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Many minds over one building DALEEN FOUCHÉ

HE deadline for tenants to vacate the Zandvlei Community Centre, a City of Cape Town-owned building in Main Road Muizenberg, is fast approaching. However, the tenants are objecting to the eviction. People’s Post previously reported on the City’s plans to provide an office for traffic officials in this building, to improve response times in traffic emergencies (“Traffic centre tizz,” People’s Post, 27 September 2011). The building used to be municipal stables, and is now being used as a community centre. The 1st Muizenberg Sea Scout Group, one of the tenants in the municipal building, has submitted a letter of objection to this decision. The City, however, has turned down the scouts’ objection and has not responded to a request for an alternative venue.

The Muizenberg Scouts, which was started in 1909, has been housed in that building for over 50 years. The scouts’ letter of objection states that the eviction threatens the existence of this group. Furthermore, the five community orientated businesses in the Zandvlei Community Centre, has also submitted a letter of objection to the eviction. This too was turned down. The five businesses state that they provide much-needed training to the disabled. William van Vuuren of Fix-A-Ding Panelbeaters says the five businesses will petition their eviction. “We will not take this lying down,” he says. The City’s decision has also been criticised by the Muizenberg Improvement District (MID). Mike Romyn, MID chairperson, says that this decision is not necessarily in the best interests of the community, even though council has followed proper pro-

cedure and is well within its rights to house the Traffic Department in that building. Romyn says the building should rather be used as a homeless shelter. Richard Frost, a former chairperson of the 1st Muizenberg Sea Scout Group, says the City originally asked that the tenants be evicted from the premises by October, but the date has been extended to December. Frost further questions whether there are no other council buildings in which to house the Traffic Department. Alderman Felicity Purchase, chairperson for subcouncil 19, says it is “not a done deal” that the Traffic Department will be housed in that building. She says the City is still looking at alternatives. She says that she would prefer to house the Traffic Offices in Fish Hoek, but that there are no suitable buildings in Fish Hoek. The decision to house a Traffic Department office in the Far

South was taken three years ago. Money for this project was taken out of councillor’s ward allocation budget, with each councillor setting aside R200 000 of their capital expenditure budget over a three-year period for the purpose. “We desperately need to get the Traffic Department closer to our area.” Currently Traffic Officers who serve the Far South operate from Hillstar in Ottery, where they need to log in and out at the start and end of every shift. Travel between these areas takes at least two hours a day, she said Purchase, who completed her own Girl Guide training on these premises, says she accepts that a new location must be found for the Muizenberg Scout Group. Purchase says that the City would not change the building, but will renovate and restore it. It is protected as a national heritage building and can not be altered.

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So long and thanks for all the fish DALEEN FOUCHÉ

AFTER two years of being the community journalist for the False Bay edition of People’s Post, it is with some reluctance that I am leaving the beautiful communities of the Far South to begin a new adventure in the countryside of the Western Cape. I find myself struggling to find words to describe my experiences in this farewell article. During my time working and living in the Far South, I have seen, experienced and wrote about the many challenges, intrigues and beauty of the place and people. But most importantly, I have learned the meaning of community. Community newspapers are often overlooked by “serious” news consumers. However, it provides an important platform for neighbours to connect in this modern and globalising world. It gives voice to the man on the street, those who are often ignored.

For a community newspaper to serve its readership as it should, reader involvement is key. And I have been humbled by the selfless involvement of individuals. Public debate on challenging issues is alive and well in the letters pages and the regular photo contributions from readers, featured in People’s Post, testify to the area’s talent and beauty. One of my biggest challenges during my time at People’s Post, was to report on the devastating fire in the Wetlands in Masiphumelele in May this year. However, hope followed soon, when neighbouring communities extended help to those who lost everything. This generosity was not a once-off occurrence. This newspaper has served as platform for many calls for help and very rarely are those calls left unanswered. In the Far South residents struggle to find the balance between the natural and residential areas and this conflict has manifested in several ways, including baboon and

human conflict. Development proposals remain one the most contested matters in the area with concerns about sufficient infrastructure at the forefront. However, if there has ever been a community which insists on being heard, it is those of the Far South. Communities mobilise themselves to voice their greatest concerns. One example is the pressure that residents placed on authorities to make Kommetjie Road safer for all its users. Another is the hands-on manner in which civic organisations oppose unwanted and inappropriate developments. Civic involvement has also ensured urban renewal in places like Muizenberg, which is regaining its status as a popular holiday destination. I have found that the driving force behind the civic involvement is the passion of communities for their home and environment. Far South cars are often adorned with I love Kommetjie/Scarborough/Simon’s Town stickers and the many local festivals help celebrate the heritage.

So, without getting sentimental, I urge you all to stay involved and let your voice be heard. And in the words of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, “So long and thanks for all the fish.”

Water disruption for Kalk Bay It is time for carols and candles THE City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department will be completing a link between the upgraded 300mm diameter water supply line in Main Road, Kalk Bay to the existing water reticulation network on Thursday 1 December. This involves shutting off the 315mm diameter main water supply line to the area. The work involves four connections between the new and existing infrastructure in this vicinity. This will result in the disruption of the water supply from 08:30 until 17:00 to the area from Rosmead Road, Kalk Bay, right through to, and including, Clovelly (between Main Road and Boyes Drive). The areas affected by this shutdown are Kalk Bay and Clovelly. Residents are requested to store sufficient water in clean, sealed containers for domestic consumption to minimise the inconvenience. A water tanker will be placed on standby at

the car park near the intersection of Clairvaux Road (Boyes Drive) and the Main Road, should residents require any water for domestic consumption. This section of pipeline forms part of Phase 2 of the Main Road rehabilitation project in progress between Muizenberg and Clovelly. This project is part of the City’s pipeline replacement programme to timeously replace aging or deteriorating infrastructure to ensure that drinking water of a high quality is provided to citizens. Residents must also ensure that their taps are closed whilst the work is in progress, to avoid the possibility of water loss or damage being incurred if the water supply and pressure is restored when nobody is at home. The City wishes to apologise for any inconvenience. It is imperative that we maintain our water supply infrastructure to ensure the continued supply of quality drinking water to our citizens.

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NOORDHOEK Farm Village host the annual Carols By Candlelight service with the South African Navy Band in aid of St Luke’s Hospice on Saturday 10 December. This year there will be a Christmas Market, starting at 16:00. The Masiphumelele choir is a popular addition to the Carols By Candlelight programme this year. A raffle ticket for only R5 can win Christmas Cake donated by the SA Cake Decorators

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something for everyone – from classes for riders aged 10 and younger to the show jumping class for more experienced riders wanting to practice for future graded events.” Entry fees for the SA Riding classes are R60 per class or R200 for six classes; Little League classes are R40 per class or R140 for four classes; R100 per show jumping class and R129 for late entries; R80 for the practice jumping and R100 for late entries. Prizes will be awarded to the first four places, with rosettes to all other places. A ground levy of R50 per horse will be charged and a fee of R50 for the Gymkana games. Entrance for spectators is free and a parking fee of R30 will be charged per car. Cars with horse boxes will have free entry. For more information visit www.spca-ct.co.za or contact Juan August on (021) 700-4180/41 or email events@spca-ct.co.za for programme details or to book a stand at the Christmas market.

Fish Hoek winners to be announced BUSINESSES that made it to the finals in the Keep Fish Hoek Beautiful and Service Excellence awards, will be invited to an Awards Ceremony at Calders Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday 1 December. Members of the public can also attend the function, which starts at 18:30 for 19:00. For more information, phone Daphne on (021) 782 0112. If you have questions about the competition, contact Vanessa Husband on 083 444 6815.

