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Lakeside crime on the rise DALEEN FOUCHÉ
CRIME in Lakeside is said to be on the increase, after an attempted armed robbery and an attempted hijacking last week. Apart from these incidents, a rape suspect was arrested in the Zandvlei nature reserve. At 09:55 on Sunday 27 March, two men aged 25 and 23, armed with a replica gun, attempted to rob a Lakeside resident in his flat in Main Road. The two suspects were observed by the Mountain Men security service while walking on Boyes Drive from Kalk Bay to Lakeside. Allan Dillon, the CEO of Mountain Men, says the two suspects attempted to enter a flat in Aladdin Court, but the resident fought them off. The Mountain Men caught the suspects outside Aladdin Court and handed them over to the Muizenberg police. Captain Stephen Knapp, spokesperson for the Muizenberg police, says both suspects appeared in the Muizenberg Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The outcome of the appearance could not be determined at the time of going to print. Dillon says he believes the two suspects could be the same suspects who robbed a Kalk Bay couple two weeks ago (“Kalk Bay couple robbed at gunpoint”, People’s Post, 22 March 2011). The couple was held up on Tuesday 15 March in their home in Kalk Bay by two suspects with a gun. On Saturday 26 March, a man (32) was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in the Zandvlei nature reserve. The man was apprehended by the Mountain Men, who handed him over to the Muizenberg police. Tony Rozemeyer, spokesperson for the Muizenberg Community Policing Forum (CPF), says the Zandvlei nature reserve is a “high risk area”. He says that this is not the first rape to take place in the reserve, adding that the reeds decrease visibility
in the vlei area. He says a meeting was held on the subject of putting up signage warning people that the vlei is a dangerous area, but adds that nothing has come of this decision. On Sunday 20 March at 12:35, a Lakeside woman was threatened with a gun while suspects demanded her bag in an attempted hijacking in Approach Road. The resident (45), who did not want to be named, stopped at a friend’s house, rolled down the window of her car and called him. When he did not answer, she grabbed her phone to give him a missed call. She saw a white Toyota Tazz “screeching up” behind her in her rear view mirror. A man, who “looked like a gangster”, jumped out of the moving car and ran towards her. She immediately locked her car and rolled up her window but was too slow. The woman says the man held a gun to her head and shouted “bag” while trying to open the door. “I threw my bag at him, rolled over to the passenger seat and jumped out the car and onto the ground.” She then heard the gun go off. She screamed for her friend, who came running out of the house. The suspect got back into the car and they sped off. “Since the incident I have been very skittish and refuse to drive at night.” Knapp confirmed that a case of armed robbery had been opened at the Muizenberg police station. The father of the victim says the area used to be “peaceful”. He referred to the spate of burglaries in Constantia and Bergvliet, and says it looks as if the problem is “spilling over” into Lakeside. He feels that the gang-related unrest in Lavender Hill could also contribute to the spate of crimes in Lakeside. Last week People’s Post reported on an armed robbery at the home of a 90-year-old Lakeside resident (“Po-
Watch nabs toy gun robber DALEEN FOUCHÉ
THE GOOD LIFE: A fisherman is seen in the early morning hours on Sunday 17 March on Fish Hoek beach, at the end of the catwalk, while the golden sunrise lights up the ocean. Photo: Gwen Rea lice may crack robbery spree”, People’s Post, 22 March 2011). According to the police, four suspects asked the resident for food before entering the house. Subsequent to the incident, Muizenberg police arrested four suspects believed to be linked to similar armed robberies in areas such as Constantia. The suspects involved in the Lakeside case were refused bail during their hearing on Wednesday 16 March, and are awaiting their next trial date in Pollsmoor Prison. Dillon says crime is on the increase in all areas, including Lakeside. He says most crimes are directly linked to drugs, but adds that there are many other contributing factors besides the socio-economic circumstances. He says most criminals are “constantly” selecting and de-selecting victims, based on their perception of
how vulnerable someone is. Dillon also says people who decide not to lay charges contribute to the growing crime rate, because criminals get the message that there are no consequences to theft. He says negligence adds to crime in the area. Criminals are “opportunistic” and are scouting different areas to see who has left their gate open. Rozemeyer is also concerned about crime in Lakeside, and says it could be the work of a syndicate operating in the suburb. He asks people to be vigilant at all times. Knapp says police cannot measure crime trends over a short period of time, but adds that the police do take note of the current crime trends. The Muizenberg police have increased their patrols in the Lakeside area. “We would like to commend Mountain Men for their sterling work in fighting crime.”
NEIGHBOURHOOD watch members and the Fish Hoek police apprehended a robber wielding a “very convincing” replica gun on Sunday evening 27 March. The suspect will appear in the Simon’s Town Magistrate’s Court today. Warrant Officer Chris Cloete, spokesperson for the Fish Hoek police, said four teenagers were playing soccer in Poplar Street in Silverglades when two men passing by pulled out a gun. They robbed the teenagers of their cellphones and car and motorcycle keys. Cloete says the suspects then fled. The teenagers told one of their mothers what had happened, and she in turn called the Fish Hoek police. Cloete says police and local neighbourhood watches blocked off all the exits out of Fish Hoek, and managed to arrest one of the robbers. “The suspect was caught in Clovelly while he was on his way to Kalk Bay, and all four cellphones and a replica gun were found on him,” says Cloete. He says the car and motorcycle keys were not recovered. Cloete says this arrest demonstrated the good working relationship between the Fish Hoek neighbourhood watches and the police. Andre Blom, chairperson of the Fish Hoek Community Policing Forum (CPF), says the suspect was apprehended due to the quick reaction of the neighbourhood watches. He says the radios they used during patrols were “very handy” in such situations, and enabled members to act quickly. Four members of the neighbourhood watches caught the suspects.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
A tale of two plays THE Muizenberg Dramatic Society is holding auditions for either “The Haunted Through Lounge And Recessed Dining Nook at Farndale Castle” or “We Found Love And An Exquisite Set Of Porcelain Figurines Aboard The SS Farndale Avenue”, both of which are comedies and exercises in coarse acting. The shows are to be directed by Miranda Lewis. The auditions are on Saturday 16 April at 14:00 at The Rendezvous (Old Zandvlei Bowling Club), 57 Promenade Road, Muizenberg. The show will be performed at the Masque Theatre from Friday 22 July to Saturday 30 July. The rehearsals will commence early May, every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. A final choice on the play will be made after the auditions. For inquiries contact Andrew Blake on (021) 781-0114 or 082 493 3330.
BEWARE OF TRAINS: The Metrorail boom at the entrance to Fish Hoek Beach was not working on Sunday 20 March. Gwen Rea, an early morning swimmer, reports that the boom did not go down while the red light was flashing, indicating that crossing the railway line was not safe. She says this was the second time the boom was nonopera tional that week. Riana Scott, spokesperson for Metro rail, says the “anomaly” was reported to Metrorail. “A team was dispatched to repair the boom, but it was found to be in working condition.” Scott says the boom also had a maintenance checkup. “All was declared to be in order.” Metrorail has subsequently been monitoring the boom daily. She says Metrorail understands the “gravity” of the situation if the boom does not work properly. “We advise that pedestrians and drivers obey traffic signs and pro ceed with caution.” She says motorists should stop at the stop sign and ensure that it is safe to cross, before pro ceeding. The pedestrian crossing in Albertyn Road, Mui zenberg, which has been broken for at least three months, is still not working (“Abertyn Road’s closed pedestrian crossing ‘dangerous’”, People’s Post, 15 February 2011). Scott says the crossing is under “operator surveillance”, while they are wait for parts to repair the crossing. Photo: Gwen Rea
STARTING OVER: Masiphumelele informal settlement residents start ed rebuilding their lives after a fire wiped out their homes last Sunday. “The fire destroyed 14 shacks at Masimola Street,” says Wilfred Solo monsJohannes, the acting manager of the City of Cape Town’s disas ter risk management department. “Fire fighters and vehicles from Fish Hoek, Hout Bay, Constantia and Lakeside fire stations were dispatched to the scene, and the fire was brought under control after midnight.” He says 25 people were left homeless by the blaze, which was con tained within an hour. There were no injuries. Its impact was limited due to the quick response of the fire and rescue services. Yesterday City disaster response teams, with the assistance of the social devel opment department of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, were on site to provide victims with food parcels, blankets, baby packs and building material. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Photo: Chad Chapman
Fish Hoek beach may be privatised STAFF REPORTER
DISCUSSIONS with the local subcouncil are well advanced to change the face of Fish Hoek Beach. While this is the prime asset of the Far South, it has been experiencing a steady decline over the past few years. The beach is threatened by rising water levels and the associated costs of keeping the area afloat can no longer be sustained by the city council. The planting of artificial grass was the latest effort to stop the encroachment of the sea. While council was optimistic
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with local residents enjoying free all-year entry. Parking will no longer be an issue as in time the developer intends to privatise the railway line running from Muizenberg to Simon’s Town. In the long term, vehicles will not be permitted to travel beyond Kalk Bay harbour. The existing road from the Main Road/Boyes Drive intersection will be pedestrianised and have a demarcated cycle path. Research carried out by among local residents reflected overwhelming support for the development. A novel feature of this development proposal is the agreement that council waives all
public participation and environmental requirements. Under normal circumstances, these processes would take two to three years. This delay would lead to further degradation of the Fish Hoek coastline and dramatically increase the costs associated with the development. Council is said to be well disposed to this request. A trade-off is being considered, involving a job creation and profit share scheme. [Relax! This is an April Fool’s Day joke. With thanks to Julian Hobson, co-owner of Pick n Pay Fish Hoek, who put this flight of fantasy together. -Ed]
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Protests over Fred’s the baboon’s death DALEEN FOUCHÉ
