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PLUMSTEAD: ST MICHAEL’S HOME

Allegations of abuseTHE Department of Social Development Western

Cape Government has confirmed it is investi-gating allegations of abuse at St Michael’s Home

in Plumstead.Melany Kuhn, spokesperson for the department,

says: “At this stage, all I can say is that the team ofinvestigators has visited the facility on Tuesday andWednesday (last) week, commencing with a thor-ough investigation into the allegations of abuse.

“Our main concern is the safety and well-being ofthe children at the home.

“The investigation is now underway and it will bewrapped up as speedily as possible, but will take aslong as is necessary to test all the allegations.”

The investigation follows on comments made bya service provider, Annemie Daly, to EyewitnessNews, CapeTalk on Tuesday 26 February.

Until 2011, Daly provided animal assisted therapysessions as well as individual therapy for some of thegirls at St Michael’s .

She says that during the therapy sessions the girlsconfided in her about their problems.

“My concern is that these girls do not have a voice,and if they continue to be victims the problems arecompounded,” says Daly.

She says to be fair, she would like to give the au-thorities the grace to complete their investigations.

Chris King, the vice-chairperson of St Michael’sHome, told People’s Post that an investigation is un-derway.

King was unable to comment until the investiga-tion had been finalised.

St Michael’s Home was established in 1870.The Home cares for 25 vulnerable women aged 13

to 18.The girls have been removed from their families

for their own protection and safety by order of theChildren’s Court.

LOUD AND PROUD: Sheena Alexander brought Prestwich Street to a standstill as the annual Pride Street Fair saw the Mother City’sgay community making their way through the CBD on Saturday. Despite Christians protesting on the side of the road, participants wavedtheir multicoloured flags as they marched on to Napier Street where a section of the business district was cordoned off for a partywhich carried on late into the night. See more photos on page 4. PHOTO: LULAMA ZENZILE/PHOTO24

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Price hikehits publicUNHEALTHY habits are going to hit

you hard, as the so-called sin taxes in-crease again.

Beer will costs 7c more for a can, a bottleof wine 15cmore and a 750ml bottle of spiritswill cost R3.60 more from 1 April.Motorists will pay 23c more a litre for pet-

rol.Forgetting your shopping bag at homewill

cost you 6c more for each plastic bag youbuy.People’s Post interns Tarren-Lee Habel-

gaarn and Luzuko Zini took to the streets tofind out what people had to say.

THERESA TSE: “This is going to upset mostpeople. People in this country love to socialise and drink. It will affect them because itmeans they will have to pay more to drink.”

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WARDAH VAN DER SCHYFF: “The sin taxdoes not apply to me because I don’t drink.Increasing the sin tax will hopefully decreasethe number of people who drink. With theprice of plastic bags increasing, more peoplewill be recycling them.”

HERMAN VAN WYK:“With everything increasing food prices will go up and the majority of people will be affected because theywon’t be able to afford what they need tosurvive.”

SHAMIEL ALBERTYN: Businesses and peopleliving below the breadline will be affectedthe most by these increases. The government needs to make sure taxpayers’ moneyis used to improve the lives of poor people.”

MARCEL YSLIE: Has mixed feelings about the increases in sin taxes and other increases. He sayswhile having the price of plastic bags increasedis a good thing, fuel increase is always a set back.“If plastic bags cost more, less people will buyand that will hopefully reduce litter.”

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ZAPO zapping out baboonsJUANITA WILLIAMS

BABOON raids have stopped in Zwaanswyk,Tokai, thanks to a 2.1km electrified fence thathas been built around the Table Mountain Na-

tional Park.JohnGreen of the ZwaanswykAssociation of Prop-

erty Owners (ZAPO) says before the fence was erect-ed, conditions got so bad that many families becameprisoners in their homes, with baboons entering atwill through doors and windows and breaking sky-lights and gutters.Green said that the area is a lot safer since the ba-

boons have been controlled. “In the past, many dogswere injured in fights with cornered baboons.”His own Staffie was seriously injured when it at-

tacked a young baboon and it cost Green R6 000 invets’ bills to save the life of his dog.“One day we surprised thirteen baboons in the

kitchen, and on another occasion my wife baked 72mincepies onChristmasEveandababoonbroke intothe house and ate half of them.”Chairman of ZAPO, NickHarris said the fence also

acts as a deterrent to criminals, as it provides amoni-tored barrier between the plantations, Table Moun-tain National Park and the Zwaanswyk residentialarea.“Our focus now is to watch the road entrance and

prevent any breaches of the fence,” saidHarris.Mon-itored CCTV cameras have also been erected alongthe fence and the area is patrolled by a security com-pany, which is also responsible for fence inspectionsand provides back up in the event of incursions.Harris said that when the idea to form a special

area rating (SRA) in terms of the Cape Town CityCouncil bylawswas suggestedbyZAPOto combat thebaboon and security problems, the local ratepayerswere doubtful. They questioned the effectiveness andcost of the fence.“It took time to win over the majority, but six

months later, the SRA was approved by the CityCouncil and the construction of the fence began. Thespecification was based on input from experienced

fencing contractors, SANParks,CapeNature, animalexperts at UCT and local residents.The fence is predominantly powered by solar pow-

er with mains back up and has electrified gates forhorse riders and pedestrians. The gates are openedby remote transmitters issued by SANParks.”TheR1.2m fencewas partly funded out of the levies

collected from property owners in the SRA, by theCity Council and by loans raised from ZAPO mem-bers.“Apart froma few incidents early onwhenbaboons

gained access over the canopy of specific gum treeswhich were then felled, there have been few prob-lems,” said Harris.Green said that the problems began when the

Tokai troop grew too large after the mountain firein 2000, when their food supplies were destroyed andthey discovered there were rich pickings in the resi-dential areas.“In Tokai there are 14 baboons to a square kilome-

tre compared with 21/2 baboons per square kilome-tre in Cape Pointwhere they feed off fynbos andmus-sels from the sea,” he said.“The problem is that the territorial divide between

baboons and humans has progressively brokendown.”Green paid tribute to the work done by Human

Wildlife Solutions (HWS) which is now achieving a95%success rate inkeepingbaboon troopsout of resi-dential areas.“Over the past few years the City has progressively

focused on the health and security issues involvedin human/ baboon conflict and since mid- 2012 hascontracted HWS, managed by Dr.Phil Richardson –an animal behaviour scientist – to manage the terri-torial divide between baboons and humans.“HWS has been given conditional permits to use

tools such as paint ball markers. This is supportedby the SPCA.”Harris said the erection of the Zwaanswyk fence

has come just in time. “But now the baboon manage-ment problem has been deflected to the Constantiawinelands and lower Tokai,” he said.

