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Chappies site sabotaged TOLL PLAZA FOUNDATIONS DAMAGED TERESA FISCHER
A STEEL rod, part of the foundations of the controversial Chapman’s Peak toll plaza, was damaged when someone cut most of the way through it. Somebody also allegedly took an angle grinder to the scaffolding being erected at the site of the new toll plaza and offices on Chapman’s Peak last weekend. The Civil Rights Action Group’s Bronwen Lankers-Byrne, who is on hunger strike at the site, says she was told that a container at the site was broken into and police were on the scene last Monday, 6 February. The foreman, however, refused to speak to the media. Marcus Minutelli of Haw & Inglis, contractors at the site, referred questions to the Provincial Government. Provincial Transport Ministry Head Hector Elliot confirmed the incident, adding it was “incredibly dangerous”, although he says that because only one rod was cut, it was unlikely the structure would have subsequently collapsed. He adds that it was a “very stupid” thing to do and put builders at the site at risk. “I don’t think the vandal intended to kill someone,” he says. “We understand people have strong emotions about this, but there are other channels,” says Elliot. Graffiti artists have twice vented their frustration at the site – last weekend – and on Sunday. Road signs were changed, in ways which had Lankers-Byrne says had passers-by giggling. One such comment was “Murray and Robbers”, referring to construction company Murray and Roberts, major shareholders of Entilini, the company that operates the toll road. LankersByrne saw the graffiti on Monday
morning but says within 30 minutes it had been removed. A security company was employed to guard the site after the first incident. Len Swimmer, chairperson of the Hout Bay Residents’ Association, confirms lawyer’s letters have been sent to Province, Murray and Roberts and SanParks, to halt building. The land on which the office building will be located was transferred from the Labia family to SanParks in October 2006. Swimmer says part of the title deed conditions are that the land was sold on condition that it is utilised solely for the purposes of nature conservation. Swimmer says legal fees are expected to cost a minimum of R500 000. A fund has been set up to cover these costs. It will be administered by Environmental specialist attorneys Cullinan and Associates. “Publicity must be turned into donations,” says Swimmer, who can be contacted on swimmer@telkomsa.net Alternatives such as an automatic paypoint and boom have been put forward. Hout Bay Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Tanya Lesch confirmed two cases of malicious damage to property had been opened, as well as one case of housebreaking at a business premises. This latter case relates to the container from which tools were removed. Terry Wyner, of Crag, says he did manage a brief meeting with representatives from Murray and Roberts on Friday 10 February, which he says “under the circumstances, was fruitful”.“The door is slightly open,” he adds. See page four for more.
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Cape Town goes to Hollywood
Comedians hit Fish Hoek TERESA FISCHER
BARRY Hilton and guest comedian Mike King from New Zealand fearlessly churned
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JOK ERS: Kyle Lar kan, Chad van der Merwe and Chris Beneke. Photos: Ter esa Fischer
PRETTY FANS: Shelley Lewin and Kirsty Horn from Constantia.
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INTERNATIONAL films being shot in Cape Town is becoming a trend for filmmakers, while proving to have a remarkable impact on the City’s economy. Two of the latest blockbuster films were shot entirely in the Mother City: Safe House opened in cinemas on Friday, while Chronicle opens this week. Both films showcase the city, not only as a premier film location, but as a destination of choice for potential visitors. “Shooting films in Cape Town has become a major attraction for overseas film-makers,” says The Cape Film Commission’s Denis Lillie. “The crews that come here to film leave with a positive image of the city’s scenery, beaches and nature. That information gets passed on throughout Hollywood, making Cape Town very popular.” Safe House – a thriller starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds – was filmed in its entirety in Cape Town, early last year. The film was originally destined for a South American city, however, once the producers and director saw what Cape Town’s environment and industry had to offer, the story was adapted to suit it. According to Grant Pascoe, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events and Marketing, there are a number of factors that makes the City a perfect candidate for international film shoots. “The Cape Film Studios have been adapted to suit the needs of international film-makers. Various locations were used during the shoots, such as Green Point, which gives the
film crew locational advantages because of the setting,” he says. The City of Cape Town’s Film Permit Office and the Cape Film Commission (CFC) assisted the filmmakers in accessing some of the key locations for the film. Both the City and the CFC have a good understanding of Cape Town and film-making and this knowledge, together with their interaction with various City and Provincial Departments, ensured a seamless shoot. The two films brought in an estimated R350 million, spent on local hotels, restaurants, shops, catering services and transport, having an enormous impact on the local economy. “The economic impact of these two films has been quite large. It’s great because it helped to create jobs and utilised skills that aren’t often used in the city. The crew employed local set designers, costume designers, make-up artists, and so forth,” says Lillie. Safe House premiered in Ireland, and because of the hype around the shooting being done in Cape Town, Lillie had already received an enquiry from the Irish Film Commission, seeking to organise a competition where the winners will get to travel to Cape Town to see the locations where the movie was filmed. “What’s great about these particular film shoots is that people can clearly see that it is Cape Town, which in turn would help promote our city as a destination for more film shoots and tourist attractions,” says Pascoe. There has been discussions pending future film shoots in the Mother City, however, information around it is strictly confidential.
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Tuesday 14 February 2012
People’s Post False Bay Page 3
Boulder crashes down Boyes Drive TERESA FISCHER
“IT’S a miracle that nobody got killed,” says Karien Geere of Lakeside.
ENGULFING FLAMES: Shortly after 08:00 on Friday 10 February, para medics from Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) were dispatched to a fire which broke out in Masiphume lele. Photo: Emergency Medical Treatment
Masi fire smothered THERE were no injuries reported after a fire broke out and was swiftly extinguished in Masiphumelele on Friday 10 February. EMT spokesperson, Robert de Wet, says: “On arrival we found a large pile of old tyres burning. The boundary fence of the adjoining timber yard in Lekkerwater Road was also completely engulfed in flames.” He adds that there was a single dwelling adjacent to the fire that was occupied at the time of the fire. “We managed to usher the residents of the dwelling to a safe distance and ensured that the owners of the vehicle repair business, at the site of the fire, were a safe distance from the fire,” adds de Wet. The Fish Hoek Fire Department was quick to respond.
