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TAKING FLIGHT: The Cape Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) is presenting What a Wonderful World at the Art­ scape Theatre from Friday 4 March until Sunday 13 March. The production is di­ rected by Debbie Turner, in collaboration with Jacqui Pells and Nathalie Vijver. The performance showcases 175 talented young 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.

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School loses points for missing information TERESA FISCHER

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AYS ahead of the official opening of Claremont High School, the City of Cape Town has confirmed that it has discovered “a number of inconsistencies” in the Provincial Department of Transport and Public Works’ application for rezoning.

After re-examining the case, officials found certain information was either “incorrect” or “missing”, says Cheryl Walters, the City of Cape Town’s Director of Planning and Building Development Management.

As a result the application will be re-advertised and the public participation process must be re-conducted.

However, the school has been open since mid-January and is also not compliant with the zoning scheme regulations. The State is not exempt from zoning scheme requirements.

In a previous article, the town planner appointed to write an objection on behalf of residents, Tommy Brümmer, said he was “alarmed” by the “lack the information” provided by the Department of Transports and Public Works, noting that

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essential information, including traffic and parking implications, were absent. Traffic congestion and parking issues are residents’ major gripes about the Molteno Road school (“School’s out, People’s Post, 18 January 2010 and “School issues still not resolved”, People’s Post, 1 February 2010).

Furthermore, Walters reports that the building work that has taken place is not in accordance with the plans lodged with the city council. However, she explains that the National Building Regulations specifically say that the State is exempt from these regulations.

Walters says therefore the question of whether building work is unauthorised is a complex one.

Walters says the State submits courtesy plans, which are assessed by the Department of Planning and Building Development Management, and a letter is then sent to the owner advising any requirements necessary to ensure the plans comply with the National Building Regulations.

The Department of Transport and Public Works managed the application on behalf of the Western Cape Department of Education. (WCED).

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Ultimately, the Protea subcouncil decides whether or not to approve the application, explains Brümmer.

Brümmer says: “All responsible citizens as well as the provincial and central government should abide by the zoning regulations in order to maintain a coordinated and functional city.”

A Molteno Road resident who asked not to be named says: “Well, we are now into March and absolutely nothing has come of any of the promises made by MEC for Education Donald Grant.”

She lists access issues in Harfield and Molteno roads and adds the promised meeting has not been held.

She adds: “We are also concerned about good governance on the part of the Education Department. Were proper procedures followed in the appointment of the architects?

They are not in the telephone directory. Was the building work put out to tender – was it advertised correctly? Were all the teaching posts correctly advertised?”

Bronagh Casey, spokesperson for Education MEC Donald Grant, says provincial government is working

closely with the City to resolve any other planning or related issues.

Casey says Grant has held “a number of meetings with the local councillor and individual residents” to find solutions to any legitimate concerns. He will this week communicate the date and time of the information evening to be held at the school later this month.

“Finally, Minister Grant warmly welcomes any and all reasonable and constructive suggestions on how to minimise any disruption that the operation of the school may pose. He, however, will not entertain ill-informed questions or speculation about the actual governance of the school or by the WCED, all which has been done within the confines of the necessary law, which is a tribute to this government’s desire to provide a quality education to a diversity of learners.”

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This anomaly is something ward councillor Ian Iversen says is a “piece of apartheid legislation that needs to be done away with”.

Iversen says in Kenilworth, a minister or a deputy minister is converting a garage into a bedroom/office but is not required to submit building plans.

Iversen says: “It just sends the wrong message. It doesn’t seem fair or right that you have to look the other way. In South Africa we have to level the playing fields.”

But the building work should be done only in terms of the authorised use and compliance with the zoning scheme which still has to be obtained.

Walters confirms the necessary land use rights have not been obtained Brümmer says the public participation process will take place only when the application is found to be complete. Surrounding property owners will then be given the op-

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Tuesday 8 March 2011

Police dump suspects into boot of car boot of their police car.

An architect who was taking photographs of a nearby building captured the action in a series of photographs, which he then sent to Die Burger. He asked not to be named.

Lieutenant Colonel André Traut, provincial police spokesperson, says: “The manner in which these persons were arrested is not a normal practice and is strongly condemned. The station commander of Claremont Police, Colonel Jayce Naidoo, has requested an immediate internal investigation into this matter.”

