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Residents in Observatory are question-ing the effect earthmoving could causeon the Liesbeeck River.

Thework is being carried out by the RiverClub. Nick Ferguson, of the River Club, saysthe work is done in accordance with amain-tenance plan to stabilise the river banks.The City of Cape Townwas alerted by resi-

dents of a bulldozer offloading sand on thebanks of the Liesbeeck River near the club.Brett Herron, Mayoral Committee mem-

ber for Transport, Roads and Stormwaterimmediately reported the complaint to theCity’s Environmental Resource Manage-ment department.Herron says the Environmental Resource

officers have issued a notice for a directivein terms of section 31Aof theEnvironmentalConservation Act (73 of 1989).“This notice provides the respondentwith

an opportunity tomake representations and

to provide evidence of authorisations for thework being done, failing which a ceaseworks instruction is issued,” Herron says.He says the respondent failed to provide

the authorisations and a cease works noticehas been served by the City.“The provincial Department of Environ-

mental Affairs and Development Planning(DEADP) has served a notice calling for therespondent to make representations beforea cease works is to be served,” he adds.Herron says they and numerous volun-

teers and interest groups, including Friendsof the Liesbeeck and the Two Rivers UrbanPark Committee, have invested significanthuman and financial resources in the envi-ronmental protection and care of the Lies-beeck, its banks and the wetlands.“It would be deeply disappointing and a

major setback for the progress alreadyachieved, if this earthmovingwork has beendone illegally and has caused damage,” hesays.

But Ferguson says “material was deposit-ed for maintenance purposes and bank pro-tection works”.He adds this work was undertaken “in ac-

cordance with amanagement plan agreed toby the relevant environmental authority”.“Evidence to support the existence of this

management plan is the fact the Cape TownCityCouncil’s StormWaterBranchhasbeenworking on the Old Liesbeeck River and thenew Liesbeeck Canal for the past eightmonths.”Ferguson says the river bank was cleared

and damaged in the process, impacting theirpropertynegatively, bothvisually and struc-turally. “Our intention was, therefore, onlyto repair this damage, by way of topdressingand replanting of the river bank. Evidenceof what was achieved before the work wasstopped, is clear to see.”He says they did not engage with Friends

of the Liesbeeck. “We thought they would behappy to see the banks being repaired.”

“We engaged with council and profession-al engineers on the matter over a number ofmonths. In our opinion we are (improving)the banks aesthetically and from a structur-al point of view,” he says.Phil McLean, chairperson of the Friends

of the Liesbeeck, says it would appear theyare attempting to raise the height of the riv-er banks in an attempt to prevent futureflooding of their site. “This kind of activityhas clear, negative impacts on the healthand ecology of the riverwhichwe try sohardto uplift,” he says.Mclean says, as anNGOand largely volun-

teer organisation intent on improving theecology and human interaction with theLiesbeeck River, they are deeply saddenedby this aggressive, illegal dumping of mate-rial which was done without any consulta-tion with the community. “There is no con-sideration for the natural environment par-ticularly from a facility which should havea similar ethos,” he says.

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Work to ‘improve river’Work to ‘improve river’

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Doortodoor rent collections paying offDoor-to-door collections of rentfromcouncil property tenantshasresulted in R1m more in pay-ments being raked in.The City of Cape Town’s project

has unlocked a “massive in-crease” in the willingness to payhousing accounts, a councilspokesperson says.In the 18 months the pro-

gramme has been running, thenumber of debtors paying forcouncil-owned rental housing hasincreased by 17%, while pay-ments in accordance with theCity’s selling scheme based onmortgage payments have in-creased by 40%.This has been achieved despite

the harsh economic environmentthat continues to place pressureon the poorer residents of CapeTown.Rental cash collection rates

have increased significantly withalmostR1mcollected additionally

when comparing August 2012 andJuly 2013.The money collected is used to

maintain and upgrade rentalstock.Account holderswho strug-gle to get to the City’s many paypoints have the additional benefitof making payment from theirhomes.Council tenants with amonthly

household income of less than R3200 also have access to the City’sHousing IndigentGrant – they on-ly pay what they can afford.No effort is spared to prevent

evictions, the spokesperson in-sists.In January last year, TraceOn-

linewas contracted to roll out thiscitywide project.Agents engagewith the account

holders at their homes and do notonly collect monies owed.They also help account holders

with debtmanagement advice, as-sisting with debt arrangements

and providing education on debtand financial management aswell as on City policies.On average, the agency sends 35

000 textmessages to account hold-ers per month to help them withthe payment processes.They also offer incentives for

payments in addition to the exist-ing scheme that the Human Set-tlements Department offers.Between August 2012 and July

this year, almost 3 000 additionalresidents have been registered asindigent grant holders.An additional 2 830 residents

have entered into the City’s Hous-ing Debt Management Pro-gramme, bringing the totalnumber of households with debtrescheduling arrangements tomore than 12 500 households.TheCity, the largest landlord in

the country, manages 43 451 rent-al units and 19 778 sellingschemes.

Paying tribute to devotion through recitalThe South African Qur’aan Union(Saqu)hasofficially announced thatit will be hosting the inaugural In-ternationalQur’aanRecitalAwards(Iqra).The events takes place from

Thursday 19 until Sunday 22 Sep-tember atMasjidul Mubarak in Bel-har.The organisation, with its experi-

ence in hosting provincial and na-tional Qur’aan recital competitionssince 2005, has embarked on thislandmark initiative to pay tributeto the students and teachers of theholy Qur’aan throughout theworld.Chairperson of Saqu, Muntahaa

Kenny, says this event will serve asan added encouragement for indi-viduals to improve their skill whilepromoting and maintaining excep-tional levels of Qur’anic learning

and service. It is also aimed at train-ing and earmarking successful localcandidates to participate on otherinternational platforms.Apart fromallowing reciters from

other countries to compete in theQur’aan challenge, the organisershave also opened a category for fe-male participation, as well as a spe-cial section forwinners of the previ-ous national competitions.The recital competition entails

the evaluation of proper and correctrecitation of the Qur’aan, voice con-trol, and melodious presentation.The female sectionwill be an open

category while the male divisionwill be divided in separate agegroups.A highly qualified and experi-

enced panel of internationalQur’aan reciters and scholars will

preside at the four-day event. Theywill also participate in programmesat various mosques in the provincefrom Monday 16 September.Another prominent aspect of the

event is the Servant of the HolyQur’aanAward. The award featuresas a special token of recognition toindividuals for their contributionin spreading or propagating theQur’an in South Africa. Nomina-tions are made by the public.SouthAfricanQur’aanUnion fur-

ther invites otherorganisationsandinstitutions as partners in this initi-ative.Anyone who wishes to volunteer

their services, make donations, orparticipate in the eventmay contactthe organisation on [email protected] or chairperson, MuntahaaKenny on 083 277 3216.

NADINE MOODIE

Efforts to promote tourism in the off-sea-son in SANParks has caused a stiramong Capetonians.

Cosatu provincial secretary Tony Ehren-reich questioned SANParks’ motives withthe special price days for locals in a letteraddressed to the board of directors.“Whatworking family can go to a national

park during the week or on a Saturday?” heasks. “These are days when working fami-lies are working hard to make ends meet, orhas your board been removed from the reali-ties of working people for too long?”He says the measure is supposed to en-

courage South Africans to visit nationalparks and to give their children an educa-tional experience.“The sad reality is that mainly white up-

per-income families can go to the park on thedays that you give them free access,” hesays. “This section of society does not needyour freebies to encourage them to visit na-tional parks, as they have no shortage ofmoney.”Ehrenreich says the use of the cableway

to get to the top of Table Mountain on a dis-count rate favours the wealthy.He says if SANParks was serious about

giving ordinary SouthAfricans access to theoverpriced national parks, they’ll make itavailable on Sundays, too.

