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TOURIST TRACTION: These colourfully­costumed dancers, backed by therhythmic pulsing of a group of drum­mers, were seen performing outside theGolden Restaurant at Cape Town Cen­tral Railway Station on Monday lastweek – the eve of World Tourism Day.Celebrated on 27 September each year,the day is earmarked by the United Na­tions to honour tourism and its social,economic and environmental benefits.This year’s theme, “Linking Cultures”,perfectly captured Cape Town’s richheritage and cultural diversity. TheMother City is on the eve of two impor­tant cultural announcements: Thismonth, residents will find out whethertheir city has been chosen as the WorldDesign Capital for 2014; and on 11 No­vember, it will be known whether TableMountain has made it onto the list asone of the new Seven Natural Wondersof the World. Cape Town is now set fora month­long celebration focused onmaking its cultural riches available toall of its citizens. Photo: Lulama Zenzile

HANRIE BOSCH

THE Western Province BridgeClub could soon be homeless –the City of Cape Town wants toexpel it after 11 years of occupan-cy to make space for an electricaldepot.

The club, housed on the edge ofthe Green Point common, has morethan 700 affiliated members, andmore than 200 players convenethere on any given Saturday after-noon. The club is also involved inbridge development programmes atlocal schools.

“What they do not realise is thatwe are not a group of old ladies,”says a core member of the club, whospoke to People’s Post on conditionof anonymity. “We are a thrivingbridge club, catering to tourists andcruise ships that enjoy playing atour facilities.

“We are just good people lookingfor a home. It is going to be an awfuljob trying to evict us, as we have somuch support.”

Indeed, ward councillor BeverleySchafer is herself in support of theclub. “If our wish to have a people-centred city is to have any credibili-ty,” she says, “then we have to re-sist this attempt by City officials toremove and replace the longstand-ing occupants of this space with thestaff of the electricity depot former-ly based in Strand Street.”

The Green Point Residents’ andRatepayers’ Association has alsovoiced strong concern over the mat-ter, and has given its full support tothe bridge club, along with the Ur-ban Park Forum, to which the clubis affiliated.

“It is beyond believe and abso-lutely shocking that council couldconsider taking out a sporting facil-ity and replace it with a council

building. It is just beyond believe,”says association chairperson BobGoebel.

In 2006, the club’s lease was notconcluded owing to complicationsaround the Soccer World Cup bid.

However, club president Jan vanDijken says members were assuredthey would always have a home onthe common.

Van Dijken goes on to say that,since the bridge club moved in, ithas put nearly R300 000 towards up-keep, maintenance and repairs atthe building, and plans to spendeven more should a proper leaseagreement be signed between it andthe City.

Schafer says the City must try tofind an alternative venue for theelectricity depot; she suggests, forone, that it look intobuildingofficesnext door to the club. “I will takenecessary steps to ensure that ourbridge club is protected on the com-

mon, and that they get the neces-sary lease agreement from the Cityto ensure their relevance and im-portance in the area,” says Schafer.

Alderman Belinda Walker, May-oral Committee member for Eco-nomic, Environmental and SpatialPlanning, says the bridge clubmight not be evicted as the City islooking into different sites.

“The City-owned site off WesternBoulevard, Green Point, leased tothe Western Province Bridge Unionon a month-to-month basis, is oneof many sites being investigated asa possible site to which the electric-ity depot could be relocated,” sheelaborates.

The City is also preparing a sitedevelopment plan for the StrandStreet Quarry, where the electricitydepot is currently, but that work isfar from complete – and the fate ofthe bridge club remains far fromcertain.

Bridge over troubled waters

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Finweek – make yourmoney work for youSOUTH AFRICA’s leading investment publi-cation,Finweek, is about to shake up the localbusiness news market as its new product of-fering hits shelves in early October.

A combination of award-winning financialand business journalists, cutting-edge con-tent from leading providers including theHarvard Business Review, and a blend ofprint and digital content will provide a one-stop shop for those interested in taking con-trol of their money.

“The last couple of years have been incredi-bly volatile for people trying to manage theirmoney, and investors at all levels are tryingto be in a position where they feel like theyhave some control,” says Finweek editorMarc Ashton.

With the global financial crisis knockinginvestor confidence, businesses hesitant toadd jobs and a spirit of entrepreneurship hit-ting South Africa, the redesigned Finweekwill offer more of everything:

• more experts talking about your money;• more columnists providing breaking

views on the economy and investment land-scape;

• more personal finance aimed at makingfinance less scary;

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bracing a variety of digital and mobile solu-tions to work alongside its well establishedprint offering. From October, this includesan interactive website (www.fintalk.co.za),which includes podcasts, video content, webi-nars and the opportunity to follow expertportfolios.

Ashton concludes: “We won every major fi-nancial journalism award in 2011 with ourcoverage of investment-related matters, and

when somebody picks up aFinweekmagazinethey know that they are making an invest-ment.”

MONEY MATTERS: Finweek is set to shake upthe business world with its new offerings. The country’s best

Homegrown companiesPROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN an-nounced the winners of its fifth annualHomegrown Awards competition at aglamorous gala dinner on Thursday.

