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Man vier 105de lewensjaar BRENDEN RUITER @ruitervaniewind

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en van die oudste inwoners van Eersterivier word op 24 Oktober ’n volle 105 jaar oud.

Karel Mouries van Mahoney Street in Beverley Park is egter nog ver van koud af.

Mouries is in 1915 in die Fraserburg-distrik in die Karoo gebore.

Sy hele lewe lank het hy op plase gewerk en het die meeste van sy le-

we rondgereis agter werk aan. Totdat hy in sy negentigs by sy suster in Eersterivier beland het.

“My vrou het eers na hom gekyk, maar toe sy sterf, is hy nou my verantwoordelikheid,” sê Hubert Kemp, sy swaer. “Hy doen elke dag sy oefeninge en hou baie van stap.

Hy is baie fiks.”

Volgens Kemp is daar geen probleme met Mouries se gesondheid nie. “Hy onthou baie van jare gelede en vertel lekker stories van die

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“Liggaamlik is hy baie sterk en het nie enige ernstige siektes nie.

Ek dink omdat hy so hard gewerk het in sy jong dae, is hy baie sterk,” sê Kemp.

Mouries sê die grootste ding waaraan hy sy hele lewe vasklou, is die “Bybelse waarheid”.

“Eer jou moeder en vader en drink jou kruie elke dag.”

Mouries het al drie vroue en drie kinders oorleef. Nie eens die koronavirus kon hom onderkry nie, want drie maande gelede is hy positief getoets. “Hy het dit oorleef en sien uit na die toekoms. Sommige dae is sy brein helderder as ander, maar hy is ’n wyse man.”

Karel Mouries word op 24 Oktober 105 jaar oud.

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Niemand nog vas vir Philander-broer se moord BRENDEN RUITER @ruitervaniewind

Uitgewer: TygerBurger word uitgegee deur WP Media en is deel van die Media 24-groep Verspreding: TygerBurger Eersterivier/Blue Downs word elke Woensdag in die volgende gebiede afgelewer: Dennemere, Devon Park, Greenfield, Kleinvlei, Melton Rose, Fairdale, Rustdal, Stradford Green, Gaylee, Brentwood Park, Camelot, Delro, Electric City, Forest Heights, Fountain Village, Hagley, Heath Park, Hindle Park, High Place, Highgate, Hillcrest Heights, Malibu Village, Rotterdam, Silversands, Stratford, Sunbird Park, The Connifers, Tuscany Glen en Nooiensfontein.

Totale verspreiding: 27 968 TygerBurger het 14 verskillende uitgawes vir die volgende gebiede: Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Goodwood, Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Kuilsrivier, De Grendel, Tyger Valley, Milnerton, Table View, Eersterivier/Blue Downs, Ravensmead/Belhar en Elsiesrivier.

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een Maandag is niemand nog in verband met die skietdood van die broer van ’n voormalige Protea-speler in hegtenis geneem nie.

Tyrone Philander, die broer van Vernon Philander, is verlede Woensdag in ’n straat in hul buurt, Ravensmead, doodgeskiet.

Verskeie gerugte doen die ronde dat Tyrone onderweg was om met ’n trollie water te gaan haal toe hy geskiet is.

Sommige gerugte wil hê dat hy moontlik uit ’n motor geskiet is, terwyl ander mense weer beweer die verdagte was te voet.

Vernon het verlede week in ’n verklaring die moord bevestig en gepleit dat hy en sy gesin se privaatheid in hierdie moeilike tyd gerespekteer moet word.

“Die familie is dankbaar vir al die boodskappe van ondersteuning sedert die nuus

bekend geword het. Ons familie moet nog die brutale moord verwerk. Die moord word nou deur die polisie ondersoek en ons vra dat die media die polisie die geleentheid gee om die saak deeglik te ondersoek. Tyrone is vir ewig in ons harte en mag sy siel in vrede rus,” lui die verklaring.

Tyrone is nie die enigste persoon wat die afgelope paar maande in Ravensmead vermoor is nie. TygerBurger het sedert Augustus reeds verslag gedoen oor agt moorde wat daar gepleeg is.

Adam Alexander, ’n plaaslike geestelike en gemeenskapsleier, sê dit is jammer dat ’n jongman se lewe so wreed weggeneem is, maar dit gebeur ongelukkig te veel.

“Ongelukkig sal die dood van ’n bekende se broer nie die vlaag moorde keer nie. Die probleem is dat politici die gemeenskap verdeel. Hulle wat leierskap moet toon, saai verdeeldheid en dit is hoekom daar nie samehorigheid is nie.

“Politieke partye doen net wat goed is vir hul lede en nie wat goed is vir die gemeenskap nie. Elke keer as iemand vermoor word, dan kom praat hulle, maar die situasie verander nie,” sê Alexander.

Hy hou vanaand ’n vergadering by sy huis met die oog daarop om ’n nuwe gemeenskapsorganisasie te stig wat daarop gaan fokus om misdaad in die gemeenskap te bekamp.

“Hierdie organisasie gaan apolities wees en net daarop fokus om probleme op te los.

Geen gepraat nie, net konkrete planne,” sê Alexander.

Volgens kapt. Odwa Makupula, polisiewoordvoerder, is niemand nog in verband met die moord aangekeer nie.

“Ons vra dat die gemeenskap na vore moet kom met inligting wat ons met die ondersoek kan help,” sê Makupula. Inligting kan met die ondersoekbeampte, sers. Nyameko Mnqayi, by 079 894 1278 gedeel word.

Totale verspreiding: 301 119 Vir enige verspreidingsklagtes skakel ( 021 910 6500 of e-pos: verspreiding@tygerburger.co.za

Firearm amnesty at Kleinvlei police

Kontak ons: Redakteur: Cecilia Hume cecilia@media24.com Joernalis: Brenden Ruiter Brenden.ruiter@media24.com Advertensiebestuurder: Vesha Poonsamy ( 021 910 6520 Ruveshni.Poonsamy@media24.com Hoofkoerant advertensies: Taseem Khan ( 021 910 6500 taseem@media24.com Geklassifiseerd: ( 087 353 1329 www.tygerburger.co.za Eiendomme: Alexandra Fortuin ( 021 910 6628 of ( 081 400 9994 Alexandra.fortuin@media24.co.za

In an effort to create a safer environment for all citizens in the Kleinvlei policing precinct, police are appealing to the community to surrender their unwanted or illegal firearms during this current period of amnesty.

According to spokesperson for the Kleinvlei police, Const Jessica Radebe, minister of police, Bheki Cele declared that the firearm amnesty, which started on 1 December 2019, will end in January 2021. “Firearm amnesty means an indemnity against prosecution for unlawful possession of a firearm or ammunition. It provides an opportunity for members of the public to surrender illegal or unwanted fi-

Korreksies: Volgens die redaksionele beleid van TygerBurger verwelkom ons voorstelle en kommentaar oor die koerant se inhoud en stel ons beduidende foute so gou as moontlik reg. Stuur asb. inligting oor die regstelling van foute in die koerant aan die ombudsman van Media24 se Gemeenskapspers, George Claassen, by george.claassen@media24.com of skakel 021 851 3232 of 083 543 2471. Lesers kan ook klagtes oor die inhoud by die Persombudsman van Suid-Afrika, Pippa Green, aanhangig maak. Skakel in daardie geval gerus ( 011 484 3612/8, stuur 'n faks na ( 011 484 3619 of 'n e-pos na nakhanyim@ombudsman.org.za of pippag@ombudsman.org.za

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rearms, ones that are unregistered, as well as firearm parts to the police without fear of being prosecuted for unlawful possession,” says Radebe.

Radebe says firearms deemed unwanted are those lawfully in someone’s possession, but the owner no longer needs or requires it, firearms that are unsafe to use, or are in poor state, were inherited from a deceased person, and such a person is not interested in keeping it in a designated safe, and those left behind on the property by the previous owner.

“Illegal firearms are firearms or parts that are not registered to the current owner, that does not have a serial number or

has a defaced (removed) serial number, possessed by a person who does not have a license for that firearm,” says Radebe.

The unwanted firearm, illegal firearm, illegal firearm parts or ammunition can be surrendered to Kleinvlei police station between 07:00 and 15:00 from Monday to Friday. The amnesty allows people whose firearm licenses have expired to surrender them without facing prosecution. The Firearm Control Act further allows the person to surrender a firearm to apply for a license for such a firearm.

Any enquiries can be directed to the police’s Firearm and Liquor Office on 021 902 8300.

Man weer in hof oor bedrog NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk Getuies kry nou uiteindelik kans om hul kant van die saak te stel teen ’n veroordeelde bedrieër.

Die beskuldigde, Andrew Paul Futcher, word daarvan aangekla dat hy meer as R26 miljoen se bedrog gepleeg het in ’n nuwe saak.

Futcher het verlede Donderdag in die Bellville-handelshof verskyn, waarna sy saak tot 21 Februarie 2021 uitgestel is.

Klaers van reg oor die Kaap het vroeër vanjaar vir die eerste keer teen Futcher begin getuig – byna nege jaar nadat hy in hegtenis geneem is.

CHRISTIN MADE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Die huidige hofsaak kom nadat Futcher reeds in 2004 tronkstraf opgelê is vir ’n piramideskema waarin beleggers miljoene verloor het.

Hy het ’n paar jaar tronkstraf uitgedien en is in 2007 op parool vrygelaat, waarna hy glo weer beleggers begin bedrieg het.

Volgens die klagstaat het Futcher in sy hangende saak ’n maandelikse opbrengs van 10% deur sy onderneming Ablaze Trading aan beleggers belowe.

Hy het ook glo beloof om die kapitaal wat belê is, ná ’n tydperk terug te betaal.

Hy staan onder meer tereg op 90 klagte van bedrog..

Party klaers het glo miljoene rande in dié skema verloor. Een klaer het na bewering

Andrew Futcher

R3,8 miljoen verloor en minstens agt ander klaers meer as ’n miljoen rand. – Nielen de Klerk

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Christmas project starting BRENDEN RUITER @ruitervaniewind

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unger will not stop at Christmas.