“This is the day working families can af-ford to notwork and take their families out,”he says.Ehrenreich criticises the SANParks

board, whom he believes should transformthe society, but have instead been assimilat-ed into the systemandnowsee themarginal-isation of working families and the poor asnormal.Singlemother StaceyDavids says the cost

to go up the cableway depends on howmuchone earns. “For rich people it’s affordable,but for many lower-income families it’s avery expensive venture,” she says.CommunityworkerAashiqNewman says

he’s only gone up the cableway once becauseit is an expensive activity.“TheCity of CapeTownneeds to intervene

and find solutions for locals to access the ca-bleway more frequently,” he says.Randall April is a community safety vol-

unteer and says many children who live onthe Cape Flats have never used the cable-way.“The operating company should not think

about profit, but what they can do for thecommunity. An effective solution would beto create a package for schools and pension-ers to access it more frequently,” he says.Yasmena Ajam, another community

worker, saysher fear of heights prevents herfrom enjoying the cableway, but she under-stands the frustration which many locals

feel, because it’s too expensive.SANParks CEO David Mabunda says the

SA National Parks Week is not a campaignaimed at promoting tourism during off-sea-son. “Our national parks rarely ever havewhat is referred to as off-season becausethey cater to different climates, interestsand clients,” he says.“The programme is aimed at teaching

South Africans more about their naturalheritage by encouraging them to go to na-tional parks, and raisingawareness andedu-cating rather than marketing and promo-tion.”Mabunda says the SANParksBoard is per-

forming a public service duty, which they’renot being paid for.Table Mountain Aerial Cableway spokes-

person Collette van Aswegen says the cable-way is privately managed within the TableMountain National Park and doesn’t formpart of the SANParks Week programme.“Social responsibility is a pillar of respon-

sible tourismandwe take this responsibilityseriously,” she says.“We offer a variety of promotions each

year with the goal of making the cablewayaccessible to all SouthAfricans.Weassist upto 10 schools annually with free entry, be-cause they cannot afford to cover the mini-mal fee. South Africans who are older than18 ride the cableway for free on their birth-days.

“Out of the festive season, adults and chil-dren canpurchasehalf-priced tickets,whichis also valid on weekends, public and schoolholidays, while seniors and internationalstudents pay a reduced fee on Fridays.”SANParks generates 85% of its operating

revenue and it is dependent on the moneyit receives from tourism and paying clients.“The decision to offer free access on five

days of a year is to give communities, schoolgroups, unemployed youth, pensioners andall citizens an opportunity to visit parks andreceive information on the importance andneed for national parks,” says Mabunda.“We believe that people who would like tomake use of this opportunity would not findit difficult tomakea small sacrifice of a day’sleave to take themselves and their childrento the national parks.“The weekends would be very difficult on

a number of our national parks which de-pend on paying customers over weekendsand they may also run the risk of being con-gested if the campaign were to run on thesedays as well.”He says Table Mountain is an open access

park and accepts visitors for a full week,even though their challenges are different.People’s Post contacted Cape Town Tour-

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Seven South African universitiesare on the international Quac-quarelli Symonds (QS) ranking list,which compares 800 of the world’sbest universities according to pre-determined criteria.

At 145th place, the University ofCape Town (UCT) is in the best spotyet in nine years. Last year it placed154th. Some of the criteria the insti-tutionswere judgedonare research,the employability of students, teach-ing and internationalisation.

According to QS all institutionswhich aim to be world class, wouldenhance itself in these areas.

This year the University of theWitwatersrand (Wits) is placed313rd and the University of Stellen-bosch 387th. The University of Pre-toria placed between 471st and480th, and the University of KwaZu-lu Natal between 501st and 550th.

Rhodes University and the Uni-versity of Johannesburg were in-cluded on the list for the first thisyear, andplacedbetween551and600and 601 and 650 respectively. QS didnot specify positions after the 450thplace. According to a QS press state-ment, UCT’s success can be attribut-ed to its strong focus on researchwork which has a global impact.

South African universities havealso improved their position in thesurvey on academic reputation,which showcased 62 094 academicsfrom the strongest universities intheir respective fields of study.

Ben Sowter, head of research atQS, said it is important for SouthAf-rica to developworld-class universi-ties to exploit its potential for eco-nomic growth in the future.

“This year’s rankings show theleading universities globally aregetting greater visibility, with UCT,in particular, doing a significantamount of high-impact research,”he said. The US has 11 universitiesin the top 20 this year, while thecountry has started to lose its domi-nant position as a result of the finan-cial crisis. Of the 83 American uni-versities in the top 400, the positionsof 64 universities are lower than in2007/2008. In contrast, 70% of the 62universities in the top 400 in Asiaare in a better position than in 2007.

Asia still no institution in the top20. The 10 best universities are theMassachusetts Institute of Technol-ogy, Harvard, Cambridge, Universi-ty College London, Imperial CollegeLondon, Oxford, Stanford, Yale,University of Chicago and the Cali-fornia Institute of Technology andPrinceton.

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Speeding motorists with modified andnoisy cars who race down Main Roadand Mains Avenue in Kenilworth have

a resident enraged by their actions. She saysthese drivers regularly run the red trafficlights and will even accelerate to make it intime for the green traffic light at the next in-tersection. “They sit revving their cars andtakeoff as though theyareFormula 1drivers,but they lack the ability to do so,” she says.

The resident, who spoke toPeople’s Post oncondition of anonymity, says many driversare unaware that a yellow lightmeans trafficlights are imminently turning red. “It seemsthat part of South Africa’s driving ethos isthat if there’s a yellow or even a red light Ihave to run it,” she fumes.

Inspector Maxine Jordaan, spokesperson

for the City of Cape Town’s traffic services,says they have received complaints of spo-radic speeding, butmore in the nature of ille-gal drag racing. “We have requested theGhost Squad tomonitor the area and take ac-tion where necessary,” she says.

Anthea Joy Massyn, spokesperson of theKenilworth Village Civic Association, saysthey have a similar problem with speedsterson Doncaster and Rosmead roads.

“Our civic association haswritten to coun-cil to ask for a camera or for regular policepatrol vans. We have been told by our wardcouncillor the cost is too high,”she says.

Massyn says the illegal drag racing andpeople speeding have been going on for anumber of years and nothing has been doneabout it.

“The police know these two roads are hotspots. If you have tried to follow a speeding

car you will realise that this is virtually im-possible. It not only puts other road users atrisk, but also oneself,” she fumes.

She says the trend seems to be that thesegroupsmeet late at night at either (a fastfoodoutlet) or at (petrol stations) before going outon their joy rides.

“This is usually accompanied with loadmusic, shouting and excessive hooting,”Massyn says.

She says their main concern is “one dayvery soon there will be a fatal accident, andthen onlywill thenecessary people sit up andtake notice of this massive ongoing prob-lem”.

Ward councillor Matthew Kempthornesays he is aware of the speeding. “A numberof South Africans are selfish and irresponsi-ble drivers who speed on the roads with noregard to residents living in the area.”

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pets and cart-horses.The finalised draft will undergo a public

participation process from Monday 9 Sep-tember to Friday 11 October, during which

stakeholders and interested parties are en-couraged to provide their comments. Thedraft policy will be made available for view-ing at the City’s libraries and Subcouncil of-fices and electronic copies will be availableon the City’s website, at www.cape-town.gov.za/haveyoursay. Comments canbe submitted via email to [email protected] public sessions where oral represen-

tations will be heard are scheduled for 14:00

and 17:30 on Thursday 26 September at theCouncil Chambers at 44 Wale Street. Resi-dents should please register to attend eitherof these sessions by sending a request viaemail to [email protected] policy is supported by the City’s Ani-

malBylawwhich regulates themanagementof animals, including dogs, cats and cart-horses.This is important in terms of ensuring

public health and safety. However, the by-

law does not clearly articulate the City’s ap-proach to the care and welfare of animals.In the absence of a policy, there is a lack ofclarity on the roles and responsibilities be-tweenandwithingovernment forpromotinganimal care. The City therefore identifiedthe need for a policy.Animal rights need to be balanced with

the potential effect that animals may haveon humans.The City has the difficult task of consider-

ing any health, nuisance, economic, tour-ism, and safety risks and ensuring that it haslegislation and policies in place to protectresidents and animals.

GovGovernmenternmentperfperformancormance:e:ggoodood or bor bad?ad?Service delivery in the Western Cape isagain under scrutiny. This after the PublicProtector, Thuli Mandonsela, briefed pro-vincial legislature about problems regard-ing their performance.Fourmonths ago, residents from different

informal settlements threw buckets of hu-man waste around Cape Town, demandingbetter service delivery in their areas.Here People’s Post readers share their

thoughts on the government’s efforts.. How would you rate service delivery in

the province? Email your thoughts to [email protected].