The event, sponsored by PetroSA, wascelebrated at the Sandton ConventionCentre and attended by more than 450 del-egates, including special guests such ascouncillor Parks Tau, Joburg mayor Her-bert Mkhize, Nedlac executive directorCyril Ramaphosa, Baxolile Zwane (actingvice president of trade, supply and logis-tics for PetroSA), Leslie Sedibe (CEO ofPSA), and advocate Dali Mpofu (chairper-son of PSA). Sedibe applauded the win-ners for their great achievement and hardwork.

The winners of the Homegrown Awardsin their respective categories this yearare:

Product of the year• Optiphi Skin Rejuvenation Technolo-

gies;Service of the year

• Cora’s Costumes;• Karan Beef (special recognition

award);CSI of the year• Clover Mama Afrika Trust;Environmental (most green) compa-

ny of the year• Green Office;Best recognised and acclaimed PSA

member company (by public voting)• Stormsriver Adventures;PSA/CGF schools governance award• Victoria Girls’ High School (its second

Homegrown Award);• Gert Sibande FET College (special rec-

ognition award);Best PSA company over the past 10

years• Longspan Gutters;• Karan Beef (special recognition

award).PetroSA’s Baxolile Zwane says it was an

“honour” to witness the greatness of thenation through the efforts of these compa-nies.

Join the transport think tankTHE City of Cape Town will onceagain celebrate Transport Monthin October this year, with a focuson all aspects of public transport,including infrastructure andservices.

This year, the City’s TransportDepartment will use variousforms of media to spark public de-bates, all with the aim of gaininga better understanding of the gen-eral experience of public trans-port users in Cape Town.

On a weekly basis, questionswill be posed via social networksand on the Internet. The challeng-es of implementing and manag-ing dedicated lanes for publictransport will kick off the discus-sion this week.Discussions willfollow on public transport infra-structure (such as park-and-ridesand public transport interchang-es) and services (including bus,train and minibus taxi opera-tions).

During the last week of Octo-ber, the Transport Department

will share the lessons learnedfrom members of the public, aswell as its ideas and plans for thefuture. “This project provides aunique forum for residents to en-gage with the City on importantpublic transport issues,” says theCity’s Mayoral Committee Mem-ber for Transport, Roads andStormwater, councillor BrettHerron.

“We encourage all residents totake part in the dialogue, becausethe insights gained will informthe development of the City’s 2012to 2016 Integrated TransportPlan.” He says the plan will guidethe roll-out and maintenance ofall transport systems and infra-structure for which the City is re-sponsible. “I would also like toask the people of Cape Town touse the month of October to con-sider the various environmental,social and economic implicationsof the use of a private vehicle ver-sus public transport,” Herronconcludes.

WINNERS: The Service of the Year was given to Cora Costumes. Seen here from left isCora Simpson, owner of Cora Costumes, owner of Cora’s Costumes with Deputy Ministerof Communications, Obed Bapela and MC Tumi Makgabo.

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A CAPE TOWN man claims he was givena fake R50 note at the Cape Town Civic Cen-tre after he paid for his driver’s licence latelast month, but the City says there is no evi-dence that this happened.

A “baffled” Simon Muller says all themoney given and received by the civic cen-tre has to be scanned under UV lights. “Ipaid with two R200 notes and received a R50and R20 note and some change. But the R50note was at the bottom, and I did not botherto check – it’s a City building, after all.”

Trevor Blake, director of Revenue for theCity of Cape Town, says checks and balanc-es are in place to prevent incidents like this,and claims it is “impossible” that the fakemoney could have been handed to Muller bya civic centre cashier. “All the counters haveUV lights, which are checked every day bythe cashier, who then signs a checklist thatit is working... It can only be possible if themoney was handed to him in any other wayother than being passed to him through theonly openingwhere theUV light is situated.”

Blake points out that City buildings, in-cluding the civic centre, have signs at eachcashier desk to remind people to check theirreceipts and change before leaving.

Muller says he only realised he had beengiven a fake note when he went to a shop thefollowing day. “I was immediately told thatthe note was fake, and after taking a look itwas clear that this was a counterfeit note;there is no watermark, and it is smaller.”

Muller says he can account for all transac-tions made during the 24-hour period be-tween the civic centre visit the discovery ofthe counterfeit note. “I rarely pay with cash,

so I can remember what all my transactionswere, and that is the only place it could havecome from.”

Blake says incidents involving fake notesare “very isolated” – “Over the past year oneforged note was presented to our offices,which the UV lights picked up. This is thefirst allegation of a forged note being handedover by one of our staff.”

Blake urges people to be vigilant and re-port to senior staff – or the police – immedi-ately should they be given counterfeit mon-ey at a City office. He assures a thorough in-vestigation will be carried out.

Muller says he reported the matter toCrime Stop, but received no response, andhe feels “nobody is taking it seriously be-cause it is only a R50 note”.

Blake, however, assures the matter hasbeen investigated, but no evidence of foulplay could be uncovered.

CASH CRAMP: Simon Muller holds the coun­terfeit R50 note beneath a real R50 note.

Couple found aftermountain ordealHANRIE BOSCH

A BRITISH couple were found un-harmed, aside from slight hypothermia,after they inadvertently spent the nighton Table Mountain after veering off thefootpath and ending up on a precipitousledge.

The two, both 28, made a call to emergencyservices on Saturday afternoon, though res-cue personnel were unable to get to them im-mediately due to bad weather, says MerleCollins, spokesperson for the Table Moun-tain National Park.

