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EVERAL ex-tenants of Old Mutual’s West End Mall in Pinelands are considering taking legal action against the company to recover millions of rands they allege they lost as a result of Old Mutual’s broken promises. The company converted part of its head office into the Old Mutual West End Mall, which opened in June 2007. These tenants say that by the end of 2009, most of the tenants – including the anchor tenant, Spar – had been forced to shut their doors. Former investors say they bought into an upmarket concept modelled on Cavendish Square, also owned by Old Mutual. Tenants were responsible for all the shop fittings in the building, which started out as an empty shell. But, according to tenants, the mall was doomed from the outset because the mall was not zoned for public trade. Shops depended entirely on the company’s 8 000 employees, which was not enough to sustain their businesses. Gavin Maggott, owner of the Spar that traded there, says he was repeatedly told the mall was close to opening for public trade, but that this was a misrepresentation. “They were hushing things up. Meanwhile I was accumulating debt.” He says the Spar lost R5 million in less than two years. Maggot says his application for a health certificate was refused as Old Mutual also did not have the correct retail licence for a shop of its size. Another tenant, who asked not to be named, maintains that all the tenants were led to believe the mall would shortly open to public trade. Then “the song started changing”, she says, and the company denied they had ever claimed to be a public mall. “We were led up the garden path,” she adds, say-
ing they chose Old Mutual, owners of successful malls such as Willowbridge, because “they know what they are doing”. She estimates that each tenant who was forced to close lost at least R1 million. One such tenant says he will shortly lose his house. Other complaints include insufficient control of the tenant mix that resulted in shops operating in competition with each other. Mughtar Parker, Old Mutual South Africa corporate property manager, maintains tenants were aware that Old Mutual had applied for rezoning of the mall and that this application was in process. He says that Old Mutual did not make representations to prospective tenants that municipal re-zoning of the property was imminent. He says: “Old Mutual understands that the tough economic conditions, amongst other factors, have put pressure on spending patterns by consumers, impacting particularly on the smaller traders and their turnovers.” As a result Old Mutual granted a number of concessions to the original tenants over a period of time. These include a rental concession where six months rental was waived, all tenants’ rental was reduced by 20% for the duration of their leases and during the festive season (December and January), and rentals were reduced to 10% of turnover. Many shops decided to close over the festive season as a large percentage of their staff were not working. Parker adds that Old Mutual has created various exhibitions to increase footfall, and offered free advertising space in the weekly electronic staff letter. “Old Mutual has treated each tenant’s situation on its own merits, and has repeatedly shown ourselves willing to engage with the tenants and accommodate their needs as far as possible,” says Parker. Parker adds: “With regards to arrear rental amounts due by certain tenants, Old Mutual has entered into confidential settlement agreements as opposed to
REGAL: Simphiwe Dana epitomised the elegance of jazz when she performed on Saturday afternoon at the 12th Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Dana, the winner of seven South African Music Awards (SAMA) for her two albums “Zandisile” (2004) and “The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street” (2006), was one of the over 40 local and international acts that presented a sizzling array of jazz at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday and Saturday. Photo: Lulama Zenzile taking legal action. As such, we cannot provide further comment as it will be in breach of our agreement with these tenants.” Parker says that due to the nature of some stores (for example stationery outlets that sell gifts and cards), a certain degree of crossselling is a normal practice in all retail environments. Regarding Spar’s health certificate, Parker says this issue has no bearing on Old Mutual and suggests this be addressed by Spar. He concludes: “Despite the tough economic environment, several of the initial tenants are still trading successfully and new tenants have also taken up space.” But Maggot says he is only aware of four of the original shops that are still open, adding that others have been taken over by new owners. Parker says four of the 23 shops are currently vacant. Three of these have been allocated to new tenants. Wayne Houghton of the Pinelands Residents and Ratepayers Association (PRRA) says that in its application for the development of the “mall”, Old Mutual did not motivate for a public shopping centre, but express-
ly stated that the upgrade and modernisation of the facilities was primarily to provide amenities for the increasing members of staff. He says if it was their intention to build a public mall, their application certainly did not clearly motivate for this. He adds: “There is unfortunately some acrimonious history between Old Mutual and its Pinelands neighbours, as there has been a perceived track record of the life insurer either subversively or unwittingly performing unilateral developments and activities without the proper public consultation, which by law is required with the residents. Unfortunately in some cases, whilst certain promises or “gentlemen’s agreements” had been made, it is felt that most of those were never honoured and this history of behaviour has resulted in poor relationships with many of the affected Pinelands residents.” He adds the residents were therefore suspicious when Old Mutual made the application for the development of the “mall”. Houghton says the PRRA is aware that certain Pinelands residents are still objecting to the development. Traffic and parking issues are the major concerns.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
New candidates to stand for election 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.
