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ESIDENTS of Observatory are concerned that tyres stacked up at a local business are a fire hazard and can cause accidents if they spill over into the street. The business, on the corner of Lower Main and Nelson roads, is a recycling plant converting old tyres into soles for shoes and other products. Residents complained that members of the public are randomly “dumping” their unwanted tyres over the business’ fence. People’s Post visited the site on Thursday 17 March and saw hundreds of used tyres stacked along the fence. The reporter asked employees to shed light on operations. An employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, said he was fully aware of the tyres “being thrown over the fence” by the company’s driver, who has permission to do so. The driver has however been asked to stop this practice because “a bad impression” was being created. “People are thinking dumping is taking place here, but this is not true,” says the employee, who acknowledges that “the site does
look bad, with all the tyres all over the show”. Dorothy Lewis, a resident living close to the business, says she regularly witnesses the tyres being thrown over the fence. “They just pull up and start throwing tyres over the fence. This is not a dumping site for tyres, but they just throw the tyres over and then drive off,” says Lewis. She said this was a “major fire hazard” as any ignition could send the building up in flames and cause damage not only to the building, but to surrounding properties as well. “This is what I have to live with and something must be done before anything drastic happens,” says Lewis. Another resident, Fiona Andrews, says “thousands of tyres” are being thrown over the fence. “It’s becoming so full that the tyres are now spilling over into the street, which causes even more concerns to our neighbourhood,” says Andrews. She said many of the tyres land in the middle of the road, forcing motorists to swerve around them. “This could result in accidents, says Andrews. The employee of the business said: “We are fully aware of the community’s concerns and
will be sorting the site. We will be removing the tyres, taking it away from the fencing.” While People’s Post was at the site, workers were re-arranging the hundreds of tyres. Trevor Hughes, chairman for the Observatory Civic Association, said “no complaints were received by the association”. He however, confirmed that the association would follow up on the matter and have the building checked out before lodging an official complaint with council and the local ward councillor. He added that the solution would be to have the proper City departments inspect the building to determine whether there is a real concern about fires. “We would also be a bit concerned if indeed the tyres are stacking up and posing all these concerns, but it’s really a matter that needs to be followed up and will be,” Hughes confirmed. He encouraged residents with similar concerns about the building to use the City of Cape Town’s C3 complaints system. People can log their complaints into a computer system and be issued a unique reference number that will enable the complainant to track progress. “For now, we will lodge a C3 complaint from the association’s side, but if there are more than three concerns of a similar na-
STICKY SUBJECT: The tyres are ground down and the mixture used in the tar found in roads. ture, it should be attended to almost immediately,” Hughes added. If you would like to lodge any complaint using the C3 system, call 086 010 3089 or email contactUS@capetown.gov.za or SMS 31373, with no more than 160 characters. People’s Post attempted to contact ward councillor Cedric Thomas for comment, but he could not be reached at the time of going to print.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
All that jazz!
JAZZ lovers were treated to some of the biggest names in its genre last weekend when the 12th Cape Town International Jazz Festival rolled into town. The Cape Town International Convention Centre was filled with music lovers who were treated to the sounds of more than 30 local and international artists.
SOUL FOOD: Bebe Winans and Dave Koz sere nade their local fans.
IN THEIR ELEMENT: Earth, Wind and Fire entertained the masses as part of their 40th Anniversary World Tour. Photos: Nasief Manie
STRINGS ATTACHED: Guitafrika had their audience swaying to the sound of their guitars.
LOCAL IS LEKKER: South African group Gang of Instrumentals in action at the festival.
PACKING A PUNCH: The Wayne Shorter Quartet brought people to their feet.
Song of the Blackbird THE award-winning play “Blackbird” opened at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio on Tuesday 22 March. “Blackbird” is British slang for jailbird. The principal characters in this 80-minute, one-act play, are birds with broken wings – psychologically crippled by an episode that left both their lives in tatters. Exploring the blurry line between passion and perversion, love and abuse, the play suggests that intimate relationships between adults and minors are taboo not because they’re abnormal, but because they’re all too natural. Blackbird will be running until Saturday 9 April, with nightly shows at 20:15. Tickets cost R100 and bookings are made through Computicket on 083 915 8000, online at www.computicket.co.za or at any Shoprite Checkers outlet countrywide.
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Residents called out THE Salt River Residents’ Association will have a general meeting today at the Coleridge Road madrassa, starting at 19:30. For more information on the meeting, contact Warda Rahim on 082 805 8555.