Members of the Wilderness Search andRescue Team found the couple, in the vicini-ty of Maclear’s Beacon, about 10:00 on Sun-day morning.

“They did the right thing,” says Collins.“They stood in one place when they realised

they were lost, and immediately phoned res-cue services. It is extremely dangerous onthe ledges, and we have many fatalities dueto people trying to either walk up or downthe ledges when they get lost.”

Collins adds that the situation could havebeen a lot worse for the couple had they notreacted the way they did. “If you find your-self lost, do not move, stay put and phoneemergency services – and always let some-one know that you are going up the moun-tain,” she advises. “Should you not arriveback by a set time, they will be able to alertthe authorities. We also urge people to walkin groups of at least four.

“With more than 600km of footpaths upand down the mountain, the most commonreason for people getting lost is veering ofthe paths”, says Collins, who adds that thisis especially prevalent during summermonths.

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Cape Town Tourism and a host of partner-ing attractions encouraged locals to exploreand enjoy their beautiful Mother Citythrough special offers, discounted vouchersand exciting events.

One of Africa’s most-visited attractions –and a favourite among Capetonians – theV&A Waterfront is a mix of extraordinarytourism, leisure, retail and entertainmentexperiences for all tastes and age groups. Forthe month of September the V&A Waterfrontencouraged Capetonians to rediscover theircity through the My Cape Town campaign bypartaking in events at venues in the Water-front locale.

This month, the V&A continues its run of

activities – the ever-popular Wheel of Excel-lence has returned, and is once again operat-ing from Market Square. The Smurfs comeplay at the V&A until 6 October, and the Saveour Sea Birds Festival takes place from 10 to16 October. This is not to mention the CapeOutdoor Adventure and Travel Expo from 14to 16 October.

The V&A continues to fly its flags for theBokkeduring theRugbyWorldCup,with livescreenings of games at the Amphitheatre.The V&A Waterfront has pledged its supportfor the Springbok Rugby World Cup team, inconjunction with Plascon, by repainting theClock Tower in green and gold. Visit on Fri-days and don your Springbok jersey for “BokFriday”.

Call (021) 408-7500 or visit www.water-front.co.za for more information on the V&AWaterfront and upcoming events, or visitwww.capetown.travel for what to do in CapeTown.

BREATHTAKING: The famous V&A Waterfront Pierhead is seen before Table Mountain; it’s oneof Africa’s most­visited attractions, and welcomes countless people to the city. Photo: SuppliedGREEN QUEEN: Western Cape beauty Kim Rivalland (24) from Claremont was crowned

this year’s Miss Earth South Africa at a glittering gala dinner honouring South Africa’s“green ambassadors” at Montecasino in Johannesburg late last month. Yusuf Abramjee,president of Lead SA, crowned 24­year­old Rivalland after she worked her way to the topspot. Seen here, from left: Catherine Constantinides (Earth Organisation ambassador),Kim Rivalland and Ella Bella (MC at the event and Earth Organisation ambassador).

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City cleanup fightstarts to turn dirtyHANRIE BOSCH

THE Green Point andOrange-Kloof City Im-provement District(CID) says it is fed upwith cleaning up afterthe City – and in partic-ular has washed itshands of the “festeringpit” under the WesternBoulevard bridge.

“We are caught be-tween a rock and a hardplace, because in a waywe do not have a choice.If we do not do it whowill?” says Marc Truss,CEO of the CID.

The CID has been do-ing cleanup operationsunderneath the WesternBoulevard bridge, closeto Napier Street, formore than a year now,and Truss says it is timefor the City to “step up and take responsibili-ty”.

For the past year, he says, the CID has tak-en the task upon itself, spending R4 500 of itsownfunds every month to clear out criminalelements and leave the area clean.

Members remove between 150 and 200 bagsfull of rubbish during every cleanup blitz.

“We are spending money that could havebeen utilised better, for other projects... wehave been in talks with the City, most recent-ly about three weeks ago, but to date we haveheard nothing back.

“Now it is just growing into a festeringheap.”

Truss says vagrants and criminals usespaces like the one under the bridge as hide-outs, and he says petty crimes and car break-

ins increase when these hideouts aren’tcleared out.

Ward councillor Dave Bryant says he is“very aware of the problems underneath thisparticular bridge”, and has had “numerousmeetings” to discuss the concerns.

“I am also in constant communicationwith the residents of the neighbouring com-plex. Both parties would like to see fencingerected to prevent the homeless from resid-ing there.”

Bryant adds that the rubbish piling up inthe area is a direct result of the vagrants liv-ing under the bridge. “It must be emphasisedthat enforcement is not the solution here,and only a consolidated effort towards assist-ing homeless people off the street will reallybegin to make a visible difference.”

VAGRANT VANDALS: The space under the Western Boulevardbridge is used as a hideout by vagrants and criminals, the CID says.

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Historic procession downSt Cyprian’s memory laneHANRIE BOSCH

THE St Cyprian’s Day celebra-tions on Thursday saw nearly807 school girls walk 2,5kmdown Cape Town’s roads.

Traffic came to a standstill andcurious onlookers crowdedaround as the procession made itsway to St George’s Cathedral, fol-lowing a tradition that has re-mained nigh unchanged for 118years.

One of the oldest schools inCape Town has followed this age-old tradition since 1889, when abeloved nun at the school waskilled in a carriage crash during

that year’s celebrations.Principal Sue Redelinghuys

took People’s Post on a trip downSt Cyprian’s memory lane as theschool marked its 140th birthday.

