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AILING TRADERS at the Grand Parade claim that business has worsened significantly after a buoyant World Cup. They believed the soccer spectacular would ignite a business boom for the market. Instead, business is worse than it has ever been. Natasha Naicker, site manager for Grand Parade United Traders’ Association, said eight traders closed shop this month alone. They had been trading at the parade between five and 10 years, selling various items, including goods and clothing. However, the City of Cape Town says the situation is not unique to the Grand Parade. Business in general is down across the municipality. Naicker, who has been trading in underwear and socks at the parade for more than 40 years, says they had more than 100 customers a day during the World Cup. Now they are lucky if they attract three buyers a day. “We were hoping that it would last but business has never been this bad,” she says. Naicker says, though, that the slump is not as a result of postWorld Cup. “We had a lot of customers during the World Cup,l but they only bought memorabilia; our own goods which we usually sell were still not being sold,” she says. Naicker believes that crime and drug-peddling on the parade deter customers from coming to the area.
Dorothy Williams says the city is “no longer vibrant” and that the increase of malls in townships is compounding the problem. The Valhalla Park grandmother sells herbs, and says she is lucky if she has more than three clients for the day. “Business was bad before the World Cup. During the World Cup it was not as busy as we expected, but we made our money. Now it is worse than it has ever been,” she says. Williams is a fourth-generation trader for her family. Her greatgreat-grandmother was the first to sell herbs in 1901, and the tradition has been carried down to each daughter. The widow has been on the parade for 15 years, but says it has become “virtually impossible” to support her family financially. She lives with her daughter, a single mother of three. “If the council can do something to make the city more attractive, it would be great,” she says. Williams remains optimistic. “I don’t want to give up my stall. If I do, the foreigners will take my place,” she says. Musy Mustapha from Cameroon sells bags, cosmetics and other miscellaneous items from his stall. He says he was busy during the World Cup, but big retailers reaped most of the benefits from the event. “Business has gone down a lot since the World Cup. We make almost no money now,” he says. He feels that there should be stricter regulations around how stalls are situated. He has been trading at the parade for 10 years and says that arguments between traders often erupt because two stalls selling the same goods are situated next to each other. “I might charge R4 for the some-
thing that costs R5 at the stall next to mine. “Or someone might be at my stall and the trader next door grabs him away because he sells it for cheaper. “It causes bad feelings. Why can’t they control how the stalls are positioned?” he asks. Seasonal traders are also a big problem for traders, who wait patiently for business every day. “In December we are pushed to the back of the market. People who never trade here from other markets like Mitchell’s Plain and Kraaifontein tell us PARADE: Dorothy Williams said she is lucky if she that we are trading gets three customers for the day.Photo: Verna van Diemen on their bays,” he says. “We believe that these initiatives, When People’s Post visited the pa- together with others in the central rade at 13:30 on Thursday 24 March, city, will attract consumers to the one clothing trader said that he had central city.” not done any business for the day. Williamson says the City has five “I will pack up for the day if no property lease agreements with five one buys from me by 14:30,” said the trader associations on the Grand man, who wants to remain anony- Parade which do not prescribe the mous. rental charge, nor the commodities Paul Williamson, from the city’s sold by the traders. The only stipuinformal trading unit, says that lation is that the goods must be lesales among formal and informal gal. traders across the entire municipal Tasso Evangelinos, chief operaarea are generally down because of ting officer for the CCID, said he has the recession. four staff members and a dedicated He says the City has invested mobile patrol vehicle working at R20 million in upgrading the Grand the parade throughout the day. Parade. “We are not funded for the work “The City has also supported ini- we do at the parade, but we provide tiatives in the central city, such as the support that we can,” he said. the Cape Town Partnership and the Evangelinos added that a “lot of Central City Improvement District resources” need to be invested to (CCID). make the parade a safe place.