The person who photographed this incident has been asked to make contact with the station commander of Claremont police so that a formal statement can be obtained.

Naidoo can be contacted on the following numbers: (021) 657-2241 or 082 778 6633.

Traut adds: “Members of the po-

TERESA FISCHER

CLAREMONT police have been strongly condemned by the provincial police for the way in which they dealt with two suspects arrested on Claremont Boulevard.

Claremont police acted on information received on Tuesday 1 March about two men who could be possible suspects in theft out of motor vehicle cases seen in the vicinity of Claremont Boulevard.

After searching the men, they found implements that could be used to break into cars.

According to Claremont Cluster spokesperson, Captain Angie Latchman, the suspects were arrested in an area which has been identified as an area of concern in Claremont.

The officers arrested the two suspects on the pavement of Claremont Boulevard and loaded them into the

Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz (far right) went on a surprise visit to the Claremont police station after police arrested two men and put them in a boot of a police car. From left to right are Advocate Nyaniso Ngele, Lucky Njozelz, Colonel Jayce Naidoo, station commander, and Ronald Talmakkies, branch commander.

Photo: Lulama Zenzile

lice are continuously sensitised to comply with our code of conduct as well as conduct themselves within the ambit of the law. The police wish to take this opportunity to reiterate that it will not condone any misconduct on the part of its members, and that we view this incident in an extremely serious light.”

Melany Kühn, spokesperson for Community Safety MEC, Albert Fritz, says Fritz immediately ordered a full-scale, independent investigation into the circumstances of the incident. She describes the police action detailed in the photographs as “completely unacceptable”. Fritz also visited the police station on Friday. The investigation must now take its course and then Fritz will decide the way forward.

Both suspects appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday 2 March.

NABBED: Claremont Police arrest two men suspected of involvement in theft from motor vehicles, in the vicinity of Claremont Boulevard.

Photo: Supplied

UNORTHODOX: The officers load the suspects into the boot.

Photo: Supplied

U-turn ministry finds a new home in Kenilworth THE staff at U-turn homeless ministry has been dreaming about having a building of their own for a very long time.

In 2010, 13 years after U-turn was started, their prayers were answered.

U-turn submitted a funding application to the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) in 2008.

The application was approved in 2010 and the non-profit organisation received R4 million to pur-

chase a building.

Through this financial donation and the gracious assistance from various professionals who helped U-turn with the purchase, U-turn became the grateful owners of 155 2nd Avenue in Kenilworth.

Alterations were completed on the building and Thursday 3 March marked the official opening of the new facility.

U-turn’s mission is to restore the self esteem of adult homeless people by addressing their spiritual,

physical and emotional needs.

It aims to rehabilitate and re-integrate them into society.

The building will house U-turn’s offices as well and serve as a venue for the occupational therapy classes and second phase work teams.

These teams play a vital role in the rehabilitation of street people.

In 2010, 60% of U-turn’s graduates stayed in employment six months after they graduated.

U-turn says it is delighted to play a part in people’s rehabilitation

journeys in life.

The NLDTF relies on funds from the proceeds of the National Lottery. The Lotteries Act identifies the manner in which the NLDTF funds may be allocated.

The minister of Trade and Industry, on the recommendation of the industry experts in the relevant distribution agency, makes the policy that guides the allocation of funds to all South Africans, especially those more vulnerable.

The NLDTF currently has about

of R2 billion a year to distribute to registered non-profit organisations in the fields of charity, arts, culture, national heritage and sport and recreation that meet the qualifying criteria.

The NLDTF places emphasis on areas of greatest need and greatest potential, so that all South Africans can gain from and contribute to South Africa’s development.

For more information about Uturn call (021) 674-6119 or www.homeless.org.za

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Armed robbery at Stadium on Main FOUR unknown men entered a shop inside Stadium on Main shopping centre in Claremont and held staff and customers up at gunpoint last week.

Under the pretext of being shoppers, one of the suspects approached the manager and asked for help buying a school uniform at 17:25 on Monday 28 February.

The other suspects then produced guns and held up the staff and customers.

The suspect demanded that the doors be closed and ordered everyone to remain quiet or else they would be harmed.

Everyone was then forced into a room at the back of the store. The suspects ransacked the cash registers and the store safe, removing an undisclosed amount of cash.