ern 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.
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. 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 reelection. 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.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: There was great excitement at Mickle field School in Ronde bosch when workers stripping the staff room during renova tions discovered this old stove behind the panelling in one of the rooms. Librarian Mary Lister says Micklefield School was founded in 1928 and was original ly known as Grange Cottage School be cause it began in a cot tage in Gables Road, Rondebosch. Howev er, it was not long before this successful little school outgrew these premises and in 1934 moved to a house on a corner plot on Sandown Road, where it stands today. As the needs of the school have developed, so various rooms have been adapted. When the stove was uncovered it still had ash and bits of newspaper inside it. The newspaper was the Cape Argus and was dated September 26 1936, so the stove must have only have been boarded up a couple of years after the school moved there. Photo: Supplied
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Police arrest man taking pictures of arrests TERESA FISCHER
CLAREMONT police allegedly arrested a young man outside Tin Roof for taking photographs while they were conducting an operation outside popular Main Road night spots on Saturday 19 March. Last month Claremont police were in hot water for locking two suspects into the boot of their police car – an incident that was captured in a series of photographs (“Police dump suspects into boot of car”, People’s Post, 8 March). A concerned reader, who asked not to be named, says her daughter witnessed the latest incident. Her daughter said it was about midnight when she arrived and saw a large police truck filled with people. “It seemed like they were taking anyone who was standing in the road,” she says. This included a man who was taking pictures on his cellphone. According to her the police were “rough” and “manhandled” him. “They pushed him against the van, hard. They were completely disrespectful,” she says, adding it was “hectic” and “very scary”. Another witness says the police arrived at about 23:30, and were rounding up patrons outside several clubs in the area for being drunk in public. He says police earlier broke up a fight in Stegman Road and then remained in the vicinity, “hovering around” for about an hour. There were about five or six police cars, a police van and the large police truck. The witness, who asked not to be named, confirmed that a young man was taken into custody for taking pictures of the police officers with his cellphone. “They grabbed him, they grabbed his phone. Two or three cops had him by the scruff of his neck, like a dog. I’m surprised they didn’t break his phone.” He says the man was loaded into a large police truck, the type that usually transports prisoners. He did not see if the man’s friend was also
loaded into the van, but says he did see the friend trying to intervene. The friend was motioned away by police. He adds that officers were not “excessively violent”, but says it was unnecessary to throw people into a “Pollsmoor van” for taking photographs. He says he understands police need to clamp down and enforce liquor laws, but that they should do it properly. “Young people need to respect the police, not fear them.” Claremont Police station commander, Captain Angie Latchman, says the station has on numerous occasions received complaints from the community about excessive rowdiness and drunkenness of patrons visiting the local clubs in Main Road. She says as a result police intensified crime prevention patrols in the area, especially on nights when clubs are frequented. On Saturday 19 March, police arrested eight persons for nuisance in public. “The community needs to be aware that the consumption of liquor often results in criminal behaviour. “Crime statistics reveal that in a number of incidents ranging from assaults, sexual abuse, theft out of motor vehicles and malicious damage to property, the perpetrators and victims themselves were under the influence of alcohol,” says Latchman. She adds: “It is disturbing to note that the police receive complaints from the community, act upon them in order to address the problem, only to be further criticised. “This begs the question why the concerned reader did not report the alleged unacceptable behaviour of police officers to the Station Commander or the Independent Complainants Directorate for an immediate investigation, but rather chose to prolong the matter by reporting it to the media.” But she adds: “Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, kindly be advised that the allegations made by the concerned reader regarding the conduct of the police officials will be investigated and remedial steps will be instituted against those responsible. “The South African Police Service will under no circumstances condone misconduct on the part of its members.”
