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This volunteer organisation acts as a watchdog over police service delivery within a specific precinct. According to forum chairperson Azizah Kannemeyer, she is in con- tact with 45 families who have lost a loved one to murder. None of these cases, she says, have been solved. “Victims are not informed of the status of the case. Parents of the victims have received no feed- back whatsoever. This is ridicu- lous,” Kannemeyer fumed at a pub- lic meeting held at the station on Monday. Absenteeism, poor statement writing skills and an unmanned charge office were among the grievances the forum laid before provincial police management at the meeting. Western Cape police head in- spector Brigadier J Solomons says while some of the concerns can be dealt with at station level, provin- cial police will be keeping an eye on the running of this precinct. A commitment was made at the meeting that critical posts will be filled, record keeping will be scru- tinised, attempts will be made to improve relations between com- munity safety structures and the authorities and feedback will be given to the loved ones of the mur- der victims. But Kannemeyer insists that talk is cheap. “We are tired of com- mitments and decisions being made, but with no results. We at- tend meeting after meeting and yet we are no closer to a solution,” she says. “It’s time that management at Athlone police pay attention.” At the top of her list of concerns is a lack of manpower to cover the precinct. “They are under-staffed and this greatly affects the level of produc- tivity. To top it off, they have re- duced the number of sectors in Athlone, which is not managea- ble,” Kannemeyer says. Neighbourhood watches and community structures are not be- ing used effectively and resources, such as police accompaniment on patrol, have not been delivered, she said. But Athlone Police Station Com- mander Krisjan Verwant insisted police are doing the best they can with the resources they have. “We only have two vacancies to fill at the police station and the sta- tion is well equipped,” he argues. Officers are not sent on patrol with the watch convoys as officers are deployed according to statis- tics and hotspots, while the volun- teers are “dependent on chance”. The recent meetings come three months after residents took to the streets to voice their frustration with “substandard policing” (“Dis- appointing’ turnout at police inef- ficiency march”, Monday 10 Feb- ruary, www.peoplespost.co.za). Kannemeyer says despite the community action, nothing has changed. V What are your thoughts on Athlone po- lice’s performance? Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSes cost R1. WAITING FOR CHANGE: The Athlone community’s patience is wearing thin as they wait for drastic changes to be made in order to receive improved services from Athlone Police Station. PHOTO: TARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
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THURSDAY 29 May 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobiTELLING IT AS IT IS
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POLICING: CALLS FOR COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
Cops under investigationTARRENLEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
Threats of a request for a Com-mission of Inquiry may soonbe realised as frustrated Ath-
lone residents take on police for“poor service delivery”.
“Unmanageable” sectors, under-performance, disregard for neigh-bourhood watches, poor intelli-gence, weak case management, alack of competent staff and too lit-tle resources are some of the allega-tions being levelled against stationmanagement by the Athlone Com-munity Policing Forum.
This volunteer organisation actsas a watchdog over police servicedelivery within a specific precinct.
According to forum chairpersonAzizah Kannemeyer, she is in con-tact with 45 families who have losta loved one to murder. None ofthese cases, she says, have beensolved. “Victims are not informedof the status of the case. Parents ofthe victims have received no feed-back whatsoever. This is ridicu-lous,” Kannemeyer fumed at a pub-lic meeting held at the station onMonday.
Absenteeism, poor statementwriting skills and an unmannedcharge office were among thegrievances the forum laid beforeprovincial police management atthe meeting.
Western Cape police head in-spector Brigadier J Solomons sayswhile some of the concerns can bedealt with at station level, provin-cial police will be keeping an eyeon the running of this precinct.
A commitment was made at themeeting that critical posts will befilled, record keeping will be scru-tinised, attempts will be made toimprove relations between com-munity safety structures and the
authorities and feedback will begiven to the loved ones of the mur-der victims.
But Kannemeyer insists thattalk is cheap. “We are tired of com-mitments and decisions beingmade, but with no results. We at-tend meeting after meeting and yetwe are no closer to a solution,” shesays. “It’s time that managementat Athlone police pay attention.”
At the top of her list of concernsis a lack of manpower to cover the
precinct.“They are under-staffed and this
greatly affects the level of produc-tivity. To top it off, they have re-duced the number of sectors inAthlone, which is not managea-ble,” Kannemeyer says.
Neighbourhood watches andcommunity structures are not be-ing used effectively and resources,such as police accompaniment onpatrol, have not been delivered,she said.
But Athlone Police Station Com-mander Krisjan Verwant insistedpolice are doing the best they canwith the resources they have.
“We only have two vacancies tofill at the police station and the sta-tion is well equipped,” he argues.
Officers are not sent on patrolwith the watch convoys as officersare deployed according to statis-tics and hotspots, while the volun-teers are “dependent on chance”.