Cellphones on display were also removed.

The suspects then fled in an unknown direction. No shots were fired, and no injuries were sustained.

Police appeal to anyone who can shed light on the identity or whereabouts of the suspects to please contact the investigating officer, Detective Sergeant Quinton Matthee at Claremont police on (021) 6572265/2266, or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

• A 22-year-old man has been found guilty on charges of housebreaking and attempted sexual offence following an incident in Albi-

on Road in Rondebosch on 23 April 2008.

Anele Menyo was handed a 22-year sentence on Wednesday 23 February in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court. The sentence was broken down into 17 years for housebreaking and five years for the attempted sexual offence.

The case in question unfolded in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 23 April 2008.

The victim, who was 18 at the time, was asleep at her residence in Albion Road in Rondebosch when she was accosted by an unknown man armed with a knife.

She was held up and robbed of several items of jewellery and clothing. Menyo also attempted to rape her before fleeing from the scene.

Subsequent police investigation led to positive fingerprints being lifted at the scene of crime, which led to the arrest of Anele Menyo at his residence in Gugulethu.

The Station Commander of Rondebosch Police, Lieutenant Colonel Karl Wienand, would like to congratulate the investigating officer, Detective Constable Henry Mashego, who was responsible for the apprehension and conviction.

He says this conviction is indicative of the station’s commitment to creating a safe and secure environment for the community it serves.

MISSING: Adriaan Louw (64), has been missing since Wednesday 23 February. He left his home in Pinelands, driving a silver Mercedes 280SE, registration number CA 183409, to visit a friend in Malmesbury but never arrived. He is a well built man and par­ tially disabled. The last signal of his cell­ phone was picked up in the Southern Sub­ urbs. Anybody who has seen and/or have any possible information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Warrant Officer Rodney Fortune of Pine­ lands Police Station on (021) 506­2149 or 083 758 5964. A reward is offered. Photo: Sup­ plied

CIDC to hold AGM THE Claremont Improvement District Company (CIDC) will be hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 16 March at 17:00 at the Splash Café in the Vineyard Hotel, Colinton Road, Newlands.

Resolutions presented at the AGM can only be voted on by CIDC members. This member-

ship is available free to all owners of commercial and residential property within the CIDC’s footprint, but they must be registered before 16 March.

For further information on how to register go to www.cidc.co.za or email execmanager@cidc.co.za or phone (021) 674-0639.

WANTED: Police are urgently seeking the assist­ ance of the community in establishing the identity and whereabouts of a suspect wanted in connec­ tion with a business robbery at Video Laundry on the Main Road in Claremont. The incident occurred on Wednesday 6 January 2011 at 07:45, when, it is alleged, an employee was busy with a cash float when three unknown men armed with guns entered the store. She was held up at gunpoint and ordered to open the safe. The suspects removed an undis­ closed amount of cash and fled the store in an un­ known direction. Police have managed to obtain an identikit of one of the suspects, who has been described as a black man in his early twenties, ap­ proximately 1.74 meters tall, chubby in build with scars on his face. Anyone with information regard­ ing the identity or whereabouts of the suspect is urged to contact the investigating officer, Detec­ tive Constable Michael Soqho at Claremont Police on (021) 657­2240 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

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Tuesday 8 March 2011

Self­conscious reflections AN exhibition of some of South Africa’s most important and prestigious female artists was launched at the Barnard Gallery in Newlands on Thursday 24 February.

After a string of successful solo exhibitions, Christiaan Barnard of the Barnard Gallery decided to invite three of South Africa’s internationally acclaimed female artists to

present “Self Conscious Reflections”.

Pamela Stretton, Eris Silke and Lyndi Sales all collaborated for the first time to showcase a selection of their works from the past and present, which will be on show until Wednesday 13 April.

The Barnard Gallery is at 55 Main Street, Newlands and can be contacted on (021) 671-1666.

Philip Todres and Wendy and Devis Losifzon

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Barry Sacks, Ruth Allen and Char­ lotte Resne­ kov.

In attendance were Rochelle Bomberg, Colin Bomberg,De­ borah Smyth and Richard Smyth.

FROM LEFT ARE: Ali Joy, Lyndi Sales and Denise Sales.