BABOON BARRIER:Chairperson Nick Harrisand John Green ofZwaanswyk Association ofProperty Owners standingnext to the electrifiedsecurity fence which waserected to prevent hairyinvaders and criminals.PHOTO: JUANITA WILLIAMS

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R10 for non-members.Phone ConnieFeast on(021) 689 5921.

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AA ggaayyoldold timetimeCAPE TOWN was alive withcolour, feathers and tons ofglitter as the annual PrideStreet Fair and Festival rolledinto the city on Saturday.People from across the

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Get physical at the local parkLIAM MOSES

RESIDENTS of ward 72 will now be ableto work out without going to gym afteroutdoor exercise equipment was re-

cently installed at six parks across theward.The gym equipment was installed at the

Fifth Avenue, Chiphilleside and AyresCourt parks in Retreat, the Prince GeorgeMews and Kingfisher Road parks in South-field and theRoscommonRoadpark inElfin-dale.Jan Burger, ward councillor for the area,

says he was inspired to install the equip-ment in his ward after seeing similar equip-ment installed at the Sea Point Promenadelast year.“I thought it would be a good thing to do

it as a pilot project and do it in certainparks,” says Burger.“Maybe this can keep young people occu-

pied and keep them busy doing somethingpositive. I thought that while parents are inthe park with their children, they can startpractising (on the equipment). It’s for com-munity upliftment.”Burger hopes that the equipment will be

a success and says that it could be rolled outtomost of the parks in theward if it becomespopular and is not targeted by vandals.People’s Post visited the Fifth Avenue

Park on Thursday to speak to residents liv-ing in the surrounding areas.They had praise for the initiative, saying

it will keep the children occupied. Some ofthe older generation say they will also usethe equipment.People’s Post visited the RoscommonRoad

Park on Thursday to speak to residents liv-ing in the surrounds. SamanthaWesson (36)

was at the parkwith her two young childrenand making use of the equipment.“I think it’s an excellent idea. There are

many people who exercise and run in themorning and they can use it. I think its greatidea,” she says.“I think recreation facilities are impor-

tant. Of course roads and stuff like thatmustbe upgraded but this is also important. Noteveryone can afford to go to a gym.”Wesson does not live in the area, but pass-

es the park to and fromZwaanswykPrimarySchool, which her daughter attends.She adds that she would definitely use the

equipment if it was installed inGrassy Park,where she lives.Two pieces of equipment were installed at

all six of the parks, onewhich can accommo-date four people at once and another whichallows two people to exercise at the sametime.The equipment was paid for out of the

ward budget and cost approximately R23 000per park according to Burger.Ellandra Steyn, who has lived opposite

from the park for over 20 years, thinks theequipment as an “excellent idea”.“I think it’s very good idea because I think

that it encourages people to exercise. I thinkthat more people will make use of it. Theydon’t really know about it right now,” shesays.“At the moment it’s mainly the children

when they comewith their parents touse therest of the equipment.“I think it’s excellent and it encourages

people to get outdoors.”Burger pleaded with the community to

make use of the equipment and do their bestto keep it in good working order.

Samantha Wesson (36), her daughter Angelique (6) and her son Liam (2) make use of therecentlyinstalled excersize equipment at the Roscommon Road Park in Elfindale.

PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 5 March 20136 NEWS

HANGBERG: NEW SERVICE

City a free phone call awayHANGBERG, Hout Bay now has a Free-

Call line.The City Council has installed 63

FreeCall lines in outlying areas and disad-vantaged communities in Cape Town.A further 20 lines are set to be connected

by the end of July.Many informal settlements, including

some where there is no Telkom infrastruc-ture, will benefit from these new lines.“The purpose of the FreeCall lines is to im-

prove service delivery by increasing accessto the City’s Call Centre,” says the City’sMayoral Committee member for CorporateServices, Demetri Qually.“Weare extending thenetworkofFreeCall

telephones to areas where low volumes ofservice complaints and requests are cur-rently being registered – usually because ofa lack of cellphone airtime on the part of thecustomer or a lack of available telephonelines.”

The FreeCall lines can be used to contacttheCity for various enquiries and service re-quests such as accounts enquiries, refusecollection, illegal dumping, water leaks,sewer blockages, street light faults, potholesand damaged roads.A Call Centre agent will respond to que-

ries from customers using the FreeCall linesand, where further action is required by aparticular service department, the com-plaint or request will be logged by means of

a service request.The customer will be provided with a ref-

erence number for follow-up purposes.“The lines connect directly with the City’s

Call Centre number, and residents are en-couraged to report faults, register com-plaints and make enquiries at no cost tothem.“They will also now receive an acknow

ledgement SMS with reference number forfollow up,” says Qually.

Women have renewed hope – thanks to efforts of Wheat

BULELWA Mayikwaa had no educa-tion, a hearing problem, and wasabandoned by her husband several

years ago.Undaunted, she decided to start a busi-

ness to pay for her daughter’s education.Today, Mayikwaa owns and runs Them-

balethu’s Building Blocks in SamoraMachel, which is the leading supplier inthe community and employs local people.Mayikwaa is just one of hundreds of

women whose lives have been upliftedwith a grant provided by Wheat (Women’sHope, Education and Training) based inWynberg.Wheat was started 14 years ago by a

group of inspirational womenwho decidedto raise and provide financial aid to assistthe growth of grassroots organisations andovercome the gender stigma of the past.They aimed to empower and involve mar-ginalised women to run small, sustainablebusinesses and community services in ru-ral and township areas.Director ofWheatSorayaMatthews’ own

life story is also an inspiration. Shewas theyoungest child of unemployed parents inBishop Lavis.“At 14, I made the conscious decision not

to become a statistic by falling prey todrugs, alcohol or an early pregnancy,” shesays.She joined Resource Action Group

(RAG) which opened the door to a betterlife. Matthews wanted to be a journalistandwork as a volunteer inmedia and com-munications with RAG for nine years be-fore she was offered a bursary to studyJournalism at the Cape Peninsula Univer-sity of Technology.Matthews continued volunteering for