BRBRADLEYADLEY PRINSPRINS believes that this is a democraticcountry, however some people are left struggling.“Foreigners can get a house within the next threemonths, when there is a long waiting list.”

MARMARCELCEL BOSBOSCHCH says he has no complaints aboutservice delivery. “I’ve been in the Western Capefor three months and the service delivery is 100%better than what it is in Johannesburg.”

WILLIAM RWILLIAM RUITERSUITERS says healthcare isn’t up tostandard. “If you go to the day hospital you mustspend the whole day there. Service is very bad.”

JJAACCQQUES LOUES LOUBUBSHERSHER says Cape Town is awesomewhen it comes to service delivery. “It’s much better than the Free State and Johannesburg.”

JOANNEJOANNE OKOKONKWOONKWO says much needs to be doneto improve health services. “Once I was at the hospital and they told me to come back for medication. And ambulances take an hour to come.”

NANDIPHANANDIPHA MTYMTYOBILEOBILE says service delivery is improving. “Even though there’s a shortage of houses, government is doing something about it.”

ANELEANELE ZIMBAZIMBA considers the province’s service delivery levels to be “extremely bad”. “Where I livewe don't have proper toilets. Sometimes we don’teven have water.”


MATHS IS HIS THING: Angus Thring, a Grade 8 pupil at Bishops in Rondebosch, concentratesand goes through his answers with a finetooth comb in the national final of South AfricanMathematics Olympiad, held across the country last week. About 70 pupils from the WesternCape participated. A total of 199 pupils from 107 schools in South Africa participated in theirrespective provinces, after they passed two elimination rounds earlier this year. The resultswill be released at the end of the month. PHOTO: LERATO MADUNA/PHOTO24

NEWLANDS: FOCUS ON VAGRANCY

Residentsin anti-crimepartnershipThe issues of vagrancy, suspicious-look-

ing persons prowling about and publicdisobedience may soon be something of

the past for Newlands.This comes as the Newlands Residents’

Association (NRA) formed a new partner-ship with a private security firm and theGroote Schuur Community ImprovementDistrict (CID) to address these issues.

Errol Wood, head of the NRA SecurityPortfolio, says with the social imbalancesand the number of people living below thepoverty line inSouthAfrica, safety and secu-rity are major concerns for all communities.

“Improved security and crime reductionis possiblewhen residents are active in litterbusting, graffiti removal and improvementof public spaces,” he says.

Wood says the NRA is active in communi-ty policing forum structures, and is workingwith the police and private security firms toincrease visible policing and to improvesafety in the Newlands area.

To this end, ADT joined forces with theother partners to respond to the concerns ofresidents.

The area is from Paradise and Protea toKlipper roads and from Union Avenue toMain Road.

Anthony Davies, CEO for GSCID, says forthe past year through its Residential Securi-ty Initiative they have been patrolling the

streets of Newlands in partnership and di-rect radio communication with ADT.

“Thanks to generous funding from theUniversity of Cape Town we are able to oper-ate two patrol vehicles on a 24/7 basis anddeploy a mobile security caravan from timeto time.”

Davies says there is no doubt this latestsecurity partnership, including combinedpatrols, will make a real difference to thefight against crime in the area.

ADT managing director Rob Dale saysgoodworking relationshipsbetweenall indi-viduals and organisations involved in com-munity safety can yield positive results inefforts to curb crime.

Dale says they appeal to all NRA membersto use this security alert service to immedi-ately report any suspicious persons or vehi-cles and misbehaviour.

“We also encourage residents to get toknow one another and to contribute to thesafety of your suburb by presenting a unitedfront against crime,” he says.V ADT has provided a dedicated Security Alert line:0860 111 524 to which Newlands residents can reportissues or incidents of vagrancy, suspicious persons andpublic disobedience.An operator will dispatch an ADT or GSCID patrol vehi-cle. This number does, however, not replace ADT’s 086121 2300/1 numbers to contact its Monitoring Centreor to report emergencies.

PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHTuesday, 17 September 20136 ISSUES

Counting thecost of electricityMICHELLE LINNERT

The topic of net metering has been metwith an overwhelming response.“Just an update. I am receiving

about 100phone calls aday,” saidDavidLip-schitz, owner of a small consulting busi-ness.Hewas referring to thenumber of queries

about net metering since People’s Post re-ported on the alternative to Eskom power(“Shocking power struggle”, 6 August).Net metering means creating your own

electricity through solar panels, and sellingthe excess to Eskom. At night, though,whennetmeter userswould have to dependon power from the Eskom grid, they wouldthen be able to buy back electricity at thesame cost as they had sold it to Eskom.After the article was published, which in-

cluded Lipschitz’s details, he was inundat-ed by phone calls and messages from strug-gling people forwhomelectricity, bought atexorbitant prices from their municipali-ties, has become something of a luxury.“From 11:15 to 11:25 (in one day) I re-

ceived 10 messages. That’s one a minute!People sound desperate,” he said. “Maybewe have reached the critical mass we needto make change happen.”It seems he is right. People are quite fed-

up. A reader, Freddie Hamman, explainshis sentiments: “On 1 July I bought R300worth of electricity, and received 327.30units. On 24 July I bought R300 again, butreceived 142.2 units. That’s an increase ofalmost 120%!Toget ananswer fromtheCityof Cape Town is impossible,” Freddie said.Another reader, Disillusioned Resident,

stated in a letter to People’s Post sister pub-lication TygerBurger that the City of CapeTown was a prime example of the impor-tance of electricity sales as amajor revenuesource.He quoted from the City’s budget (using

a table) to show how the City raises a 10%surcharge on the sale of electricity, “quitelegally.It does not disclose it as a tax, but hides

in its tariffs. Thereby it attractsVAT, soNa-tional Treasury is also happy”.“The surcharge is transferred to the

Rates account, in the process inflating thepublished cost of electricity as reflected inthe City’s budget. What chance does JoePublic have of ever enjoying the benefits ofnet metering?” he said.Ernest Sonnenberg, Mayoral Committee

member for Utility Services, responded tothe letter by Disillusioned Resident, sayingthe City “does, in fact, have plans to allowgrid-connected Small Scale Embedded Gen-eration (SSEG) that will allow consumersto offset their own consumption”.“To this end, the City has developed a tar-

iffwhich includes a daily service charge, anenergy consumption tariff and a tariff forthe purchase, by the City, of excess genera-tion.“These tariffs will ensure that other con-

sumers do not have to pay the generator/consumers’ portions of the network cost,but that there is some level of compensation

for those who make the capital investmentto perform SSEG,” he said.“Although these small-scale generation

tariffs have been approved, they have notyet been implemented. The City is workingacross numerous fronts (including the im-plementation of back office billing process-es and the development of technical stand-ards), to be able to do so.”Sonnenberg added: “Once this policy has

been formulated and implemented, it willbecome far easier for residents to developtheir own power and connect their genera-tors to the grid.”He said residents who are interested in

this incentive are asked to “bepatientwhilethe necessary steps are taken to ensure itssuccess”.Lipschitz is not holding his breath. As far

back as 2009, he contacted the City abouthaving net metering installed at a client’sfarm.“Brian Jones (head of the City’s Green

Energy department) said the City wasworking on processes to allow ‘reversefeed’, that is, feeding electricity into thegrid.“It is 2013 and this still has not been done.

How long does it take government to dothings? Note that the policy documents (theRenewable Energy White Paper) requiringthis were drawn up by the national govern-ment in 2003!”In the meantime, Lipschitz suggested the

following alternatives: “Tell your (govern-ment) representatives that you wish to beinvolved in electricity savings and that youwant to be able to work together to get thesame benefits as the big industrial consum-ers,” he advised readers.“Eskom currently pays over R300m a

month to these big users as rebates and toswitchoff productionwhendemand ishigh.“This is hurting the economy, destroying

jobs, moving production overseas, hurtingour exchange rate and pushing up the costof goods and inflation.”In the meantime, Lipschitz said, this

R300m a month could be paid to homeown-ers, perhaps as refunds on our electricitybills. “Ask the government why they arepaying this money to make the economysmaller, instead of helping homeowners toswitch things offwhilekeeping industryop-erating.”He wanted to make it clear there were no

quick fix alternatives to getting municipalpower.“I amunsurewhichmeter theEskomrep-

resentative (fromtheprevious article)men-tioned, but we are currently looking at in-stalling meters at somewhere betweenR3 000 and R10 000 each,” he said.“If you buy electricity from Eskom you

need to continue buying fromEskom. If youbuy from the City of Cape Town, you needto continue to buy from the City of CapeTown,” he said.V For more information about net metering, see Dav-id’s video called The five winners at www.mypower-station.biz.V Share your views. Starting with the word “Post”SMS your comments to 32516. SMSes cost R1.