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Nothing grand about business on the Parade he says. He feels that there should be stricter regulations around how stalls are situated. He has been trading at the parade for 10 years and says that arguments between traders often erupt because two stalls selling the same goods are situated next to each other. “I might charge R4 for the something that costs R5 at the stall next to mine. “Or someone might be at my stall and the trader next door grabs him away because he sells it for cheaper. “It causes bad feelings. Why can’t they control how the stalls are positioned?” he asks. Seasonal traders are also a big problem for traders, who wait patiently for business every day. “In December we are pushed to the back of the market. People who never trade here from other markets like Mitchell’s Plain and Kraaifontein tell us that we are trading on their bays,” he says. When People’s Post visited the parade at 13:30 on Thursday 24 March, one clothing trader said that he had not done any business for the day. “I will pack up for the day if no one buys from me by 14:30,” said the man, who wants to remain anonymous. Paul Williamson, from the city’s informal trading unit, says that sales among formal and informal traders across the entire municipal area are generally down because of the recession. He says the City has invested R20 million in upgrading the Grand Parade. “The City has also supported initiatives in the central city, such as the Cape Town Partnership and the Central City Improvement District (CCID). “We believe that these initiatives, together with others in the central city, will attract consumers to the central city.” Williamson says the City has five property lease agreements with five trader associations on the Grand Parade which do not prescribe the rental charge, nor the commodities sold by the traders. The only stipulation is that the goods must be legal. Tasso Evangelinos, chief operating officer for the CCID, said he has four staff members and a dedicated mobile patrol vehicle working at the parade throughout the day. “We are not funded for the work we do at the parade, but we provide the support that we can,” he said. Evangelinos added that a “lot of resources” need to be invested to make the parade a safe place.
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ILING TRADERS at the Grand Parade claim that business has worsened significantly after a buoyant World Cup. They believed the soccer spectacular would ignite a business boom for the market. Instead, business is worse than it has ever been. Natasha Naicker, site manager for Grand Parade United Traders’ Association, said eight traders closed shop this month alone. They had been trading at the parade between five and 10 years, selling various items, including goods and clothing. However, the City of Cape Town says the situation is not unique to the Grand Parade. Business in general is down across the municipality. Naicker, who has been trading in underwear and socks at the parade for more than 40 years, says they had more than 100 customers a day during the World Cup. Now they are lucky if they attract three buyers a day. “We were hoping that it would last but business has never been this bad,” she says. Naicker says, though, that the slump is not as a result of post-World Cup. “We had a lot of customers during the World Cup,l but they only bought memorabilia; our own goods which we usually sell were still not being sold,” she says. Naicker believes that crime and drug-peddling on the parade deter customers from coming to the area. Dorothy Williams says the city is “no longer vibrant” and that the increase of malls in townships is compounding the problem. The Valhalla Park grandmother sells herbs, and says she is lucky if she has more than three clients for the day. “Business was bad before the World Cup. During the World Cup it was not as busy as we expected, but we made our money. Now it is worse than it has ever been,” she says. Williams is a fourth-generation trader for her family. Her great-great-grandmother was the first to sell herbs in 1901, and the tradition has been carried down to each daughter. The widow has been on the parade for 15 years, but says it has become “virtually impossible” to support her family financially. She lives with her daughter, a single mother of three. “If the council can do something to make the city more attractive, it would be great,” she says. Williams remains optimistic. “I don’t want to give up my stall. If I do, the foreigners will take my place,” she says. Musy Mustapha from Cameroon sells bags, cosmetics and other miscellaneous items from his stall. He says he was busy during the World Cup, but big retailers reaped most of the benefits from the event. “Business has gone down a lot since the World Cup. We make almost no money now,”
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
New candidates to stand for election 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
Out with the old, in with the new TAURIQ HASSEN
WARD 57 – comprising Woodstock, Walmer and University Estate, Salt River Observatory and parts of Mowbray – will see a new candidate stand for councillor for the DA. Cedric Thomas is one of a number of councillors who was not selected as a DA candidate for the local government elections on 18 May. Brett Heron, the replacement DA candidate, is a member of the Independent Democrats and serves as a member of the City’s Mayoral Executive Committee in the DA-ID coalition. And in Ward 56, which includes Summer
Greens, Acacia Park, Wingfield, Factreton, Kensington and Windermere, Jacob Ridder is retiring and will stand down in favour of a new DA candidate. The new candidate for this area is the DA’s Derick America. Thomas has been offered an opportunity to serve as a proportional councillor elsewhere in coming months. “I have done everything I could for the community, and although it’s disappointing that I will not be ward councillor any longer, I will still be working wherever I can in order to make a difference,” says Thomas. As a proportional councillor, Thomas will be required to represent and promote his party in different wards when needed.
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 Re-
“I will still be around, with the only difference being that the new councillor will now be tackling the community’s issues,” Thomas explained. DA councillor JP Smith, Mayoral Committee member for Safety and Security, explained that PR councillors “continue to engage with the communities”, with the only difference being that they can be required to work in various areas. “There is no real difference between a ward councillor and PR councillor, but the ward councillor will focus on their ward and the PR councillor can work in various other communities,” Smith explained. Ward 55 councillor, Bernadette Le Roux, remains councillor for the area as she stood unopposed in the selection process. The ward includes Tygerhof, Sanddrift, Woodbridge Is-
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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, Claremont and the southern sections
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land, Milnerton Central Metro Industrial, Ysterplaat, Rugby, Paarden Eiland, Woodstock, Brooklyn, Salt River, Ysterplaat Air Base, Lagoon Beach, Milnerton Golf Course, Maitland, the west side of the residential area of Century City, the Waterfront area and Sunset Links. Le Roux said that “fortunately” she did not have to go through the “gruelling” selection process many of the other councillors had to face. “In other wards you found that councillors were being challenged by four or five other candidates for the position, which is a strict process to follow,” Le Roux added. She has plans to make available land for the disabled homes in Maitland, which is “exciting and motivating”. Le Roux explained that she is on the verge of locating land and handing it over to the Cheshire Homes, which would go towards displaced members of the community. “We need to accommodate their growing need as well as homes for independent living,” says Le Roux. Another focus point for Le Roux would be to establish “safer and secure” public children’s play parks around the Salt River community. “My ward is extremely diverse, with many different cultures and people in the ward, which makes my job so much more exciting,” says Le Roux. Ridder has formally announced that he will be retiring after the elections. Ridder said he had served his ward with “pride”. “I feel great after deciding to retire as the ward councillor, and I feel it’s now the turn of somebody else to serve this community, because I have done a lot for this community,” said Ridder.
