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Baboon protectors to monitor humans DALEEN FOUCHÉ
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GENEROUS private donation is the driving force behind a new initiative by the Baboon Liaison Group (BLG), to protect the Chacma baboons in the southern peninsula. Apart from financing additional baboon collars, the R100 000 donation by a Cape Town couple will help fund the Baboon Protector Project which will help Western Cape environmental authority, CapeNature, enforce new legislation in terms of an amendment made to the Nature Conservation Ordinance 19 of 1974. The amendment prohibits the public from feeding baboons in any space – private or public (“Feeding of baboons banned”, People’s Post, 22 March). CapeNature has not initiated a single prosecution in terms of the new or the old legislation, mainly due to a lack of available information which would allow it to successfully do so. Fanie Bekker, director of CapeNature, believes that things are about to change with the help of the new Baboon Protector Project.
The BLG, made up of civic and ratepayers’ associations from areas affected by baboons, has worked with the Nature Conservation Corporation (NCC), the service provider tasked with baboon management on the Cape Peninsula, to design the prototype of the Baboon Protector Project. “Baboon Protectors” are to focus on keeping members of the public away from wild baboons and are to inform them about baboon behaviour and the consequences of “foolhardy” interactions. Two baboon monitors employed by the NCC have been selected to become baboon protectors, and have already received training in law enforcement and communications. They have also been equipped with a cellphone and a camera to record and report difficult situations. If this pilot project is successful, it could be rolled out into other problem areas, such as the Tokai forest. Dr Lesley Shackleton, who represents the Simon’s Town Civic Association (STCA) on the BLG, says the baboon protectors have been trained to identify people feeding baboons and trace witnesses, which will help CapeNature prosecute such perpetrators. The project has already been launched and
there is one baboon protector on duty from dawn to dusk every day. They will be stationed in the Miller’s Point and Smitswinkel Bay area for four months. This area is a popular spot visited by tourists, and is infamous for car raiding by baboons. The Smitswinkel Bay troop’s alleged alpha male, Fred, was recently euthanased (“Protests over Fred’s the baboon’s death”, People’s Post, 29 March). The relevant authorities – the City of Cape Town, CapeNature and Table Mountain National Park – said at the time that Fred’s aggressive behaviour and his ability to open car doors led to his demise. “This is what we hope to avoid,” says Dr Graham Noble, chairperson of the BLG, “and the way to do this is to educate people that baboons are wild animals. People and baboons must be kept at a distance from each other,” he says. Bekker says CapeNature “strongly supports” this initiative. “The protectors will be our eyes and ears on the ground.” He says the current problem with enforcing the new legislation prohibiting the feeding of baboons is that people who phone with tip-
offs do not have enough information for CapeNature to follow up on. But, he maintains, the baboon protectors have now been trained to source this information. Bekker is confident that the initiative will be a success, adding that after a trial period, the authorities will aim to raise money to possibly even roll out the project to other hotspots. The baboon protectors wear a distinctive orange vest distinguishing them from the monitors. The protectors will integrate their activities with those performed by the monitors. NCC supervises the protectors, who will be fully employed by them. NCC will also employ an additional two monitors to fill the vacant monitor positions. “We hope this will be a win-win project,” says Dr Justin O’Riain of the UCT Baboon Research Unit.
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
Your ward candidates FOLLOWING on last week’s introduction of ward candidates in People’s Post, we this week publish more profiles of political par-
ty members who are making themselves available as ward councillors. Elections for local government
representatives will take place on Wednesday 18 May – declared a public holiday – and residents will have the opportunity to vote
into power a representative they believe will represent their community’s interests within the City of Cape Town.
Ward 61
Ward 64
Ward 69
The African Christian Democratic Party’s An thony Ive (Ward 61) is a former ACDP ward councillor who is avail able and very willing to serve a further term. He is dedicated to realising the vision of Cape Town as a beacon of Christian hope and prosperity for the whole of Africa. He upholds the position of the ACDP as an explicit and strong Christian voice in government in the city.
The African Christian Democratic Party’s Kim Fraser (Ward 64) has lived in the Fish Hoek Valley since 1962, com pleting all his school ing here too. He is currently serving on three body corporate commit tees, on the Fish Hoek Ratepayers and Residents Association and is chairper son of the local ACDP branch. He is committed to serv ing the entire ward, especially the youth, seniors and local businesses.
The Afri can Chris tian Demo cratic Par ty’s Cheryl Howie (Ward 69) is a teach er and has been a loy al member of the ACDP since its inception in 1993, serving in various senior posts. She has the en ergy and commit ment to serve all residents and strives for righteous govern ance and justice for all.
Cast your special vote VOTERS will be able to cast a special vote in the municipal elections for the first time. The application process for special votes opened on Friday 15 April, and will run until Wednesday 3 May at 17:00. South African citizens whose names appear on the Voters’ Roll but cannot vote on election day at the voting station in the voting dis-
trict where they are registered, qualify for a special vote. Voters have to apply for a special vote – in person – at a local Municipal Electoral Officer or someone else can submit the application on their behalf. Those applicants who cannot vote on Wednesday 18 May will cast their special votes on Monday 16 May between 08:00 and 17:00 at the voting station in the
voting district where they are registered. Those who are physically infirm or disabled will be visited by IEC staff on 16 or 17 May at their homes. Voters may only vote in the voting district where they are registered. For more information contact the Independent Electoral Commission’s on its tollfree number 080 011 8000.
Calling all Far South election candidates THE Fish Hoek Residents and Ratepayers Association (FHVRRA), in conjunction with the Far South Peninsula Community Forum (FSPCF), is dedicating its next quarterly general meeting to election candidates who would like a public platform from which to address the local commu-
nity prior to the elections on 18 May. The Quarterly General Meeting will take place on Thursday 12 May at the Fish Hoek Community Centre at 19:00. All election candidates from wards 61, 64 and 69 are welcome to attend.
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They will be given an opportunity to briefly explain their standpoints, together with an opportunity for one-on-one discussions with the public afterwards. Contact Peter Kempster on (021) 785-2456 or email jenpete@netpoint.co.za.