“Since the school’s inception in1871, when Archbishop RobertGrey started the school as a facili-ty for the clergy’s daughters,yearly celebrations took place inCamps Bay until the tragic deathof a Sister.

“In 1893, the celebrationsmoved St George’s Cathedral, andit has basically remained thesame for all these years sincethen.”

The school relocated once, be-tween 1919 and 1920, from Annen-

dale Street and onto a part of oneof the oldest farms in Cape Town,Nooitgedacht, in nearby GorgeRoad.

According to tradition, every StCyprian’s Day the school’s girlshave their hair done up in aFrench plait, and all newcomersdance around an old cypress treein the middle of the gardens.

Redelinghuys says the tradi-tional activities are the “ties thatbind”, and instil a “strong senseof place and values” in their stu-dents.

The school’s motto: “We teachnot for school, but for life. Wetrain not for time, but for eterni-ty,” says it all, really.

MODERN DAY: Nearly 807 girls made their way to the cathedralas part of the school’s birthday tradition. Photo: Hanrie Bosch

SLICE OF LIFE: St Cyprian’s School com­munity partnership coordinator JacquiAhrends (left) and principal Sue Redeling­huys cut the cake on the school’s historicbirthday. Photo: Janie van der Spuy

Wednesday 5 OctoberSea Point: The Union of JewishWomen presents Frieda Loubser,who will talk on genetics, at Stone-haven, 7 Albany Road, at 10:00. TheR20 entrance fee includes refresh-ments. Phone (021) 434-9555 (morn-ings only).

Wednesday 12 OctoberSea Point: Phyllis Friedlander and

Lauren Snitcher will talk on theirexperiences at the recent OchbergReunion in Israel for the Union ofJewish Women at Stonehaven, 7 Al-bany Road, at 10:00.

The R20 entrance fee includes re-freshments. Phone (021) 434-9555(mornings only).

Saturday 26 NovemberCamps Bay: Camps Bay HighSchool is calling on all matriculantsof the classes of 1981, 1991 and 2001for a reunion at 19:00 in the school’sseminar rooms.

Contact Vivienne on (021) 438-1507 or 082 466 8261.

Bag yourself a book bargainDUE to public demand, the SPCAwill host another of its Bag a Bar-gain Book Sales on Saturday at theSPCA vet shop at 6 Gabriel Road inPlumstead from 08:00 until 14:00.

The SPCA will sell bags to shop-pers, who can then fill them up withtheir favourite titles from the large

selection on offer. Small bags,which can hold around 13 books,will be sold for R50; larger bags,which can hold about 40 books, willgo for R150 each. A limited numberof big bags is in stock. For more in-formation contact Natasha on(021) 700-4155/40.

The circus swings into townA DAY of “fun and thrills” is prom-ised when the South African Circushits Hartleyvale Stadium in Ob-servatory on Saturday, starting at19:30. The live entertainment willinclude trapeze artists, acrobats,

clowns, contortionists and more.Parking will be available on Lies-beek Parkway. Entrance costs R40for adults and R30 for children. Forfurther information, or to bookyour places, call (021) 692- 4287.

The flavour flair of Cass AbrahamsCASS ABRAHAMS is once againready to share some of her cookingsecrets, with the festive season justaround the corner.

To many people, Abrahams’name is synonymous with Cape Ma-lay cooking, and her knowledge ofspices is considered legendary. Inher new series, audiences will learnmore about combining flavours –how to mix spices up in the best pos-

sible way.The cooking demonstrations will

take place at the CPUT Restaurantin Granger Bay on Saturdays 8 and15 October, 5 and 12 November, and3 and 17 December. Tickets are onsale through Computicket at R80per person; there are only 110 tick-ets available, so book your spotsoon. For more information call(021) 446-5032.

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Thin blue lineA CAPE TOWN car thief died at the weekend,allegedly at the hands of an SAPS officer inAthlone, addingyet another statistic to the in-creasing rate of police shootings nationally.

While police gave chase, the man drivingthe car failed to stop as instructed, and wasfatally wounded.

The SAPS illustrated a steady increase inthe number of public claims for shootings bypolice in a report released last week.

Based on figures for the year ending March2010, these claims increased nationally fromR426 million to R526 million. Claims for po-lice assault reportedly increased fromR380 million to R506 million. While nationalPolice commissioner Bheki Cele says not allsuch claims are substantiated, the sharp in-crease remains a worrying indicator.

Intimidation and unwarranted violence bypolice in many communities are serious real-ities. Some don’t recognise the SAPS as a po-lice service, but rather a militaristic groupwielding almost absolute state-bestowed pow-er. While allegations of corruption within theranks remain rife, police remain at logger-heads with residents.

Some suggest the trouble is only worsenedby a lack of training and quality recruitment.But is the root of the problem inherited froma society in which the vast majority of thepopulace feared and loathed the police? Thisis very possible.

While stats like those released last week areconcerning, the SAPS are in some regardsmaking an effort. The more buy-in there isfrom the public for initiatives like communi-ty policing, hopefully, the better public andpolice will relate to one another.

And while organisations such as the Inde-pendent Complaints Directorate remain opento listen to grievances, we remain on the righttrack. It is true that SA officers have a longway to go to entrench themselves into somecommunities, but the fight to take this placeis a noble one, and entirely worth its weightin gold.

