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Employee charged with fraud AN EMPLOYEE of the Friendly 7/11 Convenience Store in Camps Bay has been charged with fraud after she allegedly supplied information about customers’ bank cards to fraudsters, who then had the cards cloned. The employee will appear in court along with another woman and a man, on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 March. Store owner Anita Reichlin informed police that clients were complaining about unauthorised transactions on their accounts, while they were in possession of their cards, after they had used it at the shop. She told police that she suspected a female employee. When police questioned the worker she admitted that she had written down the details of clients’ cards and given them to her coaccused. On searching the employee, police found folded pieces of paper with handwritten card numbers. Police found more merchant slips of Friendly 7/11 Camps Bay at the co-accused’s home. The woman told police that she passed the slips on to a man, who pays her for the information.
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SEA POINT woman claims she was duped out of R17 500 after she withdrew money from an ATM inside the store at Sea Point Regent Road BP. Management at President Motors has confirmed that they have received a number of complaints from customers about “unusual withdrawals” from their bank accounts after using the ATM inside the garage shop, and were working closely with police and the bank fraud squad to catch these criminals. Sea Point Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Bheki Xulu, said there had been an increase in card cloning cases at various ATMs across the seaboard. Standard Bank refused to confirm whether the Regent Road BP ATM was a problem. It is believed the cards are being skimmed at the ATM inside the convenience store at the BP petrol station, cloned, and then used by thieves in other areas across Cape Town. A staff member, who did not want to be named, said: “We know about it. There have been one or two complaints lately. I cannot say exactly how much but it has been going on for
years.” Owner of President Motors, Rob Shaw, said police believed there was a syndicate operating in the area, but could not confirm this. The Sea Point resident who had thousands plundered from her account said she wants to remain anonymous. She suspects it happened at the ATM on Monday 7 February. The fraudsters did not use her card immediately. Instead they made a number of withdrawals from Friday 11 February to Friday 18 February between midnight and 04:00 at ATMs in Khayelitsha, Strandfontein and Langa. The businesswoman said she became suspicious when she tried to withdraw money at an ATM and received an “insufficient funds” notice. “It was strange because there were days when I could draw money and days when I could not because I had supposedly gone over my daily limit. I do not have the time to check my statements every day,” she said. It was on the day after the thieves had cleaned out her account that she realised what was happening. “I tried to withdraw on Saturday (19 February) and discovered that there was no money in my account.” The woman “went into shock”.
“I had to get into a cold bath and I lost my voice,” she said. She traced the transaction back to the BP garage when a man who overheard her talking about the incident at a pharmacy in Sea Point said that the same thing had happened to him about two years ago after he withdrew money from the same ATM. She immediately went to the garage, but says the owners told her to “sort it out”. “They were not even surprised and they did not report the incident to the police,” she said. Shaw said they had reported the matter to the Standard Bank fraud squad but it was the customer’s duty to call the police. Absa has reimbursed all the money the woman has lost but it is little consolation, says the woman. Shaw said they have done everything in their power to safeguard the ATM. “It goes further than us having the ATM enclosed, encouraging people to lock the ATM door behind them and putting up signage warning people to be vigilant and not to allow strangers near them while withdrawing money.” “We have also been working with the police to set traps for these criminals.”
He said that often when they review camera footage they see how brazen fraudsters walk into the ATM booth while people are withdrawing money. “Elderly people are vulnerable. There are 16 surveillance cameras to watch on the premises. Although the shop is open 24/7 we cannot watch the ATM all the time.” Jan Kruger, head of Fraud Management at Absa, said the only reasonabble explanation for the incident was that a hand-held skimming device was used to duplicate the encoded account details from the client’s card onto another. The fraudsters usually distract the customer, swipe the card through a hand-held skimming device and place the card back into the ATM without the customer knowing what has happened. The woman said she was not distracted and cannot fathom how they skimmed her card. Michelle Marsh, Media Relations Manager from Standard Bank would not disclose whether the bank had received a number of complaints about the specific ATM. “Information on specific instances of fraud cannot be shared with the public as this poses a security risk and jeopardises customer confidentiality,” she said.
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RARING TO GO: Mukhtar Lee will be rid ing a hand cycle in this year’s Pick n Pay Cape Argus cycle tour. He is part of a 75strong group participating in the tour for the benefit of The Chaeli Cam paign. Photo: Supplied
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HE Pick n Pay Argus Cycle Tour taking place on Sunday 13 March is much more than a cycling event. There are the ardent podium racers, the social cyclists and a significant number of entrants who cycle for charities. Within this diverse group of cyclists you will find the most fascinating people with the biggest hearts. This year there’s a team of 75 riders cycling for The Chaeli Campaign in Plumstead. Some are raising funds for specific individuals with disabilities and others for any number of current Chaeli Campaign programmes. Last year CEO Zelda Mycroft entered with a hand cycle due to a knee operation not allowing sufficient rotation to ride a conventional bicycle. This experience inspired Mycroft to approach Pedal Power for a donation to purchase two more hand cycles so that the experience could be shared by those who cannot ride conventional bicycles. This year, Mukhtar Lee and
Tracy Cohen, who both have significant physical disabilities and cannot ride conventional bicycles, will be joining Mycroft and riding for The Chaeli Campaign. Lee is a second year marketing student at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in Bellville and an avid sportsman, playing tennis, basketball, table tennis and pool. He started ballroom and Latin American dancing at the age of nine. Lee has spastic diaplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that affects the muscles in the lower limbs, and uses crutches to help him walk. Last year Cohen raised sponsorship as a ghost rider for The Chaeli Campaign and assists with fundraising, social media updates and administrative duties at The Chaeli Campaign. She is cerebral palsied, walks with difficulty and yet has the passion and drive to make a difference in the lives of others. This year she set herself the challenge of raising R10 000 for 10km and has already hit her R10 000 goal. What now lies ahead is the physical challenge of com-
Gather round for poetry circle THE next Poetry Circle will be held at Central Library, Parade Street, Cape Town on Saturday 12 March between 14:00 and 16:00. There will
be an open mike session followed by a discussion on how to get poetry published, poetry competitions, how to avoid reading fees and po-
Telescopic murder mystery A TALK on “Saving SALT” (Southern African Large Telescope) will be rendered by Dr Darragh O’Donoghue, who will home in on efforts to diagnose one of its problems, pre-
senting the investigation as though it’s a murder mystery, concluding with where things stand now and the outlook for the future. The talk takes place on Wednes-
pleting 10km of the Cycle Tour route along the Blue Route. A mighty challenge for her and one she is determined to meet. The three intrepid hand cyclists will be raising funds in support of the newly founded Chaeli Sports and Recreation Club, which offers weekly practices in karate, ballroom and Latin dancing and boccia, a ball game for athletes in wheelchairs. Exercise is important to build strength for mobility and The Chaeli Campaign Sports and Recreation Club will be holding a 4km fun Walk for Wheels on Friday 25 March starting at 17:00 at the Bergvliet Sports Association in Bergvliet. This event is being held to raise awareness of the positive role that people with disabilities have to play in society. Individuals or teams of four or more people may enter. For more information on Walk For Wheels, Chaeli Sports and Recreation Club activities or to sponsor a Chaeli rider, contact Melanie or Lana at 0861 CHAELI (0861 242 354) or email info@chaelicampaign.co.za. tential publishers. Everyone is encouraged to share their own experiences and websites they are familiar with. For further details call Marcia on phone 083 593 8442, enmail rfg@iafrica.com or Carol on carolcharmaine@gmail.com. day 16 March starting at 17:00 at the SA Astronomical Observatory Auditorium in Observatory Road. No bookings is required. For more information on the event and directions to the venue go to www.royalsocietysa.org.za
TWO top Cape Town chefs have been invited to compete in the annual Unilever Food Solutions’ Chef of the Year contest. They are Fish Hoek resident and executive chef of Mambos Pub and Restaurant in Plumstead, Raymond Rundle, and Claremont resident and executive chef of Capsicum Cooking School in Pinelands, Alfred Henry. Six of the country’s top chefs will spend four hours cooking up a storm with a mystery basket of ingredients at the Unilever Food Solutions stand at Hostex, South Africa’s international hospitality and catering exhibition, at the Sandton Convention Centre on Wednesday 16 March. The winner-takes-all prize is R40 000. Rundle’s training as a chef began at the Institute of Hotel and Tourism management. Since then he has accumulated a wealth of experience in the culinary industry, including working as head chef at the Cullinan Waterfront, executive chef of the Rosebank Grace Hotel and group executive chef of African Sun Hotels.