RAG and became a youth presenter for Ra-dio 786. When she was 20, she representedSouth Africa at the first InternationalYouth Parliament in Sydney, Australia.Matthews also initiated InternationalYouth Voices – a project between South Af-rica and theUK. This led to fivemonths liv-ing in the UK. On her return Matthewsworked with an Aids movement and Abso-

lute Return for Kids and World Aids ascommunity coordinator.The fairytale doesn’t end there – and she

was recently selected by theAmericanEm-bassy to participate in a leadership ex-change programme and is currently enjoy-ing a three-week tour of women’s groupsand stakeholders based in New York, NewMexico and Washington.Her work at Wheat involves sourcing

and providing grants to small women’sgroups.In 14 years, Wheat has granted almost a

thousand grants to 850 grassroots women-led organisations countrywide to bringmarginalisedwomen into the economyandraise awareness about women’s rights.“Many women are unable to read or

write and can’t fill in forms, so they can’taccess funding, and aren’t registered withthe department of social welfare. Some run

crèches, others are home-based carers toHIV-positive people, organise sewing cir-cles or farm vegetables. We provide themwith a small grant of R5 000 to establishthemselves, build capacity, and be sustain-able,” says Matthews.“We don’t encourage handouts. The

women’s organisations must be active andwe conduct site visits and ask them to de-fine their needs.”She says: “We get a lot of calls about rape

cases. Following the rape of AnineBooysens, a group in Bredasdorp request-ed funds to run a workshop on gender-based violence and establish a rapid fundto deal with similar emergencies.”Matthews says that women who receive

grants are expected to be mouthpieces forWheat and assist in empowering otherwomen.They also subsidise small cooperatives

with grants. “The Lathita Bakery in Khay-elitsha is run like a cooperative and sup-plies bread to the local schools, churchesand homes,” says Matthews.Each organisation is expected to produce

a three-month report and budget showinghow the funds were spent. They can alsoreapply for further grants every sixmonths.“If there are large expenses needed for

equipment we offer grants up to R30 000.We are also keen on funding staff trainingprogrammes, like computer training. Butwe don’t dictate to grantees. They must beself-starters,” says Matthews.Fundraising is on ongoing challenge. On

Thursday 16 May they are hosting the 1000lunch at the Convention Centre. Ticketsare R350 each.V Wheat can be contacted on (021) 762 6214. Alter-natively go to www.wheattrust.co.za.

BUILDING BLOCKS: Bulelwa Mayikwaa at Thembalethu’s Building Blocks. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 5 March 20138 SCHOOLS

The Wynberg District Park situated off Trovato Link Road in Wynberg is used extensively bysurrounding communities and visitors from throughout the city. The park was establishedmore than 110 years ago, covers 22 hectares of sloping ground, and attracts visitorsthroughout the year to view its conifer garden, mature trees and attractive displays ofhydrangeas. On the upper slopes are vestiges of the Silver Tree (Leucodendron argenteum),which was once prevalent in the area. The park is also extensively used for picnics, concerts,fun days, film shoots, events and its braai facilities.

The City wishes to upgrade the park; a process that needs to be informed by a well thoughtthrough master plan that will guide future development when funding becomes available.

The park is for the community and it is important that the City engages with the public andsurrounding communities and stakeholders to get their views and to ensure that the masterplan adequately addresses their concerns.

The City invites you to the first of two stakeholder public meetings.

Date: 14 March 2013Time: 17:30 for 18:00 to 19:00Venue: Simon Van Der Stel Primary School, Waterloo Green, Wynberg

For further enquiries please contact EarthworksLandscape Architects on 021 702 4993 or Ntsiki Sigegeon 021 710 9403.

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Bergvliet pupilsknow they canDILIGENCE has put Bergvliet High

School tops in the Collect-a-Can schoolcategory in the country.

Pupils and staff collected 245 124 cans. Inso doing, they earned the top spot in the larg-er schools category, as well as R25 000 for theschool.

The school’s recycling coordinator, WillyWebb, is delighted with the result.

“We are very grateful for the prize money.The school’s recyclingdepartmentwas estab-lished in 1990 and has grown steadily since

then, servicing the school and surroundingcommunity.”

Webb says it has been grown into “a majorfundraising project, with an inestimable en-vironmental impact, and generous involve-ment from the community”.

The school hopes to buy a heavy dutyshredding machine to safely recycle confi-dential paperwaste, andwould like to extendthe use of bins for dedicated waste aroundand in the school building to promote separa-tion of waste by its pupils.

SHAKESPEAREAN: The Bergvliet High School drama department will present TwelfthNight, a romantic comedy filled with music, laughter, young love and passion, at theschool on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 March at 19:00. The play features pupils, from left,Jesse Bougardt (Uncle Toby), Luke Unser (Feste) and Joshua Gordon (Sir Andrew). Tickets,at R60 for adults and R40 for scholars, are available from the school on (021) 712 0248.

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USING THEIR MINDS: The scouts and brownies of Kirstenhof Primary School celebratedThinking Day and wore their uniforms to school on Friday 22 February. Looking snazzyin their uniforms at the back, from left, are Frances Collopy, Kyla Aird, Emily Riseborough and Kiara Winter. In the centre row, from left, are Jonathan Hannekom, EthanChaston, Aiden Montgomery, David Noble, Taras Krivosh and Keagan Stotesbury. Infront, from left, are Matthew Bowden, Cameron Tromp, James Bowden, Connor Winterand Matthew Oscroft. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

TEDDY LOVE: During the month of February Kirstenhof Primary School’s Grade 1 class held aTeddy Bear Picnic in their adventure park. The picnic aimed to teach pupils of the sound ‘T’.Each pupil had to take along an item starting with the letter ‘T’ to sit on, as well as a treatfor themselves and teddy bear. Here, from left, Joshua Brasler, Zinzan Paulsen, Maya Drakeand Kelly Hoffman, enjoy their outdoor lesson. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

CAMP OUT: Westcott Primary School in Diep River held its annual campout at theschool grounds. Pupils, like Aidan Leak, and their parents pitched their tents for thefundraising event. While fathers chatted over a braai, pupils were entertained by amagician and astronomers. The school thanked the Fundraising Committee and allparents for their organisation and support. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

HIGH JUMPER: Stefan Hoffmeister fromWestcott Primary School participated in thein the under13 high jump category ofWestern Province Schools’ Athletics Championships at UWC on Saturday 23 of February.Of the 13 competitors on the day, Stefancame seventh. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 5 March 2013 GENERAL 9