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The way forward for Noordhoek tourism THE Noordhoek Tourism and Information Association held its AGM last week at the Wild Rose Country Lodge in Crofters Valley. The Association represents about 30 guesthouses, B&Bs and suppliers. According to spokesman Gareth Griffiths this was an important AGM following the slump in tourism since the heady days of the Soccer World Cup. “The Association needed a new direction and a fresh new committee to pilot the way ahead.” Since the 2009/2010 season the association has been managed by a caretaker committee. The walk-in tourism information centre at the Noordhoek Farm Village is well supported. The Noordhoek Tourism website is a popular portal to

internet searches and members are encouraged to ensure that their mini-sites within the main website are kept up to date with fresh information and lively photography. “One of the objectives of the new committee is to promote local suppliers to tourist businesses in the area. A special category of membership will be introduced, at competitive rates, to encourage local businesses to join,” says Griffiths. “This will give the tourism industry suppliers access to features such as the Info Office and advertising on our highly-ranked website, www.noordhoek.co.za” The new committee will meet this week to elect a chairperson. Contact Noordhoek Info on (021) 789 2812.

REMEMBERING THE WAR: Noordhoek Farm Village celebrated Remembrance Day on Friday 11 Novem ber with the members of the Battledress Shellhole in Fish Hoek. Pictured here is Ena Burnett, Artie Elliot, Skattie Fourie, Ronnie Gilbert and John Lamont. Photo: Smudge Smith

Sharks scare off swimmers SEVENTEEN per cent of people responding to a survey said they had cancelled their planned holiday to Fish Hoek due to the recent shark attack at Fish Hoek Beach (“Shark safety – the choice is yours,” People’s Post, 4 October 2011). The survey was launched from the Scenic South community website (www.scenicsouth.co.za), in conjunction with the Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club. However, the response to the survey was very low. Mike Schilperoort, who is in charge of shark safety at the Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club, said a mere 437 people and businesses had participated in the survey thus far. This is in stark contrast to the over 1.2 million people who had watched the YouTube video of events after the attack on Michael Cohen on 28 September. Schilperoort said “We felt it was essential to design and run a simple survey as soon as possible to test perceptions. Answers to these questions could then be used by the various interested parties.” He says the survey could have been more comprehensive, but the current survey can be used as a “baseline” from which to produce a more focused survey. Of those who took the survey, 6% were poDID YOU KNOW the traditional three colours of Christmas are green, red, and gold. Green is a symbol of life and rebirth; red symbolizes the blood of Christ, and gold represents light as, wealth and royalty.

tential holiday makers, 8% were local business people. While 70% identified themselves as residents of the South Peninsula or Cape Town, 14% were residents of the greater Cape Town area. A significant 89% of respondents said that they are regular visitors to Fish Hoek Beach and 77% will continue to use Fish Hoek Beach, but only 61%, stated that they would swim, kayak or surf. Seventeen per cent of respondents indicated that they had cancelled their planned holiday in Fish Hoek. Schilperoort says this indicates that the attack has had an effect on the local community and the number of visitors to Fish Hoek. However, he says the international recession might also have had an effect on the nubmer of visitors. Fish Hoek Beach used to be synonymous with safe swimming and has always been a family and surf lifesaving beach of national significance. “For decades, it has been the training ground for many of South Africa’s top life savers and paddleskiers, who went on to become world champions.” At present, says Schilperoort, the pressure on Lifesavers and Shark Spotters is immense. “How do we educate the public about assessing the risks of shark attacks and about understanding the Shark Spotters’

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Walking sticks found TWO metal walking sticks were found on the mountain path above Simon’s Town which leads to Kleinplaas Dam.

It was found in the early morning of Tuesday 22 November. The owner can claim the walking sticks by phoning (021) 786-2919.

New spin on an old story THERE is still time to book seats for Fish Hoek Full Gospel Church’s “Change for Life”, a contemporary rendition of the Christmas story, which is takes place on Friday, 2 - 4 December at the church, at 30 Main Road, from 19:00 to 21:00. Join the congregation for hearty carol singing, followed by a

lively production, packed with humour, truth and soulful music. The production is directed by Katja Coppola and although entrance is free, booking is essential. This can be done online at www.fullies.eventbrite.com or by phoning the church office on (021) 782-2986.

LOCAL BEAUTY: Around 3 000 visitors enjoyed perfect weather and a spectacular setting at the inaugural Kommetjie Festival on Saturday 19 November. A highlight of the day was the crowning of Miss Kommetjie 2011, Catherine Mullins, seen here with Krissy Sterrenberg (1st Princess), and Shannon Fenton (2nd Princess). Photo: Supplied

COMPLIMENTARY TEA AND MUFFINS AT CALDERS HOTEL Calders Hotel in Fish Hoek is inviting pensioners in the False Bay area for complimentary tea/coffee and muffins on Tuesday 29th November and Wednesday 7th December from 10h30 – 14h30. Accompanying non-pensioners pay R 10 pp. Bookings essential, spaces are limited. 1 RECREATION ROAD FISH HOEK www.calders.co.za

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The law relating to dogs HE ongoing debate about walking dogs in public places, particularly on beaches will result in the rules at each beach being reviewed.

Learn to drive safely ART VIBRATIONS, in conjunction with Road Safety, present learner’s classes at the Ocean View Civic Centre from 5 December. Classes are free to unemployed candidates from the Ocean View community, who are 18 years and older. Please contact Alvin Castro on 084 293 5692 for enrollment.

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Another first for Simon’s Town Country Club THREE golfers of the Simon’s Town Country Club represented the club in the Sanlam Cancer Challenge Finals at Sun City. They were Debbie Gibb, in the ladies C division, Dominic Sharwood in the men’s C division, and William Wilson in the men’s A division. For such a small club to have three representatives was an honour. Debbie finished sixth in her division, while Dominic and William’s golf seem to have been affected adversely by the scale of the event. There is a saying that “if you can play at Simon’s Town Country

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Richard Bosman, Executive Director: Safety and Security, City of Cape Town says there will be a formal public participation process during the course of next year. A series of notices will be published in community newspapers and on Subcouncil noticeboards. A reader from Glencairn had taken up the matter with Law Enforcement following an incident on Glencairn Beach. The reader, who has a guest house and asked not to be named, says that guests had been “severely harassed” by dogs on the beach.

the dog is in an area designated by the Council as a free running area. Ndukwana says an example of a free running area is Fish Hoek beach. He notes that the SPCA’s focus is animal welfare and not the enforcing of the bylaw. Bosman responds that Glencairn Beach has two formal entrances, which runs parallel to the railway tracks. “At each entrance there is multi-purpose signage board, with various pictograms depicting that dogs are allowed, but their excrement must be picked up by the owner. The pictograms do not imply the prohibition of dogs,” says Bosman. Bosman referred to the same section of the Animal Bylaw 2010 mentioned by Ndukwana. Bosman says that the City’s Law Enforcement Officers enforce the law in relation to what is stipulated by signage.

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He says the signage at the entrance to Glencairn Beach is confusing. One sign states “No Dogs” and another sign states “Dogs on leads.” He was subsequently told by a City of Cape Town Law enforcement officer that Glencairn is traditionally a beach where dogs were always allowed to run loose. He says that he was told by Law Enforcement that dogs are not required to be on leads in public places, they must merely be “under control.” However, Moyo Mqabuko Ndukwana, Inspectorate Manager at the Cape of Good Hope SPCA points to Section 6(h)(vi) of the Animal Bylaw 2010 which states: “No person shall permit any dog owned or kept by him or her to be in any public street or public place except on a leash and under control unless

THE Victim empowerment Program (VEP) is a programme established and launched by the South African Police Services to offer assistance and support to victims of crime. It is a voluntary service by concerned members of the community whose hearts go out to those who have been violated by crime. Muizenberg SAPS would like to invite the community to an Open Day for the VEP on Friday 2 December at the Muizenberg police station Victim Comfort Room at 10:00. Any queries can be directed to Captain Stephen Knapp on (021) 787 9010.