YourSMSesBy the way

. To my next doorneighbour who threwaway my rates paperwhich the postman put inyour letter box by mis-take: You should beashamed of yourself. Re-member, you will needyour neighbours’ helpone day.

. MEC, please help ourmeter taxi drivers exposeunscrupulous owners.We work under duressand have to work two 24-hour shifts. We are oftenfatigued with no time off,and only earn commis-sion, whilst these ownersare cashing in hugeamounts off us, tax free.

. The tip-off hotlineidea is brilliant! Lynne

. Please support localmusician Tyler Drake onFacebook and on Twitter(@tylerdrak). His newsingle “On My Knees”will be available on 10 Oc-tober in various onlinestores.

Holiday help. To the lady asking

about holiday points, callthe Vacations AuthoritySouth Africa. Their offic-es are in High Street, Bel-

lville, and they can assistyou.

. In response to themessage enquiring aboutgetting rid of holidaypoints, contact Cape Es-capes on (021) 715-8000.

Giving a howl aboutdogs

. Whoever said dogsbark to protect ownersand property is only part-ly correct. Most othertimes they bark at noth-ing at all, so nobody takesany notice. They’re a bitlike car alarms.

. I cannot believe peo-ple can be so ignorantwhen it comes to owningpets. All dogs are not so-ciable by nature, and thelaw requires dogs to beon leashes in public plac-es.

Children should be al-lowed to run and play inthe parks – not dogs.

. Our neighbours havesent the Metro Police toour house due to ourdogs’ barking. It justshows that drug lordsand thieves have a freerun to do what they do,because the Metro Policeare too busy harassingdog owners. FK

Helping the poor. Damocles, Na-

khlistan’s address is 45Murton Road Rylands. Ihope you stay nearby be-cause how are the poorgoing to get there! Manyneedy come to my door aswell and I can’t help themall, but I try. Why are youtargeting Nakhlistan?I’m sure there are moreorganisations besidesthem. I suggest you doyour homework first byfinding out where theother organisations aresituated then where theneedy stay that knock onyour door and send themto their nearest organisa-tion. As the saying goes:If everyone helps hisneighbour then who willneed help? Shehaam Ish-mail

. Damocles, you aretrying to be funny. On aday todaybasis,Muslimsgive out food. Funny thatyou don’t know where togo. You mention that youare unable to help them –save your SMSes for 10days and you will be ableto buy two loaves ofbread and you will beable to give. Muslims arevery giving.

The alcoholic advert agenda

Giving heartfelt thanks amid grief

IT was interesting to hear that there are pro-posals to ban all alcohol advertisements,which in turn will hopefully discourage, itseems, alcohol abuse tendencies fromour cit-izenry of all ages.

Of course, there was a response from busi-nesses whose prime sole income is from thesale of alcohol, and some voiced their dismaythat it will effect their sales and, in turn, cur-rent and future employees status statistics(employment). Whether we, the public, arefor or against alcohol in whatever degree itis consumed,we realise that there are effects,which start in some cases in the foetal stageof our development as human beings.

The sober decision to ban all alcohol adver-tisements is to achieve a result like the speedreduction proposal to curb carnage on ourhighways and byways (speed kills), and theonly way to achieve a result in this case,

when you apply logic, is to drastically in-crease the price of alcohol at the counter.

Why this statement? Because when the to-bacco advertisements and related issues(smoking causes cancer) surrounding themwere banned, that did not stop the majorityof smokers puffing; no, it was the yearlybudget speech which increased sin taxes,and this in turn led to the decrease in ciga-rette packet sales – but the increase in thesale of loose cigarettes due to the INCREAS-ES implemented by the shop owners.

If we keep the above in mind it will resultin alcohol businesses still operating, but theconsumption will be decreased by the con-sumer due to the price increase of the alcohol

Survey any customer or consumer: If anitem becomes expensive, the result is lessbought.KEITH BLAKE

WE as the Gaffney family would like to ex-press our sincere gratitude to everyone whosupported us during the difficult time of ourhusband, father and grandfather Brian Gaff-ney’s passing. Through everyone’s messagesof support, personal visits, and sincere ex-pressions of condolences, we appreciatedafresh the immense role he played in somany people’s lives, and the impact his lifeand work had on people and the community.

Thank you to those who shared their per-sonal experiences of Brian at his memorialservice at St Cyprian’s Church; your storiesabout the times you shared with Brian werespecial, and enriched our memories of him.

The stories will always be with us. Thankyou to everyone who attended the funeralservice. It was hard to say goodbye to him,but having you with us helped carry usthrough the process.

Brian is still with us in our thoughts everyday and we miss him beyond word. But wehave been encouraged by the love and sup-port we have received from everyone whoreached out to embrace us as a family.

May God bless you the way you have bless-ed us.VANESSA, SASHA, CALLAN ANDZARAH GAFFNEYRetreat

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Top of the local popsANDRE BAKKES

ORGANISERS are gearing up for two mo-mentous Die Burger Pops concerts onSunday 16 October, with a host of stellarnames already signed up.

The stars will be coming out for “free” ona day when the audience and performers willbe doing their bit to make this Christmas alittle merrier for needy children.

People’s Post caught up with two of the art-ists – mother and daughter Madeegha Andersand Jawaahier Petersen – to hear theirthoughts on the upcoming Die Burger Pops.

