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ATM security under spotlight DALEEN FOUCHÉ
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HE lack of security cameras at an ATM has left a customer and the police with very little chance of identifying a thief who stole R5 000 from her account. Juliet Gomersall, a Noordhoek resident, says she lost R5 000 from her account after she paid beneficiaries at a Standard Bank ATM on Friday 4 March. Standard Bank was criticised last year for not installing security cameras after several thefts at a Standard Bank ATM in Fish Hoek (“Security guards arrested for ATM theft in CBD”, People’s Post, 29 July 2010). Gomersall made two transactions at the Standard Bank ATM outside the Standard Bank in Longbeach Mall, on Friday 4 March. Gomersall says she remembers a man who “smelled of alcohol” standing behind her with a child. She says although the man made her “nervous”, she proceeded with her transaction. Gomersall paid two beneficiaries with her husband’s card from their joint account, received her transaction slip and left to do her shopping. When she wanted to pay, she realised her husband’s card, which she had used earlier at the ATM, was missing. She rushed back to the ATM, but found that the card was gone. Gomersall says she cannot remember whether she had left her card in the ATM. “I honestly do not know what happened.” She immediately cancelled her
card and opened a case at the Fish Hoek police station, but by then R5 000 had already been withdrawn from the account. “I feel like it is all my fault; I feel like a fool,” she says. But the incident, says Gomersall, could have been more easily investigated, and the perpetrator identified, had the Standard Bank ATMs in the mall had security cameras. She said that when one deposits money or pays a beneficiary at a Standard Bank ATM, the transaction slip comes out before the bank card, giving a mistaken cue that the transaction is closed. Fiona Purvis, a Fish Hoek resident, says the same thing happened to her at a Standard Bank ATM in Fish Hoek in July 2010. Purvis made a deposit into her account, received the slip and left while her card was still in the machine. Purvis says that two minutes after the deposit was made, R5 000 was withdrawn from her account. Two security guards were arrested in connection with the incident. Purvis says Standard Bank should have security cameras at their ATMs. “Security cameras are an important part of fighting crime,” she says. She explains that the security guards were arrested after footage from CCTV cameras, placed in the Fish Hoek CBD, showed the security guard entering the ATM after the complainant had left and then going around the corner. This footage led police to a “stash” of bank cards and the arrest of the two guards. Since the incident, Purvis has complained about the lack of cameras at Standard Bank and to the Banking Ombudsman, but with no success.
AU NATUREL: Cape Town was one of 50 sites around the world to participate in a cheeky protest against oil dependency and the car culture on Saturday March 12 by celebrating the bicycle and the power and individu ality of the human body. To symbolise the vulnerability of the cyclist in traffic, many cyclists were semiclad as they rode down the Fan Walk in Green Point. Photo: Nasief Manie/Foto 24 But Michelle Marsh, spokesperson for Standard Bank, says some of their banks do have security cameras. “Standard Bank decides on a case-by-case basis at which ATMs cameras are installed. This depends on many factors, including location, patterns in usage at the ATM and so on,” says Marsh. Marsh says that the order in which an ATM card, money and transaction slip are returned to a customer is based on “extensive customer research, and correlates with actual customer usage”. She says the way Standard Bank ATMs currently operate has resulted in a “substantial decrease” in ATM vandalism and crime. Marsh says ATM crime is often “opportunistic” and she encourages customers to be vigilant. “Always be on the lookout for criminals and never accept help from strangers, even if they say they are our employees.” “Accredited ATM assistants, who will be able to identify themselves
as such, will normally be on duty to assist you. Stand close to the ATM and use your hand and body as shields when entering your PIN so that other people cannot see it.” People’s Post endeavoured to find out what other banks are doing to ensure the safety and security of their ATMs. Pierre Loubser, managing executive for channels, sales and service at Absa, said he was not at liberty to disclose intimate details about ABSA’s security measures. “Doing so may compromise security at our service outlets.” However, Loubser says Absa takes the security of both its employees and customers seriously. “As a result of this we have invested immensely in security across our service networks, throughout the country, to ensure a safe banking experience.” Steve Higgins, spokesperson for FNB, says the bank has a certain number of security cameras which they circulate and move between various ATMs.
He says FNB uses this method because criminals target other ATMs as soon as they become aware of the cameras. Higgins says security cameras help, especially with criminal investigations. Higgins says FNB tries to inform their clients not to be distracted when making a transaction and to be aware of their surroundings. Warrant Officer Chris Cloete, spokesperson for Fish Hoek police, says security cameras help the police “immensely” in their investigations. He says police request a warrant to take footage from CCTV cameras, which is used to cross reference cases and is sent to other police stations. Cloete says many cases have been solved and suspects arrested due to CCTV footage. He adds that the footage helps to prosecute criminals in court. Cloete says police have, in the past, caught criminals after watching footage from security cameras at ABSA and FNB ATMs.
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Famous dog welcomes cyclists Going biking mad in the South SIMON’S TOWN businesses welcomed the Pick n Pay Argus Cycle Tour contestants on Sunday by displaying a quirky banner showing Just Nuisance on a bicycle. Most of the participants had cycled through Simon’s Town during their training for the race. Many had stopped for refreshments in the historic town, which has a bronze statue of Just Nuisance, before heading off into the south easter. Just Nuisance, the Great Dane that was officially enlisted into the Royal Navy in August 1939, has become the symbol of Simon’s Town. Just Nuisance never went to sea but performed a number of onshore roles, accompanying sailors on the train to Cape Town and escorting them from pubs after closing time. He liked guarding (sleeping) at the top of the gangplank on the Navy vessels, thus earning the name “Nuisance” as sailors had to step over him. When he was enlisted, his surname was listed as “Nuisance”, with “Just” being entered in the blank where his forename was to be entered.
HEARTY WELCOME: This banner was de signed by Si mon’s Town resident Dr Lesley Shackleton, former chair person and now vice chairperson of the Si mon’s Town Civic Association. It was displayed by business es in the Main Road on Sunday to welcome par ticipants in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. Just Nuisance’s birthday is celebrated every year on 1 April on Jubilee Square with a birthday cake, and there is a room dedicated to Just Nuisance’s story in the Simon’s Town Museum.
THE Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour is the biggest timed cycling event in the world. Attracting in excess of 35 000 cyclists from around the globe each year, this prestigious event is a unique experience for participants and spectators alike. Cyclist passed through Fish Hoek, with scenes being captured by the public from the day’s events.
THUMBS UP: Fish Hoek lifesaver, Frederick Wagen voorde, on his bike. Photo: Paige Bolton
SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION TO THE 2009 GENERAL VALUATION ROLL (SV02) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2010/2011 Notice is hereby given in terms of section 49 (1)(a)(i) of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act no. 6 of 2004), hereinafter referred to as the “Act,” that the Second Supplementary Valuation Roll to the 2009 General Valuation Roll (SV02) for the financial year 2010/2011 is open for public inspection at the venues as stated below as from 22 March 2011 until 30 April 2011. The forms for the lodging of objections are obtainable at these venues. In addition the valuation roll is available on the Council website as from 22 March 2011 (the address is provided below). Properties are selected to appear on the Second Supplementary Valuation Roll to the 2009 General Valuation Roll (SV02) Roll in terms of section 78(1) of Act if the property a) was incorrectly omitted from the Valuation Roll; b) has been included in the municipality after the last general valuation; c) has been subdivided or consolidated after the last general valuation; d) has undergone a substantial increase or decrease in market value since the last general valuation; e) was substantially incorrectly valued in the last general valuation; f) must be revalued for any other exceptional reason; g) of which the category has changed. In terms of Section 49(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, any property owner or person who so desires may lodge an objection with the municipal manager in respect of any matter reflected in, or omitted from, the SV02 within the abovementioned period.
ENCOURAGEMENT: The youth group from the Fish Hoek Methodist Church showing their support and providing muchneeded encouragement to the cyclists. Photo: Nikki Green
Objections may be lodged in respect of these properties only. The owners of these properties will be notified of their SV02 valuations in writing at the postal address currently held on the City’s database. Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in terms of section 50(2) of the Act an objection must be in relation to a specific individual property and not against the supplementary valuation roll as a whole. The forms for lodging an objection can be obtained from one of the venues listed below, and can be downloaded from the website. A separate objection form must be completed per property. Completed objection forms can be submitted as follows: • Email – valuationsobjection@capetown.gov.za • Fax – 086 588 6042 • Post to – The City of Cape Town, For Attention: The Objection Co-ordinator, PO Box 4522, Cape Town 8000 • By Hand - At one of our public inspection venues For more information: Sharecall: 086 010 3089 Web: www.capetown.gov.za DATE: 22 March 2011 – 30 April 2011
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FULL SUPPORT: Denzil Pietersen, from Ocean View, with his old fashioned siren. He says he has been doing this for 15 years. Photo: Nikki Green
THE ONE: Bonifasi Hagabimana (38) from Rwanda works as a car guard in the park ing lot outside Woolworths in Lakeside. He is a former gymnast and very fit. The unicy cle was donated to him by a store in Lake side. Photo: Evelyn Lyle
Naval gun back with a bang A NAVAL gun is to be fired for the first time in 108 years on Wednesday 16 March at Middle North Battery in Simon’s Town. The 30 cm, wrought iron, rifled, muzzleloading (RML) gun will be fired by the Cannon Association of South Africa (CAOSA) at 11:00. This will be a proof firing exercise, as the gun will be fired during the South African Navy’s Birthday Festival, which will be held from 1 to 3 April. Manufactured by the Royal Gun Factory of Woolwich, England in 1865, this gun was last fired on 27 April 1903 before being withdrawn from use on 19 September 1906.