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Sinclair case postponed again OUTSTANDING witness statements and a post mortem report resulted in a second postponement in the case against Ian Sinclair, the traffic officer who allegedly shot dead cricket official Luke Fairweather on Wednesday 5 January. Fairweather was shot in the stomach when Sinclair’s gun went off after the two became involved in an altercation over a parking ticket outside Newlands Stadium. Sinclair is a senior officer and has a service record of 36 years. He appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday 23 March. Prosecutor Charlene Olivier asked for a postponement until Monday 30 May. Magistrate Marieka van Eeden was doubtful whether the report would be completed before July, and therefore did not wish to record that this was to be the final postponement.
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Find out about shipwrecks THE Cape Natural History Club has an illustrated talk by Mike Walker on Thursday March 31 at 20:00 at SACS School, Newlands. Mike is the author of several books on local shipwrecks and has discovered many interesting illustrations and facts. Entry costs R20. Enquiries to Eleanor on (021) 762-1779 or visit www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
‘Make towers land a space for people’ REYANA STEYN
MORE than 100 people from all over Cape Town gathered at the Joseph Stone Auditorium to give suggestions on how to use the land that used to be occupied by the Athlone cooling towers. The towers were demolished on Sunday 23 August 2010. At the time people had mixed emotions over the implosion of the towers, but in the end the towers folded. The Athlone Cooling Towers has been a significant site for the people of Athlone and surrounding areas. It was an iconic building signalling where Athlone is situated. (“City bids Two Ladies goodbye”, People’s Post, 25 August). At the meeting in Athlone on Wednesday, it was established that most residents wanted a public space that would benefit everyone. People also signed a petition calling on the City of Cape Town to turn the land into a public space and not place it at the disposal of developers to do with as they wished.
Leigh Meinart, founder of Tsiba Education – a private provider of higher education in business – says: “It’s important to remember that the Athlone Cooling Towers were built to separate the areas of Langa, Pinelands and Athlone, and what we want now is integration. There must be parks, schools – something for the public to enjoy. “The meeting was a wonderful opportunity to hear from the community what they want. We as residents need to make the decision. We can’t allow politicians to decide what must be built on the ground.” She says what they don’t want is houses to be built on the open space. They would prefer instead to have a place where they would be able to meet different people. Patrick Mqolobe, chairperson of the Embo Initiation Forum in Langa, says all they want is a place for the youth. “We want anything that will bring the youth together, a development that is cultural or educational, and that we can all benefit from. The one thing that we are really adamant about is that there should be no liquor sold or clubs built on the premises.
“There are many youths who are unemployed because they can’t find work, and they are in need of skills, so we can maybe have a place built on the land where the children will be able to learn skills, which will improve their opportunities to find work.” Deborah Posel, the director of the Institute for Humanities in Africa, says the meeting was important to create a platform for people to say what they want. “We’re glad that people came out and had a chance to say what they wanted to. Everyone feels a link to the land, and they need to be involved with what happens on the land.” She says that the bad smell which is looming in the air must be sorted out first, and it is something that is being looked at. People’s Post previously reported that residents were disgruntled over a bad smell in the air, which came from the Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS), where waste is recycled outside the enclosed warehouse area and to date teh matter is being looked at (“No end to big stink,” 25 January).
Chris Ferndale, a resident involved in cultural activity, says his proposition is that they take the site of division and make it an iconic centre of unity development, societal advancement and social power. “We need to change it from electric power generation to the generation of social power. “The site should therefore be viewed as a space and opportunity for people of all races to be involved in a project of renaissance, where human development, education, art and culture, science, and sport can flourish in the interest of nation building.” He says the question is whether “we as a community can rise to the challenge of developing a human development project that builds unity”. “We need to break down the physical barriers, racial divides and use this opportunity as a non-racial project and commitment which can rise above our divisions and become an iconic site of social power, unity and progress.” A date for the next meeting will be chosen soon.