“When I was approached, I was quite takenaback,” says Anders.

She looks almost as young as Petersen, butshe refuses to give her age, and answers in-stead, “Whoever guesses right wins a prize!”

She continues, “With the amount of talentwe have in Cape Town, it was a surprise tobe asked. There are like a zillion artists inCape Town.

“We look forward to it very much, and I wasgiven a song I’ve always wanted to do. It waswritten by a very talented woman – my grootpêl – Mynie Grové. She’s just it!”

All the artists will be on stage for the open-ing and final songs, and in between they willeach grace the stage for a particular song.

Petersen is also “ecstatic” with her choiceof song, but she doesn’t want to divulge whatit will be. She will also be one of the BurgerPops guest presenters for Kyk-Net, which issomething she says she has looked forwardto her whole life.

“There will be a big band on stage with arunning theme of ‘Swing’. The scale of theshow will be a few notches up from whatwe’re used to,” Anders continues.

For someone who has been performing infront of audiences her whole life, it is some-what surprising to hear that Anders still getsbutterflies before she goes on stage.

“I feel sick,” she smiles. “I get so nervousI can’t eat! But all this just adds to the per-formance. I think you actually need the but-terflies to deliver a great show.”

Joining them on stage will be AndréSchwartz, Sarah Theron, Lize Beekman, Ned-ine Blom, Johnny Davids, Zanne Stapelberg,Gugulethu Tenors, Elle Amor, Rocco de Vil-liers, Hilandi du Toit and Chad Saaiman – toname but a few. The proceeds will be fun-nelled into community empowerment; muchof the money raised will help three charityorganisations – the ACVV, Badisa and Mfe-sane – give youths a merry Christmas and alife filled with opportunities.

Die Burger Pops will hit the Artscape witha matinee at 14:00 and an evening show at19:00. Tickets cost R80, R150 and R220 throughfrom Computicket. A special family packagefor the matinee is also available.

READY TO ENTERTAIN: Jawaahier Petersenand Madeegha Anders will be the only familyact at Die Burger Pops. Photo: Andre Bakkes

The penguins are upon usTHE countdown to the 11thannual Simon’s Town Pen-guin Festival is nearly at anend.

The two days of education-al fun, food and family games,all for the benefit of the en-dangered African penguin,kick off at 10:00 on Saturday– African Penguin Aware-ness Day – with the beach re-lease of a group of penguins,rehabilitated by Southern Af-rican Foundation for the Conservation ofCoastal Birds (SANCCOB), back into thewild.

“The public is encouraged to come downto Seaforth Beach, Simon’s Town, to wit-ness this moving event,” the organiserssay.

Children and adults can also meetSANCCOB’s ambassador penguin and“find out more about these charismaticcreatures” during African PenguinAwareness Day, which is celebratedacross the globe. This year SANCCOB hascreated a lesson plan to commemorate thebig day. It’s available to all teachers,groups, zoos and aquariums; email [email protected] or call (021) 557-6155 toget one. The festival itself promises arange of entertainment for the whole fami-

ly, including the “Penguinand Snake” show at theBoulders Beach Lodgeparking area at varioustimes throughout theweekend.

The centrepiece of thefestival – the annual galaauction – will be held onSaturday at Blue Horizon,Red Hill Road, “with amouth-watering menubrought to you, once again,

by Boulders Beach Lodge and Restau-rant”. During the event, conservationistcouple Michelle and Riaan Garforth-Ven-ter will take guests through an evening offine dining and fundraising.

As the official fundraisers for the Burgh-er’s Walk Restoration Project, SANCCOBwill put funds raised on the evening to-wards uplifting this unprotected area,close to the Boulders Beach colony of Afri-can penguins. Tickets for the gala costR395 per person; for bookings or more in-formation, contact Margaret Roestorf on(021) 557-6155 or at [email protected].

For further information on the PenguinFestival in general, email [email protected] or call (021) 557-6155. To down-load the programme, visit www.sanc-cob.co.za.

WIN TICKETS: After a sold­out sea­son in 2009, the Lilliput Children’sTheatre Company will conclude an­other seven­show run of its populartake on “Red Riding Hood” at Mui­zenberg’s Masque Theatre this Sat­urday. The play shows at the Masque– 37 Main Road – daily at 11:00.Tickets, priced at R40, can bebooked through Computicket or atany Shoprite or Checkers outlet. Forblock bookings or queries, call Eltonon 083 364 8284 or (021) 558­2650, or call the Masque Theatre on(021) 788­7911. For more informa­tion on the Lilliput Players them­selves, visit www.lilliputplay­ers.co.za. To stand a chance to winone of 10 double tickets to the show,SMS the word “RED” to 34586 bynoon on Thursday. SMSes costR1,50. Photo: Supplied

Fly away with ‘In the Wings’WITNESS the story of two sisters as theybattle to work past their limitations to cre-ate the future the rest of the world some-times fails to see when “In the Wings”emerges from the wings at On Broadwayin the CBD at 20:30 every day this week un-til Saturday.

Written by Jared Kruger and producedby the Chaeli Campaign, the play followsJo – who wants to study design abroad –and her sister, Kath, who has cerebral pal-sy and is finishing off high school.

The family isn’t exactly flush, and Jo

struggles with the desire to fulfil her po-tential and the sense of responsibility shefeels toward her beloved little sister andher burdened mother.