He is inspired by chefs who choose to be in the culinary industry simply for the love of food. His best ever culinary creation is a white pepper crème brulee. After graduating from Silwood Kitchen and obtaining his diploma, Henry’s pastry skills were snapped up by the Vineyard Hotel, where he worked in the position of pastry chef de partie. He then spent some time in the UK as sous chef at the Globe Hotel before returning to South Africa to take up a position as assistant pastry chef at the Mount Nelson Hotel. He moved on to become executive sous chef at the Twelve Apostles Hotel for five years, before opening Zibaldone as chef patron. He has since worked as food and beverage project manager at Liberty Life and head chocolatier in South Africa for Lindt, before moving into the field of education, where he is now employed at Capsicum Culinary Studio as corporate executive chef. His best-ever culinary creation is white chocolate bread-and-butter pudding with rum-soaked raisins and cinnamon brioche.
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A cut above the rest SOME of Cape Town’s most loved personalities participated in Media24’s Cancer Association of South Africa Shavathon campaign held on Thursday 3 March at the Naspers Centre in Cape Town. Liezel van der Westhuizen and Kia Johnson, both presenters on SABC 3’s breakfast show, Expresso and on Kfm 94.5, sprayed their hair in front of staffers, while singers Loukmaan Adams and Byron Clarke, as well as the Santos football players also participated to show their solidarity with cancer survivors. This year’s Shavathon coincides with Cansa’s 80th birthday. Participating staffers donated R50 for a haircut and R25 for a hairspray. They were served by
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Eastern Food Bazaar lambasted in cyberspace Rumours posted on Facebook tarnish reputation of food outlet VERNA VAN DIEMEN
THE Internet has taken the concept of word-of-mouth to a whole new powerful level, and business owners who do not display transparency in their interactions with their customers will pay dearly. Dissatisfied consumers are seeking instant gratification and retribution by taking their qualms to online communities. This is exactly what happened when manager Magadien Lategan from Eastern Food Bazaar in Cape Town refused to tell a customer who his suppliers were. The customer called two of the previous suppliers of the popular eatery and was told that neither supplied meat to Eastern Food Bazaar. This uncertainty, coupled with an outda-
ted halaal certificate on the wall, resulted in the man assuming that the restaurant was not halaal. This news was posted on Facebook, then copied and pasted onto an email and sent – to spread like wildfire. The Islamic Council of South Africa (ICSA) confirmed that the food outlet was certified as halaal and that they were awaiting their halaal certificate for 2011. But although the misunderstanding was cleared up, with ICSA issuing a statement on its website, the rapid dissemination of news had a negative effect on the image of the business. Eastern Food Bazaar had to explain themselves to customers. Management had to appear on radio programmes and put all their halaal certificates on their website. Lategan said he could not explain himself to the customer who had inquired about their meat suppliers. “He came up to me while I was busy with a customer and told me that he heard we were not buying our meat from Airport Meats any more. I did not feel the need to explain myself to him because he was out of hand, shouting at me from the road.”
CORRECTION: The three men on the left, pic tured outside the St George’s Cathedral on Thursday 24 February, were not from the Open Shuhada Street organisation as reported last week (People’s Post, Tuesday 1 March). They were, in fact, from the South African Zionist Federation (Cape Council), which was holding a counterdemonstration. The group to the left of the men were from the Open Shuhada Street Khayelitsha branch, which was marking the 17th anniversary of the closure of the main road that runs through the Israelicontrolled H2 section of Hebron, in the West Bank. Peo ple’s Post regrets the error.
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Eastern Food Bazaar customer Nabeel Jackson personally knows the man who had words with Lategan. Jackson said: “There was an outdated halaal certificate on the wall. When he asked the manager from where they bought their meat he said it was from Airport Meats. The man phoned the owner of Airport Meat, who denied that he supplied them.” Jackson adds that the man again asked Eastern Food Bazaar who their meat supplier was and they gave him another name, which did not check out. Jackson then posted a comment on his Facebook page: “Urgent Halaal note: meat supplied to Eastern Food Bazaar in Darling Street, Cape Town, is no longer halaal.” The comment gave details of the attempts to establish where the restaurant’s halaal meat came from. One of Jackson’s Facebook friends then cut and paste the comment into the body of an email and sent it to contacts. Jackson said the whole incident could have been prevented if the manager had not “misinformed” the customer. “I’m not sure why the manager said so, but he should
have communicated effectively with the customer.” His Facebook comment, said Jackson, was not made out of malice, but out of concern. ICSA supervisor Farouk Adams said: “We have investigated and there is absolutely no problem with Eastern Food Bazaar. They just changed suppliers. Someone put the message on the Internet before investigating properly.” Arthur Goldstuck, managing director of World Wide Worx, the company responsible for the research that first defined the extent of Internet usage in South Africa in the mid1990s, said: “Today businesses cannot operate the way they used to in the past. Lack of transparency and openness to customers force them to move to the internet.” The extent of how an email can damage your business and the time frame was impossible to measure, he said. Goldstuck compared this to the email which circulated in the late 1990s about an HIV-infected syringe which was being left on cinema seats. “Cinema seats in Cape Town were empty for a few weeks after that email was circulating,” he said.
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STATE agents are being encouraged to tighten up on security in the light of an apparent spate of thefts from show houses.
AFRICAN CARNIVAL: Production is in full swing for the Cape Town Carnival taking place on Saturday 19 March. Qanita Smith (left) and Tatiana JacobsCroucamp are seen here fitting on some of the costumes. This year the carnival will have all the glamour and sensuali ty of Rio but with a distinctive African beat. The Carnival parade will start at 8.30pm and proceed down the “Carnival Corridor” in Long Street, through the purposebuilt gateway that will be ablaze with colour, lights, lasers and dancers. HarleyDavidson motorcycles will herald the grand entrance of nine spectacular floats and over 2 000 dancers in elaborate and colourful costumes. There will also be a special FanJol in Greenmarket Square to accom modate early spectators. A large screen, a themed bar and food vendors will be set up for the Stormers vs Bulls Super 15 rugby match. Photo: Jaco Marais / Foto 24
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. the National Credit Regulator. “This is a wonderful resource for consumers. Very often consumers do not know which authority their complaint falls under, with all the ensuing difficulties,” says Lisa Griffiths of En Avant Financial Services. “We have all joked endlessly about the wheels of bureaucracy moving slowly, and one department not communicating with another. This is a surprisingly pleasant development.”