Get a handleon street snapsSTREET photography is one ofthe most enjoyable photograph-ic genres to follow. Thematerialis endless and ever-changing. Itcomprises everything – frompeople, buildings, city environ-ment. You name it, it is there forthe snapping.If you are a people person

then youwill not be short of ma-terial to photograph.Unlike oth-er types of photography whereyou actually go somewhere tosnap something, in Street Pho-tography involving people youmerely sit in one spot, perhaps at a roadsidecoffee shop or just somewhere along thesidewalk and wait for the people to come toyou – there is always a steady stream. If youtake a few hours in Cape Town CDB, Clare-mont shopping area or Main Road, Wyn-berg (one of my favourites), you will bepleasantly surprised at what you will cap-ture.People by themselves is just one way of

doing it, but people atwork, in the city envi-ronment, at leisure, interactingwith the en-vironment – looking in a shop window,waiting at a bus stop, running after a taxior just having a cuppa with some friends –the variations are endless.Abstracts abound – litter in the street,

and an approaching sweeper; odd signagein awindow ormannequins being changed;washing hanging from a balcony; a straydogdigging in abin.All thesewonderful im-ages are what make a city or a town or asuburb – its character, its pulse.The glow of the early morning sun, wash-

ing over buildings, and the golden reflec-tions on office or shop windows; Municipalwater trucks hosing down the streets; early

morning scenes of vendors set-ting up their stalls, and com-muters disembarking trains orwaiting to cross the street.This is one genre that has ab-

solutely no boundaries, no spe-cifics. If your interests arebuildings, then concentrate onall things architectural fromclose-ups of facades to reflec-tions. City “furniture”, likepoles, robots, cables and curbsprovide amultitude of possibili-ties.People hanging on to a lamp-

post in a raging South-Easter; a customerhaving her hair knotted at a street-side sa-lon; a tired vendor, nearing the end of ashift, asleep at his table. Office workers tak-ing a smoke-break; tourists on the Toplessbus; shadows cast by curbside trees on anearby wall, with someone sitting in thatshade.The other two methods of taking these

sorts of pictures are merely to walk thestreets and snap away at whatever takesyour fancy, or you could wait at a specificspot with an idea in mind, and wait for thescene to unfold.I waited for almost an hour for a really

overweight person to walk past aWeighlessshop window – it was worth it.So, go out, take time and discover the

pleasure of the Street Photography. It willopen your eyes at all the amusing, strangeand sometimes sad things happening in ourtowns and cities.

. This is the 24th and final contributionof the Shutterbugs column.People’s Post wishes to thank columnist

John Rayner for his contributions over thepast two years.

PHOTOS: JOHN RAYNER

More lifelines neededto save Rape CrisisRAYMOND WILLEMSE

THERE is some light at the end of the tun-nel for Rape Crisis, the NGO which sup-ports survivors of rape.The provincial Department of Social De-

velopment last week gave the NGOR1.3m.Last year, Rape Crisis faced an uncer-

tain future – and near closure – as a resultof a financial crisis. Rape Crisis directorKathleen Dey expressed gratitude at thefinancial injection. “We still have a finan-cial crisis, but we are positive.”Last year, the NGO could retain only

one of the 13 employees. “Those whom wehad to let go remained as volunteers. Thisfundingwill help to employ themon short-term contracts.”Dey says running costs of more than

R7m a year helps to keep their doors open.“Wenot only call on thegovernment and

businesses, but also on society to assistus,” she says.Provincial minister of social develop-

ment, Albert Fritz, says the funds camefrom the 2013-2014 financial budget fromother programmes where funds weresaved. “The funds are being used for or-ganisations in dire need,” he saysThe department allocates R800m annu-

ally to at least 1 800 NGOs.Fritz says: “We will be taking a closer

look at the value organisations bring tothe community.”There is a challenge, he says, to estab-

lish more organisations such as Rape Cri-sis and otherswhich assist abusedwomenand children in rural areas.

EVERY BITHELPS: Kathleen Dey, the director of RapeCrisis, accepts acheque forR1.3m from provincial ministerof social development, AlbertFritz.PHOTO: EDREA DU TOIT/PHOTO24

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 5 March 201310 LEADER

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EACH age or season has its own characteristics. The1960s, for example, was the era of “make love, not war”.Fast forward to the present and we have the age of tech-nology. We press buttons and life happens.What, then, would future generations make of this era?

Instantpersonal gratificationcouldbe themarkof today’ssociety.People want things now. They want it their way. They

want it to suit themselves. To say this is selfish is tanta-mount to calling the Black Death a minor inconvenience.It wasn’t, and neither is, narcissism.People bent on destruction will often take the path of

least resistance. This is why the vulnerable in society isoften victimised.And those structures, which can least afford it, become

easy pickings for vandals.Schools are broken into. Supplies are stolen and dam-

aged. Classrooms are vandalised in horrible ways.Creches and even places of worship don’t fare any bet-

ter.Not even thedeadare spared to rest inpeace.Cemeter-ies are defiled and become a home for the homeless.Perpetrators would not easily do damage to a police sta-

tion or even a hospital.The sentiment that damaging a school is equal to doing

harm to the community it serves, seems to fall on deafears. For some it is easier to steal and break down thanit is to build and be part of a healthier, wiser and moreeducated future.Yet it is the children from those communities who will

be leftwithout.Do themath.More time cleaning a trashedclassroom means less time teaching and learning. Morebooks stolen means children have to share text books, aswell as study time and homework sessions. More win-dows broken means more exposure to the elements.How to foot the bill of replacing what was broken and

stolen? This is the first thought entering the mind of vic-tims and probably the last of those who do the damage.

There are options to making SA workPEOPLE’S POST’S comment (“Do some-thing”, 10 February) articulated myfeelings exactly.All of us need to take responsibility for

the society we have created.No one is born a rapist or murderer.

Neither is poverty an excuse for creatingthe monsters that we have created. Manyof our finest and most successful citizenshave been raised in poor communities,with little in material comfort, but withloving parents who have been able tofoster ideals of integrity, honesty andconscience – which cost nothing.We also need to stop blaming apartheid.