It was mounted in its present emplacement in 1896. The gun is a permanent fixture at Middle North Battery. Members of the CAOSA, which has been maintaining the gun, will operate it. Motorists and members of the public have been warned to take note of the loud noise. As a precaution, traffic will be stopped in the Main Road at Lower North Battery from 10:56 to 11:02 on 16 March. Media and members of the public are invited to view the firing of the gun. For further information contact Martin Venter on (021) 787-3203 or visit www.caosa.org.za for more information.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
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OUR baboons died in the past two weeks as a result of “human interventions”. Two baboons died after they were hit by cars on separate occasions, while the death of the third baboon is still being investigated. Harry, one of the mature males of the Slangkop troop, was found dead in the water of the Solole dam. The results of his autopsy are still unknown. Jenni Trethowan, of Baboon Matters, says an x-ray revealed that Harry had a pellet lodged in the back of his leg, but says that it is not the cause of death. However, he did not die of natural causes. Trethowan says she was notified yesterday morning that a fourth baboon has been killed but could not provide further information by the time of going to print. She says that “for years”, Baboon Matters has tried to convey the fact that hurting or killing baboons will not solve any problems encountered by frustrated residents who “grow tired and angry” at damage and inconvenience inflicted by baboons on their homes and lifestyles. She says Capri and other villages have lately experienced some of the worst raiding from baboons in recent history. Trethowan says one of the underlying issues causing such “extensive raiding” is the shortage of water. This year the Cape is experiencing the driest summer in 90 years and the daytime temperatures, have been extremely high. “When the baboons recently spent an ex-
tended period of time in Kommetjie, many residents reported the baboons drinking and swimming in swimming pools,” says Trethowan. She says the Bokramspruit, which runs from the Kleinplaas dam on Red Hill, down to Ocean View, is usually filled with water throughout the year, but is currently completely dry. “Exacerbating the scenario are the dense thickets of rooikrantz which the baboons move through with speed.” She says the baboon monitors cannot keep up with baboons and lose sight of them in the dense thickets. Trethowan says baboon chasing methods need to be adapted to the various areas where baboon monitors work. Trethowan believes the next step towards improving the conflict between humans and baboons is to educate residents. “The relevant authorities need to undertake an education programme with more impact, to all areas affected by baboons. Following the education campaign should be a law enforcement programme so that those who continue to flout the laws and systems, and who attract baboons into the villages as a result of their poor property management should be held accountable and fined.” “The goal of peaceful co-existence for all species should guide our actions – allowing that baboons are better off on the mountains away from people and we are working to achieving this goal without resorting to short-term violent methods.”
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THE body of a young woman was found at the Fish Hoek beach catwalk on Sunday 13 March at 10:30. Police suspect the body is that of a 28-year-old woman from Plumstead, and that she committed suicide. The body was found by a man walking on the beach with his two children. Fish Hoek police have opened an inquest docket, but no foul play is suspected. A police pathologist examined the body yesterday to
THE National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) Station 10 in Simon’s Town will be hosting its annual street collection on Saturday 19 March, from Kalk Bay to Simon’s Town. Please look out for their collection tins and help generate funds for sea rescue. For more information, phone Dennis McKillen on 082 445 6979.
determine the cause of death. Warrant Officer Chris Cloete, spokesperson for Fish Hoek police, says there were no signs of force on any part of the woman’s body. He says a suicide note has been found. A family from Plumstead was to identify the body yesterday. Cloete asked the public to come forward with any information regarding the case and to phone Fish Hoek police at (021) 784-2700.
OV police tackle shebeens OCEAN View police, in partnership with Metro Police, held a “successful” shebeen operation in Ocean View and Masiphumelele on Friday evening 11 March. Two women, aged 20 and 35, were arrested in separate shebeens in Masiphumelele on charges of dealing in liquor without a valid liquor licence. Both suspects were released on bail of R1 500 each. Warrant Officer Nkosikho Mzuku, spokesperson for the Ocean View police, says the main aim of the operation was to address problems of shebeens, which the police believe to be a concern. “We have been busy with the closing of these shebeens for quite some
time now, and we are surely making an impact in terms of decreasing the number of illegal shebeens in the area,” says Mzuku. Mzuku says liquor abuse in communities is a big concern, as it is one of the contributing factors to crime. . On Friday 11 March, Metro Police, along with the Ocean View police, held a “very successful” road block on Kommetjie Road. Six suspects between the ages of 26 and 40 were arrested for drunken driving. Mzuku says motorist are urged to adhere to traffic rules and regulations. “You are not only risking your life but also the lives of others.”
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STILL TIME TO JOIN NEW CHALLENGE MISSING: Ocean View police are ask ing the public to help find 31yearold Leli cia Berenice Coetzee, from Masiphumelele, who went missing at 15:00 on Friday 4 Feb ruary. She was wear ing a brown short sleeved shirt, a wide gold belt, navy track suit pants and Nike slipon shoes. She was last seen at the Caltex garage in Site C, Khayelitsha. Any one with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the investigating officer, Constable Ludidi on (021) 7838313/06 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.Photo: Supplied
Birkenhead revisited THE monthly lecture of the Simon’s Town Historical Society will take place in the museum on Wednesday 30 March at 17:30 for 18:00. A donation of R15 includes a free glass of wine or cool drink. The speaker, Martin Fine, will be discussing HMS Birkenhead’s tragic last voyage from Simon’s Bay.
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More trains for southern suburbs
Unusual waves in Muizenberg THE African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the Cape Town Science Centre will host a public lecture titled “The Soliton: John Scott Russell’s Great Wave of Translation” on Tuesday 15 March at 18:30 for 19:00 at the Muizenberg Pavilion. The speaker is Professor Patrick Dorey from the University of Durham in the United Kingdom and AIMS. Solitons are waves of a very special sort – they persist for a surprisingly long time, neither breaking nor dispersing as typical waves in water, for example, do. Today their properties are the subject of intensive study by mathematicians and physicists, but they were first discovered in the 1830s by a Scottish engineer riding his horse by the Edinburgh and Glasgow canal. This talk will explain some of this story, from Scott Russell’s original discovery to the revival of the soliton in the 1950s and 1960s and on to some of its modern applications. School groups and students enter free of charge and adults pay R20 for entrance. For more information, visit http://www.aims.ac.za/en/programmes/public-lectures.
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SOUTHERN suburbs residents have welcomed an announcement by Metrorail that they will soon be able to travel home from Cape Town as late as 21:00 at night. Metrorail said last week that three extra trains would be added to the southern suburbs line timetable from Monday 28 March. Arné Söderlund, chairperson of the Simon’s Town Civic Association (STCA), welcomed the change and said the later trains would be very useful. “We at the STCA are very happy about that,” said Söderlund. “Up to now people couldn’t work late in town. They had to leave early or make alternative arrangements for travel.” Söderlund added that people who work in Simon’s Town and Fish Hoek, but who do not live in
the area, will also benefit from the later trains. The new trains will depart from Cape Town Station at 19:30, 20:30 and 21:15 and will return to Cape Town after reaching Simon’s Town station. “A lot of people also come from outside Simon’s Town to work here. So, all the people who come to the navy and work in the dockyard will have better freedom of movement.” The extended timetable is part of a combined pilot project between the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Provincial Ministry of Transport and Public Works and Metrorail, that will also see park and ride facilities being opened at 10 stations along the line. People’s Post took to the streets of Simon’s Town and Fish Hoek last week to gauge the opinion of residents. Most said later trains were an excellent idea, but safety on trains at night was raised by
many as a concern. Metrorail spokesperson, Riana Scott, said the matter of commuter safety had been taken into account and addressed. “We realise that people are concerned about safety and we understand that,” said Scott. “We partnered with the City of Cape Town and the province to provide security. There will be increased security and railway police on the trains. And the City will secure the park and rides.” Roads in the area are usually filled with commuters and tourists, but traffic has worsened recently due to road works on Kalk Bay’s Main Road. MEC for Transport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle, said he hoped the later trains would alleviate some of the traffic congestion. “The extended service is an incentive for motorists to leave their cars and use the train instead,” said Carlisle. Söderlund echoed his opinion.
HENRY ABRAHAMS: “I think it will be a good idea because a lot of youngsters will use it. And if I should need to travel at that time then I will use it as well. I would consider park ing my car at the station and taking the train.”