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And while provincial police authorities insist that attacks on estate agents are not a trend in the province, safety is being encouraged. Similar incidents involving theft at show houses have been reported to People’s Post in the past two weeks by estate agents operating in the southern peninsula including Bergvliet, Noordhoek and Kommetjie. Tony Shreiber, the operations head for Bergvliet neighbourhood watch, known as BKM, says the trend is for thieves to distract the agent by striking up a conversation while an accomplice heads to a room and steals valuables. An estate agent from Seeff Properties told People’s Post this is exactly what happened to her at a house she was showing in Bergvliet at the end of last year. The agent, who has been in the industry for 25 years and who usually makes a point of lecturing her sellers to put away all valuables, was caught in a trap by two young women who stole a Wii game console and jewellery. She says the incident happened on a Sunday afternoon, when two “responsible looking” young women with “good stories” came in, one of them constantly talking to her while the other roamed around. According to the agent, she has heard of a few other incidents where women of a similar description - sometimes accompanied by two men – have been involved in such incidents in the area. Similar incidents reported to People’s Post occurring in Noordhoek and Kommetjie involve a young couple pretending to be home buyers while allegedly stealing items at houses on show. In one of the incidents in Noordhoek, a coin collection, a watch and a few other items were allegedly stolen on Sunday 20 February, by a “young couple” who made the agent feel “uneasy” . The agent says the young women said she was “exhausted” and asked for some water. While the agent and the young woman were in the kitchen, the man “disappeared”. The agent says he seemed to remember seeing the same couple at a show house in Marina Da Gama two months ago and, after phoning other estate agents, found, to his surprise, that they had experienced the same thing. According to a Seeff sales agent from the Kommetjie branch, on Sunday 9 January, a young couple walked into a show house. She says the young woman kept her busy, while the man excused himself to “make a phone call”. She says the owners later realised that their laptop had been stolen from a shelf. The agent confirms that an agent from Sotheby’s in Kommetjie had had a similar experience with a couple of the same description. Matt Mercer, area convener for the Southern Peninsula branch of the Institute of Estate Agents Western Cape, says they are aware of recent reported incidents and are “naturally concerned for the safety of our colleagues”. Mercer stresses, however, that incidents of this nature are “truly the exception rather than the norm”. According to Mercer there are more than 120 show houses in the immediate area on Sundays and only a “handful
of opportunistic incidents” every year. Western Cape provincial police spokesperson, Captain Frederick Van Wyk agrees saying “this modus operandi is not prevalent in the Western Cape”. However, he says, police do want to warn estate agents when they take prospective buyers to view houses to be aware of immediate surroundings and to let their office know about the viewing of the particular house. According to Diep River police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Keith Chandler, though he was not aware of any incidents of theft occurring during the last three or four months in the area, if people reported these incidents more often, police would be more aware. Chandler also added that people often did not report minor incidents. Mercer says show houses are not popular hunting grounds for criminals, not only because most agents have solid defence strategies in place, but also because criminals are aware they could be disturbed at any time. It is also pertinent to note, says Mercer, that in the case of the agent in Bergvliet, after working in the industry for 25 years, this was the first time she had experienced criminal activity at a show house. According to Mercer, however, these incidents can be minimised even further if agents follow basic safety protocols by, for example, always ensuring that valuables are packed away by the sellers, always ensuring that access is monitored and that all visitors supply names and contact details before gaining access. Where necessary, says Mercer, agents should have backup from colleagues and armed response teams. “Most importantly is that agents trust their intuition,” he adds. Mercer says the IEASA is holding an agent safety seminar, called “Defending the Agent”, on Wednesday 16 March. Agents will learn advanced self defence strategies from renowned trainer Kelee Arrowsmith. The morning is sponsored by ADT, SA Homeloans and Coulters Inc. Space is limited. Email matt.mercer@anneporter.co.za for bookings and for further information. Furthermore, safety measures for estate agents suggested by Schreiber from BKM Watch include the following: . Ensure security gates are closed. If necessary have a mobile/wireless free battery intercom (available from most hardware stores) that can be attached to the gate for the duration of the show house . Always work in pairs at the house – never alone . Ensure that you know which police precinct the show house is in and that the phone number for the specific police station is in your phone contact and programmed under AA police so it is your first contact. . Ensure that your local Neighbourhood Watch control number is also saved on your phone. . Ask the home owner to inform their armed response company that the house is on show and to request more frequent patrols. . Always ask prospective buyers for their ID book or drivers licence and what their price range is – if not produced do not let them in. . Be aware of what vehicles look like, as well as the registration plate of any suspicious vehicle that comes to house. . Never leave prospective buyers alone in any room; and . Do not fall asleep in front of the TV.
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THE Alliance Française du Cap is commemorating International Francophone Day on Sunday 20 March. A whole month of cultural activities is to be hosted under the theme “Encounters of Peoples and Mixing Cultures”. The organisation says the celebrations are an opportunity for francophones and francophiles of the world to better under-
stand the concept of francophonie, while sharing moments of conviviality around the French language and Francophone cultures. A literary encounter with French writer, Marie Darrieussecq, will be held on Thursday 10 March at 18:30 for 19:00 at the Alliance Française at 155 Loop Street. RSVP to culture.cpt@alliance.org.za. For more information phone (021) 423-5699.
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Car thieves go hitech VERNA VAN DIEMEN
SOPHISTICATED car thieves have found a way to get into your car without forced entry or an actual key. Sea Point Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Bheki Xulu said burglars override a vehicle’s locking system frequency with a gate remote. This, Xulu said, could be the cause of the increase in theft out of motor vehicles – with no signs of forced entry – in the area. “If you walk away from your car, the thief waits somewhere close by and as you press the button on your remote to lock the car, they press their button and the car does not lock,” he said. Xulu said police have tested the method and it works. About four cases of theft out of motor vehicles in the area with no signs of forced entry, have been reported to Sea Point police within the past month. Xulu urges residents to ensure that their cars are locked or to manually lock their car before they walk away. “Since they know you are going inside a shop or restaurant they have a few minutes to steal and run,” he said. He said the thefts happened mostly outside bed-and-breakfast establishments in the area. “People who overnight at bed-and-breakfasts and who park in the road also often fall victim to these thieves,” he said. There has also been an increase in house
break-in cases, where burglars enter through open windows, reported to the police station. “Close the windows on the first and second floors of homes and apartments because thieves scale the drain pipes to get to the windows,” he said. Kurt Fransman, the owner of 911 Pro, which specialises in vehicle alarms, said the remote alarm frequency can be bypassed. “It is possible that the codes on gate remote controls are the same as the codes on some car alarms but it’s mostly in the older Tazz, VW Golf and Opel models,” he said. Fransman said thieves often sit for hours to see which car they can access. “One or two out of 100 cars might have the same code as another remote so the thieves could sit for hours to get it right,” he said. Newer cars have more advanced alarm systems. “The frequency of the alarm on later cars changes all the time so it is very difficult to bypass those alarm systems.” Fransman explained how it works. “Thieves buy second-hand and smashed cars and then use the alarm system from these cars to steal similar models. They then break up the stolen car and use it to build up their second-hand car,” he said. A technician who works for a locksmith in Sea Point, said thieves also use “learner remotes”, which is like a universal remote control, which works mostly on older cars. “If you press the car’s remote button the learner remote can copy the codes to your remote,” he said.
SA Chelsea exhibit back on THE 2011 SA-Kirstenbosch Chelsea Flower Show exhibit has been saved, thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape (PGWC) and the SA Gold Coin Exchange. The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) confirmed that the 35-year run of exhibiting at this prestig-
ious event will not be broken, and the display will be heading off to London to the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show in May. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show runs from Monday 23 May to Thursday 26 May in London and this will be the 36th year that South Africa has been represented.
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Search for angler continues VERNA VAN DIEMEN
POLICE are continuing their search for missing angler Yusuf Abrahams (47), who vanished a week ago during a fishing trip at Bantry Bay. Police spokesperson, Captain Frederick Van Wyk, said: “We have not stopped looking and although we suspect a wave hit him from the rock where he had
been fishing, we are still urging the public to come forward if they have any other information.” Some of the Pelican Park man’s possessions were found close to the spot where he was fishing in Bantry Bay. Anyone who has information related to this case can call the Sea Point police on (021) 434-2345 or 10 111.
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UJW hosts series of talks THE Union of Jewish Women is hosting a series of talks. On Wednesday 9 March, Ben Raibinowitz will deliver a talk entitled “From Bellville to Sea Point”. On Wednesday 16 March Marieke Prinsloo will be speaking on “Walking the Road”, the story behind the
beachfront statues, and on Wednesday 23 March Fran Roberton will be speaking about “The History of the Friends of Valkenberg Trust”. The talks take place at Stonehaven in Cape Town at 10:00 for 10:30. Entrance is R20, which includes refreshments.
