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A grand plan to change the face of thepromenade will see locals enjoying agreener and more pedestrian-friendlyspace.The plan appeared before the Good Hope

Subcouncil on Monday to establish a time-line for implementation.The first section to be completed will in-

clude the area around theMiltonRoadplaypark and will see the paving redone andplay equipment improved, saysward coun-cillor Beverley Schafer.A study into creating a comprehensive

plan was commissioned by council duringthe planning of the Green Point UrbanPark upgrade. According to a report to thesubcouncil, it was decided that the seawall

first be upgraded, which will be completedin 2017. This will cost R35m.The upgrade, which has been approved

by theward committee, divided the prome-nade into sections, analysing what is need-ed for each area. The plan proposes trans-forming the Mouille Point parking lot, us-ing wooden decks to create a series of levelchanges and formalising the parking areatominimise anti-social behaviour current-ly taking place.The grass area surrounding the light-

house would receive extra seating in theupgrade, with seats built into the walls.Low walls would also be used to prevent

the waves, which splash over the sea wall,from eroding the grass.Formalised pathways feature high on

the list of upgrades, with a series of trailsplanned across the promenade from the

children’s play area inMouille Point alongthe grass areas to Sea Point.Play areaswill also be included in theup-

grades, with a spray park proposed andplans to modernise and improve existingchildren-friendly areas. A memorial hasalso been put forward for the docking areabetween Mouille Point and Sea Point, tohonour poet Ingrid Jonker, who drownedherself at the site.A statue which casts one of her poems

in concrete has been proposed, or an art-work that is exposed at low tide.The proposed upgrade is vital to ensure

tourists visit the promenade, says visitorMororeMorayksMphalele. “It’s definitelynecessary. Even the benches are in poorcondition. It would be great if they couldinclude some landscaping into the upgradeso that there is a bit of shade. The upgrade

also needs to look atmaking the area safer.Manyof the railings are rusty,which couldbe really dangerous for kids, and there isvery little signage warning of the rockybeaches,” he says.However, local Erna Landsman believes

the upgrade will make little differenceagainst erosion. “As a child we had moreaccess to the area. It was cleaner and safer.Now there are shells, rocks and glass. It’snot as nice. But I don’t know if an upgradewill help. The sea takes its toll and youcan’t fight nature. It’s God’s creation. If Hewants to take it, He will.” she says.The upgrade will get underway around

March or April, after the tender process,Schafer says. A public participation proc-ess and environmental impact assess-ments may follow if necessary for certainsections of the upgrade.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 23 January 20142 NEWS

NOTICE OF A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF CAPE TOWNA meeting of the Council of the City of Cape Town will be held on Wednesday29 January 2014 at 10:00 in the Council Chamber, 6th floor, Podium Block, Civic Centre,12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town.

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

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Less than 1% of skilled blind people are em-ployed.

This shocking statistic was recently re-leased by the Cape Town Society for theBlind.

Andmore than 99% of the disabled popula-tion are jobless due to widespread discrimi-nation and ignorance in the workplace de-spite having the skills to be employed, saysCEO Lizelle van Wyk.

Moreover, the majority of visually im-paired people in South Africa are unem-ployed, she continues, estimating thisnumber to be as high as 90%.

While the benefits of employing compe-tent visually impaired employees arecountless, most businesses continue toclose the door in applicants’ faces.

Application declinedMziyanda Mpiyane (44) previously held

top positions as chief executive officer andmanaging director before being declaredpartially blind.

He resigned three years ago after findingit virtually impossible to keep up with hisfully sighted colleagues.

Mpiyane was unemployed for almost ayear as he battled to find a companywillingto recruit a disabled worker.

Despite being a BCom graduate andachieving his degree in education, busi-nesses declined the opportunity to workwith him.

“I don’t think the workplace is ready forpeople with disabilities. Many companiessay they are looking for people like us, butit is still a battle to find work,” he says.

With four children to support, Mpiyane’swifewas forced to go jobhunting after beinga stay-at-home mother for seven years.

A year after entering the unemploymentranks, he was eventually employed at ame-dia company as a contract administrator.

He works on a computer installed withsoftware to make working online easier.

And while his new position is not wherehewould have seen himself 10 years ago, heis happy to finally be employed.

Business senseMichael Bagraim of the Cape Chamber of

Commerce says employing disabled work-ers boosts the BEE ratings of a company.This could then lead to interest from busi-nesses wishing to work with establish-ments boasting a high employment equitypercentage. “Employing a disabled personhasmanybenefits.Wehave found that disa-bledpeople aremore loyal to a companyandtheir level of productivity is better becausethey realise that their employer has donetheir utmost to create employment forthem,” he says.

Blinded by ignoranceSociety’s understanding of the challenges

facing the blind is very limited, says Ar-

mand Bam, CEO of League of Friends of theBlind. The only shortcoming of employinga blind or visually impaired person is thestigma attached and the psycho-social as-pect of people’s ignorance.

“The advantages, however, are endless.People are too quick to point out or seek thelimitations in a blind, visually impaired orotherwise disabled person.”

The organisation has an independent de-velopment programme for adults and aimsto equip them with skills so they may gainindependence. Participants are taught howto adjust to blindness and from there theyare reintegrated into the working sector.

The NGO also assists people who mighthave gone blindwhileworking at a companyand intervenes in the best way possible toassure that the individual retains his or herjob by following the correct procedures.

Fit for the jobIn a chirpy yet professional voice, Eliza-

beth Maphike (43) answers the phone aftera few rings.

She is blind, but has been volunteering atthe Cape Town Society for the Blind for justover three years. She lost her sight 12 yearsago due to hypertension.

Her duties include administration and re-ception, which she handles with ease.

Maphike is currently completing her finalyear in Public Relations and has completedcourses tobetterher chancesof findinga job.

“Companies rather tell youwhat you can’tdo instead of giving you a chance at showingthem what your abilities are,” she says.

Maphike is also the secretary of South Af-rican Blind Women in Action and compilesnewsletters for other organisations and fa-cilities for the blind.

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As the leanestmonth of the year leavesmostcounting their rands and cents, scamstersare cashing in on consumers’ desperationfor a good deal or free voucher.

A local information technology serviceprovider warns that con artists are out infull force and advises all internet users toknow the methods used in scams.

Malicious linksThe easiest way to be targeted is through

an email, text or Facebook post, supposedlyoffering a great deal.

“Generally, don’t click on a link fromsomeone you don’t know as it could be spy-ware or amalicious programme designed tocapture passwords and other personal infor-mation,” warns Leaine Brebber, head ofcommunications for the service provider.

If you don’t remember entering a competi-tion or ordering a package and the dealseems too good to be true, it is probably ascam.

Examples of such cons are the free R500Woolworths and Pick n Pay gift vouchersyou can supposedly win by sharing a linkon your Facebook page.

“Always check the source of the link, evenif it’s from someone you know. A scammercould have hijacked their account and sentit on their behalf,” Brebber says.

Phony offers come in the formof an email,text message or Facebook post saying thatyou’ve won a prize or that you’ve qualifiedfor a massive discount or sum of money ona gift card.

You are then required to enter extensivepersonal information in order to receive itor share the link with your friends.

“Don’t do it! The more personal informa-tion theyhave, the easier itwill be to get intoyour bank account, for example. Ignorelinks offering ridiculousdiscounts and steerclear of sites that offer gift cards at unheardof prices,” she urges.

“You know the saying ‘If it sounds toogood to be true, it probably is’? This is thegeneral rule when it comes to scams.”

Some sites do offer amazing deals, likeGroupon and Superbalist (Citymob), but it’sthe unknown sites that you need to watchout for.

The ones with strangely spelt names orwhich offer highly sought after items like

iPads and iPhones at abnormally low pricesshould be treated with caution.

Be very wary when entering your creditcard details onto unknown sites and makesure that the site is secure.

Thewebaddress shouldbeginwithhttps:// instead of http://.

The “s” means that it is secure.“We recommend using a separate card for

online purchases and setting your limit aslow as possible, so that if your details arestolen, the damage will be minimal. It’s alsonot advisable to save any of your credit carddetails on a site for future purchases,” Breb-ber advises.

Dubious websites can also pull you in byoffering vouchers for popular gifts.

If you have to enter a lot of personal infor-mation to receive the prize, the warningbells should start to sound.

If you are required to sign up to the ac-count to purchase, using a password you ha-ven’t used for anything else is a good idea.

What to doIf you think you’ve fallen victim to an on-

line scam, immediately run a virus scan.Cellphones and tablets aren’t immune toscamware, so this applies to all devices.

“We recommend using ESET NOD32 fordesktop andmobile security,” Brebber says.