STEYN JANSE VAN VUUREN: “I would use the trains if safety wasn’t an issue, if the safety of all of the passengers could be guar anteed. I would use it if there is sports happening at Newlands or in Green Point or for other recrea tional purposes. A lot of other peo ple in the area also work late and they have a problem getting home.” Photos: Liam Moses
“It’s another move to get people off the road and into trains,” said Söderlund. “We have a lot of difficulty with infrastructure in Simon’s Town. We have limited roads and increasing traffic.” Most Fish Hoek and Simon’s Town residents interviewed by the People’s Post did not know about the timetable extension. But according to Scott, Metrorail does have a plan to inform the public. “We don’t have a huge budget for advertising, but we will target major employers so they can inform their staff. “The City and the province will also inform their staff. We will also let the Chamber of Commerce know so that they can notify their members,” said Scott Scott added that commuters could call 0800 656 463 or visit the Metrorail website – at www.metrorail.co.za – to find out more about the extended timetable.
A feast of fish THE annual Fish Hoek Fish Festival and Bazaar is taking place on Saturday 26 March at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre from 09:00 to 14:00. The event is hosted by the NG Church. Fish in various forms will be for sale – burgers, braaied or baked, fresh or pickled. There will also be traditional boere-bazaar favourites like home-baked cakes, biscuits and beskuit; hot pancakes, puddings, curry and rice and candy floss. Children can play on the jumping castle, the water slide or rides outside while parents browse through the hall or relax in the hospitality tent outside. Entrance is free. For more information Call Pieter Mouissie at 083 274 1451 or Wilma Havenga at 082 651 0289.
JOHN GOODSON: “It’s useful for the people who need transport. But I be lieve that Metrorail needs to up grade the trains.”
DAVID LYONS: (left) “I think it will be a waste of time. In winter it gets dark at around 18:00 here. And when it’s dark there are more crooks on trains. So people won’t use them. They've been saying they will intro duce more security for years now and it doesn't happen. Or when it does happen the people they hire spend most of the time sitting down at the stations. I live close to the train station so I see everything. It won’t change anything.”
Diabetes support group THE next Diabetes Support Group meeting will be held on Thursday 17 March at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre at 14:15. The guest speaker will be Raaseda Samaai from the National Renal Unit. For more information contact the facilitator, Gerald Jeftha, on (021) 786-4540.
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A MITCHELL’S PLAIN man offering upholstery services and free quotations is allegedly also stealing furniture and money from his customers, with his latest known victim being a Fish Hoek resident. Rodney Forest says a man knocked on his door on 20 January asking if he needed any work done on his furniture. “And I did,” he tells People’s Post. Forest invited the man, Nicki Smit, into his home and showed him his “custommade” furniture that needed to be re-upholstered. Smit offered Forest a free quotation for the work he would do. “He quoted me R775 for four cushions and asked for a R375 deposit to buy materials.” Forest says he only gave Smit R200 as a deposit. Forest picked out the material for his cushions. “Smit even made a call to confirm his supplier had the material in stock,” says Forest. He left two contact numbers and an address with Forest, and left with his cushions, worth R1 800, and the R200 deposit. “I never heard from him again,” he says. Following the visit, Forest made seven phone calls and left three SMSes, but could not reach Smit. Forest decided to open a case with the Fish Hoek police, but a constable at the station advised him that he should go to the Small Claims Court instead. Forest, however, decided not to leave the matter there. He visited the address in Grassy Park, given to him by Smit, but found that this location was for a different upholstering business, “New Art Fix”.
Aubrey Petersen, who owns New Art Fix, says he is well aware of Smit and his scam. Petersen explains that Smit offers his business address to all his “customers”. “Many people have come into my shop looking for him. “One even came with a baseball bat, ready to kill him,” says Petersen. Petersen has known Smit for over 15 years, but does not consider him a friend, he says. He explains that Smit is a rep for an upholstering business and says he has done “a lot of work” for Smit. But Petersen says he rarely gets paid for the work he does. “He has owed me R3 000 for over three years.” Petersen says he has even gone, accompanied by police, to Smit’s address in Mitchell’s Plain. “But that is all that was done. I have no faith in the police,” says Petersen. Forest describes Smit as a “well-built” man in his 50s, of average height, who usually dresses in “grubby casuals”. Forest says he has met a woman at the Fish Hoek library who was also conned by Smit. “I am annoyed and humiliated that I fell for his tricks,” says Forest. When People’s Post phoned Smit on Thursday 10 March, he said he was on his way to Forest to return his cushions. Forest subsequently reported that Smit had not been in contact with him, adding that his cushions were still missing. When People’s Post tried to contact Smit again, he did not answer his phone. Warrant Officer Chris Cloete, spokesperson for Fish Hoek police, says Smit has been investigated in the past and the case was referred to the Public Prosecutor. He says Smit was never prosecuted. Cloete says in order for police to prove that Smit stole the cushions, they would need to prove that he has not started working on the cushions. Police must then further establish what his intentions were with the cushions. Cloete encouraged people to report previous incidents linked to Smit.
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Government cleans up on Chappies contract DALEEN FOUCHÉ
CLOSURE of the scenic Chapman’s Peak Drive will no longer be decided on only by the road’s operator, Entilini, but in partnership with the Provincial Government (PGWC) of the Western Cape roads authority. Residents’ associations from Hout Bay and Noordhoek have largely welcomed this new resolution, but some also say Chapman’s Peak should not remain a toll road. A new contract between Entilini and the Provincial Department of Transport and Public Works was signed on Tuesday 8 March, following 12 months of lengthy negotiations. Chapman’s Peak has not been closed in 2011, except for the weekend’s Pick n Pay Cape Argus Cycle Tour. Although the scenic toll road has not yet been closed in 2011, closures have been a controversial matter and contested in the past, not only between the Department and the operator, but also amongst residents who use the road on a regular basis. In September 2009, a group of about 200 people marched to the closed gate of Chapman’s Peak to demand that the road be opened after it had been closed for almost a year, due to extensive repairs (“Reopen Chappies now”, People’s Post, 1 September 2009). The new contract allows the province to insist on the road remaining open if it is convinced that the risks of doing so do not pose a danger to road users. The PGWC will take responsibility for the risks associated with closing the road. Len Swimmer, chairperson of the Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association of Hout Bay, says the department “did well” with the new contract. He says that if the authorities are true to their word, the road will only be closed for short amounts of time when maintenance is being done.
He says the department will no longer pay Entilini when Chapman’s Peak is closed, which was the case in the previous contract. Rory Sales, chairperson of the Noordhoek Conservancy, also welcomes the decision that road closures must be agreed upon by both the department and Entilini. He says the previous agreement stated that if there is only a “vague chance” of a rock fall, the operator should close the road. Sales says incidents in which people are injured or killed during a rock fall are “very rare”. The negotiations for the revised agreement were triggered by Robin Carlisle, Western Cape MEC for Transport and Public Works, who was concerned that the previous contract was not favourable to the provincial government as large stipends had to be paid to Entilini, even when the road was not in use but closed for repairs. Under the new contract, the two parties have agreed to construct a permanent toll plaza to replace the current, temporary one at the Hout Bay end of Chapman’s Peak Drive. This will cost R53 million, of which the provincial government will pay R25 million. Entilini retains the right under the new contract to construct a permanent plaza at Noordhoek should this be deemed necessary in future. The previous contract also included plans for a toll plaza at the Noordhoek side of the road, but this was met by a legal challenge by Cape Point Vineyards owner Sybrand van der Spuy, as one of his properties borders Chapman’s Peak Road. Van der Spuy has now suspended the review in light of the department’s decision to not build a Noordhoek toll plaza for the time being. Sales welcomes the decision by Entilini and government not to build a toll plaza at the Noordhoek side of the road. He says the slopes and mountainside on the Noordhoek side of the road would have to be flattened for
SCENIC ROUTE: An aerial shot of Chapman’s Peak Drive shows some of the catchment nets used to shield the road from rock slides. Photo: www.chapmanspeakdrive.co.za construction to take place, and says that introducing a toll plaza here would not be “viable”. While Van der Spuy does not object to the planned Hout Bay toll plaza, he is “surprised” at the R53 million budgeted for its construction, believing it is excessive. He says the current toll plaza is adequate for its purpose. Swimmer agrees that it is “crazy, mad and appalling” to spend R53 million on a toll plaza. “There is no reason why we cannot continue using the current toll plaza,” he says. Swimmer maintains that a toll is not needed on Chapman’s Peak. He argues that very few people use the toll road any way. “People
are avoiding it by driving over Ou Kaapse Weg,” he says. Swimmer says the toll contributions are not significant enough to contribute to the upkeep of the road. He says he has discussed the toll with Carlisle, who was “adamant” that the facility will remain. Sales recognises the need for a toll, but says the charges to drivers are too high. If the charges were more reasonable, he says, more people would use Chapman’s Peak Road, taking pressure off Ou Kaapse Weg. He says that both Noordhoek and Hout Bay residents who travel on Chapman’s Peak on a frequent basis have been asking for a discount on the toll road, but with no success.