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PINELANDS: SAFETY MEASURE IN PLACE

Elsieskraalto get netsASTRID FEBRUARIE

Safety nets are being installed along theElsieskraal River in Pinelands. Thiscomes after awoman and a dog slipped

and fell into the overflowing canal.These incidents occurred on the same

day. The woman had tried to rescue the dogafter it fell into the water when she, too,slipped and fell.The dog and the woman escaped the icy

waters unscathed after they were rescuedby a police officer who jumped in the waterand pushed them both out to safety.Ward councillor Brian Watkyns says the

slopes along the canal can becomevery slip-pery during rainstorms and should beavoided.“Residents are asked to be extra cautious

when walking or jogging along the canal,”he says.Brett Herron, Mayoral Committee mem-

ber for Transport, Roads and Stormwater,says 35 warning signs have been erected atcritical points across the canal.“Three floating ropes have been installed

across the canal, so that if anyone falls intoit they can easily grab onto something of areasonable size,” he says.Herron says the ropes are angled diago-

nally with the river flow to enable someoneholding onto the rope to make their way tothe river bank.“We will look at installing additional

warning signs and floating ropes along the

canal,” he says.JohnBerry, chairperson of the Pinelands

Community Policing Forum, says peopleneed to be aware of their surroundings es-pecially when walking or jogging close toa canal. “There are over enough signs erect-ed along the canal whichwarn people of thedangers of the river. The signs also indicatewhat you can and cannot do along the ca-nal,” he says.Berry says people need to read the signs

and adhere to the rules and regulations.“The City has done everything to roll outsafetymeasures and I think theirmeasureswill work,” he says.“ I think it is important for people to real-

ise it is not safe to walk on the edge of thecanal, especially when it is raining,” Berrysays.Resident Brent Gertse is happy to see

warning signswere erected along the canal.“The warning signs are big and clear foreveryone to see. I hope people will read thesigns and adhere to the rules,” he says.Resident Elizabeth Fredericks says al-

though the City erected warning signs peo-ple need to be careful whenever they walkalong the canal.“It is great what the City has done, but

we have to make sure we educate ourselvesand others around us about the dangers ofthe canal. Parents need to teach their chil-dren that playing too close to the canal isnot safe, especially during rainy days,” shesays.

NETTED: Three nets such as this one, which is filled with empty bottles, have been installedalong the canal. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHTuesday, 17 September 20138 NEWS

NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Thursday 26 September 2013at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard,Cape Town.

Please note that limited seating is available in the public gallery of the Council Chamberand, therefore, seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you wish to attendthe meeting, you are requested to contact Michelle Alberts on 021 400 3708 between09:00-16:00. All requests for attendance must be received by no later than a day beforethe meeting. You will be required to provide your surname, initials and contact telephonenumber. Visitors are kindly requested to be seated by 09:30.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER

HONOURED: ANTI-APARTHEID STALWART

One-stop for MasterNADINE MOODIE

The Cape Town Masters’ officeopened its doors in a new build-ing in the city centre last week.

The new building has been namedafter struggle stalwart and South Af-rica’s first Minister of Justice, DullahOmar, to protect and honour his lega-cy and contribution to the currentdemocratic dispensation.

The building, which is situated inCastle Street, has been fitted with anefficient Paperless Estates Adminis-tration System (PEAS), which willenable practitioners and the public toview estate information online.

Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, spokes-person for the Department of Justiceand Constitutional Development,says the Master will now be able touse the Master’s Own VerificationTechnology (MOVIT).

MOVIT is the Master’s own identi-fication system, whereby people willno longer need to first go to the HomeAffairs Offices to verify their identifi-cation.

“Trusts can now be registered on-line, which removes the need for thepublic to either post or hand deliver TrustDeeds to the Office. Instead this will be donein the comfort of the submitter’s office orhome,” says Mhaga.

In addition to the registration and admin-istration of trusts the Master’s branch willalso centralise services to the public such asdeceased estates, liquidations or insolventestates, curators and the Guardian’s Fund,lastnamed of which is largely accessed by or-phaned children and mentally disabled peo-ple.

Justice and Constitutional Developmentminister Jeff Radebe says the new infra-structure will free up space for more courtcases to be disposed of in the Justitia build-ing at Magistrate’s Court where the Master’soffices were initially located.

“The Regional Court is also housed in theJustitia building, but it is evident that thebuilding is not in sync with the Master’sservice. There are instances when accusedpersons who have to appear in very seriouscriminal matters in the Regional Court haveto walk between our officials and membersof the public awaiting Master’s services,” hesays.

“There will be more visibility as the serv-ices would now be brought closer to the peo-ple. There will also be disability facilities,more office space, a library and trainingrooms.

“Losing files will from now on be a thingof the past because the infrastructure hassufficient space to address challenges of livefiles if the system shuts down.”

September marks Heritage Month and theDepartment of Justice and ConstitutionalDevelopment named the building afterOmar because he was an advocate whofought for access for all to justice services.

Radebe mentioned how the late ministerrepresented families in rural areas and en-sured they had the Master’s services.

“He spearheaded the drive for the poor toalso have wills to ensure less hassle or fami-ly feuds.

“The building is a symbol of honour tosomeone who made a huge contribution to-wards ending apartheid and establishing anon-racial democratic society. His legacy al-so recognises access to justice for the poor,”says Radebe.

Gasan Omar, who is a nephew of the lateminister, says his uncle administered jus-tice to all and, had he been alive, would’vebeen very embarrassed about having abuilding named after him.

“‘Abdullah’ means ‘service’ and ‘Omar’means ‘defends principles he believes in’,”he explains.

“My uncle didn’t do what he did to be rec-ognised. He naturally strove for justice andequality for everyone.

“I am very proud that my uncle has beenrecognised, but will be more proud if peoplecommit themselves to the legacy. Right nowa lot of work still needs to be done before allSouth Africans will be economically free.”

Zureena Agulhas has been Master of theHigh Court since 2008.

She says her title won’t change to the mis-tress of the High Court, because it is a statu-tory title. “The Act is outdated and hasn’tkept abreast of the time,” Agulhas says.

Many South Africans are still dying intes-tate (without wills) and the Master’s office“has now partnered with law firms and trustcompanies to educate people on the impor-tance of having wills”.

The technology in the building allows forimproved turn-around times, while the im-proved facility also has mother and babyrooms and a play room for children.V Contact the Master of the High Court: Cape Townat Dullah Omar Building, 45 Castle Street between08:00 and 13:00 on (021) 832 3000 or [email protected].

BASTION: The new offices of the Master of the High Courtof Cape Town situated in the Dullah Omar Building, whichis in Castle Street, Cape Town. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Top honours for city anthropologistELSABÉ BRITS

Thousands of bones have passed throughthe hands of anthropologist ProfessorAlan Morris, of the University of CapeTown, so that he can solve the mysteryof their lives and deaths.

This experienced specialist’s passionespecially lies with prehistory, as well asthe archeological value of skeletons andthe items with which they were buried.

His bookMissing andMurdered: A Per-sonal Adventure in Forensic Anthropolo-gy was recently awarded by the Ameri-can anthropology association. He will re-ceive the award in Chicago in November.

Morris, who plans to retire at the endof next year, says he is working on leastthree more books – one of which may bea in collaboration with other local spe-cialists to tell the stories of skeletons.

Such a book will start with the prehis-tory and history, and end on modern cas-es he has worked on over the years.

Regarding the TV series Bones, whichportrays the work of a forensic anthro-pologist, he doesn’t have much to say.

“The writers stretch the truth,” he said.But he enjoyed the originalCSIandSilentWitness.

Morris largely contributed to the iden-tification of apartheid victims during theTruth and Reconciliation commission.“It was important for my students, be-cause they could make a contribution tothe country. Forensic anthropology de-livers a service to society and it is notsomething which is easily available in ac-ademics,” he said.

His department gets three to five skele-tons or remains each month. These arein advanced stages of decomposition andneed forensic pathologists to identify.