Change your password if you think youhave been scammed and call your creditcard company right away.

Theywill put awatch onyour card for sus-picious activity.

“Stick to the well-known sites, don’t clickon any links from unfamiliar sources anddon’t be tricked into givingupextensiveper-sonal information to get a good deal,” Breb-ber encourages.

Warning: online conmen on the prowl

CONNECTING THE DOTS: Jennifer Fleischmann, who has been blinded by glaucoma, relies solely onbraille to complete many of her daily duties as a receptionist at the League of the Friends of theBlind. PHOTO: TAURIQ HASSEN

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A Long Street mosque is hoping to stem thetide of drunken behaviour, loud music andunruly revellers flowing past its door.Members of the Muslim community have

highhopes that a rulingby theWesternCapeLiquor Board will set a precedent forcingbars to be more mindful of one of the city’soldest mosques.The Palm Tree Mosque in Long Street, es-

tablished in 1820, recently objected to thegranting of a liquor licence for a newbar andrestaurant planned for opposite the place ofworship.The licence was granted with several

strict conditions, says the Bo-Kaap Civic As-sociation chairperson Osman Shaboodien.“The board ruled in favour of the bar, butstipulated that no liquorwas to be consumedon the building’s three balconies, the pave-ment is to be kept clear, the noise level mustbe controlled and the owner is to work outan agreementwith themosque regarding re-ligious events and times,” he says.Philip Prinsloo, spokesperson for the liq-

uor board, says standard conditions are giv-en to licence holders and even more condi-tions can be added to a liquor licence if nec-essary.The conditions attached to the liquor li-

cence include adequately trained securityguards to monitor the behaviour of the pa-trons inside and outside the premises; ar-rangements must be made with the mosqueto ensure the business does not interfere inthe religious activities and prayers of themosque, specifically relating to noise; andthat the bar is responsible for maintainingorder in and outside the premises and for atleast that section of the road and sidewalkdirectly in front of the premises of themosque.However, the conditions were a bitter-

sweet victory, Shaboodien says.“The first prize would have been to not

have a bar there. But we’re hoping a prece-dent has been set. There has been no typeof respect or accommodation for themosque,” he says.

Imam Anwar Kamali takes issue with thenoise coming from clubs along the strip.“Some clubs close at 04:00 and we have to

wake up earlier than that for prayers. Ourlast prayer is around 21:30, so if we go to bedat 22:00 you can imagine how little sleep weget,” he says.Kamali insists that similar conditionswill

have to be applied to surrounding bars andclubs for the sake of equality.“I hope itwill set a precedent.What is good

for one should is good for all. In future hear-ings, we will be able to use this as well,” hesays.However, there seems to be little likeli-

hood of the ruling imposing any seriouschanges on the party street.Interested parties also objected to the li-

censing on Bob’s Bar, next to the mosque,says owner John Davidson.He says he engaged with themosque to ac-

commodate them, but as the mosque is nota residential building it is difficult to find acompromise. Davidson believes the partystrip is growing, and the mosque will findit more difficult to stop the proliferation ofliquor licences.Prinsloo saysmany licences are automati-

cally renewed every year, as long as thereare no complaints against the holder and theholder has complied with all the conditions.“All the other liquor licence holders in thearea already have licences and conditionsattached to their licences,” he says.

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‘Precedent set’in Long Street

NEGOTIATIONS: After objecting to a liquor licence application, members of the Palm Tree Mosquein Long Street hope similar conditions will be set on all future liquor licences. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

If you’ve ever felt your city was not de-signed to suit you, now’s the time toraise your voice.On Saturday 25 January, Future

Cape Town will be hosting a walkingtour entitled Design a Liveable City.Against the backdrop of World De-

signCapital 2014, this tourwill explorethe role of design to promote liveabili-ty and sustainability in the City Bowl,which has undergone a regenerationspanning more than a decade.The tour will take a look at the role

of public space, new and proposed de-velopments, public transport, walkingand cycling routes, architecture, her-itage and how these fit into the puzzleof creating a liveable city.The tour will run form 11:00 to 13:00,

leaving from the Fan Walk Bridge atthe intersection of Buitengracht andWaterkant Streets.Tickets cost R100.Students pay R70.For more information or to book,

visit www.futurecapetown.com.

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HAVE YOUR SAYPublic Administration Management Bill [B55-2013] (NCOP)

Submissions and Public HearingsThe Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Premier, Gender, Disabled and Youth will consider thePublic Administration Management Bill [B55-2013] (NCOP).The purpose of the Bill is to promote the basic values and principles governing the public administration referred to insection 195(1) of the Constitution; to provide for the transfer and secondment of employees in the public administration; toregulate the conducting of business with the State; to provide for capacity development and training; to provide for theestablishment of the National School of Government; to provide for the use of information and communication technologiesin the public administration; to establish the Public Administration Ethics, Integrity and Disciplinary Technical AssistanceUnit; to provide for the Minister to set minimum norms and standards for public administration; to establish the Office ofStandards and Compliance to ensure compliance with minimum norms and standards; to empower the Minister to makeregulations; and to provide for related matters.Interested persons and organisations are encouraged to attend and participate in the public hearings and to submit anywritten inputs on the Bill to the Standing Committee for consideration. Please indicate whether you would like to make averbal presentation on your submission.Written submissions must reach the Committee Coordinator, Ms Waseemah Kamish Achmat, on the 4th Floor, 7 WaleStreet, Cape Town 8000, by no later than 12:00 on Monday, 27 January 2014.

The public hearings will be conducted as follows:29 January 2014 at 14:00, at the Provincial Parliament Chamber, 7th Floor, Legislature Building, 7 Wale Street, Cape Town3 February 2014 at 09:00, at Hornlee Hall, Sunridge Street, Knysna4 February 2014 at 09:00, at Banquet Hall, 69 Voortrekker Road, Oudtshoorn Municipality, Outshoorn5 February 2014 at 14:00, at Swartberg Primary School, 1 Fifth Avenue, Bergsig, Caledon6 February 2014 at 10:30, at Worcester Town Hall, High Street, Worcester7 February 2014 at 09:00, at Skilpad Hall, Esperia Street, VredenburgAll interested persons who wish to attend the public hearing in Cape Town, must bring along their Identity Document,passport or driver’s licence to access the legislature building.

For enquiries/a copy of the Bill, please contact Ms Waseemah Kamish Achmat on tel: (021) 487-1657, fax: (021) 487-1685or e-mail: [email protected] by: Ms J.L. Hartnick, MPP, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Premier, Gender, Disabled and Youth.

Is it the natural wonder that is Table Moun-tain or the beautiful CapeTownbeaches thatmake you love the Mother City?Take a photo or video clip – it may help

clinch an international title.Cape Town has been selected as a finalist

city in the World Wide Fund for Nature WeLove Cities campaign, which forms part ofthe Earth Hour City Challenge.Capetonians can now start voting to show

the world why Cape Town should be namedthe world’s most loveable sustainable city.TheWWF has acknowledged Cape Town’s

impressive attempts to actively address cli-mate change and the exceptional will dem-onstrated to reduce its dependence on fossilfuels,while transitioning toward a truly sus-tainable future powered by renewable ener-gy.The Mother City has been selected from

among 163 entrants from 34 cities and 14countries.All are encouraged to vote for Cape Town

by sharing their favourite aspects of the citythrough photos and videos.Participants are also encouraged to sub-

mit suggestions on how the City of CapeTown can become even more sustainable.Mayor Patricia de Lille says she is “over-

joyed” that Cape Town has been selected asone of the finalists. “Cape Town is being ac-knowledged for the incredible efforts beingmade by so many individuals and organisa-tions across the city striving to make this amore sustainable, more habitable place.Now Cape Town’s residents have the oppor-tunity to mobilise towards that dream withthe same spirit, ingenuity, and accountabili-ty that we saw with the hosting of the 2010

FIFA World Cup,” she says.For Cape Town to be recognised as the

world’s most loveable sustainable city, thehelp of residents, businesses, schools, organ-isations and other partners is needed.Voting is open and ends on Thursday 20

March. The winning city will be announcedon Thursday 27 March, two days before

Earth Hour which takes place on Saturday29 March.An expert jurywill also review the actions

and commitments reported by these citiesand ultimately identify one sustainabilityleader per country for the National EarthHour Capital Awards to be presented at anawards event in Canada on Thursday 27

March.V To vote, visit http://www.welovecities.org/capetownand select Cape Town. Add photos via Instagram andsend in ideas of what you think would make this cityeven better. The city with the greatest number of inter-actions per capita wins the grand title of the world’smost loveable sustainable city. Use #welovecapetownin all interactions.