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THE Sun Valley Neighbourhood Watch monthly meeting takes place on Tuesday 22 March from 19:00 at the St Peter’s Church in Nelson
CAPE POINT ROUTE welcomed the launch of the Green Bus Shuttle service to Cape Point Nature Reserve on Wednesday 2 March. The official launch was held at Cape Point Nature Reserve and attendees had the pleasure of experiencing the shuttle service from Noordhoek or Simon’s Town, which both form part of the shuttle route. The need for this long-awaited shuttle service was identified by Cape Point Route (destination specialists for the South Peninsula) more than a year ago as the transport service to Cape Point Nature Reserve was limited to self-drive vehicles, tour companies and guides or taxi services. The shuttle initiative was put together with the Green Cab company, which started operations in September 2009. The Green Cab started transport services amidst an economic and ecological credit crunch and set up a fleet that is focused on each individual’s carbon footprint and strives towards zero tail-pipe emissions. The Green Ladies are seasoned tourism professionals and were the natural solution to the transport needs of getting to the point and being guilt-free in the process. The 19-seater Sprinter runs on a B50 blend of BioDiesel (used cooking oil) and offers daily services from Cape Town CBD and various pick-up points along the Peninsula, including Hout Bay, Noordhoek and Simon’s Town. A 90-minute stop at Cape Point allows time to ride the funicular or grab a bite at the Two Oceans Restaurant. The return journey follows the same route. . All booking is online to save paper, and booking details can be found at www.webtickets.co.za/thegreenbus. More information is also available from Cape Point Route on (021) 782-9356, or email info@capepointroute.co.za.
Road, Fish Hoek. The guest speaker is Mark Wiley. For more information phone the watch on 071 638 1511.
Grief group formed A SPECIAL weekly support group, GriefShare, has been created for people grieving the death of someone close to them. The group will run for 13 consecutive weeks, starting on Tuesday 22 March at the King of Kings Baptist Centre in Sun
Valley, starting at 19:15. GriefShare provides a place where grievers can be around others who understand the pain that comes with losing someone. For further information call the church office on (021) 785-4200.
Variety in the valley FISH HOEK HIGH SCHOOL is holding its annual variety concert from Wednesday 23 March to Saturday 26 March. Local talent from the school will be performing. Tickets are on sale
from Monday 14 March to Saturday 26 March at the school. Prices are R50 for raised seats and R35 for other seats. To book phone Elsa on (021) 782-1107 or email admin@fhhs.wcape.school.za.
Library fun at Muizenberg THE Muizenberg Library will host a variety of events for Library Week from Tuesday 22 March. The library will host an arts and crafts workshop on Tuesday 22 March from 10:00 to 11:00, with story time at 15:00. On Wednesday 23 March there
will be a book talk by author Lionel Maxim on the children’s biography of Madiba, from 10:00 to 11:00. On Friday 25 March there will be a senior’s tea and social from 9:00 to 10:00. For further information contact Muizenberg Library on (021) 788-5263.
Re-purpose sewing machines SEWING classes are held on Wednesday afternoons at the Kalk Bay Community Centre in Main Road, Kalk Bay between 14:00 and 16:00. The classes are presented primarily for domestic workers; beginners are also welcome. For the past 20 years these ses-
sions have taken place with instruction by volunteers with sewing skills. If you have a sewing machine you no longer see and would like to see it put to good use, phone Dawn Hare on (021) 789-1424 or 082 688 0508. Your donation will be appreciated.
Southern Africa Tourism Association (SATSA) president Heather Guiterez addressed the group of tourism businesses on the ecological integrity and sustainability of a destination such as Cape Town. She is seen here with her gifts from Cape Point Vineyards, including the Splattered Toad wine (R1 of every bottle of this wine sold goes to saving the Western leopard toad).
Amiene van der Merwe, sales and marketing director of the Green Cab, spoke about the company’s commitment to green tourism, using props of recycled material.Photos: Supplied
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Fun in the park despite concert cancellation Kalk Bay residents gather for picnic after the Concert in the Park was cancelled DALEEN FOUCHÉ
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HE annual Kalk Bay Concert in the Park may have been cancelled, but that did not stop residents from enjoying an adaptation of their beloved event on Sunday 13 March. The annual concert in the Lever Street park, a community charity event, was cancelled after the organisers could not submit all the information required in terms of the City of Cape Town’s new Events Bylaw.
The bylaw required organisers to make a complex, 27-page submission. Residents were “fed-up” that they were not allowed to hold the concert and decided to enjoy a Sunday picnic instead. Judy Herbert, organiser of the Concert in the Park, says the picnic was a “happening”, organised through “word of mouth”. Three thousand rand, which will
go towards the upkeep of the facility, was collected from the 180 people at the picnic. The donation will also be used to employ a homeless man from the Haven Night Shelter to work in the park. Herbert says they passed her “gayly-striped beach bag” around the crowd to collect money. Herbert also received various emails from people who donated money towards the upkeep of the park.
The picnic was dubbed the “not-concert in the park”. Herbert says there was no music and everyone brought their own food. She says that for the first time since she has been organising the Concert in the Park, she had time to enjoy the event with friends, neighbours and members of the community. And even though it started to rain, Kalk Bay residents stayed put until it cleared. “We were all really pleased to see each other,” says Herbert. Herbert says they are considering having a similar picnic next year.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
Exercise your right to be healthy THE Fish Hoek Civic Centre will be filled with a kaleidoscope of health, beauty and medical products and services on Monday 21 March (Human Rights Day), when the Focus on Health Expo brings more than 50 exhibitors, demonstrators and expert presenters to the south peninsula, many for the first time.
biggest assembly of health therapies, techniques and products under one roof in the area. “The Focus on Health Expo is designed to inspire visitors from all walks of life to improve their knowledge of health and wellbeing,” said Angela Taylor from Fish Hoek Tourism and Vitality Vacations, the convener of the expo. Created by Fish Hoek Tourism to inspire “Patrons can view and experience a broad and enlighten people on how to enhance their range of health services and products and the bodies, minds and lives, the second annual exhibitors get to network with their peers edition of the expo has rapidly become the and expand their clientele. “The expo also provides the ideal opportunity for scholars, students and young adults to find out about more about careers in the health sector.” Exhibits at the expo include natural health and beauty products and therapies, books, alternative philosophies, exercise and dance routines, eating and food preparation, medical equipment, baby care, medical screenings and business practices with presentations by experts on a range of topics. Free health screenings for TB, blood pressure and glucose levels, body mass index and testing and counselling on HIV will be performed by members of staff from the Capri campus of the Living Hope ministry, A launch ahead of the expo was held on Wednes which does sterling work in providing day at Kima Global Books in Clovelly. At the func healthcare and other facilities in Far South tion were Lizelle Coombs, Tabera Joosten and communities. Maggie Joubert. Photo: Supplied “We are gratified to be able to offer free
Convenor Angela Taylor and promoter Paul Botha toast the launch of the Health Expo with Stellar Organics wine. health screening to all who attend the south peninsula’s biggest health show and offer our sincere thanks to the Living Hope ministry for providing these services,” said Taylor. The Focus on Health Expo runs from 09:00 till 17:00 on Human Rights Day with presentations by experts taking place every hour. Healthy and tasty food and beverages will be on sale. Entry is R20 for adults and R10 for
scholars and pensioners. All visitors to the expo will be included in the lucky draws at 12:00 and 15:30. Prizes include Percy Tours in Hermanus and dozens of products and services from exhibitors. For details contact Fish Hoek Tourism at (021) 783-4965 or fishhoektourism@gmail.com. See the Facebook group “Focus on Health Expo” for more information.
HAPPY FAMI LY: The Kam pers family. Rob and Liz Kampers have four married chil dren, nine grandchil dren and one greatgrand child.Photo: Sup
HOLA AMIGOS: The La Plata rugby team from Argentina, which played in Cape Town last week, visited Fish Hoek beach for some fun last Wednesday. Photo: Gwen Rea
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Rob and Liz Kampers are celebrating their 50th wedding anniver sary on Friday 18 March. They were mar ried in Johannesburg in 1961, and have been residents of Fish Hoek for 12 years, having re tired here in 1998.Pho to: Supplied
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Tuesday 15 March Noordhoek: Quiz Night every Tuesday at the Toad in the Noordhoek Farm Village at 19:30. The quiz master will challenge teams on current affairs, geography, science and nature, history, sport, art and literature and an absolutely almost impossible question. Double up on your strongest category and take on the challenge to win great prizes. Entry is R20. Contact (021) 789-2973 or visit www.thetoad.co.za.