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AT the AGM of the Greater Lynfrae Civic Association on Thursday 24 March, chairperson Alan Jackson reported back on several issues confronting the community last year. Jackson said the association was able to participate very constructively on many civic issues, and thanked councillors and City of Cape Town officials for what he described as progress. But he added that a number of issues had “not been addressed with sufficient urgency” by councillors and City officials, despite the association “hammering away” at many of them. This was very frustrating and very disillusioning, “but we will persevere”. The association had over 200 members, but, Jackson said, this was still not enough in an area of over 2 650 residential units. He encouraged people to join. Through its membership of the Greater Cape Town Civic Alliance, the association was able to tackle issues together with 110 ratepayers’ and civic associations in greater Cape Town. Jackson listed several projects that were mostly completed, such as the intersection of Queen Victoria and Palmyra Road, where a pedestrian crossing was created and the safety of the intersection was enhanced by road markings. Landscaping of this intersection was still awaited. . A stop street was painted at the corner of Budock and St Michael’s roads, and a convex mirror which allowed people at the stop street to see cars approaching from the left was introduced a year later. . Residents who live in the vicinity of Fran-
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Elderly women warned to be alert TERESA FISCHER
CLAREMONT police have warned elderly women to be cautious and security conscious, following two separate incidents recently in which pensioners on their own were attacked. The most recent incident happened on Saturday 19 March in Dulverton Road at 16:00. Two men broke a window to get into a 73-year old woman’s house. She was pulled to the ground and ordered to keep quiet. The suspects tried unsuccessfully to remove her ring, but did steal other jewellery. On Wednesday 16 March, a 73-year-old woman fell victim to two robbers in Laurier Road. They gained access through an open door. She was also pushed to the floor. In Constantia, similar incidents, targeting elderly women in their homes have also been reported within the last two weeks, although no link has been established between the incidents in Claremont. In the most recent attack in Constantia on Tuesday 22 March at 20:30, an elderly woman
was overpowered by two men while in her Uitsig Road home. On Saturday 19 March at 14:00 an 81 year old woman was attacked and had goods to the value of R150 000 stolen from her Avery Avenue home. Regarding these different attacks on elderly people, Latchman says that older people are often a soft target and could not elaborate on any possible links. Naidoo asked residents to be more vigilant and to make contact with the sector commander in their area. He says police plan to compile a database of senior citizens and conduct regular patrols where they live. Contact numbers for sector police officers: . Sector 1: (Harfield Village, from Rosmead Avenue to the railway line) Warrant Officer Colin Geneke: 079 894 1555. . Sector 2 (Claremont business district): Constable Gerrie Johnson: 079 894 1492. . Sector 3 (Bishopscourt, Newlands, Main Road Claremont from railway line to mountain): Warrant officer Shaun Wentink: 079 894 1495. . Sector 4 (Kenilworth): Warrant officer Daniel Mocke: 079 894 1567.
Happy birthday, dear Cape Town 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
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
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”.
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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?
Age will host its AGM at the Baxter Theatre on Thursday at 10:00 for 10.30. The speaker will be Dr Don Mingay, the in-
WONDERFULLY WEIRD: A bizarre but fun mix of fashion, design, music, film, food, archi tecture, technology, programming and art was on display at The Toffie Pop Culture Festi val at the Cape Town City Hall from Thursday to Saturday last week. Seen here are, from left, Mavusa Mbutuma, Andrew Aitchison, Tony Walters, Mignonne van Eeden and Fani Segerman modelling clothing from Richard de Jager’s Pwhoa label. Photo: Sharief Jaffer
Win an Exclus1ves shopping voucher SINCE its launch last March, customers have flocked to the Exclus1ves.co.za site, which is a virtual entertainment galaxy, offering a huge catalogue of movies, games, music, printed books and ebooks. “Exclus1ves is the future of home entertainment,” says Evan Morris. “The tipping point has been reached in our market, and we are seeing unprecedented growth.” Morris says this is as a result of Exclus1ves.co.za offering a “sophisticated and efficient online buying platform, in a convenient, virtual, interactive, shopping environment”. The site, he adds, is easy to navigate and the purchasing process is “extremely” customer-friendly. eBooks and eReaders have also given an impetus to the online entertainment market.