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Series of UJW talks THE Union of Jewish Women (UJW) will host a talk tomorrow by Andrew Goldman, curator of the Jewish Museum, who will discuss “Experiences working with the Jews in Ethiopia”. Then, on Wednesday 6 April, Professor Brian Robertson will talk on “Land of the Saints – St Helena Island”. On Wednesday 13 April Shirley Gelcer will show a DVD documentary by an award-winning film-maker on “The Exodus De-Coded”. The talks will take place at Stonehaven, 7 Albany Road, Sea Point and entry is R20. Refreshments will be served. The UJW will host its branch event as a fun morning for children at Roly Polyz, Bree Street, Cape Town (at the Waterfront end)on Thursday 7 April. Entry is R50 and includes vouchers and refreshments. Call 082 439 8006 or 083 627 6601.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
New faces on local elections candidate list TAMMY PETERSEN
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ORE than half of the southern suburbs’ 34 ward councillors will not be standing for re-election as ward councillors in the local government elections after their names were left off the list of ward councillor candidates submitted by the DA to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday. The DA holds 34 of the 36 wards in the southern suburbs, Cape Town city area, and Atlantic seaboard. The party’s list of ward candidates for the local government elections, submitted on Friday to the IEC, excluded half of the current serving ward councillors. The official list of candidates contesting each ward will be released by the IEC on 12 April. Names have been left off the list for various reasons: in some instances, the ward councillor has opted to retire, and in others the ward councillor will stand for election as a proportional representative councillor instead of a ward councillor. The list merely confirms the candidates for the ward councillor positions, and not the candidates for the proportional representative positions. People’s Post obtained a copy of this list. Wards that have new candidates proposed as ward councillors are: . Ward 44 (Gugulethu, Heideveld, Welcome Estate and Vanguard Estate): Anthony Moses replaces Shehaam Sims. . Ward 46 (Manenberg, a portion of Hanover Park, Hatton, Mountainview, Newfields,
Pinati, Surrey Estate and the southern section of Penlyn Estate): Junade Hoosain replaces Abduragiem Orrie. . Ward 47 (Hanover Park): Antonio van der Rheede replaces Kenneth Lategan. . Ward 54 (Bantry Bay, Foreshore, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point, Robben Island, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay and Signal Hill): Beverly Schafer replaces JP Smith. . Ward 56 (Acacia Park, Factreton, Kensington, Summer Greens, Windermere and Wingfield): Derrick America replaces Jacob Ridder. . Ward 57 (Mowbray, Observatory, Salt River, Table Mountain and Woodstock): Brett Herron replaces Cedric Thomas. . Ward 58 (Mowbray, Rosebank, Rondebosch, Claremont and the southern sections of Kenilworth and Harfield Village): Matthew Kempthorne replaces Owen Kinahan. . Ward 60 (Lansdowne, Rondebosch East, Sybrand Park, Crawford, Belthorn Estate and the western part of Athlone): Anthea Green replaces Patrick Hill. . Ward 61 (Simon’s Town, Capri, Castle Rock, a portion of Fish Hoek, Glencairn, Kommetjie, Misty Cliffs, Ocean View, Scarborough, Smitswinkel Bay and Sun Valley): Simon Liell-Cock replaces Nicki Holderness. . Ward 62 (Bishopscourt, Constantia, Newlands, Plumstead and Wynberg): Liz Brunette replaces Neill Ross. . Ward 64 (Muizenberg, Coniston Park, Hillview, Lakeside, Seawinds, St James, Kalk Bay, Sunrise Beach, Vrygrond and Marina Da Gama): David D’Alton replaces Demetri Qually. . Ward 65 (parts of Lotus River, and a section of Grassy Park): Leslie Isaacs replaces
Derek Smith. . Ward 67 (Pelican Park, Zeekoeivloei, a portion of Grassy Park, a portion of Lotus River, a portion of Retreat and a portion of Lavender Hill): Shaun August replaces Basil Lee. . Ward 68 (Lavender Hill, a portion of Retreat and Steenberg): Mano Ariefdien replaces Gerald Morkel. . Ward 77 (Cape Town City Centre, a portion of Green Point, a portion of Signal Hill, Gardens, Oranjezicht, a portion of Woodstock, Tamboerskloof, Vredehoek and Zonnebloem): Dave Bryant replaces Vivienne Walker. . Ward 78 (a portion of Beacon Valley, a portion of Portlands, Weltevreden Valley and Westridge): Edwin Andrews replaces Grant Pascoe. . Ward 79 (Beacon Valley, Eastridge, Goodhope, Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre and a portion of Portlands): Solomon Philander replaces Dennis Williams. The remainder of the wards’ current councillors will stand for re-election. The candidates for the two wards not held by the DA are Melanie Arendse (DA) in Ward 66 (Lotus River, Ottery East and a section of Parkwood). The current councillor is George March for the Independent Democrats. Magadien Davids will contest for Ward 48, which comprises Belgravia, a portion of Crawford, Gatesville, Belthorn Estate, a portion of Penlyn Estate, Athlone, Mountview, Rylands, Pinati, Bridgetown and Silvertown. The current councillor is the ANC’s Mustapha Murudker, who will not be standing for re-election.
Park opens with concert FAMILIES from all over the city are being invited to a free concert at the Green Point Park on Sunday 3 April to celebrate the facility’s official public opening. Elvis Blue, Emo Adams, The Rudimentals, Icon Jazz Band, Heavenly Quartet, Larry Joe are some of the artists who will perform on the day. The executive mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato, will host the concert. Take a picnic basket and join in the fun from 12:30 until 18:00. The city’s Come and Play team will provide entertainment for the children. Food stalls will be open throughout the day.
Ratepayers’ AGM THE Mouille Point Ratepayers’ Association will hold its AGM on Thursday 14 April at 17:30 at the Cape Town Hotel School, next to the Radisson Blu Hotel. Lesley de Reuck, the director of the Cape Town Stadium and Green Point Urban Park, will talk on the way forward for the stadium and surrounds. For details call Jane Meyer on 082 738 6690.