So where do we start?Find and support organisations such as

The Maternal, which supports pregnantmothers, and the Parent Centre.We need to build up a new generation

of mentality (and) at the same time weneed to focus on those who have alreadybeen damaged by supporting remarkableinstitutions like the Saartjie BaartmanCentre and Rape Crisis. We need toregard ourselves as co-educators of ourchildren and get involved in their schools– even if it means tidying the grounds,fixing and painting the school.Gill Lanham

Oscar: both families are in my prayersAS A fellow model, the passing away of Ree-va Steenkamp has saddened me, but as achild of God the situation has grieved megreatly, causing a burden within my heartfor our country.The condition of our country will not im-

prove until each individual takes responsi-bility for their own stance before God andseeks Him. Man’s problem is not education,environment or poverty, (but) sin!(Some people) self-righteously condemn

and judge Oscar Pistorius with hateful

words and wishes of death and hell. If youhad the love of God in your heart you wouldnot want your worst enemy to go to hell.God alone knows what is in aman’s heart.Every SouthAfrican is called byGod to ex-

amine their own heart. Both families are inmy prayers.Michelle du ToitEmail

The other side of the worker coinI AM sure I am talking to the converted, butletme continuebecause this is just a remind-er that I once did not think much of thesethings.My friend, whoworks as a casual labourer

andhandyman for several clients overmanyyears, earns between R100 to R250 a day.Coming from Khayelitsha, he usually

spends about R30 a day on transport. He isa single father of a teenage son, living in ashack for more than a decade.This wage keeps them alive. They are on

the breadline. So,whenmore than one clienthappened to book him for work on a particu-lar day, he needs to choose one that is mostlikely to pay well or threatens him that hewill not be used if he does not arrive.But when that same client cancels his

work, ashearrives on thedoorstep –becausethe client was too busy or sick, or forgot tobuymaterials – then theworker loses not on-ly a daily wage and the travelling fare, butpotentially his other clients, too.It sets him into a cycle of debt, because he

now has to borrow R100 for a few meals andtransport costs with a high interest rate.If we are to do this to a doctor, hairdresser

or plumber, we are obliged to pay the fee,even though our missing one appointmentcannot possibly starve them. It is a generalculture thatweneed to extend to thosework-ers who need it most.Even after nearly 20 years of democracy,

many white South Africans and foreignerswho live in suburbs do not have an idea ofthe daily struggle people in townships gothrough because they have not made the ef-fort to visit their workers’ home, have a cupof tea or listen to their stories. It’s never toolate!You may think visa-versa, but actually it

is no comparison as many people in town-ships have more opportunities to be in sub-urbs for their work.Yes, there are many workers whose com-

munication skills are poor and work ethicsare slack, but that’s another story.Kyoko Morgon

Animals have aright to be safeTHE article “Turnaround at circus protest”(People’s Post, 26 February) refers.BeautyWithout Cruelty (BWC)was one of

the organisations present at the circus pro-test on Saturday. Amelia Carthy made ob-servations regarding the circus in her per-sonal capacity and neither represents BWCnor is able to speak on our behalf. The issuesat hand are that wild animals – yes, evencaptive-bornwild animals – should not haveto learn tricks to amuse humans. They be-long in the wild or, at least, a sanctuarywhere they can lead safe, close to normallives.There is a plethora of evidence to confirm

that circus animals suffer stress due to longperiods of confinement, a lack of appropri-ate social interaction, they spend monthstravelling with no opportunity to establishan area of their own, there is an inabilityto forage/hunt or carry out anynatural, nor-mal behaviour. A natural environment can-not be reproduced in a circus and the con-stant travelling with the attendant noise,handling by humans and bright lights areall added stressors. The opportunity existsto home local circus animals at SA sanctuar-ies, where they may have a close to normal,safe life, free from exploitation.Bolivia and Peru have banned the inclu-

sion of all animals in the circus due to inher-ent cruelty, and the (Netherlands), Croatia,Austria, Greece, Costa Rica, Israel and Sin-gaporehavebanned the inclusionofwild an-imals for the same reason. In Spain, morethan 60 cities have enacted bans on animalcircuses. Countries considering bans in-clude Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil and theUnited Kingdom.Toni BrockhovenBeautywithout Cruelty was not named in the arti-cle. – Dep. Ed

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Woman ‘tortured at rehab’LAILA MAJIET

THEvivid imagery of being tortured andforced to eat faeces will forever beetched in her mind.

A 33-year-old recovering drug addict saysshe was stripped of her dignity by staff at arehabilitation centre in Schaapkraal.The horrifying allegations of torture at

this unregistered facility have left her fami-ly seething.The provincial Department of Social De-

velopment has confirmed that the centre isunregistered.Speaking to People’s Post on condition of

anonymity, the recovering addict says shewants to get clean for her family, but “beingtortured is not (her) ideal way of kicking thehabit”.“I was forced to eat food with mice faeces

in it, but that is only the tip of the icebergof what they do to the patients,” she says.“I was forced to go onmy hands and knees

in shorts and a T-shirt and clean the tileswith a toothbrush,” she continues.She alleges heaps of rubbish is thrown at

patients,who are forced tomimic swimmingwhile face down on the ground.It costs R6 000 for a three-month pro-

gramme and the centre has over 80 patients,says the recovering addict.Patients are also tortured if they break the

rigid rules of the rehab, the woman claims.Regularly beatings are dished out to pa-

tients who are caught using drugs at the fa-cility, she says.“A group of people tried to escape from the

rehab last month. One of them was kickedto the ground and beaten with a golf club,”she says.The place is also apparently crawlingwith

mice.

Tik, heroine, dagga and other hard drugshave given life to this recovering addict’s de-mise.She, however, says she is ready to pick up

the pieces for her family’s sake.The mother of three says: “These centres

must be closed down. These people do notknow how to help addicts.”Provincial minister of Social Develop-

ment, Albert Fritz, is aware of the situation.He has committed to launching an investi-

gation into the matter.

His spokesperson, Melany Kuhn, says:“Wewill not hesitate to take swift action.Wearedetermined toworkwithour servicepro-viders to reduce drug- and alcohol-relatedharms inour communities, andwhenallega-tions like these surface, it has the potentialto derail all the work good facilities are do-ing in this regard.”She says the social development depart-

ment has nearly doubled its budget for sub-stance abuse programmes in the last threeyears, from R42m to nearly R80m this year.