“This is a story about everyday stuff,about choices and, ultimately, about pos-sibility,” a write-up on the play reads.

On Broadway can be found at 44 LongStreet. Tickets cost R85 through www.on-broadway.co.za; block bookings can bemade with Melanie Scrooby on086 124 2354 or at [email protected].

Seriously symphonic tunesTHE final round of the eighth Laura Sear-le Prize for Concerto Playing, which isopen to all piano students at the South Af-rican College of Music (SACM), will beheld at Baxter Concert Hall in Rondeboschat 20:15 next Tuesday.

As part of their reward, the magical mu-sicians who come out on top of the LauraSearle competition get to perform a con-certo with the UCT Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets, which can be booked throughComputicket, cost R50; UCT staff pay R45,senior citizens and students pay R35, andscholars pay R25.

• A free performer’s class show by Siya

Charles and Friends will be held in theSACM’s Chisholm Recital Room at 14:00on Wednesday next week. The show,which includes works by Bheki Mselekuand some original compositions, will fea-ture Charles himself (on trombone), Re-uben Crowie (drums), Stephen Bell (pi-ano), Darren English (trumpet) and Mo-nique van Willingh (flute).

• On Thursday next week at 13:00, thefirst of three free lunchtime concerts willbe put on by the SACM’s composition stu-dents in the Baxter Concert Hall.

For more information call the SACM on(021) 650-2626.

Butler brings his show homeJONATHAN BUTLER re-turns to South Africa inNovember for two exclu-sive performances only inJohannesburg and CapeTown.

It’s been almost sixyears sinceButler last per-formed in Johannesburg;although he was in CapeTown in 2010 for the CapeTown Jazz Festival, and in2008 for the Jonathan But-ler and Friends Tour,“this show will be up close and personal”, or-ganisers say.

His show at the GrandWest Grand Arenaon 4 November will feature Butler “in a

unique setting, providingintimate behind-the-mu-sic stories about his hitsongs”; he’ll also performa number “all the songsyou’ve grown to love”, theorganisers promise. “Theaudience will be treated toa special evening, duringwhich Jonathan will tellstories about his music,writing experiences andmemories growing up inSouth Africa and eventu-

ally settling in Los Angeles.”Tickets are available at Computicket from

R155 to R275. There is also a limited numberof VIP hospitality tickets at R750.

JonathanButler

HANDS UP: This year’s BaxterDance Festival promises a bumperlineup “jam­packed with CapeTown’s diverse and dynamic dancetalent” from Thursday this week toSaturday next week. The festivalwill showcase over 50 danceworks, ranging in style from con­temporary to neo­classical, flamen­co, fusion, physical theatre, mod­ern, African, jazz, hip hop, belly andIndian dancing. Tickets, which costR75, R50 and R30 depending onthe category, are available throughComputicket on 0861 915 8000,online at www.computicket.co.zaor at any Shoprite or Checkers out­let. For discounted corporate orblock bookings, senior citizens andcharities, contact Sharon on(021) 680­3962 or Carmen on(021) 680­3993 during officehours. For more information con­tact Alethea Patterson­Cordigliaon (021) 680­3963, at alethea.pat­terson­[email protected] or on072 0142 780.

Sold outTICKETS to the final instal-ment of “Comedy Legends in

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“Comedy Legends in the

Valley” is a fundraiser theShark Spotters beach safetyinitiative, and features com-edy greats like Mel Millerand Bary Hilton.

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WINE AND DINE: Pensioners Dries and Marietjie Kleyn, who turn usedwine barrels into creations of functional beauty, will join several otherartists and crafters at the Santam Swartland Wine and Olive RouteFarmer’s Market at the Kirstenbosch Stone Cottages in Rhodes Drivefrom 10:00 to 16:00 on Saturday. A host of fine wines, olive productsand more will also be on sale to show off the region’s best – and alucky reader stands a chance to win a case of mixed Swartland winesand olive products from the Olive Boutique by emailing fran@hippo­communications.com with “People’s Post Swartland” in the subjectline before Thursday. To find out more call (022) 487­1133.Photo: Supplied

VOC Festival goes goldONE of the most antici-pated events on the CapeTown social calendartook place this weekendat the Cape Town marketin Epping.

The Voice of the Cape(VOC) Festival with aDifference lived up to itsname, and kicked off ona high note on Fridayevening, with the festivi-ties continuing through-out the weekend. VOCfestival marketing con-venor Hassiem Bastrasaid approximately60 000 festival-goers vis-ited the venue over theentire weekend. “We cal-culated that about 20 000 peoplestreamed in on both Friday and Sat-urday. Although Friday got off to aslow start, the numbers increasedthroughout the evening. Saturdayreally drew in a bumper crowd asexpected, and there was a smoothflow of festival-goers on Sunday.”

He said the overall setup of thefestival really worked, as there wasa lot more space and better struc-tures in place for the 15th annualVOC festival. “We could plan thingsbetter this year because we tookpast experiences into considera-tion, and we also added new and ex-citing events and entertainment,which pulled a crowd of both youngand old throughout the weekend.”

Bastra said one of the biggestdraw cards was the drifting team,which kept the crowd in awe withjust the sound of their engines.