“We launched our ebooks offering quite cautiously towards the end of 2010, and the response flooded our sales forecasts,” says Morris. Exclus1ves.co.za offers shoppers “competitively priced products, with reasonable delivery options”. Linked to Exclusive Books, the website is integrated into the Exclus1ve Books Fanatics rewards programme. Go to www.exclus1ves.co.za for more information. . WIN! To celebrate the first birthday of the Exclus1ves site, People's Post is giving away four vouchers worth R250 each. To enter the lucky draw to win one of these vouchers, SMS “Voucher” to 34586 by noon on Wednesday 30 March. SMSes cost R2 each; winners will be phoned.
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18:30. Two experienced guides from African Outdoor Adventures will discuss the ascent of this iconic mountain. There is no charge and refreshments will be served. There is no need to book; contact Paul on 083 788 2230 for details.
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The walk starts at 09:30. The cost per person is R50, including refreshments. Please phone Eleanor on (021) 762-1779 for more information or visit www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za
ternationally recognised nuclear expert and consultant. THERE will be a presentation on climbing Phone Eve Dunnell on Mount Kilimanjaro at the African Outdoor (021) 531-5604. Adventure offices, Avanti South Block, 3 Churchill Close, Carl Cronje Drive, Tyger Falls, on Wednesday 30 March at 18:00 for
THE Cape Natural History Club will host an interesting guided walk through the historical area of Camps Bay on Sunday.
Join the dialogue THE Harold Wolpe Memorial Trust will be hosting its 97th open dialogue on Tuesday 5 April. The aim of these dialogues is to create a space for open and informed dialogue and debate around key local and global political, so-
cial and economic issues facing South Africa. The guest speaker will be Dr Vishwas Satgar. The lecture will take place at the University of Cape Town, Upper Campus, Robert Leslie Social Science Building, Lecture Theatre 3A. Everyone is welcome and entrance is free. For further information or to RSVP email wolpeforums@mweb.co.za or call (021) 6740361.
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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 aspects of Eastern culture, “from the beauty of the peony flower to the majesty of the Imperial dragon, from prayer wheels to pressure cookers, from the delicacies of Chinese 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.
NEWS
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Protests over local circus LIAM MOSES
A CAPE TOWN circus owner recently faced protests from animal lovers when he set up his show at a Diep River Primary school. Around 40 members of animals rights organisation Beauty Without Cruelty (BWC) protested outside Westcott Primary School in Myburgh Road, where the McLaren Circus had been set up, on Sunday 20 March. The circus ran from Wednesday 16 to Monday 21 March, and according to the organisers, attracted about 1 000 visitors per showing. But Toni Brockhoven, spokesperson for BWC, says the protest was centred on the circus organisers’ use of wild animals in the performance. Brockhoven said it was impossible for wild animals to be happy living under circus conditions. “We love the circus, but we object to wild animals being in cages that would be unacceptable in a zoo,” said Brockhoven. “They travel 6 000 kilometres a year. They are denied all of their natural and normal behaviour. And if they had a choice they would not choose to live in a small cage, to be trooped around the countryside to entertain us.” The McLaren circus keeps camels, lions and tigers, among other animals, which are used in their shows. The tigers are not yet used in the circus performance because they are still too young. David McLaren, the owner, presenter and animal trainer of the McLaren circus, says the lions are used mostly as a display, moving from one pedestal to another before being rewarded with a piece of meat.