Clear win at Red School THE Pinelands North Primary School (The Red School) recently held its annual interhouse swimming gala. Events included all four strokes, plus an open individual medley and relays. The winning house was Clear and the Spirit Cup went to Gardiner.

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Nadia Arend on her way to win­ ning the Girls Open 50­metre breastroke at the Red School’s inter­ house gala.Pho­ to: Supplied

Trophy winner in the girls section was Nadia Arend, who took home both the Victrix Ludorum and Individual Medley trophies.

In the boys section Junaid McCree was also awarded both the Victor Ludorum and Individual Medley trophies.

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FLUID VICTORY: The Herschel Girls’ School first waterpolo team celebrate their first place in the St Peter’s College Water­ polo Tournament held recently in Johannesburg.

During this most prestigious girls’ tournament in the country, 24 schools battled it out in the wa­ ter.

Herschel played against Collegiate from Port Elizabeth in the final and won 11­5. Two Herschel girls, Lara Dendy Young and Chloe Bradley, were selected for the Tourna­ ment Side. Bradley was also named the best defender in the Tournament.

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Page 6 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch BIG SPLASH: The annual ‘A’ league gala on Wednesday 16 February was at­ tended by thou­ sands of people from the top swim­ ming high schools in the Western Cape. The atmos­ phere and the scen­ ery lends itself to a spectacular event that makes getting a ticket challeng­ ing. Rustenburg High School was the host school, and Vivienne Williams was the overall convener who coordinated a superbly run gala. This year saw Rondebosch Boys’ High School retaining the Steven’s Shield as the top boys’ school for the third year running. They put on a clinical performance by winning nine out of the 18 races and taking six second place positions. Remarkably, RBHS has now won the gala for the ninth time in the past 10 years.

Rhenish Girls’ High School in Stellenbosch took the trophy for the sixth year running, official­ ly making them the Best Girls Swimming School in the Western Cape. The Rhenish Swim­ ming Team won all of their relay races, in the end coming first in 15 of their 19 races for the day. In second and third place (boys) were Paul Roos Gymnasium and Wynberg Boys’ High School respectively. In second and third place (girls) was Herschel Girls’ School and Springfield Convent School respectively. Photo: Supplied

From left: Mirza Parker, the or­ ganiser of ISWA’s gala event, Rushdy Siers, CEO of ISWA and Is­ mail Osman, PRO for ISWA. Photo: Reyana Steyn

Twenty­five years of giving

Life reflected in a train ride four to five minute film, recording, editing and packaging it.

RAIN doors shut on a commuter’s Makoni says the name of his film refers shopping bags … trapping them mo- to the tune that always accompanies a mentarily until a fellow passenger opens train journey. the doors.

“The tune takes many forms. It could be Just a moment sandwiched in the bustle music from blind singers. It can be music of a train journey, but recorded on film, it blaring from cellphones that are tweaked becomes part of a “metaphor for the jour- to produce the loudest sound. ney of life we travel daily”.

“It can also be a tune of people turning “Because life is a journey” is freelance a train journey into a business enterprise.” journalist Munyaradzi Makoni’s observaMakoni says he chose the subject of the tion on the voice over of trains to awaken people his short documentary to what happens daily film, “Train tunes”. with a lighter look.

A man with a weathAnd he adds that he er-beaten face sits on a loves the trains, in spite train platform and has a the overcrowding and long drink from a the occasional delays. cooldrink bottle.

He adds when you im“A theatre” is the sucagine how many have to cinct voice over. use trains, you appreciOf commuters who ate that they have to use read on the trains, Mathem, whether they love koni remarks quietly: it or not.

“The noise boosts their Makoni says the chalunderstanding.” lenge was getting the Makoni recently combest shot on a moving pleted a two-week docutrain and confining his mentary filmmaking observations to a film of course at the University four minutes and 21 secof Cape Town.

RECORDING LIFE: Freelance jour­ onds.

The course brought nalist Munyaradzi Makoni has com­ He adds he would love together five youths pleted a documentary film making to do more of these fascifrom Khayelitsha and course at UCT. nating stories in future three women from the if he had the means.

