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Hout Bay residents at the site where Ivan Ivanov was murdered.
HOUT BAY
A call to stand together TIYESE JERANJI @jeranji
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n a message sent to the Hout Bay community, the family of the murdered Ukraine tourist said: “We don’t know how to survive this tragic loss.” The tourist, Ivan Ivanov (44), was allegedly stabbed to death at East Fort in Hout Bay on Saturday 27 July. The father of three was at this tourist site when he was allegedly attacked and stabbed
by three men who set off with his backpack and all his belongings. He died on the scene. To pay their last respects, the Hout Bay community gathered at East Fort on Sunday 28 July. Joining the community, were police, Community Police Forum (CPF) Community Crime Prevention (CCP), Neighborhood Watch (NHW) as well as security companies Deep Blue, True Guard and ADT. Flowers were laid by the community at the site of his brutal stabbing, which is about 20
metres from the parking area. Thereafter, there was a prayer offered as well as speeches by Fareed Hoosen of True Guard and Hout Bay CPF chairman, Anthony Chemaly. Residents also gathered at the site in an effort help take back the public open spaces from criminals. Also attending the event was ward 74 councillor Roberto Quintas. He said: “It is with great sadness that I laid these flowers down (today), so close to the
cyclists and walkers of Chapman’s Peak Drive, and I sincerely hope that our South African Police Service (SAPS) and Criminal Justice System will endeavour to apply the maximum effort in ensuring the Rule of Law prevails, and that we as a local and international community can enjoy and appreciate our public open spaces without fear.” Quintas also took the opportunity to make a call to residents to help or join the neighbourhood watches or CCP. V To page 2.
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fter her 16-year-old son was hospitalised about 10 years ago, Benita Niemann set out to investigate the benefits of a mineral, few acknowledge as important. Magnesium, she would come to realise, is one of the most important minerals in your body. “As a single mother of three, I basically lost everything because of medical bills. My son ended up in ICU. He was a flatline. At that time, my total hospital bill came to R200 000. It bankrupted me,” says Niemann, founder of Magnesium Café. “My son had liver damage and the doctors said they could not give him any medication because it was too strong for his liver. They pulled him through with a Panado drip and prayer.” Following her son’s ordeal and recovery, Niemann started researching magnesium and founded Magnesium Café. She had sold other products before finding Doctor Frank Muller who assisted her in developing Mag1, a magnesium mineral supplement, designed for maximum absorption. Magnesium plays a role in more than 350 enzymatic processes in the body, which include the metabolism of food, synthesis of fatty acids and proteins, and the transmission of nerve impulses. The human body contains around 25g of magnesium, of which most is stored in the skeletal system. The rest is present in muscle, soft tissues, and bodily fluids. The company was founded in October
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FROM PAGE 1 “I encouraged the community present to become as involved as possible in this fight against wanton criminality that darkens the name and reputation of this idyllic corner of the Peninsula. Whether it be by prayer, donating to the NHW or CCP, volunteering time to patrol or monitor radios or by signing and actively encouraging others to sign online petitions. These petitions have been so successful in preventing repeat offenders known to our community from receiving bail, there is much that we as community can do to unite and play our part,” he said. The Ivanov family sent a message as a thank you to the residents. It read: “I would like to say thank you to the community for helping to find the criminal who took his life so tragically. And thank you for your prayers and commemorating his memory.” Warrant Officer Tanya Lesch, Hout Bay Police Station spokesperson, confirms the suspect appeared at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court yesterday (Monday 29 July).
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arrior Youth says in a study published in the journal Science in 2015, South Africa is ranked 11th out of 192 coastal countries for mismanagement of plastic waste, with 56% of it potentially becoming litter. They add the country produces 1.518t of its own plastic, of which only 21% is recycled and a staggering 90 000 - 250 000t of plastic will find its way into the ocean from the coastline alone. The country is also the third-highest producer of waste per person with 2kg per day. Armed with this information, Warrior Youth realised that “we can’t recycle our way out of this crisis”. Warrior Youth is a youth empowerment and activist organisation in its infancy, started by Matthew Furlonger and Jessica Sjouerman.