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District Six can never be recreated EVEN though billions will be spent on redeveloping District Six, it will still look vastly different and never recapture the spirit of the bustling, vibrant community it once was. Recreating the now-barren area would be virtually impossible, says Anwah Nagia, chairperson of the District Six Beneficiary and Development Trust. “If we built District Six exactly as it was then, we would have to squeeze everyone into 1 600 homes. Back then whole families lived in one room. We cannot recreate it.” Nagia also said that the homes back then were too “Eurocentric”, and that people were now receiving spacious, modern and better homes. Surrounded by open fields, District Six today looks like a desolate land, secluded from the rest of Cape Town. It was more than a month ago that President Jacob Zuma hosted a symbolic key handover to 44 returning families at the Second Homecoming Celebration held at the Moravian Church on Friday 11 February. The families have not moved into their houses yet. At the event, Zuma guaranteed that development in the area would be completed in the next three years. “The time is 36 months. Everything will be done and nobody can change that,” he said to huge applause. But the City of Cape Town’s manager for Land Restitution Pogiso Molapo, said 36 months may have been “an ambitious aim”. “We’re looking at five years for the project to be done,” said Molapo. The Regional Land Claims Commission, the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Provincial Government and the District Six Trust have pledged to build 4 500 homes supported by medium-rise commercial developments. In 2003, the pilot phase was rolled out, in which 24 homes were built for residents over 80 years old.
In 2004, exactly 38 years after the area was rezoned by the government, former president Nelson Mandela handed the keys to the first returning residents. Only 68 houses have been built since then. In 1966, the government declared District Six a Whites-Only area under apartheid’s Group Areas Act, with removals starting in 1968. By 1982, more than 60 000 people were relocated to the Cape Flats townships. The old houses were bulldozed. The only buildings left standing were places of worship. With the fall of apartheid in 1994, the South African government pledged to support rebuilding. Annie Bam (87) returned to District Six five years ago. She was one of the first residents to move into a three-bedroom maisonette, much bigger than the one-bedroom she, her mother, grandmother and sister grew up in. She moved to Manenberg with five of her seven children after the forced removals and later moved to Rocklands in Mitchell’s Plain. The great-great grandmother said that although the area is not the same, she feels safe and has a sense of community. “It will never be the same but I can still ask my one neighbour, Auntie Moena, for something I need, and I belong to a seniors’ club in District Six,” she said. But she said this once-bustling area is very different. “It doesn’t feel like the same District Six as when I was a child. It was a place where we all lived together. It is so quiet now. Back then Muslims, Christians, black Africans, whites, Jewish people lived together. The Muslim children went to Sunday School and the Christian children went to Mosque. We used to play at the end of Table Mountain. The neighbours had their quarrels but we were like family,” she said. Laughing, Bam recalls an incident where she almost got into a fight with her neighbour after her dog stole their chicken. “I was standing in front of our door when she came past and I heard her say: ‘Dikgevreet van die hoender, nou staan jy hier! Kyk hoe lê die vere,’” said Bam. The next day, said Bam, the woman sent her a plate of baked fish as a peace offering. Like the rest of District Six back then, more than one family lived in their Wicht Street home. Her father was a white man who joined the coloured army, said Bam. Her white family lived with them in the home. The realities of apartheid really hit Bam when her white cousin acted as if she did not know her when they bumped into each other at a tobacco factory in Kloof Street . “I said: ‘Hello, it’s Annie.’ But she looked down to scratch in her bag. I was so hurt.
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HOME SWEET HOME: Annie Bam (87) re turned to District Six five years ago. Photo: Verna van Diemen
A FEW cities around the world know the exact date and circumstances of their founding. On Saturday 2 April at 08:30, Cape Town’s 359th birthday will be commemorated in a colourful pageant at the Good Hope Castle, South Africa’s oldest building. The guest of honour is Mayor Dan Plato, who arrives at 09:00. Regiment Westelike Provinsie, one of the country’s oldest citizen force regiments, which has an impressive record in different wars and the freedom of entry into Cape Town, will also celebrate its 77th birthday with a flag-raising ceremony and medal parade. One of the city’s finest Malay choirs will perform popular Hollandse liedjies like “Rosa” and “Piet Hein”. A military trumpeter will sound the Wilhelmus (Dutch national anthem), followed by a salute fired by historical muzzle-loading muskets and cannon. The event is co-produced by the Castle, Regiment Westelike Provinsie and the VOC Foundation.Free parking will be made available beside the Castle, just off Darling Street.
MEMORIES: Annie Bam revisits her memo ries while looking through her photo album. Photo: Verna van Diemen
When I got home, I told my mom that I would never look at her again,” she said. But despite the pain, Bam said she still thinks about her family. “Sometimes I long for them because we grew up in one home,” she said. She recalls the day that she returned to her home suburb. “It was drizzling that day. We had no key and we were standing outside the house with our furniture. I was so excited because I was living in town again,” she said. Bam needed to raise a bond of R60 000, which her daughter pays. The 44 unoccupied houses form part of the 114 units planned for the phase two pilot project. Most of the 44 claimants had to raise bonds of about R250 000 for the homes, reportedly valued at R1 million, says Nagia. “The balance of the 4 500 homes will be built in one go within three to five years. Those homes may be free of charge because we are able to cross-subsidise them with the planned commercial developments. “The homes will be exactly the same as all the others, but it may be free because their shortfall will be cross-subsidised with the money made from selling or letting part of the land to private business,” said Molapo. The previous phases were not cross-subsidised. The commercial leg of the project will consist of big and small shops, offices and rental flats. Molapo said: “They had an option to wait for the last phase and may move back free of charge.” When People’s Post visited the site two weeks ago, builders were still hard at work and the homes were unoccupied. Molapo said engineers had still not issued Certificates of Occupancy to certify that the homes were safe because construction was still taking place on the site. .