This is the opinion of Phillip van Reenen, a man from Kuils River, who opened his heart and wallet during lockdown for the vulnerable in Kuils River, Wesbank and Delft.

Early in the pandemic, Van Reenen contacted TygerBurger and said he wants to feed the hungry and he stood by his word, feeding communities since April. During the winter he also realised that children need clothes as well and he reached out to donors for help. But now he is thinking further

than just Covid-19. “Thinking of our struggling communities, the hunger consumes a lot of my thoughts. How can I make this programme sustainable or permanent? I think about that a lot and realised that Christmas is around the corner. I want to make this Christmas special for some of the struggling families. To put a decent meal on their table, assisting them also with clothing, especially for the kids,” says Van Reenen.

According to Van Reenen, most people in the communities that he works in doesn’t have a job. “Christmas is as far out of their minds as possible. They cannot think that far ahead because it is a daily struggle to survive. How can

you plan for Christmas if you do not even know where your next meal is coming from? How can you plan for gifts when you cannot even keep the lights on? My plan is that we take care of fifty families for Christmas period. Clothes, food and gifts for the children,” says Van Reenen.

He says every day that he goes into the communities, he walks away with a happy heart. “It takes so little to make children happy and therefore I want to thank everyone who helped me on this journey, because I couldn’t have done it alone and will not be able to going forward,” says Van Reenen.

To assist, send Van Reenen’s aWhatsApp message on 074 883 6680.

Some of the food parcels that were handed out by Phillip van Reenen recently.

Spurwing’s young scientist represents SA

Tamzhin Valentine, a Grade 7 learner at Spurwing Primary in Eerste River, represented South Africa at the Broadcom Masters International leadership programme earlier this year.

She conducted herself very well as a national ambassador and received her South African colours in August.

According to Bronagh Hammond, spokesperson for the Western Cape Education Department, in 2019 Tamzhin submitted a science project on Vitiligo awareness at the Eskom Expo.

“She received numerous awards, including second best junior project in biomedical and medical sciences category at the Helderberg Regional Competition. She was selected as one of 12 students to represent the Western Cape at the International Science Fair (ISF) in Boksburg in September 2019 where she competed amongst national and international learners.

“At the ISF, Tamzhin’s project was selected for a national award and she was invited to do an interview with top judges

of Eskom Expo and was selected to represent South Africa at the Broadcom Masters and International Science and Engineering Fair which would have taken place in May 2020,” says Hammond.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually and Tamzhin participated in interviews and video presentations.

“Tamzhin’s success is a result of her dedication, commitment and support from her family, mentors and teachers, Petro Daniels and Christians at Spurwing Primary, as well as Erika Hoffman from Stellenbosch University who believe in going that extra mile for learners,” says Hammond. “Tamzhin is an inspiration to our school and community. All our best wishes go with her and we are confident that she will make a great success of her future endeavours,” says Daniels.

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Die koste vir kinders (onder 18) is R50 en hulle sal medaljes ontvang. Volwassenes betaal R100 en dit sluit ’n bottel wyn by die eindpunt in. Geen honde sal toegelaat word nie. ’n Covid-19-vorm sal vooraf ingevul moet word en alle deelnemers moet ’n masker dra. Om getalle te beperk, sal die wegspring in fases geskied met die eerste groep (250 deelnemers) wat om 07:00 sal wegspring en die volgende groep om 08:00.

Die wedloop-armbande, parkeerskyfies en Covid-19-vorms kan op Donderdag 5 November tussen 15:00 en 21:00 by die Patrysies-kleuterskool by Spruitstraat 26 in Kuilsrivier afgehaal word.

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Dance crews ready to battle SAMANTHA LEE-JACOBS @samantha_lee121

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n Saturday 24 October, 250 local dancers will vie for the crown of Cape Town’s best community dance crew, in the annual 021BDC dance competition.

It is hosted by non-profit organisation Project 021.

This is their eighth annual event and the crews have registered six junior duos, six junior crews, 15 senior duos, eight teen crews and six mega crews from Steenberg, Lavender Hill, Mitchell’s Plain, Athlone, Brackenfell, Kuils River, Eerste River, Kraaifontein and Atlantis.

They will compete at the Alexander Sinton High School Hall in Crawford.

Project 021 was founded by David Cornelson in 2013 and uses the disciplines and principles of performing arts to develop young people (“Contest makes a return”, People’s Post, 15 September).

“As a means to showcase the amazing creative abilities of young people, we have been hosting various performance events since 2013,” says Cornelson.

“At Project 021, we believe that a purpose is bestowed on every individual who is destined for a specific positive direction and, with the necessary opportunities created,

they can reach the heights which their dreams draw them to.

“Many creatively talented young people do not have access to programmes which can assist them to develop and refine their skills and such programmes that do exist are not affordable for many people. We started the NPO to create opportunities for young people to develop their creative skills, as well as their confidence to pursue their dream.”

The NPO is based in Kuils River but runs programmes in Athlone, Wynberg, Bellville and Sarepta. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on gatherings, no spectators will be allowed. The event will however be live streamed.

Tickets cost R50 and are available via Quicket.

“We are currently preparing for our showcase event which will take place in February 2021. The event will consist of two drama productions, namely, Colour Burst and Against the odds. The showcase event consists of singing, dancing and acting, and is a presentation of the work that Project 021 has been doing with our young people, before and during lockdown,” says Cornelson.

V For more information on the NPO, visit www.project021.co.za, email info@project021.co.za, follow their Facebook page Project021, or Instagram page Project021_cpt.

Reigning champs Revolution Crew from Tafelsig will defend their title at this year’s event.

On the Couch tackles tough issues THABANG KUAHO @thab_journo As the country commemorated Mental Health Awareness Day on Saturday 10 October, Yosef Dream Foundation in Brackenfell launched its women’s ministry, Yahal Ministry.

The launch saw a programme, On the Couch, that is expected to be a regular within the ministry.

On the couch is a series of events in which various topics will be discussed while experts are brought in to offer guidance.

At the launch, depression was the topic of the day and Rosetta Adams from Eerste River, spoke of her journey with the condition which motivated her to attempt ending her life.

She says her depression is caused by a series of events but was triggered by only one event.

Adams says her suicide attempt was her way of trying to put an end to the darkness she felt at the time.

Dr Cindy-Lee Visagie and Rosetta Adams were the first women to tackle a topic at the newly-launched Yahal Ministry in Brackenfell.

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“Although there were people around me, I felt they did not understand the feelings I had, therefore I felt alone and helpless,” she explains.

During her 2017 suicide attempt episode, Adams recalls getting home and having a glass of tropical juice before overdosing on her anti-depressant medication.

“I later woke up in hospital and decided to start my healing journey.”

She has since gotten off her anti-depressant medication as she feels it is addictive.

“I realised that I started relying on medication, so I stopped taking them and have taken a more spiritual method of dealing with the condition.”

Kraaifontein councillor, Dr Cindy-Lee Visagie says people with mental health conditions need to feel supported and therefore need help.

“People with depression feel that they are being held captive and therefore need support from their loved ones.

“Their thoughts are distorted so they tend to believe things about themselves that are not true,” she says.

She encouraged attendees to have interactions with such individuals in order to have a better understanding and be able to come up with ways to offer support.

“Patients are often discouraged by feelings of inferiority which is always present.

“These feelings need to be disregarded so that patients can start valuing their lives.”

Whenever someone starts doubting themselves and their capabilities, Visagie says people should encourage them and make them realise their worth.

VFor more information visit www.facebook.com/ yosefdreamSA.

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Local businesswoman is top entrepreneur ESMÉ ERASMUS A local businesswoman demolished stereotypes in the construction industry when she walked away with the prestigious Standard Bank Top Woman Entrepreneur 2020 Award.

The 42-year-old Celeste Margo le Roux, chief executive officer and co-founder of React24, as well as now co-founder of React Training College – both with their head office in Parow Industria, was awarded at a virtual event on 1 and 2 October.

With 20 years of experience in the construction industry, le Roux has been offering all site services, built environment trades and disciplines under one roof.

The business story of React24 began around her kitchen table with two artisans, her partner David le Roux, a bakkie and a dream, according to her biography.

Now, 20 years later, le Roux and her team have launched React Training College, an artisanal school that uses a competency-based modular trai- Celeste Margo ning system to make artisanal education easier and more affordable.

Her experience in the construction and built environment industry has taught le Roux that education and skills development are the keys to success.

It is her most sincere hope that through React Training College, tradesmen can master their craft, get certified for their existing skills, learn their way to earning a better income and become the masters of their own success.

Le Roux credits the success of React24 to transparency, credibility and integrity, but most of all her uniquely female empathic ability, which stems from her personal story.

Originally from Retreat on the Cape Flats, le Roux’s father encouraged her from a young age to speak up for what she believed in with intent, yet without malice, according to her biography.

Her father passed away at only 43, followed shortly by her mother. This left le Roux at 22 as the sole caretaker of her teenage brother, Lester.

To support her brother, she worked two jobs almost round the clock until he found work in London.

In the meantime she got married to her

husband and became a mother with their son, Adam.

When her brother moved back from London, le Roux insisted that he move back in with her family. At the extremely young age of 30, her brother died after suffering a severe stroke.

Le Roux attributes this traumatic experience to having made her fearless, tenacious and resilient.

“I am so extremely proud to be a part of these prestigious awards and the reality is that I could not achieve such success on my own,” says le Roux.

“I would like to express how profoundly grateful I am to my amazing team at React24. Our success is because of their hard work, their daily excellence and their dedication to our purpose,” Le Roux says.

The mission of React24 to consistently develop people through education and further skills development was formalised with the launch of the React le Roux Training College on 22 September, according to a media release.

The Standard Bank Top Woman Entrepreneur 2020 Award is the cherry on top of many awards received by le Roux this year.