The recovering addict now visits the Ma-trix Centre in Tafelsig. “Not only do I gettested, but they provide me with the neces-sary tools to recover.”This group has helped her stay clean since

her return home from the rehab almostthreeweeks ago, she says. She attendsmorn-ing and afternoon support groups in theweek and attends Narcotics Anonymousmeetings over the weekend.When People’s Post called the director of

the facility, he had indicated he was unableto meet.However, numerous calls were made to

him the next day and every day thereafterfor over a week, all of which went unan-swered.The woman alleges the director of this fa-

cility had been involved with other rehabsshut down after allegations of abuse.People’s Post has reported on allegations

of abuse levelled against five of eight illegalrehabs.The rehabs in the greater Grassy Park ar-

ea in 2008 received registered letters fromthe Department of Social Development or-dering that they cease operations until theyhave been legally registered.These include the Al Falaqa Treatment

Centre in Schaapkraal; Al FalaqaTreatmentCentre for Girls in Lotus River; Circle ofFriends Treatment Centre in Grassy Park;the Raghma for Boys Treatment Centre inParkwood and Raghma for Girls TreatmentCentre in Eagle Park.Police has received no formal complaints

about the Schaapkraal rehab centre.Grassy Park Police station commander

Colonel FanaDlamini says: “We can only in-vestigate once a case is opened. Any personwho has witnessed the alleged torture is en-couraged to report it to us.”

SOBRIETY: The 33yearold recoveringdrug addict hasbeen clean for justover 30 days. Shesays she wouldrather be locked upthan go back to arehab in Schaapkraal where she alleges she was humiliated and forcedto eat faeces in herfood.

PHOTO: LAILA MAJIET

IN PROTEST: In support of Black Friday – a campaign against violence andrape of women and children – staff of Annette Laing estate agents in Plumstead dressed in black. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

TO THEBOUNDARY:In a bid touplift theirmorale andfitness levelsthe DiepRiver policehas formed acricket team.They boast arecent winover neighbouringKirstenhofPolice Station. Theteam hasreceivedoverwhelmingsupport fromthe DiepRiver Community PoliceForum, BKMNeighbourhood Watch and Claremont Cricket Club. The team is (back from left)Constable Ferdil McKay, Warrant Officer Ben van Gee, LieutenantColonel Jan Meyer,constables Wilbur Williams and Ivan Ivan Sonnenberg, and Hilton Joshua (adminclerk). In the front, from left, are Constable Magre Toring, Captain Derrick Hermanusand Sergeant Henrigh Gordon. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Entertainment | CONSTANTIA | WYN-BERGTuesday, 5 March 2013Tel: 021 910 6500Fax: 021 910 6501/06

LOL with comic LotteringTHE Mother City’s favourite comic,

Marc Lottering, launches his new com-edy project, Marc Lottering’s Comedy

Showcase.It premieres at the Grand Arena for one

night only on Saturday 6 April. The showfeatures Lottering at his best with a selec-tion of his personal favourite comedians andincludes an hour of international musiccomedy legend Kev Orkian.Marc Lottering’s Comedy Roadshow show-

cases local and international comedy. Theshow is divided into twohalveswith the firsthalf dedicated to Marc and his favourite lo-cal comics, Johannesburg sensation TumiMorake and up and coming Durban comicRobby Collins. After interval, Marc intro-duces international piano comic Orkian.Regarded as the best piano comedian on

the international circuit today, LondonerOrkian has performed to great acclaimaround the world. He brings his hit show,which he has presented in the Las VegasLounges to the Comedy Roadshow. Orkianplays to standing ovations wherever he per-forms.Regarded as the country’s top female com-

ic and a true performer at heart,Morake hasbeen acting since 2004. She branched off ontothe stand-up comedy circuit in 2006. She hasperformed on stage, TV and in films, in Eng-lish, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana and Isi-zulu.Collins has gone from acting on the Dur-

ban theatre circuit to fully-fledged stand-upcomedian in four years.He is considered oneof the top emerging faces of comedy in SouthAfrica. He is a comedian whose material

draws on real life. He comes across at easeon stage and his relaxed stage presence en-dears himself to his audience. He recentlyopened for Trevor Noah in his 50 showSouthern Africa tour.Tickets range from R150 to R195. Book

through Computicket.

FUNNY MAN: Marc Lottering

Catch Loops in concertJEREMY Loops will take to the stage atthe Old Mutual Summer sunset concerton Sunday 10 March at Kirstenbosch.Opening act Holiday Murray will set

the scene for this performer who is show-ing a new way of making music.Often referred to as a one-man folk

band Loops is equipped with multiple in-struments, loop station, pedals, a capaci-ty to sing, and beatbox and what emergesare the most beautiful sounds.He creates textured tracks that trans-

form convention and allies the freshwiththe familiar. His performances centrearound crowd participation and collabo-rations with other skilled musicians.This performance is part of an exciting

build-up to a US and UK tour in May.Loops has been selected as one of 30 actsfrom around the globe to showcase theirtalent on a global arena.Musexpo in Los Angeles, the United

Nations of music conferences, will be thefinal destination for Loops and his band.They’ll be performing to global heavyweights in the internationalmusic indus-

try and representing some of the freshestmusic SA has to offer.He has been hugely successful of late.

He played on the main stage at Oppikop-pi, one of the biggest festivals this side ofthe equator with a crowd of 22 000 people.Holiday Murray will open the after-

noon. Boyish good looks, quirky lyricswith a broad brushstroke of nostalgiaand this young Capetonian band of fourmusicians is making its name among thebest. Wide ranging influences and di-verse musical backgrounds create a re-freshing and unique sound.Pack a picnic, gather your friends and

enjoy Sunday afternoon at themost beau-tiful garden in Africa.The concert takes place at Kirsten-

bosch, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, from17:30 to 19:00. Gates open at 16:00.V WIN! People’s Post readers can win three doubletickets to the event. Simply email [email protected] with the words “People’s Post”in the subject field. Or go to www.peoples-post.co.za to win three double tickets online. Win-ners will be notified by phone.

OPENERS: Holiday Murray will open for Jeremy Loops. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Toetapping sensationsAUSTRALIAN dance productions hit,Tap Dogs, takes to the stage of the Art-scape Theatre fromWednesday 13 to Sun-day 24 March.In its fourth tour of South Africa, the

pulsating dance machine will wow audi-ences with its toe-tapping precision andtalent, combined with the strength andpower ofworkmen on a construction site.The group now also has two female per-

cussionists, Catriona Hunter and Catari-na Percinio, performing with the ener-getic male tappers.Presented by Showtime Management

andDSTV,TapDogs, is set on a construc-tion site in the “steel” town of Newcastle,north of Sydney. The cast injects rawpower and passion to present a visualdance spectacular, as they jump throughscaffolding to the beat of their own drum.The show has already travelled to 330

cities around the world.Catriona Hunter and Catarina Percin-

io joining the testosterone fuelled actionon stage.Created by Olivier Award-winning

choreographer Dein Perry, this interna-tionally acclaimed dance sensation hasstomped, beaten, tapped and blown audi-ences away across the globe since debutin Sydney in 1995. It featured at the 2000Sydney Olympics and the movie Boot-men, lead to its fame and popularityacross the world.The showwill run fromTuesday to Fri-

day at 20:00, while shows on Saturdays at15:00 and 20:00. Sunday showswill beheldat 14:00 and 18:00.Tickets, at R100 to R300, are available

from Computicket.For further details visit www.tap-

dogs.com.