THE euthanasia of Fred the baboon of the Smitswinkel troop has caused an outcry among animal rights activists, who protested outside Alphen Vet in Constantia, where Fred was put down by lethal injection on Friday. On Friday the City of Cape Town announced its intention to capture Fred and put the baboon down. The decision was taken by the Baboon Operational Group (ops team), which comprises the City of Cape Town, Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), CapeNature, UCT’s Baboon Research Unit (BRU) and the Baboon Liaison Group, a body of civic representatives. The Nature Conservation Corporation (NCC) is the City-appointed service provider managing the baboon monitoring programme on the peninsula. The decision to euthanase Fred was approved by CapeNature’s Wildlife Advisory Committee – the relevant decision-making body. On 2 July 2010, William, a baboon from the Groot Olifantsbos troop, was the first baboon to be euthanased under the baboon protocol, implemented in June 2010 (“Locals angry after William the baboon is euthanased”, People’s Post, 13 July 2010; ‘The new baboon protocol”, People’s Post, 20 July 2010). At the time, the euthanasia of William was met with anger, when Scarborough residents claimed the city’s actions were not “transparent”. Friday’s press release cited Fred’s ability to open car doors and his increasingly aggressive behaviour as reasons for his euthanasia. Doctor Elzette Jordan, vet for the City of Cape Town, says the City had received several accounts of Fred being “aggressive” toward people. She says he attacked the NCC monitors and even jumped on an NCC field manager from his car roof. She says the city received one affidavit to testify about Fred’s aggressive behaviour. “In one instance, Fred climbed into a car where an 18-month-old child was strapped in.” Jordan says NCC monitors implemented mitigating factors and more “severe” measures to keep Fred under control, but says these methods were not working. She explains that the NCC monitors were “scared” of Fred. “You cannot reclaim your territory if you are scared of the animal,” says Jordan. According to the baboon protocol, mitigating factors must be attempted before deciding to euthanase a baboon. The protocol further
recommends that alpha males not be put down. Jordan says Fred had previously been the alpha male of the Smitswinkel troop, but says that is no longer the case. She says the authorities were hesitant to attempt euthanasia while Fred was still the alpha male. Jordan could not confirm who the new alpha male of the Smitswinkel troop currently is, but says that Jimmy, a notorious raider in Simon’s Town, had challenged Fred in the past. But Mark Duffle, who is employed by the Black Marlin Restaurant to monitor the Smitswinkel troop, says authorities worsened the situation by putting Fred down, and maintains that Fred was still the alpha male of the troop. “Eighty percent of the troop was following Fred,” says Duffle. He says Jimmy had been raiding in Murdoch Valley for the past three weeks and was not the alpha male. Duffle says now that Fred is out of the picture, Jimmy will take power and lead the troop into urban areas to raid. “Jimmy has no fear of humans,” says Duffle. On a Facebook page “Friends of William and Fred”, pictures have been posted showing Jimmy attacking several females from the Smitswinkel troop to strengthen his position as new alpha male. Duffle says he found out on Thursday 24 March that the authorities planned to euthanase Fred. When he arrived at Castle Rock on Friday to “stop” NCC from capturing Fred, NCC denied that they were planning to put Fred down. Duffle, who previously worked for NCC, says there is a communication breakdown between decision-making authorities and NCC. “They are lying through their teeth,” says Duffle. He claims that NCC is not telling the truth to the authorities, which is why they think Fred was not the alpha male. But Jordan says that NCC is being held accountable for the work they do. She says NCC has to submit a report to the city on a monthly basis. “If this report is not accepted, they can be fired,” says Jordan. She says they must
FINAL MOMENTS: A caged Fred eating one of his last meals after he was caught by NCC on Friday and euthanased. Photo: Chad Chapman have an 80% success rate in order to keep the tender. Jordan says that signage to educate and warn people along the scenic route to Cape Town must be improved. She says that the City has already printed the signs, but had no money during current financial year to put them up along the road. She says this matter must be attended to. But Jenni Trethowan, from Baboon Matters, says the first mitigating factor that should have been addressed is the waste which is littering the Miller’s Point area. “This is part of what attracted Fred to the area.” She says the City implores residents to baboon-proof their homes, but does not practice the same principle. There is no transparency in the process. “I only found out about Fred after the decision had been made.”
. A wake will be held for Fred the baboon at the Black Marlin Restaurant, Miller’s Point Road on Friday, starting at 18:30 for 19:00. All are welcome to attend.
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Cut down on water usage THE City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department, in conjunction with the Project Managers on the Main Road Rehabilitation Project, will be completing the cross link between the existing 500 mm diameter and the new 600 mm diameter water pipeline on Main Road, near Kalk Bay on Thursday. This connection involves shutting the 500 mm water supply that provides water to the entire Far South beyond Clovelly. It is envisaged that the supply will be shut for approximately eight hours. The Water and Sanitation Department will ensure that there is adequate storage capacity in the various service reservoirs that are fed off this pipeline during this period. These service reservoirs should have adequate capacity to be able to cater for the demand throughout the Far South during
the planned shutdown period. The City therefore expects minimum disruption of water supply to residents during this period. Council would, however, like the residents in the Far South to be made aware of this shutdown, and request that they be conservative in their water use during the period leading up to and at least two days after the shutdown period. This is necessary to ensure that the service reservoirs remain full prior to the shutdown and to refill them to adequate storage levels as soon as possible thereafter. Council will keep residents informed regarding any changes to the planned date. The City wishes to apologise for any inconvenience caused. It is imperative that council maintain the water supply infrastructure to ensure the continued supply of quality drinking water to the citizens.
A whale of a camping trip FAMILIES are invited to join A Whale Of A Heritage Route for an overnight Whale Camp near Fish Hoek beach on Saturday at 17:00. After a braai and short quiz on whales and dolphins, there will be a starlight search for “spooks in Fish Hoek’s nooks”. There will be an early Sunday morning walk in the Cave Man Ramble to Peers’ and Tunnel Cave. The check-out time will be at 13:00 on Sunday.
The camp fee costs R90 per adult. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 pay half price and children under five are free. The fee excludes braai meat, accommodation and camping gear. Participants do so at their own risk and indemnity is required. For further information and accommodation options call 079 391 2105 or email awhaleofaheritageroute@gmail.com.
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An epic weekend to remember T
HE Gelling girls of Noordhoek will look back on the weekend of the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour as one of their most memorable. Gemma Gelling (16) was the first lady home in the under-18 section of the gruelling cycle event on March 11, and Chelsea Gelling, who just turned 14, won the C Grade show jumping event at Noordhoek on Hot Chocolate, a pony her mother, Linda Gelling, rescued from a hard life. It was Gemma’s first Argus. She shared a tandem with her father Brian Gelling, a veteran of 10 “Argies” and two Cape Epics. He usually does the race in under three hours, but af- Chelsea Gelling and her horse, Hot Chocolate. ter a mountain bike accident, a broken bone and surgery, his fit- about three hours and 40 minutes. ness level was well below par, so he welHowever; he was wrong, the weather comed help from some young legs. was good and the race went well – they Gemma had the benefit of his experi- finished it in three hours and nine minence, his knowledge of how to pace the utes, not far behind the racing tandems. race and when to change gears and toGemma says the toughest part was gether they made a great team. Suikerbossie. “Suikerbossie really hurt. Brian was very impressed by Gemma’s I was crying it was so sore. But we kept performance in practice, and he estimat- going.” ed that they would complete the event in The best part was that there were lots of best parts; racing across the finishing line, the prize-giving where she met the top professional cyclists, and finding out that her time was better than the one set by her athletics coach at Fish Hoek High School. Chelsea and Gemma are also cross country runners. For Chelsea, who also attends Fish Hoek High, the most exciting thing was the way her rescued pony performed against some well-bred and very expensive competing horses. Gemma Gelling with her dad, Brian, and Linda, Gemma and Chelsea have the trophy for winning the ladies under18 worked hard to train Hot Chocolate and section of the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle his victory meant a great deal to the Tour. whole family.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
Young girl robbed in Fish Hoek home DALEEN FOUCHÉ
AN 18-year-old girl was robbed in her Hillside Road home on Thursday morning at 08:00. This is the second incident to have taken place in the area. Three weeks ago an 89-year-old woman was also robbed in Hillside Road and R60 000’s worth of antique jewels were stolen out of her safe. On Thursday, two men gained access to the Hillside house by forcing their way through the bathroom burglar bars. Warrant Officer Chris Cloete, spokesperson for Fish Hoek police, says they woke the girl up and forced her onto the ground, tied her up and demanded money. The suspects took her cellphone, MP3 player and a pair of white and turquoise takkies, which one suspect immediately put on. Cloete says the girl told the suspects there was someone outside the house. “This scared the suspects into fleeing the scene,” says Cloete. It is unclear how the suspects fled the scene of the crime. The men locked the girl in her room before they fled. The girl shouted for her mother, who was sleeping in her bedroom at the time, to unlock the door after the suspects had left. Cloete says the descriptions and method fit the description of the robbery on the 89 year-old-woman. He says the suspects might be using the train to move around and are targeting houses early in the morning.
Hillside Road and the surrounding area are difficult to patrol due to all the stairways connecting the roads. Cloete urges the public to report any suspicious activity to the police or their local neighbourhood watch. “Even the smallest thing might help us to make a breakthrough.” Andre Blom, chairperson of the Fish Hoek Community Policing Forum (CPF), says the suspects have also targeted other areas, including Noordhoek. “We believe they are walking around different areas and choosing easy targets,” says Blom. He says neighbourhood watches have adjusted their patrol times, which enables them to monitor all areas during the early morning hours. He adds that a description of the suspects has been circulated to all the Fish Hoek neighbourhood watches. Blom is confident that the suspects will be arrested. . In another case, a sports bag filled with dagga, along with 100 parcels of dagga wrapped in newspaper, was confiscated by the Ocean View police on Saturday 27 March at 01:00 at the Amakhaya Ngoku flats in Masiphumelele. The estimated mass of the dagga is 5 kg. Police arrested two suspects, aged between 40 and 51. Police proceeded to an address in Ntantala road, Masiphumelele, where they confiscated 37 parcels of dagga. A 25 year old man was arrested for possession of dagga.