Wednesday 16 March Fish Hoek: The AGM of the Fish Hoek Garden Club takes place in the Civic Centre at 19:00. The guest speaker will be Alan Sonnenberg, who will talk on his experiences as a flower show judge. All members are urged to attend this important meeting with
Fish Hoek: “In the Mood” dance club will be holding their next monthly dance in the Fish Hoek Civic Centre at 20:00. Dress code is smart casual. Bring own bar. Entrance for members is R15 and nonmembers is R20. Booking is essential, call (021) 686-3448. Noordhoek: Puppet Mania Day at Noordhoek Farm Village from 10:30 to 12:30. Enjoy the pint-sized friends, and kids can make their own finger puppet to take home. All puppet shows are interactive, educational and a whole lot of fun. Balloon tricks and facepainting will also be available. Contact (021) 7892812 or visit www.noordhoekvillage.co.za. Red Hill: Dan Patlansky will be rocking the six-string Fender Stratocaster at Cape Farmhouse Restaurant from 15:30 to 18:30. Entry fee is R50, students R40 and kids under 12 get in free. Regret no picnics – but lovely food off the braai all day and a la carte
available until 16:00. Visit the website on www.capefarmhouse.co.za/rocks.
Sunday 20 March Cape Point: Join the Friends of the Cape of Good Hope for a nature walk in this beautiful area. Meet inside the pay gate at 09:00. Bring along good walking shoes, water, snack, a hat and a Wild Card, if you have one. Call (021) 7891260. Noordhoek: Sundays are a family affair at Café Roux, bring along the kids or your parents for Sunday lunch. Live music by Me and Mr Brown. Contact (021) 789-2538 or visit www.caferoux.co.za.
Tuesdays Glencairn: Zoom Entertainment will be hosting a bingo evening at the Glen pub every tuesday night at 19:30. Register to play from 19:00. To play costs R20 for four games. There will be lots of prizes plus an accumulating snowball every week. Free snacks are provided for all players. Contact 082 446 3110.
Buttery in Kalk Bay GUY BUTTERY brings his avantgarde world music to The Forge, 12 Windsor Road, Kalk Bay on Friday. Buttery won a “Best Instrumental Album” award at the South African Music Awards last year, as well as two National Awards at the National Arts Festival, including the Standard Bank Golden Ovation Award for the Best Music Production. The musician recently featured in a three-page spread in USbased Guitar Player magazine, which has 11 million readers worldwide. The magazine says his latest release, “Fox Hill Lane” is “one of the most adventurous acoustic recordings in recent memory”. Contact Simone on (021) 422-4536 or email simone@royaleeatery.com or theforge.kalkbay@gmail.com.
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Rozanne’s journey to Kommetjie CALVARY CHAPEL in Kommetjie is hosting Rozanne Visagie (daughter of the late PW Botha), who will be speaking on her “Journey to Wholeness” at a ladies’ tea on Human Rights Day, Monday 21 March at 10:30. Visagie recently appeared in the January edition of Joy Magazine, and as a gospel artist has cut a new CD called “Broken Fences”. She has a weekly col-
umn in Beeld newspaper, and has authored various children’s books. There is no charge and no need to book. Calvary Chapel Kommetjie is on the corner of Kirsten and Teubes Road, (next to the Shell Garage) in Kommetjie. Contact Monica Duguid on (021) 783-2900 or 072 287 9922 or www.calvarykommetjie.co.za
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Tuesday 15 March 2011 CAROL TAKES THE CAKE: The Anchors Away annual cake raffle has been won by Carol Lavis tour of Si mon’s Town. The raffle raised close to R1 000 for Anchors Away Village. The much sought after Christ mas cake is iced and deco rated each year by Bar bara Shen field. Photo: Supplied
Scorpio meeting THE Scorpio Preschool will be hosting its AGM on Thursday 24 March from 19:00 at the school in Galaxy Close, Ocean View. For more information, phone Sharon Van Sittert on 084 600 6920.
Nia in Ocean View THE Nia fitness technique is offered at the Roman Catholic Church hall in Castor Road, Ocean View every Thursday morning from 11:00 to 12:00. Nia is a cardiovascular fitness fusion that embodies sensation, mindfulness and self-healing. It is suitable for all ages and fitness levels. The class is free. For more information contact Maggie Joubert at 072 425 5990.
Auld for surf foundation ROBIN AULD will be playing a sunset session at the Brass Bell on Thursday 17 March from 19:00 to mark the establishment’s 30th year in existence. Tickets cost R50.
Art expo in Simon’s Town for residents THE Simon’s Town Art Group (STAG) invites the public to its annual art exhibition at the Simon’s Town Library in Main Road from Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 March. David Biggs will open the exhibition and live music and refreshments will be available. The grand opening will be held on Saturday 19 March at noon. For more information, call Janet Spurr on (021) 782-0339.
Modern contemporary show in Kalk Bay THE Kalk Bay Modern art gallery is presenting contemporary South African painters Simon Stone, Kate Gottgens, John Murray and Giovanna Biallo from Wednesday 16 March to Saturday 16 April from 9:30 to 17:00 daily. The guest speaker at the opening on 16 March is Basil Jones, of the Handspring Puppet Company. For more information call (021) 788-6571, fax (021) 788-6793, email kbmodern@iafrica.com, or visit www.kalkbaymodern.com or www.kalkbaymodern.blogspot.com. The gallery is on the 1st Floor, Olympia Buildings, 136 Main Road, Kalk Bay.
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Opera at the Lindbergh MARCH is Opera Month at the Lindbergh Arts Foundation in Muizenberg. Associate Professor Sidwill Hartman, from the SA College of Music at UCT, has compiled two programmes for a morning and evening concert. Expect arias, duets and ensemble work from wellknown operas, performed by outstanding young singers from the College. Different singers will appear at the two concerts, and the programmes will not be the same.
The morning concert begins at 10:30 on Thursday 17 March. Tickets are R50, inclusive of tea served afterwards. Please note that bookings are now required for the morning concerts as well, and that table allocations will be made. The evening concert starts at 20:00 on Wednesday 30 March. Tickets are inclusive of snacks served at interval, and cost R105. Guests can bring their own wine. Soft drinks will be on sale. For more information or ticket booking phone (021) 701-4466 or 082 715 7813.
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Taming the Teenager GAVIN FISH
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AKE a newborn baby shark. Place him in your fish tank at home and watch him grow. He will grow to a length of about 30 cm. Yes, he will have those nasty sharp teeth. Yes, he will gobble all your goldfish and will flit around believing himself to be king of his minute pond. Someone please tell him that he is limited by his confines; that he should be a 4 to 6 m brute and cruising the oceans.
SOFTLY FALLING: The day draws to a close with a soft reluctance as nighttime falls on Kommetjie Beach, Sunday 6 March. Foto: Gavin Finlayson
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I have a bonsai that looks just like a baobab, immense and ancient. Actually, it is a youngster – eight years old and barely 12 cm tall. True, it bears a striking resemblance to the large baobabs in nature, but it is ridiculously small. Both tree and shark are mere shadows of what they could be. The delusion is theirs only. Their circumstances have dictated their potential; have limited and constrained them. Teens must read! As a teenage sports jock of note, my reading was limited to the captions under sports pictures. Apparently, I scorned a birthday present of a book from a well intentioned aunt with the words, “But I’ve got a book already.” My love for reading dawned on me slowly, very slowly. Reading explodes teens’ horizons, triggers their creativity, makes them curious, inspires them, confronts them with varying belief systems,
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LETTERS
Page 12 People’s Post False Bay
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Improving lot of poor will benefit the environment I HAVE made observations in many countries throughout the world which prove without a shadow of doubt that a definite scientific link exists between unemployment, poverty, degradation and pollution. The density and desperation of the population is directly proportional to the amount of pollution they produce. The phenomenon has been observed in the favellas of Brazil, the slums of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and the areas surrounding Port Harcourt, Nigeria (once known as the Garden City), and other cesspits throughout the world. Strangely enough the phenomenon is also on our own “Kommetjie Scenic Route” at the entrance to Masiphumelele, also depicted in recent photos published in a local newspaper. The source of pollution to Wildevoëlvlei can therefore be scientifically linked to the large amounts of “crapola” published by “serial objectors” like the Kommetjie Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association (KRRA) and the Wildlife Society of South Africa (Wessa) to sensible job creating developments. These objections, together with the large amount of time the city council takes to process the drivel, year in and year out, have deprived hundreds of people of their livelihoods, caused massive unemployment and caused many millions of rands worth of damages. Since the BP filling station was established in the wetlands (near Longbeach Mall), no evidence has emerged that it had anything to do with the algae imbalance of Wildevoëlvlei. In his latest objection to the filling station application at the corner of Kommetjie Road and Lekkerwater Road, Patrick Dowling, representing both KRRA and Wessa, intimates that the populace may burn down the filling station, should it be approved, and then use the fuel to ignite fires. He totally misses the point that previous incidents of unrest were due to dissatisfaction about service delivery, lack of jobs, poverty and hunger. It may come as a surprise to Patrick Dowling that the people of Masiphumelele are as entitled as he is to the very same pristine protected environment of which he dreams. Only by improving the lot of the people do we stand any chance at all of being the successful caretakers of the environment. ANDRÉ VAN HEERDEN, OWNER OF SUNNY ACRES CENTRE PATRICK DOWLING, CHAIRPERSON OF THE KOMMETJIE RESIDENTS’ AND RATEPAYERS’ ASSOCIATION (KRRA), RESPONDS: The state of the Wildevoëlvlei can be linked to the years of build-up of phosphate-rich sediment in what was once a seasonal wetland. This is because the local sewerage works, which discharges around 10 million litres of treated effluent per day into this system, is not designed to strip out all the substances which contribute to the unhealthy hypertrophic state of the vlei. With regards to the comments by the KRRA and Wessa about impacts of development on the broader Noordhoek-Fish Hoek catchment, the position of these two civil society organisations is based to a large extent on the 1999 Noordhoek wetlands study commissioned by the then Cape Metropolitan Council. The research team included eminent fresh water scientist Professor Bryan Davies, then of UCT, and an international consulting team, Mott MacDonald and KFD Wilkinson and Partners, who say in a summary of their findings: “The carrying capacity of the Wildevoëlvlei and Sun Valley catchments are at an over-critical level as a result of urban and industrial run-off. SA is a signatory of the Convention on Biological Diversity and authorities should therefore be cautious in their consideration of developments that might impact further on the flora, fauna and marine life.” As institutional memory loss continues with change of administrations, officials and policy, it is important not to lose such important scientifically-based data especially as development pressure shows little sign of easing off. Unfortunately the benefit of some shortterm jobs based on ultimately unsustainable activities cannot be endorsed over the need for much longer term environmental health on which all life depends. It is questionable whether the valley and the southern peninsula generally need more pet-