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YOUR VOTE COUNTS: Capetonians are encouraged to vote for the Mother City in the We Love Cities campaign. PHOTO: PHOTO24

Vintage and current works, fromShangaan dolls to Madiba shirts, are vy-ing for the eye at the Rose Korber ArtSummer Show.The exhibition is on until Friday 31

January.Korber, a noted art dealer and curator

for more than 20 years, continues to addnew works to the richness and diversityof the works on show.This exhibition features a nucleus of

artists, who have appeared in her exhi-bitions since 1992.A highlight this year is a selection of

very special, museum-quality works byartists such as William Kentridge andthe late Erik Laubscher. In addition toseveral of Kentridge’s recent works,there are twovintage, original prints: an

iconic Iris, a large-scale, much sought-after etching with hand-colouring (1992)and Atlas Procession II (2000), in whichKentridge’s figures circle the globe, re-flecting vast social and political change.There is also a powerful landscape by

Laubscher, Quarry (2003) – oil on canvasin bold yellows and oranges; and a 200x 200 cm oil on canvas, by Kevin Atkin-son, titled I Live in Cape Town, South Af-rica – one of a series of conceptual workswith this title, produced in 1975.The gallery is at 48 Sedgemoor Road,

Camps Bay and hours are daily from10:00 to 18:00, including weekends andpublic holidays.Entrance is free.

V For more information contact Rose Korber on(021) 438 9152 or email [email protected].

Vintage and modern meet

Saturday 25 January

V Lion’s Head: The Friends of Lion’sHead will host a walk to the top of themountain. The walk starts at 08:00, de-parting from the SANParks wendy houseon Signal Hill Road, and will be complet-ed by 13:00. The walk is strenuous andrequires participants to be fit. For moreinformation contact Annabel on(021) 439 7786 or 079 391 4570.

Saturday 25 January

V City Bowl: A depression and anxiety supportgroup meeting will take place at 11:00 at the Cen-tral library. Light snacks will be served. For moreinformation, contact Annette Jones at079 770 4551.

Sunday 26 January

V Camps Bay: The 19th Kloof Nek Classic race willtake place from 06:00. The 21.1km race will startfrom Camps Bay High school. Entrance is R60 forlicensed runners and R95 for unlicensed runners.Prizes of up to R600 are up for grabs. For moreinformation contact Brenda Austin on082 561 7748 or email [email protected].

Sunday 26 January

V Gardens: The Fine and Decorative Art Societyof Cape Town presents a talk in which Dr Jean

Moorcroft will explore how the Bloomsbury groupcame into existence. United by the belief in thevalue of personal relationships, art and reason,the group produced several successful writers in-cluding Virginia Woolf, EM Forster and TS Elliot.Moorcroft is the author of Virginia Woolf, Life andLondon and teaches at the University of London.The talk will take place at the Nelson MandelaAuditorium at the SA Jewish Museum in HatfieldStreet. Entry is R30 for members and R50 forguests. For more information phone(021) 434 4579.

Monday 27 January

V Zonnebloem: Improve your public speakingskills with the Table Bay Toastmasters Club. Thegroup will meet at 18:00 for 18:30 at the BestWestern Cape Suites Hotel. Entry is R70 and in-cludes an obligatory meal. For more informationphone Geoff on 083 280 2456 or visit www.table-baytoastmasters.co.za

It is Mardi Gras time and up to 30 000 visi-tors are expected to attend this excitingevent which takes place from Wednesday29 January to Saturday 1 February at theWilliamHerbert Sports Ground, RosmeadAvenue, Wynberg.People’s Post is the print media partner

of the Mardi Gras and hosts the People’sPost Miss Mardi Gras beauty pageant.Event organiserRayyanBardien, of Pis-

cean, has gone the extramile to inject newblood and energy into this year’s event.The People’s Post Miss Mardi Grass

beauty pageant takes place on 31 Januarywith the theme Proudly One World OneHope aims to bring about the message of

the fight against cancer. Prize money to-talling R10 000 could be won.A Talent Show on Wednesday 29 and 30

January is sure tobe a crowdpleaser,withsinging and dancing in age group 10 to 34and another group of 35- to 50-year-olds(singing only). This year a beer garden isbeing reintroduced,while a Play Zonewillkeep the younger children entertained.The Car Show will be hosted by Speed

Alliance on Friday 31 January and theTeen Party Winter Wonderland is on 31January and 1 February.V The operating times on 29 and 30 January is from18:00 to 23:00; on 31 January from 18:00 to 24:00and on 1 February from 12:00 to 23:00.

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have entered into a formal partnershipwhich will see more roads making way forpedestrians across the city.Open Streets is an NPO aiming to enable

locals to reclaim public spaces, encourageinteraction between different communitiesand promote the use of alternative forms oftransport.Council, through its Special Events Com-

mittee, will support the Open Streets CapeTown programme by providing some seedfunding, confirms Mayoral Committeemember forTourism,Events andMarketingGrant Pascoe.“The total cost of R1m will be split be-

tween four events, and will include finan-cial support, event services and City servic-es over the next 12 months. The City is alsokeen to test the viability of holding theOpenStreets concept on a larger scale,” he says.The partnership will see the rollout of

four Open Streets days in different parts ofCape Town: Green Point, Observatory, Lan-ga and Muizenberg.Council and Open Streets are currently

negotiating terms and conditions for theevents.

The City will provide service and coordi-nation support, says Open Streets spokes-person Marcela Guerrero Casas.“For an Open Streets programme to have

the long-term impact it is intended to have,the City must own it. In most cities aroundthe world, Open Streets takes place as a re-sult of private-public partnerships and weare learning from what’s worked in otherplaces,” she says.The organisation’s main challenge is to

create a financially sustainable movement,Guerrero Casas says.“In terms of Open Streets days, the main

challenge is to ensure financial sustainabil-ity so the programme lasts beyond this year.However, a key challenge is going beyondthe events and conveying the reason the or-ganisation exists: the long-term goals of so-cial integration, economic upliftment, sus-tainable transport and behaviour change,”she explains.The partnershipwill hopefully encourage

other modes of transport, Pascoe says.“TheOpen Streets concept enjoys relative

success in a number ofmajor cities globally.The City is eager to work with partners inpursuing new and innovative ways to pro-mote use of its cycling path networks, andto increase the use of cycling as a form ofactivity. It also signifies that the City is pre-pared to consider new ways to deliver thechanges wewish to see in our city,” he says.However, change still remains in the

hands the community,GuerreroCasas says.“No matter how much support we get

from the City, Open Streets wouldn’t existwithout community involvement so ourprogrammewill be determined in large partby our support base,” she says.

EVENTS: COUNCIL GIVES NPO SEED FUNDING

Cash injectionto open streets

WALK THIS WAY: Council is providing funding and support for four Open Streets events this year.

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 23 January 20146 WORD ON THE STREET

JESSICA PERRINS

The Animal Rescue Organisation is los-ing out onhundreds of rands indonationsdue to collection tins being stolen fromshop counters or individuals posing asstaff members and removing tins.A snapshot of a suspected thief, who

has been seen in the Helderberg area, ison file andhas beengiven to all shopman-agers in the vicinity.The Animal Rescue Organisation has

over a thousand tins situated on shopcounters in and around the CapeMetropole, and they bring in over R12 000per month.This is a significant amount and one

which assists ARO greatly.Despite the recent thefts, members of

the public wanting to donate or placemoney in the tins should not hesitate; the

organisation is keeping a close eye on alltins and it is now compulsory that eachtin is secured to the shop counter bychain and only persons with an ID cardmay collect a tin.This information is not intended to put

the public off of donating via collectiontins, as it is a vital part of their monthlyincome. However, they are appealing toall shopowners andemployees to bemorevigilant.Shop owners and employees are to re-

quest identification from the person re-moving a tin, especially if they donot pro-vide a replacement tin.AROwould like to thank all the outlets

that allow them to place their collectiontins on their counters as all the smallchange is making a big difference.Contact the Animal Rescue Organisa-

tion on 021 396 5511.