TAPPING SENSATIONS: The cast of Tap Dogs will be at the Artscape this month. PHOTO:RALF BRINKHOFF

BRAIN FOOD: South Africa’s favourite tannie, Evita Bezuidenhout, is back as she shares thestage with PieterDirk Uys in a Food for Thought, at the Kelvin Grove Club in Newlands onWednesday 27 March at 19:00. The show is for one night only. In a fundraiser for FoodBank SAand The Darling Trust, Uys will use his famous satire, while Tannie Evita will share somecooking tips for reconciliation. Tickets, at R300, includes a threecourse meal. Great prizes areup for grabs. To book your place email 2 [email protected] or phone Ashleigh on0 0 (021)7945813. PHOTO: PHOTO24

PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERGTuesday, 5 March 2013 OUT AND ABOUT 13

BREAKING NEWS

Ratepayers ripped offMunicipalities crippled by theft

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Port Elizabeth – Municipalitiesaround the country are beingbrought to their knees by ruthless

syndicates who are responsible for citiesand towns losing millions every month.The theft is relentless. In one of the

more recent examples, the NelsonMandela Bay Municipality said it waslosing 24 mi l l ion each month .eThekwini ratepayers are reported tobe losing R120 million a year.The Cit ies of Cape Town and

Johannesburg lose about R121 million andR663 million respectively. The crime has

also been reported as one of the factors thatbrought uMsunduzi Municipality to itsknees. Many other smaller municipalitiesare likewise being devastated.The crime behind these losses is

electricity theft and happens in variousforms. Syndicates employ individuals whoare desperate for work to sell illegalprepaid electricity vouchers, to connecthouseholds illegally, tamper with theirmeters, or to steal electricity cables.The culprits do all of this at a fee,luring innocent people into crime. Thesesyndicates often pretend to be employees

of Eskom or local government, intimidatingand vict imising ordinary cit izens,preventing them from taking action.Recently a large quantity of electricity

boxes, connectors and a receipt book werefound during the arrest of suspects inPort Elizabeth. The receipt book includedaddresses of buildings in Cape Town,George, Knysna and Port Elizabethwhere electricity boxes were installed.Investigations are ongoing and informationfound in the receipt book could lead tofurther arrests. The perpetrators couldface serious criminal charges.

Local government has joined forces withthe power utility Eskom, the businesssector and the media to stem theflow of losses caused by electricity theft.The South African Local GovernmentAssociation (SALGA) is a core partner ofOperation Khanyisa, a campaign thataims to mobilise all South Africans forlegal, safe and efficient electricity use.SALGA has recently committed to

redoubling its efforts to combat thecrime of electricity theft, which it saysis responsible for municipalities losing upto R3.2 billion each year.

According to SALGA’s ExecutiveDirector for Municipal InfrastructureServices, Mthobeli Kolisa, SALGA needsto coordinate and support municipalities toact and report their action in respect ofelectricity theft, and to review their by-laws to have more stringent penaltiesagainst electricity theft.At the launch of Operation Khanyisa,

Xolile George, CEO of SALGA, describedelectricity theft as “a pandemic coursingthrough our delivery capabilities and fiscalplanning.”“Local government,” he said “plays a

pivotal role in the distribution of electricity,and electricity theft hits at the very heartof the electricity distribution industry inSouth Africa.”“Enough is enough,” George continued.

“We have joined forces with our partners inOperation Khanyisa and will stamp outthis crime.”Together with Crime Line, Operation

Khanyisa provides a platform for SouthAfricans to report electricity theftanonymously, by sending a detailed SMSto 32211 (R1/SMS).For more information on how to report or

how you can join the movement visitoperationkhanyisa.co.za, like facebook.com/Operation.Khanyisa, follow twitter.com/@Op_Khanyisa or e-mail: [email protected]

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Thursday 7 March

V Diep River: Parent Centre, a support groupfor motherstobe and mothers, will meet inthe boardroom on the first floor of MediClinicConstantiaberg from 10:00 until noon.Entrance, at R50, includes refreshments. Formore information visit www.theparentcentre.org.za or contact 0 (021) 762 0116 or2 [email protected].

Friday 8 March

V Plumstead: The Plumstead Rusoord willhost an evening with Sonja Heroldt at its hallin Birmingham Road at 19:00. Tickets costR49. Refreshments will be on sale. For moreinformation phone the office on0 (021) 761 2323.

Saturday 9 and 23 March

V Constantia: The Rainbow Puppet Theatrepresents The Brave Little Easter Rabbit at theConstantia Waldorf School in SpaanschematRiver Road at 10:00 and 11:15. Admission isR20. Refreshments will be on sale. ContactAlison on 0 (021) 783 2063 or 2 therain[email protected]

Saturday 9 March

V Tokai: The Tokai Library Craft Market willbe held from 09:00 until 15:00. Varioushomemade crafts will be on sale. Enquiriesand table bookings to Carol on 073 157 6266.

V Hout Bay: The Friends of Hout BayMuseum will host a hike of the Sentinel toSeal Island, with the group meeting outsidethe museum at 08:30. The guide will be MikeHime. Phone 0 (021) 790 6307.

Sunday 10 March

V Constantia: The Alphen Antiques andCollectables Fair will be held at the AlphenCommunity Centre in Main Road from 10:00until 16:00. A variety of items will be on sale.Entry is free and there will be ample parking.Enquiries to Des on 0 084 626 7499.

Monday 11 and 18 March

V Bergvliet: Hope House will host an angermanagement course at its offices on thecorner of Children’s and Silverhurst ways from19:00 until 21:00. The course costs R200. Formore information phone 0 (021) 715 0424.

Tuesday 12 March

V Hout Bay: A free computer course, Computing Beyond Beginners, will be held at theComputer School at the Spinney in MainRoad, at 18:30. Learn about Facebook, theInternet, PayPal, Microsoft Excel and muchmore. Everyone is welcome. Phone Tony Hallon 0 (021) 790 1726 or email [email protected].

Thursday 14 March

V Newlands: The Standard 5 class of 1963 ofCentral Primary School in Diep River, andother past pupils and teachers, are invited toattend the 50th anniversary at NewlandsCricket Ground at 19:00 for 19:30. Email DerekHanslo on [email protected].