Through their Trash Mob initiative, they want to bring further attention to the careless and excessive consumption of plastics with little regard for the consequences, which includes pollution and toxicity of both people and environments. “Our focus is on the unnecessary use of single-use plastics in South Africa and its downstream mismanagement as waste,” says Sjouerman. On Saturday 13 July, a small group of Warrior Youths stood outside one of the leading retailers at Constantia Village inviting shoppers leaving the store to undress their food and ditch all the unnecessary single-use plastic into a trolley. At the end of the activation, they returned the plastic-filled trolley to the store. Furlonger says the message was two-fold. “For us shoppers to become acute-
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oil for Life, a non-profit organisation in Constantia, is calling for the unemployed and those who love gardening to take part in their 12-week training programme. The organisation helps residents learn to grow healthy, organic food and to use available resources. The course which will cover home gardening, how to use fertilisers, planting in containers, how to plant a seed, seasonal planting, how to make the soil fertile, how to recycle among other things is open to anyone. The training costs R15 and those participating will get three bags of compost, seeds, mulch and the knowledge that will change their lives for good. The training will start on Monday 19 August. Programme coordinator Sandy Lewis says: “The course is all about commitment and it is an opportunity that can’t be missed. We want people that will follow through in the 12 weeks and our aim is to get everyone eating healthy and from their gardens.” Lewis says people must start thinking about the future and eating healthy.
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JUNIOR MAGICIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Battle of the wands in September T
he battle lines have been drawn, their wands polished and their captivating magic acts perfected as Cape Town’s most charming teen magicians prepare to face off at the ultimate provincial magical showdown. These magicians will be taking part in the 2019 Western Cape Junior Magician Championships, at Bergvliet High School on Saturday 7 September. This annual battle is held by the prestigious College of Magic, Cape Town’s only magical arts organisation, and sees the Western Cape’s top magical teens face off in two categories: the intimate and bespoke art of
Close-Up magic and the spectacular grandeur of Stage magic. This year’s line-up of competitors include Alfred Baba, Liam Hewitson, Eneo Hollenbach, Luvo Mrolota, Sahil Samlal and Jenna Shorkend. Now in its 39th year of teaching the art of magic the College of Magic, a non-profit organisation (NPO) and the only one of its kind in the world, is ecstatic to once again present this popular annual charming event. Director and founder of the College of Magic David Gore says: “The championship is the first opportunity for our students and contestants from
around the province to get a taste of the real-life competitive spirit of professional magic and showmanship. “I’ve had a sneak peek behind the wizard’s curtain to see what the contestants have prepared and I can guarantee the judges and spectators that they are in for several incredible treats. Join us this September and see the wonderful magical sports for yourselves.” V For more information about attending the Western Cape Junior Magician Championships and the College of Magic, visit www.collegeofmagic.com, phone 021 683 5480 or follow them on Facebook @thecollegeofmagic.