She was awarded Woman-owned Contractor of the Year and Woman Mentor of the Year in the Empowerment and Recognition of Women in Construction Awards by the Construction Industry Development Board.

She has received the Western Cape Top Business Award and National Award for Top Business Performer in the Enterprise Development Programme, presented

by Property Point.

However, le Roux is not driven by accolades, status or style, but rather by finding a sustainable way to equip people with the skills they need to earn their way to a better life.

She knows that by upskilling South Africans she is doing her part in tapping into the huge untouched potential of Africa’s artisan labour market.

When she is not building a better South Africa one brick at a time, le Roux enjoys spending every second with her family – enjoying leisurely lunches, watching movies, and doing crafts with her son.

It’s swimming time . . . but with rules Municipal swimming pools will start to reopen from Friday 16 October.

However, to ensure adherence to the regulations under alert level 1 of the National Disaster Management Act, the City of Cape Town’s recreation and parks department says it will not be business as usual.

The City’s Mayco member for community services, Zahid Badroodien, says: “The number of patrons allowed at open swimming pools has been reduced by 50% of each pool’s capacity, therefore if the maximum capacity of a pool is 500 patrons, only 250 will be allowed into the facility. Screening will be done on entry and persons with a temperature reading of over 38 °C will not be permitted to enter the facility.

Patrons are required to observe social distancing in and around the pool and take cognisance of social distancing floor/wall stickers, specifically at the entrance and around the pool deck.”

Patrons are also required to sanitise their hands frequently and adhere to all the safety signage displayed around the pool at all times. No showers or changing facilities will be available.

The City has 38 swimming pools situated across the metro, three of which are located inside resorts. “This is for exclusive use by

visitors to the resorts. Resort swimming pools will open from 1 December. Twenty of the 35 municipal swimming pools will be ready to officially open on 16 October, while the remaining 15 will open on alternate dates due to the extent of the repairs and upgrades underway at each pool.”

The following swimming pools will be open from 16 October until 12 April 2021: Atlantis, Trafalgar, Langa, Khayelitsha, Athlone, Bonteheuwel, Goodwood, Hanover Park, Manenberg, Ruyterwacht, Brown’s Farm, Eastridge, Lentegeur, Mnandi, Muizenberg, Westridge and Wynberg. The Sea Point, Strand, and Retreat swimming pools will open on 16 October and remain open for the year.

Swimming pools which will open later due to maintenance taking place include: . Kensington and Delft from 1 November; . Blue Downs indoor swimming pool will open on 1 November and remain open throughout the year; . Bellville, Parow North, Emthonjeni, Vulindlela and Bellville South from 1 December; . Elsies River from 15 December; . Parow Valley from 1 January 2021; and . Ravensmead and Newlands from 1 February 2021.

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s the focus turns to eyesight during the nationwide Eye Health Awareness month from 21 September to 18 October, those who suspect that their vision may be impaired have a chance to have their eyes tested for free, thanks to a partnership between the Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP), Brown Eye Care and the Sha’p Left Community Healthcare Hub in Bellville.

During that period, anyone can have their eyes tested for free at the Sha’p Left Community Healthcare Hub, located opposite the Bellville transport interchange in the Bellville city centre. In addition, the GTP has also pledged to provide free spectacles to the first 25 children (under 16) that take a test at the Sha’p Left Community Healthcare before 19 October.

That means you’ll have to act quick – as the last tests will be done on Sunday.

Sha’p Left is also offering a special for the month of October that includes two pairs of single vision glasses and an eye test for R990.

“It’s so important to have your eyes tested every year. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world, but with regular testing, it is possible to diag- Resident optometrist Ntombi Zitha performs nose and treat this illness,” says Ntombi an eye test on Jan Mashapa at the Bellville Zitha, optometrist at the Sha’p Left nursing Sha’p Left Healthcare Hub. centre.

Bellville’s Sha’p Left Community Health- addition to eye tests and diagnostics, the care Hub provides affordable, accessible, centre also offers primary health care treatconvenient healthcare to commuters and ments, HIV, TB and other diagnostic tests. residents in Bellville. Launched in Novem- It also includes a chronic medication disber 2019, the nursing hub is sponsored by pensary, which offers a more efficient way the Cipla Foundation and was enabled by for people with chronic diseases to collect the City of Cape Town. their prescriptions. . The Sha’p Left Community Healthcare The public do not need to book their apHub is open from 09:00 to 17:00 every week pointment but can call the clinic on day and from 08:30 to 13:30 on Saturdays. In 065 902 0963 if they prefer to do so.

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Boost for informal rental market The Mayoral Committee has approved recommendations that will enable property owners in less formal areas to develop small-scale rental accommodation that is affordable and complies with national building regulations.

This follows after an analysis of the thriving small-scale rental market in Khayelitsha, which concluded that the City should provide incentives for private property owners to provide affordable rental accommodation.

Measures to be taken include: • amending the zoning scheme in areas where the City encourages this form of development; • increasing the service infrastructure capacity in these areas; • establishing a list of accredited local small-scale building contractors; and • providing “off the shelf” building plans and waiving assessment fees.

The analysis of rental properties in Khayelitsha showed that nearly 40% were already formal structures.

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To the top: Steenbras Lower in late September, when the five major dams that supply Cape Town were almost full.

City services and facilities largely open Most City services and facilities are functional, but there still are some constraints. Please interact online wherever you can.

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ssential City services and facilities are open, although service is generally available at reduced levels because of the implementation of sanitation and social distancing protocols, and access may be restricted.

The exceptions are non-essential services, facilities where it is difficult to implement safety protocols, and facilities that remain closed in terms of national regulations.

Essential service facilities such as cash offices and walk-in centres, clinics, driving licence testing centres, housing offices, motor vehicle registration centres and solid waste drop-off facilities are mostly open.

Most libraries are open for drop-and-collect loans and are reopening SmartCape access under limited conditions.

Recreational facilities such as public open spaces – beaches, parks, camp sites and nature reserves – are open, but community halls, sportsfields and pools are not.

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Many City-managed early childhood development (ECD) centres have reopened, but there are strict safety protocols in place.

Cemeteries are open, but in terms of national regulations, funerals are limited to 50 mourners and two hours.

Do business online, please To reduce the need for face-to-face transactions at City facilities, the City encourages residents and businesses to engage and interact with it electronically as far as possible. Many City services, including account payments, licence renewals, rebate applica-

Protect yourself and others Keep your distance. Wear a mask.

Wash your hands frequently.

Avoid touching your face.

Cough or sneeze with care, and safely dispose of the tissue.

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KORTLIKS Noodsaaklike dienste en fasiliteite van die Stad is oop.

Diensvlakke is egter meestal laer weens sosiale distansiëring, en toegang kan beperk word.

Die meeste noodsaaklike diensfasiliteite soos betaalkantore en instapsentrums, klinieke, rybewystoetssentrums, motorvoertuigregistrasiesentrums en vasteafval-aflaaifasiliteite is oop.

Die meeste biblioteke is ook oop vir af-en-oplaaikliënte, en beperkte SmartCape-toegang is weer beskikbaar. Ontspanningsfasiliteite soos strande, parke, kampeerterreine en natuurreservate is oop, maar nie

tions and building plan submissions, are available via e-Services on CityConnect at www.capetown.gov.za.

Apart from via e-Services, municipal payments can be made in various other ways: • Online: Register with www.easypay.co.za or www.paycity.co.za.

• EFT: Select the City as a bank-listed beneficiary. Use only your nine-digit municipal account number as reference.

• Retailers: Checkers, Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Spar and Woolworths accept payments.

• ATM: Contact your bank to add the City as an ATM beneficiary.

The City is doing all it can to address service backlogs such as pothole repairs, licence renewals and other service requests that arose during lockdown, but these will take time to clear.

• See pages 2 and 3 for more information on City services and facilities. www.twitter.com/CityofCT

In August, 17 previously unemployed young people from areas such as Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Mitchells Plain, Nyanga East and Gugulethu completed their Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) training in furniture making and upholstery.

The training was provided by Furntech, a business incubator for the furniture industry.

The City's long-standing partnership with SEDA enables it to assist businesses and link them to the various SEDA offices across town, providing easier access. SEDA also has a dedicated business advisor at the Business Hub, the City’s mid-town office for helping small businesses.

The Business Hub provides practical solutions to simplify starting and developing your small business.

Through a single point of access, it helps you navigate various processes and reduces possible red tape that you may encounter.

• For more on how the City supports small businesses and promotes investment, call the Business Hub on 021 417 4043, e-mail Business.support@capetown.gov.za or visit them at the Strand Concourse, 34A Adderley Street.

A fine finish: Graduates of the furniture-making and upholstery training course at Furntech.

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KHAWUNDIBALISELE gemeenskapsale, sportvelde en swembaddens nie.

Om fisiese kontak te beperk, word inwoners en ondernemings aangemoedig om hulle transaksies met die Stad so ver moontlik elektronies af te handel.

Baie dienste, waaronder rekeningbetalings, lisensiehernuwings, aansoeke om kortings en die indiening van bouplanne, is beskikbaar onder e-Services op CityConnect by www.capetown.gov.za.

Afgesien van e-Services, kan munisipale betalings ook op ’n aantal ander maniere gedoen word, waaronder aanlyn en by ’n hele paar kleinhandelaars.

Iinkonzo kunye nezibonelelo eziyimfuneko zeSixeko zivuliwe, nakuba iinkonzo zingasebenzi ngokupheleleyo jikelele ngenxa yemithetho yokuqelelana, kunokubakho ufikelelo olungephi ke kwiinkonzo.

Izibonelelo zeenkonzo eziyimfuneko ezifana neeofisi zekheshi kunye namaziko onokungena kuwo, iikliniki, amaziko ovavanyo lweelayisensi zokuqhuba, iiofisi zezindlu, amaziko abhalisa izithuthi kunye nezibonelelo zokulahla inkunkuma luvuliwe uninzi lwazo.