Collection tin thefts hitAnimal Rescue Organisation

Cape Town is playing host yet again to thecountry’s largest action sports and lifestyleevent, the Hunters eXtreme Ultimate X 2014Festival, which takes place on Saturday 1February.The Gateway Canal at the V&A Water-

front will be transformed into an extremesporting paradise filled with death-defyingstunts and tricks, performed by the best ofthe best action sport athletes from BMX,FMX,MTB, skate andwakeboarding that SAhas to offer.Gates open at 10:00 and close at 21:00, fol-

lowed by an after-party which starts at 19:00on site with top local DJs and bands.Van Coke Cartel are the headliners of this

year’s after party.Watch international competitors in action

like Alastair Sayer (FMX), Paul Ryan(BMX), Jordan Elizondo-Darwin (wake) andMoses Adams (skate), plus extreme localstars such as Mike Oyston on FMX; DavidRigby on BMX; skater Ant De Mendonca;wakeboarder Melissa Colborne and on the

MTB trial Andrew Guess. Stefan Jacobs isrepresenting the northern suburbs in theskate line-up.The country’s best riders in each disci-

pline will compete for a piece of R120 000 incash prizes and the title of Hunters eXtremeUltimate X champion.New to Ultimate X in 2014 is the introduc-

tion of theUltimateEliminator PumpTrack.This is a new heat racing format from theUCIWorld Cup andwill combine the top rid-ers in the country from across various cy-cling disciplines.Pre-bought tickets from Computicket cost

R150 each.Tickets are also available at the gate at

R200 for adults and R60 for kids between theages of six and eight years old.Children under four get in free. An inter-

active skate park will also be available forkids on the day; entrance is R20.V Visit the Facebook page ULTIMATE X 2014 for dailyupdates. For more information visit ww.ultima-tex.co.za or follow them on Twitter at @Ultimate_X_.

Extreme sports fest to hit cityTHRILLS: Top FMX rider Alastair Sayer wows crowds at last year’s Ultimate X Festival.

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BylawBylaw isisuncuncorkorkededLiquor traders may now submit their appli-cations for extended trading hours.The City of Cape Town has approved thebylaw extending operating hours to 20:00 aswell as allowing trade on Sundays.The new bylaw will be implemented as of

Saturday 1 February.People’s Post readers share their views.

ELENORELENOR RICHARDSRICHARDS says the new bylaw spells dis-aster. “We have so many problems (fuelled by liq-uor) in this country already. Selling alcohol for ex-tended hours will only increase crime and we cando without that.”

KKAASHIEFASHIEFA WILLIAMSWILLIAMS is concerned about roadsafety. “Some people have a couple of drinks afterwork and get behind a steering wheel drunk. Thisis how deaths on the roads are caused and thelonger trading hours will only bring more of that,”she insists.

BUYISWABUYISWA BLBLOMOM is against the new bylaw. “Peo-ple do horrible things when they are drunk. In myarea someone gets raped or killed every weekendwhile under the influence. Having access to liquorfor extended times will just increase thesecrimes,” she says.

TUSOTUSO MAKETAMAKETA fears later trading hours for liquoroutlets will result in an increase in bar brawls.“This is a bad idea. There are already too manyfights taking place at shebeens. Later tradinghours mean more drunk people and more fights.”

YYOLANDI VOLANDI VANAN DERDER WESWESTHUIZENTHUIZEN says extendingtrading hours will be convenient for customers.“Many people aren’t able to make it in time toget the store open. It will also be convenient tobe able to purchase a bottle of wine on a Sunday.”

IIVVANAN ALBERALBERTYNTYN is against the idea of liquor beingsold on a holy day. Drinkers have six other daysto indulge, he argues. “People drink enough ona Saturday and shouldn’t drink on a Sunday. Ifthe liquor stores are open people will buy evenif they don’t need to drink.”

GGUYUY CRCRONJEONJE says people who want alcohol willfind a way to get it. “If liquor stores operate laterit will have a positive impact on the economy. Thechoice to drink responsibly is a choice the personmakes. There will always be a bar or restaurantserving alcohol even if liquor stores are closed.”


HAVE YOUR SAYWestern Cape Independent Health

Complaints Bill [B9-2013]Submissions and Public Hearings

The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Development willconsider the Western Cape Independent Health Complaints Bill [B9-2013].The purpose of the Bill is to provide for the establishment of the Independent Health ComplaintsCommittee, to make provision for a system for the referral of complaints to the Committee forconsideration and to provide for matters incidental thereto.The public hearings will be conducted as follows:11 February 2014 at 09:00, Vredendal Sports Hall, Dam Street, Vredendal12 February 2014 at 10:00, Bartolomeu Dias Museum, 1 Market Street, Mossel Bay14 February 2014 at 09:00, Provincial Parliament Chamber, Legislature Building, 6th Floor, 7 WaleStreet, Cape Town

Judicial Matters Third Amendment Bill [B53-2013] (NCOP)Submissions and Public Hearings

The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Development willconsider the Judicial Matters Third Amendment Bill [B53-2013] (NCOP).The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Attorneys Act, 1979, so as to further regulate the powers ofthe board of control of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund; the Child Justice Act, 2008, so as to furtherregulate the evaluation of the criminal capacity of a child; to provide for the delegation of certainpowers and assignment of certain duties by the Cabinet member responsible for social developmentin respect of the accreditation of diversion programmes and diversion service providers; to repealprovisions that make the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1997, applicable to persons under the ageof 18 years and to provide for matters connected therewith.The public hearings will be conducted as follows:11 February 2014 at 14:00, Vredendal Sports Hall, Dam Street, Vredendal12 February 2014 at 14:00, Bartolomeu Dias Museum, 1 Market Street, Mossel Bay14 February 2014 at 14:00, Provincial Parliament Chamber, Legislature Building, 6th Floor, 7 WaleStreet, Cape Town.

Interested persons and organisations are encouraged to attend and participate in the public hearingsand to submit any written inputs on the Bills to the Standing Committee for consideration. Pleaseindicate whether you would like to make a verbal presentation on your submission.Written submissions must reach the Acting Committee Coordinator, MsWasiema Hassen-Moosa, onthe 4th Floor, 7 Wale Street, Cape Town 8000, by no later than 12:00 on Wednesday, 5 February2014.All interested persons who wish to attend the public hearings must bring along their IdentityDocument, passport or driver’s licence for the public hearing in Cape Town.For enquiries/a copy of the Bill, please contact MsWasiema Hassen-Moosa on tel: (021) 487-1630,fax: (021) 487-1685 or e-mail: [email protected] by: Ms A.J.D Marais, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Community Development.

WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT

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A local landmark on many commuters’ dailytrip may soon be cast aside as the MyCiTibus system steams forward.

The bus shelter, nestled between trees onVictoria Road at Beta close, connects the res-idential area to Hout Bay and the city bowl.

Mayoral Committee member for Trans-port Brett Herron says the shelter is an exist-ing bus stop used by passengers on GoldenArrow buses, mainly on the existing HoutBay route.

“The only information we have on the ageof the shelter is that it is not reflected on the1934 aerial photos, but appears on the 1958city survey. The design seems to indicate anage of older than 60 years and it is possiblethat it has been repositioned from else-where. The heritage value of the structurewill be investigated and this will help to de-cide on future plans for the structure,” hesays.

Bakoven resident Annette Fialkov haswatched the little blue wooden buildingslowly fall into disrepair over the last 40years.

“I’m saddened to see this original bus shel-ter going to ruin. Local elderly residents use

this stop and there is not even a bench. Theshelter is a landmark in Bakoven and needsto be restored to its former state,” she says.

Although bus shelters are maintained bycouncil or through contracts entered into bycouncil, Fialkov, who often uses the shelterherself, often witnesses tired commuters leftto sit on the pavement to rest their legs.

“It is often used. I live in the area and there

is always someone waiting at that shelter,”she says.

Commuter Volike Katelo has often beenleft standing at the shelter on a swelteringday, her hands full of shopping bags and noway to rest her feet after the walk to the busstop. “I stand the whole day and wish therewas a bench here, especially on days whenI’m carrying shopping bags,” she laments.

The shelter has not been incorporated intothe MyCiTi bus service, which has a bus stopless than 1km away.

“It is positioned between two MyCiTistops and will eventually become redundantafter the MyCiTi Hout Bay route becomesoperational as its location does not alignwith the spacing between the new MyCiTistops,” Herron says.

SHELTER ON THE GO? A commuter waits for the bus at a landmark Bakoven bus shelter, which may soon be made redundant by the MyCiTi busroute. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN

Bus stop blues

Century City’s hugely popular NaturalGoods Market will be held this Sundayfrom 09:00 to 14:00 in Central Park.

Celebrate this magical time of yearwith a glass of organic bubbly or pint ofbeer while browsing around the great se-lection of quality products and deliciousfood, kept cool and safe under Bedouinstretch tents. As always, there are

healthy gourmet meals, wraps, curries,salads, samoosas, smoked fish, biltong,pies, vegetarian, cheeses and beer, toname but a few. There are even doggietreats. And as for the children, there arebarrels of fun awaiting them, includinga free petting zoo.V For further details visit [email protected] or phone 021 531 2173.