Friday 15 March

V Newlands: The South Peninsula HighSchool class of 1968 will hold its 45th yearreunion at Newlands Cricket Ground at 19:00for 19:30. Phone Zubeida on 0 082 786 1456or Zuleiga on 0 (021) 715 1538.

Saturday 16 March

V Bergvliet: The Lions Club of Newlands willhold a family Fun Day at the Cape AcademyCampus on the corner of Firgrove andSpaanschemat roads from 09:00 until 16:00.Donations for a bricabrac and book stall willbe appreciated. Collection can be arranged.Phone Ged Hirschman on 0 082 202 3217 orVal Turner on 0 082 299 2279.

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Eagles kill Snipers’ aim at HartleyvalePRINCESS PRO SERIES defending

champions, the Enriching Life Eagles,are on track to claim their third title

in the tournament after a victory in theiropening game on SundayThe Eagles were expected to continue

where they left off last season and see off theSynsport Snipers with ease, but the opposi-tiondidn’t seem tobe reading from the samescript and went into the half time breakleading 2-0.The defending champions managed to

pull level the scores by the finalwhistle, andwent on to win the resulting showdowns –similar to a soccer penalty shoot-out – 3-0.Andrew Winter was the Player of the

Match for the Snipers, while Keenan Hornetook the honours for the Eagles.There were goals aplenty as the other Pro

Series games at Hartleyvale continued,with two goals ormore being scored in eachmatch.In the opening men’s match, the Printing

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dominated by the Eurolux Fireflies, forwhom SA women’s player Ilse Davids wonthe pink socks, awarded to the player of thematch. Candice Manuel was named as theTeamStrikers Player of theMatch althoughher teamwas on thewrong side of a 2-0 drub-bing.In the second women’s game, the Jewel

Africa All Stars had the better of a hecticfirs- half, leading the Maidens 4-2 at thebreak.

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na Cunliffe – ran out 6-4 winners in a ten-goal thriller. Nicole Bartsch walked awaywith the pink socks for the Maidens.

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Annual walk a success – againLIAM MOSES

A LOUD bang from the starting pistoland they were off – 20 000 people walk-ing through the streets of Green Point

and Sea Point in the annual Sunshine D Po-lar Ice Cream 10km Big Walk.The walk, of which People’s Post was the

printmedia sponsor, has grown to be a high-light on the Cape Town sports calendar andneither the early start nor the rising temper-ature kept walkers from lining up en masseat Cape Town Stadium on Sunday.Elias Parker, convenor of the executive

committee for the walk organisers, thanked

all the walkers for their support of the eventand the charitieswhichwill benefit from theproceeds.“The organisers really believes that the

community has taken ownership of thisevent and we are privileged to host thisevent every year, as well as being able to beof service to our people,” says Parker.“They are the true inspirational force be-

hind this event. They have made this aniconic event. We do the preparation workand we find satisfaction in that, but thisevent would not be successful if not for thesupport.“Thousands of people have walked in the

last few years so they have escalated thisevent to the point where it is recognised asthe third biggest walking event in CapeTown.”This year the Red Cross Children’s Hospi-

tal Trust and Islamic Library will again bethe beneficiaries of the money raised by thewalkers.Since the inaugural event in 2000 over

R1.35m has been raised for the HospitalTrust and been used to upgrade and main-tain the hospital’s facilities, to improve lifefor patients.Last year alone R150 000was raised for the

hospital, and substantial sums have also

been donated to the Islamic Library, theLeague of the Friends of the Blind and Giftof the Givers.Any funds donated to the Hospital Fund

this year will be used for the constructionof a new radiology department, which is ex-pected to cost over R40m.This year, walkers were also addressed by

Fikile Mbalula, the national Minister ofSport and Recreation. All finishers receiveda medal and cash prizes were awarded at alucky draw after the race. The main prizewas two airline tickets to Dubai and $500spending money.

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Wheelchairbound participants set off from the start line the 13th annual Sunshine D Polar Ice Cream 10km Big Walk make on Sunday. The walk featured many wheelchairbound participantsand parents pshing prams, who started ahead of the other walkers. In total 20 000 people took part in the walk, which started next to Cape Town stadium, passed through Sea Point andGreen Point and then finished at the Green Point Track. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

LIAM MOSES

THE interim chairperson of Softball SouthAfrica (SSA) has denied any knowledge ofplayers or officials from theWestern Prov-ince Softball Federation (WPSF) takingpart in the National Provincial Champion-ship this month.At a meeting in February, WPSF decidedagainst participating in the tournament.Later the same month a written instruc-tion was issued to players and officials tonot participate in the tournament.A letter addressed to the general councilsaid “it (was) reported it (was) strongly ru-moured ... that technical officials will bedoing duty at NPC 2013 and an invitation

team fromWPSF is being selected” for par-ticipation.Basil Peters, SSA’s interim chairman,could neither confirm nor deny the ru-mours circulating in local softball circles.“I received the letter from WPSF sayingthey are not going to participate in the Na-tional Provincial Championship (NPC),”he says. “I received no other details aboutpeople wanting to send an invitationalteam.”The first letter states “players, technicalofficials, members of the sub-committees”should not participate in the tournament.“WPSFhas taken an insular stance regard-ing participation at the upcoming NPC toenable the Federation to rather concen-

trate on getting its house in order,” it said.“It is our understanding that Sascoc’smandate to SSA is that it should urgentlyget its house in order aswell. Our provincewill, therefore, not participate at the 2013NPC.”In the latest letter, the unionwarned its af-filiates that anyone who did participate inthe NPCwould be subject to a disciplinaryenquiry.It reads: “We trust this is only a rumourbut, if it becomes a reality, kindly informall yourmembership that such deviance ofthe decision taken at the chairperson’smeeting on Tuesday 5 February will bedealt with via the protest misconduct en-quiry process.”

Denise Paulsen, chairperson of WPSF, re-fused to comment on the letter, the ru-mours or theunion’s decisionnot to partic-ipate in the NPC.Peters refused to make any further com-ments and says he has been instructed bythe South African Sports Confederationand Olympic Committee (Sascoc) not totalk to themedia as SSA is currently underadministration.“Sascoc has given us a directive that thesportmust carry onas it is. There’s nobodybesides the interimcommittee running thesport.“I have been given a directive to refer itto Sascoc if there are any further requestsfor details.”

WP Softball still out of tourney, says letter

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