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Aim for zero AS the world commemorates World Aids Day on 1 December, South Africa sets itself a new target to attain a zero rate of new infections. SA is said to have the fastest growing HIV infection rate in the world, with 1800 people becoming infected every day. However, in the next few decades we could see a turn-around, provided we adopt the right collective approach. A zero-new-infection rate was the international challenge posed by the United Nations. At the core is an education drive that targets the most most vulnerable. South Africa has come a long way in fighting the Aids pandemic. While there is still rampant stigma and discrimination against those battling the disease, South Africans now enjoy free Anti Retroviral Treatment at many primary health care facilities. In September, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini stressed the importance of zero deaths, zero discrimination and zero new infections as a platform to determine our policies in fighting the pandemic. But, in truth, it is not just the government’s fight, but the responsibility of each of us. To ensure victory over HIV/Aids, it is vital that the ignorance, fear and prejudice against those who fight the virus be eradicated. Only then will treatment campaigns and preventative strategies be best implemented to yield tangible results. Success in the future relies on early education campaigns. HIV/Aids prevention should be a mandatory cornerstone of high school education, so that the future adult population can enter their adult lives knowing the risks and the realities of living with the disease. Parents and community leaders have equal roles to play. The battle is far from won, but we are making positive steps in the right direction. This World Aids Day, acknowledge that victory is up to each of us.

Your SMSes What about the residents? I AM quite appalled and disgusted in Anonymous from Fish Hoek regarding the Baboon matter. Does this person realize that the man is 77? Everyone is accusing this poor man and his wife of doing this terrible deed. Why don’t these people who are so for the baboons take them and go an live with them in the woods. Take them with you. Do you realize the harm they cause? What if this 77 year old man was your father, mother or wife or even you, feeling threatened by this animal? What would you do, feed it a banana? This is not a once-of occurrence, this happens daily and is getting out of control. Who is protecting the humans here? I do not believe there was any premeditation here, it was just a case of survival for him and his wife. I am so sick to my stomach that we have to share this Fish Hoek with a person like this that do not care for his fellow man but rather an animal who deserves to be in the bush and who causes fear amongst the residence of Fish Hoek and surrounding areas. I do not condone what the man has done, but you were not there to see the anguish or fear that could have occurred in that instance. Have you been raided by these animals

in your house or your loved ones - I guess not. So don’t you be the first one to judge if you were not in that scenario. You mention in your letter that you have had many encounters with the baboons and all they want is food. What do the baboons do if you cannot give them any food? These Baboons just do what they want and the monitors cannot control them. No one does anything. Why don’t you go live with the baboons on the mountain and keep them away from the humans in order to stop harming the humans and their belongings. Maybe Baboon Matters or SPCA Wildlife should compensate for all damages done in households by Baboons in order to prevent any unnecessary ill doings towards the baboons. In this case the baboons will be looked after and the residents of the surrounding area. Should anything arise, proper action can then be taken. Always remember there is more than one side to a story and I find it hard to believe that a 77-year-old man from the area will just go and grab his rifle and go and shoot a baboon for an invalid reason – knowing the situation that is currently being experienced with the baboons. STEPHANIE Fish Hoek

Baboon matters . Please name the cowardly baboon shooter so that we all know who he is! Michael, Lakeside . Peter Booysen, jy gee vir ordentlike Afrikaners ’n slegte naam, man. I hope your weapon licence – if you have one – is revoked. HH By the way Thank you to the person who handed in my Absa card to Pick n Pay in the Arcade! The end of Mr Lonely . A heartbreaking story of a poor carthorse’s suffering. The owner deserves to be tortured. . Pity the idiot witness did not alert the CHPA immediately, but why must you care? Moron. Hagy . I don’t usually advocate

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your phone to send an SMS, location and video. . The London Times reports that South Africa is the only country in the world where affirmative action is to favour of the majority. . To the folk who gripe every week about companies: get real and contact them directly. I doubt that they take notice of your SMS in the paper. . Message to Minister Cwele: You can recognise foreign spies because they wear socks with sandals! . One day of stupid, dangerous fun is causing us a lifetime of heartache. Our dog ran away on Guy Fawkes. Although she was kept safely in the yard with the two others, she ran away. Its been almost a month now. Yes, your fun lasted for a few hours.

Uninvited guest a fiend or friend? I LIVE in Risiview area. Engrossed in a TV programme, I looked up and saw a large male baboon watching TV with me (Criminal Minds). The only thing he it was interested attacking was a jar of peanut butter! Shooting the baboon was totally un-

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stands at the door and asks if baboons are coming? It takes convincing to get him out the door to play. They often run inside thinking that they have heard the neighbourhood dogs barking the baboon warning or that they have heard the thud of a baboon landing as it jumps over our wall. Before having baboons in our house I thought that I accepted their need for protection from humans. We’ve had help from the baboon monitors on most of the occasions which the baboons have been here. However, it’s too late when they’re already inside with your kids and you’re stuck outside, or when you’re stuck in a room with four children shouting out the window for help. A huge thank you to the lady driving by who heard my shouts for help. I know that I could have just waited for the baboons to finish their foraging in my kitchen and they probably would have left without harming anyone, if we had stayed out of their way. I know that the baboon monitors are monitoring the baboons’ activities. I’ve done my best to follow the advice read in all the articles teaching our community how to live with the baboons. But when it comes to my children’s safety and the safety of our friend’s children when they are visiting us, my natural instinct to protect my young kicks in. I’m beginning to wonder who has more rights here? I no longer feel that the baboons need our protection – it is me and my family and the people living in our community who need it. They may be docile creatures who are instinctively looking for food, but I am now wondering what happens when my territory is invaded? What happens if my children are threatened because they have food in their hand or are standing between the baboon and the food? Will they remember not to fight back in defence of their food? When your adrenalin is pumping, it’s fight or flight. Today I fled because I could. I pray it never results in fight because unfortunately I don’t think I or my children will win. NIKKI OLIVIER Capri

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Be a man and confess your actions I would like to say a big thank you to the thoughtful person(s) driving a white 4x4, parked outside Dr Welgemoed’s dental surgery on Wednesday 23 November at 15:15. My small white Ford bakkie (only 2 years old) was parked next to yours, but it now has a big dent and some of your paint on the driver’s door and handle. How can you drive off and not leave a note owning up to it? I could easily find out who

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ON Thursday morning 24 November I was at home with my two children and two of their friends. Three of the children were playing outside in our front garden and I was inside the house. My daughter was inside as well. I heard my son and his friends shout, “Baboons!” There was a lot of commotion and the kids all wanted to get inside. I ran as quickly as I could to the front door to get the kids inside. As I got my son and his friend inside there was a baboon right behind her coming up the steps and there was one on our veranda too. I couldn’t close the door on it as it was so close behind her, we turned and ran to the closest room. That was when I realised that I didn’t have all four children. One was still stuck outside! Luckily he didn’t show aggressive behaviour towards the baboons on the veranda, so he was by passed by the baboons, but he was left outside with no way of getting through the front door to us. By this time there were baboons in the house and outside. The young boy caught outside managed to climb through the window into the room we were in. As the baboons had followed us into the house we barricaded the door, not knowing what mood they were in and if they would follow us. We were stuck inside – listening to them corner my cat in the kitchen – who thankfully got away. And hearing them ransack the kitchen. Having had previous experience with baboons in my house (I’ve been cornered in my kitchen, while one sat eating our fruit) I’ve taught my children to drop any food (if they are holding any) and run inside as quickly as they can. However, this is our fourth or fifth time of having them in the house. The third time we’ve been in an extremely stressful situation with children involved. This is not including the countless times they’ve been outside foraging in our vegetable garden. My children are at home with me everyday. They are in the garden a lot of that time. Until recently they would happily go outside on their own to play. But now my son

jail? After their botched attempt to castrate the poor wretched animal, it was simply left to die in agony. Are these people classified as human beings? No, they fall under the “monster” category, along with rapists, child-molesters, murderers, satanists and such. Why don’t carthorse owners simply buy an old car? A horse doesn't cost five cents to “run” and it is a beautiful, sensitive and noble creature. These people always have contacts to repair cars, and retread tyres – why do they need to subject horses to reckless drivers, blistering long hot summers, and improper care? I wish the worst death for the evil sadists who tortured “Mr Lonely.” OUTRAGED ANIMAL-LOVER Marina da Gama