rol filling stations, polluting or not. There has been no credible needs analysis regarding commercial property in the south peninsula in recent years. In fact, when the Sunnyacres rezoning application was advertised in around 2005, the local councillor objected based on a perceived oversupply of commercial space. Comments included: “Additional jobs here may well result in loss of jobs elsewhere in the system.” We stand accused of delaying approvals which lead to costly “damages”. In fact, since the authorisation for commercial zoning in 2008 it has taken till recently for the developer to act on this. The viability of this development node has been questionable from the start and we must also ask whether jobs for the poor have really been the primary driver for this project. The KRRA’s latest comment on the “Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report – Proposed Filling Station, Erf 4340 Sunnydale Off Kommetjie Rd” contains no intimation regarding burning as referred to by Mr Van Heerden. People’s Post has been furnished with a copy of that (and Wessa’s) submission and it is available by email on request. The matter of filling stations, civic unrest, petrol burning and so on is a broad topic of global relevance, especially in these troubled times, and deserves attention generally. Our understanding of the last incident of barricade burning on Kommetjie Road is that it was linked to housing shortages as the provision of formal structures temporarily displaced informal backyard dwellers. The KRRA submission does contain the following comment based on the consultant’s geohydrology report: “It is clear that in terms of overall environmental sensitivity of the area in relation to the potential source risks from the proposed filling station, the risk and potential significance of contamination from the site are considered as ‘high’ as the groundwater is shallow and the surrounding areas comprise a sensitive environment. In terms of the precautionary principle and because geohydrology is the main issue, these risks should be avoided at all costs, not offered up to chance.” It must be pointed out that the petrol sumps of a filling station do not have to be leaking in order for some local contamination to occur. Forecourts are busy places with oil, petrol, water and detergents much in use. Brakelining dust, metal filings, rubber residues and plastic litter compound the situation. It does not take criminal negligence for the effects, which are cumulative in nature, to be reflected in the receiving natural environment. Depending on the position of buildings such as filling stations in the catchment and the presence or absence of mitigatory features like artificial wetlands and water-run off containment systems, impacts can be of a greater or lesser extent. Typically no single development or activity is prepared to accept blame and so the tragedy of the commons is played out. There must be consideration of the socioeconomic situation. The need for an additional petrol filling station in the far south peninsula has not been established. There is little point in creating jobs in one place if these are going to compromise those in another. The Sunnyacres caravan park redevelopment process has been complex and contested since the first application for the Sunnyacres shopping centre was approved some time ago. Even after the more recent application for commercial rights was reduced from 2 312 m² to 1 304 m² to induce the ward councillor to withdraw her objection, it has been conceded that the commercial rights consequently granted are not viable. In the executive summary of the final scoping report dated April 2010, there is the consultant’s comment regarding the commercial alternative: “From a socio-economic perspective it will overextend the already saturated market for retail areas.” This comment we feel is vindication of our original objection. Improving the lot of people in the long term is entirely dependent on their becoming successful caretakers of the environment. Mr Van Heerden is rightly concerned that environmental benefits are not shared equitably and that is why most of the KRRA’s objections have been directed at up-market housing proposals that do very little to alleviate poverty or protect the environment.
Offer dignified solutions for bin-pickers I DON’T have the answer to the bin picking problems, or eradicating poverty in our country. What we consider waste can make the difference of a meal for someone else. Last week, I saw one of the pickers walking off with a set of discarded golf clubs, which I presume would fetch some cash for scrap metal. In some countries people set aside piles of items they think might be useful next to their trash bins, so that people aren’t forced to rifle through often hazardous waste. Most people are too lazy to drop off things at a charity. I’m not suggesting that we encour-
age thieves, but perhaps we can think of ways to give more dignity to those forced to go through our trash. Charles Hellyer, remember that our privileged lifestyles exist because we can legally pay people R1 000 a month for back-breaking physical labour. South Africa is in the top 10 in the world for income inequality. Barbara Harris is at least thinking of solutions. We need to find innovative ways to narrow the gap – until then, expect poverty, crime and violence to escalate. CONCERNED Kommetjie
South stuck with bad movies WHY is it that we have to travel to Cavendish Square in order to see really good movies? Why do Longbeach Mall and Blue Route Mall get “Fockers”, “Morning Glory”, “Burlesque”, “Big Momma’s House” and “The Tourist” instead of “Winter’s Bone”, “Black Swan”, “The King’s Speech”, “True Grit”, “The Concert” and “Jane’s Journey? “We did get “The Social Network”, which was probably an oversight!) Is this a reflection of Ster-Kinekor’s opinion of the taste in movies of the people of the Far South or is it a truly a reflection of our taste? And perhaps someone can enlighten me as to the workings of the DVD hire shops. About 90% of their offerings are totally unknown to me and very little of excellence makes an appearance in any of them. PENNY BOADEN Noordhoek LYNDA STERNE, MARKETING MAN-
AGER FOR STER-KINEKOR, RESPONDS: The films you refer to as examples of good films – “Winter’s Bone”, “Black Swan”, “The King’s Speech”, “True Grit”, “The Concert” and “Jane’s Journey” – fall into what we term the Cinema Nouveau Category, in that they are generally niche films(sometimes referred to as art films) with niche audiences as opposed to the more commercial titles. The demand for the art titles is not as high as the demand for commercial films. We do, however, schedule some of the “art” titles on the commercial circuit and unfortunately in the case of Longbeach and Blue Route they have not performed that well, with very limited demand. We schedule films according to the historical demand of those particular complexes and the communities they serve. It would appear that the DVD hire shops are also stock films that generally appeal to the demands of the community they serve.
Poor cell reception in Simonskloof AS reasonably new residents of Simonskloof, we are delighted with our decision to relocate to Simon’s Town, but have one major concern that affects our lives daily – and that is the very poor reception using a cellphone. A fixed line does not provide the flexibility of a cellphone and for this reason, I am sure that we are not alone in preferring this latter method of communication. However, most phone calls seem to terminate mid conversation and it is ridiculous trying to position oneself into the best reception “position”. Vodacom, our service provider, says that they are not allowed by the Simon’s Town authorities to erect a tower to provide a better service and in doing so, will hopefully reduce the number of interrupted calls. I wonder if this is the reason for the poor reception as I am aware that other Vodacom users (and users of other service providers for that matter) in other locations are also having similar connection problems? If on the other hand, Vodacom is being prevented from erecting another tower, there is the threat that in an emergency (and Simonskloof is having a spate of break-ins recently) help cannot be called – so posing a risk to our property and perhaps people. Please can someone clear up this confusion and let’s either get Vodacom or the local authority to act to resolve this problem. JOHN TURNER Simon’s Town
NOMSA THUSI, EXECUTIVE HEAD OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AT VODACOM, RESPONDS: We are seriously challenged on how to improve network coverage in some areas due to planning permission constraints and resistance from residents. Sometimes it’s the same people who complain about coverage that also fight against the erection of towers in their area. Below, is a series of activities that should occur prior to a tower being erected: . Department of Land Affairs (LA) facilitates the meeting between Vodacom and the residents. . Environmental Affairs require Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to be done to see if there won’t be any heritage plants affected by our plan. . Residents of the affected suburb must all approve. . Approval is required from the person who owns the piece of land where the base station is to be erected. . The above processes are not in order of their occurrence but must all be done before any building can take place. In terms of overall network quality, I can confirm that our network availability and dropped call statistics as reported to ICASA, have been well within the prescribed guidelines of 95% availability and dropped calls less than 2%, and they have both actually shown an improving trend.