Using hope to cope with cancer THE Prostate cancer Support Action group (PSA group) will meet at 17:45 for 18:00 on Tuesday 21 February in the auditorium of MEDICLINIC Constantiaberg, Burnham Road, Plumstead. Linda Greeff will discuss ideas on “Using Hope to Cope” with the mental stress of being diagnosed. Newly diagnosed patients and their partners or carers from all over the Cape Metro are welcome to attend, meet prostate cancer survivors, and share their experience. For more information call or SMS the group phone on 073 560 3067.
This after a massive boulder weighing several tons hurtled down the mountain, over Boyes Drive, crashed through the boundary fence, hitting two trees, before smashing into their house. This was at 21:00 on 23 January, but the family was too shocked at the time to phone the newspaper. The family were all home when they heard a thundering sound, which they first thought was a truck on the road. “Then I heard my neighbour screaming. We rushed outside to try and see what was going on.” The sound grew louder and louder. “When the boulder hit the house, we expected to see the wheels of a truck flying overhead,” says Geere, who gets the shivers when she remembers the sound. The boulder’s trajectory was slowed by two blue gum trees in the garden, which it flattened. It hit the wall of one of the children’s bedrooms. “Sometimes we swim at night; we had gone to Spur that evening and so we were not bopping about in the pool.” In shock, the family decided to go up the road to check if anyone had been injured. “There we found a man wondering around looking dazed and confused. The rock narrowly missed his car as it rolled across the road.” Black tar marks are visible streaked onto the renegade rock. Geere says the man was driving a small silver car, but they didn’t get his details. The family is left contemplating their lucky escape. “My father says it is because he prays for us every night,” says Geere. “It’s made us stop being so busy chasing the wind...worrying about unimportant stuff,” she adds. They are also wondering what to do about
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Tuesday 14 February 2012
Inside the mind of a hunger striker TERESA FISCHER
HER last meal was a chicken salad, from Casa Reccio in Hout Bay, followed by an ice-cream wafer and a banana. This was at 20:00 on Saturday 4 February, four days before this reporter chatted to Bronwen Lankers-Byrne on Chapman’s Peak – she is refusing to eat until construction of the R54m office building and toll plaza is stopped. Nothing but water has since passed her lips. She lies in the shade of a bush at the building site, where she is camping during the day, with the clanging sound of scaffolding going up. Meanwhile, Lankers-Byrne says her
pounding headache lifted on Wednesday morning. She is no longer suffering from the nausea and vomiting she experienced during the first few days, but says she is tired and rests a lot. “I have not been hungry until now,” she says and adds that she is saving a lot of time she would have spent on shopping, cooking, eating and washing up. “I practise being present,” she explains when asked how she passes the time. She does not read or listen to music, with the exception of newspaper articles about the plaza. Lankers-Byrne was a Buddhist nun for two years, during which time she spent three months on a silent retreat in Burma. “I have mental and physical endurance,” she says,
adding her resolve is strong.“I am representing thousands of people,” she says. Some of these people have rallied behind her. They stop to chat, bring her water, and sign the petition, which has more than 6 000 signatures. Some bring her flowers. There are lighter moments. When she stands up, her shorts slip down, due to weight loss.She exchanges friendly banter with the foreman, who wrote “out to lunch” on one of her placards, when she was attending a meeting. Lankers-Byrne says some people are bemused by her decision, and that she overheard two Table Mountain National Park wardens wonder if she was going to die. “I have been a free spirit for 10 years,” she explains.She has two grown children and her
parents are in their late nineties. “This, in a nutshell, is what is going on everywhere else,” she says, adding that citizens are getting wrapped up in deals government has made with big business. “It’s a small taste of a bigger issue. They are spending our money on something we don’t want, something we don’t need and then charging us for it. It’s crazy,” •When People’s Post spoke to LankersByrne on Monday 13 February, nine days into her strike, she said she was “feeling very energised”. She adds “hordes” have been visiting her and someone even donated a hammock.To date, she has received no calls from Premier Helen Zille, whom she flagged down while Zille was cycling the pass, nor from Transport MEC Robin Carlisle.
NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE SUBCOUNCILS FEBRUARY 2012 Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the 24 subcouncils for the City of Cape Town will take place at the time and at the different venues as indicated in the schedule below: Subcouncil Venue
Date Time
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Council Chambers, Royal Ascot, Milnerton 23
10:00
2
Kraaifontein Council Chambers
22
10:00
23
10:00
23
10:00
22
10:00
20
10:00
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Council Chambers, Voortrekker Road, Goodwood Parow Council Chambers, Tallent Road, Parow Council Chambers, cnr Jakkalsvlei Avenue and Kiaat Road Bonteheuwel Bellville Council Chambers Bellville Civic Centre
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Bloekombos Community Hall
20
10:00
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Strand Council Chambers Strand
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10:00
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Solomon Tshuku Hall, Site C, Khayelitsha
22
10:00
10
Look-out Hill Tourism Facility, Khayelitsha
20
10:00
11
Athlone Minor Hall
22
10:00
12
Westridge Civic Centre, Mitchells Plain
23
10:00
Brown’s Farm Community Hall
22
10:00
20
10:00
22
10:00
20
10:00
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Luyolo Community Hall, Gugulethu Plover Room, Pinelands Training Centre, Pinelands Council Chambers, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town
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Athlone Minor Hall
23
10:00
18
Rondevlei subcouncil Chambers, Lotus River
23
10:00
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Council Chambers, Fish Hoek
20
10:00
22
10:00
22
10:00
20
10:00
20
10:00
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10:00
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Council Chambers, Alphen Centre, Constantia Oostenberg Council Chambers, Kuilsrivier Oostenberg Council Chambers, Kuilsrivier Phillipi Sports Complex, Sheffield Road, Phillipi Khayelitsha Training Centre
Manager Peter Deacon 021 550 1001 Fred Monk 021 980 6053 Johannes Brand 021 590 1676 Ardela van Niekerk 021 938 8050 Martin Julie 021 695 8161 Pat Jansen 021 918 2024 Carin Viljoen 021 970 3002 Izak du Toit 021 850 4149 Thando Siwisa 021 360 1351 Fezekile Cotani 021 360 1267 Kayise Nombakuse 021 630 1600 David Cedras 021 371 4550 Lunga Bobo 021 630 1600 Christopher Jako 021 630 1600 Mariette Griessel 021 531 3437 Marius Coetsee 021 487 2055 Edgar Carolissen 021 637 9757 Okkie Manuels 021 700 4020 Desiree Mentor 021 784 2011 Brian Ford 021 794 2493 Pieter Grobler 021 900 1502 Richard Moi 021 900 1508 David Cedras 021 371 4551 Anthony Mathe 021 956 8000
In addition to items of relevance to specific subcouncils, the following items will appear on the agendas for all subcouncils in February: • • • • •
Tabling of City’s Annual Report and executive summary 2010/11 for comment Draft Tall Building Policy: Public Participation Street Renaming Athlone Power Station: Appointment of a Professional Service Provider Development Framework, Kapteinsklip Station Precinct and Mnandi Coastal Node: Appointment of a Professional Service Provider
Copies are available for scrutiny at subcouncils, municipal libraries andwww.capetown.gov.za. Organisations are requested to submit comment to their subcouncil. The Rules of Order for subcouncils permit any member of the public to address the subcouncil on these or any other matters by prior arrangement with the relevant Subcouncil manager. ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER
TAKING A STAND: Bronwen LankersByrne of the Civil Rights Action Group (Crag), waters the flowers someone gave to her. She is refusing to eat until construction on the Chapman’s Peak toll plaza stops and a “winwin” solution is found. Photo: Teresa Fischer
Quilts patch wounded hearts MEMBERS and friends of the St Francis Outreach Trust gathered to celebrate a happy event at the Kanana Road “Home to Grow” foster home in Masiphumelele on Saturday 4 February. This was to celebrate the oldest child’s (7) first day of school. As Father Nolan Tobias, the Trust’s parish priest, blessed the gathering, he paid tribute to the work that had been achieved in building and creating the home. He remarked on the caring atmosphere; it a place of happiness and light. “It is clear that the home’s five children are responding to the love and guidance of their house mother and her assistant and bonding together as siblings of a close-knit family,” says Liz Hardman of the Trust. “In less than three years the trustees have accomplished much through their dedication and commitment. Milestones, once measured in bricks and mortar, are now turned to the laying of hope and aspirations for the future of these young lives under their care.” she adds. St Peter’s Parish of Arlington in Virginia are partners in the trust, and have been a driving force in the fund-raising initiative. A part of the rite of passage to mark the going-to-school ceremony, they received one of the “love quilts” which were handcrafted by parishioners of St Peter’s. She says: “The children of the parish’s Sunday school were told about the orphaned and sick children in Africa and asked to draw a scene on a square, denoting love and friendship. The squares are incorporated in the overall design, making each quilt unique.” Hardman says: “As this young boy in
WRAPPED IN LOVE: Monika du Sautoy, chair person of the trust wraps the quilt around the eldest boy Photo: Liz Hardman Masiphumelele was wrapped in a gifted quilt, the message of love and caring from the children across the world became a part of him.” As the project continues to evolve, the trustees are keen to expand and invest in building further homes for vulnerable children, orphaned through the HIV/Aids pandemic. Anyone interested in supporting the project can find information on the website: www.stfrancistrust.org or phone Monika on (021) 786 3331.
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Tuesday 14 February 2012
People’s Post False Bay Page 5
Painter saves woman (78) TERESA FISCHER
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PAINTER working at a Lakeside complex did not think of his own safety when he heard terrified screams from next door, but immediately jumped over the boundary wall. There Kurtley Meyer (47) from Lavender Hill discovered a woman with her elderly mother in her arms. She was screaming for help; her mother was passed out in her arms and was turning blue. This was on Tuesday 7 February at 10:15. Meyer took the mother from the woman, found a cushion for her head and then started CPR. “I learnt it from the television; there is a programme on Monday nights at 18:00,” he explains. “I couldn’t let her die, although she was not breathing, there was no pulse,” he says. Someone had phoned an ambulance, but it got lost. Some minutes later, a man rushed over to the scene, pushed Meyer away saying “Wat maak jy? Jy weet niks.” Meyer says the lady had by then started breathing, but he had been chased away “like a dog”. “I felt very heartsore about that,” he says. The man later apologised saying “Ek is jammer, maar jy kan nie hierdie dinge doen nie.” Meyer is very emotional about the incident. “I was alone with her, I couldn’t let her die. It could have been anyone’s mother,” Meyer explains his mother died when he was just seven days old. “She was shot by police... there was a gang fight in Parkwood
Estate.” She was caught in crossfire. He now has eight children of his own. The woman whose life he saved spent two days in False Bay Hospital, where doctors say she had an angina attack so severe that only two percent of people survive. On Friday, Veronica van Vuuren (78) was at home with daughter by her bedside, when Meyer and this reporter visited. Tears stream down his face when he sees her. He wipes them with paint-spattered hands. Her daughter, Belinda Michael, explains that just six months ago her husband died in her arms of pancreatic cancer. Her brother too had a stroke and died in her front of her. She struggles to remember what happened. She was supposed to have left on a business trip that day, but the night before developed acute bronchitis and postponed her departure. “I heard my mom call my name at the door and through the glass I saw her col- HERO: Kurtley Meyer from Lavender Hill performed CPR that he learnt from the television on lapse. She said to me: ‘I’m going’. She was Veronica van Vuuren (78) after she collapsed and stopped breathing at a Lakeside complex. the colour of death. I was convinced my Also pictured is Van Vuuren’s grandson, Joshua. Photo: Teresa Fischer mom had died.” Van Vuuren felt a sharp pain in her chest and also believed that she was going to die. granny,” and she gives him a hug and a kiss. the public intervening more frequently and “I was thinking I need to be here for Joshua, Meyer says he does his best to help any- with increasing success. my grandson.” one. “Any form of chest compressions in an Her knee is bruised and swollen from her In Lavender Hill, he teaches the kids how unresponsive patient, who is not breathing fall, and she is still very tired. to play soccer to try and keep them away after a heart attack, can only be good,” he Meanwhile, Meyer’s girlfriend is in an- from a rough life. His team is the Hawks. says, adding that in very few cases have other room. The family employed her to Robert de Wet, Emergency Medical Treat- chest compressions resulted in further injuwork as a part time char. ment spokesperson, says simplified teach- ry. A teary-eyed Meyer says:, “I love you niques for lay person CPR have resulted in Rescue breathing is more technical.
