots in the battle between the loose forwards. But the Lions showed heart and determination, with the match finishing four minutes into injury time. They set up more than 15 phases from the Stormers’ 22, in an attempt score a try and break the hearts of the Stormers and their fans. But the Stormers managed to steal the ball in the loose with a wobbly Dewaldt Duvenhage pass being kicked over the sideline by fullback, Conrad Jantjes. And coach Coetzee was the first to admit that his team did not play to their full potential. “I am happy with the win. One can rectify mistakes and system errors, but you cannot coach guts, never giving up and refusal to be defeated,” he said after the match. “Derbys are tough and we did well to hold them out. It’s difficult to bye in the first week of the competition. We looked rusty, but when it mattered, we pulled through. The team has matured and gained a lot of experience.” And that experience will have to be proved against the Cheetahs on Saturday. The men from Bloemfontein were unlucky to lose 23-25 to the Vodacom Bulls at home last Friday
evening, after leading 23-8 at halftime. In the process, they also lost captain Juan Smith, who suffered a torn Achilles tendon and is in doubt for the rest of the season. However, his replacement, Ashley Johnson, reigned supreme in the company of big names such as Pierre Spies, Deon Stegmann and Dewald Potgieter. He was awarded the man of the match award in the end. Johnson, originally from the Cape, will be looking to show his worth to Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské, by building on last week’s performance. Flanker Kabamba Floors also impressed on defence, while the always-grinding tight five gave the players in the Bulls engine room a run for their money. If the Stormers want to secure the win and an invaluable home bonus point, they have to revert to the running rugby their supporters became accustomed to last year. While the forwards have been securing possession in the loose, the ball seems to be dying in the backline. Perhaps backline coach, Robbie Fleck, should consider selecting star prospect Juan de Jongh at centre, breaking the conventional Springbok centre pairing of Jean de
Ballers battling to hit it off BRIAN GAFFNEY
THE Baseball Association of Western Province (BAWP) and the WP Softball Federation (WPSF) are engaged in a tense stand-off that has cooled the good vibes between these onetime close associates. What is upsetting the WPSF officials is that a revised BAWP fixture programme clashes with the forthcoming National Provincial Tournament (NPT) for softballers – and that threatens to deplete the provincial men’s softball squad. So much so that several top baseballers – who are also members of men’s softball clubs in the WPSF – have withdrawn from the WP squad that will participate in the NPT in Tshwane from 17 – 21 March. The problem is that they have committed themselves to the BAWP Major League competition that climaxes on the weekend 19-20 March – despite the softball officials calling a meeting with their baseball counterparts in an attempt to resolve the impasse in mid-February. One of the pressing concerns for the WPSF that came to light in a Softball South Africa
(SSA) media release on Wednesday 23 February, is that the men’s softballers who have withdrawn from the WP squad “will lose the opportunity to to represent their country” in the 2013 World Championships scheduled for New Zealand. According to the SSA, the training squad for the championship will be selected at the national provincial tournament in Tshwane. The players who have withdrawn include SA baseball pitcher Carl Michaels, Tyrone Brandt, Lloyd Stevens, Leon Dodgen, DavidLee Alexander, Nigel Kerchhoff, Faizel Moosa and Che Adams from the title-chasing Athlone Athletics Baseball Club. They are all members of the Hamiltons Men’s Softball Club, with the exception of Dodgen and Alexander, who represent Devonshire. Greg Lendis, the president of the BAWP, said his management committee – comprising the chairpersons of all clubs – were “unanimous in its decision against postponing fixtures (19 and 20 March), as this was the last week available to complete the league programme”. The other contentious issue raised in the media release from SSA vice-president Noore
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BROUGHT TO GROUND: DHL Stormers replacement flanker, Pieter Louw, tries to evade the tackles of two Lions players in his team’s 1916 win at DHL Newlands on Saturday evening. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images Villiers and Jaque Fourie. De Jongh was instrumental in the Stormers’ road to the final last year, also getting a Springbok call up. He impressed when he was brought on
Nacerodien, is that Hamiltons were unable to field a team against arch rivals Pirates – in a knockout semi-final on Sunday 6 February due to BAWP fixturing matches for the same day. But Lendis said that blame should not be laid entirely at baseball’s door. “It must be noted that the WPSF did not inform us of their fixtures as well as the provincial championship”. “We serve our players and they have the choice to participate in any sport that they wish to do,” said Lendis. Denise Paulsen, the president of the WPSF, said yesterday she was hopeful her federation could persuade BAWP officials to change their stance on the matter at an urgent meeting later this week. “Softball and baseball do not need to be at loggerheads. We need to work together in the best interest of our members,” said Paulsen. What influences the Athlone Athletics’ baseballers’ commitment to their club most is that Athletics are close to regaining the Major League title they last won in the 1995/96 season. Another incentive for Michaels and company is that the SA Baseball Union (SABU) has been invited to participate to two major international events within the next three years They are the 2011 World Series in Taiwan
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in the last 20 minutes and his agility and attacking and defensive play, as well as his ability to step, is missed in a rather one-dimensional Stormers outfit.
in October and the World Baseball Classic hosted by Major League in America in 2013. Edwin Bennett, the executive director of the SABU, said yesterday that the SABU will decide at the end of March – prior to its senior inter-provincial tournament in George from 3-9 April – whether to accept the invitation for the World Series. Bennett explained that the SABU will then approach the Lotto Board for funding – like it had previously done – to cover tour costs. This saw each national player only contributing R2 000 in the past, thanks to the Lotto funding. The 2013 World Baseball Classic is an all-expenses paid venture for the 16 qualifiers – courtesy of Major League America. The SSA, on the other hand, does not enjoy the same good fortune as the SABU. The SSA has been unable to secure Lotto funding or major sponsorships for its men’s and women’s teams that participated in International Softball Federation (ISF) championships in recent years, like the 2010 World Series for women in Venezuela and the 2009 World Series for men in Canada. The majority of national players that hail from the WPSF each raised close to R30 000 to cover tour costs for them to don the green and gold. bgaffney@peoplespost.co.za
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