Izibonelelo zolonwabo ezifana neebhitshi, iipaki, iindawo zokunkampa kunye neendawo zolondolozo

ndalo zivuliwe, kodwa iiholo zoluntu, amabala ezemidlalo neepuli zisavaliwe. Ukwehlisa imfuno yeetransekshini zobuso ngobuso, iSixeko sikhuthaza abahlali kunye namashishini ukuba basebenze naso ngeendlela ze-eletroniki kangangoko kunokwenzeka.

Iinkonzo ezininzi zeSixeko, eziquka iintlawulo zeeakhawunti, ukuvuselelwa kweelayisensi, izicelo zembuyekezo kunye nokungeniswa kweeplani zokwakha zifumaneka nge-e-Services (iiNkonzo zeLetroniki) kumakhasi e ‘City Connect’ kuwww.capetown.gov.za.

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The City is getting back to business and service excellence

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Please help curb illegal connections, vandalism and theft of City electrical and traffic signal infrastructure by reporting incidents or suspicious behaviour.

Over the lockdown, incidents of theft and damage to infrastructure such as street lighting and traffic signal power suppliers have increased. Between July and September 2020 alone, the City spent R2,2 million to replace and repair damaged and stolen electricity infrastructure.

Vandalism, theft and illegal connections often affect the most vulnerable residents – much of the expenditure was in Area South, which includes Mitchells Plain, Muizenberg, Philippi and Wynberg.

The City offers a reward of R5 000 to anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest, confiscation of stolen or illegal goods, or the return of illegal or stolen goods. This reward also applies to information leading to the arrest of people vandalising electricity infrastructure or installing illegal connections.

Theft of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) and batteries from City traffic signals,

Pothole backlog is being addressed When the level-5 lockdown took effect in March, roads and stormwater services were not considered essential services according to national regulations. This meant that the City's Roads and Stormwater depots attended to emergencies only.

The lockdown also meant that depots could not prepare for winter by clearing storm drains, and wet roads are one of the key reasons why potholes form.

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Die Stad Kaapstad is hard aan die werk om weer die diensleweringsvlak te bereik waarvoor die munisipaliteit bekend is, sê uitvoerende burgemeester Dan Plato. Baie personeellede wat gedurende die inperking kon aanhou werk, het ondanks die moeilike omstandighede uitstekend presteer.

Werknemers van die Stad werp alles in die stryd om agterstande op alle gebiede in te haal, van padherstelwerk tot voertuiglisensies.

Die Stad is ook besig met pogings om die ekonomie te herstel, en vra dat inwoners die munisipaliteit hierin ondersteun.

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which keep Cape Town’s intersections operational during load-shedding, is widespread.

Over the past financial year, the City has spent R6 571 000 on the replacement of stolen UPS units and batteries.

During the lockdown period alone, there were 152 incidents – 73% of these were theft, and 27% acts of vandalism. The resultant repairs cost over R3 200 000.

Some of the most-targeted areas include Bellville, Grassy Park, Manenberg, Milnerton, Mitchells Plain, Nyanga, Parklands, Philippi, Somerset West, Strand, Strandfontein and the city centre.

The branding on the traffic signal batteries is “Vision” and “Royal”.

• Report damage to City electrical infrastructure via SMS to 31220 or e-mail to power@capetown.gov.za. For anonymous tip offs on illegal activity, call 112 (tollfree from a cellphone), 107 from a landline, or 021 480 7700 for emergencies.

Report damage and theft to traffic signals to the Transport Information Centre (TIC) on 0800 65 64 63. The TIC is available 24/7.

As the levels of the national lockdown have lowered, the staff numbers at depots have increased, and all staff are expected to return in the coming weeks to address the pothole repair backlogs.

There will be many potholes to fix.

Between 1 July 2019 and 26 March 2020, the City’s Transport Directorate attended to 17 415 potholes across town at a cost of over R43 million.

Well, well, well: The new Steenbras groundwater wellfield is controlled remotely.

First Steenbras groundwater flows duction boreholes, yielding almost 20 million litres per day. Drilling of a further four is under way, which will increase the yield to 30 million litres per day – the equivalent of a daily water supply for around 200 000 people using 125 litres of water per person per day.

The Steenbras wellfield was chosen for a potentially high groundwater yield, as well as being close to Steenbras dam so that the water can be pumped into the dam.

To protect the environment, the power cables, control cables and pipelines were buried. The wellfield is operated remotely via an automated system.

Groundwater is a key part of the City’s new water supply programme to diversify the mix of water sources available. The City started drilling at Steenbras during the drought, and the Table Mountain Group (TMG) aquifer is now producing its first yield at the Steenbras wellfield.

The TMG extends from Nieuwoudtville in the north, to Cape Agulhas in the south, and Port Elizabeth in the east, and is thought to contain the largest aquifer in the world. It is a significant water source, but requires deep drilling – one borehole is 710 metres deep.

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The City’s website offers a wide range of services and information, accessible from any mobile device. You can do the following: • Check the status of City services and facilities reopening to the public • Manage most transactions with the City, such as paying accounts, logging faults and service requests, and renewing licences • Apply for rebates and relief • Submit plans and applications • Find tender and job opportunities, and bid for available City contracts • Access mapping, geographic information system and open-data tools • Learn about energy-efficient and water-wise, greener living • Have your say Now in-person visits to a City customer centre are seldom necessary. First check whether what you need isn’t available online at www.capetown.gov.za.

Theft of, and damage to, City infrastructure is an expensive problem that hurts residents.

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The City has developed a mobile application on hand-held devices that makes issuing of contravention and compliance notices, such as traffic fines, faster.

The application, which is being managed in-house, will be used by the Traffic Services, Metro Police and Law Enforcement departments.

The application can scan licence discs and driving licences, and has GPS technology for the correct allocation of notices by magisterial area.

The built-in camera also allows the officer to record digital evidence relating to the contravention, resulting in fewer disputes in court.

The Safety and Security Directorate currently has more than a 100 devices in operation that use the application, and the City intends to roll out 1 356 more devices.

has undertaken 4 647 pothole repairs, attended to 2 968 blocked stormwater catch pits, 1 219 flooding incidents and 1 152 missing stormwater covers or grids.

The national lockdown also caused a backlog with motor vehicle licensing and renewals. We were the first metro in South Africa to open our cash and licensing offices, doing our utmost to perform normal transactions and work through the backlog.

We completed more than 683 000 transactions, including vehicle licensing,

and ask residents to work with us and support us in this drive.

While challenges remain, let us celebrate the victories along the way. One of these is the amazing recovery of dam levels. Thanks to smart resilience strategies, the collective efforts of more than four million residents and good winter rains, our dams are full for the first time in six years.

Let us continue our water-wise habits while consultations on tariffs and restrictions for the 2020/21 hydrological year (which runs from 1 November to 31 October) take place.

It has been a challenging six months, but I am proud of your resilience. Let us keep supporting and looking out for one another as we rebuild as #OneCityTogether.

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between June and September 2020. During a normal month, we do about 100 000 transactions. Yet in August, we processed more than 200 000 transactions, with our staff working into the evenings and over weekends to clear the backlog.

We have overcome the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic together, but we cannot become complacent. As we work towards rebuilding our economy and lives, continued recovery depends on all of us – our responsibility is not over. It is vital that we continue to take the necessary precautions.

Many Capetonians have been affected by the pandemic. Even though most industries have returned to operation, the need for assistance remains and we have filled the gaps wherever possible through the distribution of care packs and food relief. We are working hard to drive economic recovery,

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Well in hand: A Law Enforcement officer using a hand-held device to issue a fine.

he City of Cape Town is getting back to business to achieve the level of service delivery we are known for. The national lockdown and the limitations placed on municipalities have definitely had an impact on the way we have been able to provide services.

I am very thankful to the many City staff who were able to work during the lockdown, and who performed exceptionally well under difficult circumstances.

Under level-1 lockdown, the City has been working hard to hard to catch up on the unavoidable backlogs. Our roads staff have completed nearly 5 000 pothole repairs; refuse collection has continued with fewer interruptions, the greening of our parks and open spaces has since resumed.

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KHAWUNDIBALISELE beskadigde en gesteelde elektrisiteitsinfrastruktuur het die Stad tussen Julie en September 2020 alleen R2,2 miljoen uit die sak gejaag.

Help stop onwettige aansluitings, vandalisme en diefstal van die Stad se elektriese en verkeersein-infrastruktuur deur voorvalle of verdagte optrede aan te meld.

Skakel 112 (tolvry vanaf ’n selfoon), 107 vanaf ’n landlyn, of 021 480 7700.

Agt boorgate wat rondom Steenbrasdam gesink is, lewer nou bykans 20 miljoen liter per dag. ’n Verdere vier gate word tans geboor, wat die opbrengs tot 30 miljoen liter per dag sal verhoog.

Sibuyela emsebenzini iSixeko saseKapa ukuze siphumeze inqanaba lokunikezwa kweenkonzo esaziwa ngako, utshilo uSodolophu weSigqeba uDan Plato.

Abasebenzi abaninzi beSixeko abakwazileyo ukusebenza ngexa lokuma ngxi kweentshukumo basebenze kakuhle kakhulu phantsi kweemeko ezinzima.

Abasebenzi beSixeko basebenze nzima kakhulu ngeentsilelo kwinto yonke ukusuka kwimingxuma endleleni ukuya kwiilayisensi zezithuthi.

ISixeko kananjalo sisebenzela ukuvusa uqoqosho, kwaye sicela abahlali ukuba basebenze nathi kwaye basixhase kweli phulo.

Sincede sinqande ukufakwa ngokungekho mthethweni kombane, ukonakalisa kunye nokwebiwa kweentambo zombane zeSixeko kunye neerobhothi ngokuxela ezi zehlo okanye ukuziphatha okukrokrisayo ku-112 (umnxeba ongahlawulelwayo kwiselula), u-107 kumnxeba wasendlini okanye ku021 480 7700.