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CRASH: This taxi collided with a sil ver Volkswagen Polo on Thursday 24 March at 11:30 on the corner of Kommetjie and Riverside roads in Fish Hoek. According to Warrant Of ficer Chris Cloete, both drivers were treated for minor injuries, with the taxi driver being taken to False Bay Hospital. Cloete says the two vehi cles collided after the Polo turned out of Riverside Road into Kom metjie Road in front of the taxi. Cloete adds that the taxi was spee ding. A case of reckless driving is be ing investigated. Photo: Chad Chapman
‘Body left for hours at roadside’ DALEEN FOUCHÉ
THE body of a woman who had been hit by a bus on the corner of Kommetjie and Lochiel roads was left in the street for three and a half hours after the accident. The accident happened at 07:00 on Wednesday 23 March. According to witnesses, the body was only collected by Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) at 10:30. Ocean View station commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jacobus Augus, says a case of culpable homicide has been opened and the driver arrested, but adds that the circumstances surrounding the accident are still “unclear”. A woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, says she drove past the scene of the accident and queried the accident with the police. She says the accident occurred at 07:00. The body was still on the side of the road when she drove past the scene again at 10:00 the same morning. Zolani Zenzile, spokesperson for
the Western Cape Department of Health, says the FPS was only notified of the body by police at 10:00. He says they were only notified after the police finalised their investigation and released the body to them. “Our vehicle, that drove from Salt River, arrived on the scene at 10:38 in response to the call. This is more than a satisfactory reaction time, considering the distance the vehicle had to drive,” says Zenzile. He explains that in the event of any crime, police must follow a certain procedure. First the patrol vehicle is summoned to the scene and members of the police initiate the investigation process. Then a detective is called to the scene, says Zenzile. The detective will then call the Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC). The scene then needs to be photographed and fingerprinted, and experts are called in when necessary. “Once all their investigative processes are finalised, they will then contact the FPS to collect the deceased,” says Zenzile.
He says their reaction time is usually 40 minutes. “This is a benchmark that we monitor rigorously.” He says that they are not mandated to remove a body until police give them formal permission. Augus confirms the procedure, and says it is “normal procedure” for police to first investigate the crime scene. “We can not recreate the crime scene after the body is taken away.” He says everything has to be photographed in order to have enough evidence to present to the state prosecutor. Rob de Wet, paramedic for Emergency Medical Training (EMT), says in the past, the police did not always investigate crime scene “as they should”. He says the public was not used to seeing the police investigating a scene for an extensive time period. However, De Wet says police are currently taking crime scenes “seriously”. He says any information on the crime scene can be helpful in proving a person guilty or innocent.
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HERE are many students who come from impoverished backgrounds furthering their studies on a scholarship or bursary and going to bed hungry. This is why False Bay College in Fish Hoek launched its “Veggie Tunnel” project on Tuesday 22 March. The vegetables are grown in a structure covered with shade cloth to protect them from the elements such as wind, and insects. GROWING FOOD: The “Veggie Tunnel” initiative was The project – which was launched launched at False Bay College in Fish Hoek to help to help students from disadvan- alleviate poverty on campus. From left are students taged areas learn to grow their own Noluvo Begala, Colin Delcarme and Lerato Shaba. food in communities – was set in Photo: Melissa Le Roux motion about two years ago and has given students the opportunity to be innon-profit organisation, Food Basket for volved as well. Africa, in Sun Valley, which acts as a servOpen Learning Centre coordinator Mariice provider and deals with the logistics anne Elliott and 11 students started the of the project. project, and got their hands dirty when The NPO’s goal is to promote food prothey planted the first seeds on Wednesday duction for self-sustainability and job cre23 March. ation. One of the students involved in the “A lot of the students who study here are project, Lerato Shaba (17), says when it on bursaries but don’t have extra money comes to community initiatives, she alin their pockets for food. This project is a ways told herself that she would help out great way for them to get involved and have where she could. a meal at the end of the day,” says Elliott. “I wanted to get involved, because I The students’ main labour is with plantknow that it would help a lot of people to ing and harvesting. They will also be helpput food on their tables,” she says. ing to pack and ship the vegetables for it The college hopes to grow the project to to be sold. The school has hired a full-time include a vegetable garden, where they gardener who will water the plants. The will harvest sweet potatoes, and encourcollege will try to work within campus age other campuses to start their own hours so as to not create an inconvenience “Veggie Tunnels”. to students. “There are literally starving students The pilot “Veggie Tunnel” will be cultiwho come to learn every day. We’re doing vated with cabbage and spinach seedlings. this to feed the community. Pick n Pay in The vegetables will be organic, and the stuFish Hoek has already expressed that they dents will be doing the planting themselves would buy the first crop from us. In that as well researching what the crops need. way students will also learn business Sponsorship came from the Pick n Pay skills, because they will learn how to pack Ackerman Foundation – which donated and ship the vegetables,” says Patrick R85 000 – and The Swartland Development Brimelow, facilitator of Food Basket for Foundation, which supplied 1 000 vegetaAfrica. ble plants. Student Noluvo Begala (16) says she’s “This project takes a lot of commitment, very excited to be part of this project. and it will provide the students with skills “It’s interesting, and the fact that it’s in harvesting. Hopefully we will be able to going to benefit the community is better. eventually grow our own seedlings,” says We will have a chance to help the needy Elliott. and build new skills.” The students inThe “Veggie Tunnel” is facilitated by the volved in the project come from areas such as Muizenberg, Hout Bay, Masiphumilele, Fish Hoek, Gugulethu and Strandfontein. Another student involved in the project, The Colin Delcarme (22), says he was eager to join the project because it would help to alleviate poverty in the community. “I like to connect with nature and this Wat n project is sustainable. I am excited to gain w erfront, Simonsto experience in gardening, and in that way Bookings Bookings I can grow my own vegetables and teach ONLY ONLY others to do the same, so that they don’t have to go to the shops, but harvest them organically themselves,” he says.
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NOORDHOEK and Masiphumelele have a new, fully-accredited rugby club – the Masi Pumas. The Masi rugby club has been playing in the Sunday league in Khayelitsha for many years. This has meant an expensive, long and arduous trek every weekend to seek out a game. Then along came Richard Beresford, who, in conjunction with Darren Clarke, had a vision to help kids at schools thrive cognitively and developmentally by embedding the right sporting practices, culture and physical education into the 11 schools in the South Peninsula. Part of the vision was to establish a rugby club as an outlet af- Springbok rugby legend and media personality Bob ter school. With that as the vi- Skinstad encouraging members of the Masiphumele sion, a campaign was launched. le Rugby Club, the Masi Pumas, and helping them Soliciting the assistance of a prepare for their opening match on 9 April. number of local businessmen and other volunteers, Clarke began lobbySpencer King, an executive member of ing Western Province Rugby to allow WP Rugby responsible for clubs, said: Masiphumelele to form an official club “We assess these new club proposals and gain acceptance to the league struc- against a framework that includes how ture. many clubs are in the area, as well as the Through the management committee at social responsibility aspect, or how imthe Noordhoek Sports Fields, they were portant the club is to the broader commugranted permission to practice – some- nity. thing they never had the luxury to do be“We felt that this application was very fore. strong, and that the club’s chance of being Then UCT Rugby Club came to the res- sustainable was very high.” cue last season and allowed MasiphumeThe club is completely multiracial, and lele to play as a quasi “UCT 6th team”. a great reflection of the area’s demographMasiphumelele lost their first five ics. matches, but thereafter showed the most The Masi Pumas play their opening amazing improvement. They ended up game on Saturday 9 April at the Noordfinishing mid-table. hoek sports fields. The first kick-off is at Three months ago a proposal was tabled 15:45, with earlier games starting at 13:00. to the WPRFU. Understanding that the For those who want to join in the fun, granting of official club status is a rarity, training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays the Masiphumelele team was hopeful but for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams, and Monnot confident. days and Wednesdays for under 20s and Two weeks ago the council of clubs vot- ladies. ed for the Masiphumelele proposal and it For further information contact the was then put forward as a recommenda- coach on 073 278 0543. tion to the executive committee of WP “This is a huge win for Masiphumelele, Rugby. for Noordhoek and for the South PeninsuTo everyone’s delight, the application la” said John le Roux, a local businessman was granted on a two-year probationary and UCT rugby player, who is involved in basis. assisting the new club in all areas.
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FAMILY FUN: With the full moon out and 7% clo ser to the earth than usual, the Muizenberg Moonlight Meander (MMM) on Saturday 19 March turned out to be a very special event. The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) sent two young astronomers with two telescopes, along with volunteer, Stephen Hoy, who also brought his own telescope from Somer set West to share in the event. The stargazers enjoyed the moonrise over the sea – and when they returned, took turns to look at the moon through one of the three telescopes. Here moth er and daughters enjoy the telescope, manned by Christian Hetlager from the SAAO.
ALL SMILES: Sigi’s Hair Design in Fish Hoek recently celebrated its 11th birthday, and customers stood the chance of winning a makeover as part of the celebration. The lucky winners (not pictured here) were Ina de Longe and Vera Bode, who enjoyed a makeover thanks to prizes from Wella, Goldwell and SwartZkopf. Staff at Sigi’s thanked their customers for their loyal patronage over the years and undertook to continue delivering superior service with a smile. in the front row (from left to right) are Tarryn Carolissen, Sigi Bailey and Theresa Isaacs. Back row (left to right): Jackie Craucamp, Jackie Barnes, Verena Heston and Cathy Campbell. Photo: Trevor Fish
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THE next meeting of the Fish Hoek Philatelic Society will be held on Tuesday 5 April at 19:30 at the Civic Centre Minor Hall. It will also be the GB evening and the Clarke Bowl competition. Please bring an exhibit of any British stamps with a maximum of 28 pages. Colin Rowe will show a special exhibit of the 6 d stamp of the King George V series, plus an extra surprise. The monthly competition will be 12 stamps of a thematic subject beginning with the letter I. The next Stamp Bourse at the Durbanville Library will take place on Saturday 2 April, from 09:00 until 12:30. For more information, call (021) 786-1548.