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Give a little bit THE Simon’s Town CPF would welcome any donation of items toward their boot sale on Saturday 7 May at the Phoenix Hall, Glencairn Heights. Electrical appliances should be in working order and no clothes will be accepted. Funds will be used to assist the local police and for community projects. Please contact Jill Grant at (021) 786-1491 or Roy Burnie on (021) 7861806 for collection.
Crime meeting THE annual general meeting of the Simon’s Town Community Police Sub Forum (Sector 1) will take place at 18:30 on Wednesday 11 May in the Phoenix Hall, Glencairn Heights.
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
SAFETY HAZARD: This sign has fallen over and is being used as a barrier to keep cars off the Shell garage premises. Photo: Daleen Fouché
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CLOSED: The Shell petrol station in Fish Hoek has been closed since October 2010.
Fish Hoek’s ‘eyesore’ garage DALEEN FOUCHÉ
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N the six short months since its closure, the Shell petrol station in Fish Hoek Main Road has become “an eyesore”. The garage along with its shop has been closed since October 2010, when it was bought by a new owner, who is awaiting approval from the Department of Minerals and Energy for his application to sell petrol on the site. Marilyn Rimmer, a Fish Hoek resident, says the garage is “a mess”. People are using it as an unofficial parking lot, but do not park
in an orderly fashion, she says. “Drivers just stop anywhere,” she says. Rimmer says the site has become a safety hazard. “There is a tall sign that has fallen down on which people can trip and fall.” She says the “unsightly” garage has a bad effect on the image of Fish Hoek. When People’s Post visited the site on Wednesday 13 April, the site was closed up with bins, rocks, a fallen sign and red tape to keep cars from parking inside the property and in between the petrol pumps. The petrol pumps were wrapped in red tape. Brian Herman, the owner, says he was only given authority
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to the Department of Energy for a permit to sell fuel and that this process can take up to six months. She says, however, that this application has taken longer than expected. “We are pushing the application and are hoping that it will be approved before Easter,” Munian says. A petrol station owner selling petrol without a licence faces large fines. Munian apologised on behalf of
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
Far South residents recognised for achievements THE South Peninsula Subcouncil invited a variety of individuals and organisations to its final meeting before the elections, at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre on Wednesday 20 April. The occasion was to celebrate the great achievements and contributions made to the Far South by these individuals and organisations. Councillor Demetri Qually, chairperson of the South Peninsula
Subcouncil, handed out certificates on behalf of the subcouncil. Among those honoured were the Simon’s Town National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), The South African Navy in Simon’s Town, Friends of the Simon’s Town Library, Friends of the Muizenberg Library, Friends of the Fish Hoek Library, disaster volunteers from Fish Hoek and the Fish Hoek Surf Life Saving Club. Everyone enjoyed snacks and drinks afterwards.
Alderman Nicki Holder sness is re tiring after many years of service to the Far South. She is seen here with council lor Demetri Qually. Frank Johnstone (right) was recognised for his long involvement with key Fish Hoek matters. He is also the manager of the Fish Hoek City Improvement Dis trict. With him is councillor Demetri Qually.
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Sidney du Plooy (middle) is retiring after dedicating many years as an official at the South Peninsula Subcouncil. He is seen here with Desireé Mentor, manager of the South Peninsula Subcouncil (left), and councillor Demetri Qually.
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Dr Robert Martell (right), head of False Bay Hospital, ac cepted an award on behalf of the hospital. With him is coun cillor Demetri Qually.
Judy Herbert (right) was honoured for involvement in Kalk Bay issues and her contribution, improvements to and ma nagement of the Lever Street Park in Kalk Bay. Here she is congratulated by councillor Demetri Qually.
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
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ST police crack down on criminals DALEEN FOUCHÉ
MEMBERS of the Simon’s Town police arrested two suspects on charges of housebreaking and possession of drugs in the early hours of Wednesday 20 April. Constable Tshidiso Tsautse and Constable Themba Ngele were on their nightly patrol at 02:45 when they spotted a white VW Golf driving in Glencairn Heights without any headlights. The “suspicious” vehicle pulled into a petrol station and the two constables confronted the occupants; two men, aged 21 and 40. Inside the car the police found a computer monitor, a computer, a Playstation, GPRS and cameras worth about R15 000. Captain Stephen Knapp, police cluster spokesperson says the suspects could not give an “acceptable explanation” for being in possession of the goods and were both arrested. Police also found drugs in their possession. Knapp says a careful study of crime pattern analysis led the acting station commander of Simon’s Town police, Captain David Malong, to encourage members of that shift to be “especially vigilant” during night shift patrols in the station precinct. “An increase in housebreakings, especially during the night,was a concern and action against these thugs was urgently required,” says Knapp. Malong was “extremely pleased” with the arrests and confiscations and has appealed to the owner of the goods to come forward and identify them. He also appealed to the public not to hesitate reporting any suspi-
TOP TEAM: From left: Constables Styakholwa Tsautse, Themba Ngele, Tshid iso Jack and Thozama Sixishe with the shucked abalone confiscated during a joint operation in Smitswinkel Bay. Photo: Supplied cious-looking vehicles or people to the police. He expressed his appreciation to the members concerned and assures the public of ongoing attempts to eradicate crime in the precinct. The two suspects appeared in the Simon’s Town Magistrate’s Court yesterday. . A combined operation between Park Rangers, SANParks, Marine and Coastal Management and the police led to the confiscation of shucked abalone, worth an estimated R70 000, in the early hours of Wednesday 20 April. This came after the authorities observed activity in the vicinity of Smitswinkel Bay at the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. A white VW Kombi was observed loading bags of abalone. The vehicle
was pulled off but the three occupants evaded the rangers and fled on foot. The driver of the Kombi was arrested and three green bags containing 333 shucked abalone were discovered in the vehicle. Both the abalone and vehicle were confiscated by SANParks rangers, who reported that there has been an increase in abalone poaching around the Southern Peninsula. This has necessitated ongoing joint operations with all law enforcement agencies. The 26-year-old suspect was detained at Simon’s Town Police Station and appeared in the Simon’s Town Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 21 April. The outcome could not be determined by the time of going to print.