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Tuesday 8 March 2011
Kick in the right direction VERNA VAN DIEMEN
GALA DAY: The German International School Cape Town, also known as the Deutsche Internationale Schule Kapstadt (DSK), held its annual swimming gala on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 February. The 12 best swimmers in freestyle and the six best swimmers in breast, back, and butterfly strokes of grades 2 to 11 raced each other. Many records were broken by Marc Müller (breast), Julia Jochheim (back), Luke Taylor (freestyle, butterfly), Tim Voigt (free style, butterfly), Tiana Schwab (freestyle, breast, butterfly) and Jenny Liedtke (freestyle, breast, butterfly). The best performance of the day was by Lisa Fourie, who broke three long standing records by far in free, breast and backstroke. After the serious races the classes swam in fun class relays. The popular money dive for grades 2 to 7 ended the day, with learners diving out money thrown into the pool by parents. The money will be used to buy swimming appa ratus for the school.
FOR Stuart Diamond, Grassboots Football Club (GFC) is much more than just a soccer team. With its primary objective to create a better person rather than a better player, players are taught life skills and the laws of the game, says Diamond, coach and founder of the club in 2009. “In the end they always come out winners.” The club is based on a field in Yeoville Road, Vredehoek. Teams train twice a week and the club kicks off its first match of the season on Saturday 26 March. “Soccer has become all about winning. We are competitive but our philosophy is to be victors even if we do not win,” says Diamond. “When an adult passes, we greet them; the coaches do not scream at the children and we certainly do not
scream and shout at the referee.” The club, which is part of the Cape Town Tygerberg Football Association’s district, started out with eight members and a dream. Now they have more than 120 members from four junior age group divisions – from under-7 to under-13. But, says Diamond, he never wants a club of numbers. “At one of the tournaments last year I knew more than 97% of their families’ names. It’s important for me to know everyone.” GFC has teamed up with the Amy Biehl Foundation and MyLife, a foundation working with at-risk youth, to help children from neighbourhoods outside the Atlantic seaboard and incorporate them into the team. “We have children from Bo-Kaap, the Kraal, Woodstock and Khayelitsha. I have so much admiration for
them. They come to the field by taxi and train just because they love and respect the game so much,” he said. GFC also provides the team with a meal after their training session. As part of their charity initiatives, the club has started a local BootBank, so that all extra soccer boot donations can be shared with disadvantaged children from all over Cape Town. “A child is never ever turned away because of money,” said Diamond. Further initiatives by the club include helping children get birth certificates from Home Affairs. But it’s not all rosy. The club needs a clubhouse, lighting for their field, toilets and transport for the players who live outside the area. “If we can get a second-hand kombi it would be great for the children who travel by train. We also need a clubhouse, especially for winter.”
ON THE BALL: Sea Point Tennis Club has received a shot in the arm and is up and running. WATER BABIES: From left to right: Grade 2 learners Stephanie Fren zel, Lisa Hofmann, Jamila O’Donnell, AnnaLina Heckscher, Emilie Plambeck and Mia Krieg.
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Tennis club improves service THE ball is back in play at the Sea Point Tennis Club, thanks to the Growing Tennis Programme. The programme is an initiative of the Growing Sports Foundation Trust, which teaches tennis to over 1 700 children each week at seven disadvantaged schools across the city bowl. One of the oldest clubs in Cape Town, Sea Point Tennis Club faced closure at one point but has been able to withstand great strain. The resilient club, situated in Portman Road, off Fir Avenue in Bantry Bay, is once again active and thriving. The club house, courts and facilities have been renovated to sport a modern tennis facility. There are four new blue tennis courts, two of which have flood-
lighting, a sports shop, an eatery, a stunning deck overlooking the courts and a new club house for functions. The resident coaches at the facility, Justin Madden, Michelle Whitehead and Pieter Calitz offer private lessons, group lessons and hold monthly tournaments. The club welcomes everyone from three-year-olds to adult beginners and advanced, high performance, players. Visitors are welcome but will be required to pay a fee to book the courts. The club will be hosting a Junior Tennis 10s tournament for all junior tennis players on the Atlantic seaboard every last Saturday of the month. Tennis 10s mini-tennis is an In-
ternational Tennis Federation concept for tennis using low pressurised balls that vary in colour and bounce. Beginner players using an orange ball will play on the half court from 08:00 to 10:30. The under-10 players will use the green ball on the full court where they will play a round robin from 8:00 to noon. Players older than 10 years old will also play from 8:00 to noon and will play a full round robin tournament. At 12:15 there will be a prize giving ceremony where the winners will receive prizes and a floating trophy for the month. The entry fee is R100 for the morning. Please call Justin to enter on 084 586 5501.Call Michelle 083 274 8682 for any further information.
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MUSIC MAKERS: The Marimba Band of the Deutsche Internationale Schule Kapstadt in Tamboerskloof was well re ceived by the congregation St Mary’s Cathedral in Cape Town CBD when they performed on Sunday 27 February at the parish family mass. They are pictured with the band manager and teacher Brigitte McKee.
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GREAT MUSIC: Back by popular demand is “A handful of keys”, with Jonathan Roxmouth and Roelof Colyn. The show continues its love affair with the Mother City at the Theatre on the Bay from Thursday 17 to Monday 21 March. Directed by Ian von Memerty, this is a per formance of constant surprise, intelligence and wit, with music that ranges from the great classic masters such as Bach and Beethoven, through to the kings of soul, Ray Charles and Fats Waller, and pop artists such as Elton John, Freddy Mercury and Liberace. The show starts at 20:00 from Monday to Friday, and at 17:00 and 20:00 on Saturday. Book at Computicket or the theatre box office by calling (021) 4383300. Photo: Supplied
WindWorx benefit THE WindWorx Symphonic Wind Ensemble will be presenting a benefit concert at the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium on Friday 11 March at 20:00. WindWorx will be performing under the baton of renowned Belgian conductor Rik Ghesquière. The programme will include the South African premieres of works by the Flemish composers Jan van der Roost and Jan Segers, and will also feature Men- UNDER THE BATON: WindWorx will perform with re delssohn’s “Con- nowned Belgian conductor Rik Ghesquière.Photo: Supplied cert Piece No. 2” for two solo clarinets with Danré dent conductor, Sean Kierman. Strydom and Annelize de Villiers as Windworx will be joined by the Silsoloists. The programme will also versands and Rosendal ensembles. feature the finale from Shostakovi- Tickets are R40/R20 and are availach’s “Symphony No. 5”, arranged ble at the door or pre-book on 082 923 for winds and conducted by resi- 6655 or info@windworx.co.za
The play will star Sir Antony Sher, a double Olivier Award-winning South African-born British actor, writer, theatre director and painter. Eric Abraham is the producer, while the play will be directed by Janice Honeyman. The play is about a major, coordinated attack on Jews throughout Germany on the night of 9 November 1938, and into the next day, recorded in the history books as Kristallnacht, or The Night of Broken Glass. It is regarded by many historians as one of the events that preempted
CONCER TO: Liesl Stoltz and friends will hold a concert at the Bax ter Con cert Hall in Ronde bosch on Tuesday 15 March at 20:15. Stoltz plays alto and bass flute. Her friends are Pieter van Zyl (piano), Farida Bach arova (violin), Paula Fourie (viola), Sta nislav Anguelov (accordion) and Rox anne Steffan (bass). The programme will include new music written specifi cally for Stoltz’s new CD, which will be launched at the concert. They will per form Hanmer’s “Sarabande” for flute and piano, Klatzow’s “Sur une route toute blanche” for flute and piano, Du Toit’s “Filigrame for Florence” for bass and alto, flute and prepared piano, Tiersen’s “Valse d’Amelie” from the film “Amelie for flute, violin, bass, ac cordion and piano and Massenet’s “Meditation from Thaïs” for flute and piano. Tickets are available at Com puticket or at the door at R50. UCT staff and senior citizens pay R45, stu dents R35 and learners R25. For book ings call Computicket on 083 915 8000 or visit www.computicket.com. For further information call University of Cape Town College of Music on (021) 6502640.