McLaren says his animals are healthy and happy, and that he cannot understand Brockhoven’s claims. “If these animals were distressed and unhappy you would immediately see it,” said McLaren. “They wouldn’t perform like they do and they wouldn’t want to go into the cage. McLaren added that the animals are not overworked or confined to their cages all day. “They can sleep for up 20 hours if they want to, and they get six hours of play time,” said McLaren. “They have play cages to do all of those natural things in, so they aren’t confined to their cages. We provide them with toys and we have enrichment sessions.” McLaren, from Kirstenhof, Tokai, has been running the circus since 2005. McLaren says he does not use a whip during the performance or training and only uses a “guide stick” – which has a lure at the end which the lions follow – and a “meat stick” for feeding the animals pieces of meat. The National Council of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) does not agree with the practice of keeping wild animals for any reason. According to Brenda Santon, manager of the NSPCA’s wildlife unit, circus life subjects animals to stress and deprives them of behaving as they should. “We believe that wild animals belong in the wild and not in circuses,” said Santon. “They shouldn’t be subjected to the circus life, the noise, human handling, transport and crowds of people. These are wild animals that are not used to human handling. All of these aspects cause stress for wild animals.” Santon added that it did not matter that the animals were born and raised in captivity.
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GENERAL
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
SA’s original woman driver looks back on 100 years EILEEN STEVENS was born in 1911 and has lived through very exciting and interesting times, including two world
er four years before they saw him back in Johannesburg. In the interim she took her two girls by boat to South America to be with Jo and they settled in Montevideo for two years. When they returned to South Africa in 1944, they struggled to catch up with business and friends, but were together and happy. Jo fell ill and for the next five years they battled with health problems, but they still managed to travel extensively, until he finally passed away in 1974 at the age of 73. After her sister Lorna passed away in 1975 she was now alone in the world with her daughters, Lorna and Arlene. But she says life went on, and in 1980 she met Fred Stevens in the United States. They married and had a wonderful 18 years together. They spent some time in the US and then finally settled in Spain. They bought a place in Cape Town where they would spend their summers. He passed away in 1998 at the age of 92. She says: “Life without Fred was hard and seemed meaningless at times. However, I realised that if I were to be happy and fit, I needed to get busy again.” In between big birthday celebrations and Christmases with the families, she found the energy to travel again, adding she has been fortunate in that she has been able to continue her travels and has enjoyed good health. Thanks to modern technology, she keeps in regular contact with her family of two chil-
wars and seeing transport change from horse-driven carts to cars. She says that at the “tender age” of 100 she realises that she has led a fascinating life, full of adventure. Her father, BJ Penney, imported the first Ford cars into South Africa. She says: “I was probably the first woman driver in South Africa. Daddy bought mother a car, but she couldn’t drive, so at the age of 20 I became the family chauffeur.” In 1921 Stevens travelled with her parents to England on a ship called the Union Castle – Arundel. The family embarked on an extensive tour of England, a trip they repeated in 1930. This time she was the chauffeur, driving their own car through London. They repeated the trip for a third time in 1935. However, this time she married her husband Jo in London after a whirlwind romance. The couple flew to Amsterdam for their three-month honeymoon. Back in Johannesburg, married life continued happily. Wartime came again in 1939 and she says, against all advice, Jo went to Europe on business. In 1940 the Germans arrested him because he had a British passport. It was anoth-
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The Blue Room
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Wednesday 30 March Pinelands: The Pinelands Stamp Circle monthly meeting at 19:15 in the activities room of the library. The theme for the meeting will be Rhodesia and Nyassaland, with various items displayed by members, as well as a main exhibit by Bill Hallett. Visitors are most welcome. Items in aid of the Red Cross Children’s Hospital will be on sale. Contact John on (021) 531-1954.
Saturday 2 April Claremont: Bethany Fellowship Church mini-market from 09:00 until 14:00. Tea-garden, boerewors, food, cakes, bric-a-brac, craft, clothing, beauty parlour, jumping castle, toys and more. Contact (021) 671-9400 or 074-330-7052.
ducted by Alexander Fokkens at Bishops Chapel, on at 16:00. Tickets are available at the door at R100 and R80 for pensioners. Or phone (021) 794-7465. There is safe parking in the grounds.