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CONCERNS over drain covers and metal gutter outlet covers being removed from streets and buildings continue to grow in Woodstock and Kensington, with the same culprits believed to be perpetrating the crime. A group of residents in Woodstock and Kensington have seen a gold-coloured bakkie, with no registration plates, whose occupants are driving around and tampering with the metal drain covers and gutter outlet covers. The metal covers being stolen are the circular and rectangular drain covers. The long metal gutter outlet covers, are found on pavements, leading into gutters. Ebrahim Martins, a Woodstock resident, spotted occupants of the bakkie removing the gutters outlet covers located on a pavement in Roodebloem Road early in February. He initially thought that construction was being done on the pavement, but soon noticed the covers were actually being removed. “I ran out to approach the occupants and when I arrived at the bakkie, they had already stolen a few metal items. They drove off when I questioned them about the items in the back,” says Martins. Martins added that the bakkie carried no registration number plate. It drove in the direction of
Victoria stock ResiRoad. dents’ AssociaRichard tion, said he Williams also too was aware spotted men of the bakkie. in the gold “This is unbakkie in acceptable and Mountain these crimiRoad, Woodnals should be stock, on caught, beThursday 3 cause they are March, redamaging our moving a community drain cover and it seems as from a paveif they do not ment. care,” says “After Baartman. leaving the The associapavement, tion received they left be- GUTTERED: The metal gutter complaints from hind a gaping outlet cover was stolen earlier residents, which hole and just this year in Roodebloem Road. were then redrove off. Photo: Tauriq Hassen ported to police There was no and the City of registration number to cap- Cape Town. ture,” says Williams. Sergeant Hilton Malila, In Kensington, Esme Gardner spokesperson for the Woodwitnessed a pavement being stock Police Station, said he is dug up, but, like the other resi- aware of the problem. dents, thought construction “We received a few comwork was being carried out. plaints last year already and She also added that the “gold made some arrests in this rein colour bakkie” was parked in gard, through our inspections front of the site to hide the ille- at second dealers,” says Malila. gal activities. He further added that moni“I couldn’t really see what toring the problem “remains they were doing and mostly difficult” as the covers are stoheard them loading metal onto len during any time of the day the bakkie, but soon after they or night. left, I discovered that all the cov“We must encourage the comers and gutters (outlet covers) munity to continue reporting had been removed,” says Gard- these matters to police, where it ner. will be followed up,” says MaliTeun Baartman, former la. He suggested officers follow chairperson of the Upper Wood- up and inspect second hand
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THE monthly food and craft market will take place on Saturday between 10:00 and 15:00 at the Bo-Kaap Civic Centre in Wale Street. Traditional foods, including curries, rotis, bredies, koeksisters, milk tart, biscuits, cakes, spices and more will be on sale. Try the breakfast menu at the coffee shop or view old photo collections and chat to the locals about their history. Also on sale are recycled hand crafts, clothing, pickles, konfyt and gifts to take home. Relaxing foot or back massages are available too. The April food demo will teach you how to make bollas – Cape Malay doughnut-like treats. There will also be fun activities for children. Entrance is free. For further information, call 072 643 0054 or (021) 4243736.
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Green Point Park opens with free concert FAMILIES from all over the city are being invited to a free concert at the Green Point Park on Sunday 3 April to celebrate the facility’s official public opening. Elvis Blue, Emo Adams, The Rudimentals, Icon Jazz Band, Heavenly Quartet, Larry Joe are some of the artists who will perform on the day. The executive mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato, will host the concert.
Take a picnic basket and join in the fun from 12:30 until 18:00. The city’s Come and Play team will provide entertainment for the children, along with giant puppets, clowns, face-painting, jumping castles, jugglers and many more fun activities. Food stalls will be open throughout the day. The 12.5 hectare Green Point Park is one of the 2010 World Cup legacy projects.