TOTAL WRECK: This car crashed into the wall alongside the Main Road between the Glencairn Quarry and Sunny Cove Railway Station at around 20:30 on 19 April. The car was badly damaged, but the male driver managed to escape the mangled wreckage and was treated on the scene by paramedics from Cape Medical Response, Emergency Medical Training and False Bay Volunteer Emergency Medical Servic es. He was taken to False Bay hospital in a stable condition. The Fish Hoek Fire Department was on the scene to ensure the damaged vehi cle was stabilised and did not pose a threat to passing cars. Photo: Cassie Carstens
MOONLIGHT FUN: The Jungle The atre group joined Safer Together for the Muizenberg Moonlight Me ander on Saturday 16 April, add ing to the fun with drums, sea weed horns and this colourful Oc topus made from reclaimed gar bage. Despite a chilly wind, about 50 people joined the walk. Many carried garbage bags and did a beach cleanup as they walked un der a beautiful moon. Seen here is Seugnet Rumble, who came from Durbanville with a group of friends. Photo: Supplied
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
Yonela sings her way to stardom Opera training for a young hopeful star DALEEN FOUCHÉ
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YOUNG Simon’s Town School graduate has been accepted into UCT’s opera training programme despite never having received any form of voice training. Yonela Mabuto (17), who, until recently, lived in a shack with seven people in Philippi, graduated from Simon’s Town School last year and started studying at UCT in January. She grew up in the Eastern Cape and joined a choir, where she expressed her talent and passion. She had to move to Cape Town in 2007 because of financial difficulties. Yonela says she realised early in her life that she needed to work hard to get ahead. She won a bursary for maritime studies while at high school. Although she was grateful for the chance to finish school, there was no opportunity for her to further her interest in singing and opera. But in 2010, Yonela was asked to start a choir for the Simon’s Town School hostel, after she performed at a farewell concert for exchange students from Germany. Marié Liebenberg, a part-time music teacher at Simon’s Town School, first heard Yonela sing with the school choir in September last year. “Her voice was unbelievable,” says Liebenberg. Liebenberg was convinced that Yonela was taking singing lessons, but later found out that she had had no music training. She says Yonela has an un-
ANGELIC VOICE: Yonela Mabuto Photo: Supplied
trained voice, but has the potential to become a “dramatic lyrical soprano”. Liebenberg organised a music audition for Yonela at UCT. “We only had three weeks to prepare Yonela for her big audition,” says Liebenberg. Liebenberg put Yonela’s audition songs on an MP3 player and she practised every day. “She worked extremely hard,” says Liebenberg. “I was very nervous about the audition,” says Yonela. But all fears were set aside when Yonela was accepted into UCT and told by her current voice trainer that she had the potential to become an opera singer. Yonela is currently studying a one-year course in foundation opera, and will then start her fouryear diploma in opera training. Yonela says she would not have made it this far if she did not have a passion for music.
She says she is grateful to Liebenberg, Anfra Beyers and Linda Philips, who all helped her to organise the audition and to train and introduce her talent to the world by putting a clip of her singing on YouTube. But Liebenberg says Yonela needs help with funding her studies. In response to her plea, the Simon’s Town Action Group – residents whose aim is to support the school – has taken it upon itself to help raise funds for this purpose. Jack London, chairperson of the group, says Simon’s Town School has pupils from many different areas, including Masiphumelele, Ocean View, Red Hill and communities as far as Philippi. London explains that pupils are usually from poor communities. But because the school is situated in Simon’s Town, which is considered a wealthy area, the school does not receive much funding from the Western Cape Department of Education. He adds, however, that the school is doing very well and achieved a 97% pass rate for the class of 2010. The Simon’s Town Action Group is appealing to the community to help Yonela reach her full potential and realise her dreams. London says any contribution will be welcome. Yonela’s funds will be managed by the Simon’s Town School. For more information on how to contribute, contact London on (021) 786-5537. Visit http:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ZnXJZAmkZ_8 to view Yonela’s youtube clip.
LEGENDS: The treknet fishermen operating from Fish Hoek Beach have be come synonymous with the beach. Gwen Rea, an early morning swimmer at Fish Hoek Beach and photographer, says the fishermen are the hub of the beach and of Fish Hoek. “They are pivotal in the history of Fish Hoek,” she says. She says the trek fishermen were the first to run to Desmond Firth’s rescue when he drowned after an apparent stroke last October (“Former Square Hill principal drowns”, People’s Post, 12 October 2010). “We often forget that they are without income when there are no fish about and regular ly just need some ingredients for their morning coffee.” Seen here are George Cameron (left), who has been a treknet fisherman at Fish Hoek for 38 years, and John Lewis, who has been with the crew for 31 years. Photos: Gwen Rea
TEAM WORK: The Fish Hoek treknet fishermen dragging their catch ashore on Sunday 3 April. ON THE BEACH: The fishermen with their beached boat on Sun day morning 3 April.
Art imitating life in bronze DALEEN FOUCHE
SIMON’S TOWN is best known for its penguins, the Navy and icons such as Just Nuisance, but in the art world, it is also famous for housing the “best” bronze foundry in Cape Town. Bronze Age has been hailed in the art world as the best foundry in Cape Town. The foundry was first opened in Simon’s Town in the late 1990s by Otto du Plessis, and offers an indispensable service to South African sculptors, transforming their original artwork, which is usually made from wood or wax, into a bronze sculpture. The Bronze Age workshop is situated behind the Simon’s Town Town Hall. Bronze Age also boasts a functional art department, which produces a range of unique furniture pieces. “It is a mixture of art, design and functionality,” explains Charles Haupt, co-owner of Bronze Age and head of the functional art department. The process of casting bronze is neither simple nor easy. Haupt showed People’s Post around the workshop and explained a bit about the casting process. He says it takes about 20 people,
THE ART: Craftsmen from Bronze Age finish touches on a bronze sculpture in the workshop in Simon’s Town. Photo: Daleen Fouché CREATIVE MIND: Charles Haupt, coowner of Bronze Age, is seen here in his design studio in Simon’s Town. Photo: Daleen Fouché working in different departments, to complete a bronze sculpture. At the entrance of the workshop, two men were welding a life size statue in the likeness of a man lying on his side and holding on to his feet, while the top part of his head is distorted. The noisy workshop is filled with craftsmen, dust, noise and heat from the oven. Craftsmen were working on a range of different art works, includ-
ing those of Dylan Lewis, who is best known for his life-sized bronze leopards. Other noteworthy clients include William Kentridge and David Brown. “We approach each artwork differently, because each work has different and unique requirements,” says Haupt. He explains that this is why Bronze Age is known as the best foundry in Cape Town. “We have very good relationships with our
clients,” he says. The first step in casting bronze is to create a mould of the sculpture. Different products such as plaster or fibreglass are used during this highly-specialised task. Then wax is poured into the mould, to create a hollow wax replica of the original art work. The wax copy is then “fine-tuned” and any imperfections are smoothed out and “gates” are added, where the bronze will be poured. The wax copy is then dunked into a silica and then sand. This mould is then placed in an oven until the
wax melts away. This creates the negative space of the original art work. The liquid bronze is then poured into the shell. The shell is removed and the bronze sculpture is ready for the final touches. To cast bronze is not a cheap exercise, but Haupt says each artwork is quoted according to its uniqueness. Charles says that Bronze Age will soon be moving their workshop to Woodstock, but will use their premises in Simon’s Town as a gallery.