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Grandparents put you on their lap and tellyou stories. Some fix you a sandwich whenyou return from school, others give hugs oradvice on life-altering decisions.But for some elderly, the only stories they

have to share are having their telephonelines cut, being given only a slice of breadand a cup of black coffee for the day and notseeing a single cent of their pension.This is the reality for many seniors living

across Cape Town.Noreen (70) says she never thought she’d

have to suffer the way she does at her age.She shares her two-bedroom home with

two of her three sons. Her second eldest wasfatally shot years ago.Every month, as soon as she receives her

pension, she is forced to hand it over to herdrug addicted son and trusts he will notwaste it to support his habit.She is in a difficult position as her restrict-

ed mobility means she is dependant uponher children for their help.Thoughts of getting an interdict against

her sons are put paid as she would need tofind alternative accommodation or someoneelse who could stay with her.She initially made the arrangement to

give her pension to her offspring for themto pay accounts and do the shopping as shestruggles to walk far distances.“I depend on their help and that makes it

difficult to not give them the money. Theyhave promised many times to get help, butit never lasts long,” she says.She often finds herself having to sit in the

dark with no electricity and survives onwhatever her sons leave for her to eat.“Life wasn’t always this way. After my

husband died my sons got involved with thewrong crowd. I was never able to get themback on the right path,” she says.What started as just borrowing somemon-

ey soon became a regular habit and whenshe refused to hand over cash, items woulddisappear from the house.“First the kettlewent, then the toaster, the

telephone and so it continued. Every time itwould be something bigger until I had hadenough and told them to get out,” she says.Her children promised to kick the habit andfind help, which nudged her to give them asecond chance.“I can’t move away because I have no-

where else to go. You give your children eve-rything you can, but you never expect to re-ceive this in return,” she says.WesternCapeOlderPersonsForumrepre-

sentativeMaryTurok saysmany seniors arevulnerable because they are livingwith fam-ily. “They don’t report abuse or exploitationbecause they are scared of being put out onthe street,” she says.In such cases the elderly person is urged

to tell someone outside of the familywho canthen report the matter to the authorities. “Ifthey don’t feel comfortable going to the po-lice or a familymember, they cancontactAc-tion onElderAbuse or go to their local socialservices office,” Turok adds.Pensioner James (66) says he and his wife

havehad to resort tohiding food in their bed-room cupboard to ensure they have enoughto eat. Their son has been addicted to drugsfor years anduses their last penny to sustainhis habit. “We mostly make sure there isbread and tinned food to eat because we nev-er know when there will be electricity tocook a meal. One moment there will beenough electricity; the nextmonthwe are inthe dark,” he says.

“My wife used to talk to her family on thephone, but now we don’t even have a phoneanymore. My wife is an excellent cook, butdo you think there are any pots left to cookin or plates to eat out of?” he fumes.James says he hates to think about the day

he will no longer be around to take care ofhiswife. “I can’t imagine leavingher to fighton her own. It is sad when you know youhave a good child and that’s why we stickaround. You keep thinkingmaybe yourmes-sage will go through to him tomorrow, buttomorrow never comes,” he says.Therearemanyoldpeople sufferingunder

children addicted to drugs and alcohol.Mayoral Committee member for Social

Development Suzette Little says elderly peo-ple suffering due to drug or alcohol addictedchildren is a common problem across themetro. Gathering statistics to evaluate thescope of the problem is difficult, says Little,as seniors are reluctant to report any abuseagainst them.“Elderly people are very proud so usually

it is a family member or a friend informingus. We find that wellness drives is one of thefew (avenues) we (have where) the elderlyopen up to us. This is why it is so importantto have such events,” Little explains.“Wellness drives don’t only create the op-

portunity for us to inform the seniors aboutthe importance of healthy living, but createsthe platform for us to inform them abouttheir rights and options.”The safest way to prevent seniors having

to give off their pension is to load their pen-sion onto a card, which they can swipewhenpurchasing goods.This, however, is not the preferred choice,

says Little. “Notmany seniorswant toworkwith a card. They prefer to have cash be-cause they don’t always understand how to

use the card,” she adds. “We need to valuethe seniors in our communities and treatthemwith love and respect. If anyone knowsof any old person being neglected they areurged to contact the City’s call centre so thata social worker can be sent to the house.”Police spokesperson Constable Zita Nor-

man says they have received many requestsfrom elderly people seeking assistance withtheir children or grandchildren.Seniors always try to find help for the chil-

dren at a rehabilitation centre instead ofasking for an interdict, she says.Those seeking police assistance with in-

terdicts are advised to go to the third floorat Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.“Interdicts are free,” Norman says. “Once

they have completed the necessary docu-ments the interdict will be brought to theirlocal police station, where the relevant offic-ers will then serve the person the papers.”V Contact Action on Elder Abuse on (021) 424 0574or 080 000 3081.

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HOPELESS: Many pensioners living across CapeTown are bullied out of their pension by drug ad-dicted children who use every cent to feed theirhabit. PHOTO: TARREN-LEE HABELGAARN


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March and will continue until June, saysMayoral Committee member for Tourism,Events and Marketing Grant Pascoe.“We are currently finalising the scope of

work required for the overall repair of theclock,” he says.Council undertook emergency repairs af-

ter the clock stopped working on Friday 15November last year.Since then, the toggle switch –which is ac-

tivated by the micro switches and, in turn,activates the self-winding mechanism – has

been manually engaged and re-engaged tooperate the clock and activate the windingmechanism.Thismanual operationwas undertaken as

an emergency measure to keep the clockticking, but kept at a minimum to mitigateany possible strain or damage to the “grandold man”.“The clock in the turret ismodelled onBig

Ben and is exactly half the size. It strikes thehours and chimes the Westminster quar-ters,” Pascoe says.It originally consisted of 37 bells and was

first rung on 30 April 1925 when the Princeof Wales visited the country.“Each bell has an inscription, with some

bearing names of the donor of the bell. Oneis inscribedwith thenamesofmunicipal em-

ployees who died in active service, and oth-ers are inscribedwith the name of a brigade,regiment or groupofmenwho fell during theGreat War,’ Pascoe explains.In 1954, two additional bells were added,

for a total of 39 bells.“The City Hall and clock are important

landmarks and a significant part of our his-tory. It is also a sought-after venue and is po-sitioned as the city’s dedicated culturalhub,” Pascoe says.

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TICK TOCK: Repairs will be undertaken in Marchto fix the clock at City Hall. PHOTO: PHOTO24

Capetonians are called to comment, contrib-ute and add value to the City of Cape Town’sdraft parking policy, a tool for managingtransport in the city.The aim of the newly developed policy is

to address issues around parking provision,management, regulation, enforcement andpricing citywide.The draft policy also seeks to influence

when and where people travel by car andother transport modes and therefore affectsa wide range of people, says Mayoral Com-mittee member for Transport Brett Herron.“One of the fundamental issues often

raised is that there is just not enough park-ing in the city. However, the conventionalresponse to this problem, that is to provideadditional parking spaces to accommodate

the increasing usage of private vehicles, isnot the long-term solution,” he says.Council is prioritising an integrated, effi-

cient and affordable public transport sys-tem, which should ultimately attract moreprivate vehicle owners to make use of thistransport mode over time, and reduce thenumber of cars on the roads and the need foradditional parking, Herron says.The draft policy identifies Public Trans-

port (PT) 1 and Public Transport 2 areas inproximity to public transport stations interms of transport services, land use qualityand socio-economic conditions. It outlinesminimum criteria for the demarcation ofPT1 and PT2 areas, and the provision of pub-lic transport. These are areas in close prox-imity to public transport facilities where

lower parking requirements will be set.The identification process is underway

and nearly complete.There are six main categories of parking

defined in the draft policy: on-street park-ing, off-street parking, park-and-ride facili-ties, loadingbays, busbays, andparkingper-mits/reservedparking.Eachof these catego-ries experiences specific issues, which needto be addressed in the parking policy.The draft also looks to make public street

space part of the public space to be sharedequitablybetweendifferentusers; introducemanaged parking in areas with high de-mand for short-term parking, to achieve aparking bay occupancy of 85%, with the in-tent of leaving 15% of bays available for useby new users; encourage long-stay users

(more than two hours) to park on the fringeof urban nodes and CBD areas, or use alter-native modes of transport and parking deci-sion-making; and standardsmust be appliedconsistently anduniformly so that adhocde-cision-making is avoided.The period for public comment runs to

Thursday 13 February.The comprehensivedraft parkingpolicy is

available for viewing at all subcouncil offic-es and council libraries, as well as online atwww.capetown.gov.za/en/PublicParticipa-tion/Documents/HYS_Draft_Parking_Poli-cy_CCT_Oct2013.pdf. Comments can be sub-mitted via fax to 086 544 4450, email to [email protected] and writtensubmission addressed to Teuns Kok, 18thFloor, Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard.