THE Fish Hoek Community Policing Forum (CPF) will host their first public meeting for 2011 on Wednesday at 19:30 in the Minor Hall, Fish Hoek Civic Centre. For more information phone Andre Blom, Chairperson of the Fish Hoek CPF on (021) 785-3550.
NEW PERSPECTIVE: The red flag, indicating that sharks have been spotted, went up at Fish Hoek beach at 13:00 on Thursday 24 March after a shark was spotted near the bathing area. While the shark enjoyed the Fish Hoek waters, these students from Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary explored the geography of Fish Hoek Beach from a different angle. Photo: Gwen Rea
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
Irish eyes smile on St Patrick’s GREEN was the order of the day at a St Patrick’s Day dinner held at Seaforth Restaurant on Thursday 17 March. The luck of the Irish abounded, with most of the 170 guests dressed in green, and all intent on celebrating the occasion with relish. The event was organised by Fran SpencerSmith, who is raising funds for The Anchors Away Village. Spencer-Smith would like to give special thanks to the following sponsors: Seaforth Restaurant and their staff, Simon’s Town
Quayside Hotel and Conference Centre, the band “Locals Unplugged”, Captains Table, Salty Seadog, Saje’s, Kalidas Outfitters, Ursula McCabe, S.A.B, Brian Puchert, Mike Oldham, People’s Post, CCFM, Jonathan and Yvonne Miles, her volunteers, helpers and all guests present. The next fundraiser is the Christmas in Autumn dinner, that will take place on Sunday 15 May on the Cable Restorer in Simon’s Town. For more information contact Fran Spencer-Smith on (021) 786-1321 or 083 357 5822.
THE GREEN GANG: A wild bunch of Irish leprechauns.
LUCK OF THE IRISH: Val Bolsdon and David For tune.
SPOT THE IRISH: From left, Huw Bolsdon, Lyn da and Noel Lynch. THE COOL GANG: Musi cal en ter tain ment was provid ed by “Lo cals Un plugg ed”. Photos: Nikki Green
iRISH FOLK: Geoff and Fran SpencerSmith.
GIGGLES FOR THE GREEN: Karin and Ben Fro mage.
NEWS
Tuesday 29 March 2011
New candidates proposed TAMMY PETERSEN
MORE than half of the southern suburbs’ 34 ward councillors will not be standing for re-election as ward councillors in the local government elections after their names were left off the list of ward councillor candidates submitted by the DA to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday.
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The DA holds 34 of the 36 wards in the southern suburbs, Cape Town city area, and Atlantic seaboard. The party’s list of ward candidates for the local government elections, submitted on Friday to the IEC, excluded half of the current serving ward councillors. The official list of candidates contesting each ward will be released by the IEC on 12 April. Names have been left off the list for various reasons: in some instances, the ward councillor has opted to retire, and in others the ward councillor will stand for election as a proportional representative councillor instead of a ward councillor. The list merely confirms the candidates for the ward councillor positions, and not the candidates for the proportional representative positions. People’s Post obtained a copy of this list. Wards that have new candidates proposed as ward councillors are: . Ward 44 (Gugulethu, Heideveld, Welcome Estate and Vanguard Estate): Anthony Moses replaces Shehaam Sims. .Ward 46 (Manenberg, a portion of Hanover Park, Hatton, Mountainview, Newfields, Pinati, Surrey Estate and the southern section of Penlyn Estate): Junade Hoosain replaces Abduragiem Orrie. . Ward 47 (Hanover Park): Antonio van der Rheede replaces Kenneth Lategan. . Ward 54 (Bantry Bay, Foreshore, Fresnaye, Green Point, Mouille Point, Robben Island, Sea Point, Three Anchor Bay and Signal Hill): Beverly Schafer replaces JP Smith. . Ward 56 (Acacia Park, Factreton, Kensington, Summer Greens, Windermere and Wingfield): Derrick America replaces Jacob Ridder. . Ward 57 (Mowbray, Observatory, Salt River, Table Mountain and Woodstock): Brett Herron replaces Cedric Thomas. . Ward 58 (Mowbray, Rosebank, Rondebosch, Clare-
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mont and the southern sections of Kenilworth and Harfield Village): Matthew Kempthorne replaces Owen Kinahan. . Ward 60 (Lansdowne, Rondebosch East, Sybrand Park, Crawford, Belthorn Estate and the western part of Athlone): Anthea Green replaces Patrick Hill. . Ward 61 (Simon’s Town, Capri, Castle Rock, a portion of Fish Hoek, Glencairn, Kommetjie, Misty Cliffs, Ocean View, Scarborough, Smitswinkel Bay and Sun Valley): Simon Liell-Cock replaces Nicki Holderness. . Ward 62 (Bishopscourt, Constantia, Newlands, Plumstead and Wynberg): Liz Brunette replaces Neill Ross. . Ward 64 (Muizenberg, Coniston Park, Hillview, Lakeside, Seawinds, St James, Kalk Bay, Sunrise Beach, Vrygrond and Marina Da Gama): David D’Alton replaces Demetri Qually. . Ward 65 (parts of Lotus River, and a section of Grassy Park): Leslie Isaacs replaces Derek Smith. . Ward 67 (Pelican Park, Zeekoeivloei, a portion of Grassy Park, a portion of Lotus River, a portion of Retreat and a portion of Lavender Hill): Shaun August replaces Basil Lee. . Ward 68 (Lavender Hill, a portion of Retreat and Steenberg): Mano Ariefdien replaces Gerald Morkel. . Ward 77 (Cape Town City Centre, a portion of Green Point, a portion of Signal Hill, Gardens, Oranjezicht, a portion of Woodstock, Tamboerskloof, Vredehoek and Zonnebloem): Dave Bryant replaces Vivienne Walker. . Ward 78 (a portion of Beacon Valley, a portion of Portlands, Weltevreden Valley and Westridge): Edwin Andrews replaces Grant Pascoe. . Ward 79 (Beacon Valley, Eastridge, Goodhope, Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre and a portion of Portlands): Solomon Philander replaces Dennis Williams. The remainder of the wards’ current councillors will stand for re-election. The candidates for the two wards not held by the DA are Melanie Arendse (DA) in Ward 66 (Lotus River, Ottery East and a section of Parkwood). The current councillor is George March for the Independent Democrats. Magadien Davids will contest for Ward 48, which comprises Belgravia, a portion of Crawford, Gatesville, Belthorn Estate, a portion of Penlyn Estate, Athlone, Mountview, Rylands, Pinati, Bridgetown and Silvertown. The current councillor is the ANC’s Mustapha Murudker, who will not be standing for re-election.
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Play among the stars THE Astronomy Club will host a meeting in the Minor Hall of the Fish Hoek Civic Centre at 19:30 on Thursday 31 March. The topic for the talk is “Unusual and interesting constellations around the South Pole”.
April star charts will be distributed and refreshments will be available for a small donation. All are welcome, members pay R50 and visitors R10. For more information phone Paul Kilfoil on (021) 785-5811.
Volunteers host AGM THE False Bay Volunteer Emergency Medical Services (EMT) will host its annual general meeting on Tuesday 12 April at
19:30 at the False Bay hospital hall in 17th Avenue, Fish Hoek. For more information, phone Kevin Price on 084 570 2026.
Sink a putt for charity THE False Bay Hospital volunteers will host their annual fundraising golf day on 21 April at Clovelly Golf Club. Hole and green sponsorship opportunities are available. Donations of
prizes are also welcome. Free blood pressure and blood sugar testing will be available on the day. For details call Dr Kevin Lentin on 083 250 7999 or email klentin@iafrica.com.
Raise funds for cats THE Cat Assistance Team is hosting a social and auction evening on Friday 1 April at Kommetjie Primary School from 19:00 to 19.30. Snacks and beverages will be served on arrival. Entry is R5. Items to be
auctioned include artwork, fine glass and bric-a-brac. Non-bidders are also welcome to browse the bargain tables. For catering purposes contact Denise on (021) 783-3900 or 072 517 2948.
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own paper, pencils and refreshments. The cost is R20 for members and R30 for visitors. The Tuesday morning “Paint Out” will be at the Noordhoek Common on Tuesday 19 April at 09:30. There will be no Wednesday evening on 27 April is a public holiday. Call Clive on (021) 782-2974.
THE Fish Hoek Art Society will be holding the second in a twopart series of workshops – “Instruction in Figure Drawing” – by Ian Lamond, on Tuesday 12 April in the False Bay Hospital Hall at 14:00. Bring along your
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
March in peace THERE can be no doubt in anyone’s minds that People Against Gangsterism And Drugs (Pagad) is back. Pagad claims it has never been away, but a recent resurgence in activity – including meetings and marches on drug dealers in Kenwyn, Manenberg and Sherwood Park – highlight the group’s absence in recent years. Welcoming back the “movement”, as it prefers being called, are the many embattled drugridden communities on the Cape Flats and more affluent areas such as Lansdowne. Pagad has committed afresh to its mission statement of “eradicating the evil scourge of gangsterism and drugs from society”. Pagad must be aware that their every action is under microscopic scrutiny. News of a Pagad member being arrested, allegedly for possession of a stolen firearm, and a member being suspected of petrol-bombing a Rondebosch East family’s house can only but cast aspersion on the movement. Pagad’s tentacles spread far and wide in the country, and in the Western Cape meetings are being held to establish more branches. Formed as a community anti-crime group fighting drugs and violence on the Cape Flats, Pagad made headlines in 1996 when Hard Livings gang leader Rashaad Staggie was burnt to death by Pagad members. This, and subsequent bomb attacks, resulted in the police adopting a tough stance against the movement. Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz, Nyanga Cluster CPF chairperson Hanif Loonat and JP Smith, the city’s Mayco Member for Safety and Security, say they accept the movement as long as it acts within the law. And therein lies Pagad’s challenge. While it is unanimous that there is a pressing need for Pagad to partner with the police, communities, politicians and religious leaders in combating the scourge of drugs, gangsterism and crime, the movement will earn the full support and respect of the people and authorities if it carries out its objectives in a peaceful, law-abiding manner.