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
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Boot sale fundraiser A FOOD court and car boot sale fundraiser will be held on Saturday morning 30 April from 08:00 until noon at the parish car park, St John The Evangelist Catholic
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Take the chill out of winter FISH HOEK Eldercare invites you to “warm up for winter” at their annual lunch on Saturday 14 May aboard the Roaring Forties Cable Restorer in Simon’s Town harbour at 12:00. The cost is R150 per
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DANCE FLARE: Fish Hoek Friends of Music will present Spanish dancers from the UCT School of Dance in “An Evening of Dance” at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre on Friday 6 May from 19:30. The programme was put together by Fish Hoek resident Lindy Raizenberg, a lecturer and choreog rapher from UCT. Tickets cost R50 (children R10) at Valley Boutique in Valyland, or Biltong Bars in Main Road or Longbeach, or at the door. For more information phone Pat on (021) 7822252 or Carole on (021) 7822282. From left are Beth Dutton, Lauren McGeorge, Megan Black and Teagan Desvaux Marigny.Photo: Supplied
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
Historic holiday TOMORROW (Wednesday) South Africans will celebrate Freedom Day, a historic day for a country and people once divided along racial lines. Seventeen years ago, people of colour were not allowed to vote and were subjected to oppressive minority rule. They were forced to live, fight and die in inferior areas and evicted from their homes. Barren District 6 is a testimony to the atrocities that characterised Apartheid. Not all welcomed the changes that ushered in a new order while some elected to forget the pain of the past, focusing instead on the joy and hope of the present. Part of the present is the younger generation, and it is both good and sad that they missed out on the unrest of the ’70s and ’80s. Good, because many youth like them lost their lives in the liberation struggle, and sad because today’s youth seem to lack a true appreciation for the privileges that come so easily to them. They take for granted the privilege of having the political freedom to live where they wish, the privilege of attending schools with world-class sports and academic facilities and the privilege of having equal access to jobs. Sadly, most do not know enough of our country’s troubled political past to truly value what they have. Of greater concern though, and an irony, is that while we have the freedom our constitution and a democratic government afford us, we are not really free. How can we be when poverty, unemployment, crime and violence on women and children headline our existence? This should be the burning question as we reflect on our freedom tomorrow, as we stand united in celebration of all that we’ve achieved; of what we’ve shown the world, and ourselves. And so we should celebrate Freedom Day by also honouring the unsung heroes – the community workers and the police – who fight daily to ease poverty, joblessness and crime.
EARLIER this month, Julius Malema, ANC Youth League president, accused DA leader Helen Zille of “dancing like a monkey” to get votes from the electorate. Keeping such a keen eye on her moves,
Malema must have sat up and taken note when he heard that a field mouse had scampered up Zille’s leg under her jeans when she visited his home town, Seshego in Polokwane, on Thursday.
For Malema, the puzzle about Helen Zille’s dancing might be solved and he may now have one less wonder to ponder about her before laying his head to rest at night.
Time to pay the piper
Locals mind and Dassenberg matters ONE of the key issues in a decision-making process is whether or not the decisionmaking authority adequately “applied his mind” to the matter at hand. It is claimed that Pierre Uys did apply his mind when he approved residential development on the slopes of Dassenberg. What does this say about all the individuals, civics, local environmental NGOs, including the Far South Peninsula Community Forum, the Wildlife and Environ-
ment Society of South Africa, the City of Cape Town, CapeNature and Table Mountain National Park all of whom/which objected to the proposed housing development and have significant concerns about the EIA? Did all these competent and respected individuals and organisations not apply their minds? Why does their mindfulness not matter? KIM KRUYSHAAR, THE SCENIC SOUTH
Experience the wonders of Dubai I WOULD strongly advise that you put a visit to Dubai on your “Bucket List”, but not at this time of the year as summer is starting and temperatures will be rising to about 50°C with 90% humidity. We have just returned from a three-anda-half-week holiday, having stayed with our daughter and her family who live in Dubai. Going up 124 floors to the viewing platform of the highest building in the world in 60 seconds. Skiing down an icy slope in the middle of a shopping mall, walking around the largest shopping mall in the world with 1 200 shops, just to name a few places out of many places of interest.