Saartjie Baartman Centre in Athlone, a “Stories focusing on social lives are centre for abused women. The course was things that contribute to our humanness. taught by South African-born Paul Yule, a “A life that if we look closely is also politveteran filmmaker who has produced ical and economic,” he muses. more than 31 documentary films on six The film can be viewed at http:// continents, some of them award-winning. www.youtube.com/ Each person or team had to produce a watch?v=6_L0sBYpW0A. TERESA FISCHER

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IN CELEBRATION of 25 years of service, the Islamic Social and Welfare Association (ISWA) will be hosting a gala event at Cape Town College in Kromboom Road on Saturday 12 March.

The anniversary also marks the start of a five-year project for ISWA, which is situated in Belgravia Estate, to acquire their own premises and develop a learning centre for their school. ISWA offers counselling services, social intervention strategies, further education and training, poverty alleviation (through educational subsidies) and youth and children’s development programmes.

These services are offered to people of all religions.

ISWA’s doors were first opened in 1986 by Nurounihar Minton and Fowzia Ryklief, who are still involved with the organisation.

“The two women saw the need for trauma counselling and the non-profit organisation was born during the apartheid era. Families were dying from abuse and drugs and ISWA decided they must do something as the communities were disintegrating,” says Rushdy Siers, the CEO of ISWA. “As they continued to counsel people throughout the years they saw the need to do more to help the communities and started a few projects.”

In 1987, ISWA rallied to support the international call for the rights of children, becoming one of many organisations which rallied to support the Rainbow Children’s Day campaign.

In 1994, ISWA alone carried on the tradition of the Rainbow Children’s Day.

The campaign came to an end in 2004, when the weekend was disrupted by a severe storm which hit Cape Town.

A week later an appeal was made to the Great Moscow Circus and a special show was staged for more than 1 000 children and their caregivers. In 2004, the Minton School of Development was launched to help children. At the school they offer two-year courses in project management for counselling, paralegal counselling financial management and a social auxiliary course. Participants must have completed matric.

Classes are currently held at Athlone High School. With ISWA’s formation of the SingOsman Education Fund, the burden of pupils who want to attend the school has been made lighter, as they receive a bursary and pay only R13 000 instead of the usual R23 000.

ISWA has also introduced a Learn Self-Esteem Forum.

“We have recognised that many things influence people; the circumstances they live in, drug abuse and family disintegration and we need to look at ways to help in the home, school, working and social environment,” says Siers.

He says the aim is to reach thousands of people for the next 25 years and make a difference in their lives.

“We are in talks with schools to include this programme in their curriculum.”

Mirza Parker, the gala-event organiser, says he is planning a “great” event with a line-up that includes local talents; Ganief Parker and guests, the George Werner Band, Little Giants, Emily Bruce and flamenco duo Wathiq Hussein and Rajissi.

Book a ticket, at R300 per person, by calling Mirza Parker on 071 384 1237.

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Cancer group meets THE Prostate Cancer Support Action Group (PSA group) will meet at 17:45 for 18:00 on Tuesday 15 March in the auditorium of the Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic, Burnham Road, Plumstead. Newly diag-

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A NEW LIFE?: Mama Claremont at the door of the Kensington Haven Night Shelter. Photo: Supplied

Mama Claremont takes shelter MAMA Claremont, who has spent at least 25 years living on the streets of Cape Town, has moved into a shelter. (“A lifetime on the streets for Mama Claremont”, People’s Post, 15 February 2011.)

The City of Cape Town’s Displaced Peoples Unit (DPU) was able to assist Susan Anne Benette, who was previously not willing to accept their help.

She has lived out of an industrial plastic bag on the pavement of Main Road in Claremont for the past 25 years, but some estimates are that she has been homeless for 34 years.

The DPU has tried to assist Mama Claremont in the past, during numerous operations, but she was never willing to accept their help.

But recently she accepted their offer to help her off the streets and she is now staying in the Kensington Haven Night Shelter.

On Wednesday 2 March, the DPU carried out an integrated operation with the police, a Claremont City Improvement District social field-worker and the Kensington Haven Night Shelter in order to relocate Benette.

At 06:00 that morning, the DPU approached Benette on Main Road, where she was found sitting upright on a crate, fast asleep.

When she awoke, she was unable to move and had to be helped into the DPU’s car. The DPU took Benette to the Hanover Park Day Hospital, where she was examined and found to be in a fit mental and physical state.