Morris recently returned from OhioState University where he was a Full-bright fellow. He was part of a globalproject on history and health, which re-searched how populations lived and died– all through skeletons of the people.“You see the people’s different life experi-ences,” Morris said.

He no longer seeks that single cause ofdeath. “I am rather at a place where Iwant to put together the overall picture.”

DIGGING INTO THE PAST: Professor Alan Morris. PHOTO: ELSABÉ BRITS

PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHTuesday, 17 September 2013 PHOTOS 9

Framing blissFraming blissTracy Payne’s solo exhibition Fumbling To-wards Ecstasy opened at the Barnyard Gal-lery on Thursday 5 September.Hayley Manson was the guest speaker at

the launch. The exhibition runs until Thurs-day 17 October.For more information email gallery@bar-

nardgallery.com.

ALL SMILES: Greer Valley and Caralynne Viljoen.PHOTOS: MARGUERITE DU PLOOY/SDR PHOTO

ALL IN WHITE: Freya Wissing and Angus Allen.

MIXING: Elizabeth Wood, Nigel Payne and artist Tracy Payne.

FAMILY BONDS: Bronwyn and Bianca de Klerk.

TIGHTKNIT: Alice Andrew, David East and Daniela Barnard.

COLOURFUL: Natasja de Wet and Ilana Slomowitz.

RAPT AUDIENCE: Guest speak Hayley Manson addresses guests.

PEOPLE'S POST | CLAREMONT | RONDEBOSCHTuesday, 17 September 201310 LEADER

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Many people are naturally fearful of dogs.Taken within context, most people will realise their

fears go back to experiences in their childhoods.Some people believe dogs will bite indiscriminately.

Others are petrified of specific breeds. Pitbulls come tomind. These beliefs – whether true or unfounded – haveunfairly tainted some breeds, making them supposedlyunfit to keep as pets. If you’re in the market for a dog,apply the horses for courses idiom.Some dogs are pack animals, some prefer solitude, oth-

ers are herders. Most have skills which far outweighthose of humans.The wise choice would be to match the breed of dog to

the purpose for which you need it.Yes, there are dogs that bite and, without adequate so-

cialising and obedience training, would perhaps makeless suitable pets. It is also true that some dogs are bredfor fighting. This is human intervention of an evil kind.The frequency of illegal dog fighting is now reportedly

much more widespread than initially believed. One re-port says communication takes place through social me-dia and “a bet of R1.5m has been waged on a single fight”.The SPCAhas now reportedly deciphered a “CajunDic-

tionary” or “dialect”. Landing strip is code for a fightingpit and championship for a dog that’s been in a fight.In the last year, this newspaper has reported on dogs

suffering from heinous acts of abuse, as well as rampanttheft of thoroughbred dogs, like German Shepherds, insome neighbourhoods.An investigation has now uncovered sexual acts, drug

trafficking, money laundering and dog fighting.The scientific name for humans is homo sapiens. Deny-

ing animals the right – much like those of fellow-humansfor whatever reason – to be treated with respect is tanta-mount to giving up the rank such humans have over ani-mals.It is, in fact, a step down on some scale.Surely animals have rights, too.

Take responsibility for propertyJust about everyweek I read inPeople’s Postand other local newspapers about thenumber of cellphones, laptops, sportsbagsand sunglasses stolen out of vehicles be-cause people leave them in full view on theseat or wherever in their cars.

Comeon, people, this is not rocket science!Have you never heard of the saying: “Willsee, will steal?”

If you are in the habit of doing this, thenyou are asking for these items to be stolenand you have nobody to blame but yourself!

Don’t even try to make an excuse!The public, in general, habitually com-

plains about the fact that the police are notdealing with the serious crimes, so whydon’t we all take the pressure off their work-load and stop doing stupid things like leav-ing cellphones in our cars in full view of thecriminal elements.

This iswhy boots and the rear of carswerecreated – so (that) things can be out of sight!

For a better South Africa!GEORGE WEBBER

Young guns taking golf club forwardRecent reports of the pending demise ofMowbray Golf Club were premature and ill-conceived.At a special general meeting held at the

club on Friday 30 August, members were in-formed of modest increases in playing feesto offset the effects of a general downturn inthe number of rounds being played around

the country.Mowbray have now finally realised they

need to move with the times and are in theprocess of electing a dynamic, young Boardof Directors who are tasked with taking theclub into the future.All current systems are being overhauled,

including key areas such as transformation

of representative bodies at the club, coursemaintenance and upgrades, membershippackages, social activities at the club andimprovement of the visitors experience.These are exiting times at the club.The young guns are determined to ensure

that Mowbray is returned to it’s glory days,while also ensuring that the Mowbray expe-rience is one thatwill be appreciated by bothvisitors and members.ROBIN PALMER, MOWBRAY GOLF CLUB

New school has a Christian foundationThe article “Learning curve for parents”published on 20 August implied that GracePrimary Schoolwas being started as a resultof the inability of community members toenrol their children in the existing localschools. This is not correct as the foundingparents’ children applied to the existingschools and were offered places, but optednot to accept and are aware that ultimately,most Pinelands parents do, in fact, get theirchildren into one of the local schools.

Although our decision to start a new pri-mary school was influenced by the opportu-nity to serve families living or working in

our area by offering much-needed newschool places, our primary motivation wasto offer an alternativemodel of education in-corporating key principles espoused by re-nowned British educationalist and authorCharlotte Mason, with a Christian founda-tion.

We believe this philosophy has a valuablecontribution to make to the educationallandscape in South Africa, particularly inits ability to nurture rounded charactersand critical thinkers. Further informationcan be found on www.graceprimary.org.JUDY MCCOMB

Appeal for donationsfor Christmas convoyThe year is (going by) so fast, that when weopen our eyes it is Christmas and Joy to theWorld will be ringing in our ears.

That theme is what motivates the OtteryBaptist Church, Ottery Boyz MotorcycleClub and some of their fellow-bikers, myfamily, friends and community and me tocollect and pack toys and prepare meals forthe Christmas Convoy to Retreat, Ottery,Lansdowne, Parkwood and informal settle-ments for the last five years.

As in the past, we have already startedasking people to donate toys – second-handor new – sweets, chips, juice and clothing forgirls and boys under 12. Financial donationscan be given to pastor Wally Thomas of theOttery Baptist Church in Plantation Road.

This year the convoy, God-willing, willtake place on Monday 23 December at 08:00.It will be set up and depart from my homein Trenance Road.

People wanting to donate can do so beforeor on Sunday 15 December.

For financial donations phone Thomas on084 919 1955 or (021) 704 2527; for other dona-tions phone Tina Blake on 078 831 1139 ormyself on 073 877 6207 or (021) 704 0053.KEITH BLAKE,OTTERY

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Same inactivity throughout cityI just want to bring to your attention and tothose people in Rondebosch who have aproblem with an “open field”, that I and myneighbours in Rugby have a very similarproblem. And when (ward councillor Mat-thew) Kempthorne utters the excuse thatthis field is an issue for a few people (inRondebosch) he lies just like his colleague,

Bernadette le Roux, the councillor for Rug-by. I pick up the various community papersfrom time to time when driving around thecity, and it’s the same all over, the sameproblems in every suburb, and every coun-cillor uses the same lame excuses. This ad-ministrationhasbecomeas stuck in themudas the ANC before. There are no definite

plans for major improvements, be it roadsor development of vacant land, and even lessimplementation. It’s procrastination with-out end. If the City had any proper plans forthe homeless and “vagrants” and put thoseinto action, (JP) Smith’s Safety and SecurityDepartmentwouldn’t have to run after themall the time to remove them.But next year theywant to become “World

Design Capital”!PETER SMULIK, RUGBY

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Keep Princess Vleian open public spaceWhat a refreshing statement by the mayor(of Cape Town) in her speech to council onWednesday 28 August.

She announced that the City will main-tain the Sea Point pavilion as a public openspace for the people. She continues to say:“As part of our commitment to being a car-ing city that considers the views and wish-es of all of our residents, I strongly advisecouncil to keep the space open for the enjoy-ment of present and future Capetonians. Ihope that we will be able to set an examplefor creating combined spaces in the future,by preserving those that we have here andnow”.

The Princess Vlei Forum, representing awide range of community organisationsand communities in Cape Town, expressedthe wish that Princess Vlei be preserved asa cultural and recreational open space forall the people of Cape Town.