A traffic cop by any other name ON Friday 18 February the robot was out in 17th Avenue, Fish Hoek. I felt like getting out and moving the traffic along myself. You could imagine my anger when I saw cops pulling over taxis right next to the robot that wasn’t working. When I got to work I saw two traffic officers at Engen getting coffee. I went up to them and asked why they were pulling over taxis instead of helping the traf-
fic move along? He said they are a different department to them so they can’t help! So traffic cops that pull over cars and traffic cops that direct traffic are different? I’m sure it wouldn’t be to much of a hassle to just move a few cars along until the correct person gets there. I just find it pathetic. FRUSTRATED DRIVER Fish Hoek
LETTERS
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Keep Noordhoek rural NOORDHOEK has a wonderful reputation as a semi-rural village notable for the absence of the noise and bustle. There is very little commercial activity to disturb our tranquillity. Most of us came here to enjoy that. Yet the activities at the Red Herring Pub disturb that peace with loud music, drunken behaviour in the streets, and cars driven at speed on those occasions when the pub has live “entertainment”. Those living in the immediate vicinity are badly affected, while others at a distance are not aware of the noise and some are quite happy to enjoy an evening in the pub, leaving the first group to suffer the noise. I have been protesting this problem for some six years. I have made affidavits with the police who have fined the owners of the pub; I have complained to councillor Felicity Purchase; NEAG; the Conversancy Group; to the City Health Department; met with Dr Bromfield, its head, and many other places. All to no avail. All said the law on noise nuisance is unclear and enforcement not feasible. Imagine my surprise when I recently obtained a copy of the City of Cape Town’s “Bylaw relating to streets, public places and the prevention of nuisances” promulgated 28 September 2007 (PG 6469; LA 44559) Article three under “Noise Nuisance” states: No person shall in a public place–
What happens to our mail? I WRITE regularly about this subject but it is never addressed and theft continues to be rife in the postal system. Over the past five months, I have sent small samples to eight people and none has ever reached its destination. These are not valuable items but important for the recipients to receive. One was returned and when I emailed to tell the person he wrote back to say that for some unknown reason the post office does not recognise his address which I had written correctly and he often does not receive his mail. Every month I used to send a parcel
(a) cause or permit to be caused by shouting, screaming or making any other loud or persistent noise or sound, including amplified noise or sound; or (b) permit noise or sound from a private residence or business to be audible in a public place, except for the purposes of loudspeaker announcements for public meetings or due to the actions of street entertainers. Any person who contravenes this bylaw shall be guilty of an offence. Further, the Environment Conservation Act 1989 Act 73 has Noise Regulation Regulations which state “noise nuisance means any sound which disturbs or impairs or may disturb or impair the convenience of any person”. And clause five states “no person shall operate or play a radio, television set, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, loudspeaker system or similar device that produces, reproduces or amplifies sound, or allow it to be operated or played so as to cause a noise nuisance.” Nothing could be clearer and the Red Herring is liable for prosecution. So where is the difficulty? Why has it been so hard to persuade authority to act? We ask for no favours, only the enforcement of the law. Please register your protest with Dr Bromfield, Head: City Health Department; email ivan.bromfield@capetown.gov.za or fax (021) 421-4894. Let us keep Noordhoek rural. PROFESSOR BEN TUROK MP Noordhoek
to Swellendam and four months ago I sent a small envelope which still has not been received. A friend from George sent my children and me some gifts for Christmas. We never received the gifts and a friend in Durban sent a DVD and card to her stepson that was never received. I sent a tile to Constantia, it was stolen. When will this end? When we all complain loudly enough and unite to force the postal authorities to investigate and make amends. I feel that for every lost parcel we can claim free couriered postage ANGELA TAYLOR Fish Hoek
Are you a builder or breaker? IN the half century that I have lived, I have learned a few truths. One truth is that life is hard. Things do not come easily. One has to sow and plant in order to reap. There is no free lunch; somebody has paid for it. Another truth is that in society people can be divided into two groups: builders and breakers. To build something takes much effort, time, money. To break it down is easy and quick. In Capri we have hard-working people who are doing a good thing, not only for themselves, but for others, for the whole community. They are trying to improve our environment, uplift the area and improve safety. There are also people trying to put a stop to this good thing. I saw this horrible fact (being a breaker) in myself many years ago. I had taken my children to the beach on a warm winter’s day. To our delight peo-
ple had been before and built well-constructed sand castles. Perhaps it was part of a competition, as there were three substantial creations. My children begged me to allow them to trample them down. My initial response was negative, but with weariness of pleading, eventually agreed. Thereafter, on leaving the beach, a couple of cars arrived. Children tumbled out excitedly, to show their mothers the castles that they had built on a school outing. I was desperately ashamed. What a lesson I learned about builders and destroyers. Thank you Tony Fernandez, Dolores Donovan, Kerri de Sousa, Sergio Capellino, Clive Byrne and Debby Byrne for your hard effort, much (precious) time, not to mention money. I want to build with you. JENNI STEWART Capri
Increase fines
ficers patrol the beach and issue fines. The present R100 is woefully inadequate, as evidenced by the fact that it is the same dog owners who flout the law time and again. Increase the fines and if they are not a sufficient deterrent bring the offenders into court. There is an a enormous stretch of beach eastwards of the FBSLC plus the area around the vlei for dog owners to exercise their dogs. Why do they persist in encroaching on areas in which people can relax free of the nuisance of dogs and their excrement which few owners bother to pick up? FERRY FAMILY Marina Da Gama
I REFER to the Clarke family’s letter in your edition dated Tuesday 1 March. As an almost daily visitor to Muizenberg beach, in particular East Beach, I would like to add my voice in support of their sentiments. To keep that stretch of beach between Surfers Corner and the False Bay Surf Lifesaving Club free of dogs in the summer season it is necessary for the authorities to erect more unambiguous signs at all entrances to that stretch of beach. More importantly, to enforce the law by having law enforcement of-
Inform public about fun rides PEOPLE’S POST devotes a lot of space to issues both for and against cyclists. These issues are aired every year without fail in the lead-up to the Pick n Pay Cape Argus Cycle Tour. The Cycle Tour will have been completed on 13 March and thankfully the number of cyclists will diminish on the local roads, until next time. The cyclists, however, are not going to go away and the complainants are going to feel aggrieved again next year when they demand their unassailable right to use the roads in the Far South for their own purposes. Some complainants say that they should be warned beforehand so that they can plan
their travel times and routes accordingly. Can I suggest that People’s Post takes on the task of informing the locals when and where the fun rides are going to take place? The information is readily available from the Pedal Power Association months in advance and I am sure that they would be only too happy to oblige. Information regarding routes, times and affected roads could be published, thereby eliminating a large percentage of the gripes. DOUG CALVEREY Lakeside Thank you for the suggestion. We have contacted the Pedal Power Association, which has undertaken to supply us with this information prior to events. – Ed.