GENERAL PWHOA: A bizarre but fun mix of fashion, design, music, film, ar chitec ture, technol ogy and art was on dis play at The Tof fie Pop Culture Festival at the Cape Town City Hall from Thursday to Saturday. Seen here, from left, are Mavusa Mbutuma, Andrew Aitchison, Tony Walters, Mignonne van Eed en and Fani Segerman modelling clothing from Richard de Jager’s Pwhoa label. Foto: Sharief Jaffer
Tuesday 29 March 2011 ALBUM LAUNCH: Former Coda singer Yolanda Yawa will be launch ing her first solo album on Thursday. Photo: plied
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Former Coda singer goes solo YOLANDA YAWA, former vocalist with Coda, will launch her first solo album, “CrossOva”, at The Square at Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, Green Point, Cape Town on Thursday March 31, at 19:00 for 19:30. If you love the sounds of Afro contemporary soul and Afro jazz with a touch of reggae, then Yawa’s “original compositions and her remarkable voice will blow you away and have you on your feet”. This free concert celebrates Yawa’s album debut and talent as an entertainer and fashion designer. In her album, the award-winning songstress “reaches out with her voice, words and pride in being an African woman”. . WIN! People’s Post is giving away four copies of “CrossOva”. To enter the giveaway, SMS “Yolanda” to 34586 by noon on Wednesday 30 March. SMSes cost R2 each; winners will be phoned.
Have you seen them? THE Essop family is searching for two family members, Ghairoonisa and Zairoonisa Essop, twins who have not been seen by their family for three years. The two women could be married. They have been seen in Heideveld and could be living in Maitland. For more information contact Jainap Essop, their grandmother, on (021) 696-7251 or 082 639 1502.
Talk on shipwrecks THE Cape Natural History Club will be having an illustrated talk on shipwrecks by Mike Walker on Thursday 31 March at 8pm at the South African College High School (SACS) in Newlands Avenue, Newlands. Walker is the author of several books on local shipwrecks, and has discovered many interesting illustrations and facts. Entry is R20. Please contact Eleanor on (021) 762-1779 or visit www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za for inquiries.
Addressing breast cancer A LINGERIE modelling competition will take place at Club 151 in Voortrekker Road to raise funds for breast cancer awareness. The event takes place on Saturday 2 April, starting at 19:00 till late and R60 gets you in. For further information on the event, contact Nicky on 074 671 8906 or CJ on 074 245 5013, or email anniqueh34@gmail.com
Groovy ‘60s fundraiser THE Sunflower Fund will be hosting a fundraising event at the Barnyard Theatre, Willowbridge, on Thursday 31 March. “The Sixties Summer of Love” is about the music and the cultural rebellion that changed modern life forever. Music from The Beatles, The Mammas and The Pappas, Jimi Hendrix, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young will be featured. The proceeds will be donated to the Sunflower Fund and the Organ Donor Foundation. For bookings, please contact the Sunflower Fund on (021) 701-0661, or the Organ Donor Foundation on 0800 22 66 11. For more information on how to become a donor visit www.sunflowerfund.org.za or call the toll free number 0800 12 10 82.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
English skills on show at speech contest TERESA FISCHER
IN 2008, the English pass rate at Ikamvalethu Secondary School in Langa was just 36%. Within a year this percentage was up to the mid 80s, largely due to a partnership with The Knowledge Workshop, a language skills training centre in Rosebank that offers TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) courses. Knowledge Workshop founders, Marian James and Paul Salmon, say part of the TEFL course includes practical experience at struggling local schools. This “win-win” situation gives their students invaluable practical teaching experience, while simultaneously helping the host school by bringing mothertongue English teachers into the classroom with new ideas for stimulating learning. At Ikamvalethu, the use of the pupil’s mother tongue, Xhosa, is banned during English lessons. James explains that this goes a long way towards improving results. In the three years of the partnership, the English pass rate has consistently been in the 80% range. She says one of the best aspects of the programme is that it demystifies a lot about township life for their students, who are relatively affluent and from the suburbs. In many ways they find it better than they expected, particularly in terms of safety, but the infrastructure is “so much worse”. “They realise how much better off they are,” says James. “The moment when they drive down Washington Drive into Langa is like stepping out of a cocoon,” says James. “Teaching is also about learn-
TOP SPEAKER: The winner of the speech competition held on Satur day 26 March, Ncebakazi Buka, (second from right) with her prize – a bicycle – at home with her family in Khayelitsha. Marian James is on the far right. Photo: Supplied
all the time,” says James. She says the children are well behaved at Ikamvalethu; they want to learn and “just need the tools”. The Knowledge Workshop also runs free holiday programmes at the township school, which last year attracted 104 pupils. James is a passionate teacher and her energy is often rewarded, for instance when one of the pupils, who used to struggle to string a sentence together, wrote her a poem and reduced her to tears. The Knowledge Workshop held a speech contest on Saturday 26 March. Ncebakazi Buka, with her topic “If I were president, I would…”, just pipped Siwakhile Msuthu into first place. Msuthu’s topic was “What makes a good leader”. Both speakers almost moved the audience to tears, and the outcome was ultimately decided by a second round of impromptu speeches. Msuthu picked “Convince us to vote for you as the next president of South Africa” and Buka wove a beautiful metaphor on the topic “Explain three uses of a pencil, other than for writing”.