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Body washes up on beach POLICE are investigating after the body of Elderico Brown (30) of Hout Bay washed up on Noordhoek Beach on Saturday morning. The body washed up together with a rubber duck. Brown and two others set out to sea in it on Friday night. One man is still missing. The third man was taken in for questioning. Johan de Wit, of the Marine and Coastal Management, inspectorate says he received a call about the body on Saturday morning. De Wit says quad bikes had to be used to retrieve the body from near the Kakapo wreck.
WISH YOU WERE HERE: Martie Gilchrist (Post Office), Gregory Clarkson (artist) and Alan Lindner are among the stakeholders that celebrated the sale of the first postcards – part of The Fish Hoek Postcard Project – on Wednesday 8 February, at the Fish Hoek Galley. A percentage of the proceeds will go to the ETE Trust. (www.ete.org) The project illus trates historical and contemporary Fish Hoek’s attributes in paintings, illustrations, sketches and photographs in postcard format. They will be displayed in participating shops throughout the Valley. Participants were asked to post a card to a friend. Photo: Evelyn Lyle
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TWO men, aged between 25 and 26, have been arrested by Simon’s Town Police for attempting to break into a house, while they were doing community service. Spokesperson Constable Nontobeko Sithole, says a resident reported an attempted housebreaking. The complainant said he left his house on Saturday 21 January at 22:00. When he returned the following day he noticed that the door had been tampered with. He checked the surveillance cameras, which showed the two men trying to force their way inside, and he then handed the footage to the police. It showed clearly who the culprits were and they were arrested for attempted housebreaking. They appeared in the Simon’s Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday 8 February and the bail was opposed. . Between Sunday 5 and Tuesday 7 February three cars were stolen in the precinct. A VW Polo was stolen at Queens Road, a Toyota Corolla was stolen at Hilltop Road in Scarborough and an Isuzu bakkie was stolen at Fisherman’s Beach. The Police urge people to report any suspicious activities. Contact Simon’s Town Police Station on (021) 786 8646.
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THE Cape of Good Hope Rotary Club wishes to thank everyone who knitted teddy bears, beanies and gloves in their project last year. In all, nearly 2 000 items were knitted and these were given mainly to the physically challenged at the One to One day, which is held in August when service organisations in the Peninsula get together at the Good Hope Centre and bus in approximately 3 000 physically challenged people of all ages for a day of fun. Each organisation has a different stall.. The balance of the knitted items were given to children in hospitals around the Cape. There is also a brand new knitting pattern for the teddies and the shoulder bag this year. To receive a pattern contact Jean Smythe by email nautilus@global.co.za. Should anyone wish to continue knitting the old teddy pattern, or beanies and gloves, it would be welcomed as well. Donations of wool, stuffing and needles will be gratefully received. Phone Smythe on (021) 782-1469 or 084 646 0095.
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Price of fame THE DEATH of acclaimed singer, Whitney Houston has rocked the world. After a troubled latter life, rife with drug abuse, the songbird – once the toast of the music world – was found in her hotel suite before the Grammy Awards at the weekend. Toxicology results are yet to be released. Houston’s story is illustrative of the pressures of life in the spotlight and the destructive coping mechanisms some superstars find solace in. The 48-year-old joins other legendary stars whose lives ended sadly in a similar way, such as King of Pop Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, rock bassist Mike Starr, grunge rocker Curt Cobain and Marilyn Monroe. Their lifestyles, and ultimate demise, should serve as a reality check for the countless youths who idolise celebrities, desiring their seemingly enchanted lives. Often, stardom comes at a costly price. Back home, the Medical Research Council cites the Western Cape as having the highest percentage of binge drinkers in high school - 34%. The number of people seeking treatment for methamphetamine (tik) has overtaken those with alcohol problems. Among patients under 20 years, six out of 10 use tik as a primary or secondary substance of abuse. At this alarming rate, now more than ever youths need a positive influence and positive role models. Often, these are right on their doorsteps and organisations such as Afrika Ablaze, Proudly Manenberg and Sporting Chance are but some of those offering healthy alternatives. The true role models are the selfless individuals in the community who coach youths in soccer on rundown football fields in crimechallenged underprivileged areas such as Hanover Park. Provinces such as the Western Cape is faced with the devastating effects drug abuse has on families and the economy and requires the collaborative input of all roleplayers.