The recent meetings come three
months after residents took to thestreets to voice their frustrationwith “substandard policing” (“Dis-appointing’ turnout at police inef-ficiency march”, Monday 10 Feb-ruary, www.peoplespost.co.za).
Kannemeyer says despite thecommunity action, nothing haschanged.V What are your thoughts on Athlone police’s performance? Starting with the word“Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSescost R1.
WAITING FOR CHANGE: The Athlone community’s patience is wearing thin as they wait for drastic changes to be made in order to receive improvedservices from Athlone Police Station. PHOTO: TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
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A true feast of fun at food fairWhat’s your flavour?St Theresa’s Primary School will have
their annual food fair on Saturday 31 Mayat Parktown Sports Complex.Not only will there be a variety of mouth-
watering treats, but those attending will be
able to enjoy games and sports, as well asa car show.The event will start at 08:00 and tickets
cost R5 per person and R10 per car.For more information contact the school
on (021) 637 4020.
Learn how to treat your feetTheDiabetes 101 support groupwill host aninformative session on Saturday 7 June at10:00 at the Athlone Library.The topic of discussion will be diabetes
and your feet.Formore information on the session, con-
tact Maria on 082 705 7696 or Abdullah083 786 4338.
MANENBERG: CLAIMS OF SHODDY WORKMANSHIP ON COUNCILOWNED FLATS
New round of homegroansTARRENLEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
Only a week has passed since the firsttenants of Gail Court inManenberg re-ceived the keys to their newly renovat-
ed council flats and already they are disap-pointed.The Community Residential Unit (CRU)
Refurbishment programme in Manenbergwill see 624 flats upgraded by the end of theyear.Work on the unfinished CRUs in Manen-
berg resumed two weeks ago after the pro-gramme was temporarily affected by the fi-nancial troubles of the subcontractor.A replacement subcontractor, Good Hope
Construction, was appointed by the imple-menting contractor Aecom.The upgrade to existing flats includes re-
furbishments such as plumbing, replace-ment of all basins and taps and electrical im-provements.The installation of fences and gates
around the flats and the replacement of dam-aged door locks and doors have also been in-cluded in the planning process.Fromnextweek, it is expected that six ten-
ants will receive keys to their flats everyweek until the completion of this block.While residents are relieved to be back at
home and out of their temporary accommo-dation, not all are jumping for joy.Gail Court resident Margery Olifant says
while the walls and flooring have been fin-ished beautifully, she wonders if they willstill look that way after winter.“Mywindowdoesn’t close properly and af-
ter the little rain we had over the weekendmy floor at the front door was soaking wet,”she insists.“The water was coming in at the bottom
of the door as well as the top of the window.
It was dripping everywhere and I was soworried it would damage my new floors andpaint job,” she says.There are some flats that have no prob-
lems, Olifant continues, but that doesn’t ex-cuse the few units that have fallen throughthe cracks. “I’mveryhappywithmy flat andwould never have been able to afford the up-grade myself. I would just like to have theproblems fixed before the heavy rain falls.”Another resident, who asked not to be
identified, says she also has problems withher windows and front door.“You won’t immediately notice it, but my
husband thinks the gap between the doorand the floor is too big,” she says.“We know there were problems with the
builders but I hope this doesn’t mean thata sloppy job was done to get the work donequickly.”Tenants of Pam, Peta and Ruth courts also
recently moved back into their flats.Ward councillor Junade Hoosain says he
is unaware of complaints regarding the com-pleted council flats. “I haven’t received anycomplaints from residents. As far as I knoweveryone is happy with their refurbished
homes. There were a lot of challenges withthe CRU projects but we problem-solved andhave tried to get residents into their homesas soon as possible,” he insists.“Everyone I have spoken to is happy with
the quality of work done to their homes, butif anyone experiences problems they cangive me a call.”The Gail Court flats fall in the ward of Siy-
abulela Mamkeli, who was unavailable forcomment.According to the City of Cape Town, work
on Gail Court flats numbered 1 to 24 will becompleted by the end of this month.It is also expected that work on flats num-
bered 25 to 48 will be completed in the firstweek of June.The CRU programme was launched as a
result of the City’s dissatisfaction with themaintenance conditions of its rental units.To date, more than 5 000 council rental
units of the 7 775 initially identified in 2008have already been upgraded as part of thisprogramme.V Do you have any problems with your council home?Starting with the word “Post”, SMS your thoughts to32516. SMSes cost R1.
DISAPPOINTED: Some residents of Gail Court are experiencing problems with their upgraded flatsless then a week after moving back. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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RONDEBOSCH EAST: RESIDENTS’ WRANGLE WITH CITY TO REPLACE APPLIANCES AFTER OUTAGE
An intense power struggleCHEVON BOOYSEN
@ChevonBooysen
Claims to the combined value of overR100 000 will be sent to the City of CapeTown by over 30 Rondebosch East
homeowners who lost expensive electricalequipment during a recent power surge.