Imingxunya yezitsala manzi esibhozo iye yadrilwa kwidama iSteenbras kwaye ke ngoku likhupha phantse ama-20 ezigidi zeelitha ngemini. Ukudrilwa kweminye emine kuza kuqala, oko okuza kuza nama30 ezigidi zeelitha ngemini.

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An Ideal Clinic record for the City The City’s Health Department attained a special milestone when 79 out of 80 clinics achieved Ideal Clinic status. The Ideal Clinic programme is a national Department of Health initiative to improve the quality of primary healthcare at public-sector clinics.

Twelve City clinics achieved platinum staus, 45 gold, and 22 silver status. To achieve platinum status, a clinic must meet 90% of elements that affect direct service delivery and quality of clinical care to patients.

Other achievements The City also created overflow facilities at its clinics. These were necessitated by the Covid-19 outbreak, particularly the need to ensure social distancing and to prioritise Covid-19-related cases. At the same time, general service delivery to clients continued.

During the worst of the pandemic, the following measures were implemented to manage clients at City clinics: • An improved appointment system to reduce time spent at a clinic • A fast lane for family planning, immunisation, pregnancy tests, etc.

• Triage and screening of patients at entry points • Telephonic contact to recall patients and close contacts of tuberculosis patients to discuss results

Immunise, please Due to Covid-19, the number of immunisations carried out at City clinics has dropped by 67%. This is worrying, as immunisation of children helps prevent diseases such as measles, polio, diphtheria and tuberculosis (TB).

Children typically receive 16 immunisations between birth and the age of 12, and 14 of these are administered in the first 18 months of their lives.

If not enough children are covered by the full immunisation schedule, this can result in the spread of these contagious diseases.

Parents might be hesitant to bring their children to the clinic due to the risk of Covid-19, but sticking to the immunisation schedule is essential.

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Ready for tourism’s return With interprovincial travel and limited international travel permitted, the Mother City is getting ready to again welcome visitors.

Bubbling back: The iconic Adderley Street fountain has been restored to its former glory after being shut down during the drought. The City will be feeding the fountain from the same underground springs that provide water to Green Point Urban Park and the biodiversity garden.

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ourism is vital for the local economy, having contributed more than R18 billion in 2018 alone. But the

Cape Town tourism sector has lost millions in revenue during the national lockdown.

Financial relief The City has helped more than 152 guesthouses and bed-and-breakfasts cut costs during the pandemic by offering rates relief to the value of R2,7 million.

Now, the City and Cape Town Tourism (CTT) are preparing to receive visitors again, armed with a comprehensive tourism bounce-back strategy intended to instil visitor confidence and revive the tourism industry for a sustainable and resilient future.

Here’s a look at some of its components.

Eco-friendly travel The Tourlane survey in June 2020 recognised Cape Town as one of the world’s best cities for eco-friendly, sustainable travel.

Tourlane, a travel company, rated hundreds of cities, and Cape Town made 41st place.

The other African cities on the list are Nairobi (Kenya) and Marrakech (Morocco).

Covid-safe stamp CTT has secured the Safe Travels stamp from the World Travel and Tourism Council, and can now issue this designation to businesses such as the V&A Waterfront, who adhere to global health and safety guidelines. This will help encourage tourism.

New travel safety app CTT has launched a new safety app called Nomola, which pinpoints a user’s location, gives immediate access to an emergency operator to talk to, and despatches help.

The app, a free download from the CTT website, uses the phone’s GPS location to

tell nearby responders where the user is.

Namola also provides educational information on health and safety.

Cableway safety measures The Table Mountain aerial cableway reopened on 1 September, with added safety measures. Only 26 passengers are admitted per ride, everyone must wear a mask, and the car is sanitised after every ride.

The company has also introduced a service for hikers to descend the mountain safely from the top station on Saturdays and Sundays between 08:00 and 15:00. Tickets are available online or at the top station.

Red bus back on the road The City Sightseeing open-top red bus is also back in business. All bus staff have received extensive training regarding Covid19, and preventative measures have been introduced.

More than 50 libraries open with limited service Another 24 City libraries are now open for the drop-and-collect service, bringing the total to 54 as part of the gradual reopening.

• Drop: Patrons can drop returned library material at the drop zone, by following the social distance demarcation and notices.

• Collect: Patrons can submit a request via e-mail or telephone, to be collected after two days or sooner, depending on workload and communication.

• Walk-in request: Patrons can visit the library and request items, which will provided there and then, if possible.

Patrons can borrow 20 items at a time for 30 days. Any person entering a library will be screened, and patrons must wear a mask, sanitise their hands and adhere to social distancing rules.

Since 5 October, some libraries have started allowing a limited number of students in for two-hour study sessions on a first-come first-served basis. Access to the internet via the SmartCape system

Event permits available again National regulations now allow for gatherings with limited participants, so the City’s Events Permit Office is ready to process permit applications.

Events with more than 200 attendees or that require infrastructure need to apply for permits.

The City has compiled a document based on the Disaster Management Act and national directives to guide event organisers through the application process.

Event organisers will be required to comply with hygiene, health and safety protocols. Hand-sanitising, social distancing and mask-wearing practices will be monitored at all events, including those with 250 people indoors and 500 people outdoors.

• For more information, visit http://www.capetown.gov.za/events/.

Most trusted metro Having earlier been named the most sustainable metro in South Africa by Ratings Afrika, the City has now also been rated as the country’s most trusted metro.

Consulta’s latest Citizen Satisfaction Index, which measures residents’ trust and satisfaction in their municipalities, has awarded the City this rating for the seventh consecutive year.

Cape Town recorded a score of 66,0 out of a possible 100 – an improvement on its 2019 score of 64,1. It is also more than 10 points above the average score of 55,7. The City scored the highest trust rating of 72,0 out of 100 – 8,6 points above the average.

The report notes that “Cape Town has the smallest gap (-5,5) between what citizens expect and what they perceive in terms of actual delivery”.

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KORTLIKS Die landwye inperking het die Kaapstad-toerismesektor egter miljoene rande in inkomste gekos.

Maar met ’n omvattende toerismeherstelstrategie maak die Stad en Kaapstadtoerisme nou gereed om weer besoekers te ontvang.

Meer as 50 Stadsbiblioteke is weer oop en lewer ’n beperkte diens. Die meeste lewer ’n af-en-oplaaidiens, waar kliënte 20 items op ’n slag vir 30 dae kan uitneem. Party biblioteke het ook ’n beperkte getal studente vir studiesessies van twee uur begin toelaat, en bied ook toegang tot die internet.

Die Stad se gesondheidsdepartement het ’n spesiale mylpaal bereik toe 79 van sy 80 klinieke Ideale Kliniek-status verkry het. Die Ideale Kliniek-program is ’n inisiatief van die nasionale gesondheidsdeparte-

is also provided, limited to a 45-minute session per user – also on a first come, first served basis.

Student numbers are limited to what can be accommodated in terms of the level-1 regulations. Three study sessions are allowed per day, with 15 minutes between sessions to allow for cleaning and sanitising of surfaces. Sessions are from 09:00 to 11:00, 11:15 to 13:15 and 13:30 to 15:30.

Library halls are being used to quarantine returned materials, so the available space in libraries is extremely limited.

The Athlone, Bloubergstrand, Brooklyn, Camps Bay, Goodwood, Heideveld, Langa, Lotus River, Nazeema Isaacs, Observatory, Ravensmead, Rocklands, Rondebosch and Somerset West libraries are closed due to vandalism, or for repairs and maintenance.

• See http://www.capetown.gov.za/libraries for more information.

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ment om die gehalte van primêre gesondheidsorg by staatsklinieke te verbeter. Twaalf Stadsklinieke het platinumstatus losgeslaan, 45 goud en 22 silwer.

Die getal inentings by die Stad se klinieke het weens Covid-19 met 67% afgeneem. Inenting van kinders help voorkom siektes soos masels, polio, witseerkeel en tuberkulose (TB). Dis te verstane dat die Covid-19-risiko ouers huiwerig maak om hulle kinders kliniek toe te bring, maar dit is nietemin noodsaaklik om by die voorgeskrewe inentings te hou.

Nadat Ratings Afrika die Stad vroeër as die volhoubaarste metro in Suid-Afrika aangewys het, pryk die munisipaliteit nou ook boaan Consulta se jongste indeks van burgertevredenheid as die land se betroubaarste metro.

Lubaluleke kakhulu ukhenketho kuqoqosho lwengingqi, lufake iibhiliyoni ezingaphezulu kwezili-R18 ngo-2018 – kodwa ke icandelo lokhenketho eKapa lilahlekelwe zizigidi kwingeniso ngexa lokuma ngxi kweentshukumo.

ISixeko kunye noKhenketho lwaseKapa (City and Cape Town Tourism) (CTT) ke ngoku balungiselela ukwamkela iindwendwe kwakhona, bexhobe ngesicwangciso sokubuyisa ukhenketho.

Angaphezulu kwama-50 amathala eencwadi eSixeko avuliweyo ngoku, kodwa ke iinkonzo zimiselwa umda. Uninzi lwezi nkonzo lolokubuyisa kunye nokuthatha iincwadi, apho abantu banokuboleka iincwadi ezingama-20 ngexesha iintsuku ezingama30. Amathala eencwadi athile aqalile ukuvumela inani

elinyiniweyo labafundi ukuba bangene kumathala eencwadi iiseshoni zokufunda zeeyure ezimbini, ngokunjalo nofikelela kwi-intanethi.

Ngenxa yeCovid-19, ugonyo olwenziwe kwiikliniki zeSixeko lwehle ngama-67%. Ukugonywa kwabantwana kunceda ukuthintela izifo ezifana nemasisi, ipoliyo, isifo sokubola komqala nesifo sephepha (tuberculosis) (TB). Banokuthandabuza ukuzisa abantwana babo ekliniki abazali ngenxa yengozi yeCovid19, kodwa ke kubalulekile ukuyigcina ishedyuli yogonyo.