Your SMSes Be grateful you have no regrets I WAS so moved by Jonathan Bouwer’s letter (31 January) that I felt the compulsion to put pen to paper. Jonathan, life is sometimes so unbelievably hard and unfair that we wonder how it can be so. This was certainly the case with your sister. We all grieve the passing of someone so young in such a tragic and unnecessary way, but I wanted to comfort you with one
thought. It is obvious how deeply you loved her and how much you miss her. For this she was a very fortunate and blessed young lady. Some people go through a whole life without the level of love she must have experienced from you. So in the sadness and the grieving, try and remember the blessing you were to her and be grateful that in your grief there are at least no regrets. JULIA SWAIN
Buffs keep dust bunnies away EVERY February the Fish Hoek Valley Historical Association has its Annual General Meeting. Usually it is a meeting that passes by uneventfully, but this year on Thursday 9 February there was an item on the agenda that concerned the future of the Association. The Fish Hoek Valley Historical Association was founded in 1978 through the efforts of then Mayor, the late Malcolm Cobern (husband of Joy Cobern) and the late Ethel May Gillard (until her retirement, the librarian at the Fish Hoek Library). It was a thriving Society until a few years ago. The perceived absence of safety for the elderly after dark and the busy lifestyle of younger and middle aged people, meant that fewer and fewer attended our meetings despite our hosting of interesting speakers. Some felt that this does not put the Association and Fish Hoek in a good light and that they would rather close it down or make it
dormant until there is enough enthusiasm to resurrect the Association. Alderman Felicity Purchase spoke on the importance of a historical society in a small town. The committee decided to be guided by the opinion of the members present and therefore will host speakers for the coming few months. As the Association is friends with the museum in Fish Hoek, and in accordance with its Constitution has to donate 50% of its subscriptions and donations to the museum, the closing down would affect the museum. During a discussion with the manageress Jean Newport, she indicated it would reduce the income they allocate to the running costs of the museum. For further information contact Derek Taylor on (021) 782 9914 MIEKE GORDON Fish Hoek
In response . The fish mural should be a shark. . I’m sorry to hear that people are so put out by having to deal with those pesky baboons. One question though: if you don’t like baboons, why did you choose to live higher up on the mountain? . I agree that the toll plaza should not be a two-storey structure. At the same time, look at the houses that are being built on the mountainside. Where does it stop? Is there regulation on how high they may build? . SSB, the calibre of the “typical” inhabitants of Da Gama Park are the baboons, of course! They do breed well as a protected species! Just a thought . Gatesville Road in Kalk Bay is on the map again. Declare the road a one-way. The ongoing saga (cars coming from either way at the same time) is blocking a free way to pass. Suzie . Beware all perfume lovers: a guy in Simon’s Town is selling Chanel and its just pink water! Ripped me off R350! . Ek wil net weet wanneer maak die bottle stoor in Ocean View toe op Sondae? Hoekom moet sekere oop wees en ander is toe?
. A Valentine’s message to By the way my Blommetjie from Kom. 1c and 2c coins are no metjie. From your Babygirl longer used. Why do prices in Fish Hoek. Laurabelle still end with 9c? Sheer profit. Criminal offenders must eering! Anon get hard labour. Put leg irons . All ex-teachers, pupils on them and let them build and parents affiliated with roads. Pay them but they Bramble Way Primary: must pay for their own bed Please phone the school in and food. Taxpayers are pun- connection with its 50th anniished because their hard- versary which will be celeearned money is wasted on brated in July. Call (021) 694 cruel people. 4379 or Paul Le Roux on (021) . I agree with Fagmi 797 4591. Abass. Stop the toll roads and . How about an advice colstop tenders and outsourcing. umn? You’re killing us with taxes, levies and service charges. Come on, Zille and De Lille, wake up and stop wasting our money! . If only government can come to the rescue of the poor and not so poor and put an end to inflated prices. Someone’s making too much money while government looks the other way. . Shame on striking Eastern Cape teachers! Education is in chaos B>:@8 @= A? B:@9 in SA! They have C=A> 7=;;8<@? jobs while others @"$5 +.0/, 3/1 422. don’t. Maggie, 8%D#$5 '&()6'"&'$"('&()-E&-*D Plumstead
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Tuesday 14 February 2012
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Violence should be the issue
Improve local traders’ market I was interested to read Teresa Fischer’s article featuring Joseph and his fish creations, which he sells to earn a living. (“Metal fish put food on the table”, People’s Post, 24 January 2012) Given the number of people simply waiting for service delivery – isn’t it time that local government responded more positively to support people who are using their initiative to create a livelihood for themselves? Why has the council not developed a formal selling area near the Kommetjie Road (old four-way stop) intersection? The area is on the tourist route. Surely an aesthetically attractive formal selling area would be preferable to the current unsightly one? SYLVIA HAMMOND Milkwood Park Alderman Felicity Purchase, SubCouncil chairperson responds: I am
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surprised by the letter. The regularised informal trading site for these people trying to make a living is on Ou Kaapse Weg and has been there for many years. It is unsightly because we battle to get the traders to clean up after themselves. The traders rights to create and sell their wares do not entitle them to obstruct traffic or harass the public. Trading at intersections is not allowed except for roving permits for newspapers. Any person can apply for a trading site at the Sun Valley informal area through the Sub Council. A small fee is payable in order to manage the trading sites. Our informal trading policy is available on the website. We do have service delivery In the City. That is why we have an influx of people from the Eastern Cape and the rest of Africa. What we do need to do is prevent our City from turning into another free for all.