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team of University of Cape Town (UCT) students that took part in the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Frankfurt, Germany last month won the competition. The team was made up of four UCT students and two from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). Their win comes after four days of working on a selection of tests and applications to optimise and run their computer cluster to demonstrate the performance of their chosen design. The competition took place from Sunday 16 to Wednesday 19 June. The team made up of Stefan Schröder, Dillon Heald, Jehan Singh, Clara Stassen, Anita de Mello Koch and Kaamilah Desai, under the supervision of team advisors and computer engineers David Macleod and Matthew Cawood of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC), took on 102 members. The 13 teams competing for the first prize were from countries around the world Macleod says their trip to Germany went well and he is happy the team won. When People’s Post asked him about the lessons they took out from the competition, Macleod says: “The basic lesson is that to win you need to have good students, good equipment and then prepare well in advance. It is easy to say that you want
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good people, good tools and plenty of time to prepare but to get all three is very difficult. We had all three this year.” The team received several sponsorships for this competition including hardware, software and training. The total value of the SA team’s cluster was about R6m and comprised sponsorships from Dell EMC, Intel, Nvidia and Mellanox. Despite the team coming out top, the competition was not an easy one. “The competition is always stiff. Many of the teams put a lot of time, effort and money into the competition, to have a chance at winning you also have to. Our primary goal is to expose as many students as possible to High Performance Computing (HPC) early enough in their careers so that they can easily change their focus to HPC if they want to. As a result of this goal our team is
completely new every year and the students in the team are typically younger and less experienced than the students on other teams,” he says. According to Macleod, the SA team’s winning formula is to have dedicated students and sponsors. “Our sponsors are excellent and allowed the team to choose equipment without restriction or compromise. In turn, the students put in a lot of time and effort before the competition and arrived at the competition well prepared,” he says. Now, they are already preparing for the next round. “We have started the process for selecting the team for ISC’20. In the first week of July we hosted the Selection Round for the CHPC’19 Student Cluster Competition. CHPC’20 will be hosted a the CHPC Conference in December,” he says. V For more info visit www.chpc.ac.za.
The team that represented South Africa at the International Supercomputing Conference.
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Schools excel in battle of the blood donors E
ducational institutions were called on by the Western Cape Blood Services (WCBS) to challenge each other to see who donates the most units of blood, and the institutions brought it on. Some of the schools that took part in the battle included Bergvliet High, Plumstead High, Wynberg Boys High, SACS High, Livingstone High, Windsor High, Pinelands High and Oudemolen Technical High to mention a few. This annual campaign titled “Battle of the Blood Donors” aims to increase blood collections within this period and ultimately recruit new donors. This year the battle took place from Tuesday 2 April until Thursday
23 May. A total of 56 educational institutions took part and 28 challenges took place. This year 939 new donors were registered and a total of 3 037 units of blood were collected within the campaign period. A total of 4 362 people attended clinics and showed interest in donating blood. WCBS corporate public relations officer, Michelle Vermeulen says this number is a remarkable improvement since 2018 and truly shows the commitment and great spirit among the youth. “The winners of each challenge were determined by a pro-rata formula looking at the potential eligible donors, the number of new donors, attendance and units collected
at the blood donation clinic. Using a pro-rata formula made the process fair towards smaller educational institutions,” she says. Vermeulen says they are proud to announce that Meridian Pinehurst School in Durbanville won the overall battle and came in the first place. They now have the official bragging right of the battle and won an additional R1 000 voucher toward the school’s educational efforts. “In second place is Claremont High School who battled against Zwaanswyk High School – both schools only recently joined our blood donation family and really excelled in this challenge. In third place is Protea Heights Academy who beat their oppo-
nents Brackenfell High School in a true knock-out round,” she explains, adding that the efforts made by each of the schools were truly remarkable. “One school did a talk at a nearby mosque, SMSs were sent to parents, peer promoters dressed up, clinics were decorated and random raffles were held at the clinic. “Live Instagram posts were done, a welcome banner was made and Blood Buddy welcomed donors,” she said. She continued: “Battle props were used to create a vibe, schools sent each other photos of their clinic to show them they mean business and one school even had a welcome,” she concludes.
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he City of Cape Town’s libraries have partnered with the Open Book Festival organisers to give storytellers, writers and poets an opportunity to see their work in print through the #WritingMyCity project. The best contributions will be printed in an anthology, which will be launched at this year’s festival in September. The competition has closed and the final selection for the anthology is being made. “A total of 187 entries were received from
librarians and patrons. These included stories and poems in Afrikaans, English, Xhosa and Kaaps. All the work that will be selected will focus on an aspect of our beautiful city,” Badroodien said. Budding storytellers and writers were asked to submit their stories about Cape Town and creative writing workshops were facilitated at libraries to find the voices, said Mayco member for community services and health, Zahid Badroodien.