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Tuesday 29 November 2011

The Phantom strikes again TAMMY PETERSEN

AS a child he dreamt of becoming a lawyer, but today the spotlight marks his place in the world – and it is not a court room. Kurt Haupt of Rondebosch has 10 years of acting experience under his belt and plans to stay at centre stage for years to come. The 35-year-old can be seen in Broadway’s longest running musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which opened at the Artscape last Tuesday. The story tells of a disfigured musical genius, known only as The Phantom, who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. Mesmerised by the talents and beauty of a young soprano, Christine, the Phantom makes her his protégé and falls fiercely in love with her. Unaware of Christine’s love for Raoul, The Phantom’s obsession sets the scene for a dramatic turn

of events where jealousy, madness and passion collide. Haupt plays Monsieur Reyer, the Opera’s chief répétiteur, or director, whom he describes as bossy, single-minded and “just like me.” He trained at the University of Cape Town and stumbled onto the stage by chance. “After my initial dream of becoming a lawyer, I decided on music,” he says. “I taught myself to play the piano, an instrument about which I am extremely passionate.” Then the acting bug bit. Haupt completed art studies and stepped out from behind the curtain. “My first role was as Tony in West Side Story and I enjoyed every minute of it. But I also had my fair share of roles as a tree in the background.” Since then, Kurt has appeared on stage in London and Singapore in Carmen, Chicago and the Rocky Horror Picture Show. But the thespian is in his ele-

What’s on at the Artscape ARTSCAPE is preening its feathers to welcome the thousands of visitors expected flock to the stage this season. With some 14 productions ranging from an international smash hit musical to early-morning, open-air performances, all systems are ready for unforgettable entertainment. From 30 November to 11 December one of South Africa’s top dance companies presents an outstanding repertoire of neo-classical ballets. It premiers a new work, When Dawn Comes, by the US choreographer, Christopher L Huggins. This season also includes the restaging of Huggins’s Enemy Behind the Gates and Michelle Reid’s God’s Wait ing Room. Tickets range from R100 to R160.

Dreamcatcher, by Cape Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) students, will run from 3 to 10 December. This performance will showcase the best in dance, drama and song. Tickets range from R80 to R90. The CAPA student choreography performance works will be presented on 6 December. Ticket prices range from R40 to R50. Celebration in Song, Lunch Box Concert takes the stage on 8 December, and features Cape Town Opera’s young artists. Entrance is free at the Chandelier Foyer. For bookings contact Artscape Dial-A-Seat on (021) 421 7695 or Computicket on 083 915 8000. Alternatively, visit www.computicket.com.

Enjoy a landscape of love THE final concert in this year’s series in the Nassau Centre of Groote Schuur High School, Palmyra Road, Newlands, will be on Sunday 4 December. The title of the concert is Landscapes of Love – a programme of French song cycles by Reynaldo Hahn, Claude Debussy, Hector Berlioz and Frank Martin in which connections are made between love and the landscape. The singers are soprano Zanne Stapelberg and mezzo so-

prano Hanneli Rupert, with Albie van Schalkwyk at the piano. They will be joined by special guest Bridget Rennie-Salonen (flute) in two songs by SaintSaëns and Ravel, as well as the Frank Martin Christmas songs for voice, flute and piano. The concert starts at 16:00 and takes place in the Nassau Centre of the Groote Schuur High School in Palmyra Road in Newlands. Tickets cost R50 and booking can be made on 082 824 1007.

ment in the current production, describing the experience as “exhilarating and lekker.” “The opening night didn’t go as planned as the paint on the scenery hadn’t dried by the time we had to start. Wet paint would have damaged costumes, among other things. However, the show must go on and we gave a ‘concert version’ and all was well again,” he says, adding that night two went “much better.” “This is an extravaganza that shouldn’t be missed. I hope that as many people as possible get to see it.” It is an artistic feast of jaw-dropping scenery, exquisite costumes and breathtaking special effects. The season ends on 15 January 2012. Tickets cost from R125 via Computicket or (021) 421 7695.

CENTRE STAGE: Pictured from left are Thabisane Masemane as Piangi, Mike Huff as Lefevre and Kurt Haupt as Monsieur Reyer. Photo: Pat BromilowDowning

Folk off with 18 South African artists THE first-ever Cape Town folk and acoustic music festival will take place on Saturday 10 December at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Together with Sedgwick’s Old Brown Sherry and Marshall Music, the Cape Town Folk ’n Acoustic Music Festival presents 18 top South African artists including: Ard Matthews, Steve Newman, Farryl Purkiss, Rory Eliot, Brian Finch, Guy Buttery, Christine Weir and Julie Blundell, Janie Bay, Gavin Minter, Louise Day, Tombstone Pete, Andrew James and Steady Tiger, John Ellis, Diesel Vanilla, Machineri, Gary Thomas, Natasha Meister and Jack Mantis.

The look and feel of the festival will be in the style of a 70s Folk concert – all artists will perform solo or duo sets completely acoustically. Performances will be stripped down to the essence of the songs – guitar and voice. Sedgwick’s Old Brown Sherry will also give goodie bags to the first 300 tickets booked via www.webtickets.co.za. For more information visit www.facebook/ sedgwicksoldbrown. The festival will consist of three sets with two half-hour breaks in between. There will be a cash bar and food stalls. Tickets cost R180 at www.webtickets.co.za or R200 at the door

and R5 per ticket will be donated to the SPCA. The Cape Town Folk and Acoustic Music Festival would also like to contribute to a feel-good holiday season for all. There will be toy bins in the foyer. Bring a fluffy toy along for the evening. The toys will be delivered to children at the local Hospice before Christmas. One lucky person will also win a Tanglewood guitar and a chance to be an opening act at the Cape Town Folk ’n Acoustic Music Festival For more information go to - www.marshallmusic.co.za or www.facebook.com/marshallcape

An opskop at GrandWest TOP Afrikaans performers will share the stage at the Bakgat Somer Opskop on Saturday 10 December at the GrandWest Grand Arena. The star-studded line-up includes Bobby van Jaarsveld, Manie Jackson, Snotkop, Andriette Norman, Die Broers, Karlien van Jaarsveld and Andries Vermeulen. Headlining the show are Emo Adams and Steve Hofmeyr. Singer, dancer and actor Adams got his first break in the David Kramer and Taliep Petersen production District 6: The Musical, followed by Kat and the Kings. He appeared in KykNET’s Ali Barber in the role of Lovebite. He has released a

debut album Tall, Dark and Afrikaans that includes Die Nuwe Oukraalliedjie on which he collaborated with David Kramer. Singer, songwriter and actor, Hofmeyr has also gained international success since performing the 1997 duet with Belgian singer Dana Winner. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers reached number two on the Belgian charts and the pair thereafter performed to packed audiences in both countries. Hofmeyr’s multi-platinum albums earned him sales of one and a half million copies. Doors open at 19:00 and tickets are available from Computicket, priced between R150 and R240. Any-

CHEEKY: Emo Adams was given his first break by David Kramer. one under 12 pays R80. Special discounts are available for pensioners.