Emva kokuxelwa njengeyona metro izinzileyo eMzantsi Afrika yi-Ratings Afrika, iSixeko sithathwa njengeyona metro ithenjiweyo eMzantsi Afrika kuMlinganiselo wokoNeliseka kwabeMi we-Consulta.

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Area East, October 2020

Making progress possible. Together.

Many housing opportunities under way Khayelitsha, Macassar and Somerset West residents will benefit.

See the climate change plan Residents are invited to comment on the City’s draft Climate Change Strategy. It outlines the actions necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon-neutral, while also adapting to the negative economic, environmental and social impacts of climate change.

Climate change will have an impact on food, water and job security, flooding, heat stress and ecosystem degradation. Moreover, there's the risk of loss of international market access due to the carbon intensity of Cape Town’s products and services.

The City is also developing a Climate Change Action Plan to become carbon-neutral by 2050. This is part of the City’s commitment to meet the Paris climate agreement goals of limiting global warming to below 1,5 ºC. • To view the strategy and comment – before 30 October – visit www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay.

No permit, no fireworks displays The City no longer provides sites for firework displays, and people wishing to host such displays must apply to SAPS for a permit to do so.

Applications should be e-mailed to capetown.explosives.cmrd@saps.gov. za. Copy in Ignatius Smart, the City's head of Fire and Life Safety, at Ignatius.smart@capetown.gov.za.

• Report the illegal sale or use of fireworks to the City on 107 (landline) or 021 480 7700 (cellphone).

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here has been good progress on several important new housing developments.

Last month, 13 beneficiaries received the keys to their Breaking New Ground (BNG) homes in the City’s R41 million Lourensia Park housing project in Somerset West.

Lourensia Park consists of free-standing and semi-detached single-storey units, semi-detached duplexes and serviced sites.

Phase 1 has 216 units and was completed in December 2011. Engineering services of the current phase 2 were completed by the end of 2017, and construction of its 50 houses started in 2019. So far, 111 beneficiaries have received their homes.

Macassar housing Work on the infrastructure for the R132 million Macassar housing project is progressing well. The three-year project will provide qualifying beneficiaries from the approved target areas with state-subsidised homes.

The civil services for phase 1 were planned to be completed by the end of 2020. However, due to the national lockdown, the new completion date is early 2021, after which the appointed contractor will start constructing the houses.

The civil works for phase 2, providing services to the bulk of the erven, are esti-

Breaking new ground: The City’s R41 million Lourensia Park housing project in Somerset West will provide more than 260 homes. mated to be completed by May 2023.

Serviced sites in Khayelitsha Electricity, water and sewer reticulation, road networks as well as individual standpipes and toilets are just some of the services to be implemented at the City’s Backstage 1 informal settlement project.

Altogether 250 serviced sites will be provided to qualifying beneficiaries. The sites will have sewer and water connections, black-top roads and stormwater services, and a public open space. Construction is

expected to be completed by June 2021.

This project will also secure tenure for residents who have been living in informal settlements in the area for many years.

The selection of beneficiaries for housing projects is done in accordance with the City’s Allocation Policy and Housing Needs Register to ensure that housing opportunities are allocated fairly and equitably.

• Report illegal activity on building sites by anonymously phoning 112 from a cellphone (toll free), 107 from a landline or 021 480 7700 for emergencies.

City has spent R1 billion on improving rental flat staircases The Public Housing Department has spent close to R1 billion on maintenance and upgrades at its community residential units (CRUs), including the intricate work of fixing and replacing staircases.

Since 2018, the Department has replaced or upgraded 854 staircases. In Area East, staircase refurbishment was done in Macassar and Lwandle.

While the work is planned and carried out, the City installs temporary scaffolding staircases. This is done by authorised contractors, and inspected by occupation-

al health and safety agents and a registered structural engineer.

The City has more than 45 000 rental units in its housing stock portfolio to assist its indigent residents.

For the 2019/20 financial year, the Department carried out more than 20 974 service requests. This averages about 1 700 service requests per month.

• To lodge public housing-related service requests, contact the Human Settlements Directorate’s call centre on 021 444 0333 or e-mail MyEstate@capetown.gov.za.

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Protecting rare milkwoods The City has built platforms to protect the exposed roots of the old trees along Beach Road in Gordon’s Bay. These 100-year-old trees are the remnants of a historical coastal forest of milkwood trees, indigenous to coastal areas. They are protected trees and may not be cut or removed without permission from the Department of Fisheries and Forestry.

This project is an innovative way to protect these trees and provide an improved recreational area.

Raised platforms made from 100% recycled plastic protect the roots, while allowing the trees to move in the wind. It has the added benefit of of offering seating for people to enjoy the beach front in the shade of the green giants. The construction took some three weeks.

Khayelitsha meat market upgraded After damage to a perimeter fence of the old meat market in Town II, Khayelitsha, incidents of vandalism and theft increased at this important trading area.

The City’s recent R1 million upgrade restored the meat market to a viable trading entity.

The upgrades include repairs to the fence and gates, windows and doors, paint and plumbing upgrades, and the restoration of paving.

KHAWUNDIBALISELE voorsiening van 250 erwe met dienste aan kwalifiserende begunstigdes in die informele nedersetting Backstage 1 in Khayelitsha gaan ook voort.

Die departement openbare behuising het nagenoeg R1 miljard aan die instandhouding en opknapping van sy gemeenskapswooneenhede bestee. Die Stad het meer as 45 000 huureenhede in sy behuisingsportefeulje.

Die departement het vir die boekjaar 2019/20 meer as 20 974 diensversoeke hanteer. Dít kom op sowat 1 700 diensversoeke per maand te staan.

Die Stad het R1 miljoen aan die herstel en opknapping van die ou vleismark in dorp II, Khayelitsha, bestee.

Inwoners word genooi om kommentaar te lewer op die Stad se konsepstrategie oor klimaatsverandering.

Die strategie beskryf die nodige stappe om kweekhuisgasvrystellings te verminder en by die negatiewe ekonomiese, omgewings- en sosiale impak van klimaatsverandering aan te pas. Gaan voor 30 Oktober na www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay om die konsepstrategie te lees en kommentaar te lewer.

Die Stad stel nie meer terreine vir vuurwerkvertonings beskikbaar nie. ’n Hele paar belangrike nuwe behuisingsontwikkelings vorder fluks. Dít sluit in die Lourensia Parkprojek in Somerset-Wes van R41 miljoen, en die Macassar-projek van R132 miljoen. Werk aan die

Bayemenywa ukuba banike izimvo abahlali ngeSicwangciso soTshintsho lweMozulu esiyilwayo seSixeko, esichaza amanyathelo ayimfuneko ukwehlisa ukukhutshwa kweegesi zekhabhon diokside kunye nokuziqhelanisa neempembelelo ezimbi zoqoqosho, okusingqongileyo nezasekuhlaleni. zotshintsho lwemozulu.

Ukujonga isicwangciso soyilo kunye nokunika izimvo yiya ku-www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay phambi kowama-30 Oktobha.

Kubekho inkqubela entle ekwakhiweni kweqela lezindlu ezintsha ezibalulekileyo, njengeprojekthi yokwakhiwa kwezindlu yama-R41 ezigidi e-Lourensia Park e-Somerset West kunye neprojekthi yezindlu ye-

R132 yezigidi e-Macassar. Uyaqhuba kwakhona umsebenzi ekunikeni abaxhamli abafanelekileyo iziza ezinenkonzo ezingama-250 kumatyotyombe ase-Backstage 1 eKhayelitsha.

ISebe leziNdlu zikaRhulumente lichithe phantse ibhiliyoni e-R1 ekugcineni nasekulungiseni iiyunithi zendawo yazo ehlala uluntu (community residential units) (CRUs). ISixeko sinangaphezulu kwama-45 000 eeyunithi zokurenta kwipotifoliyo yesitokhwe sayo sezindlu.

Kunyaka-mali ka-2019/20, iSebe lisebenze ngezicelo zeenkonzo ezingaphezulu kwama-20 974. Oku ngokuphakathi kuphaya kwi-1 700 yezicelo zenkonzo ngenyanga.

CITY OF CAPE TOWN AND AREA EAST CONTACT NUMBERS Accounts and general enquiries Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . 0860 103 089 (option 1) Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0860 103 090 E-mail . . . . . . . accounts@capetown.gov.za . . . . . . . . . . . . contact.us@capetown.gov.za

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AREA EAST CONTACT DETAILS

Report and track faults

Director: Urban Management

Municipal offices, cnr Fagan Street and Main Road, Strand

Khayelitsha Training Centre, cnr Lwandle Road and Phendula Crescent, Khayelitsha

Alcohol and drug helpline (24/7) Tel . . . . . . 0800 HELP 4 U (0800 435 748)

Contact the City

Luzuko Mdunyelwa Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 400 2358 Cape Town Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town

Subcouncil 9 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 400 5538 Site B Khayelitsha Shopping Centre, Khayelitsha

Subcouncil 21 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 400 2354 Municipal offices, cnr Van Riebeeck Road and Carinus Street, Kuils River

Subcouncil 8 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 850 4150

Subcouncil 10 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 444 7315

Subcouncil 22 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 400 2355 Municipal offices, cnr Van Riebeeck Road and Carinus Street, Kuils River

Anti-corruption & fraud hotline Tel (anonymous, toll-free) . . 0800 323 130 Cable theft All-hours tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 222 771 Public transport (toll-free) Information centre . . . . . . . 0800 656 463 Dial-a-Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 600 895

www.capetown.gov.za/thinkwater www.capetown.gov.za/servicerequests e-Services

www.capetown.gov.za/eServices

www.capetown.gov.za/contacts

Budget

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Find a programme, apply for a service, access online applications and more at CityConnect at www.capetown.gov.za

Subcouncil 24 Tel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021 444 7532 Kuyasa library, Walter Sisulu Road, Khayelitsha

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he rise of the cannabis industry, specifically in the Western Cape, is positioning the province as a cannabis hub, said Beverley Schäfer, deputy speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

She was the guest speaker at the opening of the CANNAFRICA CBD retail store at Willowbridge shopping centre last Wednesday evening.