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the Holocaust. Jewish homes, shops and villages throughout Germany and parts of Austria were ransacked, leaving the streets covered in pieces of smashed windows. Miller’s play, first published in 1994, explores themes of guilt, personal tragedy and love in the lives of a Jewish couple living in New York in 1938, deeply affected by the horrific anti-Semitic events of that ominous night. At the end of last year, Sher starred in a sell-out season of the drama at The Tricycle Theatre in London. Sher plays Phillip, who is preoccupied with his job at a Wall Street bank, to the detriment of his relationship with his wife Sylvia. She unexpectedly becomes paralysed after reading newspaper reports of Kristallnacht.
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Dance and song at Artscape THE Cape Academy of Performing Arts (Capa) presents “What a Wonderful World”, under the direction of Debbie Turner, in collaboration with Jacqui Pells and Nathalie Vijver, at the Artscape Theatre until Monday 13 March. The production showcases 175 talented dancers from the ages of five to 25, in a production that explores global cultures and events through ballet, modern, hip hop, tap, drama and song. Choreographers include Turner, Michelle Reid, Illana Margolis, Celeste Botha and Pells and audiences
THE brilliant young Russian pianist, Natalia Lavrova, will bring her talent and virtuosity to the Cape Town Concert Series on Saturday. Lavrova will play Prokofiev’s “Sonata No 6 in A”, Shostakovich’s “12 Preludes”, “Rhapsodie Espagnole” and “Apres une Lecture du Dante” by Liszt and the “Sonata in F sharp minor” by Clemente at the Baxter Concert Hall. Lavrova is noted for the sincerity of her interpretation and her beguiling charm, which has captured concert hall audiences in venues such as the Avery Fisher Hall at the
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The funny side of art SWISS pantomime troupe Mummenschanz have been performing in a surreal mask and proporiented style at the Baxter Theatre from March 2. The interactive show has audiences on the edge of their seats. Mummenschanz will be performing at the Baxter until Saturday 19 March. Tickets cost between R149 and R299. Book at Computicket.
RELAXED: At the opening of the show were, from left, Abigail Ben Yehuda, David Mowat, Lizar van Reenen and Melanie Bendix.
SHOW TIME: Enjoying the show were from left, Ste fan Lombard, Oscar van der Spuy and Allison Foat.
SMILE! From left, Caroline Peterson, Flora Burt, Tayla Barr, Nicola Wills and Stephanie Meet. Photos: Supplied
GIRLS NIGHT OUT: From left, Emma Stevenson, Melissa Reynolds, Amy Bar ty, Lauren Murray and Paige Botta.
GOOD TIMES: From left, Grant van Ster, Shaun Oelf, Lana Paries, Megan Nortje and Ryno de Jager.
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Tuesday 8 March 2011
Bumpy ride WESTERN CAPE MEC for Transport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle, boarded a train from Khayelitsha to Cape Town last week to experience for himself the troubles that frustrate regular commuters. Fortunately for Metrorail, which is thought to have been unaware of the MEC’s trip, everything ran smoothly, aside from the fairly empty peak-hour train arriving at its destination seven minutes late. In reports, Carlisle dubbed the journey “excellent” when compared to conditions on the same line a year ago. But while Carlisle’s efforts should be commended, his single novelty rail trip cannot compare to the everyday horrors that mostly poor commuters are forced to endure. For them there are no alternatives, and the recent 41c per litre increase in fuel costs may see their numbers swell in future. The flood of complaints from frustrated rail commuters seems never-ending. Last year, when Metrorail increased ticket prices and cited Eskom’s increase in electricity tariffs, imported materials used on the railway, labour, and the absence of automated ticket sales as reasons for the price hike, they also promised to raise service standards with the introduction of better facilities at stations just in time for the World Cup. But all too often commuters still find themselves stuck in overcrowded trains during peak-hour, targeted by criminals, and at times are even forced to disembark and walk to nearby stations alongside railway tracks because trains suddenly grind to a halt without any explanation. To the average commuter it would appear that Metrorail shows no respect to its customer. Carslisle has promised to meet with Metrorail to gain answers on faulty doors, security problems and generally poor conditions, demanding of Metrorail consistent service delivery. National Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndbele has promised 8 000 new coaches for the rail transport network, 1 000 of which should be sent to the Western Cape by 2015. One can only hope there is light at the end of the tunnel. Until then, commuters face a long road ahead.
Blinded by pseudo-science IT’S the emperor’s clothes all over again (“Cats killing millions of wildlife a year”, says Rob Simmons of the UCT Dept of Ornithology). The danger of conjecture disguised as science is that the naïve or intellectually challenged may well fall for fantasy projected as fact. Even worse is that uninformed people – read “authorities” – will feel compelled to acknowledge this fantasy by virtue of the “intimidation factor”, that is the “indisputable” words of “academia”, and take “appropriate actions”. It is from such “humble” beginnings that self-serving, authoritarian edicts are passed. The so called “facts” offered in the cats vs wildlife “issue” have no bearing on reality, offering only the fallibility of speculation. The information based on a “short” study and a “handful of questionnaires” was “statistically significant”, pronounced Dr Simmons. Hardly. Upon scrutiny it becomes clear that outrageous, unsubstantiated claims fly in the face of one another. Now this “gospel” is being preached as “fact” at UCT. And judging by the mantra being parroted by the converted, the old adage “you can fool some of the people all of the time” holds true. Witness this bizarre statement by a member of Birdlife SA: “Facts are facts, and until you can prove otherwise, the fact is that local cats kill more than 17 million wild creatures a year.” This pretty much sums up the mentality we’re dealing with. Here’s a reality check – you have no facts. On the contrary, it is up to you to prove that cats are killing more than 17 million wild creatures a year and until you can prove otherwise (I shan’t be holding my breath) these meaningless claims will be held as the fallacious utterings that they are.
I’d like to propose a new study for the UCT Dept of Ornithology: the effects of predation by birds of prey (snakes, et al) on animal life in the Table Mountain National Park every year. I have no doubt that the total of this figure will number in the millions. Science observes through a set of rigid and inflexible rules, failing to account for the variables of which nature is inextricably composed (the big picture) and thus is suffocated by its own one-dimensional approach. The use of scare tactics, in light of such limited understanding and awareness therefore, is spurious to say the least. My own observations in working with cats in their environment have been enlightening. To even come close to understanding their place in the scheme of things would require a macro-study of the inter-connected dynamics of nature and how they play out against each other over a continuous period of time. And even then you still would not be able to factor in all the variables, such as the life-cycles of those termed “prey” and “predator” and the unaccounted external environmental factors upon each. To represent a one-sided “study” composed of such inadequate data as fact is misrepresenting reality in the extreme, and frankly, disingenuous. In Cape Town, it seems, trying to recalibrate nature according to your own interpretation of it is the order of the day. Numerous counter-realities aside, I can further comfort the authors of this “study” that they can rest assured that the number of cats I encounter slaughtered on a regular basis – shot, poisoned, stoned, kicked, beaten, drowned, hunted by dogs and their owners (the list is endless and quite ‘inventive’) – no doubt contributes to any desire to see these maligned animals reduced in number. STEVE SMITH, M.E.R.C.Y. ANIMAL RESCUE Green Point
For whom the toll sells IT IS very interesting to note the current public outburst in Gauteng regarding the original proposal of a (base) toll tariff of R0.66 per kilometre in July 2011 on the freeway which circles Johannesburg and reaches out to Pretoria, Benoni and Alberton on the N1, N3, N12 and R21 freeways. Various dates have been mooted: “mid2011”, and the SANRAL website www.sanral.co.za, currently shows “… but the sections on which the tolling will commence will be completed in time for commencement in April 2011”. A substantial outcry from Gauteng residents and various organisations, including trade unions, has resulted in a delay in the implementation of the toll tariff, and a possible re-consideration of the level of the toll tariff by the various role players. It should be remembered that the toll tariffs are very well considered by the toll operators years before the physical opening of a toll road. Such early consideration is required for planning and obtaining financial support, loans, etc, prior to the granting of a contract to construct and operate the intended toll road. However, the “powers-thatbe” do not release such early information to the general public, thereby avoiding the inevitable public outcry and protests until the last possible minute before the fait accompli opening of the toll road. Residents in Cape Town will be aware that we already have a toll road on Chapman’s Peak Drive (CPD) where the toll tariff is currently (base) R30 for a light vehicle. CPD stretches for a distance of 8.9 kilometres (“Road” means that section of Main Road 103 from Kilometre 24.1 to Kilometre 33.0).