He continued: “It has given participants a platform to celebrate and deepen our understanding of who and what makes Cape Town such a wonder. It is also providing an opportunity for writers, young and old, to see their work in print and share their diverse stories. “Open Book appointed a judging panel to make the final selection of 40 contributions and I am excited to see and read more about our diverse city,” said Badroodien.
Speaking on the writers’ narratives, he said: “The city is home to a multitude of different voices and the anthology will give us a glimpse into some of the stories which make up the colourful fabric of Cape Town.” The printed anthology will be available through the library network and also available for sale at the Open Book Festival taking place from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 September.
Right people key to success of business PROMOTION To be in business for almost 22 years is an achievement in itself but would not be possible without the right employees. This is how Nathaniel Roberts, owner of Timbacore in Stikland, sums up his success through the years since his company was established in 1998. To make a success of a business is a miracle and you’ll have to deal with trials and new challenges on the way. “International statistics show that a very small percentage of companies make it past the 10-year mark. The odds are in my favour as I am celebrating 21 years in business,” he said. If he and any employee make a mistake, he refers to the mistake as ‘paying school The staff of Timbacore in Stikland. fees’ and stepping stones. “It is difficult to get the right staff. A lot mers would not necessarily pay a deposit of people start or get chances but not all live because they didn’t know me. Therefore, up to your expectations. I have employees trust is important, in the brand and in the with 21 years or less experience at Timba- person that the customer is dealing with. core and they eat, sleep and live Timbaco- They usually compare a new brand with esre. Staff that I’ve depended on over the ye- tablished ones and tend to forget that each ars are Theo Gomes from Retreat, Them- brand has its own rules. binkosi Qhashana from Khayelitsha, “Through the years I have made sure Roland Fortuin from Delft and Fikile Dam- that my brand, Timbacore, is advertised on ba from Khayelitsha. Two of my salesmen the radio, in magazines, brochures, on the who started right at the bottom as general front page of the Yellow Pages and on front workers, Jerome Meintjies from Delft and pages of various newspapers – all to make Shawn Williams from Blue Downs are all the public aware of the brand,” he said. advertisements for Timbacore,” he said. He also has incentives – performance boHe and Gomes worked together at ano- nuses and commission – for his employees ther company in 1994 and when Roberts as an encouragement to work harder. started his own in 1998, Gomes joined him. Roberts started in Maitland in 1998 with “Theo is an example to all. He is always four staff members doing installations. He at work and the only time I can recall that opened the first retail shop in 2001 at prehe took off, was when his parents passed mises in Durban Road, Tyger Valley and on. The customers love him, he loves his then moved it to High Street in 2003. job and he is a very humble person. He can“When I started all properties were barnot stand dishonesty and you know exactly ren land and I had to put up structures for where you stand with him,” Roberts stated. offices and storage myself. I only moved to Timbacore does site installations and Stikland in 2005 and from 500m² in Durban when an unforeseen problem arises, the Road we are now on 9 000m² in Stikland. I company takes responsibility. also opened my first factory in 2005 which “A brand is very important. I can recall is now situated opposite our main gate.” when I started my first business, custo- – Avril Fillies
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fter shattering yet another Guinness World Record recently, Athlone-born Jean-Marc Johannes was in Los Angeles competing in the second round of the prestigious, global Street League Skateboarding (SLS) series. The competition, which ended on Sunday 28 July, was stop two of the 2019 World Tour, with the first having taken place in London earlier this year and will be Johannes’ first time competing in LA. Founded in 2010 by renowned pro skateboarder and host of MTV’s Ridiculousness, Rob Dyrdek, the Street League Skateboarding is the premier international competitive series in professional skate-
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