Have your say on council’s proposed parking policy

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Fresh from amourning period for the late NelsonMande-la, ours remain a nation in waiting. It is, after all, an elec-tion year.

As news of plans to remove a rabbit hidden in the earof the 9m bronze Mandela statue at the Union BuildingsinPretoriamake the headlines, the irony speaks for itself.

One can only wait and see what rabbits politicians willpull out of their collective hats in linewith electioneeringpromises made to the masses.

It can be expected the removal of the rabbit from theerstwhile stateman’s ear will be a success.

The sculptors reportedly placed the “small trademark”in the ear after they were told they were not allowed toadd their signatures to the statue.

They say the rabbit symbolised the tight deadline theyworked under.

The word “haas” in Afrikaans could also be translatedas “haste”.

They were surprised the rabbit was discovered so soonas, they say, it could only be seen through binoculars ora strong zoom lens.

They were asked to formally apologise to the Mandelafamily.

What does, however, remain to be seen is whether anyof thepre-electionpromiseswill come toany fruitionafterthe nation has drawn their crosses at the ballot.

In the past many such promises have come to nought.There are no jobs or houses for all. Education is not

free. The economy is a knit-one-slip-one affair. And thereare always scapegoats offered as sacrificial reasons forthese failures.

Such is the role of the media that it has to train similarzoom lenses or binoculars on the actions of politicians.

Many will silently hope their promises could be re-moved from the ears of the nation.

Or perhaps South Africans should put greater stock inour own abilities to find our way in this country.

If itworks, it shouldwork for all of us, electionpromisesor not.

Eyes on Sea Point poolI found the Sea Point Pavilion pool to be anamazingly beautiful place.

Over the years I’ve seen the entry fee goup, yet the standards drop and there are lim-ited enthusiastic or healthy looking employ-ees.

This is rather sad!As a kid, the lifeguards were always so

cool, respected and one of the reasons I en-grossed myself in sport.

The diverse clientele requires informa-tion and assistance so as to keep the placeclean.

Nobody who works there seems to caremuch.

What kills me is the grudge entrance fee.The way monies are handled and guests re-ceived is shocking!

The cubicle has the entire workforce in itat anytime, with each watching the next.The cash register is always open, there is noringing up of cash and if one asks for a re-ceipt it’s provided withmuch bitterness andchirp.

I’ve even been given an old receipt once.So how much is pocketed each day?Who checks that money for the person

who has paid to enter actually makes thecash-up list?

The register needs to be rung up and aninvoice receipt provided, which then needsto be presented on entry.

These two check points then need to mar-ry after each day. Themoney received couldthen improve the area, provide healthy foodoptions, umbrellas and deck chairs.

It could, most importantly, increase thelifeguard appearance and visibility!ANONYMOUSMayoral Committee member for Community Serv-ices and Special Projects, Belinda Walker, re-sponds: Sea Point Pool has always been a very pop-ular public amenity of which the city can be proud.There was a time when this facility deteriorated dueto budget constraints, which led to a backlog ofmuch-needed repairs estimated at R2.5m.

However, this all changed about five years agowhen, over time, extensive funding was made availa-ble by the City of Cape Town to upgrade this poolinto the flagship facility it is today.In addition to this, the Friends of Sea Point Pavilionraised funding to assist with minor items which con-tributed to giving the facility a make-over.The Friends of Sea Point Pavilion is a group of volun-

teers who are passionate about the upkeep of thefacility and they have entered into a Memorandumof Agreement with the City to ensure its world-classstandard is maintained.All municipal pools across Cape Town have set tar-iffs, which is a form of revenue that goes into centralcoffers of the City, out of which departments are an-nually allocated funding for operations such as re-pairs and maintenance.When entering this or any other municipal pool, eachpatron should get a ticket upon paying.This is according to the cash management policy ofthe City.The non-issuing of tickets to a paying patron is avery serious offence.Therefore the allegation that no tickets were issuedto the author of the letter, together with other obser-vations, is regarded in a serious light.This matter will be investigated and if irregularitiesare found, remedial and/or disciplinary action willbe taken.Part of standard procedure is that pool managementdo random spot checks to reconcile the moniesagainst the tickets sold.The cash register must be kept closed and if it wascontinuously open as it is alleged, it would be unac-ceptable.During the peak summer season (October to Febru-ary) the swimming pool attracts up to 60 000 visi-tors and more than 20 000 visitors a month in De-cember and January.The swimming pool can accommodate up to 1750people at a time.All lifeguards deployed at City facilities and beachesare qualified and are encouraged to present them-selves in a professional manner.There are two senior lifeguards and nine lifeguardswho are employed seasonally as well as other sea-sonal staff.There are also permanent staff at the pool.The City appreciates feedback from the public be-cause Sea Point Pavilion is one of the jewels in CapeTown’s crown.Let us work together to ensure that this popularlyinclusive facility remains in pristine condition, espe-cially after it was ranked one of the world’s top 10swimming pools last year by British newspaper TheGuardian.We also encourage the reader to get involved withthe Friends of Sea Point Pavilion, who welcome newideas and contributions in various forms.Any further concerns can be addressed to Gert Bam,the Director of Sport, Recreation and Amenities, on(021) 400 1139 or [email protected].

Don’t copoutThe word “cop” has numerous meanings inrelation to our roles in the fight againstcrime, the justice system, our correctionalservices, on service delivery andour spiritu-al lives.

The first meaning is Champion of People,which tells us the people we ordinary citi-zens depend on to prevent, fight and investi-gate crime are all members of Law Enforce-ment. They have our faith and loyalty to dojust that – tackle crime – to the best of theirability and with all available resources attheir disposal.

The other meaning of cop is Cops on Pa-trol. Thismeans ourLawEnforcement agen-cies must be visible to ensure crime preven-tion and a feeling of safety and security. Forthe criminal element it should have the op-posite effect.

Therefore all resources of our Law En-forcement officials must be used or dis-patched in the different neighbourhoods toensure cops are on patrol.

The meaning of cop is also Citizens on Pa-trol and that places a responsibility on theordinary person on the street. We have tofirst play our role and ensurewe become ourown personal crime prevention. We have toreport criminal activities and not make amarket for stolen goods, become dedicatedmembers of ourneighbourhoodwatches andform street crime prevention committees.

The legalmeaning of cop is Courts on Pun-ishment. Our courts have got to punish thecriminal elements in a much harsher way,keeping in mind the victims’ constitutionalrights.

The other cop is the Corrections on Pris-ons. There should be no parole, sentencesmust be carried out to the full and prisonersmust be treated in such a way that they nev-er want to be a guest of the State.

Lastly, the issues that affect service deliv-ery is cop, which stands for Councillors onProducing.

When we raise issues in 2014 the council-lors must produce and give the communityfeedback.

In my opinion the most important cop isChurches on Prayer. Our spiritual leadershave to proclaim theWord ofGod to the com-munities and pray for us.

I hope that cop – Communities on Prob-lems – take a stand.KEITH BLAKE

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Rabbit in a hat

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PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 23 January 201412 ENTERTAINMENT

After its return season in the USA where itplayed to sold-out houses and critical ac-claim, Tennessee Williams’ rarely-seen mas-terpiece Kingdom of Earth comes to the Bax-ter Flipside for a three-week run.

Directed by Fred Abrahamse and featur-ing a stellar cast, the show will be on theplanks from Monday 3 to Saturday 22 Febru-ary at 20:00.

Anthea Thompson shines in her portrayalof Myrtle, who is just recently married to Lot(Nicholas Dallas). Lot is terminally ill andhe has decided to return to the MississippiDelta with his new bride, hoping to reclaimhis ancestral home from his brooding, feralhalf-brother Chicken (Marcel Meyer).

As rain falls and the river threatens toflood the land, these three lost souls engagein a brutal power play for the possession ofall they’ve ever known.

The themes in the play, which is alsoknown as The Seven Descents of Myrtle, reso-nate deeply within a South African context.The production premiered at the Province-

town Tennessee Williams Theatre Festivalin the USA in 2012 to such great acclaim thatit was invited back last year and played inrep with The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop HereAnymore as part of the 2013 festival. It waslauded by Williams’ aficionados and schol-ars as the finest production to date of thissavage, sexy and darkly comic play. Wil-liams’ literary agent, Mitch Douglas, de-scribed it as “powerful, heartfelt and totallyenthralling … a remarkable achievement.”

Williams is widely regarded as one of themost influential playwrights of the 20th cen-tury and his plays remain among the mostproduced in the world.Kingdom of Earth previews on Monday 3

February, opens on Tuesday 4 February andruns until 22 February at 20:00 with mati-nees on Saturday 15 and 22 February at 14:00.Ticket prices are R100 (previews), R110 (mat-inees), R130 (Mondays to Thursdays) andR140 on Fridays and Saturdays.V Book through Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or atShoprite Checkers outlets.