ing; you can’t teach if you are not willing to learn yourself,” notes Salmon. He says that often their response is to question why they haven’t done it before. They realise anyone can go into the township and make a difference. The students devise unique lesson plans during their time at the school. This means they leave a tangible legacy, as these plans are permanent resources that can be used repeatedly. Others are inspired to help in different ways, such as the student who donated his unused golf equipment to a pupil who loved golf, but only had a broken putter. Some have painted the school, and last year a stu- TEARS OF JOY: Ncebakazi Buka (left), of dent who was working for Ikamvalethu Secondary School, won the FIFA managed to organise a Knowledge Workshop’s speech competi trip to the Cape Town Stadi- tion, which consisted of both a prepared um for the Ikamvalethu soc- and impromptu speech. Also pictured are cer team. Christina Goniwe (middle) and runnerup “Things like this happen Sikwakhile Msuthu (right). Photo: Supplied
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A hundred years of service THE Chapel Street Primary School will be hosting a centenary re-union “Eat Treat” at the Good Hope Centre. The theme of the event is “Celebrating a hundred years of service to the community”. All past and present learners and parents are invited to join the school in a fun-filled nostalgic
evening of art, entertainment and good food. The event takes place on Saturday 7 May at the Dromedaris Hall and starts at 19:30 for 20:00. The cost is R150 per person and the dress code will be smart casual to formal. To RSVP, contact Fatima on 073 352 5343 or Zeenat on 079 652 1120 or the school on (021) 465-4107.
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MEMORIES: Annie Bam revisits her memories while looking through her photo album. Photo: Verna van Diemen
Tuesday 29 March 2011
NEW HOMES: The 44 homes rolled out for the second stage of the restitution of District Six are still unoccupied. Photo: Verna van Diemen
HOME SWEET HOME: Annie Bam (87) returned to District Six five years ago. Photo: Verna van Diemen
District Six can never be recreated VERNA VAN DIEMEN
EVEN though billions will be spent on redeveloping District Six, it will still look vastly different and never recapture the spirit of the bustling, vibrant community it once was. Recreating the now-barren area would be virtually impossible, says Anwah Nagia, chairperson of the District Six Beneficiary and Development Trust. “If we built District Six exactly as it was then, we would have to squeeze everyone into 1 600 homes. Back then whole families lived in one room. We cannot recreate it.” Nagia also said that the homes back then were too “Eurocentric”, and that people were now receiving spacious, modern and better homes. Surrounded by open fields, District Six today looks like
a desolate land, secluded from the rest of Cape Town. It was more than a month ago that President Jacob Zuma hosted a symbolic key handover to 44 returning families at the Second Homecoming Celebration held at the Moravian Church on Friday 11 February. The families have not moved into their houses yet. At the event, Zuma guaranteed that development in the area would be completed in the next three years. “The time is 36 months. Everything will be done and nobody can change that,” he said to huge applause. But the City of Cape Town’s manager for Land Restitution Pogiso Molapo, said 36 months may have been “an ambitious aim”. “We’re looking at five years for the project to be done,” said Molapo. The Regional Land Claims Commission, the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Provincial Government and the
District Six Trust have pledged to build 4 500 homes supported by medium-rise commercial developments. In 2003, the pilot phase was rolled out, in which 24 homes were built for residents over 80 years old. In 2004, exactly 38 years after the area was rezoned by the government, former president Nelson Mandela handed the keys to the first returning residents. Only 68 houses have been built since then. In 1966, the government declared District Six a Whites-Only area under apartheid’s Group Areas Act, with removals starting in 1968. By 1982, more than 60 000 people were relocated to the Cape Flats townships. The old houses were bulldozed. The only buildings left standing were places of worship. With the fall of apartheid in 1994, the South African government pledged to support rebuilding. Annie Bam (87) returned to District Six five years ago. She was one of the first residents to move into a three-bedroom maisonette, much bigger than the one-bedroom she, her mother, grandmother and sister grew up in. She moved to Manenberg with five of her seven children after the forced removals and later moved to Rocklands in Mitchell’s Plain. The great-great grandmother said that although the area is not the same, she feels safe and has a sense of community. “It will never be the same but I can still ask my one neighbour, Auntie Moena, for something I need, and I belong to a seniors’ club in District Six,” she said. But she said this once-bustling area is very different. “It doesn’t feel like the same District Six as when I was a child. It was a place where we all lived together. It is so quiet now. Back then Muslims, Christians, black Africans, whites, Jewish people lived together. The Muslim children went to Sunday School and the Christian children went to Mosque. We used to play at the end of Table Mountain. The neighbours had their quarrels but we were like family,” she said. Laughing, Bam recalls an incident where she almost got into a fight with her neighbour after her dog stole their chicken. “I was standing in front of our door when she came past and I heard her say: ‘Dikgevreet van die hoender, nou staan jy hier! Kyk hoe lê die vere,’” said Bam. The next day, said Bam, the woman sent her a plate of baked fish as a peace offering. Like the rest of District Six back then, more than one family lived in their Wicht Street home. Her father was a white man who joined the coloured army, said Bam. Her white family lived with them in the home. The realities of apartheid really hit Bam when her white cousin acted as if she did not know her when they bumped into each other at a tobacco factory in Kloof Street . “I said: ‘Hello, it’s Annie.’ But she looked down to scratch in her bag. I was so hurt. When I got home, I told my mom that I would never look at her again,” she said. But despite the pain, Bam said she still thinks about her family. “Sometimes I long for them because we grew up in one home,” she said. She recalls the day that she returned to her home suburb. “It was drizzling that day. We had no key and we were standing outside the house with our furniture. I was so excited because I was living in town again,” she said. Bam needed to raise a bond of R60 000, which her daughter pays. The 44 unoccupied houses form part of the 114 units planned for the phase two pilot project. Most of the 44 claimants had to raise bonds of about R250 000 for the homes, reportedly valued at R1 million, says Nagia. “The balance of the 4 500 homes will be built in one go within three to five years. Those homes may be free of charge because we are able to cross-subsidise them with the planned commercial developments. “The homes will be exactly the same as all the others, but it may be free because their shortfall will be cross-subsidised with the money made from selling or letting part of the land to private business,” said Molapo. Molapo said engineers had still not issued Certificates of Occupancy because construction was still taking place. The 44 families will move in soon when the City has issued the Certificates of Occupancy, he said.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
Pupils still arriving late TAURIQ HASSEN
MAITLAND High School pupils continue to ignore the school starting bell, despite the school’s latest “no mercy” approach to latecomers. Despite the prospect of detention, pupils still rush the school gates at the last minute, while others don’t bother to interrupt their smoke breaks or visits to the shops. Large groups still wander through the school gates after the bell has sounded at 08:00. People’s Post highlighted the issue last year (“Tardiness continues”, 16 March 2010), and the school implemented an after-hours detention policy. The Education MEC, Donald Grant, recently visited the Maitland Train Station following complaints of latecoming by the principal. “The objective of the visit was to monitor the extent of latecoming and the behaviour of learners as they arrived off the train,” says Bronagh Casey, spokesperson for MEC Grant. Casey added that the MEC spotted more than 60 learners arriving late, all from Maitland High School. She also confirmed that the school has now come to the arrangement with the learners by record-
ing their names and placing them in detention for the afternoon, if they are late for school. “Learners who fail to arrive at detention will be given letters for their parents, asking them to meet with the principal,” Casey explained. Cindy Lethundi, a student at the school, says she rushes every morning to be on time because she has to drop her little brother and sister off at a day care centre in Maitland. Every morning, Lethundi battles to dress her siblings before travelling from Khayelitsha. “It’s not that I arrive late every morning at school, but on most occasions, I just make the bell and escape detention in the afternoon,” says Lethundi. On the morning People’s Post visited the school, one specific group of boys decided to stop for a smoke break a few metres away from the school, with others still running to a nearby shop. A pupil, who wished to remain anonymous, explained that trains not running on time already threw out their morning schedule, forcing them to be late for school. “Most of us come from the township and we don’t even leave the house with a meal in our stomach, so that’s why you see them running to the shop and stopping before we go into the school,” says the pupil.
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GIRL POWER: GirlEng, a group launched in 2009 to encour age girls in Grades 10 to 12 to study engineering, recently met for their first training work shop at UCT, where partici pants were equipped with men toring strategies and models for self assessment. The first public event will take place on 14 May and is open to all Grade 10 to 12 girls. At this session, learners will be informed about the various options that exist in engineering. Application forms will be handed out for fu ture events as they will be by invitation only. For more infor mation, email girlengwc@sa womeng.org.za. Photo: Supplied Pupils could not be blamed for being late because they “do not control the train lines”. “It’s not our fault that the trains are late. Many of us do try make it before the bell rings,” the pupil explained. Casey responded by saying: “We do sympathise with learners when their trains are late or cancelled.” However, the department urged learners to make provision for this and “simply wake up earlier. “If their trains are consistnently late, then they need to catch an earlier train,” Casey added. Deputy principal, Charline Little, was fully aware of the problems surrounding tardiness and said: “It’s really a challenge, and we don’t know what to do any longer. We are trying everything, but they continue to arrive late.” She is also fully aware of the excuses such as the trains being late and errands needing to be done before school. However, the school contacts
Metrorail every morning to find out whether or not the trains are running late. On a few occasions, this excuse was not valid. “The attitudes of the students needs to change, because many of the students who arrive late in the morning are repeat offenders, which proves to us that they are just not taking it seriously,” Little explained. Little explained that certain students attempted to sneak onto the school premises, but were later caught and told to line up on the quad, where they would face an afternoon of detention. This created all sorts of problems, as students were currently busy doing tests at the school, forcing them to take the test later in the afternoon. “The teachers are bending over backwards to accommodate these latecomers, but I think the children are just being tardy,” says Little. She further added that constant latecoming puts the learners be-
hind in their work and “disrupts the work inside the classroom”. However, all pupils who arrive late are not allowed to join class until the first period is completed, to avoid causing distractions. “The children are able to arrive early at the school, but they choose not to do it,” Little concluded. Casey added by explaining that last years academic statistics illustrated the importance of arriving early at school, as 792 candidates missed passing by only 1% in the 2010 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. “This shows you how important it is that you are in school on time, because your future depends on it, you must be responsible for getting to school on time,” Casey concluded.