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When we were young CAFÉ PESCADO in Simon’s Town hosted the High School of Salisbury (Harare) Old Girls Reunion on Saturday 5 March. Led by Marion Pallant, 24 former pupils sang old school songs and generally had a good time. The event was organised by Gill (Bennett) Everett, who managed to entice old girls from as far as Canada, the UK, Scotland and Australia.
TOGETHER AGAIN: The 24 ladies attending the reunion. Photo: Ralph Higgo
CAPTURING THE MO MENT: Pat Feather stone (left) with Gillian Everett, the organiser.
TOASTING THE DAY: Or ganiser Gil lian Everett and Jennifer Blackie (right) enjoy a drink.
GENERAL
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Taming the Teenager GAVIN FISH
I SPOKE last week with a pre-primary teacher with 38 years experience. She said that she had noted a steady decline in levels of respect over the years. That’s amongst three- to five-year-olds! When I was a boy, adults were respected simply because they were adults. There were certain things you just never thought to say or do. That has subtly changed over the years. Increasingly, one has to earn the respect; to be a credible person. The respect has become conditional. That has been tough on us as adults. Firstly, we have to walk our talk these days. “Do what I say, not what I do” just doesn’t cut it. If we are not practising what we preach, then we are not going to be respected. Secondly, the teenage
mind is an enquiring mind: “I have been told such and such for years, but is it actually so?”. That’s good. It’s scary, but good! We don’t want unthinking automatons. Every teen needs to go through their own self-discovery, especially regarding their belief systems on what is right and what is wrong. "It feels good", or "It makes me acceptable" are compelling arguments to the younger teen. They are no reason at all (at least not a wise one) for deciding whether something is right or wrong. But shutting the enquiry down with “Because I told you so” should be increasingly redundant. It is still needed from time to time, but the sound bite has altered. Shouldn’t it be increasingly: “I’ve heard your reasoning, but I don’t believe it wise. You may come to regret it. I love you, and my decision is final. The an-
swer remains no”? My experience is that when you have earned this respect, you are in a far stronger position than before. In the last few years, I’ve experienced a more worrying shift: “I will respect you, not if you are credible, but if I like you”. This comes with baggage. I won’t like you if you correct me or hold me accountable. This is extremely difficult to manage. Personally speaking, begrudgedly, earning respect is not that bad. Who was it that said, “I don’t care whether you like or dislike me, but I insist that you respect me”? I think that person is right. . 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.
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eMzantsi goes bos THIS year eMzantsi is going green in a big way. Throughout 2011, the eMzantsi community-building project will be challenging young people to engage with environmental issues and create a climate for change. Their primary school twinning programme and the high school project will be offering a wide range of exciting green activities from eco-park visits to recycled fashion shows. The enthusiastic eMzantsi team will be getting the public involved at quarterly events that culminate in the eMzantsi Carnival at the Sun Valley Mall in December. The first of this year’s fourway live events will take place in Ocean View at the Multi-purpose Centre from 15:00 to 18:00 on Saturday 2 April. A mini-carnival parade including giant puppets and the issuing of prizes to children for picking up litter will precede a stage show featuring top acts from the eMzantsi inter-cultural music and dance
project. Bands from Fish Hoek, Masiphumelele and Ocean View who supported comedian Mark Sampson at the successful series of Sampson Interactive gigs over the season will be performing original songs and collaborations. There will also be mural spray painting and a skateboarding display. Bring the family along for an afternoon of quality local entertainment CARNIVAL SPIRIT: eMzantsi music facilita with no cover tor and gospel star Ricardo Herdien will be charge thanks performing at the first 4way Live event for to funding from 2011 in Ocean View on 2 April.Photo: Supplied the National Lottery Distribution Trust at all the green events. Call Fund. eMzantsi means hav- the eMzantsi office on (021) ing fun together, and this 785-1515 or email info@emyear eMzantsi be “going bos” zantsi.org.za.
Get crafty in Kommetjie A MINI sale will be held in the garden at the Kommetjie Library on Saturday from 09:00 until 12:30. The Friends of the Library will be selling tea, coffee, cold
drinks, cakes, books, plants and white elephant articles. Various crafters will also be there and have olives, crocheted articles, mosaic signs and embroidered
Evangelistic singer ST KIARAN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH will be hosting Oscar Ehrensperger, a South African evangelistic singer with an international ministry. From 19:30 on Friday 1 April there will be music ministry and tea at the church, which is on the corner of Central Circle and 7th Avenue, Fish Hoek. A
THE Silvermine Academy is presenting one-act plays on Wednesday 31 March at 19:30, in the Sun Valley Primary School Hall. The cost is R15. The Grade 8 to 11 students have written, auditioned, cast and rehearsed their own plays.
Talk on homeless ON Wednesday 6 April, the Women’s Agricultural Association (WAA) has a meeting at the Fish Hoek Civic Centre, Minor Hall at 21:30. Cindy Dollery, who volunteers at homeless associations, will be speaking on “The Homeless - Happy Valley”. All ladies are welcome and visitors pay R5 which includes tea and eats. For more information contact Pat James on (021) 7822379
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
Community needs our Concert in the Park I REFER to your front page article of People’s Post on Tuesday 1 March (“City throws book at concert”, People’s Post, 1 March 2011). The Lever Street Park carries many happy memories for so many people all over the world. For as long as I can remember, it has always been there. It’s had some facelifts and some new additions, but it’s still the same park I used to play in as a child. We always just called it “The Park”. Now it has a signboard reading “The Lever Street Park”. The slide is still there and the see-saw too. The flowerbeds are always a wonderful mood lifter. The swings have had a make-over, but they’re still there. The old round-about has been taken away. Apparently it was falling apart and the metal jungle gym replaced with a wooden structure because it’s safer. (I don’t remember anyone ever falling from the steel structure, though the wooden one has had more casualties than Groote Schuur Hospital’s emergency room.) Lifelong friendships were made in this park. Hearts were broken (and some bones too), dances choreographed, poems recited and games played. Wonderful memories envelope this park. I can still recall how we used to beg my mom to let us go and play, and, if the answer was negative, we’d sneak out and take our punish-
ment honourably because it would have been worth it. There are so many anecdotes that I’d like to share, but this is where life began for me, at The Lever Street Park. Life was never as blissful as being a child growing up having played in The Lever Street Park. The best part is that I am now able to share this space with my son, who is as mesmerised by its grandeur as what I was when I played there. It’s a little piece of paradise that is the perfect setting for any afternoon, but it saddens me that the “Concert in the Park”, which has become a favourite among locals and visitors over the past decade, will not be taking place this year. I have a few questions I would like to ask the “powers that be” who decided to impose a bylaw that entailed filling out a 27-page document by any organisation that wishes to stage an event in and around Cape Town. Is the City of Cape Town prepared to pay for the annual maintenance upkeep of The Lever Street Park now that the annual fundraiser is unable to take place? Is the City of Cape Town prepared to pay the salary of the very able gentleman who cares for the park and in turn looks out for the community? The “Concert in the Park” was the brainchild of residents who refused to see the Le-
Baboons, music and cyclists are all here to stay I HAVE not collected my mail in quite a while, so I spent the last few days reading through my People’s Post back issues. People are venting, and what are they angry at? What people are loudly complaining about in the valley are bicyclists, baboons and, wait for it, music? I have lived in Noordhoek since 1989, and I guess I should add my two cents. Let’s talk about the bicyclists again. I would like to add my objections to those bicyclists who think they own the road. Do not ride single-file, do not signal and swear at someone daring to take a turn that is rightfully theirs. I have to swallow a lot of road rage when they offend me in these ways. Ditto to the reader who pointed out that “the authorities” do not give us enough advance warning. Yes, for the Cape Argus they do, but for those of us living off Beach Road, we get trapped for a day every year. This is the case for many “races” or other bicycle events, so we might as well take alternate routes. So, if you are a driver, the bicyclists are a pain for the most part, and are more of an obstacle on these insane, overly-trafficked roads of ours. They would be less of a pain if they had proper bicycle routes on the roadside, as they do in many countries. Then the motorist-cyclist conflict would greatly diminish. As for the baboons, I cringe when I hear about locals locking them in trash bins, shooting at them and the baboon corpses found at Solole. Who was here first, them or us? While I sympathise with residents whose homes have been vandalised by the creatures, I find it shocking that many want to go to extreme measures to solve the problem. For example, to exterminate the baboons to solve the problem. By the way, we humans are a danger to them. We transmit diseases to baboons that can kill them. When my, son who is 14 years old, was a baby, he was nearly snatched by a baboon at Cape Point, and I managed to unlock the car door and dive into the back seat of the car with him in my arms just in time. I have not, since this event, hated baboons and wanted to slay them. Surely
there are win-win solutions here which are good for man and beast. Music, who can moan about that? Well I can let out a good growl or two if I hear one note of Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga. Do not get me going on dubstep. I was really appalled and also amused by a recent letter in the People’s Post from a Noordhoek resident living near the Red Herring, who was complaining vociferously about the live music and music from the bar. I heard about complaints being made one night when I went to the Herring to hear Natasha Meister, a phenomenal young blues guitarist and vocalist. Peoples’ complaints are about music, about blues and folk music, because that is mainly what they have been having there. The Red Herring is a Noordhoek institution, and we had our wedding reception there 21 years ago. The Red Herring has a heritage of hosting great music. My friends and I spent many memorable evenings there, listening to greats like Steve Newman and Tony Cox. This Noordhoek resident thinks it is fantastic that the Herring’s new owner has resurrected the music tradition, and hopes that he expands the gigs in numbers and the variety of music played. Obviously the noise levels have to be considered, but all that takes is adjusting knobs on guitars, amps and pedals, and if there is a drummer just get him or her to tone down. Bicyclists, baboons and music are not the problems. Overdevelopment and overcrowding are the problem. If you want to wag a finger at anyone, then wag it at the developers, and I am sorry because I know quite a few. Many of the property owners and estate agents who went money-mad during the property boom and made Noordhoek a place for the very rich (many foreigners), and no longer the chilled, uncrowded, unspoiled wilderness that it was when I first moved here in 1989, are part of the problem. Better yet, help find solutions because the bicyclists, the baboons and I strongly hope the music, are here to stay. MELISSA SIEBERT Nooordhoek
ver Street Park closed down because of its nostalgic attribute to Kalk Bay and her residents. They decided to come together as a community and hold on to a piece of paradise where children are able to play safely. What will happen to the park now that the funds cannot be raised due to some red tape? And let’s say the concert does take place, what penalty will be enforced? And to whom? There is a campaign that is taking the country by storm as it urges people to stand up and lead by example. Lead SA urges ordinary citizens to take a stand, change our attitudes and to get involved. However, this oversight of the bylaw prevents this from happening. Does the City of Cape Town have funds available to maintain the Lever Street Park? If not, why fix something that isn’t broken? For over a decade, the “Concert in the Park” has managed to not only revive the Lever Street Park, but it has maintained it to a standard far better than it was ever maintained in the past by the City. The “Concert in the Park” has allowed residents to get involved and be part of a community that is still in existence in Kalk Bay.