U3A annual meeting THE University of the Third Age will host its annual general meeting at the Baxter Theatre on Thursday at 10:00 for 10.30. The speaker will be Dr Don Mingay, the internationally recognised nuclear expert and consultant, who will talk on “Energy in reality”. For more information phone Eve Dunnell on (021) 531-5604.
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Small mistakes, big consequences TONY ROBINSON
I’VE always been apprehensive about nuclear power. It started years ago when I attended a conference on energy in the Baxter Theatre complex. At the time there was concern about nuclear reactors, as tiny cracks had been discovered in the steel work and some reactors had been closed down for further investigation. A metallurgist from England explained, in a very scientific way, that little cracks get bigger and big cracks are not a good idea in a nuclear power plant. He knew what he was talking about because he had seen what little cracks did to the Comet jet airliner. That annoyed the nuclear physicists who, clearly, had territory to defend. I remember Dr Ampi Roux insisting that nuclear energy was the only alternative to dirty coal. At the time he was right, but the way he said it scared the hell out of me. He was emotional. He came close to stamping his foot on the floor like Rumpelstiltskin. The unspoken words were: “How dare this English upstart criticise my industry!”. The anti-nuclear lobby can get hysterical from time to time, but the scientists are people too and they also get emotional. And they are not nearly as smart as they think they are. This hit me like a blow between the eyes when I watched a British nuclear expert pronounce on Sky News that “the lesson we will learn from the Japanese disaster is not to put the diesel engines in the basement”.
That needs some explanation. The Japanese reactors survived the force of the earthquake but the emergency cooling systems, powered by diesel engines, failed because the tsunami took them out. Yes, the emergency diesels were in the basement! The relationship between earthquakes and tsunamis is part of general knowledge. When there is a quake anywhere there is a tsunami threat. The Japanese know this better than most. The giant waves even have a Japanese name. And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that giant waves sweeping over the shoreline will tend to flood basements. But the Japanese scientists and engineers, with all their experience of earthquakes and tsunamis, put the back-up diesel engines in the basement! Where, I wonder, are Koeberg’s emergency diesel engines? Over the last week or so we have had plenty of assurances from nuclear experts. They have told us that modern reactor designs are better than the old ones, but what does it matter if the emergency cooling system depends on diesel engines in the basement? One would think that the earthquake and resulting tsunami that killed more than 200 000 people in Indonesia a few years ago might have prompted nuclear engineers to think again and move the diesels out of the basements. They have got the message now and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The diesels will come out of atomic power station basements all round the world. But is it the only mistake the nuclear geniuses have made?
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Down memory lane THE Cape Natural History Club will host an interesting guided walk through the historical area of Camps Bay on Sunday.
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Teenager hit by car at V&A Waterfront
Drunk driver knocks over teen VERNA VAN DIEMEN
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FRENCH national was spared jail after he knocked down a teenage girl as she walked along the pavement at the V&A Waterfront.
tor. Sam could not confirm the date of Dagan’s next court appearance because “the docket was still at court”. “We took tests at the doctor which confirmed that the man had consumed a lot of alcohol,” she said. Sam could not confirm the percentage of alcohol in his system. “We are still waiting for the docket to come back from court before we can reveal his blood alcohol level,” said Sam. Groote Schuur spokesman Alaric Jacobs, said the Hanover Park teen had undergone a head operation. Sam said police had held 54 vehicle check points since January in the area where the accident happened.
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The 17-year-old from Hanover Park is in a stable condition at Groote Schuur Hospital. Steven Dagan appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court for drunken driving on Friday. It is believed that Dagan lost control of his Volvo at the Waterfront City Lodge on the corner of Dock and Alfred roads around 04:00 on Friday. Cape Town Central police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Khunjulwa Sam, says Dagan’s passport was revoked and he was released on bail of R2 000 bail after his lawyer called the prosecu-
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Explore the delights of Eastern culture THE Friends of the Iziko South African Museum will host a talk by freelance lecturer Liz McKenzie on Tuesday 19 April at 19:00. McKenzie will discuss as-
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nese tea to the basics of yak butter tea in the thin air of Tibet”. The cost is R30. For more information phone Maxine on 072 225 6893.
PWHOA: Mavusa Mbutuma(pink), Andrew Aitchison (turquoise and orange), Tony Walters,(or ange), Mignonne van Eeden (maroon) and Fani Segerman(pink) model clothing from Richard de Jager’s Pwhoa label on Saturday 26 March at the the Toffie Pop Culture Festival. The festival was hosted at the Cape Town city hall from Thursday 24 March to Saturday 26 March. Photo: Sharief Jaffer
A hundred years of service THE Chapel Street Primary School will be hosting a centenary re-union “Eat Treat” at the Good Hope Centre. The theme of the event is “Celebrating a hundred years of service to the community”. All past and present learners and parents are invited to join the school in a fun-
Join the Bo-Kaap fun THE monthly food and craft market will take place on Saturday between 10:00 and 15:00 at the Bo-Kaap Civic Centre in Wale Street. Traditional foods, including curries, rotis, bredies, koeksisters, milk tart, biscuits, cakes, spices and more will be on sale. Try the breakfast menu at the coffee shop or view old photo collections and chat to the
filled nostalgic evening of art, entertainment and good food. The event takes place on Saturday 7 May at the Dromedaris Hall and starts at 19:30 for 20:00. The cost is R150 per person and the dress code will be smart casual to formal. To RSVP, contact Fatima on 073 352 5343 or Zeenat on 079 652 1120 or the school on (021) 465-4107. locals about their history. Also on sale are recycled hand crafts, clothing, pickles, konfyt and gifts to take home. Relaxing foot or back massages are available too. The April food demo will teach you how to make bollas – Cape Malay doughnutlike treats. There will also be fun activities for children. Entrance is free. For further information, call 072 643 0054 or (021) 424-3736.