THE debate that ensued after Professor David Benataar’s public statement that mostly men are victims of violence, and as such needs society’s attention, has sadly ended up in a war of words as to which sex is most affected. After reading numerous epistles to the press, I did not get the impression that Professon Benataar was in anyway trying to minimize the degree of abuse suffered by women. What he had done was to highlight the fact that men are victims of violence but little or no attention is given to them and their feelings. This is perhaps because we have placed such a huge emphasis on gender violence ever since we achieved independence that we have reached the point where men are seen as a bunch of baddies and their issues relating to violence do not need attention. I agree fully with Professor Benataar that something should be done about men, who are also victims of all types of violence. As a practitioner in a lower income area I treat a fair number of men, who present to me after being physically assaulted and occasionally about being molested as children by family members. Men rarely talk about their pain as women do, so I am certain that I merely see the
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tip of the iceberg. It takes a lot of guts and courage for a man to talk about emotional pain because they feel too shy or they have been brought up with the false idea that they must hide their feelings because they are men. What we need to debate and discuss is the various forms of violence; what provokes it and how to deal with life’s issues in a peaceful way. Fighting about which sex is more affected is an exercise in futility and will get us nowhere. I have visited Thailand and India in the past two years and what struck me is that despite their huge population and constant battle for space, I have not seen a single act of aggression or violence. Almost all the people wore a pleasant smile. I could walk about freely without feeling fearful or threatened. Even though their driving is atrocious, I have not seen a single act of aggression or someone showing their middle finger to another driver. They might be liberal with their hooters but they always displayed a strong sense of courtesy on the roads to fellow drivers. We need to take some lessons from the east on how to deal with stressful situations, without resorting to violence. DR EV RAPITI
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No dignity in counter service During the last few years I have observed the unprofessional counter service rendered to our people by Social Services. But then, lack of security, long hours and too many people to attend to will frustrate anyone. Another worrying point is that there is no privacy during interviews. A neighbouring
client can clearly hear any intimate details about one’s life. I think all counter services should be reviewed. They need to find a different way of interviewing clients who apply for child support and all other grants. I also think Social Services could be spread by using empty community halls. CLIVE ALEX JACOBS
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A career in real estate can be exciting THIS is a very exciting time of year for those who have just finished university or college, with thousands of jobs being advertised for those with new degrees or diplomas. One only has to look at online job sites like www.CareerJunction.co.za, www.Pnet.co.za or www.TalentOcean.co.za to appreciate that SA has a wealth of opportunities for bright young people with all sorts of interests, talents and qualifications, with major retail, motor and mining organizations, banks and accounting firms, IT
companies, travel and tourism companies, engineering and legal firms and even recruitment companies themselves currently advertising positions and internships for new graduates. The real estate industry is no different in being urgently in need of new recruits. Being an estate agent, however, is different from many corporate jobs in a number of exciting ways. For a start, the industry has always been highly entrepreneurial and appreciative of personal initiative, which means the financial rewards possible are not fixed but in
proportion to the individual’s own commitment, hard work and training. In addition, there is much more scope for agents to do really well now because there are far fewer players in an expanding market. Agent numbers are down to almost a quarter of what they were four years ago, while the demand for homes keeps increasing as our population grows and more importantly, our recovering economy empowers more people financially. What is more, real estate has come of age with the introduction of compulsory formal NQF4 and
Vouchers when paying bills on time THE City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, handed over vouchers worth R1 000 to six Housing Incentive Scheme winners on 9 February. The Housing Incentive Scheme is aimed at further encouraging all housing debtors in both the City’s housing rental and selling schemes to pay their accounts. It rewards those who pay their accounts regularly by giving them a chance to win prizes. “The Housing Incentive Scheme is a great opportunity for us to be able to directly meet and liaise with our rental unit clients who pay their accounts regularly. Thanks to our efforts, there has been a definite increase in our cash collection for rentals. Many of the winners are indigent debtors and pensioners and we are pleased with the results of this campaign,”
said Councillor Sonnenberg. To date, 90 debtors from across the city have each won R1 000 in Shoprite vouchers. Winners hail from: Atlantis (four tenants and 11 home-owners), Belhar (four home-owners), Bellville South (four tenants), Bishop Lavis (two tenants), Bontheuwel (four tenants and one home-owner), Elsies River (three tenants and three home-owners), Grassy Park (four tenants), Gugulethu (one tenant), Hanover Park (two tenants), Heideveld (three tenants), Kleinvlei (one tenant and two home-owners) • Langa (three tenants), Macassar (four tenants and one home-owner), Manenberg (seven tenants), Melton Rose (one tenant), Mitchells Plain (six tenants and five home-owners), Ocean View (two tenants), Parkwood (three tenants), Ravensmead (one tenant), Retreat (one home-owner),
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Scottsdene (three tenants), Strand (one tenant and two home-owners), Valhalla Park (one tenant). The incentive scheme, coupled with other debt management actions, has increased the collection rate by 5% for rentals and 7% for loans from November 2010 to December 2011. The City has spent R90 000 in order to gain an increase in collection of approximately R850 000 (the comparison between November 2010 and December 2011). Occupants who have paid their housing accounts for at least three consecutive months qualify for the competition. Those occupants who receive an indigent grant and have been paying their account consistently for the last three months will also qualify. Winners will be excluded from the draw for three months following the award before again becoming eligible to participate in the draw.
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Increased approval of building plans THE City of Cape Town has reported an increase in the number of building plans passed during the last quarter of 2011. There was a 25% increase in the number of plans covering residential property and a 31% increase in plans covering non-residential properties. The non-residential component comprised 102 plans, including 63 for shopping space, 14 for industrial/warehousing and eight for offices. “The construction industry is a major employer in terms of labour and it is therefore encouraging to learn that the number of building plans passed by the City has increased compared to the same period in 2010,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic, Environmental and Spatial Planning, Alderman Belinda Walker. This increase must be viewed in light of the fact that the overall number of plans passed for 2011 is slightly lower than in the previous year. A total of 23 971 plans were passed during 2010, compared with 23 769 in 2011. In addition, the hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup meant a greater demand for construction.
The increase during the last quarter is therefore the first indication of an upturn in the local economy since the credit crash. This increase serves as an indication that investors are more positive about long-term economic prospects in Cape Town. The City awaits the figures for the first quarter of this year with great anticipation, to gauge whether the upward trend continues. The City is also working with the Provincial Government of the Western Cape and the Cape Chamber of Commerce to reduce bureaucratic delays through the “Red Tape to Red Carpet” initiative. As part of this programme, the City will this year implement measures to improve performance, including a system where developers and members of the public will be able to submit their applications electronically. The electronic system will initially manage applications for signage, then land use applications and finally building plans. This electronic processing of applications will speed up service delivery and benefit the public and development industry, which in turn results in job creation.