Monday 4 April Newlands: Cape Horticultural Society meeting at 20:00 at the Athenaeum, Boundary Terraces, next to WPCC on Campground Road. The guest speaker will be Adam Harrower, who will give an illustrated talk entitled “Into the Wilds of Angola”. Visitors are welcome. Entrance fee is R8 for members and R15 for visitors, which includes tea. There is no need to book. Contact Glenda on (021) 5315713.
Saturday 9 April
Plumstead: The Friends of Plumstead Library’s bumper book and cake sale. Many new books will be on sale from 09:00 until noon at the library, in Yudelman’s Lane, off Main Road. Contact Melanie on (021) 797-1319.
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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Kuils River: St Saviour’s Parish Church in Claremont charity golf day. Tee off time is 11:30 from the first and 10th tee. R1 200 per four ball or R300 per player. Goodie bag and prizes. Contact Avril on (021) 671-8171.
Rondebosch: Craft in the park from 09:00 until 14:00. Enjoy handmade crafts, breakfast and coffee in the park. Support Animal Rescue and other charities. Drop off anything you don’t want or need at the information desk and Ann will drop it off at Marsh Memorial. Contact Ann on (021) 531-4236 on Tuesday until Friday between 09:00 and 17:30 or on 083 272 5482 on market day.
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Sunday 3 April Rondebosch: The Symphony Choir of Cape Town presents the Bach “Magnificat” and Nicolai’s “Wachet Auf”, con-
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LEADER
Tuesday 29 March 2011
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 drug-ridden 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 petrolbombing 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.
IS THIS CAT YOURS? A little black and white cat keeps vis iting our premises in Amster dam Road, Fish Hoek. It ap pears to be lost and we don’t know where it belongs. If this little cat is yours or you know where it belongs, please phone Bruce Barber on 083 992 3504 and I will arrange to deliver her to you when she comes around again.
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.
The monolith has arrived I’M pleased People’s Post is continuing to air the grievances over the “monolith” on Haldane Road. The letter “Rally the Rondebosch troops for a bitter fight” by John Williamson (People’s Post, 15 March 2010) refers. Stanley Kubrick got the date wrong by 10 years (“2001: A Space Odyssey”) – the monolith has arrived, and the prehumans are worshipping. The City of Cape Town South Peninsula Planning Department appears to have a vision for the future of Rondebosch between Main Road and the river of “densification” in the style of the “monolith”. The local councillor, Ian Iversen, has publicly stated that he shares that vision, and made no attempt to question the probity of the planning process, or why the original plans submitted for three storeys should not have been enforced. I did a short canvass of the many walkers and runners along the footpath at Haldane Road last year. Only 2% (that is one person in 50) thought the building was acceptable (and this before it reached its present height of eight storeys). If 98% of his constituents are against a develop-
ment, one would think a councillor would sit up and take notice; even conduct his own poll. One resident has said that as a result of the Haldane Road development her garden is dying, and the value of her property has dropped. Can we not elect a representative with a vision for the future of Rondebosch that is in tune with what residents want, instead of the city? We urgently need someone who sees that it is important not to devalue our major investments (our homes), and has a reasonable sense of the social (one and two-storey houses) and cultural (literally hundreds of walkers and runners along the footpath each week) environment in which we live. If the residents of Rondebosch wish to stand up to any such future gross intrusions in our landscape we need to be proactive, and have someone in local government on our side. Use your vote on 18 May. ANDREW B. SMITH Rondebosch Councillor Ian Iversen declined to comment.