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Win a cricket holiday clinic TWO lucky readers can secure their place in a four-day cricket holiday clinic at one of the country’s leading cricket schools. Ryan Maron’s Cricket School of Excellence was founded in 1998, and has grown to become one of the country’s leading cricket schools, whose name is synonymous with professionalism, excellence and development. Ryan Maron’s Cricket School of Excellence and People’s Post have once again teamed up to offer budding cricketers the chance to boost their skills. Two lucky readers – boy or girl – will win a four-day cricket holiday clinic (valued at R500) at Rondebosch Boys’ High School from Tuesday 5 April to Friday 8 April, from 09:00 to 14:00. Each winner will receive the holiday clinic as well as a Trion-Z band, cap, bottle and
Powerade concentrate. The course features intensive personalised coaching (UCB Level 2 and 3 coaches); net coaching, batting, bowling and fielding skills; and fitness and strengthening exercises, among others. There will also be parents’ coaching on the final day. Participants get a T-shirt and cap (if participating for the first time), a certificate and SA Cricket Magazine. Prizes will be awarded at the end. Go to www.cricketschool.co.za or contact Ryan Maron’s Cricket School of Excellence on (021) 671-9460 for more information. . WIN! People’s Post is giving away two places at the cricket holiday clinic. To enter the lucky draw, SMS “Cricket” to 34586 by noon on Wednesday 30 March. SMSes cost R2 each; winners will be phoned.
YOLANDA YAWA, former vocalist with Coda, will launch her first solo album, “CrossOva”, at The Square at Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, Green Point, Cape Town on Thursday March 31, at 19:00 for 19:30. If you love the sounds of Afro contemporary soul and Afro jazz with a touch of reggae, then Yawa’s “original compositions and her remarkable voice will blow you away and have you on your feet”. This free concert celebrates Yawa’s album debut and talent as an entertainer and fashion designer. In her album, the award-winning songstress “reaches out with her voice, words and pride in being an African woman”. . WIN! People’s Post is giving away four copies of “CrossOva”. To enter the giveaway,
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CAMPS BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL rugby coach and sports administrator, Michael Hagglund, won a spot in the Jake White/Eddie Jones “Coaching the Coaches” programme when he was entered into a competition without his knowledge. Hagglund was entered into a Sunday Times competition by Camps Bay Preparatory principal, Stuart Collier. He was one of three winners of the competition and one of 200 coaches from Cape Town who were enrolled for the programme on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 March. Acclaimed international coaches and exteachers, White and Jones, hosted the twoday workshop in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg to teach coaches the latest trends leading into the 2011 rugby season.Hagglund started rugby at their school and the team was unbeaten in 2010. In his motivation, Collier described Hagglund as “a man with a passion for sport and rugby who will benefit immensely from an opportunity to attend the ‘Coaching the Coaches’”. “He will be able to use the knowledge gained on the course to pass onto hundreds
Fun at Reddam REDDAM HOUSE SCHOOL in Cavalcade Road, Green Point, has once again prepared a culinary treat for all fans of good food and soccer at its annual Food Fair on Saturday 2 April from 10:00 to 16:00. They will stage the Engen/Octagon three-a-side soccer tournament while enjoying treats from around
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TEACHER TAUGHT: Michael Hagglund (cen tre) won a competition to attend the Jake White (left) and Eddie Jones (right) “Coach ing the Coaches” rugby training programme earlier this month. of youngsters in his future teaching career,” said Collier. He was head prefect at Camps Bay High School in 2007, captaining the 1st rugby team. In 2008 he took a gap year and coached rugby at a primary school outside London. On his return, he applied for a position at Camps Bay Primary School as a teacher assistant to save money to study to become a teacher. the world, including Italian, Mexican, braaivleis, deli-style, Indian and decadent desserts and sweets. Fun games for all ages include a parachute rocket, a surf simulator, a dunk tank, kid’s activity area and lots more. Proceeds will be donated to a number of local charity organisations. Call Nicola Wiltshire at jwnic@mweb.co.za or the school on (021) 433-0105.
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ALBUM LAUNCH: Former Coda singer Yolanda Yawa will be launching her first solo album on Thursday.