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Your SMSes Bin-pickers . I hate the bin pickers! They mess and definitely look at our houses to break in. I say give them a good fright and they will get out of our neighbourhoods. . Get rid of the bin pickers, even if means shooting them with a paintball gun. I’ve seen these people from time to time and the roads have been much more quiet and the crime less. Good job shooters, I’m standing by you all the way. Sun Valley . If the paintballers strike again or can be identified, then I hope the neighbourhood watch or anyone else will charge them with assault. They are the ones who are the criminal, anti-social element, not the poor who are just trying to survive! Meg Samuelson Bitten by estate agent . Once Bitten, your friend must have mentioned the estate agent’s name. Go to the authorities and ask them to insist that the estate agent shows receipts for money received and for goods sold. After all she is a third party. Everyone has a conscience and I hope the estate agent has long sleepless nights. Shame on you! . To the unscrupulous estate agent, have you forgotten that you too will get old? What you did was fraudulent and theft. You should be behind bars before another poor elderly person gets caught in your web! . To Once Bitten. The name of this agent should be published for all to see! What a despicable person! We should be warned! Saddened, Lakeside . The shark agent should be brought to book and shamed, the company she represents should do it, proving they are a reputable company. Parents, take note . As a concerned parent of a 19-year-old son, I would like to know where or what the other parents are doing when their 15 or 16-year-old girls are still out and about in the wee hours of the morning, after attending one of the many bashes that have been happening in Ocean View lately. Do you know that they are drinking alcohol and smoking dagga for fun? Please wake up before it’s too late. Concerned parent Turn it down! . Regarding the night club noise to be curbed, will this apply to the public as well? On Tuesday 8 March at Sandstone, the party hasn’t stopped. They’re working on cars and bikes in the garage, they are grinding stuff, shouting and pumping the tunes. Just another peaceful night in Kommetjie. Taken for a ride . Oh bless you Mr MEC for Transport, how great! All the way from Khayelitsha to Cape Town? Try Fish Hoek to Cape Town at 05:45, 06:00 and then try returning at 17:00 onward for one week. Today, for example, no roller doors could open, no ticket office service was available, no
back-up was even called. Someone did not get their digit out of their most southern orifice in time this morning. One sip of wine does not make you a connoisseur. Maureen, Fish Hoek Why? . My niece was on an official tourist boat trip from Simon’s Town and was disturbed to see seals being shot off the Cape Point coast. She asked if this was allowed. We were surprised that this was happening, but they were not able to answer her question. Muizenberg views . Has anybody else noticed how Muizenberg has gone back to the drug-ridden crime hub it used to be since the Mountain Men left? . With regard to the proposed night centre: I agree with Dave, there are many empty buildings in Simon’s Town. Where should it be situated? We already have the Living Grace Centre and Vrygrond. I think it’s more than we can handle. Yolanda Motorists and cyclists . What do you do when the robot is in your favour, you are half way across the intersection and cyclists ignore the red robot and almost collide with you? Smile? I think not. Sharon, Sun Valley . How can motorists even take cyclists seriously when they dress the way they do? Mark In response . With reference to “Bumpy ride”: that's it, Pat of Welcome Glen, you tell Andre Esterhuysen! He probably has never had a child killed in Glen Road and probably speeds and does not stop at the stop signs. Of course the speed bumps are a hassle to him. Ani . I don’t agree that Gavin Fish is a great motivator. I find his column is not practical. I wonder if the hair problem student will find his dream? . Just to let Daniel Grebe (and others) know that the “bee” he photographed is actually a Syrphidae fly. It is nevertheless enjoying the pollen all the same. Val, Clovelly . All this dog crap: employ a couple of guys and ticket them. Bargains and banners . I have just purchased three tops and a pair of pants – all of good quality, and still looking good as new – from Tears for R100. What a bargain. . A certain cellphone outlet in Longbeach Mall has a huge banner in their shop with the words proclaiming: “Whoosh”. Well, guess what? The 3G connection needed for the product is not available in this area and the staff cannot even say when it will ever happen! False advertising? Attention, attention . Will the elderly lady who left her large packet of Woolworths toilet paper at the Standard Bank ATM in Longbeach Mall please collect it at the centre management office, where I handed it in? Betty Roughley
Respect goes a long way IN RESPONSE to Paddy McPherson’s letter in People’s Post of 8 March (“Speaking of respect” and dealing with Fish Hoek principal Gavin Fish’s article on respect): As a last word on the subject of respect, when I was at school (more than half a century ago), we had a typing teacher called Miss EE Carter, who had a humpback as a result of a fall down a flight of stairs. She was single following the death of her fiance in the war, and I never knew what the EE stood for. We did not like her and she was the cause of considerable scorn amongst the Standard 10s as she would hand out “10 lines” whenever she thought a pupil had transgressed. She must have considered me more of a
sinner than the others or perhaps she thought I was worth saving, as following an incident when she saw me fraternising with one of the Standard sixes, she made me write out 100 times: “Popularity is cheap tinsel, which soon grows tawdry; respect is pure gold that lasts a lifetime.” I thought “what an idiot” and rattled off the lines by writing the words in columns one under the other, instead of the whole line at once. To my eternal shame, it was only much later that I came to realise that she was the wise one and I was the idiot, and I have remembered the wisdom of those words my whole life. CYNTHIA RIDGARD Fish Hoek
Thank you, Mr Fish I WOULD like to take this opportunity to respond to Principal Gavin Fish of Fish Hoek High School (author of “Taming the Teenager” columns in People’s Post). I commend you for engaging more actively in the lives of your teenage students. It’s important to educate our teens so they can lead a healthy lifestyle with good morals as taught by their parents and peers.
HIV/Aids is a serious disease that stems from promiscuous behaviour and it’s so urgent that we start educating constantly about the prevention of teenage pregnancies, STIs/ STDs, and last but not least, HIV/Aids. Thank you and if you require any volunteering with this, there are young counsellors who are ready to assist. LOUISE BEUKES
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
Strike terror BELEAGUERED commuters are once again getting the short end of the public transport stick as a citywide taxi strike got under way yesterday (Monday). Members of the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) protested about “draconian” traffic laws and the red tape and “sloppiness” around the issuing of operating licences by provincial government. Santaco secretary general Philip Taaibosch says the Western Cape “is the only province in South Africa where taxi operators are harassed in such a big way”. Taxi drivers are entitled to protest about matters affecting their livelihoods, but peacefully so. That the strike turned violent on its first day displays a blatant disregard for the government’s warning that Santaco will be held personally responsible for any violence. Even the National Taxi Alliance’s urging taxi drivers “not do anything and to park the taxis at ranks or at home” fell on deaf ears. Many taxi drivers are notoriously reckless. Their conduct during strikes bears testimony to their overall lack of regard for themselves, their passengers and fellow road users. They threaten the very commuters who faithfully support them and rely on them as their only mode of transport from the townships to work. Among the alarming incidents reported since the strike began: a bread truck was set alight; vehicles were set alight and stoned by striking drivers; stonethrowing occurred in Fish Hoek and along Klipfontein Road; Golden Arrow buses were stoned on Lansdowne Road. As with previous taxi strikes, this strike was characterised on its first day by violence, intimidation, destruction and opportunistic crime – none of which will garner sympathy or even empathy.
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The memory “MEMORY of how it feels” opened at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio on Saturday 19 February. Inspired by the traditional Zulu practice of exchanging beads encoded with secret messages between lovers, “Memory of how it feels” gently weaves together three tonal short stories, using elements of myth and folklore from Uganda, Egypt and ancient Sumeria. The theatrical drama will run until Saturday 19 March at 18:30 or 20:15. Tickets cost R120 (Tuesdays to Thursdays) and R130 (Fridays and Saturdays).
FANTASTIC: Renaye and David Kramer.
THREE’S A CROWD: From left, Fiona Gordon, Linda Siboto and Peggy Tunyiswa. SPECIAL: Philip Botes and Ineke Schoch.
LOVELY: Owen Manamela and Ina Wichterich.
BLOWN AWAY: From left, Clare Stopford, Jennie Reznek and Mark Fleischman.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
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Crazy little thing called love The show is written and performed by the husband-and-wife team of Vanessa Harris and Ash Searle, and presented by their company, the awardwinning Follow Spot Productions. Searle (“So You Think You Can Dance”, “Big Boys Don’t Dance”) is a technically-trained dancer who has performed all over the world and locally in an array of shows from “African Footprint” to “Chicago”, “Fame and “We Will Rock You”. Harris appeared in “The Rocky Tuesday 9 September 2008
Horror Picture Show”, “Fangs, the Musical”, “Fusion”, “The Buddy Holly Story” and played the part of Wendy in the pantomime “Peter Pan”. She spent six months performing in Asia with the touring cast of “We Will Rock You”, the Queen musical. She was also seen on South African movie screens as the female lead in the late Bill Flynn’s comedy, “Running Riot”. Director Bradley Searle is known as a dancer and entertainer. His credits include “Footloose, the Musical” and, with brother Ashley, a countrywide tour in “Big Boys Don’t Dance”, a two-hander comedy and dance show which won them a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the 2010 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
“Love at First Fight” will be performed from Wednesday 23 March to Saturday 9 April at 20:30. Tickets are R90 and the doors open at 18:00. There will be a special performance on Friday 1 April in aid of the Safer Together Community Safety Fund, which raises funds for equipment for neighbourhood watch groups and relevant projects to promote safety in the greater Muizenberg area. Tickets to the performance cost R150, which includes a finger supper from 19:00, with a bottle of wine or juice per couple and cash bar available. The performance starts at 20:00. For bookings call 073 220 5430 or visit www.kbt.co.za TheCLASSIFIEDS show is rated PG 10.
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THE phenomenal run of pounding swell that has graced the Atlantic coastline of the Far South since the middle of last week is unlikely to let up until Wednesday evening when it will leave behind battered bodies and equipment after reaching XXL proportions on Monday afternoon.
RACE ALONG THE COAST: With less than a week to the Cape Point Challenge, sailors are preparing for the first race which is set to take place over a long weekend. The Cape Point Challenge aims to raise funds for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and will take place over the 19, 20 and 21 March. Participants are urged to register on 18 March and join the Fish Hoek Beach Sailing Club (FHBSC) for the opening event. For more information visit www.fhbsc.co.za. Photo: Rob Tarr
CELEBRATION DAY: Tyler Day (21) rides to victory in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour in a time of 2hrs 32min 10sec, with an equally elated team mate Mal colm Lange placing second. Lange’s team, now called Team Bonitas Medischeme, scored a hat trick when they won the race for a third consecutive year. Lange (37) announced his retire ment from cycling on the eve of the race. Cherise Taylor from USN won the women’s race. Photo: Rashied Isaacs
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All wave riders are hoping this early show of force by the elements in the Roaring Forties portends well for pumping sessions during autumn and winter after the frustratingly sporadic episodes of swell during the Summer months. On the contest scene, the bad news is that the WP Open, a 1A-rated Pro Surf Tour (PST) event for men and women originally scheduled for 1 and 2 April in the Far South, has been postponed until later in the year. The good news is that a sponsor is said to be ready to step in then with substantial funds to raise the status of the event. That will be welcomed by the local contest brigade after the news that the internationally rated O’Neill Cold Water Classic which has run here for the past two years has been cancelled for 2011. Still on the competitive crew, Davey Brand flew the flag for the Far South at the Captain Morgan Spiced Gold Buccaneers Surf Pro in East
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