A community with value, integrity and honesty. Something that is not marketable and can only be felt by those who get involved. It has allowed business owners to come together and work as a team for a common purpose. It has allowed residents to showcase their musical talents that their neighbours might have complained about if they decided to host a house party one evening. This concert is about more than just raising the necessary funds to maintain the space. This concert is about building on to a community that might otherwise be lost in the commercialisation of a beautiful fishing village. I would like to extend a request to the City of Cape Town and ask that this matter be reviewed sooner rather than later. This concert needs to happen more than you need a 27-page request filled out. I am certain that if given the opportunity, you would be able to find the necessary means to allow this event to take place. Give this community the opportunity to Lead SA. Let them continue to build the community and bring about the change we wish to see in South Africa today. MARION THOMAS Lakeside
Who’s next on the hit list? THE story of the Smitswinkel troop and its leader, Fred, is one of the longest stories I have worked on, second only to xenophobia. Almost two years of photographing this magnificent animal came to a devastating end on Friday 25 March, when he was tricked into a capture cage by NCC officials, who used the one thing he was unable to resist – food. Except this time, the very substance that gained him such notoriety would ultimately lead to his death. Instead of returning to the troop he once led to live out his days on the mountain overlooking False Bay with his many children around him, he would be injected with some form of lethal medicine, which would end the life of a baboon that I have spent countless hours getting to know and understand, and a baboon that I am going to sorely miss. I am in no way advocating that his car door-opening and house-raiding abilities were normal behaviour for a baboon, because they weren’t. The problem here is not Fred, or any other baboon that can open car doors or house windows. The problem here is people. At some point, some clever human thought that by throwing an apple out of a car to the cute little baboon would be fun, and I’m sure it pleased the kids and made some great pictures. But ultimately, that selfish act is what caused his death and the corruption of the behaviour of what were once wild animals, and turned them into a Sunday afternoon drive party trick. What started out as something for me to do when I was bored – by getting pictures of Fred opening car doors – evolved into something much bigger and almost obsessive. The first thing that struck me was the complete lack of adequate and explicit sig-
nage warning people of the dangers posed by baboons, whether that be feeding them or getting out of one’s car to photograph them. This lack of signage, as well as having people on the ground to enforce it, coupled with the unique abilities of the Smitswinkel troop’s leader Fred, was a recipe for disaster. Little did I know that it would be Fred that would pay the ultimate price. It is for these very reasons that I spent the next almost two years photographing and documenting the happenings around Fred and his behaviour, in the hope that it would somehow lead to the authorities siting up and taking notice. Whilst they have put up a few more signs, and there are permanent monitors, they are still, in my humble opinion, inadequate and do nothing to explicitly warn locals and more importantly tourists, to the very real dangers they face and the damage they do by feeding baboons. One of the arguments used for putting Fred to sleep was that they hoped the troop would have a normal life and not learn his car door-opening ways. Well, it’s a little too late for that now, as there are already others that can open car doors. They just never did it when he was in power, because any attempt would be squashed with a good hiding, as he ruled with an iron fist. So my question is this: “If they already have those abilities, and there are still not adequate preventative measures in place, which baboon are they going to kill next?’ Because I can promise you that people won’t stop feeding them and they won’t stop associating cars with food. CHAD CHAPMAN Freelance photographer
Another ‘shark attack’ victim THE letter in People’s Post, 8 March, “Beware of sharks”, refers. It was so sad to read of such evil people that have no respect for the elderly. I had a similar experience of an estate agent trying to clean my mother out. Fortunately, our brother smelled a rat and stopped her.
We are wondering whether it could, perhaps, be the same person. Such a pity that people like that ruin the name of the honest and hard-working agents. She will be caught one day. Good of “Once Bitten” to warn people. ALSO BITTEN Fish Hoek
LETTERS
Tuesday 29 March 2011
People’s Post False Bay Page 13
We want movies for adults Patrol the beach, not the bench . THANK you to Lynda Sterne of SterKinekor for her reply to my complaint [about the movies at Longbeach Mall]. Herewith a challenge: both “Made in Dagenham” and “The King’s Speech” are British-made films depicting a small slice of British history. The first is rated by Ster-Kinekor as a non-art (or niche) film, the other is art. Please show “Speech” at Longbeach Mall for the same length of time as “Dagenham” was shown, and then publish in this newspaper the number of tickets sold for each. PENNY BOADEN Lake Michelle LYNDA STERNE, MARKETING MANAGER OF STER-KINEKOR, RESPONDS: Ster Kinekor is very pleased to confirm that both “The King’s Speech” and “Black Swan” will be showing at SterKinekor Longbeach from Friday 25 March 2011. We hope Ms Boaden will have the opportunity to see both. In terms of what we do to market our films, we do carry listings in all the major daily newspapers as Miss Coode pointed out. However what we have found from research is that there is less reliance on the printed schedules and an increasing demand for information to be available online. A very convenient resource is our very comprehensive website – www.sterkinekor.com – which carries all the films synopses, trailers; cinemas and show times as well as the option to book online as well. The website can also be accessed from any mobile phone with exactly the same functionality. Additionally we do have a contact centre which can provide detailed information on films, cinemas and show times as well as take bookings. The call centre number is 082 16789. Furthermore we endeavour to have all films reviewed by the major critics across newspapers, magazines, websites and radio to at least bring attention to what will be releasing on circuit nationally. In terms of what films we show we track the performance of every film we release at every cinema in the country and are able to get a sense of the community tastes based on the films they support. It is, I am sure you will appreciate, in our interests to ensure that we do offer the communities the kind of films they want to go and see. We thank you for your letter as it is most valuable to get feedback.