The buses, metro, pavements, etc are spotlessly clean and all the roads are flanked by colourful gardens which resemble carpets of mauve, pink and white petunias. The lawns are a brilliant green and the parks are fantastic and visitor-friendly. All of the people who we met in all walks of life we found to be very courteous and friendly and on the occasions when we got lost they went out of their way to help us. Dubai is definitely worth a visit and we will be back. MAUREEN MICKLESFIELD Fish Hoek
ON Monday 4 April, Rocky (my boxer) and I (a human) made our usual way across Fish Hoek sportsfield towards Peer’s cave. Then it hit us, the most beautiful sounds of Scottish bagpipes. Rocky stopped, cocked his head to the side, not believing his luck. I pinched myself, not sure whether I was in heaven itself or at least a step closer to it. The bagpipe sounds followed us as we climbed to our favourite cave. Rocky ran ahead, so he could stop to listen often, in complete canine serenity. I stopped often too, for a change not to catch my breath, but rather to hear those powerful, moving
sounds. At the top, looking down into our beautiful valley with the Atlantic and Indian Ocean embracing it from either side, the bagpipe man’s beautiful notes found us yet again and gave us an Oscar-winning, surreal movie moment. Mr Bagpipe Player, I look forward to your next session. Please don’t stop and if you ever start charging for this incredible privilege, Rocky and I will be first in line to pay. With great gratitude, for a week starting on a blissful note. UGA AND ROCKY CARLINI-VIDULIN Fish Hoek
No life without clean water DEAR Tony Robinson, of course there are some things worse than fracking, such as nuclear disaster, contaminated water, wholesale environmental destruction and rampant greed. Royal Dutch Shell have already achieved the latter three in the Niger Delta and elsewhere without actually fracking at all. So why on earth would we trust them to behave with due diligence out of sight 10 kilometres underground in our remote Karoo? Imagine the outcry if they proposed to go fracking in Holland! Also, we don’t trust our leaders to make wise decisions in managing nuclear power plants, so why should we trust them to be responsible and objective about fracking? Shell had no trouble bribing Nigerian leaders to get at that country’s oil. They are even accused of complicity in the murder of environmentalist Ken Saro Wiwa, who once DID YOU KNOW that Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, is a former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, and famously exposed the truth behind the death of Black Consciousness lead-
stood in the way of huge oil profits for a few. All species on earth, including ours, can survive without gas and electricity, but not without clean water. There is no alternative to potable water, but there are many for power generation. The sunny Karoo is an ideal location for solar and wind power. Our powerful ocean currents can be harnessed to drive huge turbines. Such projects would not threaten our water supply, or interfere with the underlying geology of the earth’s crust. They could also be undertaken labourintensively, locally, without recourse to multinational mega-companies whose greed far outweighs their concern for our small blue planet. HILARY JACOBS Simon’s Town
er, Steve Biko, while working for the Rand Daily Mail in the late 1970s? She also worked with the Black Sash and other pro-democracy groups during the 1980s. – (www.wikipedia.org)
Tuesday 26 April 2011
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Your SMSes In response .The exit for Dassenberg into Ou Kaapse Weg will be a moaner because look at how cars leaving Silvermine naval base battle to get out. It’s the same at Noordhoek Main Road when a heavy vehicle comes over with a long train of cars behind. It’s quite frustrating to enter there. . I could not agree more with Glenn Ashton’s letter about dogs and their owners not picking up after themselves. Dog owners, start respecting those around you and do the right thing: pick up your rubbish! Michael, Lakeside . In response to Ross Raubenheimer’s message about the circus: I know the McLaren brothers and I’ve seen the way they treat their animals. They are treated in the best way and they love those animals. Don’t judge before you know the facts. . Instead of Leon blaming everyone for his perceived problems and venting his anger against the world, he should rather be grateful for all his blessings. There are people who would love the opportunity to be a parent, even to an autistic child, and be in good health like karate champ Leon is. Smiley General . I am sick and tired of people dumping in Ocean View. Where is your self respect? Be proud of your town. . I agree with Dee of Lakeside regarding “Another Victim”. Why is this woman’s details not made public and her thieving stopped? I hope a case has been made. . I am unsafe in my own house. The same
baboon with the tag and hole in the leg raided my kitchen and broke my neighbour’s window. We phoned Baboon Matters, but there was no answer. This is Da Gama Park and not Baboon Park. Gail . Can the people in charge of putting up signs on our roads to warn drivers to slow down, also put up signs in Simon’s Town, Seaforth and Boulders area? Just like you should slow down whilst driving in and around a school, you should slow down driving where you know there are animals crossing the road to get to their nests. I see too many people speeding and almost driving over the poor penguins! No matter how much you hate the fact that animals are around, they are here to stay. So deal with it and let’s try to get along and live in peace and harmony! We all need it! Nakita Cerff, Simon’s Town Think about it . Three wind turbines erected in the valley alongside the Clovelly golf course would get the North Westerly wind winter and the South Easterly in summer. . Why is the first ingredient listed on Sasko brown bread white flour? Are we being deceived? Jacob, Muizenberg Why moaning matters . To the person who just moved to Cape Town, we keep the Cape well run by moaning all the time. If you were a moaner where you come from, you would not feel the need to come to a well-run city. By the way, welcome! Pat
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Still going strong BORN in Cheshire in the UK in 1918, Ricky Peel (92) boasts good health that he attributes to all the good clean air that he enjoys on Fish Hoek beach during the summer months when he visits here from England. Without fail he is on the beach at the crack of dawn. As the water has not warmed up much this season, he travels by train and bus to take a swim in the pool at Sea Point around four times a week. He says he can’t swim his usual kilometres any more, so he does about 500m and then rests and later swims another 300m. Peel comes to South Africa for the summer months by ship, but this time he is flying back as the cruises are all fully booked. Peel was a commander in the UK navy for about six years and captained a ship. He says 20 years in Sri Lanka in the tea plantations with all the fresh air also kept him going for so long, and says one should not be sitting inside when there is a life to be lived. The rest of his time, Peel spent
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE: Ricky Peel enjoying a swim on the morning of Saturday 2 April on Fish Hoek beach. Photo: Gwen Rea
in banking and stockbroking. I think we can all take a page from Ricky’s book to enjoy daily exercise, fresh air and really live the good life, which he says is free. GWEN REA Fishhoek
Thanks for the support MANY thanks to all who generously contributed to our National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Station 10’s annual street collection. The collection was held on Saturday 19
March, from Kalk Bay to Simon’s Town, and we raised R4 800 – a record for Station 10. DENNIS MCKILLEN Chairperson of Shorelink Committee