CANNAFRICA is the first CBD lifestyle brand on the JSE through its investment holding company, Labat Africa.

“The Western Cape is the 12th largest economy on the continent and Cape Town has the 17th largest economy in Africa. When we talk about being a hub in Africa, we are basing it on this very data – where the Western Cape, and even Cape Town, really rank as significant players in Africa,” she said.

“Over the past five years, the Western Cape has shown relatively strong performance in terms of average annual GDP growth, compared to other provinces and the national average. This is evidence of the economic resilience of the province,” Schäfer said.

“The role of agriculture in the Western Cape is pivotal to this industry. In 2018/2019 the Western Cape had the lowest rural unemployment rate in the country. Employment growth for agriculture saw an increase of 10.3% year-on-year. The rural unemployment rate saw a decline to 15.7% – a drop of 3.4% quarter-on-quarter,” she said.

“The Western Cape exports half of South Africa’s agricultural products and 40% of South Africa’s agri-processed products (food and beverages).

“More than a million bottles of South African wine are sold per day globally – coming almost exclusively from the Western Cape,” she said.

Schäfer said she believes this is an incredibly conductive environment from which to develop the field of medicinal cannabis.

“But we certainly also look forward to the opportunities that industrial hemp can bring. Our strong agro-processing and manufacturing capabilities will make the Western Cape a natural home for the manufacturing of hemp products once hemp gets going,” she said.

“The export team at Wesgro is currently using its global network to engage with key international markets. The team is already promoting South African and Western Cape cannabis, and developing export facilitation expertise in this complex area of international trade,” she said.

However, if the cannabis economy is to support economic recovery in this country, there is more work to be done.

“We need to address the grey areas and we need to move forward with commercial hemp. We need to provide the legal certainty that investors need, as within any sector of the economy. We need the national industrial strategy for cannabis to move forward and will have to see what the final version of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act looks like,” she said.

Schäfer said, “If we are looking to cannabis to support economic recovery, we need to ensure that we are talking about inclusive economic recovery”.

“We need to make this industry work for as many South Africans as possible. There is a big danger of big pharmaceutical and established international multinationals coming in and leaving little space for locals.

We need to strike a balance. There are currently also very high barriers to entry in the medicinal cannabis area created by the high cost of obtaining a licence,” she said.

According to Schäfer, outsourced or contract cultivation models would need to be explored and approved by the regulator to ensure small farmer inclusion.

“If small-scale growers could be accommodated under the private use allowance there could be a workable solution. There is a wealth of knowledge from generations of growing African landraces – this should be protected and incorporated.”

Schäfer said she believes the Western Ca-

pe has a role to play in driving the South African cannabis economy, “but by no means is this a Western Cape only story”.

“This is a story in which many regions in South Africa, and even Southern Africa, are able to play to their strengths. Together we can be a powerhouse.

“So my request here today is let’s do this right. Let’s spread the opportunity and build a SA Can cannabis powerhouse industry here,” she said.

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Loop maar lig as baba naam moet kry! ’n Mens wonder soms of ouers hoegenaamd dink aan die implikasies van die name wat hulle hul kinders gee.

Vat byvoorbeeld Jangotliebantonius, Beblasirena vir ’n meisie, Egipte Daoud Dean vir ’n seun, of Lubomir vir ’n seun óf ’n dogter. Die arme kinders gaan maar swaar dra aan daardie name, al het Willem Wikkelspies gesê “What’s in a name?”

Jamie Oliver, bekende Britse kok, resepteboekskrywer en Londense restauranteienaar, het sy twee dogters onderskeidelik Poppy Honey Rosie en Petal Bloss Rainbow genoem. Want hy kán.

Iets wat my nog altyd laat wonder het, is hoekom sou iemand hul seun Jan-Jan wou noem? Watter deel van J A N verstaan hulle nie sodat hulle dit moet herhaal in een naam? Wat dan van Piet-Piet of Bernard-Bernard? Dit sou tog skoon simpel wees, of hoe?

In party kulture hier te lande word mense genoem na iets wat eie is aan hulle, soos Ogies “ ‘My van,’ seg vir iemand wat skeel is of Hoppie hy, ‘my van is vir iemand wat mank loop. ’n Mens Chiwawa. sou kon sê dis En ek spel onvleiend en jy het simpatie met hulle, hom só. Nie maar so weet almal Chihuahua soos onmiddellik van gepraat word. die woordeboek wie Doopname en byname verskil sê nie.’ ” (gelukkig) soms hemelsbreed. So is daar die byname Kortgat Koekemoer en Langeraat Louw, en op die dorp weet almal wie húlle is! En niemand weet eens wat hul regte name is nie. Só ook Vleis Visagie en Swepie Swanepoel. Raai-raai waar kom dáái name vandaan?

In die laat jare negentig het ’n egpaar iewers in Afrika gemeen hulle is baie deftig en het toe hul pasgebore baba Oxford University Press genoem. I kid you not. Dit het later aanleiding gegee tot ’n hofsaak waarin beveel is dat die ouers ’n ander naam moes kies. Hopelik het hulle die baba toe nie Advanced Learner’s Dictionary genoem nie.

Vanmelewe trek ons na ons nuwe huis op die platteland en besluit dis dalk ’n goeie idee om twee waghonde aan te skaf.

Mure met hakiesdraad en elke meter ’n kamera was net nie ons styl nie.

So sit ons af na die naaste SPCA-tak in die stad. Daar word ons ontvang deur Comfort wat ons na die hokke neem om twee honde uit te kies vir aanneming.

Hy roep sy kollega, Innocent, nader om te help, want die twee Duitse herdershonde se energie ken geen perke nie. Hulle sleep ons aan hul halsbande na die grasperk, waar ons die een kwylsoen ná die ander kry. Twee pragtige diere.

Opgewonde oor die vooruitsig van ’n nuwe huis en oorvloedige liefde.

Nadat ons besluit het dís die twee wat by ons gesin gaan aansluit, is ons na die kantoor om die papierwerk te doen. Ons word voorgestel aan ene Patrick, wat na ons huis toe sal kom vir ’n inspeksie om seker te maak die erf is geskik vir die viervoetiges se behoeftes.

Op die afgesproke dag kom Patrick toe in sy bakkie daar aangesuiker om ons werf te bekyk. En voor ons hom inlaat, vra ons sy van. “My van,” seg hy, “my van is Chiwawa. En ek spel hom só. Nie Chihuahua soos die woordeboek sê nie.”

Toe mnr. Chiwawa sy draaie geloop en sy kyke gekyk het en in sy bakkie wegry, bars ons uit van die lag. Tot daai oomblik moes ons dit maar inhou, want sê nou hy het in sy eer gekrenk gevoel omdat ons sy van baie toepaslik, maar ook komies gevind het en ons afgekeur?

En tóg – sê nou óns van was Windvogel, Volmoer of Fruttelpapi, of selfs Kwak, en mnr. Chiwawa het dít komies gevind, dan was dit ook maar oukei. It takes all types to make the world go around. – Werner van Tonder

Die t(h)eewater kook: Dit lyk amper soos die see, maar dit was net die sterk wind wat Saterdagmiddag 10 Oktober oor die vol Theewaterskloofdam gewaai het.

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BRIEWE briewe@tygerburger.co.za|Briewe wat nie langer is as 250 woorde nie, sal voorkeur geniet. Verskaf asb. u naam, adres en telefoonnommer by (nie vir publikasie).

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Bring back wildflowers It is with great interest that I read the article on long grass (“Long grass a pain”, TygerBurger 14 October).

Personally, I am of the exact opposite opinion expressed by the advocates of the grass cutting regime.

From a very young age, I have been passionate about gardening and a keen collector of plants. In all the years that I gardened, neatness was a buzzword, lawns were fed, cut and trimmed to within an inch of their lives and the flowerbeds were planned with meticulous attention to height, foliage texture and how they fitted into the colour wheel.

My garden was my pride and joy and won the Durbanville garden competition several times. Although I still love the exotic plants and visit those beautiful English gardens whenever I have the opportunity to visit my children in the UK, my ideas for gardening in Cape Town have experienced no less than an explosive revolution.

Three years of drought and dry boreholes had a lot to do with it!

It was only with considerable resistance on my part and many heated arguments that my son, Mark, persuaded me to consider a different approach.

As I started my research, I discovered that all over the world, designers are changing their ideas and currently they focus more and more on what environmentalists have been advocating for years. That is, “go wild and indigenous”.

From the High Line in New York and the green belts of Vancouver, to the road verges in the UK, rewilding open areas is becoming the accepted norm. The more I read, the more I became inspired.

Where better to try this idea than in my own garden!

Every year we travel eagerly to see the spring flowers

along the West coast, all the way to Springbok. With some small effort on our part we could have those same views on our pavements and in our parks. Tourists from all over the world come to see our wild flowers, so why are we rooting them out and destroying them in our urban parks and green belts?

How lucky are we to live in the Cape Floristic Region, a Unesco World Heritage site and one of the seven floral kingdoms of the world?

Although it is the smallest site, it is the richest in species and the most diverse.

There are over 9 000 species of plants around us, of which about 69% are endemic to the Cape and occur nowhere else in the world. Unfortunately 18% of the plants listed on the red data base of endangered species in South Africa occur only in Cape Town.

This is an alarming fact that needs to be addressed.

Should we leave it only to the authorities, or can each one of us do something about it in our own small way?

Many endangered plant species have been saved from extinction by keen gardeners who were collectors of plants and have jealously cherished and guarded them in their small urban gardens. In the light of this dire situation, should we not advocate that our green spaces in the city are dedicated to provide a sanctuary for indigenous plants, so precious to our environment?