I FOUND it interesting to read in the People’s Post of Tuesday 22 March the comment from Table Mountain National Park, following the latest attacks on Noordhoek Beach, that they were unable to patrol the beach properly as they were short staffed. How is it then that a couple of weeks ago they were able to spare two members of staff to lounge around on the bench in the car park at 18:30 to harass law-abiding residents having a quiet walk
Act against crime yourself I WISH to comment on the Noordhoek Beach attacks (“Alarm over Noordhoek Beach attacks”, People’s Post, 22 March 2011). We have definitely become a society where many individuals and groups battle to cooperate and work together to address and solve problems. Problems on Noordhoek beach (and elsewhere) have, at intervals, cropped up, become bad, improved and then become bad again. There are people and groups that do cooperate and succeed, like the neighbourhood watch, of which I am a member. This is an example where people have to give up voluntarily time and put in effort to achieve a goal or solve a problem. Perhaps the people in Kommetjie and Noordhoek who belong to their neighbourhood watch can work together, get a few more volunteers on board and patrol Noordhoek Beach in twos or threes throughout the day. If they involve a few adjacent watches the load can be spread and a problem addressed so that the police do not need to get involved, at least initially, until it becomes necessary. If we could just get a large percentage of people
off their behinds to join in then the load would be even lighter. People are reluctant, just as I was, but once I got involved it changed my point of view. In less than a year, I got to know my area, learned where we are vulnerable and where we can improve our suburb. It is actually not so difficult to give two hours of my time every 12 days. Singapore in the 1960s and 70s was a crime-ridden enclave. The people worked together with the authorities, and for more than 20 years now, crime has been low. If the majority of people could just stop complaining about how bad or ineffective the police and authorities are (or are assumed to be) and involve themselves where they live, soon things will change. It may sound easier said then done, but nothing worthwhile is easy. Unless we give it a good try we’ll never know how effective we can be in changing a bad situation, will we? WOLFGANG LANGE Capri
Encounters with a reckless driver I AM responding to the letter published on Tuesday 22 March by Jane Walker. I too am a resident of Noordhoek, and highly appreciate the careful way most residents drive. I too have had the dubious honour of encountering the female driver Jane mentions with the blue VW vehicle with number plate CA 479-XXX [full number withheld – Ed.]. We seem to return from work at the same time, so I have encountered her on more than one occasion. She is extremely reckless and careless with her life, her passengers as well as pedestrians and other drivers. On two occasions I have seen her overtake cars on Ou Kaapse weg, straight into oncoming traffic, On one occasion she very nearly pushed anoth-
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WITH reference to the letter from Penny Boaden of Noordhoek, I would like to add my absolute agreement: the choice of movies at Longbeach is dreadful. Even more frustrating is that I had no idea “The Social Network” had been shown. I missed it! But then how would I have known it was showing? Good question, because Ster-Kinekor no longer advertise in our local papers. The only way to find out what they are showing is to buy a daily newspaper or to go into the cinema itself. This I did, in desperation. I spoke to a very helpful person who said that they had expected to have “The King’s Speech” but it had suddenly been changed. She had no idea if it might be sent to Longbeach again. To Lynda Sterne, marketing manager of Ster-Kinekor: you should at least have checked what marketing takes place for Longbeach Mall films. If you had you would have found out that the answer is nil – zero, nothing. The cinema is situated right opposite the Mugg and Bean, which is always fairly busy – but can you see any advertising of films been shown if you sit there having coffee? No. Do you advertise anywhere inside the mall at all? No! Please do not try to fob us off with the Cinema Nouveau excuse - which translated simply means “new cinema” or art films. You want to classify “True Grit” as an art film? John Wayne would turn in his grave! Please tell us what is actually “niche” about “The King’s Speech”, an Oscar wining film, or “True Grit” for that matter ? Typically, with anything linked to Longbeach Mall, we the consumers are to blame. Longbeach management removed the Friday market because the store owners complained. Where would the store owners be without the customers? On the subject of store owners, food apart, do you also think that people in the Far South have no discernment; do not deserve better quality, better choices? Do you all think that your customers are below voting age? Have you all decided that there are no adults in the Far South? Perhaps it’s time we as customers demanded better treatment not only from Ster-Kinekor but from all at Longbeach Mall. They do seem to think we are idiots. Their attitude is truly insulting. JULIE COODE Simon’s Town
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Your SMSes Attacks on Noordhoek beach . If attacked by knife-wielding thugs one is fully entitled to shoot them. End of problem on Noordhoek beach. Graham . Once again Merle Collins shrugs off any responsibility that TMNP may have in the welfare of the public who pay TMNP employees’ salaries. Her “no comment” attitude is tiresome. In response . With regards to your letter “A tale of two police forces”, my question is: “What jurisdiction does the Military Police have with regards to pulling a civilian car off the road at Simon’s Town station?” I honestly would like to know. I am a civilian and was once pulled off. Julie, Lakeside . I suggest that the cyclist with the collie dog be tied to the bicycle and then he can feel what it is like. . The person who wrote to say that Jenni Trethowan herds the baboons into the villages so tourists can see them should get their facts straight. Jenni has never herded the baboons into the villages for the benefit of tourists, and has had no control over the baboons or the monitors since Nature Conservation Corporation took over their management more than two years ago. Lynette Johnson, Longbeach Village . Re the movies at Longbeach Mall and the DVDs available for hire: I am sure there are many avid art film lovers, from Simon’s Town to Tokai, who would love to watch a decent movie without having to travel to Claremont. Hiring a DVD is not the answer if you love the big screen. . I agree with J Curtis about the green arrows not working and causing traffic jams. The number to call to solve the problem is (021) 812-4444. If they receive enough calls, surely they will correct the situation. C. Schenck . We contacted the traffic department and now the green arrow works. Thanks.
Bright idea . The Commanding Officer of Fish Hoek SAPS should draw R20 from petty cash, buy a bottle of thinners and clean graffiti from the SAPS sign on the corner of Banks and Main roads. High school matters . Looking forward to the Fish Hoek High School rock concert; hope no moaners are going to spoil it, urging SAPS to come and tell them to turn it down. . I live in Second Crescent in Fish Hoek, which is a well-used road for Fish Hoek High School students walking to and from the station. I am often shocked to see these students smoking while walking in plain sight and in their school uniforms. This was unheard of when I was at the school 10 years ago. Stuart To whom it may concern . Muizenberg roadworks at a standstill for many weeks. What is the problem? . Ocean View police, why do the licence holders in Masiphumelele trade late at night? I can’t sleep at night. Please do something about the matter. . It is amazing how everyone is worrying about water, but just go to Fish Hoek beach and see how water is wasted under the showers.Mary . Why is it that cyclists think they may ride where they want? They ignore all road signs and expect cars to give way on Main Road from Kalk Bay. Are all cyclists illiterate? They proceed even though there is a big sign telling them to use Boyes Drive. If you can’t obey the rules of the road, don’t cycle. Thanks. Big deal . Older folks will remember the dog, Nuisance, pulling sailors out of the pubs in time to catch the midnight train, and that was with wartime austerity. Now they brag
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about trains at 21:00! Councillor earnings . It is disgraceful that ward councillors earn so much in a city where money could be better spent on social development. Keya . Ward councillors should be glad about the salary they earn, and yet they don’t deliver. I think it’s only a few people who know who their ward councillors are. . Councillor earnings refer: did you know that they will earn R2 million in the next local elections? Is there a place for me on this gravy train as well? Please tell what must I do? . Wow! With those earnings of R29 000 per month as a councillor, no wonder you don’t hear or see them after the elections. Guess they are hibernating on how to spend their riches for the next five years. . So a ward councillor earns R29 057 a month and can also have a private job but if people with disabilities and pensioner have jobs, then their grants get halved. Please explain. Shakes .We need comparisons. What do councillors get in other provinces? General . I am a tour guide and have witnessed drivers speeding past the ostrich farm at Cape Point. The driver did not reduce speed whilst driving between a troop that was sitting near and in the road. The driver just missed the juveniles. I do not see any other solution to this situation. This is why baboons are knocked over and killed. Gwin, Kommetjie . Dog-walking at Tears animal rescue is ongoing every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 10:00. Phone (021) 785-4482 to book a short orientation course. . We are so lucky to have the Mountain Men in our area. They do such an awesome job! Dee, Lakeside . The “Enforcer” escapes again. Considering his size versus his normal victims, Bakkies Botha should be called “bully” or “coward”. . It’s a shame to see beautiful old build-
ings going to waste. There should be laws to prevent this – don’t buy property (or forfeit it) if you can’t maintain it. . Anything distracting you from the road is a bad idea: stop instead, nothing is worth causing an accident. A second’s distraction is all that it takes. Kate . Regarding abuse against women and children, why not focus on all forms of abuse, including abuse by women against men and by children against parents? Smiley . There are so many sarcastic, holier than thou, complaint text messages sent to People’s Post. How about some gratitude for our clean water, roads, homes, food, families, health, cars, and beaches? Nothing is perfect, but we are well off compared to many other people. Thank God we don’t live in Japan. Allen Adams . Please people, water is precious. Don’t use a hosepipe to wash your cars or wash down your driveways. Rather fill a bucket with water. . Think about other people and nature, as well as yourself. What a different world we would live in, if everyone applied this. It begins with you. Catherine . All the years I enjoyed watching the Cape Argus Cycle Tour on TV 2. Now they want R3,8 million for broadcast rights from PPA, which is a charity organisation. TV2, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Obviously someone wants to make a quick buck! Disgusted fan . How on earth will I get on a bus when the steps are high and I am handicapped on my right side, both my arm and leg? Thank you . Thank you People’s Post and Kiwi and Toughees for the school shoes I won recently. John Europa . Thank you People’s Post for the Jamali tickets I won. My family and I had a fabulous time! Salwa . Thank you to People’s Post. The health expo was a huge success. Pity our new banner was ruthlessly stolen. Angela Taylor
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
Love conquers all AUDIENCES laughed and enjoyed the opening night of “Love at First Fight” at the Kalk Bay Theatre last week. The show is written and performed by the husband and wife team of Vanessa Harris and Ashley Searle, who dazzled the audience with their dance moves and comic timing as they sang, danced, miscommunicated and negotiated about how to make love work. “Love at First Fight” is on until Saturday 9 April at 20:30. Tickets cost R90. Doors open at 18:00, when theatre-goers
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Whale show no fluke THE Jungle Theatre Company’s “The Whale Show” is on at the Kalk Bay Theatre during the April school holidays. “The Whale Show” is the story of two characters, the Wondering Whale Watchers, who are on a quest to become like whales. They discover that the ocean is under threat and get the audience involved in taking care of the sea and saving whales. “The Whale Show” is one of many environmentally-themed plays written and produced by the Muizenberg-based company, which us- Having a whale of a time are The Jungle Theatre Com es original children’s and family pany’s Vincent Meyburgh (left) and Unathi Speelman theatre as a vehicle for environ- with Wanda the whale. Photo: Liam Beattie mental, social and cultural education. One of their best-known performancTickets are R50 and can be booked via the es, “The Whale Show” returns with a new Kalk Bay Theatre’s booking line on 073 220 cast after a three-year hiatus. It is written 5430. and directed by Vincent Meyburgh, and . WIN! People’s Post is giving away two stars Unathi Speelman and Vincent Mey- tickets to the family production on Saturburgh. The shows are on Saturday 2 April, day 2 April at 11:00. To enter the giveaway, Sunday 3 April, Thursday 7 April, Friday SMS “Whale” to 34586 by noon on Wednes8 April and Saturday 9 April at 11:00 in Main day 30 March. SMSes cost R2 each; winners Road, Kalk Bay. will be phoned.
can enjoy a meal and drinks before show. On Friday 1 April there will be a special performance in aid of the Safer Together Community Safety Fund, which raises funds for equipment for neighbourhood watch groups and projects to promote safety in the greater Muizenberg area. Tickets cost R150, which includes a finger supper from 19:00, with a bottle of wine or juice per couple. A cash bar is also available. The performance starts at 20:00 for this special performance. The show is rated PG10. For bookings call 073 220 5430 or visit www.kbt.co.za.