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Learn to manage your anger HOPE House Counselling Centre will be running an anger management course for adults. The first session is on Wednesday 15 February and the second session on Wednesday 22 February at 19:00 to 21:30. The cost
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HISTORY: The remains of a centuriesold boat were found at the V & A Waterfront near the ClockTower complex during construction work on Wednesday 8 February. Old Canon bullets were also found on site. The No 1 Siloproject which is a greenbuilding initiative that was on the way to be completed by 2013 has been temporarily suspended. It has also been found that the there are approximately 360 ships that sunk between 1610 and 2006 in the Table Bay area. Photo: Michael Hammond
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Wednesday 22 February Tuesday 14 Febru ary Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Art Society will be holding a watercolour workshop called “wet in wet” by John Strickland at 14:00 in the False Bay Hospital Hall, in 17th Avenue. Bring paper, paints, brushes and water jar. Guests are most welcome, please pay R10. Phone Iain Lamond on (021) 782 5353.
Wednesday 15 February Fish Hoek: The Fish Hoek Garden Club will meet again in the Minor Hall of the Civic Centre. The meeting will start promptly at 19:00 and this month’s speaker will be Hiliary Mauve. All members are urged to attend and visitors would be very welcome. For further information please contact the secretary on (021) 785 2575.
Saturday 18 Febru ary Fish Hoek: Valentine’s
dance hosted by “In the Mood” Dance Club will be held at 20:00 in the Civic Centre Hall. Dress in red and white. Bring own drinks and more. Members pay R20, Non members pay R25. Booking is essential. Phone (021) 782 4991.
Sunday 19 February Cape Point: Friends of The Cape of Good Hope hike at Cape Point. Meet inside the pay gate at 09:00. Wear the usual hiking gear, bring water, snacks and a Wild Card if you have one – otherwise the entrance fee is R80 per person. For further information phone Kelly on (021) 712 6004.
Monday 20 February Scarborough: All self-employed Scarborites are invited to attend a Business Network meeting. This is the first meeting of a core group of Scarborough professionals and business people. It takes place from 09:00 to 10:30 at the Camel
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Fish Hoek: The Annual General Meeting of the Fish Hoek Art Society will take place at 19:00 in the Recreation Hall at False Bay Hospital,17th Avenue. All members are requested to attend. Members are requested to bring one art work for comment and discussion after the business side of the meeting has been concluded. Tea will be served. Further details from Iain Lamond (021) 782 5353.
Wednesday 29 February Simon’s Town: An illustrated lecture (Dumps Willis Memorial Lecture) outlining the contribution by early Dutch and Huguenot settlers to the development of Simon’s Bay, and the few remains of that time, will be presented by Professor Boet Dommisse at the Museum in Court Road at 17:30 for 18:00. Entrance R20 includes a glass of wine or fruit juice. For further information phone Yvonne Mawhinney on (021) 786 4404.
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INDING true love on a cruise ship off the Caribbean coast after slipping and drawing the attention of the person you’re meant to be with for the rest of your life sounds like something straight out of a Mills and Boon novel. But this is exactly how 26year-old Carla Meyer met her dream partner, Lawrence Lee. The couple is set to marry at a picturesque Stellenbosch wine estate on Saturday 3 March after they fell hopelessly in love on a cruise ship both of them were working on. Carla, a beautician from Wetton, studied at the Cape Technikon and decided to pursue a career on a cruise liner after training in London. She worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week and towards the end of her first trip she was introduced to her future husband. One evening, Carla’s friends were having dinner and she decided to join them. It must have been fate – or her legs might just have been pushing her after seeing the handsome New Zealander – as Carla took a tumble in the main dining area. After recovering from the embarrassing moment, Carla
LOVE BIRDS: Carla Meyer and Lawrence Lee prove that true love does exist. Photos: Supplied started noticing Lawrence more and friends from both sides were telling them to get in touch with each other. After the many months at sea, the two finally became more cosy and started watching movies together and spending more time in each other’s company. After the cruise, both went their separate ways but vowed to stay in contact. Eventually, they decided to join another cruise for eight months and rekindle the relationship. While their love was growing, Carla’s parents, Andre and Ronelle, decided to visit their daughter on the cruise ship for a vacation. This was the perfect opportunity for Lawrence to ask the Meyer’s for their daughter’s hand in marriage, even
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though it was the first time he had met them. Andre and Ronelle gave their permission and the lovebirds came back to South Africa to go on a vacation at the Kruger National Park. “We had a lovely outdoor dinner and everything was just perfect. Eventually, dessert was served but I grew suspicious after Lawrence kept telling me to not eat the dessert just yet.” Then Lawrence popped the question. “It was so romantic”, says Carla. The two are not sure whether they will live here in South Africa or in New Zealand. “At the moment, we are trying to get on another cruise together but if not, I will be moving to New Zealand,” the bride-to-be says.
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Softball SA top man suspended MARK WARD
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HE suspension of Noore Nacerodien by Softball South Africa has sent shockwaves through the sport.
OVER: Mark Bright of Camps Bay High School clears the bar to win the Boys U17 high jump. Camps Bay were the winners on the day with Garlandale second and the Leadership College from Manenberg third. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
Ottery baseball club in need LIAM MOSES
ONE of South Africa’s oldest baseball clubs has appealed to businesses for sponsorship after experiencing a massive growth in its player numbers. Thistle Baseball Club, which is based in Ottery, has seen its junior ranks swell from around 20 players to around 120, after a marketing drive by the club resulted in an influx of young players. Providing playing kits for the junior teams has always been a struggle for the side, but since the increase in players this task has become practically impossible. According to Garth van Eeden, the team’s facilities manager, the club is in dire need of all the basic requirements for a junior baseball team. “In the past the people involved at the club have sponsored what they can. Now I’m trying to get the club known out there to get some sponsors because we are short of baseball equipment,” said Van Eeden. “We don’t have enough baseball gloves. We don’t have enough balls, bats, helmets and basically all the general equipment to play with.”