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Harold King, a founder of the London City Ballet, will quickly allay those chorophobia fears (fear of dance) with his dance classes for residents of Vredehoek, Oranjezicht and Tamboerskloof. “There is no such thing as too old or two left feet,” says the talented dance teacher and choreographer. Versatile King, from Vredehoek, is trained in Tap, Flamenco, Ballet, ChaCha, Samba, Tango, Jazz and Salsa. His teaching method consists of solo routines which are fun, easy to learn and gentle on the joints. King hopes that he can sign up enough interested participants from the three areas to book a hall at least a once a week. He will start the classes as soon as he returns in May from his trip on the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship as a dance instructor and lecturer. This is King’s third trip on the Queen Mary 2, which was offered to him after the passengers who attended his dance classes demanded his return. “I teach with a sense of humour and create interesting routines using fun songs like Miriam Makeba’s click song. “Once I went to class with a whistle because they talk too much in class. Whenever I blew the whistle there was dead silence, followed by laughter,” he said. His classes grew from 80 on the first cruise in April last year to 140 people when he returned a few months later. “People were dancing on every open space, and even on the carpets on the balcony of the ballroom. There was not even enough space for all of them,” he said. The participants from the cruise grew to like him so much that they dressed up in their best clothes and sang “For he’s a jolly good fellow” when he disembarked
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March in peace THERE can be no doubt in anyone’s minds that People Against Gangsterism And Drugs (Pagad) is back. Pagad claims it has never been away, but a recent resurgence in activity – including meetings and marches on drug dealers in Kenwyn, Manenberg and Sherwood Park – highlight the group’s absence in recent years. Welcoming back the “movement”, as it prefers being called, are the many embattled drugridden communities on the Cape Flats and more affluent areas such as Lansdowne. Pagad has committed afresh to its mission statement of “eradicating the evil scourge of gangsterism and drugs from society”. News of a Pagad member being arrested, allegedly for possession of a stolen firearm, and a member being suspected of petrol-bombing a Rondebosch East family’s house can only but cast aspersion on the movement. Pagad’s tentacles spread far and wide in the country, and in the Western Cape meetings are being held to establish more branches. Formed as a community anti-crime group fighting drugs and violence on the Cape Flats, Pagad made headlines in 1996 when Hard Livings gang leader Rashaad Staggie was burnt to death by Pagad members. This, and subsequent bomb attacks, resulted in the police adopting a tough stance against the movement. Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz, Nyanga Cluster CPF chairperson Hanif Loonat and JP Smith, the city’s Mayco Member for Safety and Security, say they accept the movement as long as it acts within the law. And therein lies Pagad’s challenge. While it is unanimous that there is a pressing need for Pagad to partner with the police, communities, politicians and religious leaders in combating the scourge of drugs, gangsterism and crime, the movement will earn the full support and respect of the people and authorities if it carries out its objectives in a peaceful, law-abiding manner.
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Don’t make yourself a target LIVING in the student areas from Observatory to Rondebosch you can always tell the North American woman students instantly: they will be the ones in short, tight shorts. I remember when my sister visited from Canada and on our first outing she appeared in the same. I said look, those simply are not worn here, you’re going to stand out, and not in a good way; no local girls wear shorts that tight or that short. She totally didn’t see what the problem was and I explained that when you’re living in such a diverse range of cultures you have to
respect them all, one way or another. Muslim or Africans frown on such exposure for example, but more importantly it instantly targets you as a “American foreigner” to criminals, who see you as having more money on you, better cellphones, laptops, cameras, etc. Secondly, this is seriously the rape capital of the world, so wearing such unusual skimpy clothing is simply asking for trouble unnecessarily and attracts the kind of attention you seriously don’t want. Considering we’re talking about making yourselves a very real tar-
get for crime and rape, I really think it’s worth your while to reconsider clothing that puts a red flashing light on your head in this regard. For a local, you look like those clueless tourist with cameras around their necks and gold chains that you just want to go up to, slap, and scream “Are you flipping mad!?”. Bottom line: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”, because here the consequences can be very quick, very ugly and very serious when choosing to put it all out there. CRAIG HARRISON Observatory
Who approved their salaries? READERS, would you pay a salary to anybody which is not commensurate with their past experience, expertise, academic qualifications and innovative managerial ability and competence (“What your councillor earns”, People’s Post, 22 March)? Are all councillors thus paid such huge salaries, irrespective of the above employment specifications? Your article on councillor earnings reveals a major disjuncture somewhere in the rationale for salaries. I am saying that people and politicians must be paid what they are worth and we all know from past experience that the majority of councillors are incompetent in their jobs. I would like to ask Mr
Dirk Smit to respond on the matter regarding councillor performance agreements, with respect to: (i) that he publish the performance appraisal policy for councillors. (ii) whether performance appraisals for councillors have been institutionalised. (iii) who are the administrators for the performance process; and (iv) when will councillor performance results be made public? Lastly, was the huge salaries for councillors approved through a public participatory process? RESIDENT Woodstock CITY OF CAPE TOWN SPEAKER DIRK SMIT RESPONDS: Councillors must report back to
their communities on a quarterly basis and must not miss three consecutive statutory meetings. The Code of Conduct of Councillors is prescribed by the Systems Act. In order for a councillor to stand as a potential candidate, for example a DA councillor, the councillor must go through a strict and stringent selection process. The councillor is monitored via the Performance Development and Management System and, should a councillor under perform, that councillor is dealt with accordingly. . Smit says councillor performance appraisals are done by the political parties they belong to and that the salary is determined by the Minister of Local Government.