Watch local celebs take to the floor Good music for a cause DANCE FOR All (DFA) will be having a Chance to Dance fund-raiser in Strictly Come Dancing style. DFA is collaborating with former CAPAB ballet dancer Colin Mandell to present Chance to Dance, a fund-raising event on Friday 9 December. Several celebrities and wellknown personalities, including Irit Noble, Keeno Lee, and Chantal Stanfield, have agreed to spend Friday 9 December learning Latin and Ballroom dances, after which they will compete against each other on

that same evening. The celebrities will be partnered by professional Latin and Ballroom dancers. Guests will vote by placing money on the couple they consider the best. The couple that raises the most money is the winning duo. The event will be held at the DFA studios at 10 Aden Avenue in Athlone, at 18:30. Be part of an evening that will not only assist students on DFA’s programme, but join in their end-of-

year celebrations. DFA’s performing group, Young InSPIRAtions will begin the evening with a brief show and then Soli Philander will get the competition started and set the tone. Limited tables and seats are available at R200 per person, for group bookings of 12 it would be R150 per person. For more information contact Marlene Carstens on (021) 697 5509 or email admin@danceforall.co.za to book a place.

ON Sunday 11 December there will be a fundraising concert for The Izivunguvungu Youth Band, led by the former Director of Music for the Navy, Commander Mike Oldham. The Band will perform from 14:30 to 17:00 in the area of Kalk Bay Village Market, Main Road, Kalk Bay, opposite the Kalk Bay Theatre. The Band, part of the Izivunguvungu Foundation for Youth,

a non-profit organisation, are preparing to travel to Germany in January 2012. Twenty members of the band will perform alongside groups from five European Countries and the USA, Hong Kong and Korea. Strawberries and cream will be on sale at the concert. There will also be complementary Mince Pies and Wine. Donations are Welcome. For more information contact 082 665 4071.

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Slave bell to ring out Garden hours THE Company’s Garden in Queen Victoria Street will remain open until 20:30 every day from the beginning of the school holidays on Saturday 10 December until Wednesday 29 February 2012. This will allow residents and visitors a chance to enjoy the long summer days in this beautiful and tranquil setting within the CBD. “The Garden is an ideal setting for a walk or a relaxing picnic on the lawns in the cool evening air,” says the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, Councillor Tandeka Gqada. The tradition of ringing the memorial ‘slave bell’ to signal the Garden’s closing time will also be revived. The bell, which stands near the aviary in the Company’s Garden, is in fact the old Town Hall bell that was rung in the event of a fire. It dates back to 1855. In the late 1920s it was moved to the Company’s Garden and hung on a bell tower modelled after the tower in the grounds of Stellenbosch’s Elsenburg Agricultural College. This ‘slave bell’ will ring out the extended opening hours during the Festive Sea-

son. The Company’s Garden restaurant will also stay open later from Saturday 10 December to Sunday 15 January 2012 and musicians will provide light entertainment in the evenings during this period. Renowned violin teacher, Maria Botha, will kick off the musical entertainment schedule with a bang on Sunday 11 December. Botha runs a violin teaching project with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra and will bring her group of students from Nyanga, Gugulethu and Cape Town to play an informal session near the restaurant at 17:00. The students will be conducted by violin teachers from France and Canada, who are in Cape Town for a violin workshop. Safety in the Company’s Garden is assured by the 24-hour private security personnel who patrol the area, as well as CCTV cameras positioned in strategic locations. City Law Enforcement Officers will also be at hand to conduct regular patrols until 20:00.

LIBRARIES: DECEMBER HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES Bellville Library 12/12/2011 13/12/2011 14/12/2011 15/12/2011 19/12/2011 20/12/2011 21/12/2011 22/12/2011 23/12/2011

10:30 Handwerk in die Kunssentrum - Kom maak geskenketikette & blink kersversierings 10:30 Handwerk in die Kunssentrum - Kom maak jou eie towenaarshoed en mantel kaartjie 10:30 Kulkunstenaarsvertoning in ouditorium 10:30 Ons hou partytjie! Trek aan soo 'n towenaar en wen 'n prys 10:00 Gratis poppekas vertoning in die ouditorium 10:00 DVD's word daagliks in Kinderafdeling gewys 10:00 DVD's word daagliks in Kinderafdeling gewys 10:00 DVD's word daagliks in Kinderafdeling gewys 10:00 DVD's word daagliks in Kinderafdeling gewys

Bonteheuwel Library 05/12/2011 Christmas Figures with play dough 06/12/2011 Seniors Party 07/12/2011 3D Movie Extravaganza 08/12/2011 Funday - Music, Games, Party 09/12/2011 Arts & Crafts - Christmas Cards Brown's Farm Library 05/12/2011 Read me a story and colouring in 06/12/2011 Puppet Show 07/12/2011 Come and Play will entertain the children 08/12/2011 Iziko Museum will be having an exhibition 09/12/2011 Reading competition for Grade 2's Central Library 12/12/2011 13/12/2011 14/12/2011 15/12/2011 19/12/2011 20/12/2011 21/12/2011 22/12/2011 23/12/2011

11:00-13:00 Storytelling & Write a letter to Santa 11:00-13:00 Bingo 12:30-14:30 Storytelling and Christmas Craft 11:00-13:00 Games 11:00-13:00 Storytelling and "How to make an Angel" craft activity 11:00-15:00 Christmas movie 12:30-14:30 Storytelling and Decorating an angel craft activity 11:00-13:00 Decorating the Christmas tree Time TBC Storytelling, singing Christmas carols and a surprise visit from Santa

Claremont Library 14:30-15:15 pm Puppet Show - Christmas Rose 4 - 11 years 13/12/2011 14:30-15:30 pm Craft: Pinata Building 4 - 11 years 14/12/2011 14:30-15:30 pm Craft: Paper Aeroplane Races 4 -11 years 20/12/2011 10:30 am Craft: Make angels, stars and Father Christmas 21/12/2011 Delft South Library 14:00 Movies 05/12/2011 14:00 Outdoor games 06/12/2011 14:00 Treasure Hunt 07/12/2011 14:00 Colouring/Face painting 08/12/2011 14:00 Christmas stories 09/12/2011

Durbanville Library 10:30 Table Mountain 12/12/2011 10:30 Aquarium 13/12/2011 10:30 Gardens and Museum 14/12/2011 10:30 The beach 15/12/2011

Kommetjie Library 10:00 am Christmas singalong, storytime and fun 3 years and 12/12/2011 up 10:00 am Storytime and crafts - make your own Christmas 19/12/2011 cracker 4 years and up 10:00 am Storytime and crafts session 4 years and up 05/01/2012

Elsies River Library 11:00-13:00 pm Make your own pencil case 12/12/2011 11:00-13:00 pm Fun and creative dance 13/12/2011 11:00-13:00 pm Safety tips for a safe holiday 14/12/2011 11:00-13:00 pm A Christmas story 15/12/2011

Kensington Library 10 - 3pm College of Magic - Magic Show 2011/12/12 10 - 3pm Face painting, jumping castle, etc 2011/12/13 10 - 3pm Storytelling, postermaking 2011/12/14 10 - 12cm Christmas cards making 2011/12/15