Every day you will find people on the

banks of the vlei, enjoying the nature andthe lovely water view. If you pass there atsunset, the people who cannot go to otherplaces to enjoy the romantic sunset will beseen at the vlei.

Saturday and Sunday mornings peopleare baptising in the vlei.

It is just as much a place where citizensof Cape Town enjoy themselves as the SeaPoint pavilion. Why take it away from thepeople? The land belongs to the City and theCity does not have to sell it to anybody.

Together we can make it a space of whichthe City can be truly proud. How we longto hear at the next council meeting that themayor proposes to council to accept theviews of the people of this part of the city,and that she advises council to keep thespace an open public space for the enjoy-ment of the people.PHILIP BAM, Logra Civic Association chairper-son

Inhibit seeds of poverty from growingContemporary Western capitalism – mate-rialism – has been designed to facilitate themaximisation of profit. A feature of globalproduction is that the employment spiral isdownwards and some form of slavery is theultimate bottom.

Similarly, within the South African con-text, our negotiated revolution was in es-sence the sharing of power and property be-tween the new and old elite. Unemploymentand poverty alleviation remains critical is-sues. Although this is being addressed, itremains insurmountable.

That the State, business and labour donot have a shared agenda is the problem.History suggests that hostility exists fromthe side of business. If business is permit-ted to abuse the citizen, what outcome canbe expected? What is required is a realisticapproach by business, government and la-bour. Globally billions of people exist inpoverty, yet nations with fewer resourcesthan us have managed to uplift themselves.To eradicate poverty leaders must inhibitthe seeds of poverty from growing.

By promoting responsible behaviourwith family planning and sustainable deci-sions, our battle could be won.

History confirms that political leaders

are often averse to learn from approachesthat are required for holistic development.Due to a lack of knowledge and experience,some politicians resist long-term planningand measurable outcomes in lieu of quickfixes. Subsequently taxpayers’ monies areregularly spent on projects that are a resultof misguided sentiment.

Taxpayers must recognise that the narra-tive of reducing the gap between the richand poor is largely a political aberration.Politics is the skill of getting votes from thepoor and funds from the rich, by agreeingto protect each from the other. Similarly,black economic empowerment has createda few rich black individuals while the vastmajority remains poor.

Around 2000 years ago Jesus Christ said:“It is easier for a camel to go through theeye of a needle than it is for a rich man toenter heaven.”

This wisdom dictates that South Africarequires a political and economic middleclass majority, with an intellectual ethic.To allow predatory elite to remain at thehelm, will doom us to a future of class revo-lutions.COUNCILLOR YAGYAH ADAMS, Cape Muslim Con-gress

Your SMSes. I need adult education to improve my lifeskills.

. One of the reasons stormwater pipesget blocked is because people dump theirgrass cuttings and other refuse downdrains, instead of (using the) correct re-moval (methods). Moxie

. There is nothing wrong with asylumseeking, but I think those who fight for asy-lum seekers must first see that our people

get houses, before (the) foreigners (do). Wehave been suffering for too long.

. In respond to Cesoree Heradien: I fullyagree with her; the strike is unnecessary.SA is already in chaos, now the strikers justinvite more disasters. Desiree Fun-Sum

. I think all people should strike for thepetrol price to come down. It is ridiculousthe way it’s going up and only comes down5c at a time. Whenever the petrol price goesup, everything else goes up. But when itcomes down, everything stays there andour wages and salaries stay the same.

Poo protests: why only in the Cape?I am heartened by the ANC’s decision totemporarily suspend the seven memberswho allegedly spearheaded the poo pro-tests in the Western Cape, after they wereidentified and charges were laid by Pre-mier Helen Zille in her call for action tobe taken against 11 protesters.

The aforesaid service delivery protestssmack of political opportunism by theANC in the run-up to the general electionsin May 2014, and we can expect similarprotest action in their quest to make theWestern Cape ungovernable.

The abhorred protest action of throw-ing and dumping faeces wilfully at specif-ic “targets” is barbaric and must be con-

demned in the strongest possible terms.The full might of the law must be metedout to the guilty perpetrators.

Is it a coincidence that this form of pro-test action is confined only to the WesternCape? Surely, the objection to this form ofsanitation type loo system is used in theother provinces. Hence, I believe thisform of protest action has deeper under-tones, but I am certain the DA is able tocontend with the onslaught.

Voters are reminded when placing theircrosses at the ballot boxes next year thatevery job – even a visit to the loo – is nevercompleted until the paperwork is done.MARK KLEINSCHMIDT, Kenwyn

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Bringing AbbaBringing Abbaback to the Roxyback to the RoxyThe Swedish group Abba will come to life ina new tribute show at the Roxy Revue Bar.

The show – from Friday 27 September toSaturday 9 November every Wednesday toSaturday – is by Mike McCullagh.

The production pays careful attention todetails such as choreography, lighting andreproducing the spectacular Abba cos-tumes, while the talented cast will faithfullyrecreate the band’s sound, says a statement.

Even die-hard fans are expected to con-cede that the band looks, sounds and per-forms eerily like Agnetha, Benny, Björn andAnna-Frid.

Showgoers can expect a fun-filled show

packed with Abba’s famous hits from bal-lads like Chiquitita, Fernando and Thankyou for the music, to energetic dance trackssuch as Mamma Mia, Voulez Vous, Money,Money,Money,Waterloo andDancingQueen.

The cast is headed by lead vocalists PetroLiebenberg and Liani Ekermans, Kyle Pe-tersen on keyboards and lead vocals as Ben-ny, Juandre Schultz on lead guitar and vo-cals as Björn, Darren Petersen on drums,Neil Payton on bass, Warren Lombard onguitar and vocals andGuyMacDonald as theMC.V Doors open at 20:00 and the curtain rises at 20.30.Tickets, at R90, are available from Computicket.

ABBALICIOUS: From left are Liani Ekermans, Juandre Schultz, Kyle Petersen, Petro Liebenberg in atribute to Abba. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

They’ve given the world Living next door toAlice, Arms of Mary, Can’t fight this feeling,Have you ever seen the rain and Every timeyou go away.Now Smokie will bring their Take a

Minute World Tour to the Grand Arena onSaturday 28 September.The showstarts at 20:00 and tickets, availa-

ble from Computicket, range from R175 toR575.According to a statement if you glance at

the Guinness Book of Hit Singles you couldbe forgiven for thinking Smokie’s successstory was a 1970s phenomenon.“After all, 11 of their 14 British hits came

in that eventful musical decade.”However, their massive success story has

continued to flourish around the globe in-cluding Scandinavia, South Africa, Germa-ny and even China.Smokie are a band which has sold out

tours and gained platinum records in fourdecades – the 70s, 80s, 90s and the presentday.Frans Swart, CEO of Lefra Productions

and promoter of the SA tour, says he is veryexcited about Smokie visiting South Africaagain.Swart says: “We organised the Smokie

tour in 2008 and it was a sold-out successwith many extra shows which had to bescheduled.”he adds: “Smokie is one of those groups

that understands how to entertain their au-diences – from young to old. With all theirinternationally renownedhits and the talentas a band, audiences around the world partywith them.”According to Swart their new CD Take a

Minutehas just been recorded andwill be re-leased worldwide in February.In SA it will also be released in February

by Lefra Productions and Next Music, saysSwart.He says Smokie fans can expect a complete

new show with wonderful new material.“(And), as in any Smokie show, the hits

will definitely feature. Who can forget Al-ice?” says Swart.Terry Uttley, the founder member of

Smokie, said they cannot wait to come toSouth Africa.“This is our favourite country and it has

always been awonderful experience to cometo South Africa. The people of South Africalikes ourmusic and it is such awarm feelingto get such wonderful support.”He adds: “We have just recorded Take a

Minute and people around the world likesour newmaterial and songs and we are veryconfident that South Africans will also likeour new show.”Bookings for the Smokie – Take a Minute

World Tour can be done at Computicket(011) 340 8000 or www.computicket.comFor group and hospitality packages at re-

duced prices call (011) 815 3000 or email [email protected].