This means that users of CPD currently pay a base toll tariff of R3.37 per kilometre, which is a princely 510% of the Gauteng freeway toll tariff per kilometre (please note that I have clearly specified “a percentage of” figure) which politicians, etc, conveniently forget to mention – or, we could also calculate as 410% higher than the Gauteng Freeway toll tariff. Oh, and by the way, we can expect the CPD toll tariff to increase (quote “Effective June annually”) to approximately R32 for a light vehicle, which will mean that the CPD-user would be paying a base toll tariff of R3.59 per kilometre, or 544% of the Gauteng freeway toll tariff, or 444% higher than the Gauteng freeway toll tariff per kilometre. This inconsistency in toll rates is not a minor discrepancy of a mere few percent – it is a massive discrepancy. Such are the anomalies of the toll tariff structures in South Africa – I am sure that the CPD-users would greatly prefer to be charged at the same proposed rate as their Gauteng cousins; 8.9 kilometres at R0.66 per kilometre would be a total toll tariff on CPD of R5.87. However, CPD did start operation when it re-opened to traffic on 21 December 2003 with a base toll tariff for a light vehicle of R20. Food for thought perhaps ... KEITH FAWCETT Hout Bay
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LETTERS
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Your SMSes . Is there anyone out there who has not been paid by the IEC yet ? It is not fair! I am still waiting to be paid. Anonymous . Trevor Manuel is right: Manyi is a racist. Why should our coloured people leave the Western Cape when we were born here? We have rights too. Fedup . What’s Jimmy Manyi’s problem? He must be colour(ed) blind! Lewis, Lansdowne . About the outcry over the Kuli Roberts column which appeared in the Sunday World on 27 February. I respond by stating: let’s break out of our moulds by distinguishing ourselves according to boxed la-
bels. Firstly, I am a human being and am part of a human race as history has taught us. Secondly, I am a South African citizen and call myself a Homo Sapien. Glorya Alfreds . With reference to the SMS about the DA. You are voting for the wrong party! They don’t care. As long as they get your vote and the vote of others like you. DA supporter . What has the ANC done but live in the past? Improve our health and education system, etc before anyone points a finger at the DA. F.K. . I am shocked at how the traffic department wastes money. We have one car and received two notifications for licence renewals. There is no control over money that we could use for fixing roads.
Victim turned away three times? Not totally right RESPONDING to the article “Sea Point police turn away victim three times” (People’s Post, Tuesday 22 February): ten minutes after the incident took place on Monday 31 January, the employer of the complainant was turned back to ask the complainant to come to the police station to open a case herself. He was also asked on the same day to tell the complainant that she needed to bring her ID with her. On Wednesday 2 February, the complainant did not want to wait any longer because the official was in a meeting. It was first such incident reported
to the police station. The investigation was launched after the case was opened and there was difficulty in tracing the vehicle that was used since there was no registration number on it. However, CCTV footage was viewed but that specific camera was not operating at that particular period. It only started working on Monday 21 February. The investigation is still in progress for any possibility that may lead to getting the suspect beyond bars. WARRANT OFFICER BHEKI XULU, SEA POINT POLICE
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Monuments vandalised under our noses I am writing this letter in response to the article of the Boomplaats memorial. At the beginning of January I noticed that the Thomas Rothergill Lightfoot monument in Trafalgar Place (next to flower sellers) has also been vandalised. The plaques at the top of the monument are missing. I contacted the Arts and Culture Department, but there was nobody to assist me. A ladder must have been used to remove the plaques. It is shocking that this is happening right under our noses. T.R Lightfoot was there for the poor and sick people of Cape Town. Sad to see this happening to the monument. BERND ANNAS Devil’s Peak
Reverend Lightfoot Memorial, at the east end of Flower Sellers Alley, Trafalgar Square, was vandalised.
Please help Musa MY little friend, Musa, who lives in RR Section of Site B in Khayelitsha, has been turned away from the school where he was registered to start this year – Noluthando School. I am not sure of the reasons for him being turned away, as his mother’s English is not too good and my Xhosa needs a lot of practice. Is it because he is only four and turning five in April? Is it because he does not talk and is not toilet-trained yet? Is it because he
is possibly autistic? His father showed me the report from the Red Cross Children’s Hospital that states he has a neurological problem, but they do not know the exact problem. Is it not usual for tests to be done to ascertain the problem and treat it, or is it not important as his parents do not have money? He is hyperactive and inquisitive. He does not always maintain eye contact or listen – I have found that by spending time with him, talking
to him and explaining things, he reacts and tries to make sounds to communicate. Does he not deserve a chance at a pre-primary level and a chance to be assessed for a normal future? Where can his parents turn for this? If anyone is able to advise or suggest a school they can access for Musa, I would appreciate it. If anyone is able to assess his condition too, that would be great. I am not a doctor, but I believe he is capable, and just needs the chance. NOMVUYO (JM HOUSDON): 083 372 9131 Clovelly
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RARING TO GO: Mukhtar Lee will be riding a hand cycle in this year’s Pick n Pay Cape Argus cy cle tour. He is part of a 75 strong group participating in the tour for the benefit of The Chaeli Cam paign.
HIS Rondebosch family can boast that both parents and children were placed in the top 20 of the province’s matric results list. Parents, Eleanor and Suresh Rajpaul, and son Vinesh (22), also ranked high on the country’s top achievers list. Eleanor graduated from Alexan- GREAT GENES: (left to right) The Rajpaul family of Rondebosch: der Sinton High Vinesh Rajpaul, Eleanor Rajpaul (née Steyn), Suresh Rajpaul and School in Athlone Sheryl Rajpaul, all made it into the top 20 in their provinces’ mat in 1977 and was ric results. They say they enjoy regular, vigorous and loud de placed third in bates, usually over the dinner table – a source of alarm for those South Africa. who don’t know them well. Photo: Supplied Suresh graduated from Raisethorpe High School (in mother a housewife, and neither of his KwaZulu-Natal) in 1977. He was placed parents had a high school education,” fourth in South Africa. says Vinesh. Vinesh graduated from SACS in 2006, Both his mother’s parents were teachand placed second in the Western Cape ers and she too came from a very poor and second in South Africa. family on the Cape Flats. Daughter Sheryl (19) graduated from Both Eleanor and Suresh were inWesterford in 2010 and was placed 13th volved in the underground anti-apartin the Western Cape. heid movement in the Eastern Cape and Vinesh is now completing a Master’s occasionally ended up on the wrong side degree in astrophysics at UCT and hopes of the infamous Security Branch, often to obtain a doctoral degree from Oxford while trying to protect hospitalised politor Cambridge. ical prisoners. His long-term ambition is to carry out Today, both Vinesh and Sheryl volunexo-planetary research (researching teer regularly at the Red Cross Children’s planets outside our solar system). Hospital, where Vinesh coordinates the Sheryl is also at UCT, studying medi- weekend volunteer programme. cine, and might eventually like to specialEleanor describes her daughter as an ise in neurophysiology or psychiatry. extremely compassionate person. For exBoth their parents studied medicine. ample, as a little girl playing with dolls, Suresh is a specialist physician and she insisted that her doll house have Eleanor works as a senior medical officer wheelchair access for the dolls with disaat a large life-assurance group. bilities. When asked if they ever felt pressured Sheryl serves on the committee of the to achieve just like their parents, Vinesh Animal Rights Advocates, an animal says: “I guess that with three of us with rights society founded by her best friend, top 20 matriculations against our names, Gaby Teale-James. Sheryl must’ve felt some pressure last Eleanor says Vinesh’s decision to year not to be the odd one out!” study astrophysics came as no surprise. But he says their parents never pres- As a four year old he’d “spend ages outsured them. Although they encouraged side, transfixed and staring quietly at the them to take their education seriously, night sky”. “In pre-primary his teacher they also wanted them to enjoy them- told us that he would not cope at primary selves. He adds the only pressure he ever school and tried to fail him.” felt was an obligation not to waste all the Recently Vinesh single-handedly instiwonderful opportunities that came his tuted an annually-awarded merit scholway. arship at a Cape Flats school. Vinesh says the situation was very difAsked what she thinks the secret is, ferent for his parents and describes their apart from brains, Eleanor replies: “I achievements as “remarkable”. think that the secret – if such a thing ex“Their education was their only weap- ists – is to develop, at a young age, a love on against oppression, and so they were of knowledge and a strong work ethic. necessarily under pressure to achieve Start young and never stop.” high marks. Just a few of the family’s interests in“My dad grew up in rural Natal, one of clude literature, travel, wine, cooking, eight children in an extremely poor fami- golf, animal rights, music and philosoly. His father was a truck-driver, his phy.