Several households came to a completestandstill at about 08:00 on Tuesday 6 Maywhen appliances and electrical goods insome cases exploded.
Others found the electricity supply totheir homes had been interrupted and, oncethe flow had been restored, found the goodswere no longer working. And while councilinvestigates the cause of the outage, resi-dents say a lack of maintenance on a nearbysubstation is the cause of the incident.
Pensioner John Stevens was doing early-morning DIY that day when the sander hewas using suddenly stopped working.
“I went inside and found the TV, doorbell,radio, DVD player and alarm clock weredead. I checked the plugs and noticed thattoo was out of order. But when I checked themains, everything looked fine,” he recalls.
Stevens approached his neighbours whosaid they too were without electricity.
A few roads away, Basil Diedericks foundthat only five of his sockets were in workingorder. “The first thing I noticed that morn-ing was that my microwave wasn’t work-ing. I thought it was faulty. But I later foundthat one of my fridges, which has a standbyfunction, was completely off. The food haddefrosted and water was leaking from it. Ithen realised something was wrong.”
Diedericks phoned the City of CapeTown’s call centre, who dispatched a teamof technicians to investigate the issue.
The power was restored three hours later.
One neighbour approached a technicianto ask what had happened, Garlandale/Rondebosch East Residents’ Associationchairperson Ivor van de Ross says.
The man allegedly responded that thesubstation had not been serviced which ledto a power surge.
Stevens, who has lived in the area formore than 40 years, lives near the substa-tion and finds this explanation completelyplausible.
“In all the years that I have been livinghere, not once did I see the unit serviced orupgraded. I heard that it had to be replaced10 years ago already, but it was not done.”
Van de Ross says the association hassince compiled a list of plaintiffs who aredemanding that council pay for their appli-ances. “The progress so far has been veryslow. We have handed over a letter to ourward councillor which has since been re-ferred to a representative at the City of CapeTown. We want this issue to be attended toas a matter of urgency,” Van de Ross insists.
Mayoral Committee member for UtilityServices Ernest Sonnenberg says 27 inci-dents have been reported to council.
“These complaints will be investigatedand reports will be compiled. Each case willbe assessed on its individual merits. Howev-er, the claimant will be advised that the fi-nalisation of his/her claim will be withina three-month period,” Sonnenberg says.
When questioned about the servicing ofthe substation and the residents’ allega-tions of neglect, Sonnenberg responded:“The City has conducted a preliminary in-vestigation. However, the cause of the pow-er outage is still to be determined.”V Were you affected by the power surge? Startingwith the word “Post”, SMS your views to 32516. SMSescost R1.
BROKEN: Resident John Stevens says he suffered a great loss during the power outage thathappened earlier this month. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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TTOPOP HONOHONOURURS:S: People’s Post Mitchell’s Plain journalist Laila Majiet, winnerof the Alet Roux Medal at the MDDA/ Sanlam Awards, is congratulated bynews editor Mandy King. This honour is conferred on the most promising newcomer with less than three years’ experience and who also made it into thetop 20 of the Journalist of the Year category. It is the first time Majiet hasentered this competition and the judges said her portfolio contained “a rangeof different kinds of stories that provided strong evidence of versatility andtenacity alongside excellent writing skills”. People's Post forms part of WPMedia (WPM) which also comprises TygerBurger and City Vision newspapers.In the sport writing category People’s Post sports journalist Liam Moses andCity Vision contributing journalist Cliffy Mago were among the top 10 contenders. TygerBurger journalist Michelle Linnert won both the Human Interest writing and News Photographer categories. In the Human Interest category Majietcame in the top 10, while TygerBurger journalist Andre Bakkes was among thetop three. In the Hard News category TygerBurger journalist Desiree Rorke wasin the top three, with Majiet in the top 10. WPM photographer Carina Rouxwas in the top three for Press Photographer of the Year and in the top 20for the News Photographer category. Bakkes and Rorke were in the top 10for the Journalist of the Year category. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
Church’s feastThe Church of the Holy Spirit will host asit-down dinner to celebrate their 45th an-niversary on Friday 6 June. The event willbe held at the church hall in Bailey Cres-cent, Heideveld, at 19:00. Tickets, at R120,can be bought at the church. A three-course meal is included in the cost. CallGerald Adams on (021) 637 5426.