Smokie stop over

SMOKIN’: Gear up and get an earful of topband Smokie. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Colour yourself happy at Holi Fest!The biggest colour festival in the worldwill paint the Mother City in bright yel-low, red, green and blue on Wednesday9 October.The original Holi Festival of Colour

2013 world tour is now coming to CapeTown to transform Sahara Park New-lands into a multi-coloured dance floor.TheHoli festival series are open-air fes-

tivals thatuse eco-friendly, safe, colouredpowders, thrown in the air to expressfreedom and the colour of everyday life.Holi is one of the largest festivals in In-

dia announcing the arrival of spring andthe passing of winter and marks the vic-tory of good over evil.Its original tour tookplace in takeplace

in Europe this year, now they coming toCape Town.Among more than 10 countries and

over 30 cities worldwide this is an event

not to be missed. South Africa’s rainbownationwill come together in this open-airvenue, on beaming faces and lifting upfrom the floor on the beat of moving feetand the music that drives it.First phase line-up includes big names

such as a multi-award winning and best-selling electronic duo consisting of twinbrothers LCNVL, a band with unique in-dividuals, Mi Casa, much loved 5FM DJRoger Goode and top house DJs Pascal &Pearce.Second line-up will be released later

this month.NO under 18s allowed, ONLY powder

sold at the event will be permitted. Barand various food vendors on site.Tickets went on sale on Tuesday 3 Sep-

tember. For more information visit ht-tps://www.facebook.com/HoliFestival-OfColours

Goldilocks andfriends on stageThe Lilliput Children’s Theatre Compa-ny will be performing one of their mostpopular shows, Goldilocks and the ThreeBears, at the Nassau Theatre from Mon-day 23 until Saturday 28 September. Theshows are at 10:00.This story follows the adventures of a

little girl who gets lost a day before herbirthday. She stumbles across ahouse be-longing to the three bears andmakes her-self comfortable. The three bears comehome to find their visitor fast asleep inbed.This hilarious performance is directed

by Elton John Duffy.Tickets are R50. Bookings can be made

at Computicket (0861 915 8000).

CAUGHT: Rachelle Kruger, Amy Trout and Bianca Flander, who star as the Three Bears,stumble across Rosanna Minchella who playsthe role of Goldilocks. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Celebration 5’ at Joseph StoneJoburg Ballet, formerly the South AfricanMzansi Ballet, presents Celebration 5 in Ca-pe Town at the Joseph Stone Auditorium inAthlone on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25September.The short season will showcase a major

cultural collaboration between SouthAfricaand Colombia with the Cartagena-baseddance company El Colegio del Cuerpo com-bining forces with the Joburg Ballet.Joining them will be Cape Town City Bal-

let, Cape Dance Company, La Rosa SpanishDance Theatre and Dance for All.

Alvaro Restrepo and Colegio del Cuerpo,in association with Joburg Ballet will facili-tate a workshop onstage at the Joseph Stoneon 25 September from 11:00 to 13:00 that willbe open to the public, at no charge for thosewishing to attend.V Performances of Celebration 5 at the Joseph StoneAuditorium take place on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday25 September at 19:30 with tickets from R120 to R150via Computicket or 0861 915 8000.V Edgars Club members booking for either show geta 20% discount on the ticket price upon presentationof a valid Club card.

EMBRACE: Colombian dancers, Gina Carrasquilla and Ricardo Bustamante. PHOTO: JOHN CARDENAS

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Tuesday 17 September

V Plumstead: The Prostate Cancer SupportAction group will meet in the auditorium ofMediClinic Constantiaberg at 17:45 for 18:00.Men and their carers are welcome to attendand share experiences. Corina Avni will speakon Physiotherapy for Posttreatment complications. For more information phone or SMS thegroup phone on 073 560 3067.

Wednesday 18 September

V Rosebank: Girl Guide Hall in Alma Road,Rosebank will host the annual meeting of theRosebank Neighbourhood Watch starting at19.30.

Friday 20 September

V Newlands: The Cape Natural History Club ishosting a talk by Roger Stewart at 20:00 atthe Athenaeum, Newlands. The talk describesthe wagon trails created centuries ago. Entry isR20. For further details contact Sheila on(021) 782 1620 or visit www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za.

Saturday 21 September

V Kenilworth: The Cape Horticultural Societywill hold its annual plant sale at 6 ThomasRoad from 10:00 until 14:00. For further detailsphone Melanie on (021) 797 1319 or082 550 2618.

VClaremont: Natin Line Dancing will hold itsannual fundraiser, in aid of St Luke’s Hospice,at Claremont Civic Centre, from 15:00 until19:00. The event’s theme is Butterflies andBlomme, and guests will have to wear abandana. The cost is R75. Refreshments will beserved. Take along your own XYZ and snacks.For further details contact Laura Seifart on082 430 9147.

V Pinelands: The Pinelands Dance Club willhold a dance at the Girls Guide’s Hall at 20:00.Take your own drinks and snacks. The cost isR20. For further information contact Veronica

on (021) 761 3814.

Sunday 22 September

V Arderne Gardens: Join the Cape NaturalHistory Club for a guided tour of the beautifulArderne Gardens in its spring finest. The cost isR40. For further details contact Sheila on(021) 782 1620 or go to www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za.

V Rondebsoch: Join the Popup Super Marketin Rondebosch at the Round Table communityhall where you can buy food, drinks andbeautiful goods from 10:30 until 15: 30. Thehall is situated on the corner of Keurboom andChess roads. For further information pleasecontact [email protected].

Tuesday 24 September

V Mowbray: St George’s Grammar School willhost an illustrated double lecture presented byDr Jessica Nitschke, titled Uncovering aGraecoRoman City in the Delta: The Excavations at Ancient Thmuis (Tel Timai) at 19:30.Members can attend at no cost and nonmembers pay a fee of R20. For further informationcall (021) 557 5082.

Thursday 26 September

V Pinelands:

The Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital will host atalk on cardiac health care and exercisepresented by biokineticist Loreen Winton at18:30 in conference room one situated on theground floor. Refreshments will be served at18:00.

V Kirstenbsoch: Six to nineyearolds areinvited to attend a fun holiday art workshop,called Nature’s Treasure Box from 09:00 to13:00. There will be games, stories, a walk intothe garden and time to decorate and fill theirown treasure box. Cost is R50 and prebookingis essential. For further details contact Nusrator Michelle at the Gold Fields Centre on(021) 799 8670 or [email protected].

Sunday 29 September

V Darling: Join the Cape Natural History Clubfor a guided coach tour of the Darling area inits spring finest. The cost is R150. Bookings canbe made with Sheila on (021) 782 1620 or goto www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za.

Tuesday 8 October

V Kirstenbosch: The Depression and Anxietysupport group will hold a meeting at ClaremontLibrary from 18:30 to 19:45. The group meetsonce a month and everyone is welcome. Thereare no costs involved so feel free to join them

if you are looking for support. For furtherdetails contact Natalie at natest[email protected].

Wednesday 9 October

V Mowbray: The Harold Wolpe Memorial Trustwill hold the 10th Harold Wolpe MemorialLecture at 17:30 for 18:00 at UCT’s KramerBuilding Lecture Theatre 2. Guest speakerDumisa Ntsebeza, a practising advocate andformer TRC commissioner, will speak on 50Years into Democracy after Rivonia: What wasit all for? Refreshments will be served. RSVP [email protected] by Friday 4 October.

WALK THIS WAY: The Kirstenbosch Garden trail is a phenomenal way to celebrateheritage, so step up and take part in walks planned from Monday 22 Septemberto Friday 27 September at 11:00. The trail is one the whole family can enjoy andalso allows participants to absorb some history about the most famous garden inAfrica. Should you want to take the trail at your own pace or at any time of theyear, there are marked signposts that are easy to follow. For more information call(021) 556 8200.