Discover how galaxies are formed THE South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town will have a public lecture, “Unravelling the Mystery of Galaxy Formation and Evolution”, on Saturday 12 March at 20:00. The talk will be presented by Dr Bonita de Swardt, a post-doctoral research fellow at the SA Astronomical Observatory. De Swardt’s research interests are in characterising the faintest galaxies in the universe. At first glance, astronomers characterise galaxies into different stages of evolution based on visual appearance or morphology. However, this visual characterisation
is not always clear cut, and can strongly depend on the wavelength at which the galaxy is observed or its immediate environment. With the development of larger, more sensitive telescopes, more clues can be obtained on how galaxies may have formed and evolved. After the talk there will be stargazing, weather permitting, as well as tours of the library and the McClean museum. Public lectures are free and there is no need to book. For more details, call the SA Astronomical Observatory on (021) 460-9319 or visit www.saao.ac.za.
What goes around ... THE Pick n Pay Argus Cycle Tour taking place on Sunday 13 March is much more than a cycling event. There are the ardent podium racers, the social cyclists and a significant number of entrants who cycle for charities. Within this diverse group of cyclists you will find the most fascinating people with the biggest hearts. This year there’s a team of 75 riders cycling for The Chaeli Campaign in Plumstead. Some are raising funds for specific individuals with disabilities and others for any number of current Chaeli Campaign programmes. Last year CEO Zelda Mycroft entered with a hand cycle due to a knee operation not allowing sufficient rotation to ride a conventional bicycle. This experience inspired Mycroft to approach Pedal Power for a donation to purchase two more hand cycles so that the experience could be shared by those who cannot ride conventional bicycles. This year, Mukhtar Lee and Tracy Cohen, who both have significant physical disabilities and cannot ride conventional bicycles, will be joining Mycroft and riding for The Chaeli Campaign. Lee is a second year marketing student at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in Bellville and an avid sportsman, playing tennis, basketball, table tennis and pool. He started ballroom and Latin American dancing at the age of nine. Lee has spastic diaplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that affects the muscles in the lower limbs, and us-
es crutches to help him walk. Last year Cohen raised sponsorship as a ghost rider for The Chaeli Campaign and assists with fundraising, social media updates and administrative duties at The Chaeli Campaign. She is cerebral palsied, walks with difficulty and yet has the passion and drive to make a difference in the lives of others. This year she set herself the challenge of raising R10 000 for 10km and has already hit her R10 000 goal. What now lies ahead is the physical challenge of completing 10km of the Cycle Tour route along the Blue Route. A mighty challenge for her and one she is determined to meet. The three intrepid hand cyclists will be raising funds in support of the newly founded Chaeli Sports and Recreation Club, which offers weekly practices in karate, ballroom and Latin dancing and boccia, a ball game for athletes in wheelchairs. Exercise is important to build strength for mobility and The Chaeli Campaign Sports and Recreation Club will be holding a 4km fun Walk for Wheels on Friday 25 March starting at 17:00 at the Bergvliet Sports Association in Bergvliet. This event is being held to raise awareness of the positive role that people with disabilities have to play in society. Individuals or teams of four or more people may enter. For more information on Walk For Wheels, Chaeli Sports and Recreation Club activities or to sponsor a Chaeli rider, contact Melanie or Lana at 0861 CHAELI (0861 242 354) or email info@chaelicampaign.co.za.
Book handover to Shine Centre PRESTWICH STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL in Green Point was the host and one of five beneficiaries at the book handover to The Shine Centre, an NGO in Observatory that provides literacy and language support to learners from Grade R to Grade 3 on Wednesday 23 February. The books were raised last year during MySchool and Kalahari.net’s Spirit of Giving campaign, where the public was challenged to donate books. They also re- FANTASY LAND: Marcia Orlin, a volunteer from Shine Centre, with learner ceived a cheque to Indiphile Maliwa. the value of R20 000 from MySchool, which they will use to buy drive were Zonnebloem Primary in ZonnebloXhosa books to support and cultivate one of the em Estate, St Agnes Primary School in Woodcountry’s richest heritages. stock, Observatory Junior School in ObservaThe other schools which benefited from the tory and Claremont Primary in Claremont.
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Big Walk indeed! OVER 20 000 people participated in Cape Town’s annual 10 km Big Walk on Sunday. The 1UP Cash and Carry Big Walk, presented by Spice Mecca, was in aid of the Red Cross Children’s Hospital and Islamic Library. A cheque of R125 000 was handed to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital on Sunday. Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato
pulled the starting gun trigger just before 08:00. Dr Ivan Meyer, MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, was spotted among the Big Walk participants walking along the beachfront to the Green Point track. Seen here are just some of the thousands of people who enjoyed the glorious weather and healthy outdoors on Sunday. . People’s Post is the print media sponsor of the Big Walk.