Blaring music a public nuisance Of pigeons, politicians and piety SO, Simon Fuller thinks I am a kill-joy because I have objected to the loud music from the Red Herring Pub in Noordhoek? What he doesn’t appreciate is that the reduced levels he refers to are obviously due to the complaints, affidavits and numerous phone calls I and many other people have made over several years. Ask the people who live in Mountain Road and in Beach Road, opposite the Red Herring, who have been infuriated by the noise for years. What Fuller has also not been aware of, is that as soon as the present owners took over the pub, I had a meeting with them to appeal to them to close their windows facing the
mountain, and to install a fan to clear the smoke in the pub. They refused both requests. I have said repeatedly that I have no objection to the pub and soft music. What I object to, is my evenings being ruined by live music blaring over those of us who live in the vicinity, and the late-night rowdiness at the pub. I am absolutely convinced, from speaking to my neighbours, that the noise is a public nuisance. The ones who don’t mind it, live out of range. By the way, the Red Herring has been charged with noise pollution and will appear in court shortly. BEN TUROK MP Noordhoek
Let’s give the Herring a break HAVE you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV with the sound blaring or gone back to sleep after your radio alarm has gone off? Have you ever been to a party and seen a child sleeping on the couch with the party in full swing? Have you ever seen anyone fast asleep at a meeting? Do you know anyone who lives next to a railway line, a main road or within metres of a beach and yet has no problems sleeping at night? Noise should not keep anyone awake because it is not the noise that keeps people awake but rather the annoyance that festers within because there is a perception that someone is being inconsiderate. Of course noise can be inconvenient – the screeching of guinea fowl at the crack of dawn when you have a hangover is a noise nuisance, and, let’s face it, one of the most grating sounds is the call of the hadeda. Noise nuisance is very subjective and it would require the wisdom of Solomon to accurately define a noise nuisance. A lover of classical music is likely to believe that rap or hip hop music is a noise nuisance. (The authorities in the UK use classical music to chase away rowdy youth.) I live in a semi-detached house surrounded on three sides by units with common walls; each unit has a deck on the roof that is used to party on until the early hours in summer. I have learnt to be able to sleep with a great deal of noise late at night within two metres of my bedroom. It is certainly a lot louder than the noise I hear from the road when I arrive at and leave the Red Herring on a Sunday evening. I believe that it all comes down to what is reasonable. It has been said that residents in Noordhoek were attracted to the semi-rural character of the area and expect peace and quite. It is true that to a large degree there is a semi-rural character to Noordhoek, but it is equally true that the Red Herring is in the centre of a long-established busi-
ness hub. I find it hard to understand why someone who was seeking to have peace and quiet would choose to buy a house immediately abutting an established business hub. In my view the Red Herring has many features that make it an asset to Cape Town in general. The Red Herring not only employs many local people but it is also a place where tourists can have the experience of mixing with locals away from the rat race and high prices. On more than one occasion I have shared a table with foreign tourists and made good friends acting as an unofficial goodwill ambassador for our country. Of course there is noise but this is not a late night venue and as far as I am aware there is not amplified live music every night, and certainly on the evenings that I go there the amplified live music stops at a very reasonable hour in my view. People need to be considerate and tolerant. That does not only apply to the owners and operators of the Red Herring, but also to the patrons and to the people that live in the area. I would have a great deal more sympathy for surrounding residents if the Red Herring was a recent intrusion into the area that had been thrust upon them but the fact is that the Red Herring is a long-established business. I have seen how the owners have avoided using live bands and have chosen to use solo artists. I have seen how the amplified live music stops at a time that I would certainly consider reasonable. I have seen the very prominent sign in the Red Herring asking patrons to be considerate of their neighbours. It would be a very sad day if a venue that has brought so much joy to so many and which has created so many pleasant memories for foreign tourists is restricted from making reasonable efforts to create a financially sustainable business environment where people can have early evening entertainment in such a great setting. KENNY PHILLIPS Kommetjie
YOUR lens-person is either about to or has handed you a picture of an overmass old man and his wife Patricia feeding a number of pigeons at the beach this morning at dawn [Unfortunately no such photo arrived, but this letter was so good we had to print it regardless – Ed.]. This note is intended as a fact sheet to amplify the truncated interview that followed the shoot. After a flock of some 50 pigeons gathered at my feet, I was prompted to share with them my theological insights. I expounded on the glory of God and the magnificence of his creation. The reaction of the birds was most disappointing. The consensus view was that my theology was not fully developed, fragmented and myopic. I accepted the feedback with as much good grace as I could muster and launched into a lecture on the perils of litigation expenses – a subject that I felt I was more capable of handling since it was the focus of both my education and years of practice. Their response was to poo all over me. I must concede that their response is not inconsistent with the general public’s response to legal fees. After a frank interchange of views they explained that what they wanted was to be
We have taken action WE (Cape Boat and Ski Boat Club, Millers Point) have been mentioned in media letters recently regarding our waste management system, in that it is a contributory reason for increased human-baboon incidents (“Open letter to the Baboon Operational Group”, People’s Post, 5 April and “Fred ‘lost all fear of humans’”, People’s Post, 12 April). In 2002 the Cape Boat and Ski Boat club, at our own expense, erected a meshed waste baboon-proof cage where all our refuse from both the launch area car park as well as our own precinct is deposited on a daily basis. The allegation that we do not have such a facility is therefore untrue. With regard to our blue polythene refuse bins I must agree that these need to be upgraded to baboon-proof status. An email request was made to the City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Department. They have sent us an application form, which we have returned and the promise has been made that they will be delivered within a week. We await their delivery and hope that this City works for us. MALCOLM GRANT, ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER FOR THE CAPE BOAT AND SKI BOAT CLUB
treated like politicians. I must supply unlimited amounts of food and they will do the unbridled eating. The basis of our relationships has been established on these premises. RENÉ LION-CACHET Fish Hoek
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
Taming the Teenager
Decipher the Rosetta Stone JONATHON DOWNS will speak on “Discovery at Rosetta: The Sword and the Stone” at the next meeting of the University of the Third AGE (U3A) Cape Town at the Baxter on Thursday 28 April at 10:00 for 10:30. For more information call (021) 531-5604.
GAVIN FISH
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SET them up, and then I sprang the trap.