Fisantekraal Library Bomani Meerkat Puppet Show 01/12/2011 Goodwood Library 11:00 Albany Bread visits the library. Find out how bread is 12/12/2011 made 11:00 Make Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree 13/12/2011 11:00 Scrapbookin adventure! Bring 3 photos of yourself, your 14/12/2011 family or pets 11:00 Puppet Show! Come and join in the adventures of 15/12/2011 “Bomani Meerkat" and friends Gordon's Bay Library 10:00-11:00 am Stories & Art: Finger painting 15/12/2011 10:00-11:00 am Stories & Art: Clay sculpture 20/12/2011 10:00-11:00 am Stories & Craft: Festive theme 23/12/2011 10:00-11:00 am Stories & Craft: Starting the year 03/01/2012 Hangberg Library 12/12/2011 13/12/2011 14/12/2011 15/12/2011 19/12/2011 20/12/2011 21/12/2011 22/12/2011 23/12/2011

10:00-13:00 Craft: Christmas Cards 10:00-13:00 Storytelling 10:00-13:00 Craft: Fabric Painting 10:00-13:00 Game: Pick-a-Box 10:00-13:00 Craft: Gift Boxes 10:00-13:00 Puppet Show 10:00-13:00 Craft: Photo Frames 10:00-13:00 Game: Bingo 10:00-13:00 Movies

Hout Bay Library Craft workshop: Paper beads 10/01/2012 Craft workshop: Plastic containers Craft with toilet holders Christmas / Craft 14:30-15:30 pm Craft: Build a big pirate ship together

Koeberg Library Treasure hunt 2011/12/12 Kloof Street Library 15:30 pm Puppet Show 4 - 7 years 05/12/2011 Lansdowne Library 10:30 am Pic-a-Box Show 12/12/2011 10:30 am Puppet Show 13/12/2011 10:30 am Arts & Crafts 15/12/2011 Lwandle Library 24/11/2011 02/12/2011 05/12/2011 06/12/2011 07/12/2011 08/12/2011

11:00 am Painting 11:00 am Jumping Castle 11:00 am Blue Ribbon 11:00 am 107 11:00 am Christmas Cards 11:00 am DVD and Storytelling

Macassar Library Bomani the Meerkat & other stories Puppet Show 06/12/2011 Mfuleni Library 02/12/2011 05/12/2011 06/12/2011 07/12/2011 08/12/2011 09/12/2011

Movie Day Storytelling Sessions x 2 Arts and Crafts for two groups age 9 and 5 Program (Safety during Festive Season) Outside Indegenous Games Christmas Decoration/Closure

Milnerton Library 11:00-13:00 pm Fun Xmas craft activity - making Christmas hats 12/12/2011 and cards 11:00-13:00 pm Come and play - jumping castle, face painting, 13/12/2011 board games, etc. 11:00-13:00 pm Craft: making Christmas decorations 14/12/2011 11:00-13:00 pm Christmas craft with recycled items 15/12/2011

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MyCiTi introduces new smartcard fare system COMMUTING has just been made easier with the introduction of the myconnect smartcard for the MyCiTi public transport system. Paper tickets will continue to be sold for two months to create an overlap period during the transition phase from a paper-based system to a smartcard system. As the myconnect card is rolled out over the next year, customers will benefit from a range of “transit products” that make provision for monthly and weekly users, as well as discounts for specific users such as learners and pensioners. Myconnect cards are available at the Table View and Civic Centre station kiosks. The process of converting MyCiTi from a cash and paper-based system to an electronic, cashless fare system will be completed by the end of January 2012. Loading value on your myconnect card is as easy as topping up your cellphone air-

time or pre-paid electricity. Passengers can participate in a trial period for the myconnect card till Friday 9 December. It would be advisable to get a myconnect card before the paper tickets are completely phased out, to avoid queues. When the switchover from paper tickets happens you’ll have an easier ride, when all passengers on a MyCiTi bus will have to have a myconnect card. There is a issuing fee of R20 for each card. The myconnect card is a bank card issued by ABSA and bank fees will be charged. However, there are no additional fee charged when the card is used to pay for fares on the MyCiTi system. For more information about MyCiTi services, see www.capetown.gov.za/myciti or call the Transport Information Centre on 0800 65 64 63.

Nik Rabinowitz at the Baxter NIK Rabinowitz’s Thursday 15 December show at the Baxter will be in aid of Glendale Home. Asked if he has ever had a stalker, Rabinowitz said, “Well, I have a Jewish mother.

So that’s like having a stalker for life.” See Rabinowitz and have a good laugh in aid of charity. Tickets are R180 from the office on (021) 712 0270.

LIBRARIES: DECEMBER HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES Meadowridge Library 15:00 Magic show 12/12/2011 11:30-12:30 Christmas Craft Activity 13/12/2011 Christmas storytime 14/12/2011 14:00-15:00 Arts and Craft with Recycling 15/12/2011 Observatory Library 14:00 - 15:00 Craft activities on Monday & Thursday depending on number of children 14:00 - 15:00 DVD show every Friday Ocean View Library 12/12/2011 Puppet show 13/12/2011 Craft: Christmas card 14/12/2011 Craft: Paper craft Pinelands Library 10-11 am Craft activity Paint and print gift wrap 4 - 9 years 15/12/2011 10-11 am Craft activity Paint and print gift cards and tags 4 - 9 20/12/2011 years 10:15-11 am Storytime 2 - 4 years 28/12/2011 10:15-11 am Storytime 2 - 4 years 04/01/2012 10-11 am Craft activity Back to school craft 05/01/2012 15:45-16:45 pm Storyhour 4 - 8 years 06/01/2012 10-11 am Craft activity Back to school craft 05/01/2012 15:45-16:45 pm Storyhour 4 - 8 years 06/01/2012 Philippi East Library Awareness on Child Abuse 02/12/2011 Face Painting 06/12/2011 Story Telling and reading 07/12/2011 Games & Puzzles 08/12/2011 Videos and Games 09/12/2011 Drawing 12/12/2011 Christmas Gifts 13/12/2011 Ravensmead Library Make your own X-mas cards/decorations 12/12/2011 Make your own Snowman in a bottle 13/12/2011 Storytime/Videos 14/12/2011 Help decorate the Children's Library 15/12/2011 Fun time with crayons/Videos 19/12/2011 Game show - pick a book 20/12/2011 Make your own wrapping paper 21/12/2011 Treasure hunt - find the book 22/12/2011 Come sing and dance - show 23/12/2011 Video time 27/12/2011 Make your own 2012 cracker 28/12/2011 Video time 29/12/2011 Saying goodbye to 2011 30/12/2011 Video time 02/01/2012 Make your own calendar 03/01/2012 Make your own pen holder 04/01/2012

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Fun time with crayons/Face paint Video time Make a Bookmark Make your own book Video time Storytelling time Get ready for school

Rocklands Library 9:30-10:00 am Arts & Crafts 12/12/2011 10:00-10:30 am Finger Painting 11:00-12:00 pm Safeline 9:00-9:30 am Story telling 13/12/2011 10:00-10:30 am Puppet Show 11:00-12:00 pm Book Wizards 9:00-9:30 am Substance abuse programme 14/12/2011 10:00-11:00 Children's Arts exhibition 11:30-12:00 pm Drama & Educational block buster 12:30-13:00 pm Goldilocks & the three bears 9:00-10:00 am Chess: Queens Gambit & Vienna defence 10-17 15/12/2011 years 12:00-13:00 Introduction to chess 4 - 9 years 13:00-14:00 Christmas show! Prize giving Rylands Library Pick-a-box 12/12/2011 Bowling and Chess 13/12/2011 Wally 107 14/12/2011 Scottsdene Library 14:00-16:00 pm Arts and Crafts - making Christmas cards 05/12/2011 14:00-16:00 pm Talent Show 06/12/2011 14:00-16:00 pm Outdoor games 07/12/2011 14:00-16:00 pm DVD show 09/12/2011 Southfield Library Come and Play (Sport, Recreation & Amenities Department) 12/12/2011 Wally 101 13/12/2011 Movie 14/12/2011 Waste Wise 15/12/2011 Craft 19/12/2011 Christmas Crafts 20/12/2011 Decorate for Christmas Party 21/12/2011 Christmas Party 22/12/2011 Back to school Crafts 03/01/2012 Come and Play (Sport, Recreation & Amenities Department) 04/01/2012 Waste Wise 05/01/2012 Back to school Crafts 06/01/2012 Woolworths visit 15/12/2011