KEEP WALKING: Mareldia (60) and Is gaak Jo haar (59) from Bo Kaap are proud to have crossed the finish line. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
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JOYRIDE: The annual Community Chest Carnival, which was held at Maynard ville Park in Wynberg from Wednesday 2 March until Saturday 5 March, cele brated its 60th anniversary this year. It began as a theatrical garden party in 1951 and over the past six decades has evolved into a pageant of international food, local entertainment and family fun, which attracts more than 100 000 people over four days. But there’s a seri ous side to carnival. It raises funds for some 400 social welfare organisations that the Community Chest supports across the Western Cape. “Carnival has always been an important showcase for the Community Chest, where we’re able to engage the public about the work we do. It’s also one of our significant fundraising events where people can combine having a good time with helping a good cause,” says Community Chest CEO, Amelia Jones. It is made possible by the efforts of some 7 000 volunteers who donate their time and skills to ensure that each year’s event is better than the previous one.Photo: Danielle Karallis
Once is never enough THE “Tweede Nuwe Jaar” carnival is a significant aspect of the social history of Cape Town and continues today to form part of the city’s cultural landscape. “Ghoema and Glitter: New Year Carnival in Cape Town” shows how carnival participation has been passed on from generation to generation, while at the same tracing the changes to the carnival over time. The exhibition details the histories and performances of the Nagtroepe (Malay Choirs), Christmas Bands and Klopse, who together make up the “Tweede Nuwe Jaar” celebrations. The exhibition draws on Iziko Social Histo-
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TACKLED: DHL Stormers centre Jean de Villiers attempts to break free from a pack of Cheetahs, including Robert Ebersohn, as Juan de Jongh lends support, during the Storm ers’ 2115 win in a Super Rugby clash at Newlands on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
OOPS: Kenny Jackson of Clare mont acci dently dis lodges the bails while bowling against Old Mutu al in a Western Province 1A League cricket match at Constan tia on Sat urday. Old Mutual scored 184 and Clare mont were dismissed for 161 in their first innings knocks. The twoday match resumes on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
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TROUBLESOME: Ajax Cape Town FC’s Tafadzwa Rusike (left) tests Gordon Gilbert in the Mpumalanga Black Aces defence, during Ajax’s 21 win in an Absa Premier Soccer League match at Athlone Stadium on Sunday. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
DUST UP: Paul Bell of VOB at tempts to tag Faizal Moosa of Athlone Ath letics during the clubs’ 66 draw in a WP Major League baseball match at Kenwyn on Saturday. Ti tlechasers Athletics went on to beat near est rivals Bellville Ty gers 87 on Sunday to open up a fivepoint lead at the top of the log. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
FULL SWING: Shaheen Khan of Old Mutual hits out against Claremont in a Western Prov ince 1A League cricket match at Constantia on Saturday. Old Mutual scored 184 and Clare mont responded with 161 in their first innings. The wicket keeper is Keen an Bowers. Photo: WELL STRUCK: Bishops batsman Daniel Russell cuts during his undefeated knock of 51 against Westerford in a WP under19 schools match that Bishops won by 123 runs at Rondebosch on Saturday. The wicketkeeper is Salih Pastor. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo
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GETTING his team psychologically ready for their Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders from New Zealand will be high on the priority list of DHL Stormers head coach, Allister Coetzee, this week.
TAKE THAT: DHL Stormers hooker, Deon Fourie, tries to hand off a tackle from Toyota Cheetahs prop, Coenie Oosthuizen, in his side’s 2115 victory at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
And with the style of play the Cape side displayed in the scrappy, tryless 2115 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs last Saturday, he will also be looking at enforcing some kind of game plan. From the get-go the Stormers never looked anything like the final-contesting side of last season, struggling to hold on to a slippery ball in the heat of a Cape Town summer afternoon. And the Cheetahs certainly did their homework, disrupting the Stormers ever-sure rolling maul and keeping game breakers such the centre pairing of Juan de Jongh and Jean de Villiers out of the match. On a positive note, flyhalf and man of the match Peter Grant was on song, succeeding in slotting eight penalties and scoring all 21 points for the
Stormers. “There are no excuses for the way we played – it was an ugly game and while we can still fix things on the field, its great that we are winning,” Coetzee said. “We have a tough week ahead of us – there are a number of things we need to focus on and psychologically we need to get things right as well.” The Stormers have only managed to score one try in two matches, so raking in the points by visiting behind the chalk line will be a psychological factor in need of conquering. The possible comeback of speedster Gio Aplon from a knee injury which side-lined him for the first three weeks of the competition, as well as centre Jaque Fourie, may assist the Stormers in achieving this goal. And while many will remember the Stormers’ 33-0 victory against the Highlanders from the south island of New Zealand at Newlands last season, this Highlanders team has surprised all with their style of play and their ability to pace themselves for 80 minutes this season. The in-form New Zealand team cur-
rently occupies the top spot on the country conference log and will be even more boosted after achieving the unthinkable by thumping the Vodacom Bulls 35-28 at Loftus Versveld on Saturday. They also kicked off their campaign with victories over countrymen the Hurricanes and the Chiefs, and are in joint first place on the combined log. The likes of flanker Adam Thomson and winger Kade Poki have been inspiring, dynamic and in top form for the team, always threatening and worrying their opponents. But the real battle on Saturday will probably be between feisty scrumhalfs Ricky Januarie and Jimmy Cowan, who have met at international level a number of times. The distribution, attacking, defensive and kicking games of both players will be a pointer to how the rest of the match will go. All in all, the Stormers need to ensure that the forwards generate good front-foot ball to their backs, do the basics correctly and that they dominate up front – something the men in navy blue have lacked in the past two matches.
Soccer elections turn out farce and furious BRIAN GAFFNEY
THE LFA Cape District’s long-serving president, Winston Engledoe, survived his closest election battle at the recent annual meeting, reflecting that all is not well in the once powerful association. Engledoe defeated Nathan Less by 22 votes to 19 to hold on to the reins for a fourth consecutive twoyear term of office, in a contest that could have gone either way. This vote had a ripple effect on the rest of the elections, with several candidates withdrawing their nominations at the 82nd annual meeting held at the William Herbert hall in Wynberg on Sunday 27 February. Engledoe, in response to a list of questions People’s Post sent him on Thursday 3 March, preferred not to comment on any of the questions. “I feel it is best to consult my executive committee or general council on whether I should respond,” Engledoe said yesterday. The questions posed were: . Several nominees withdrew from standing for executive positions – including Yusuf Nacerodien, who withdrew his nomination for president when he left the meet-
ing early. What are your feelings on this? . Do you think the reaction would have been the same from other nominees if either Less or Nacerodien had won the vote? . Some clubs were allowed to vote without the required credentials and/or being out of compliance. Will this set a precedent for future meetings? . What strengths will the newlook executive bring to the table? . What are the priorities for the new executive to tackle? . How will the LFA Cape District address the ongoing concern among soccer clubs – raised at the annual meeting – that gate income generated entirely by soccer goes to the Facilities Management Committee (FMC), while the other FMC affiliates like ballroom dancing, walking clubs and dog clubs raise no income but benefit from the use of the sports complex? The one-on-one contest between Engledoe and Less arose when Nacerodien – the other candidate for the president’s position – withdrew his nomination at the time he left the meeting, prior to the elections. Nacerodien’s move, which
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Winston Engledoe caught club delegates by surprise, came soon after he had asked whether all clubs were eligible to vote at the meeting. Nacerodien confirmed yesterday that he was opposed to clubs that were not in financial compliance – according to the constitution – being allowed to participate in the elections. “I felt I was at a dead end when the delegates allowed the constitution rules to be broken,” said Nacerodien, a member of the Garlandale AFC. Nacerodien also made no secret
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of the fact that he had no intention of standing down in favour of Less – as had been anticipated – in the battle for the hot seat. This bit of intrigue unfolded when Nacerodien insisted – according to the constitution – that clubs as well as nominees were ineligible to participate in the elections if they were not in financial compliance. Nacerodien’s call for the constitution to take its course would have ruled both Ashford Athletic AFC members Engledoe and Less out of the race – making him the only eligible nominee for the presidency. However, the majority of delegates differed with Nacerodien’s views by accepting the reasons offered by Southampton, Ashford, Spenston and Peninsula for not being square on the books. There were several twists in the contest for the two vice-president’s positions. It started when Rashied Cloete of Blue Bells AFC declined the vice-president (disciplinary and registrations) position, after polling the most votes in a four-person contest. Cloete received 16 votes, Elton Lotriet 14 and Neil Pietersen 11, while Basil Palanyandi received no
backing. Southampton AFC, who nominated Palanyandi, surprisingly voted for one of the other nominees. Cloete, after declining a vicepresident’s position, said he felt he could “serve the game better” by taking up the position of head of competitions. In the light of this development, Lotriet of Stephanian AFC was elevated to Cloete’s position. Pietersen of Battswood AFC was elected unopposed as vice-president (youth affairs), after incumbent Less indicated he would withdraw from the voting as Garlandale AFC (who had nominated him) had left the meeting. The Baltic Rangers, Montague Spurs, Hout Bay Celtic and UCT clubs – which could have influenced the final vote counts – had no delegates present at the meeting. . The LFA Cape District executive committee is: Winston Engledoe (president), Elton Lotriet and Neil Pietersen (vicepresidents), Grant Adams (CEO), Yusuf Parker (head of finance), Brian van Kesteren (deputy head of finance), Rashied Cloete (head of competitions), and Richard Mahwayo (trustee).
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