General . If the traffic police (that is if there are any such people) were doing their jobs, the “group of people” taking pictures of cellphone user/ drivers, wouldn’t need to waste their time on photos with absolutely no legal standing. Hopefully these avid photographers were not themselves driving whilst happilysnapping. Barbara, Three Anchor Bay . I visited the Cape Town Stadium. It consists of bare, unpainted, concrete, dusty and dirty places. The seats are child-size and the playing field is small. This is a realisation that once again we have been taken for a ride. I am shocked at the waste of public money. Granny . It’s a shame to see beautiful old buildings going to waste. There should be laws to prevent this – don’t buy property (or forfeit it) if you can’t maintain it. . Anything distracting you from the road is a bad idea: stop instead, nothing is worth causing an accident. A second’s distraction is all that it takes. Kate . Regarding abuse against women and children, why not focus on all forms of abuse, including abuse by women against men and by children against parents? Smiley . Please people, water is precious. Don’t use a hosepipe to wash your cars or wash down your driveways. Rather fill a bucket with water. .Think about other people and nature, as well as yourself. What a different world we would live in, if everyone applied this. It begins with you. Catherine . All the years I enjoyed watching the Cape Argus Cycle Tour on TV 2. Now they want R3,8 million for broadcast rights from PPA, which is a charity organisation. TV2, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Obviously someone wants to make a quick buck! Disgusted fan . How on earth will I get on a bus when the steps are high and I am handicapped on my right side, both my arm and leg? Councillor earnings . It is disgraceful that ward councillors earn so much in a city where money could be better spent on social development. Keya . Ward councillors should be glad about the salary they earn, and yet they don’t deliver. I think it’s only a few people who know who their ward councillors are. . Councillor earnings refer: did you know that they will earn R2 million in the next local elections? Is there a place for me on this gravy train as well? Please tell what must I do? . Wow! With those earnings of R29 000 per month as a councillor, no wonder you don’t hear or see them after the elections. Guess they are hibernating on how to spend their riches for the next five years. . So a ward councillor earns R29 057 a month and can also have a private job but if people with disabilities and pensioner have jobs, then their grants get halved. Please explain. Shakes .We need comparisons. What do councillors get in other provinces? Matters of taste . Is there anyone who experienced cramps or upset stomachs after using All Seasons longlife milk? Ursula . Thank you People’s Post and Kiwi and Toughees for the school shoes I won recently. John Europa . Thank you People’s Post for the Jamali tickets I won. My family and I had a fabulous time! Salwa
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People’s Post Atlantic SeaboardCity Edition Page 11
CHUFFED CHAMPS: Meet the Western Province Crick et Club team that won the WP 1A League champion ship[ title on Saturday at Pinelands. WPCC defeated Pinelands by seven wickets to lift the title. The champi on team is, from left: Front Row: Rowan Minnords, Gio Colussi, Scott Fraser, Siya Sibiya, Govon Christian. Back Row: Alan Badenhorst (coach), Shawn Dyson, Ge raint van der Rede, Tim Flor ence, Rushdi Hendricks, Ry an van Niekerk, James Cam eronDow and Richard Burnett (coach). Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
Stormers set for Shark tank TASMIN CUPIDO
ALLISTER COETZEE and the DHL Stormers will face their toughest opponents yet when they travel to Durban’s Shark tank to take on the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition on Saturday. And, despite a comfortable and convincing 51-16 win over the Western Force at DHL Newlands the past weekend, Coetzee and his charges will remain focused on doing the basics and targeting their opponents on respective weekends. “The competition is still young and we still have a long way to go,” said Coetzee. “This week we have a huge challenge against the Sharks and, while the team’s confidence is growing, we will remain focused and respect the opposition.” And with the team overcoming the barrier of try-less matches, scoring six tries against the Force and securing the team’s first bonus point of the season, an enterprising brand of rugby was on display from the men in navy blue. They outclassed the men from Down Under in every facet of the game, with lock Andries Bekker being named man of the match. Coetzee also alluded to his team’s current mental state, saying they are in a “good space mentally”. Running, fast-paced rugby – a trademark often displayed by Cape rugby sides – was on show, with the likes of Gio Aplon and Dewaldt Duvenhage impressing.
The team will most-likely be without the services of flanker, Pieter Louw, who picked up a serious knee injury, but this week will see the return of Springbok flak forward, Schalk Burger – so experience will not be lost in the side. The Sharks, coming from a 44-28 loss to the Crusaders at Twickenham on Sunday, will be looking to use the home ground advantage to pip the unbeaten Stormers on Saturday afternoon. The last time the two sides met was at the same grounds, with the Sharks winning 20-14 in on of the final roundrobin clashes of last year’s season. At that time the men from the Cape were riding a wave of confidence and were in contention for a home semi-final in the last Super 14 competition. Then the pressure of playing in front of a packed Mr Price Kings Park mentally affected the Stormers, who missed too many tackles and gave away precious possession with poor handling and poor decision-making. Without a doubt, there will be an epic battle of the loose forwards with the Stormers trio of Schalk Burger, Fancois Louw and Duan Vermeulen taking on Keegan Daniel, Willem Alberts and Ryan Kankowski of the Sharks. Another great clash would have been the one between first choice flyhalves, Peter Grant and Patrick Lambie – but Lambie injured his hand in his team’s match against the Chiefs and is likely to be out for two more weeks.