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’Bosch crownedkings of the poolA superb defensive effort saw Ronde-

bosch Boys’ High School beat CliftonCollege in the final of the seventh an-

nual Ian Melliar Cup on Sunday.The Melliar Cup sees the 20 best under-15

school water polo sides in South Africa com-pete at Wynberg Boys’ High, and the compe-tition was as tough as always this year.Durban side Cliftonwent into the final un-

beaten after several heavy wins, whileWyn-berg started their campaign with a lossagainst another KwaZulu-Natal school, Dur-ban High. The finalists had met in the open-ing rounds of the tournament and drawn 4-4,but the battle resumed in the final.Cliftonwere lulled into a bit of complacen-

cy by their impressivewins in earlier gamesand ’Bosch drew first blood through dynam-ic forward Anthony Delgado early in thefirst period of play.Clifton countered, coming back to score

twice through Caleb Simpson, and finishedthe chukka a goal up.’Bosch came back in the second chukka,

scoring through Matt Johnson and the half-way mark arrived with the sides tied at 2-2.In the third chukka Rondebosch scored

twice through Lorenzo Napoli and ElliotCousins, while Clifton struck once throughRyan Harris to take the match into the finalperiod with ’Bosch leading 4-3.Both sides surged forward, countered and

took several shots in the final chukka, butsuperb goalkeeping by ’Bosch’s AidenHewitt and Clifton’s Luke Appelgryn sawthe final period end goalless, giving Boschthe win.Rondebosch’s defensive record was the

most impressive aspect of their perform-ance, as they recorded six man-down situa-tions to Clifton’s one during the game, butthe KwaZulu-Natal side failed to capitalise.The victory sees ’Bosch become just the

second ever Cape school to win the tourna-ment after hosts Wynberg’s victory in 2011.Reddam, Bishops and SACS finished in

third, fourth and fifth respectively, whileWynberg were seventh overall.V Team of the tournament: Luke Appelgryn, OliverMilne, Massimo Conversano (Clifton), Tim Worthing-ton-Fitnum, Mika’eel Issa (Reddam), Stephen Mathew(Wynberg), Cameron Laurenson, James Brewer(SACS), Jason Fisher, Matt Johnson (Rondebosch) andMark Sinclair (St John’s).

GOLDEN BOYS: The Rondebosch Boys’ High School under15 water polo team celebrate afterwining the Ian Melliar Cup on Sunday. PHOTO: GAVIN WITHERS/ACTION PIX

Pool prodigy and dad tosink eightball at nationalsLIAM MOSES

A father and son duo are set to make his-tory when they represent Western Prov-ince simultaneously at the annual Na-tional Pool Championships in Worcesterthis week.While Shamiel Lakay (36) will wear the

disa for the 15th time in his 20-year poolcareer, his son Shakeel will be makinghis debut at a provincial tournament andplaying in the under-18 division at theyoung age of 10.Heideveld resident Shamiel says he is

much prouder of his son’s call up than ofhis own.“Wouldn’t any father be excited that

his son is following in his footsteps? It’sa great achievement at his age,” he says.“I was only dreaming about represent-

ing WP when I was 10. I made it for thefirst time when I was 16. I’m concentrat-ing on him more than myself.”Shakeel has been playing pool for

around four years, but only started play-ing competitively last year. The poolprodigy regularly plays and wins againstolder, more experience shooters and hewill compete against teenagers as old as18 at nationals.TheGrade 5SunnysidePrimarySchool

pupil says took up the sport because hewanted to emulate his father’s sharpshooting. However, he has plans on beingeven better than his dad.

“I’m very proud for making the WPteam. I didn’t know that I could do this,”he admits.“When I shot at the (qualifying) tourna-

ments, my competitors were playingwell, so I just shot like them. My fatheris better thanme, but I think I’ll be betterthan him when I am 16.”Shakeel practices just once a week and

is coached by his father, who formed theclub TopCues and coaches around 17 oth-er young players from Heideveld.However, the club was forced to with-

draw from competitive leagues due to alack of finances.“The equipment is quite pricey. I had

a bit of financial help last year, but it’slike a soccer player; you can give him apair of boots but you can’t expect him toplay in the same boots for four or fiveyears. These things get used and break,”Shamiel says.“Iwould like tohelpmake a change and

I believe I alreadyhave, as I havemy littlesuccess stories over the years. But themost important thing remains finance.”The pair’s trip to Worcester for the

tournament is also set to be quite costly.Shamiel will have to pay for travelling,accommodation, food and uniformswhich add up to around R10 000.Anyone interested in assisting the fa-

ther and son duo with the cost of the triptoWorcester orhelping theTopCues clubcan phone Shamiel on 071 291 1123.

SHARP SHOOTERS: Shakeel Lakay (left) and his dad Shamiel will both represent WP atthe national pool championships this month. PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

Women’s cricket to grow beyond the boundaryLIAM MOSES

Cape Town women’s cricket is set to receivea major boost after two recent developmentsat the Western Province Cricket Association(WPCA).WPWomen’s CricketAssociation elected an

executive committee earlier this month, afterthe organisation functioned without leader-ship for three years.Committee members were elected from offi-

cials at the 16 women’s clubs in Cape Town,with Old Mutual Cricket Club’s Claire Cowanwas elected as chairperson.The election coincided with the announce-

ment that all 12 centres of excellent in CapeTown would, in line with an instruction fromCricket South Africa, be required to have awomen’s section at the start of this season.Centres of excellence are clubs which havebeen mandated by WP Cricket to grow thesport and develop players for all forms of thegame.Cowan says having women’s teams at cen-

tres of excellence will give more women andgirls opportunities in the sport.“It’s a fantastic move as we have always

lacked that; a lot of women in Cape Town lovecricket but they don’t know how to get in-volved,” she says.“One of (our aims is to) getmore young girls

involved (and) give themexposure to the gameof cricket. There are just not (enough) avenuesand options for them to play.”Five southern suburbs clubs are currently

designated as centres of excellence – FishHoek Cricket Club, Jive St Augustine’s in Elf-indale, Catalyst Victoria in Lansdowne, Prim-rose inKenilworth andMitchell’s PlainCrick-et Club.Clinton du Preez, coordinator of club, disa-

bled andwomen’s cricket atWPCA, says thereis enough interest from women to sustainteams at the centres.“We have 18 primary and 17 senior schools

competing inwomen’s fixtures. The one stum-bling block is that the new players don’t wantto play a six-hour game, so we have imple-

mented T20 cricket as an introduction.”Women’s cricket has already seen some

growth in recent times because of the centres.At the close of last season just nine women’sclubswere participating and the number of af-filiated women’s clubs has now grown to 16.Cowan says the next step is improving the

quality of coaching available to female play-ers. “The other important thing is that youhave to have good, quality coaching. There isno point if there is no-one for them to look upto. There’s already a big push to get the cur-rent provincial players into coaching cours-es,” she says.“Most have (completed) the level one coach-

ing course, so the plan is to get them to do leveltwo this season. They already have the play-ing experience, they just need the technicaland theoretical experience to back it up.”Cowan adds the association aims to grow

the sport in the under-13 and under-16 agegroups.V For more information about women’s cricket call Clin-ton du Preez on 078 031 5689.

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Mthangayi, Seti win scenic raceLIAM MOSES

Strong winds, rain and cold weatherhampered the hopes of thousands ofrunners to set records or personal bests

in the third annual Three Vleis 10km raceon Sunday.The route, which sees runners pass by

Princess, Ronde and Zeekoei vleis, was de-signed to be as flat and fast as possible byhost club ARD Athletic. However, the wetweather made it tough for even the fastest

to finish in their desired times.Race winner Lindikhaya Mthangayi from

Lion of Africa Itheko Sport Athletic Clubsaid the conditions had amassive impact onhis race. “I don’t like to run in cold weather.Today I managed to run but it was cold andI was freezing all the way. There was alsotoo much wind and it was difficult to pushhard,” he said.“It’s difficult to break records on a day

such as today. If the weather was clear itwould have been easier to break the record,

because I passed my first kilometre in 02:45andmy secondwas 05:37; I wanted to run therace in 29:10.”Mthangayi eventually finished the race in

30:10, while the women’s winner NomvuyisiSeti crossed in 39:20.He added that the tough conditions helped

him to prepare for the Cape TownMarathonon Sunday 22 September.“I sharpened my running up and tested

myself. I’m grateful, as it was a good day forme. I hope towin the Cape TownMarathon.”

Although no one was able to claim theR2 000 prize for setting a new provincialrecord or R1 000 for a new course time, al-most 50 spot prizes were awarded during therace. All runners who finished before thetwo hour cut-off time received a medal andanyone who finished in under an hour re-ceived a special medal or shield.The race also saw participants run past

the League of Friends of the Blind offices inGrassy Park; several blind runners also par-ticipated.

MASTER: Celtic Harriers runner and Claremont resident Trevor Adams (61) finishes the ARDAthletic Club Three Vleis 10km race in Grassy Park on Sunday. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

DYNAMIC DUO: Inga and George Ruissenzahn from Pinelands Athletic Club push on towards the finishline of the ARD Athletic Club Three Vleis 10km race in Grassy Park on Sunday. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

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