CRIME: RISE IN VIOLENCE
Sufferthe littlechildrenTARRENLEE HABELGAARN
@LeeLaVidaLoca
Incidents of assault, kidnapping andchild human trafficking are reported al-most daily in the Western Cape.Staff at The Saartjie Baartman Centre,
a facility for abused women and childrenin Manenberg, says they have seen a 65%increase in the need for services over thelast few years with child services near thetop of this list.This month marks the first birthday of
their children’s counselling programme,which aims to assist children in overcom-ing the trauma of domestic violence.While Child Protection Week highlights
the rights of children in South Africa fromthe Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June, theSaartjie Baartman Centre has found thatperpetrators are rarely appropriately pun-ished for their crimes.Based in an area with high rates of
crime, gangsterism, unemployment andsubstance abuse, the centre has played akey role in combating abuse in the commu-nity.Child counsellor at the centre ZeenatOs-
man-Nieftagodien says children are themost vulnerable members of society.“Most of the women who arrive at the
centre are single mothers, where the fa-ther is either absent or has been abusive.We are able to assess and provide counsel-ling to children staying at the shelter aswell as those living in the area,” she says.The centre provides counselling on an
out-patient basis to children not living onthe premises.Saartjie Baartman is the only one-stop
facility of its kind in the province. Theyprovide crisis response, temporary shel-ter, counselling, legal advice and job skillstraining to an average of 6 600 women andchildren each year.The onsite shelter can house 30 women
and 55 children at any given time.Problems faced by the children who vis-
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Three licensed liquor outlets will legallybe able to keep their doors open forlonger.
A trio of applications for extended tradinghours were recently approved by the FezekaSubcouncil, while a fourth application wasdenied.
The outlets – situated in Manenberg, Hei-develd and Silvertown – receivedmixed sup-port from councillors at the monthly meet-ing last week.
Frank’s Liquors in Anthony Road, Silver-town was denied extended trading hoursmuch to the relief of residents living aroundthe establishment.
The owner declined the opportunity tocomment.
Ward councillor Suzette Little says be-sides frequently receiving complaints fromneighbours about anti-social behaviour onthe property, illegal operations are not sup-ported. “There is no Land Use Applicationfor this property and therefore theyare oper-ating illegally. I also have two Early Child-hood Development centres near the proper-ty and staff at the facilities are not in favourof having the business operating in theneighbourhood,” she says.
“More residents are starting to take own-ership of their communities and are gettinginvolved in the public participation process.It cannot be stressed enough how importantit is for residents to send in their objections.In this case, residents voiced their concernsand the application was denied.”
Athlone Community Policing Forumchairperson Azizah Kannemeyer confirmsthe organisation supports council’s decisionto reject the application.
“The property in question has come up atanumber ofmeetings. Residents fromneigh-bouring properties have complained aboutpeople drinking in the street, urinating infront of homes and people coming to thestore long after closing time,” she says.
“We are not against liquor stores operat-ing in the area if they operate legally andstick to the rules. We cannot allow people tosell liquor until late at night because it pro-vides an opportunity for crime to takeplace.”
Resident Maxine Carelse says loitering,noise disruption andparking issues are onlysome of the problems surrounding the Sil-vertown property.
“Wehave been fighting formonths to havethe store closed.Manyof the characters com-
ing to buy liquor here can’t be trusted andI don’t want to live near a bottle store.”
Athlone police spokesperson Sergeant Zi-ta Norman says regular stop and searchesare conducted at the premises.
“We have been alerted by neighbours ofnoise disturbance, loitering and publicdrinking in front of the premises. We con-duct regular patrols, especially over week-ends or when asked to assist a neighbour,”she says. “Members of the local neighbour-hood watches have also complained aboutthis property and reported anti-social be-haviour.”
Liquor licenses for Manenberg-based out-lets Radi’s Liquors and Liquor King, as wellas N and M Liquors in Heideveld were ap-proved.
Ward 44 councillor Anthony Moses saysthe decision to approve the extension of astore’s trading hours is based on the publicparticipation process and the impact an es-tablishment has on its immediate environ-ment.
“There were no objections received fromneighbours. There is one church near theproperty, but no objections were receivedfrom them either,” he says.