We should encourage Council to take a hard look at how parks and green spaces can be managed to achieve the preservation of biodiversity in our green spaces, as well as using these same spaces for recreational use of the citizens of the city. It will certainly not be an easy task to convince citizens. If implemented, it will not please everybody either, but

is it not the right thing to do?

At the moment Council manages an expensive, outsourced cutting programme to satisfy people’s desire for neatness and managing weeds – in some cases even making use of broad leaf weed killers.

They work under huge public pressure and I am sure that decisions on this are made to accommodate those people who shout the loudest.

I firmly believe that one should not criticize unless you have a workable and positive alternative suggestion. I think we should bite the bullet and make the change.

I advocate that during the rainy season from April to the middle of November, only generous walking paths be cut in these green spaces, to enable dog walking and exercisers. The rest should be left wild. This will enable the seeds of wild flowers, bulbs and indigenous grasses to germinate, flower and set seeds for the following season.

Within a year or two of doing this, we should see our parks slowly recovering and change into areas typical of the Cape floral paradise that sustains a diverse bird and insect life.

During the dry summer period the areas can be cut, but to a height of no less than 20 cm, keeping the perennial plants alive.

The cuttings should be left in situ to drop their precious seeds and act as a mulch to preserve moisture. The birds will be very happy about the feast, but nature is wonderful - enough of the seedbank will survive to bloom the next year. If cut before the seeds are set, the first thing that will disappear forever, are the indigenous bulbs.

Those Cape Town citizens who care, should make their voices heard. Shall we take up the challenge and bring our wildflowers back into our urban green spaces?

Ronelle Shuttleworth Durbanville

Belangrikheid van sportorganisasie Oorwinnings in rugbywedstryde, krieketwedstryde en inderdaad suksesvolle mededinging in enige sportsoort word nie noodwendig óp die sportveld bewerkstellig nie.

Nee, dit is reeds op die oefenveld dat die aanvoorwerk vir die oorwinning gedoen word. Dit is in die beplanningskamer waar die besetting van die wennerspodium in die vooruitsig gestel word. Dit is in die raadskamer dat die strategieë met die oog op welslae beplan word.

Maar o wee! As daar gekyk word na die pandemonium waarin byvoorbeeld Suid-Afrika se krieket op nasionale vlak tans verkeer, dan is dit maar goed dat daar nie op die oomblik sprake van internasionale mededinging vir die Proteas is nie.

Sportgeesdriftiges sal ver moet gaan soek om ’n beter toonbeeld van onbeholpenheid, onbevoegdheid en selfs hopeloosheid te kry.

Dag ná dag moet krieketgeesdriftiges kennis neem van onmin in die geledere van die land se voorste ampsdraers.

Laasgenoemdes is in talle gevalle in daardie topposte nie soseer op grond van hul administratiewe bevoegdhede nie. Die gevolg is voortdurende afdankings, afleggings, bedankings en nie-openbaarmaking van verslae en ondersoeke.

Ter illustrasie: Enkele maande gelede is ene dr.

Eugenia Kula-Ameyaw uit die bloute as ’n raadslid by Krieket Suid-Afrika (KSA) betrek. Deur wie en op grond van watter bevoegdhede dit geskied het, is onduidelik.

Want hierdie vrou was nog nooit naby ’n krieketveld nie, sy het geen benul van krieketadministrasie nie en sy het by geleentheid al selfs erken dat sy nie veel ooghare het vir die spel nie.

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Next phase of Le Parc estate released L

e Parc residential estate in Paarl has already set the benchmark for fine family living and is now moving into its fourth phase, which was recently released to market.

This lifestyle development reinforces its sense of charm.

The first three phases are 92% sold out.

The next phase at Le Parc residential estate in Paarl reinforces its sense of charm while the first two are already complete and the third under construction.

Close to 150 residents have already made this impressive estate their home and according to development specialist Martin van Rooyen purchasers who have bought in Le Parc to date predominantly represent localised family buyers, those seeking to semigra-

te from Gauteng to the Cape and investors who recognise the underlying value of gated estates and acquiring buy-to-let properties.

Situated on the cusp of the famous winelands town, Le Parc offers exceptional family living and the ultimate park-like environment.

Featuring a subtle French flair both in the name and design, the estate includes a breath-taking central parkland dubbed Le Grande Park as well as smaller pockets of green space to reflect a rural lifestyle.

The first phase of Le Grande Park is currently under construction and set for completion by March 2021.

The round-the-clock manned and monitored security, a planned on-site crèche and nursery school, 4km running and cycling

route, orchards and vineyards further emphasise an unparalleled country life­style.

The estate has a sterling combination of contemporary turnkey homes, innovative architecture by Malherbe Rust Architects and indigenous landscaping inspired by the surrounding Drakenstein Mountains.

A selection of French-inspired home designs is available, accessibly priced from R2.195m to R3.395m with no transfer duties being payable.

Van Rooyen says the popularity of Le Parc residential estate can be attributed to it catering for families seeking to live in a secure environment with a range of distinct life­style aspects.

“Current buyers want a high degree of luxury in their homes as standard and current-

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KILLARNEY: RACING FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GLORY

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he Rotax Max South African Challenge national karting championship will come to a thrilling head at the Killarney Kart Track on Saturday 17 October.

Three drivers have already been crowned, but the other four classes will all race for national championship glory, as well as the honour of representing South Africa in January’s Rotax Max World Grand finals in Portugal.

Local lad Sebastian Boyd leads a supertight three-way premier class direct drive gearbox DD2 title dice to Killarney.

KwaZulu-Natal driver Robert Whiting and multiple DD2 champion Bradley Liebenberg from Gauteng are right in there too.

Behind them, Jamie Smith, Nicolas Spanoyannis and Niko Zafiris are within striking distance. And they have Jason Coetzee, Divan Braak and a wildcard or two in close attendance too.

Pretoria man Nicholas Verheul is already the 2020 o.30 SA Rotax DD2 Masters champion and Jonathan Pieterse has secured second there.

But Eugene Brittz in third has Alistair Mingay, Tinahe Ncube, Marouan Selmi,

Pascal Acquaah and Eric Marzoppi on his case.

That should still deliver an interesting race as the others have a score to settle with Verheul.

Open-age chain-drive Senior Max is however wide open. Cape locals Tate Bishop and SA champion Charl Visser are separated by two points.

Don’t ignore Jozi kid Aqil Alibhai here – he does not drop points in the Cape after only stepping up from Junior after round 1.

Jozi kid Muhammad Wally is already the 2020 South African high school u.15 Junior Max champion, following a faultless eightwin rout in the opening rounds.

Each SA National Rotax Max Challenge class will race four heats at Killarney on Saturday.

It’s a big weekend – not only will the 2020 champions be crowned, but each earns a ticket to represent South Africa at the Rotax Max World Finals in Portugal in January.

No spectators will be allowed at Killarney, but the races will be live streamed.

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Rugby ‘gees’ well and truly back

Selfverdedigingsoggend saam met Francois du Plessis: Francois du Plessis Selfverdediging het op Maandag 28 September ’n selfverdedigingswerksessie aangebied saam met Monique van Tonder, Ms Unseen SA-finalis. Die doel was om meer bewustheid te kweek van geweld teen vroue. Almal het die sessie baie insiggewend en leersaam gevind. Bo is Francois du Plessis, Monique van Tonder en Louie Schultz.

As the resumption of professional and semi-professional continues to gather pace, a few notable individuals from Western Province’s club rugby structures will be involved in this weekend’s action at Newlands.

“The rugby ‘gees’ is certainly back in Western Province, while the Stormers got their Super Rugby campaign off to a good start with their win over the Lions and the WP u.21 side got their campaign started last weekend,” says Western Province manager for amateur rugby, Danny Jones.

In addition to the rugby action, Jones says they have also been very busy preparing Newlands stadium for the string of matches to be played there over the next few months, which has taken on a new meaning with Covid regulations to be adhered to.

“Over the past few months, we’ve carefully managed our players to make sure of their safety and compliance as per the return to play guidelines and of late we’re also tasked with preparing the stadium.

This includes venue sanitisation and screening the attendees for each event.

These attendees are limited to players, management and media,” adds Jones.

The recent hosting of the Green vs Gold match which saw a number of Springboks in action, paved the way for future events at the stadium during the pandemic, with the next match being the Stormers versus the Lions on Saturday 17 October.

“We’re happy to note the number of players and management from our WP Club Rugby structures. New to the management team this year is forwards coach Rito Hlongwane who has not only played for Western Province but also coached at clubs such as Primrose and Villagers while Labeeb Levy has been instrumental in club rugby over many years inclu-

ding SK Walmers and Collegians,” says Jones.

In addition to this, the WP Rugby u.21 side which took on their Blue Bulls counterparts featured 10 club rugby players in the opening match of the SA Rugby u.21 tournament.

“Our players are ecstatic to be in the tournament as for many this is their final season u.21.”

After a bye, the u.21s ran out against the Sharks on Monday 12 October, with further fixtures against Free State (Friday 16 October) and Lions (Tuesday 20 October), with the semi-finals and finals slated to take place on Sunday 25 October and Friday 30 October respectively.

“Newlands last week saw the start of our regional forum meetings to inform and assess the needs of clubs and plot the way forward. Although we await further announcements from government and SA Rugby we continue to look at the impact of Covid-19 on club rugby and the health and safety protocols going forward.

“These sessions are designed to have engagements between all stakeholders,” says Jones.

WP Rugby coaching education manager, Nazeem Adams, also announced the dates for the prospective coaching courses, starting on Friday 6 November at Newlands for clubs and schools coaches.

Courses include Fifteens level 1 and 2, Sevens Level 1 and Strength and Conditioning Level 1 and 2.

Coaching applicants must be over 18 and have completed the World Rugby online passport and have completed the online tests which include Rugby Ready, Laws of the game, First Aid in rugby and concussion general.

Prospective coaches are also required to complete the online Covid-19 certificate before attending the course.