“How many of you can tell your parents with a straight face that you are sleeping over at ‘Brian’s’ house, intending to sleep elsewhere?” With mischievous delight, a number raised their hands. “And how many can tell your parents that, without even a twinge of conscience?” Fewer hands were raised. The trap was sprung. I suggested that if they could lie so convincingly, without an inner wince and with no inner struggle, they were in trouble. I suggested that their conscience had been desensitised; their inbuilt-God-given-ability to distinguish between right and wrong had been blunted. They were deep in system-
malfunction. A snap debate produced two thoughts: firstly, conscience malfunction comes from system abuse. That lie, on the seventh telling, no longer disturbs us. Secondly, the conscience malfunctions when it is loaded with corrupted data. If you are brought up to believe that lying under “certain circumstances” is okay, then it is easy to disengage it entirely. One troubled pupil stayed behind. “Sir, I can lie like that to my parents and feel nothing. Can my conscience be made to work again?” I reassured her that it definitely could be resensitised. I hope she has succeeded! So just what is this reassurance? It is said that between stimulus and response lies the ability to choose. Teens should place this life skill at the top of their shopping list. Given time, most of us can isolate the correct response from the instinctive one that we top-
Second chance for matrics MELISSA PAPIER
THE Metro South Education District (MSED) of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has announced its plans to assist Grade 12 pupils who failed last year. The MSED said last Wednesday that the department will be rolling out a programme to encourage unsuccessful 2010 matriculants to successfully complete their matric this year as
full-time candidates. Glen van Harte, the MSED curriculum manager, says the district’s matric pass rate last year was 76%. “This means that 1 600 pupils failed to receive their matric certificate. What we found was that many of these pupils failed by 1% to 3% and we can’t afford to let these pupils slip through the system. “It is our view in the district that we must allow these pupils a second chance at obtaining this precious certifi-
ple towards in the heat of the moment. We fail to hit the pause button. We live to regret, at leisure, our incorrect response and its consequences. Let me explain. When needing money for Friday’s party, one stumbles across cash on dad’s bedside table. Your instinctive response may well be to pocket it on the “understanding” that dad earns thousands and wouldn’t miss it. Hit the pause button ... examine your thinking. Go and ask dad for the money. Sure, he may well say no, but you will have done the right thing. Note to parents. If after discussing the “pause-button” principle he comes, with a wry smile, and asks for the money…give it to him. . Gavin Fish is principal of Fish Hoek High School and writes Taming the Teenager columns to help parents and teenagers navigate through the interesting and often challenging teenage years.
cate,” he said. This opportunity is only for pupils within the Metro South District, which includes Fish Hoek, Ocean View, Masiphumelele, Kommetjie, Noordhoek and Sun Valley. Former pupils wanting to participate in this programme must: . Commit themselves to a full-time study programme for 2011. . Commit to attending tutorial sessions during the holidays and on selected Saturdays and after school. . Attend all lessons regularly
without absence. . Work closely with Dr John Gibbon, who is the district’s programme manager. “The district will support all pupils in achieving this goal. We will purchase the necessary stationery and textbooks for pupils in addition to supplying pupils with teachers and tutors.” The meeting will place on Sunday 8 May and Monday 9 May at the Lentegeur Hospital Auditorium and the Ottery Hall, situated at the Ottery Youth Care Centre, at 10:00. Call Edith on (021) 370-2066.
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
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Analysing the garrulous anatomy GAËTAN SCHMID will première his new show, “Body Language”, at the Kalk Bay Theatre. After touring nationally and internationally for the past three years with the awardwinning “Rump Steak”, Schmid moves from the food that delights us to the human gestures that unite us. This time he explores the secret language of the human body, which he says talks and talks and talks. The show analyses the provenance and the hidden meaning of everyday gestures. “Body Language” will be performed on Tuesday 3 May then Wednesday to Saturday at 20:30 until 28 May. Tickets to the reduced-price preview on Tuesday 3 May cost R55. Between Thursday 5 May and Saturday 7 May tickets cost R80 each for one, two or three tickets and R70 each for four or more. Opening night is on Wednesday 4 May. Tickets include snacks and wine and cost R175. Tickets for the rest of the run cost
CREATIVE CREW: Stu dents from Lalela Project ex pressing themselves. Photo: Supplied
Learning about art CHIN UP: Gaëtan Schmid in “Body Language”. Photo: Supplied
R110. For bookings call 073 220 5430 or visit www.kbt.co.za.
College celebrates students’ achievements FALSE BAY COLLEGE held its diploma and awards evening on Wednesday 13 April at the Muizenberg Pavilion. A total of 201 students received certificates and prizes in recognition of their hard work and personal successes. The CEO Award went to Megeshen Naidoo, an Office Administration student and 2010 SRC president at the Fish Hoek campus. “The array of talents and achievements seen during the evening is truly inspiring,” commented Sabelo Mali, Deputy CEO: Education and Training, False Bay College. Aruna Singh, Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) director for curriculum development and support vocational education and training, said Further Education and Training Colleges were the “Cinderella” of the industry and would become the preferred choice of students.
HONOURED: Megeshen Naidoo (left), who won the False Bay Col lege CEO award, with Cassie Kruger, the CEO of False Bay Col lege. Photo: Supplied
Wednesday 27 April Fish Hoek: Due to the Easter weekend, the Fish Hoek Writers’ Circle will not be meeting on Thursday 21 April. The meeting will be held at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre at 19:30 today, 27 April. Contact Sybil on (021) 7823271.
Fish Hoek: The Women’s Agricultural Association will be holding their monthly meeting at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre at 09:30. The topic is “Needlework”. Cover charge is R5, which includes tea and cake. Contact Pat James on (021) 782-2379.
Saturday 7 May Fish Hoek: The Methodist Church in First Avenue, will be having a craft market from 08:30. There will be lots of home crafters and plants on sale. Contact Yvonne on (021) 7822687 or 082 685 2099.
Public Participation Process
CLOSURE OF KAOLIN MINE ON THE REMAINDER OF FARM NO. 932, DISTRICT NOORDHOEK Notice is hereby given of a Public Participation Process in terms of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002.