“These businesses have been in the areafor a long time. If a business isn’t a distur-bance to neighbours or facilities such asschools, clinics or churches, there is no rea-son to object against the application.”V Do you have any problem liquor stores in your neighbourhood? Starting with the word “Post”, SMS yourviews to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
UNHAPPY HOUR: Customers of a Silvertown liquor store will have to make their late night trips to a different outlet. PHOTO: TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
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PEOPLE'S POST | ATHLONEThursday, 29 May 20146 NEWS
COURT ACTION: PLEA TO HALT CANNABIS CASES
Dagga Party ready for legal wrangleNICOLE MCCAIN
@nickymccain
M ass action in front of theCape Town High Court bythe Dagga Party has called
for the judiciary to postpone alldagga-related cases, as the partychallenges the drug’s ban.A number of cases have been
paused over the past year as theState is called upon to justify thelegislation banning the drug, saysparty leader Jeremy Acton. He be-lieves a precedent has been set anda temporary stay must now be of-fered across the county until thecases which challenge the consti-tutionality of dagga prohibitionare finalised.The application does not seek to
prevent arrests by the police, Ac-ton says, as the dagga laws muststill be changed.“This will grant ordinary people
equal rights to those who havebeen given the right to stay theirprosecutions, thus citizens’ rightsare upheld. It will instantly reducethe massive costs of prosecutionsin the courts, butmay– if theprohi-bition is not overturned – lead toa backlog which may have to becaught up with later,” he says.Jacques Sibomana, spokesper-
son for the National Institute forCrime Prevention and the Reinte-gration of Offenders, is concernedthe national stay could cause abacklog at courts.“It will affect the court roll. Peo-
ple will be kept in limbo, not know-
ing whether or not the prosecutionwill continue. Some cases may fallthrough the cracks and docketswill get lost. It will be an adminis-trative nightmare,” he says.However, Acton says the stay
will not cause hassle.“I do not foresee any harm to so-
ciety arising from the granting ofthe order, but I do see a lesseningof harms and costs to society in theimmediate and long term, whicharise from the prohibition, andwhich are substantial. Prosecutionfor cannabis is more damaging toanyone than the cannabis itself.”
The stay will impact on police of-ficers, Sibomana warns.“Police will become very demor-
alised as there will be no logicalconclusion to their hard work andconsequently they will start ignor-ing these transgressions,” he frets.However, Acton says the police
would have to continue arrests un-der their constitutional mandate.“If this order is granted tomor-
row, prosecutors nationwide couldinstruct the police to only concen-trate on cultivation, and largerquantities, but to confiscate small-er amounts without charging theperson. That would minimiseharms for the ordinary user,” hesays. “This should maintain a bal-anced legal situation while the fu-ture of dagga is considered in thecourts.”Sibomana suggests tackling dag-
ga-related cases through a differ-ent approach.“We do not believe in sending
people to jail, and giving them acriminal record for these lifestyletransgressions, is effective. Oneneeds behaviour change pro-grammes, non-custodial responsesand programme interventionswhich concentrate on awareness,education and behaviour changetherapies,” he says.Acton hopes the stay will herald
a change in the county’s legisla-tion.“We are in a process of change in
South Africa regarding attitudestowards dagga, especially since thetruth about dagga as amedical, nu-tritional, industrial and energy re-source has become known. Agranting of this application will bea massive lifting of the oppressionbeing faced by thousands daily,and really set the stage for legalisa-tion and regulating of dagga for thepublic benefit.”
CALLING FOR A STAY: Dagga Party leader Jeremy Acton outside the Cape High Court before his case started.Photo: Bertram Malgas. PHOTO: PHOTO24/BERTRAM MALGAS
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M anenberg high school principalswarn that fighting on school play-grounds will not be tolerated.
Awebsite encouraging pupils to post their“most violent playground fights” has princi-pals concerned.Manenberg police spokesperson Lieuten-
ant Ian Bennett confirms the website hasbeen brought to their attention.“This is a new thing that has been happen-
ing at schools. Children are easily influ-enced and all it takes is a mention of theword fame,” he says.“Many of these kids come from abusive
backgrounds and acceptance is a majorthing for them. All they want is to be ac-knowledged and to be accepted.”Bennett explains thatmanypupilswhoget
involved with internet fight sites do so forthe attention.“They don’t get the attention they crave
at home so they enjoy the attention thatcomes from the response of these videos. Weare busywith a number of programmeswithschool kids to educate them about the conse-quences of violence.”Bennett says aside from their interactive
initiativeswith the youth, police are encour-aging parents to take interest in their chil-dren’s behaviour and activities.“We urge parents to be alert of where your
child is and who they are hanging out with.Children are watching these videos and we
are relying on parents to intervene,” he en-courages.“If there isn’t an interest in the videos
then children won’t want to make them.”SilverstreamHighprincipal Leslie Peters
says they will not tolerate pupils fighting.“We have very strict rules against fight-
ing. If learners are involved in a fight theyhave to attend a disciplinary hearing andcould get suspended,” he says.“Fighting is a very serious concern for us.