LETTERS
Tuesday 29 March 2011
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Egg-citing plans at Kenilworth Centre Your SMSes . Mr Onia is wrong. The house is hideous [referring to front page story of 22 March on the double-dwelling in Rondebosch]. . If the DA fails to fix the increasingly dangerous broken footpaths around the Elsieskraal River in Pinelands, I won’t even consider voting for them. . To the guy who robbed my little girl in Pick n Pay, Howard Centre, in Pinelands. May you get caught and rot in jail, you scum. Mrs Jane, Hanover Park . 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? . I visited the Cape Town Stadium. It consists of bare, unpainted, concrete, dusty and dirty places. The seats are childsize 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 fo-
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Fly away on the wings of music Dance some more AFRIKA ABLAZE, in association with Ackermans, proudly presents “Dancers Don’t Cry” on 30 and 31 March at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). “Dancers Don’t Cry” is a dancedrama that explores the woes and wonders of the dance world, as it transports audiences from stylish dance studios to the crude back yard of a slum, from the sophistication of a theatre performance, to dancing in the streets. It tells the story of an angry boy who hates the world, a rich boy who thinks he owns the world, and a young dance teacher dying to change the world. Written, produced and co-choreographed by Glenda Jones, it is a show that promises to educate dynamically, entertain spectacularly and touch the hearts of many who
THE “Last Night of the Proms” taking place at the City Hall on Saturday 9 April at 20:00 and Sunday 10 April at 19:00 will feature budding new soprano Maudée Montiree, aged 21.
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OPENING NIGHT: The comedy “Dekaf”, starring standup comedian Siv Ngesi, opened at the Baxter Theatre on Wednesday 22 March. Enjoying a successful opening night were (from left) Nambitha BenMazwi, Ngesi and Ja qio Hewett. The show runs until Saturday 2 April. Photos: Supplied
their lives. Tickets are available at R170 and R210. Visit www.computicket.com or a local outlet to purchase your ticket. For more information contact Graham Todd on 082 498 3986 or email gtodd@intekom.co.za
ELATED: Dutch visitors Herman Huizinga (left) and Fons Nijpels (right) with the star of the show, Siv Nge si.
THE Sunflower Fund will be hosting a fundraising event at the Barnyard Theatre, Willowbridge, on Thursday 31 March. “The Sixties Summer of Love” is about the music and the cultural rebellion that changed modern life forever. Music from The Beatles, The Mammas and The Pappas, Jimi Hendrix, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin and Crosby,
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WHAT A SHOW: Roland Hewett and Bentolina Nnadi.
HAVING A BALL: Allison Foat and Siv Ngesi.
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CHUFFED CHAMPS: Meet the Western Province Cricket Club team that won the WP 1A League championship[ title on Saturday at Pine lands. WPCC defeat ed Pinelands by sev en wickets to lift the title. The champion team is, from left: Front Row: Rowan Minnords, Gio Colus si, Scott Fraser, Siya Sibiya, Govon Chris tian. Back Row: Alan Badenhorst (coach), Shawn Dyson, Ge raint van der Rede, Tim Florence, Rushdi Hendricks, Ryan van Niekerk, James Cam eronDow and Rich ard Burnett (coach). Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Im ages
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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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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.
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.
Comments can be forwarded to: Spatial Planning & Urban Design Department City of Cape Town, P O Box 4511, Cape Town, 8000
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.
Fax: 021 425 6495 E-mail: futurecapetown@capetown.gov.za
The following open day is planned for your district: Date: Thursday 7 April 2011 Venue: Athlone Minor Hall, Athlone Civic Centre, cnr Klipfontein and Protea Roads, Kewtown Time: 16:30 – 19:00
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
For more information please visit the website above, or contact Paul Prinsloo on 021 400 9412 or e-mail futurecapetown@capetown.gov.za.
Any further enquiries may be directed to ecd.policy@capetown.gov.za or tel 021 400 7580.
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.
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GET AWAY: Michael Crawford of Enriching Life Eagles eludes Jason Koen of CTX Maulers, during the Eagles’ 32 win in a Prin cess Pro Se ries hockey match at Hartleyvale Stadium, Ob servatory on Sunday. The final rounds of the cham pionship will take place on Sunday 3 April.Photos:
Tuesday 29 March 2011
TURF TUSSLE: Kate Woods (left) of Mobius Maidens battles Jenner Bowes of Eurolux Fire Flies, during a Princess Pro Se ries hockey match at Hart leyvale on Sun day. The Maid ens won 51.
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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 Peo ple’s Post yesterday (Monday) that he is keen to continue his professional soccer career with a Gauteng-based 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
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his guns. “I am only prepared to play in Santos’ outstanding 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.
STARGAZING: Erwin Isaacs is determined to leave Santos FC.
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