Tafelsig Library 12/12/2011 13/12/2011 14/12/2011 15/12/2011 19/12/2011 20/12/2011 21/12/2011 22/12/2011 03/01/2012 04/01/2012 05/01/2012 06/01/2012

12:30 pm Safeline 6 - 9 years 14:00-15:00 Safeline 10 - 14 years 12:00 pm Christmas tree crafts 11:00-12:00 pm Puppet Show 12:00 pm Christmas tree Decorating 10:00 am Healthy Living is Fun 10:00 am The Big Stomp 10:00 am The Great food mystery 12:00 pm Christmas card making 12:00 pm Arts and Grafts 10:00-11:00 am Puppet Show 12:00 am Reading Games 12:00 am Story Hour

Table View Library 10:00-12:00 Recycling: Making toys from old plastic and 12/12/2011 cardboard 5 - 16 years 10:00-12:00 Make curtains for the library with plastic lids, and a 13/12/2011 gift 10:00-12:00 Make a gift for your mother/father/grandmother 14/12/2011 using an old shirt 10:00-12:00 Join our Libknit Club, we have members from 5 15/12/2011 15 years Tokai Library 12/12/2011 13/12/2011 19/12/2011 20/12/2011 21/12/2011

10:30-10:30 am Musical Mayhem: Bring favourite instrument and make music 14:00-15:00 pm Cut out Christmas tree decorations 11:00-12:00 pm Decorate Christmas cookies 15:00 pm Come and sings Christmas carols in Xhosa and English 12:00-13:00 pm Come and join for a Christmas party

Valhalla Park Library 10:30 am Fun Games "Puzzles, Twister, Bingo etc." 12/12/2011 10:30 am Colour-in your favourite cartoon characters 13/12/2011 10:30 am Arts & Crafts "Making Christmas cards" 14/12/2011 10:30 am Library Theatre "Movies” 15/12/2011 Wynberg Library Craft: Making pencil caddy using tin cans & wrapping paper 13/12/2011 Craft: Make a wallclock using vinyl records & wrapping paper 14/12/2011 Craft: Make your own X-mas gift-bags using brownpaper-bags, 20/12/2011 paint, crayons, etc Encourage healthy eating habits-make delicious fruit kebabs 21/12/2011 with a yoghurt, lemon & honey dip Woodstock Library 14:00-15:00 Wally 107 visits 12/12/2011 14:00-15:00 Waterwise: Water safety for children 13/12/2011 10:30-11:30 Handicrafts 14/12/2011 12:45-13:45 Puppet show 15/12/2011

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welcome and entrance is free. Refreshments will be available. Enquiries to (021) 788 9469 or (021) 788 3368.

Friday 2 December

Simon’s Town: Change of Programme Audrey Read will present a talk and slides on her visit to the Provence area of France at the Simon’s Town Museum, Court Road, at 17:30 for 18:00. The entrance fee of R15 includes a glass of wine or fruit juice. For further information phone Yvonne Mawhinney on (021) 786 4404.

Thursday 1 December Muizenberg: University of the 3rd Age (False Bay), presents “A selection of Choir Singing and Light Classical Musical Entertainment” with Helen Harris and John Fritz at 09:30 in the Muizenberg Pavilion. All are

Saturday 3 December Simon’s Town: The Christmas Homemade Shoppe morning market will be held in the old library hall, opposite the Simon’s Town police station, from 09:00 to 12:00. Cakes, food and crafts on sale! Contact Susan 073 213 8887 or (021) 783 2244. Kommetjie: Men’s Breakfast and Morning Conference, Calvary Chapel, in Kommetjie, is hosting their final Men’s Breakfast for the year at 09:30 in their Church next to the Shell garage in Kommetjie. The “Grace Conference” has Pastors Demitri Nikiforus (Cape Town); Mike Portland (Paarl Valley) and Shaun Strauss (formerly of 1000 Hills, Durban) sharing from the Word. Breakfast will be served and cappuccinos during the two breaks. Topics include The Cross, Living in light of the Cross and Living in light of Eternity. All are welcome, there is no charge and no need to book. For more information, phone Monica on

(021) 783-2900 or 072 287 9922. Marina Da Gama: Eastlake Village centre hosts the Marina Crafters on the first Saturday of each month. Wonderful Christmas goodies and delightful home bakes, jams, preserves and plenty more! Starts at 09:00 until 14:00. Contact Iona for more information on 082 896 1499.

Sunday 4 December Fish Hoek: A garage sale will be held at 12 Oriole Road, Peers Hill, from 09:00 to 13:00. For more information, phone (021) 785 3349.

Friday 9 December Fish Hoek: The 28th Managed Aging Seminar will be held from 10:00 to 11:15 in St Margaret’s Church Hall, Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek. Cindy Botha will speak on “Me Give Up? Never!” – the power of positive thinking. There is a R5 donation and tea is served at 09:45. For enquiries, phone (021) 782 2024 or kilbaigie@afrihost.co.za.

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HELP The Rural Child Charity bookshops offer specials on Monday to Friday from now until Christmas. Take this opportunity to buy books as gifts that are interesting, in good condition and will not cost an arm and a leg. Find them at 6 Victo-

THE People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) will host a fundraising golf day at Rondebosch Golf Club on Thursday 8 December from 11:00. They appeal to all players to join them after the game for a meal, a chance to win great prizes, and the opportunity to socialise and exchange business cards, while enjoying the ambience of the conference room.

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Fish Hoek: A Support Group for the families of patients suffering from Alzheimers and other dementias will be held on the first Friday of every month at Nerina Gardens, Recreation Road. Coffee is served at 10:00 and the meeting starts at 10:30. All are welcome. Phone Bridget on (021) 786 3279 or 082 340 7611 for more information. Noordhoek: The Uniting Reformed Church of Noordhoek and the Ocean View NG Church, present “The Roaring 60s” at 18:30 for 19:00 at Ocean View Multi Purpose Centre. Tickets cost R60. There will be a live band and prizes can be won. Dress code is 1960s gear. Call Suzette Farmer on 083 583 1437 or G. Hendricks on 073 244 8988 for tickets.

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THERAPY IN MO TION: Inathi Mashiya (2) could not sit up right by herself, but after a year of therapeutic rid ing has made re markable progress.Photo: Ter

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O YOU have canned goods stacked in the back of your cupboards because the children don’t like what’s inside? Or did you buy more groceries than you needed? Donate it to a worthy cause – there are people in your community who need it.

RIDING HIGH: Malikah Davids is one of the most advanced riders and was thrilled to show off what she had learnt. Photo: Teresa Fischer

RED LETTER DAY: Zepulon Thys (9) shows off his horse riding skills. Photo: Teresa Fischer

No reindeer required TERESA FISCHER

SA Riding for the Disabled Association (SARDA), Sleepy Hollow, hosted a riding show and Christmas party at the Noordhoek Riding Association on Thursday 24 November. Sleepy Hollow Horse Riding in Noordhoek is a satellite branch of SARDA, which offers free therapeutic riding to local disadvantaged children. Children from the Ocean View Special Care Unit have been riding with them every Thursday morning for over 20 years.

With the help of volunteers it was possible to include the children from Sinethemba Special Care in Masiphumelele. There are now about 25 children who ride at Sleepy Hollow. For many of these children it is the only therapy they receive. Horse riding has many positive effects on the children’s physical development. On a horse they are given the gift of mobility. Helpers, parents and siblings also attended the party, cheering on the children as they were presented with their certificates. If you are able to volunteer at SARDA, phone (021) 789 2341.