The DPU then began a widespread search for accommodation for Benette, and approached shelters all over Cape Town.

Benette was temporarily taken to the Dis-

trict Six Haven Night Shelter, where she was able to have a warm shower, a hot meal and put on clean clothes. The Kensington Haven Night Shelter then indicated that they could accommodate her and the DPU transported her there at 18:00 that evening.

The DPU called the shelter the following day to check on Benette’s condition. Her case worker indicated that she had accepted assistance and was adjusting well.

He advised that she was integrating with other residents at the shelter and was very happy in her new surroundings.

“Since 2006, the City has worked diligently to develop programmes and provide assistance to people living on the street, including deployment of outreach workers onto the streets, sheltered employment to assist people in getting back on their feet, support to secure a place in a shelter and, thereafter, second phase accommodation,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.

Smith explained that the City’s Adult Street People Implementation Plan placed a particular focus on social development strategies, and re-integration of people living on the streets with their families and communities. There is a reduced emphasis on trying to solve the problem with policing.

“It is 80% social development and 20% policing,” says Alderman Smith.

The DPU says it is having increased successes like this one for others living on Cape Town’s streets, with their primary goal being the rehabilitation and re-integration of street people.

Similar operations will continue throughout the city in tandem with the City’s Adult Street People Implementation Plan.

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Broken Glass at the Fugard ARTHUR MILLER’S internationally acclaimed and hauntingly moving Broken Glass will be on show at The Fugard Theatre during March and April.

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.

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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

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

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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.

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The help of Dr Harry Hyman is called in, and a relationship between him and Sylvia develops that could have impending distressing effects on the family.

Sher will be joined in the Fugard Theatre run by a South African cast, with Susan Danford in the role of Sylvia Gellburg.

The rest of the cast includes Stephen Jennings, Claire Berlein, Anthea Thompson and Patrick Lyster. Broken Glass will be on show from Tuesday 22 March to Saturday 16 April.

Tickets for Broken Glass range from R120 to R180 and can be booked through Computicket on www.computicket.com or through the Fugard Theatre box office on 021 461-4554. Visit the website for further information www.thefugard.com.

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

can look forward to innovative numbers such as Paris Fashion Week, with the dancers costumed by House of Fashion in Long Street. Skits themed Nicely Nautical, the Chelsea Flower Show, Wimbledon, Diwali and the Oscars will be performed.

Nomfundo Xaluva, Capa’s voice coach, will also perform a solo item. “What a Wonderful World” will have evening and matinee performances. Tickets range from R75 to R150 and are available from Computicket.

Call (021) 421-7695 to book your place.

From Russia with love 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

Lincoln Centre as well as across her native Russia, other parts of America and Europe. Many top prizes have come her way, and her repertoire includes over 30 piano concertos and extensive solo recital programmes. She is founder and president of a very successful private school, the Music School of New York City. The concert starts at 20:00 and tickets can be booked in advance from Computicket at R125. Student and senior citizen-discounted tickets can be purchased at the door on the night of the concert.

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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.

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BALANCING ACT: Jaime Newdigate, a scout at 1st Clare­ mont group, on a rope suspension bridge built by the scouts for their open day on Saturday 26 February. 1st Clare­ mont Scouts is open to boys and girls age 10­and­a­half to 18.

Contact Ian at 078 2551122 or ian@scout­ ing.org.za for de­ tails. Photo: Ian Webb

Friday 25 March Claremont: The Greyladies fish and chips evening with entertainment by “The Companions” at St Saviour’s Parish Hall, Brooke Street at 19:00 for 19:30. Join them for a fun evening with raffles and spot prizes. Tickets are R60, and this includes coffee and tea. Contact Barbara on (021) 671-0820 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 09:00 and noon.

Saturday 2 April Rosebank: Huis Luckhoff bazaar from 09:00. There will be a tea garden, vegetable market, food, cake, crafts, clothes, books, white elephant items, jumping castle for the kids, live music and lots more. Phone (021) 689-3612.

Tuesday 8 March Pinelands: Alpha Course at the Methodist Church Hall, 1 Ridgeway at 18:30. Supper and a DVD viewing of Nicky Gumbel’s talk entitled “Christianity, Boring, Untrue and Irrelevant?”. Find out more about what the Alpha Course is about.