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FINAL DRAFT DISTRICT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS The final draft District Spatial Development Plans and Environmental Management Frameworks relevant to your area will be available for public viewing from Friday 1 April 2011 at your local library, subcouncil office or Planning & Building Development Management District office, or visit www.capetown.gov.za/en/sdf. Comments can be forwarded to: Spatial Planning & Urban Design Department City of Cape Town, P O Box 4511, Cape Town, 8000 Fax: 021 425 6495 E-mail: futurecapetown@capetown.gov.za You are invited to participate in stakeholder open days in each of the districts in the month of April 2011 where the revised draft proposals of the district plans will be presented and discussed. The following open day is planned for the Blaauwberg District: Date: Monday 4 April 2011 Venue: Blaauwberg Subcouncil Chamber, Administration Block A, Royal Ascot, Bridle Way, Milnerton Time: 16:30 – 19:00 The following open day is planned for the Table Bay and Southern Districts: Date: Wednesday 6 April 2011 Venue: Good Hope Subcouncil Chamber, 11th floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town Time: 16:30 – 19:00 For more information please visit the website above, or contact Paul Prinsloo on 021 400 9412 or e-mail futurecapetown@capetown.gov.za. The closing date for public comments is Thursday 30 June 2011. ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER
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TAKE THAT: DHL Storm ers flanker, Francois Louw, tries to handoff the tackle of Western Force oppo nent, in the Super Rug by clash be tween the teams at DHL New lands on Saturday af ternoon. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Im ages
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
Santos star yearns to shine up north BRIAN GAFFNEY
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RWIN ISAACS’ days at Engen Santos FC may be numbered.
Isaacs, who has been Santos’ top goalscorer for several seasons in the Premier Soccer League (PSL), told People’s Post yesterday (Monday) that he is keen to continue his professional soccer career with a Gautengbased club next season. But the 25-year-old marksman’s ambitions to leave the club at the end of the 2010-11 season have been shot down by an angry Goolam Allie, the chief executive officer of Santos FC. “Isaacs is contracted to play for Santos until 2014 and he is accountable to us and nobody else,” said Allie. When asked why Isaacs had missed several league matches, including the away games against Moroka Swallows FC and AmaZulu FC in recent weeks, Allie explained that Isaacs – like several other key players in the squad – was sidelined by injuries. Allie declined to comment further, besides saying that he will willingly show Isaacs’ contract (that expires in 2014) to anyone that needs clarity on the matter, at the club’s office in Lansdowne. But Isaacs – who has a history of going AWOL when things do not go his way at Santos FC – has stuck to his guns. “I am only prepared to play in Santos’ outstanding
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five matches in the league competition. I have told Allie that I want to leave the club,” said Isaacs. According to Isaacs, his contract with Santos FC finishes at the end of June – and it then becomes negotiable. Isaacs says he is keen to play for either of the glamour clubs – Kaizer Chiefs FC or Mamelodi Sundowns FC – in the PSL when he leaves Santos – which has dropped from third to eighth position on the PSL log since January. Isaacs says he feels he needs a new challenge in life and that “too much is expected from him at Santos”, where he is required to fill the role of a fetch-and-carry midfielder besides working his way into goalscoring scoring positions. Isaacs says the other reason he wants to move on is that Santos has been reluctant to increase his wages. A few years ago, Isaacs was also linked to a move to Chiefs – but Santos FC stepped in to increase his financial incentives in a successful effort to keep him at the club. Isaacs is once again the leading goalscorer, with six goals to his credit for Santos – who have hit the target 28 times in 25 league matches – despite him being out of action with a serious knee injury that needed surgery in mid-season.
STAR GAZING: Erwin Isaacs, determined to quit San tos FC. Photo: Die Burger
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son. The entry deadline for the senior men and women clubs, as well as under-17s will be on Thursday 28 April. Clubs must liase with their respective Local Footbball Associations (LFAs) regarding their entries in the competitions.
As part of a continuous focus to improve ECD-related services, the City of Cape Town has reviewed and updated its ECD Policy and also aligned it with the latest applicable legislation and requirements.
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The draft policy may be downloaded from www.capetown.gov.za or will be forwarded by e-mail upon request to ecd.policy@capetown.gov.za. In addition, hard copies are available for viewing at all subcouncil offices, district planning, health and social development offices and public libraries. Written comments on the draft policy may be submitted on or before Tuesday 3 May 2011 as follows: • By post to the Manager: Development Policies and Processes, P O Box 298, Cape Town 8000 • By hand to any subcouncil office, district planning, health or social development office or the 16th Floor, Tower Block, Civic Centre, Cape Town (for attention: The Manager: Development Policies and Processes) • By e-mail to ecd.policy@capetown.gov.za • On Council’s website at www.capetown.gov.za • By fax to 021 425 4327 Any further enquiries may be directed to ecd.policy@capetown.gov.za or tel 021 400 7580. ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER
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