Saturday 2 April HAVING A LAUGH: David Muller (left) shares a joke with Vanessa Harris while Ashley Searle looks on.
Simon's Town: The Homemade Shoppe morning market will be held in the old library hall, opposite the Simon’s Town police station, from 09:00 to 12:00. Contact Susan on 073 213 8887 or (021) 7832244. Marina Da Gama: The Marina Craft Market will be out in full force at the Eastlake Village Centre 09:00. There will be a range of fun gifts for special holidays, birthdays or surprise gifts. Contact Iona Spalding on 082 896 1499. Red Hill: “Bed on Bricks” – a band whose sound is not easily defined – will be performing at Cape Farmhouse Restaurant at 15:30. Entrance costs R40 and R50. For more information contact (021) 780-1246.
HUGS: Cara Dowling with “Love at First Fight” performer Ashley Searle. ENJOYING THE EVENING: Tristan Sandwith, Domin ique Kotze and Tracey Dilley.
Sounds on the grounds
SHOWING THE LOVE: From left, Jenni Bess esen, Kalk Bay Theatre owner Simon Cooper, and Bambi Mont gomery.
FISH Hoek High School is holding a rock concert on the school grounds on Saturday 16 April. The line-up includes The Rudimentals, Crimson, Destination and My Friend’s Bread.
Tuesday 5 April Fish Hoek: Fish Hoek Valley North Neighbourhood Watch is holding its monthly meeting in the Moth Hall at 19:30. All are welcome to attend. Contact John Cole on (021) 782-3718.
Thursday 7 April Muizenberg: University of the 3rd Age in False Bay will be hosting a presentation by Robin Hammond, titled “Egypt – the value and history of its oases”, at the Muizenberg Pavilion at 09:30 for 10:00. Call Peter Rickards on (021) 788-9469.
The gates will open at 16:00. Tickets are R35 for adults, R30 for high school pupils and R25 for primary school pupils. For bookings or more information call (021) 782-1107 or email admin@fhhs.wcape.school.za.
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PEOPLE'S POST, a Media24 publication and member of WP Newspapers, prominent publisher of community newspapers in the Cape Peninsula, offers an exciting career opportunity for an enthusiastic news reporter in its Tokai office.
Enquiries: Mr Keith Allende: 021 715-5921. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Please submit your application stating the name of the publication and the date on which you saw the advertisement (candidates may also use this as reference) for the attention of Ms L Petersen, to the Deputy Director: Hospital Engineering Services: Bellville, Private Bag X21, Parow 7500.
The ideal candidate: • has a journalism qualification and reporting experience; • has a keen news sense and is versatile; • shows initiative and can act independently; • has an excellent command of written and spoken English; • can work under pressure; • will be able to quickly cultivate a wide range of news contacts; • is prepared to be trained in layout; • is prepared to work irregular hours.
As directed by the Department of Public Service & Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are short-listed and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records, credit records and previous employment.
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Applications must be submitted on a Z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department, and should be accompanied by certified copies of qualifications, Curriculum Vitae and the names of three referees. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference.
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IN the 1950s, when “Come back little Sheba” was written, a child conceived out of wedlock was a disgrace. A “shotgun marriage” was seen to be the solution to this dilemma. William Inge’s play was a daring breakthrough for the time. It deals honestly with failed hopes and lost dreams. “Come back little Sheba” has all the necessary ingredients for a realistic domestic drama: an alcoholic husband and a frumpish wife who adores yet fears him. William Inge’s “Come back little Sheba” is directed by Barrie Howard for the Constantiaberg Theatre Players. The show opens at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg, on Friday 1 April and runs until Saturday 9 April, excluding Sunday 3 April to Wednesday 6 April. Week nights are at 20:00 and Saturdays at 14:30 and 18:30. Tickets are R50 for Thursday night and Saturday matinees and R60 for Friday and Saturday nights. Masque Theatre Club members receive a R10 discount. To book phone (021) 788-1898 during office hours.
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SWEET SUCCESS: The New Balance Fish Hoek Surf Life Saving Club’s un der10 youngsters competed in the Western Province Lifesaving Nipper Championships on Sat 19 March and Sun 20 March at Clifton Beach. Fish Hoek took home the under10 aggre gate winners’ trophy. They also won the Nipper Champs overall aggregate. The under10 coaches are from, left to right, Heidi Sulcas, Vic Greber, Allie Absalom, Werner Hamman and James Wessels. Seen here, back row from left, Warren Hamman (medal winner), Tali Sulcas, Sophie Rodseth (surf swim winner), Amy Hodgkinson (overall girls under10 winner), Declan Grant (2nd sprints), Jasmine Harbour (medal win ner), Bianca Basset and Farren Bloch. Middle row, Michael Paarman and John Colyn. Front row, Ethan Grant, Justin Hamman, Jadon Wessels (med al winner) and Michaela Brouckaert.
Tuesday 29 March 2011
SPLASHING: Shelley Faul man gets in shape to rep resent New Balance Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club at the Hang Ten Na tional Surf Lifesaving Champion ships for sen iors and jun iors at Camps Bay beach from tomor row until Sat urday. Photo: Meds Martin
View from the beach PAUL BOTHA
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NOTHER spate of seriously powerful swell has been battering the Atlantic Coast of the Far South since last Friday, providing great surf and plenty of energy for all wave riders. It has not been quite big enough for the men who ride mountains to break out their threemetre-plus rhino-chasers and start paddling into the open ocean bomboras, but there have been double-overhead, hollow tubes ridden in the beach-breaks and some even bigger wave faces carved up on the reefs around Kommetjie, Witsands and further South. The Equinox passed last week so it is now officially Autumn and the big-wave brigade are dusting off the cobwebs from their jetskis
and taking their heavy-water equipment out of mothballs in expectation of the giant swells that produce some of the world’s biggest waves here every winter. Although winter 2010 had its moments, it will probably not be remembered as an epic year for huge waves and it seems unlikely that any of the top five rides in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards, which will be announced this week, will be from the Far South. This despite the area having produced the world’s biggest wave to be recorded in both 2006 and 2008. The La Nina conditions that have produced several extreme weather episodes around the globe this year could well provide the impetus for an outstanding winter of big waves. You can rest assured that there is a dedicated crew of locals here who are ready and able to take on the ocean no
matter what size it reaches. Western Province Surfing took advantage of the overhead conditions on Saturday to hold their second trials event at the Hoek, below the towering cliffs of Chapman’s Peak Drive. The likes of Eastern Cape recruits Shaun and Ryan Payne, Kommetjie’s Dave Richards and veteran campaigner Ian Armstrong from Scarborough performed best in the powerful surf and should form the core of a strong WP team in the Billabong SA Surfing Championships at Cape St Francis (Seal Point) in May. Another transplant, this time former Kommetjie resident Damien Fahrenfort, kept the Far South flag flying in his adopted home of California when he posted his best contest result in a couple of years on the weekend. Competing in the four-star rated, R600 000 Vans Pier Classic at Huntington
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HAVE YOUR SAY! DRAFT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) POLICY
FINAL DRAFT DISTRICT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS The final draft District Spatial Development Plans and Environmental Management Frameworks relevant to your area will be available for public viewing from Friday 1 April 2011 at your local library, subcouncil office or Planning & Building Development Management District office, or visit www.capetown.gov.za/en/sdf. Comments can be forwarded to: Spatial Planning & Urban Design Department City of Cape Town, P O Box 4511, Cape Town, 8000
As part of a continuous focus to improve ECD-related services, the City of Cape Town has reviewed and updated its ECD Policy and also aligned it with the latest applicable legislation and requirements. The draft policy may be downloaded from www.capetown.gov.za or will be forwarded by e-mail upon request to ecd.policy@capetown.gov.za. In addition, hard copies are available for viewing at all subcouncil offices, district planning, health and social development offices and public libraries.
Fax: 021 425 6495 E-mail: futurecapetown@capetown.gov.za You are invited to participate in stakeholder open days in each of the districts in the month of April 2011 where the revised draft proposals of the district plans will be presented and discussed. The following open day is planned for the Southern District: Date: Tuesday 5 April 2011 Venue: Fish Hoek Major Hall, Central Circle, Recreation Road, Fish Hoek Time: 16:30 – 18:45 For more information please visit the website above, or contact Paul Prinsloo on 021 400 9412 or e-mail futurecapetown@capetown.gov.za.
Written comments on the draft policy may be submitted on or before Tuesday 3 May 2011 as follows: • By post to the Manager: Development Policies and Processes, P O Box 298, Cape Town 8000 • By hand to any subcouncil office, district planning, health or social development office or the 16th Floor, Tower Block, Civic Centre, Cape Town (for attention: The Manager: Development Policies and Processes) • By e-mail to ecd.policy@capetown.gov.za • On Council’s website at www.capetown.gov.za • By fax to 021 425 4327 Any further enquiries may be directed to ecd.policy@capetown.gov.za or tel 021 400 7580.
The closing date for public comments is Thursday 30 June 2011. ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER
Beach, the 24-year-old cruised through three rounds of the USA’s top surfers to reach the semifinals, where he was narrowly eliminated by ASP World Tour stars Taylor Knox and Damien Hobgood, both Americans. Fahrenfort, who left SA to “live the dream” and does not need to compete in contests, finished equal fifth overall, picking up R15 000 and just over 400 ranking points which saw him rise six places to number 139 on the latest ASP World Rankings. The current solid swell conditions in the Far South will start fading by Wednesday and we can then expect the first substantial rains of the year to provide the parched earth and vegetation with much needed sustenance. Both swell and weather look pretty mild into the weekend so enjoy the typical Autumn conditions.
ACHMAT EBRAHIM CITY MANAGER
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