The side also provides its juniors with practice shirts, match shirts, socks, caps and pants, and pays for their registration with the union. The team’s 120 junior players come from areas all around the southern peninsula, including Strandfontein, Mitchell’s Plain, Hanover Park and Heideveld, and often they cannot afford to pay for this. Apart from this, Thistle has other overheads which need to be paid in order to keep the club running. “Because of the community we serve, we try to buy the kit or have it made, but it’s an ongoing struggle,” he said. “We also have weekly expenses to cover. We have water and electricity bills that have to be paid. We aren’t asking that a company pay these bills for us, we’re just asking that someone help us buy more equipment for the juniors. “What keeps us surviving these days is our club house, because we have a bar and we try to have functions. That is all that keeps us alive.” Anyone interested in helping the team with sponsorship can contact Garth van Eeden at 083 3531359 or exec@thistlebc.co.za.
Win at Xtreme Festival THIS month, Cape Town plays host to the country’s only, and largest, extreme sports lifestyle event, the Absa Life Xtreme Ultimate Festival on Saturday 18 February. The Gateway Canal at the V&A Waterfront will be transformed into an extreme sporting paradise with death-defying stunts and dare-devil twists performed by the champions of extreme BMX, FMX kate and wake boarding in South Africa. Experience top international and local athletes competing on some of the largest ride infrastructure ever seen in SA, lifestyle stalls, full service bar, live radio broadcast and top South African brands at
the event. Watch international competitors in action such as Nick de Wit (FMX) Greg Illingworth (BMX) and Moses Adams (skate) plus extreme stars such as Alastair Sayer and Dallan Goldman on FMX. Gates open at 11:00 and close at 19:00 followed by an extreme concert at Zula Lounge in Long Street with top local DJs and bands. . People’s Post and Ultimate X 2012 are giving away two double tickets to the event. To win simply SMS the keyword “extreme” to 34586 before Wednesday at noon. Winners will be contacted by phone. SMSs cost R1,50.
Nacerodien’s suspension comes just weeks after he was lauded for the successful staging of the Junior Women’s World Championship in December. Nacerodien headed the Local Organising Committee for the prestige event, which took place in Cape Town from the Tuesday 6 to Friday 17 December at the Turfhall Park Stadi- OUT IN THE COLD: Noore Nacerodien, vicepresident of Softball um in Crawford. South Africa, has been suspended. Here he can be seen in happier Nacerodien said times, before the the World Junior Softball Championships were the action from the hosted at Turfhall Park. sports controlling Photo: Mark Ward body is a mystery to him and that he was notified via a text mesThe sports controlling body SSA consage. firmed Nacerodien’s suspension in stateAccording to the message his suspension ment this week. is due his failure to present a comprehen“This serves to confirm that the general sive report relating to the World Champi- council meeting of the SSA, held on the 04 onship. February in Kempton Park, has decided to He is also banned from all forms of the suspend Mr Noore Nacerodien, the 1st Vice sport and was not allowed to complete his President of SSA and also the chairman of umpiring duties at the weekend. the LOC that organised the 2011 ISF Junior “The suspension comes as a shock to me. Women World Championship that took I did submit a report,” said Nacerodien. place in Cape Town during the 06 to 17 De“Unfortunately I could not attend the 4 cember 2011, from all softball activities unFebruary meeting, but three delegates til he has presented before the Council, the from the Western Province, who served comprehensive report of the event. with me on the LOC were given the report “The Council went further to reject his for discussion at the meeting. resignation as the 1st vice President of SSA “I am seeking legal advice and cannot until the above matter has been resolved,” speak too much. The only thing I wish to the statement concluded. Denise Paulsen, add is, why the banning order? Is it not the president of Western Province Softball responsibility of the organisation to first Federation and secretary general of the nasummons a member? Normal procedures tional body, refused to comment on Nacerthen dictate that if the person in question odien’s banning order and referred correfails to attend that meeting then should spondence to Guillo Marapjane, president drastic action like this follow? I was not af- of the national body. forded that opportunity. Nacerodien recently said he would be “The banning has cast a shadow over me availing himself for the presidential race and has created suspicion. I need to clear in August later this year, a position he held my name, and the national body has some until 2008 when the incumbent, Paulsen, explaining to do.” took over.
OCEAN VIEW HOUSING PROJECT The City of Cape Town’s New Settlements Department will hold the final follow-up session for proposed beneficiaries of the Ocean View Housing projects. Applicants living in Ocean View whose names appear on the City’s database up to 2009 should come forward. Also those who have outstanding information from the previous sessions are requested to hand it in at the following venue: Venue: Date: Time:
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SWEEP: Zaahier Samaai of Wynberg Boys plays a sweepshot during an Under 19A match against Paul Roos at the Jacques Kallis Oval. Photo: Peter Heeger
Ikeys believe in themselves LIAM MOSES
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t is a well-known saying in sport that getting to the top is a lot easier than staying there, and it seems that the University of Cape Town’s Varsity Cup team will learn just how true that is this season. The Ikey Tigers became only the second team to win the competition last year, when they defeated the University of Pretoria 2616 and wrestled the title away from local rivals, University of Stellenbosch, who had dominated the competition since its inception in 2008. Since the team’s excellent performance last year, several of their star players graduated into the senior team at the Stormers, leaving them short on experience and quality. But head coach Kevin Foote believes that the loss of these players cannot be blamed for his team’s poor showing in their opening game against the University of Free State. “Obviously those players were fantastic and that’s why they have gone up the ranks. But the majority of players we now have, had played in the Western Cape league, and we won the Western Cape league, so there is no real excuse,” said Foote. “We planned for this, but just didn’t execute well on Monday. I still believe this team is good enough to win. If I don’t back the players, who will?” Nick Fenton-Wells, Donovan Armand, Eben Etsebeth, Nizaam Carr, Demetri Catrakilis, Nic Groom and Marcel Brache are some of the players who were not available for selection when UCT lost 38-10 to Shimlas. Foote has put the defeat down to poor execution from his side as well as the excellent defence of UFS, forcing errors from UCT. “Shimlas played well and put a lot of pres-
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EYE ON THE BALL: Quinton Dreyer of Wynberg Boys swings for the boundary during a Under 19A match against Stellenbosch school Paul Roos at the Jacques Kallis Oval on Saturday 11 February. Photo: Peter Heeger