If gangs outside of school see specific chil-dren fighting in a video, it could lead tofights among gangs. Onmore then one occa-sion, children have almost been fatally in-jured.” “I don’t think the creators of this siteknow the serious harm such a site couldcause. In areas like Manenberg, where peo-ple are already suffering because of vio-lence,we can’t afford to negatively influencethe children,” he says.Peters says the school has already re-
ceived bad publicity in the past and is tryingto rebuild the schools reputation.He fears a site like this could cause even
more damage to the schools name.“During the last two yearswe have experi-
enced great challenges with safety at theschool and are involved with the saferschools programme,” he says.“We are trying to get the children to a
point where they feel safe and want to learnat school.”Manenberg High principal Thurston
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“We do everything to encourage pupils toworkhardat school and touplift themselves.I don’t approve of websites that encouragepupils to load fighting videos,” he says.“The creators of these sites have evil in-
tentions. We are always alert and vigilant atschool to ensure that all pupils remain un-harmed.”Brown says fighting at school is not toler-
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INTERNET FIGHTS: Manenberg principals say fighting at school will not be tolerated.
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Bursary recipients to be announcedThe ImamAbdullahHaronEducationTrust(IAHET) will host their ninth general meet-ing on Tuesday 3 June.The meeting will take place at 19.30 at Al-
exander Sinton High School hall in Thorn-ton Road.
The successful applicants for the 2014 IA-HET bursary awards will be announced atthe meeting.All are welcome to attend and refresh-
ments will be served. Formore informationcontact Mogamad Allie 082 467 7699.
Find the class for youThe An Nur Education Centre will be host-ing an expo on Saturday 21 June at RylandsCivic Centre.The event will start at 09:00 and end at
14:30. All are welcome to attend.Those attending will have the opportune-
ly to see all the different structures availa-
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time madrassa, the Darun Na-iem pro-gramme, the Hifthz programme and thesewing project, to name a few.For more information contact Mariam
Edwards on 078 262 1203.
Fuss over theForeshoreThe Foreshore is earmarked for revamp
costing over R1.6bn. This is to be com-pleted by 2016. By 2020, another revamp
worth billions will again take place.Among the biggest changes will be the ex-
pansionof theCapeTown InternationalCon-vention Centre – to the tune of R832m.A R500m renewal of the Standard Bank
building is also underway.Is this money well spent? Here’s what Peo-
ple’s Post readers had to say.
NIC GROBLER says it is very heartbreaking thatso much money is budgeted for the Foreshore.“The elderly battle to get through the month, yetmillions are spent on that.” PHOTOS: JODY FORTUIN
CHANTAL VAN DER LINDE believes that the Cityis wasting the money. “There are so many homeless people that need help. The money should beused for the people suffering in our city.”
NEEL CHADEE thinks there are plenty of otherprojects which need money. “The Foreshore ismodern enough. The City needs to focus on poverty and stop using taxes to please the tourists.”
MARNE VELDSMAN says tourism is a big part ofwhat makes Cape Town businesses excel. “Beforethey revamp the Foreshore, they should fix theroads and infrastructure.”
ZUKISWA NQOLOBE thinks the Foreshore is beautiful enough. “They need to get more staff for thepublic clinics and they need to build hospitals inthe townships instead of wasting the money.”
MICHELLE PARENT believes the resources shouldbe used on people who need it. “We have a beautiful Foreshore already and it should stay thatway, They should donate it to the Aids research.”
SIPHENKNOSI GQIBA gives the plan his approval.“The Foreshore is beautiful, but if they make iteven better there will be so much more tourists.More tourists means more business.”
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After the release of land for almost 300houses in the District Six restitutionprocess, claimant organisations are
calling for the Cape Peninsula University ofTechnology to release more property.The Department of Rural Development
and Land Reform is currently completingphase three of a housing project in DistrictSix.Premier Helen Zille recently announced
that land to build 280 new homes is being re-leased by the university as part of the landrestitution process in District Six.However, District Six Working Commit-
tee chairperson Shahied Ajam says the do-nation is not sufficient.Ajamwould like to see 150ha of land given
to claimants as restitution. He says theformer District Six was made up of 150ha,but only around 40ha have been made avail-able for land claims.“Over 70% of the former District Six area
is lost land. While we are grateful that theuniversity is giving off a piece of its land forthe third phase,wewantmore land released.The university occupies almost 50% of theland in District Six and that land must bereturned to the people,” he says.Historically District Six was 98ha, of
which only 42ha is left, District Six Redevel-opment and Beneficiary Trust chairpersonAnwah Nagia says.Ajam has called for all privately-owned
property to be given over to restitution, in-cluding the university property.“At the moment, legislation is centred
around housing developments, not aroundrestoring this historical site and the dignityof its residents,” he says.