Kingdom of Earthtakes to the planks

TUSSLE: Marcel Meyer, Anthea Thompson and Nicholas Dallas star in the Tennessee Williams playKingdom of Earth. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

After standing ovations, Sonia Esgueirareturns to the Alexander Bar to tell a lovestory like no other.

Strap in for Love and Prozac.She’s on the prowl in a dirty comedy

about finding Mr Right.Sonia is going after the dream guy. The

trouble is she hasn’t met him yet and thereal McCoy is hard to spot among thesleaze balls, perverts, and heart-break-ers.

Esgueira’s transformation into theseand other characters is sharp and on thenose.

You’ll laugh, cringe and cry along withour desperate heroine.

Ticket cost R90 in advance online or atthe bar and R100 at the door.

The show runs until Saturday 1 Febru-ary, with shows at 21:00. For more infor-mation contact (021) 300 1652.

Finding theright tonic

UNLUCKY IN LOVE: Sonia Esgueira returns tothe Alexander Bar to find the man of herdreams in a sharp and witty comedy.

The spotlight is set to shineon SA singing icon PJ Powerswhen she hosts her showFire-fly at the GrandWest Roxy Re-vue Bar between Friday 7February and Saturday 29March.

With a singing career thatbegan in the late 1970s, Pow-ers’ career has many high-lights.

She has recorded 16 al-bums, was banned from radioand TV for a year by theapartheid government andwas encouraged by NelsonMandela to continue her sing-ing.

She performed the songWorld inUnion at the openingof the 1995 Rugby World Cupin Cape Town to a worldwideTV audience.

Powers has shared thestage with, among others,Eric Clapton, Joan Armatrad-ing, Hugh Masekela and LordRichard Attenborough.

She has sung for QueenElizabeth, King Juan Carlos of Spain andQueen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

She also performed at Mandela’s inaugu-ration.

Many of her songs have become well-lovedperennial hits, including Feel So Strong,You’re So Good To Me, There Is An Answer,Home To Africa and Jabulani.

But it hasn’t been plain sailing and inFire-fly, Powers takes you through her intimatejourney, through the high and lows, rises

and falls that have peppered her spectacularcareer.

In true PJ Powers style, she does it by per-forming some of the greatest hits in SouthAfrican music with her trademark sense ofhumour.

The show includes a mix of her well-lovedhits as well as songs from her new albumDestiny.V Tickets are R90 each. Doors open at 20:00 and thecurtain raises at 20:30.

EVERGREEN: PJ Powers takes her audience on a journey withFirefly. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

It’s time to kick back and relax with theV&A Waterfront’s Summer Sunset Con-certs taking place at the Amphitheatreevery Sunday during February.

The acoustic performances featurewell-known names and offer great views,great music and are the perfect way tospend a summer’s evening on the water’sedge.

On Sunday 2 February, Cape Townpower-blues/rock band Dane Taylor Triowill perform between 17:00 and 17:30.

Heavily influenced by great artistssuch as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, BobDylan, The Raconteurs, Kings Of Leonand John Mayer, the trio portray a keensense of melody and groove which keepsthem honest and energetic.

Blues composer, guitarist and vocalistSannie Fox will follow from 17:40 to 18:10.Her influences are an eclectic mix of art-ists and genres ranging from Screaming

Jay Hawkings, to Led Zeppelin, Ella Fit-zgerald, Patti Smith, John Lee Hooker,60s rock, gospel and blues.

Canadian born, award-winning sing-er/songwriter Natasha Meister will taketo the stage between 18:20 and 19:05.

After just two short years in the indus-try, she was recognised as a rising starwith incredible passion and seeminglylimitless talent.

To credit her name, Natasha is the onlywoman in Africa who is endorsed by bothFender (USA) and Lakewood (Germany)guitar makers.

The Boulevard Blues Band will closethe evening with a performance between19:15 and 20:00.

The Boulevard Blues band has beenrocking music lovers at venues, eventsand festivals in South Africa for over adecade, liberating their fans with soulfulBlues and Rock.

Sunsets and soothing tunes

The lives of three menunite on a heartbreakingjourney that is filled withpathos, humour and can-did revelations in TheBeauty of IncompleteThings.

In this provocative newSouth African play, David,a flamboyant and dramat-ic diva-worshipper takesTommy, his studly trophymasseur, to his cabin inthe middle of the woods forhis birthday weekend.David’s intimate birthdaycelebration is interruptedwhen one of his bestfriends, Lawrence, a re-nowned actor, gatecrash-es his fantasy.

Fantasy and reality col-lide head-on in their bru-tal quest to find happiness.

Written, produced anddirected by freelance filmand theatre journalistDaniel Dercksen, TheBeauty of IncompleteThings speaks to everyonewith a voice that echoes the memoriesthat feed our fantasies, and the fears thatprevent us from finding true happiness.

The play will premiere at the IntimateTheatre at 37 Orange Street, Gardens, onTuesday 28 January, with previews on

Thursday 23 and Friday 24 January.It runs until Sunday 16 February at

20:00 from Tuesdays to Sundays. Book atwww.webtickets.co.za or email [email protected] for more infor-maion.

Staging fantasy and reality

NAKED TRUTH: Freelance film and theatre journalist DanielDercksen writes and directs the provocative new South Africanplay, The Beauty of Incomplete Things. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PJ powers on

PEOPLE'S POST | ATLANTIC SEABOARD | CITY EDITIONThursday, 23 January 2014 FEATURE 13

The story of a Cape Flatsmother and her tik-addicted son is not everyone’s idea of an un-forgettable theatre experience. But Ellen Pa-kkies – the play and the woman – haveproved their staying power.Just as the real-life Ellen Pakkies man-

aged to get up and start again after the deathof her son, the play is going from strengthto strength. Performances are still packedout and it now features on theSuidoosterfeesprogramme for the third time.The topic is forgiveness – how one finds

the strength to forgive yourself and others,and go forth and live your life.

The music is composed by Coenie de Vil-liers.My naam/name is Ellen Pakkies contrib-

utes to the tik fund established by Ellen Pak-kies.No under-14s.Shows are on Friday 31 January at 10:00,

Saturday 1 February at 19:00 and Sunday 2February at 16:30 in the kykNET Theatre atthe Artscape. Tickets, at R110, can be ob-tained from the Artscape or Computicket.V Two People’s Post readers can win double ticketsto the show on Sunday 2 February at 16:30. Visitwww.peoplespost.co.za to enter.

PPakkies’akkies’ journeyjourney of fof fororgivgivenesseness

See history of a different kind onstage when Death of a Colonialisttakes to the planks.The Greg Latter piece will be

staged at the Baxter Theatre’sGolden Arrow Studio from Friday31 January to Saturday 1 March.Death of a Colonialist tells the

story of Harold Smith, an aging,eccentric, unpredictable, but ex-tremely passionate history teach-er at a high school in Graham-stown.His passion is SouthAfricanhis-

tory, more specifically the historyof the amaXhosa. Harold is at theend of his powers and his increas-ingly erratic teaching techniquesare making the school’s hierarchy look forsome new blood in the history department.WhatHarold isnot awareof is thathiswife

has terminal cancer and has decided not totell him. His two children, who have movedoverseas, decide to come home for an uncon-ventional family reunion.Dealingwith questions of identity, history

and terminal illness, this is a funny, sad, pro-

found and passionate play that weaves be-tween the tragedy of our past and the chal-lenges of ourpresent.Ultimately, theplay re-inforces what it means to be South African.There is an age restriction of 13.Bookings can be made through Com-

puticket.V Six People’s Post readers can win double tickets toshow. Visit www.peoplespost.co.za to enter.