Applicant: Serina Kaolin (Pty) Ltd. Description: The project entails the final decommissioning, removal and rehabilitation of the Serina Kaolin Noordhoek Mine and associated infrastructure. Location: Remainder of Farm No. 932, District Noordhoek Consultant: EnviroSci Africa CC All interested and affected parties (I&APs) are requested to register as an I&AP and submit their comments before 25 May 2011. The registration request should include your name, contact information and reasons for interest in the project. Copies of the Closure Plan are available from the consultants. EnviroSci Africa CC Contact details:
The painting of the mural was facilitated by up-and-coming graffiti artist Max1One from the Imaginarium in Cape Town. The children from the three communities who attend Lalela Project’s after-school art and culture programme took part in the celebrations of the day. CEO of Lalela Project, Andrea Kerzner, also celebrated her birthday with the children on the day. Lalela Project is an NGO delivering afterschool art and culture programmes to children from the Hangberg and Imizamo Yetho communities in Hout Bay and
Masiphumelele in Fish Hoek. The project is dedicated to delivering art and musicbased educational experiences to children at the times when they are most at risk; after school and during school holidays. The aim of the programme is to expose children to the arts as a tool for positive change. Students from the ages of seven to 18 attend and are encouraged in self-expression, team building, listening and concentration skills. Lalela Project will be running an extensive winter holiday programme in Masiphumelele and Hout Bay during the July school holidays. If anyone is interested in volunteering please contact Cat Rieper at (021) 790-1108 or email cat@lalelaproject.org.
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EDUCATORS: From left, Aruna Singh, Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) director for curriculum development and support vocational education and train ing, Karen Hendricks, False Bay College deputy CEO of innovation and development and Sabelo Mali, False Bay College deputy CEO of education and training. Photo: Supplied
Wednesday 4 May
THE Lalela Project, in partnership with Masiphumelele Library, celebrated Human Rights Day on 21 March by painting a mural on the walls of the library.
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THE Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) says there is currently a severe fire risk in the Far South. It believes a dedicated base in the area will help provide a faster response to wild fires than is currently available. Many of the mountains have not seen fire since 2000 – the bush is now as tall as it was then – and there are large areas that could burn in the next fire season. To make this base a reality, the VWS is asking for help. They need local volunteers to man the base, drive vehicles and to fight fires. They will also require donations, because the new base would require a vehicle and equipment. The VWS relies completely on sponsorship
and financial assistance. All training will take place at the existing Newlands Base over the next six months to be ready for the official fire season that begins on 1 November. The main training for fire fighting is done over 10 sessions, of which five must be completed. Logistics training is not as physically demanding or as involved as fire fighting training, because the work is not as physically demanding and is based in the control room. For more information on assisting the planned Far South base, contact the local VWS member, Allan Roy on allanroy@polka.co.za. See more general information about the Volunteer Wildfire Services on their website: www.vws.co.za.
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Tuesday 26 April 2011
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HE Stormers will have to stop a few sturdy players in their tracks at Newlands on Saturday if they want to stay at the top of the Super Rugby series. Not only do the Sharks sound cautiously optimistic that Bismarck du Plessis will be fit and ready to play against the Capetonians, but the storming flank, Jean Deysel, could also return to the team. In addition, John Smit delivered a tidy performance against the Hurricanes as the Sharks’ hooker. Du Plessis is a football freak that would make most teams, and the Sharks do not constitute most teams. Tendai (The Beast) Mtawarira and Willem Alberts also looked sharp against the Hurricanes on Saturday, which will make for a lipsmacking spectacle at Newlands for those who appreciate rough and ready rugby. John Plumtree, the Sharks’ coach, just smiled at the question of whether he would consider Deysel, saying: “If he is fit.” Deysel has played the past three Vodacom Cup matches, so this requirement is easily met. The Sharks coach is preparing for a difficult mission. “I do not see much in it for us that they had a bye this weekend. It will not help to hit at them for 40 minutes – it is more difficult than that. “There is more than enough at stake – both teams will know afterwards exactly where they stand,” he said after the match against the Hurricanes. According to him, his team will not be tak-
ing a leaf out of the Reds’ book. The Queenslanders are the only team that could trump the Stormers this year and this is largely the result of tactical kicking. “The Reds’ recipe will not work for us. We will stick with what suits us. You can also not try to read too much into one match.” An area of the Sharks’ play that concerns their coach is their line-out work. The Sharks lost a couple of throw-ins – not a fatal error, but their line-out possession was sloppy on the whole and put them on the back foot. “We tried out a few options, but it did not go well. Our line-out work is currently not accurate enough, and if we don’t urgently iron it out, the Stormers will put us under ugly pressure.” The former Stormers lock, Ross Skeate, was in the middle of the line-out on Saturday, but was not an overwhelming success. No-one knows better than the Capetonians, though, what the talented Skeate is capable of, and Plumtree was also satisfied with his performance. He singled out the contributions of his replacements: Jannie du Plessis and Keegan Daniel, who were on the replacements bench for a change but performed superbly during their time on the field. “Jannie and Keegan did very well and Adi (Jacobs) was as dangerous as always when he ran on from the bench. There is healthy competition in the team.” With the Stormers doubting the availability of fly half Peter Grant, an extremely important cog in their defence, there is already the prospect this week of a few feisty Sharks specifically targeting this channel.
GOLDEN TOUCH: New Balance Fish Hoek under14 surf lifesavers (from left) Jethro Bloch, Yushua Kimmie, Megan van der Horst and Simone Faulman won gold medals to help Fish Hoek win the recent South African Nipper Championships at Strand. Fish Hoek staved off challenges from Durban Surf and King’s Beach (Port Elizabeth), who finished second and third respectively. Photo: Supplied
THIRD TRIUMPH: Olesya Nurgalieva of Russia wins her third Old Mutual Two Oceans Mara thon as Fikile Mbalula, the Minister of Sport and Recreation, follows to honour her at the finish of the women’s race at UCT on Saturday. Olesya finished in a time of 3:33:58, while her twin Elena – with three previous Two Oceans triumphs – placed second in 3:37:44, after pulling up with a painful calf after 30 km. Two other gold medal winners from Cape Town were eighthplaced Farwa Mentor and VOB’s Joanna Thomas, who placed 10th and first master overall. George Ntshiliza of Port Elizabeth won the men’s marathon. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images