“We want learning to be available to alland the open space and residences of the uni-versity to be given back to the people. Thatis just and fair. We also look forward to therenaming of the university to the DistrictSix University of Technology,” he says.The university had not responded to ques-
tions at the time of going to print.Hundreds of people forcibly removed un-
der the Group Areas Act are expected tolodge restitution claims after the NationalAssembly recently passed the Restitution ofLand Right Amendment Bill.The Bill prescribes changes to the Restitu-
tion of Land Rights Act no 22 of 1994, andcalls for the reopening of lodgement of landclaims for a period of five years.The new deadline for lodgement of claims
set out in the Bill is 30 June 2019.TheBillwill nowbe referred to theNation-
al Council of Provinces and, if passed, willgo to the president for approval.Once the president has signed the Bill into
law, the claims process will reopen, says theDepartment of Rural Development andLand
Reform provincial spokesperson VuyaniNkasayi. Claims will be lodged through anelectronic system that will be managed bythe Commission on Restitution of LandRights and through claim forms thatwill on-ly be available from the offices or officialsof the Commission.
District Six – plot developmentsRESTITUTION: CALL FOR CPUT TO RELEASE MORE LAND
BUILDING THE FUTURE: The District Working Committee has called for the Cape Peninsula University of Technology to release additional land afterthe university made property for the development of almost 300 houses available. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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Making their country proud in an envi-ronmental friendly way.
Two 15-year-old boys from the StarCollege in Sybrand Park has brought homegold medals from the International ScienceProject Olympiad.
Isma-eel Jakoet and Arshad Sayed tookthe first prize in the Olympiad’s environ-mental category, with a project to filter ex-haust gases.
The two pupils flew to Jakarta, Indonesia,with their principalMahmutOzer fromSun-day 27 April until Monday 12 May.
“They used already used tea bags to filterthe carbon monoxide emitted by car ex-hausts and released clean air,” says Ozer.
The Olympiad in Jakarta saw pupils from25 countries demonstrate projects to judgesfrom the national Ministry for Educationand Technology in Indonesia.
With 75 projects taking part in the olympi-ad, Jakoet and Sayed said hearing theirnames called out for gold medals was inde-
scribable.“For some reason, we were aiming for sil-
ver, because there were so many projects.After all our hardwork, it was a dream cometrue to win gold for our school and country,”says Jakoet.
Despite the competitive spirit of theOlym-piad, Sayed said making friends from acrossthe world was one of the trip’s highlights.
“Making so many friends from differentcountries and experiencing their differentcultures were amazing. I will never forgetthe bond we all had,” says Sayed. Jakoet andSayed hope to introduce it to car companiesso they can start using and decrease theemission of gases such as, carbon dioxide,carbon monoxide and hydro-carbons.
“The idea for this project was presentedbefore by a previous pupil of Star College,but it was improved byArshad and Isma-eel.Gold is always what you secretly hope for,so it was wonderful when they came homewith gold,” said Ozer.
The pupils and their principal arrivedback in Cape Town on Monday 12 May toproud families and fellow pupils.
CHAMPIONS: StarCollegeprincipalMahmutOzer isflanked byArshadSayed(left) andIsmaeelJakoet whowon a goldmedal for aproject.PHOTO: JODYFORTUIN
Belthorn’s lush crown jewelJODY FORTUIN
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Creating a cleaner and greener environ-ment in Athlone, one school at a time.
Four years ago, Belthorn Primary wasadopted by Kirstenbosch National Botan-ical Garden to beautify the premises.
Now, together with the South AfricanNational Biodiversity Institute, Kirsten-bosch handed the premises back to theschoolwith verdant gardens as the crownjewels.
In 2009, Kirstenbosch joined forceswith Belthorn Primary to grow a gardenfor the school to use for multiple purpos-es.
Kirstenbosch maintained the gardenby providing 68 different plants, compost
and other garden materials to grow theircolourful garden.
Over the years, Kirstenbosch helpedBelthornPrimarykeepup the gardenandtheyheld special classes at the school thatwould teach the staff and pupils how tomanage a garden.
Anneen Abels, principal of BelthornPrimary, says: “The garden has becomea peaceful place for the pupils to enjoy.It immediately relaxes you when youwalk through it.”
The pupils also use the garden to re-search plants in their science class.
“The pupils can use their skills andpractise greening outside our schoolgates by starting in their own yard andthen expanding to the community,” saysAbels.
GREEN: Belthorn Primary is very proud of their garden that took four years to perfect.
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The event will start at 10:00 and aims tohelp the raise R100 000.
BTC director Theo Davids says this is anambitious goal and can’t be reached alone.
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and respect, and for this reason the proceedsof this campaign will be used specifically toassist children with severe disabilities ineight day care centres,” he says.
The entertainment that will provided byBTC, together with its many guest, includesthe Marimba Band of the Athlone School forthe Blind, Bridgetown High’s jazz band,Emile Petersen’s freestyle dance crew, Il-haam Ockards and the comedians of theManenberg Leadership College as well asthe Bridgetown Royal Queen line dancers toname a few.
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Masiphumelele RFC extended theirlead at the top of the Western Prov-ince Club Rugby Southern League by
trouncing Richmond Rangers away fromhome last Saturday.