Meeting of friends THE Friends of Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area will hold their annual general meeting on Tuesday 8 March at 18:00 in the Protea Room, Kenilworth Racecourse,

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TIED UP: Scouts Benjamin Munro and Michael Knight learn ropework from Benjamin Herr, a leader at 1st Claremont Scout Group, at their open day, held at their hall in Bowwood Road.

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The course itself starts on Tuesday 15 March (also at 18:30). It will run every Tuesday evening for 11 weeks. There is no cost involved. To RSVP or for more information, contact Sue on (021) 685-2507 or email: sue@wavesnwine.co.za

Saturday 12 March Rondebosch: Clean up of Rondebosch Park, at the top of Sandown Road, at 16:00.

Refreshments and black bags will be provided. Please bring whatever you feel is necessary to give the Grand Old Lady of Rondebosch some of your attention, as well as meet some fellow residents and get some fresh air. Contact Andrew on (021) 689-6423.

Saturday 9 April Pinelands: Pinelands Athletics Club will once again host a craft market/car boot sale with their 5x6 km company relay and 6x6 km relay. The market will be from 10:00 to 16:00 at the Lower Oval. To book a stall at R60 please email Hayley Smith on stormsky@mweb.co.za or call 082 774 0228 before Monday 28 March.

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The guest speaker, Patrick Fraser, will speak on “Adventures with Wild Flowers – an energetic form of retirement”.

For further information, send inquiries to Maya or Skye on (021) 700-1843 or Margaret on (021) 762-3170.

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BRAVE SCOUT: Li­ am Clark, a scout at 1st Claremont group, tests a rope suspension bridge built by the scouts for their open day.

Scouts, in prepara­ tion for Kon Tiki, where they will have to build and sleep on a raft, demonstrated their pioneering skills by building a six metre high monkey bridge and then showed they trusted their skills by walking across that bridge. They also erected a foefie slide, which was very popular with visitors. Scouts cooked chicken and vegetables in dutch ovens and ended the Open Day with a campfire, skits and songs.

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LEADER

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

Thanks to three knights in a solid waste truck ON Tuesday 1 March I enjoyed the most delightful experience, which I would like to share with you.

On my way home to Claremont from Constantia at around 21:00, the rear wheel of my car hit an object in the road, causing a blow out.

It was pitch dark in the middle of nowhere, and being elderly and knowing that I was not capable of changing the wheel myself, I engaged my hazard lights and crept my way through to the nearest garage, which happened to be Carrhill Motors in Wynberg.

Upon driving onto the forecourt, I noticed a municipal solid waste vehicle parked on the premises, and, before I had even brought my car to a halt, three gentlemen from the waste vehicle surrounded my car and offered their assistance.

Within a matter of minutes after opening the boot of my car, the broken wheel was removed and the spare wheel was ready to replace it under the guidance of the older member of the trio,

whom I presumed to be their leader. The wheel was duly replaced, the broken wheel returned to the boot of my car, and all my tools were replaced within no more than 15 minutes.

During this time very pleasant banter was exchanged between the three good samaritans and my daughter and myself.

They were indeed thorough gentlemen and an absolute credit to their employers and their families.

The cherry on the top was that we had to persuade them to accept the modest reward we were able to give them, insisting that it had been their pleasure to help me.

Unfortunately I did not get the names of these three gentlemen, but in the present times in which we live it is so refreshing to know that somewhere out there are at least three knights – not on white horses, but hey, what’s wrong with a solid waste vehicle? Thanks again guys, you are the best.

IRENE PIRIE Claremont

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Going grey waiting for men in blue Your SMSes . There are two shacks erected opposite the Caltex garage on the Avonduur Road side, on the open field next to police quarters – watch this grow! This is in Pinelands.

Noah, Pinelands . 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 labels.

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.

I WOULD like to thank Robert Maydon for his constructive answer to my query regarding the CPF Claremont, and would like to comment on the section regarding crimes that were never reported and their consequent effect on crime statistics. (“CPF or vicar’s tea party”, People’s Post, 22 February 2010) Without going into reams of detail, I have encountered two problems with Claremont Police.

The first concerned two calls to 10111, where the lady on the other end of the telephone was unable to spell Claremont and had never heard of Harfield Village.