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LEADER
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”. 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.
Your SMSes Saluting a good councillor I TRUST you will allow me a few column inches to pay tribute to Cedric Thomas, outgoing ward councillor for Ward 57, whom I respect for his hard work and dedication on behalf of the residents in my area of Woodstock. It is to him that we owe the improvements at Queens Park, notwithstanding disputes about the extent of fencing and the loss of the public swimming pool, neither of which mark any failure on his part. Cedric Thomas was elected to the City Council on the Democratic Alliance ticket five years ago and served that Party loyally, despite personal reservations as a ordinary working person at the disproportionate influence of business and developers on the policies of the DA-led City Council. Sadly it is the residents of the poorer and older parts of Woodstock that bear the brunt of this, with the City encouraging penetration of commercial uses (the Fair Cape Development adjacent Searle Street being but one) into long-established residential communities. Housing stock is lost and public open space threatened. Brett Heron, the replacement DA candidate, is a member of the Independent Democrats and serves as a member of the City’s Mayoral Executive Committee in the DA-ID coalition. No doubt this gentle-
man could not face again the electorate that voted for the ID when they put him on the Council: they may well have rejected him for selling out their interests to the DA. So as part of cementing the unprincipled DA-ID merger, he is imposed on Woodstock’s residents, without any semblence of consultation, just as the discredited Patricia de Lille (ex-PAC, ex-ID, now DA servant) is imposed on Cape Town’s electors as the DA’s mayoral candidate. The media has made much of instances where the ANC’s public consultation in the selection of its candidates has given rise to rivalries, but the DA doesn’t even attempt to involve the public in its selection processes. Before voting on 18 May, therefore, electors should look very carefully at the background and credentials of the DA candidates. Are they from the DA or ID, Johnny-come-lately’s, or businesspersons with time to spare? It seems the DA is working hard to consolidate its role as the promoter and defender of private business interests, which means that “the small guy”, working people like Cedric Thomas and the majority of residents who are not wealthy and privileged, are dispensable once they’ve voted. HOWARD SMITH Woodstock
General . If the traffic police (that is if there are any such people) were doing their jobs, the “group of people” taking pictures of cellphone user/ drivers, wouldn’t need to waste their time on photos with absolutely no legal standing. Hopefully these avid photographers were not themselves driving whilst happily-snapping. Barbara, Three Anchor Bay . I visited the Cape Town Stadium. It consists of bare, unpainted, concrete, dusty and dirty places. The seats are child-size and the playing field is small. This is a realisation that once again we have been taken for a ride. I am shocked at the waste of public money. Granny . It’s a shame to see beautiful old buildings 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 . 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? 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? Matters of taste . Is there anyone who experienced cramps or upset stomachs after using All Seasons longlife milk? Ursula . I love Vimto but Jive is not being honest with the public about how Vimto is really supposed to taste. Shame on you Jive. Thank you . My sincere thanks to all who answered my call for a doll hospital. It is much appreciated and they are now being repaired. Linda . 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
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Small mistakes, big consequences TONY ROBINSON
I’VE always been apprehensive about nuclear power.
The soul sounds of Nadine TALENTED Cape Town performer, Nadine Matthews, launched her debut single, “Let Go,” at Voom Voom in Long Street on Friday 4 March. With a definitive jazz and soul feel to it, “Let Go” is a prelude to Matthews’ fulllength album, including three unique tracks – “Let Go”, “Calling Out” and “Keep the Faith”. Hailing from Kensington, Matthews has been performing these and other songs in her repertoire, throughout Cape Town for the past two years. “‘Let Go’ is a radio-friendly single with which I’m offering the public a sneakpeak of what they can expect when I launch my full-length album,” she says. “I wrote the track with my friend and colleague Denver Damons, and it was produced by High Voltage Entertainment, so I’m very happy and excited with the result,” says an excited Matthews.
Matthews started her career as a solo artist in 2009 at the very first Listeners Space session – a unique platform where artists of different genres can share their work in an intimate setting – after gaining experience in other musical styles such as Jazz and Soul. “My sound has a distinct soul and jazz vibe to it, with smooth and mellow undertones. If I had to compare it to another artist I would say Lira or Jill Scott,” she adds. As an added bonus, the single includes the Zen remix of “Let Go”, by MPRVS Kampaign from Los Angeles, as well as the Ease Out remix of “Keep the Faith” by DJ Azuhl – one of Cape Town most prolific hip hop DJs. For more information on Nadine Matthews and “Let Go” email info@nadinematthews.com or go to www.nadinematthews.com. Follow her on Twitter as Naymatthews or visit her Facebook fan page.