The Noordhoek side went into the fixturewith a perfect record, claiming five pointsin all four of their previous fixtures.
Masi kicked off the season with a 25-11 winover Lagunya, thrashed Thistles 47-0,drubbed Bishop Lavis 64-5 and pummelledPeninsula 49-5, before brushing aside Rich-mond Rangers 42-3 at the weekend.
The run of impressive victories leaves Ma-si on 25 points, three points ahead of second-placed Young Wesleys, with a game in hand.
The Pumas will undoubtedly continuetearing apart all challengers, starting withYoung Brothers who visit the NoordhoekSports Field on Saturday 31 May.
Brothers, who have won three of their sixgames and occupy fifth place on the table,are unlikely to pick up points.
Meanwhile, Retreat RFC will play theirsecond regional derby in as many weekswhen they visit Lakeside to face PeninsulaRFC on Saturday.
Retreat have had an inconsistent seasonso far, losing four matches and winning two.
The season started with a 17-3 loss toYoung Wesleys, a narrow 8-6 loss to Lagunyafollowed and then a 26-23 defeat to Thistles.
Retreat stopped the rot by beating BishopLavis 26-5, but then slumped to a 15-8 loss toRocklands, before thumping Grassy Park’sTitans RFC 32-6 last Saturday.
Peninsula have fared slightly better, los-ing two games and winning three.
They opened the season with a 31-7 loss toRocklands, but responded to beat Titans 18-8in their next fixture, thrash Richmond Rang-ers 43-5 in the next and scrape past YoungBrothers 18-23.
But their run of wins came to a crashinghalt against Masi and a crushing 45-7 loss to
Young Wesleys followed in the next game.However, form will have little impact on
the derby, which features one of the fiercestrivalries in the Cape.
Titans will also be in action on Saturday,hosting fourth-placed Lagunya.
They lost their opening game to Peninsu-la, beat Richmond Rangers 36-8 and sneakedpast Young Brothers 18-15.
They suffered heavy losses in their nextthree fixtures, with a 45-15 loss to YoungWesleys coming between the defeats to Masiand Retreat. Lagunya will feel confident ofleaving Rooikrans Sports Complex with afive-point victory.V All matches will kickoff at 16:00 on Saturday.
TRIPPING UP: Caledonian Roses player Fagmie Sydow (left) is tripped by Zubaid Isaacs of Watsoniain a City League match at the Noll Avenue Sports Complex on Saturday. Callies won 3113.
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Cape Town’s best under-17 sides havea shot at both regional and nationalglory as the Engen Knockout Chal-
lenge goes nationwide this year.The Cape tournament is hosted by San-
tos FC.People’s Post is the tournament’s print
media sponsor.As in previous years, five regional
events will take place in Port Elizabeth,Bloemfontein, Durban, Gauteng andCape Town with an extensive qualifyingphase leading up to a top quality tourna-ment over one weekend.Theeventualwinnersusuallybag cash,
equipment and the admiration of theCape’s football fanatics, but this yearthey will also qualify for the inauguralEngen Champs of Champs.The Champs of Champs will see all the
regional winners face off in Gauteng inOctober, in a tournament hosted by AB-SA Premiership side Supersport United.Engen group sponsorship manager
Brad Bergh says it was time to take thenext step after the 10th instalment of thetournament last year.“After 10 years of our involvement in
youth development football, we felt it wastime to take the next step in creating aneweventwhereSouthAfrica’s best com-pete against each other in the Champs ofChamps, elevating the level of the tourna-
ment to a much higher level,” he says.Since formation, the Knockout Chal-
lenge has influenced the lives of 18 000participants across the country.Each of the five regional tournaments
sees 16 teams play a total of 48 matchesover three days.The tournament has been a proving
ground for SA’s most precocious under-17 players and several of the countries topplayers took their first steps towards pro-fessionalism at the Challenge.Former participants include Thulani
Serero, Ronwen Williams and KeeganDolly to mention just a few.Ajax Cape Town won the title for the
sixth time last year, beating Claremont’sASD Academy 4-3 on penalties in the fi-
nal. Pinelands club OldMutual Academyfinished fifth, Grassy Park’s Crusadersended seventh and Mitchell’s Plain sideKenpark United were eighth.Hanover Park FC finished ninth and
Green Point Salesians finished 10th over-all.Ajax will be desperate to hang to the
Knockout Challenge trophy and earn achance to prove themselves to be SouthAfrica’s best.The draw for the Cape Town Engen
KnockoutChallenge finalswill take placeat Athlone Stadium on Tuesday 22 July.The tournament itself will run from
Friday 1 to Sunday 3 August at the Wil-liam Herbert Sports Complex in Wyn-berg.