Ten minutes later another call was made with the same result. This concerned an assault in my driveway. It was over a year ago and I am still waiting for the police. The matter was handed over to the Internal Complanits Directorate, which turned out to be a waste of time.

The second was last Sunday when I surprised an intruder in my house. The security company and the police were here within minutes.

The police left to see if they could find this intruder and promised to come back to take a statement. They never returned.

Am I correct in assuming that as there was no paper trail in either of these instances they do not feature in any crime statistics?

May I go back to the mid ’50s in Bloemfontein, and you had reason to visit the main police station. You were made to understand that the statement would be made in Afrikaans.

There were officials there and not only in the police, who either could not or would not communicate in the “Rooi Taal”.

Are we not expecting too much from the Boys in Blue?

This English must be rather a burden to many of them, hence the continued failure to return to take a statement.

V.J.BARRY Claremont Captain Angie Latchman, Claremont Cluster spokesperson, responds: The South African Police Service will not utilise the media as a platform to address service delivery issues.

It is the opinion of this office that if the complainant felt so strongly about his matter, then he should have reported his

complaint to the police for the purpose of an internal investigation, rather than seeking assistance from the media.

On numerous occasions the Station Commander of Claremont Police, Colonel Jayce Naidoo, has made his contact numbers available via the media, inviting the community to contact him personally, or to visit him at his office to discuss matters pertaining to service delivery.

Had Mr Barry contacted the Station Commander of Claremont immediately, instead of going to the media, his dissatisfaction with service delivery would have received the necessary attention by now.

Once again the community is advised that if they experience any problems regarding service delivery in the Claremont Cluster, please contact the relevant Station Commanders on the following contact numbers: Claremont Police – Colonel Jayce Naidoo on (021) 657-2241 or 082 778 6633.

Mowbray Police – Lieutenant Colonel May Louise Dyers on (021) 680-9580 or 072 567 5547.

Rondebosch Police – Lieutenant Colonel Karl Wienand on (021) 685 -7345 or 082 469 1879.

Manyi must get more than a slap on the wrist WELL done to Minister in the Presidency, Trevor Manuel, who I commend for chastising President Jacob Zuma’s chief spokesman, Jimmy Manyi, for his racist remarks regarding the demographic density of “coloureds” in the Western Cape.

Manuel’s vehement reprimand of Manyi illustrates that members of the ANC led government are not all yes-men.

What sparked off Manyi in the first instance? Has the seemingly pro-DA “coloured” vote in the Western Cape fuelled the utterances by Manyi?

Surely this was not a case of cheap politicking before the forthcoming local government elections?

It would have given the ANC much more credibility had President Zuma himself delivered the tongue-lashing in respect of Manyi’s alleged racist remarks.

What was Manyi thinking before making the controversial utterances about migrating “coloured” people to other areas in South Africa “where they are needed”?

A logical conclusion is blatant racism, or perhaps even “ethnic cleansing”, indicative

of the dark days of apartheid and Nazi Germany! Manyi has been reported to have allegedly made racist remarks about Indians in the past.

Let’s see what punishment will be meted out to the embattled Manyi. Not a feeble slap on the wrist I pray, but it is ironic that in a turn of events that the perpetrator, Manyi, has retaliated against the lambasting by laying a complaint against fellow compatriot, Manuel! The plot thickens.

MARK KLEINSCHMIDT Kenwyn

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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.

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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

Tuesday 8 March 2011 Tuesday 8 March 2011

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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“Ghoema and Glitter: New Year Carnival in Cape Town” has been extended and runs at the Iziko Good Hope Gallery, Castle of Good Hope until 31 July.

The exhibition can be seen daily from 09:30 until 16:00.

Adults pay R25 and R15 on Sundays; pensioners with SA pensioner cards pay R15 and students with SA student cards pay R10.

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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.

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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.

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Stormers must break barriers TASMIN CUPIDO

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 hand­off 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 21-15 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 eversure 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

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 two-year 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 meeting 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 new-look 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.

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Nacerodien’s move, which 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 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.

Zealand team currently 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.

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.

Twists in the contest for two vice-president positions 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. Cloete, after declining a vice-president’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 LFA Cape District executive committee is: Winston Engledoe (president), Elton Lotriet and Neil Pietersen (vice-presidents), 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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