Water disruption for Kalk Bay THE City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department will be completing a link between the upgraded 300mm diameter water supply line in Main Road, Kalk Bay to the existing water reticulation network on Thursday 1 December. This involves shutting off the 315mm diameter main water supply line to the area. The work involves four connections between the new and existing infrastructure in this vicinity. This will result in the disruption of the water supply from 08:30 until 17:00 to the area from Rosmead Road, Kalk Bay, right through to, and including, Clovelly (between Main Road and Boyes Drive). The areas affected by this shutdown are Kalk Bay and Clovelly. Residents are requested to store sufficient water in clean, sealed containers for domestic consumption to minimise the inconvenience. A water tanker will be placed on standby

at the car park near the intersection of Clairvaux Road (Boyes Drive) and the Main Road, should residents require any water for domestic consumption. This section of pipeline forms part of Phase 2 of the Main Road rehabilitation project in progress between Muizenberg and Clovelly. This project is part of the City’s pipeline replacement programme to timeously replace aging or deteriorating infrastructure to ensure that drinking water of a high quality is provided to citizens. Residents must also ensure that their taps are closed whilst the work is in progress, to avoid the possibility of water loss or damage being incurred if the water supply and pressure is restored when nobody is at home. The City wishes to apologise for any inconvenience. It is imperative that we maintain our water supply infrastructure to ensure the continued supply of quality drinking water to our citizens.

NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN A meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Thursday 8 December 2011 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town. Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamber, and therefore seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Should you wish to attend the meeting you are requested to contact Ms A Curtis on 021 400 3342 between 09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day before the meeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initials and contact telephone number. Visitors are kindly requested to be seated by 09:30. ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER

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Living Hope, in conjunction with People’s Post and Fruit and Veg City, will be spreading the cheer with hampers of hope to disadvantaged communities and they need your help to make it a success. By donating dry food items or canned goods, you can spread the Christmas cheer to those who are facing trying times. Living Hope has been offering help for the past 10 years. The organisation consists of four ministries – Living Grace, Living Right, Living Way and Living Care – each performing a vital role in the upliftment of communities in Ocean View, Masiphumelele, Fish Hoek, Red Hill and Capricorn. Living Grace is a ministry in Muizenberg, which acts as a safe haven for the homeless. It is not a shelter, as such, but a place where the needy can store their belongings in a locker, eat a breakfast and lunch, or just take a quick shower. There

is also a Substance Abuse Recovery Programme, which gives people a hand-up (onto their feet) instead of a hand-out. Living Right is divided into three sections. The first consists of health counsellors who come from the community they work in. They help with health-related inquiries and also educate people on chronic diseases and the importance of knowing their HIV status. The second section consists of support group facilitators, who meet people on a weekly basis and help them work through their life issues. The third section comprises life skills educators, who teach children from a young age. The Living Right ministry is, in essence, all about prevention. Not everybody has the time to get involved in charity work, but a simple donation will help you bring some sunlight to a family’s holiday season. Drop your donation into any marked box at a Fruit and Veg City store in the greater Cape Town area; at People’s Post’s office in Tokai; or at Living Hope in Capri, and consider it your good deed for the month. In early December, the food will be made into Hampers of Hope and distributed to the communities in need. For more information, phone Karen Peiser on 083 456 9594. Start packing – you only have until 2 December to change a family’s outlook on life.

Patient’s relatives being sought THE relatives of Josephine Lakay, a patient at False Bay Hospital, are urgently being sought. A concerned resident had escorted the patient to Muizenberg Police Station, who in turn had brought her to False Bay Hospital on 27 October 2011. The patient is in a state of confusion and can only communicates by nodding her head. Hospital staff cannot establish her physical address or the names of next of kin. Anyone with information regarding this woman and/or her relatives is requested to contact the Women’s Ward of False Bay Hospital on (021) 782 1121 (extension 127 or 140).

PATIENT: Josephine Lakay. Photo: Supplied

Attention all bookworms ST LUKES HOSPICE, False Bay will hold their final book sale of the year from the Book Container at False Bay Hospital, Fish Hoek, on Thursday 8 December from 09:00 to 12:00. The great variety of books on sale includes many childrens books. Donations

of Books will be very gratefully accepted. These can be dropped off at the Book Container on the day of the sale, or at the Hospice Office on any week day between 09:00 and 12:30. For more information contact the Hospice Office on (021) 782 7696.

Open day for Lifesaving Club THE Fish Hoek Lifesaving Club presents a Lifesaving programme, called the Nipper Programme, during their Open Day on Sunday 4 December on Fish Hoek beach, starting at 10:30. There will be an opportunity to meet the

Lifesavers who have represented South Africa in International lifesaving competitions. There will be raffle tickets on sale for R10. The draw will take place after 12:00. For more information contact Heidi Sulcas on 082 080 0475 or Dave Reid on 084 627 9735.

TEARS teach all about walkies THE EMMA Animal Rescue Society (TEARS), will host a book launch for Who wants to go walkies?, a coffee table book with bite, that will help raise funds for TEARS.

The launch will be at Sun Valley Mall on Wednesday 7 December at 18:30 for 19:00. RSVP by 2 December 2011 to Marge on (021) 785 7014 or Steve 082 864 5238 or email:marge@tears.org.za

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THE inaugural Kommetjie Festival, featuring a Kreef Derby, braaivleis, potjie competitions, a beauty pageant, stalls, top class bands and, naturally, a surfing competition, was held in absolutely perfect weather last weekend. Expertly run by Roddy Torr of the Kommetjie Surf Shop, the Kom Surf Showdown was a wave-riding event with a difference. Designed to bring the community together, the contest produced heaps of hilarity while raising funds for worthy causes. QAll proceeds were donated to the Kommetjie Primary School swimming pool fund and various clean-up projects in the village. The Grom and Adult ‘expression sessions’ were won by Dillon Fernandez (Muizenberg) and Mikey February (Kommetjie) respectively. The top prize, of a Quiksilver wetsuit, went to local cartoonist and illustrator Chip Snaddon. His ‘Bluebottle’ outfit was adjudged the ‘Best Dressed / Most Ridiculous’ costume. Micah Burger and Ingo Brown teamed up to win a custom-built Jerm surfboard from the Kommetjie Surf Shop for the most ‘Origi-

nal Craft’ with their aptly named ‘Rocket Ship’ while Michael Grendon stunned the crowds by riding a wave on a stepladder perched on top of his surfboard to claim the ‘Most Entertaining Wave Ridden.’ A great time was had by all as the daytime activities ended and the bands took over at the Fisherman’s and the Helmsman. The organisers promise to make the Kommetjie Festival bigger and better next year! Start planning your costumes and finding the most outrageous craft now! Western Province Surfing held their annual awards ceremony in Kommetjie and named Davey Brand (Kom), Jordy Maree (Tokai) and Graeme Field (Kom) as the WP surfer, junior surfer and masters surfer respectively for 2011. Matt Bromley (Kom) was crowned Sportsperson of the Year, Dillon Fernandez the Most Improved, and Avro Johnson is the Judge of the Year. Josh Salie and Chris Bond shared the Coach of the Year award while the hardworking trio of Eddie Wichmann, Lionel deNicola and Karen Elkington picked up the awards for Friend of WP Surfing, the Basil Lombard trophy and the Kirk Cottrell award for admin-

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istration. Justin Bing added a 9th place in the ASP World Longboard event in Levanto, Italy, to the fifth place he achieved in Sri Lanka earlier this year. This saw the Noordhoek surfer clinch equal seventh position in the year-end global longboard rankings and guaranteed entry in-

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