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have a Japanese name. And it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that giant waves sweeping over the shoreline will tend to flood basements. But the Japanese scientists and engineers, with all their experience of earthquakes and tsunamis, put the back-up diesel engines in the basement! Where, I wonder, are Koeberg’s emergency diesel engines? Over the last week or so we have had plenty of assurances from nuclear experts. They have told us that modern reactor designs are better than the old ones, but what does it matter if the emergency cooling system depends on diesel engines in the basement? One would think that the earthquake and resulting tsunami that killed more than 200 000 people in Indonesia a few years ago might have prompted nuclear engineers to think again and move the diesels out of the basements. They have got the message now and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The diesels will come out of atomic power station basements all round the world. But is it the only mistake the nuclear geniuses have made?
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CHUFFED CHAMPS: Meet the Western Province Cricket Club team that won the WP 1A League champion ship[ title on Satur day at Pinelands. WPCC defeated Pinelands by seven wickets to lift the ti tle. The champion team is, from left: Front Row: Rowan Minnords, Gio Co lussi, Scott Fraser, Siya Sibiya, Govon Christian. Back Row: Alan Baden horst (coach), Shawn Dyson, Ge raint van der Rede, Tim Florence, Rush di Hendricks, Ryan van Niekerk, James CameronDow and Richard Burnett (coach). Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
Stormers set for Shark tank ALLISTER COETZEE and the DHL Stormers will face their toughest opponents yet when they travel to Durban’s Shark tank to take on the Sharks in the Super Rugby competition on Saturday. And, despite a comfortable and convincing 51-16 win over the Western Force at DHL Newlands the past weekend, Coetzee and his charges will remain focused on doing the basics and targeting their opponents on respective weekends. “The competition is still young and we still have a long way to go,” said Coetzee. “This week we have a huge challenge against the Sharks and, while the team’s confidence is growing, we will remain focused and respect the opposition.” And with the team overcoming the barrier of try-less matches, scoring six tries against the Force and securing the team’s first bonus point of the season, an enterprising brand of rugby was on display from the men in navy blue. They outclassed the men from Down Under in every facet of the game, with lock Andries Bekker being named man of the match. Coetzee also alluded to his team’s current mental state, saying they are in a “good space mentally”. Running, fast-paced rugby – a trademark often displayed by Cape rugby sides – was on show, with the likes of Gio Aplon and Dewaldt Duvenhage impressing.
The team will most-likely be without the services of flanker, Pieter Louw, who picked up a serious knee injury, but this week will see the return of Springbok flak forward, Schalk Burger – so experience will not be lost in the side. The Sharks, coming from a 44-28 loss to the Crusaders at Twickenham on Sunday, will be looking to use the home ground advantage to pip the unbeaten Stormers on Saturday afternoon. The last time the two sides met was at the same grounds, with the Sharks winning 20-14 in on of the final roundrobin clashes of last year’s season. At that time the men from the Cape were riding a wave of confidence and were in contention for a home semi-final in the last Super 14 competition. Then the pressure of playing in front of a packed Mr Price Kings Park mentally affected the Stormers, who missed too many tackles and gave away precious possession with poor handling and poor decision-making. Without a doubt, there will be an epic battle of the loose forwards with the Stormers trio of Schalk Burger, Fancois Louw and Duan Vermeulen taking on Keegan Daniel, Willem Alberts and Ryan Kankowski of the Sharks. Another great clash would have been the one between first choice flyhalves, Peter Grant and Patrick Lambie – but Lambie injured his hand in his team’s match against the Chiefs and is likely to be out for two more weeks.
HAVE YOUR SAY! DRAFT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) POLICY 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. 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
TAKE THAT: DHL Storm ers flanker, Francois Louw, tries to handoff the tackle of Western Force oppo nent, in the Super Rug by clash be tween the teams at DHL New lands on Saturday af ternoon. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Im ages
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Santos star yearns to shine up north Top goal scorer considers move to Gauteng other key players in the squad – was sidelined by injuries. Allie declined to comment further, besides saying that he will willingly show Isaacs’ contract (that expires in 2014) to anyone that needs clarity on the matter, at the club’s office in Lansdowne. But Isaacs – who has a history of going AWOL when things do not go his way at Santos FC – has stuck to his guns. “I am only prepared to play in Santos’ outstanding five matches in the league competition. I have told Allie that I want to leave the club,” said Isaacs. According to Isaacs, his contract with Santos FC finishes at the end of June – and it then becomes negotiable. Isaacs says he is keen to play for either of the glamour clubs – Kaizer Chiefs FC or Mamelodi Sundowns FC – in the PSL when he leaves Santos – which has dropped from third to eighth position on the PSL log since January. Isaacs says he feels he needs a
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RWIN ISAACS’ days at Engen Santos FC may be numbered. Isaacs, who has been Santos’ top goalscorer for several seasons in the Premier Soccer League (PSL), told People’s Post yesterday (Monday) that he is keen to continue his professional soccer career with a Gauteng-based club next season. But the 25-year-old marksman’s ambitions to leave the club at the end of the 2010-11 season have been shot down by an angry Goolam Allie, the chief executive officer of Santos FC. “Isaacs is contracted to play for Santos until 2014 and he is accountable to us and nobody else,” said Allie. When asked why Isaacs had missed several league matches, including the away games against Moroka Swallows FC and AmaZulu FC in recent weeks, Allie explained that Isaacs – like several
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