AA questionquestion ofof identityidentity

END OF ERA: Shirley Johnston and Jamie Bartlett in Deathof a Colonialist. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The cream of the country’s comic crop willbe at it again when they spread some goodold SouthAfrican humour at the GrandAre-na.The Kings and Queens of Comedy, featur-

ing a stellar line-up of 11 ofSouth Africa’s leading stand-up comedians, will delight au-diences on Saturday 8 Febru-ary at 20:00.Riaad Moosa, a doctor by

profession, began doing stand-up comedy inhis fourth year atUCT. Moosa’s humour oftentackles Islamic stereotypes,racism, Bollywood, apartheidand current politics.Kurt Schoonraad’s earthy

humourand comedic personal-ityhavemadehimoneof SouthAfrica’s most recognised andrespected comedians.Mark Banks brings 25 years’

worth of hilarious political in-correctness to the show.Street-wise Tshepo Mogale

started his showbiz career as arapper, and his wide range ofhumour allows him to appealto everyone from the most so-phisticated of spectators, to thebluest of blue collar audiences.Ventriloquist Conrad Koch

combines world-class puppet-ry with hilarious comedy. Koch is the ven-triloquist and ChesterMissing his previous-ly-disadvantaged puppet.Daniel Friedman isDeepFriedMan, amu-

sical comedian and writer who describes

what he does as “stand-up comedy with aguitar”.Stuart Taylor’s comedy is a fusion of com-

edy and magic; he has played to acclaim allover South Africa both on the comedy cir-

cuit and in theatres.Actor Rob van Vuuren is a

truly original and funny man.Trained as an actor, Rob’sstand-up is characterised byabsurd, surreal and disturb-ingly hilarious physical inter-pretations of situations andcharacters.Jason and Donovan Golia-

th’s comedic personalitiescombine to fill a stage withnon-stop laughter. With Jas-on’s larger-than-life physiqueand Donovan being a Cauca-sian-looking coloured guywho speaks Xhosa, they makefor an interesting pair.TracyKlass is known forher

self-described “growing updisgracefully stance on lifeand being dragged towardsmiddle age” style of comedyand forherunique take onage-old women’s issues: children,weight, ageing and food. Herpartner-in-crime Mel Jonesbrings laughter, smiles andwarmth to her audiences.

The show starts at 20:00 and tickets, be-tween R160 and R200, are available fromComputicket.V People’s Post readers can win three double ticketsto the show. Visit www.peoplespost.co.za to enter.

A lekker laugh!

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Challenge.Tom Richardson scored 76 runs in his

side’s victory over Groote Schuur HighSchool and performed excellently as theschool’s wicketkeeper.Coca-Cola South Africa and Cricket South

Africa (CSA) rewards this honour to playerswho excel in the competition. They areawarded a special commemorative cap anda certificate marking the occasion.Bishops’ head of cricket Willem Steyn

says Richardson is an all-rounder in moreways than one.“Tom is a key member of our team and is

one of our youngsters at 16-years-old. (He isonly) in Grade 11,” he says.“Not only is he an excellent cricketer, but

plays first team hockey and is an A-student,excelling in all subjects.He is still young andhas the opportunity to make a great contri-bution to our school.”Richardson is on track to take over from

his uncle Dave Richardson, who played 42Tests, 122 ODIs and keptwicket for SouthAf-rica.Bishops played four Coca-Cola T20

Schools Challenge matches, winning allfour.Steyn says their toughest Coca-Cola T20

game was against Pinelands High School.“We eventually won by 32 runs but we had

to fight hard,” he says.

“Our bowlers showed theirmetal andwonthe game for us.”Bishops will be playing their next game in

the competition on Friday 14 February.Fetsi Mbele, Coca-Cola SA marketing as-

sets manager, says the T20 Schools Chal-lenge aims to produce future Proteas.“This grassroots tournament is where he-

roes are unearthed. They then progress tothe Khaya Majola Cricket Week, which has,to date, produced over 200 Proteas,” Mbelesays.

TOP PERFORMER: Bishops pupil Tom Richardson(right) receives an Outstanding Achiever awardfollowing his performances in the Coca-Cola T20School Challenge. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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newly-developed Boardwalk Path, whichhas various scenic lookout points whererunners and walkers can take a breather asthey soak up the beauty of the AtlanticOcean. Runners can also make their way toGranger Bay where the Cape Town Stadiumwill come into view, before heading back tothe Tourist Information Centre.Runners and walkers can either follow a

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while the 5km run is marked in red.Free maps of the route are available from

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WATER WONDER: Camps Bay High School’s Gadi Friedman (right) claimed 10 medals at theWestern Province Longcourse Swimming Championships at the University of the Western CapeAquatic Centre last month. Friedman won seven gold, one silver and two bronze medals atthe championships. Here he is pictured with his coach Wendy Way from the Camps Bay Swim-ming Club, where he has been a member for eight years. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Around 20 000 people are set to fill thestreets of Cape Town in honour of the lateformer president Nelson Mandela at the15th annual 10km Big Walk in March.

The event has become a highlight of theCape Town social sports calendar, so or-ganisers have decided to honour Madibathis year. People’s Post is the print mediasponsor of the Big Walk.

As usual the Red Cross War MemorialChildren’s Hospital Trust has been select-ed as the main beneficiary of the event,but a percentage of the proceeds will alsobe given the Nelson Mandela Foundation.The walk will be held on Sunday 2 March.

Big Walk Committee chairperson Da-wood Essack highlighted the walk’s 15thanniversary. “As a special commemora-tion of the 15th anniversary we will behaving a 15km run or walk as well. Everykilometre will be dedicated to the social

challenges faced by some communities,”he says.

“These challenges include education,healthcare, physical fitness, drugs, theabuse of women and children, HIV/Aidsand the physically disabled.”

At the event launch last week CEO of

the Mandela Rhodes Trust and represent-ative of the Nelson Mandela Foundation,Shaun Johnson, thanked the Big WalkCommittee “for honouring our late pa-tron and founder”.

Since its inauguration in 2000, the racehas donated over R1.6m to the Red CrossHospital.

In 2012 the money was used to upgradethe hospital’s burns unit and surgerywards, while last year’s R245 000 was usedto upgrade the radiology department.

Trust CEO Louise Driver says thisyear’s donation will be used to upgradethe paediatric intensive care ward. “Iwant to thank the Big Walk Committee forselecting the Red Cross War MemorialChildren’s Hospital Trust as the benefici-ary again,” she says.

“It’s amazing that they have been sup-porting us for 14 consecutive years. Themoney has been given to a number ofprojects; there isn’t a part of the hospitalthat the Big Walk has not touched.”

WALK WITH A VIEW: Walkers in last year’s10km Big Walk. PHOTO: PEOPLE’S POST ARCHIVE

Tough task for WP womenLIAM MOSES

@LiamCPT

A single match could define an entireseason for the Western Province wom-en’s cricket team.

Province take on neighbours Boland inWellington on Sunday and a loss will slashthe team’s chances of semi-final qualifica-tion.

WP currently top the West/East group inCricket South Africa’s provincial league,with six wins from seven games.

Boland are second, but have a game inhand and are the only side to have beatenWP this season.

Province coach Cobus Roodt is confidenthis charges can pull off a victory, despitehaving three key players away on national

duty. “The Boland game is an important onefor the season. If we win, we will reach thesemi-finals,” he says.

“I am confident we can win. I believe thegirls can pull through. There is a lot of workthat has gone in to get the girls ready. Theyunderstand what lies ahead, so there is noreason why we can’t win.”

Roodt’s side racked up comfortable victo-ries in their last two matches, posting 371/5before skittling out Border Kei for just 24runs on Saturday and then beating Borderby 36 runs on Sunday.

Province have just three games left in thepool stages; Boland on Sunday, before facingEastern Province on Saturday 1 Februaryand South Western Districts on Sunday 2February.

Finishing at the summit of the West/East

group will ensure they go through alongwith the winners of the Highveld and Cen-tral groups.

The best second-placed side out of all threegroups will be the fourth semi-finalist.

A full haul of points in the last three gamescould also seal a home semi-final for Prov-ince. Roodt believes the location of the play-off will not affect his side’s performance.

“Playing at home gives you a small advan-tage, but we are used to playing away,” hesays.

“I find the team gels better when we areaway from home, because they all live in ahotel together. When they are at home, youdon’t know what they are doing. I believe acricket ground is just a cricket ground.”

Last season Roodt’s side beat Gauteng atthe Wanderers to secure the title, after

knocking out Northerns at Newlands theprevious week.

KwaZulu-Natal currently top the Centralpool, while Northerns and Gauteng are firstand second, respectively, in the Highveldgroup.

Roodt says they would happily face anyside in the competition should WP reach thesemis.

“You expect to face the strong teams so itdoesn’t matter who we play,” he says.

“We just have to ensure that we play ourvery best cricket. If we do, it doesn’t matter.I believe to be the best, you have to beat thebest – that’s one of the slogans we live by inthe team.”

The final pool matches against EP andSWD will both take place at Mutual Park inPinelands next month.

WELL GUIDED: Handré Theron of Bellville Cricket Club plays a cut shot as WPCC wicketkeeperis Scott Fraser looks on during a WPCA 1A limited overs match in Rondebosch on Saturday.

PHOTOS: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES

TOO LATE: Western Province Cricket Club wicketkeeper Scott Fraser stumps Louis Delport ofBellville Cricket Club during a WPCA 1A limited overs match at the Wally Wilson Oval inRondebosch on Saturday.

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