“On Friday afternoon the roaring

engines of the modified cars wereone of the main attractions, and thefact that individuals could join theexpert drivers for an adrenalin ridejust added to the excitement of thecrowd.” He added that the corpo-rate exhibition made for a non-stopinformative weekend, with every-thing from investment organisa-tions and home décor companiesshowcasing their products andservices to potential clients.

“The food available at the eventwas absolutely delicious, and therewas just too much to choose from.There was the traditional tikkachicken stand, boerewors and braaistand, and in true Capetonian stylecrowds stood in line for the manyseafood options.” Bastra said thisfestival really lived up to all the ex-pectations of VOC and the commu-nity at large, with people attendingfrom all over the country.

CELEBRATION: These are some of the people who made the VOC Festivalpossible. Photos: Supplied

A JOLLY TIME: Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lilleaddressed the crowd as part of the festival.

Vito fires hisway into therecord booksA SIMPLE South Africanpastime got a braai-hard lo-cal into the record books andnabbed him the accolade ofthe longest braai when hetamed hot coals for 32 hoursstraight on Heritage Day.

Vito Polera, a representativeof Fruit and Veg City, fired hisway into history when he beatprevious record holder JanBraai’s 28-and-a-half hour stintby almost four hours at theFood Lover’s Market in Wil-lowbridge.

The record setting attemptwas a Fruit and Veg City initia-tive.

Says Polera: “It was not ashard as I thought it would be,because the weather was good,and many locals popped in tospur me on.”

He adds that the victory ismore special as it was done onHeritage Day.

“There’s nothing like a goodbraai to show how much wehave in common as South Afri-cans.” Brian Coppin, CEO andco-founder of Fruit and VegCity, says the idea was forFruit and Veg City to show sup-port for the one day in the yearwhen our common heritage asSouth Africans is celebratedaround a piece of meat oncoals. “Breaking the record setby Jan Braai is about keepingthe record in South Africa –there have been many contend-ers for the title since last year,but Fruit and Veg City is thefirst challenger to bring out anadjudicator from GuinnessWorld Records to ensure it’sappropriately verified and offi-cial.” In the time it took to setthe record – from Friday 23September at 09:00 to Saturday

24 September at 17:17 – Vitobraaied 74kg of meat, enoughto feed 1 300 people throughFruit and Veg City’s corporatesocial responsibility partner,Foodbank.

Through Foodbank, Fruitand Veg City was able to feed1 300 individuals in need of hotmeals on Heritage Day.

The Food Lover’s Marketsold boerewors rolls and Pepsifor R10 – and the proceeds willgo to five primary schools inthe area.

During his record-breaker,Polera only took two restbreaks, totalling just 17 min-utes, in 32 hours.

And this Guinness WorldRecord-setting attempt was notwithout strict regulations.Guinness World Record adju-dicator Tarika Vara flew infrom the UK to ensure thestrict criteria were met.

To meet the specified rules,Polera needed to have fivetypes of meat cooking at alltimes, and was not allowed anyassistance, bar moral supportfrom the many onlookers.

Two cameras were requiredto capture every single minuteof the braai, while time keep-ers and auditors from Deloittewere on hand to audit everymoment of the braai.

Polera reckons his favouritemeat for the braai is “good oldKaroo lamb chops”, and thatthere’s nothing better than abraai with friends.

“My favourite place to braaiis in my braai kamer. South Af-rica’s idea of having a braairoom is indicative of our pas-sion for braai – we’ve deviseda way to ensure that we canbraai regardless of the weath-er, for any occasion!”

BRAAI ON: Vito Polera in action.

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HEARTWARMINGPLAY: Heart104.9FM hosteda celebrity soccerday on Saturdayto get the ball roll­ing around creat­ing awareness forthis year’s HeartSquad soccerclinics. South Af­rican soccer leg­ends, celebritiesand radio DJs at­tended in supportof the campaignas part of Heart104.9FM’s con­tinued dedicationto post­World Cupsoccer develop­ment in CapeTown. The Heart 104.9FM team fought bravely against the celebrity players, but bowed outafter a very close penalty shoot­out. The Legends, meanwhile, thrashed the Stereotype Recordsteam with a score of 9­5. Seen here, back row, from left: Janez Vermieren (“Top Billing” present­er), Rob Miller (“Fine Music” radio presenter), Chad Saaiman (artist), Grey Borowsy (artist),Lloyd Jansen (artist) and Lee Saaiman (CEO of Stereotype Records). Seated: Steven Lee (art­ist), Nick Snow (artist), DJ Lloyd and Tony Blonde (Stereotype Records).

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LYNN PRINS

A WEEKEND training camp inCape Town showed just how fear-

less the under-19 softball women are.

The squad of 20 are definitely notafraid of swinging a bat facing decentfast pitching, or throwing a ball from theoutfield to nail a runner; as the sayinggoes, “Dynamite comes in small packag-es.”

Getting ready for the upcoming JuniorWomen’s World Championship (JWWC),the girls took on Falcons super leagueteam in a warm-up match on Saturday,and played double matches againstWestridge Yankees on Sunday, showingdynamic character toward both teams.

However, Lester Smith, coach of theSA under-19s, feels that there is still a lotof preparation ahead. “This weekendwas our first match situations, and I amnot entirely satisfied with the girls’ per-formances – there still needs to be a lotof hard work before we can actually beready to take on the world champion-ship.”

The women train on Wednesdays andSaturdays, and hit the gym on Tuesdaysat the Sports Science Institute.

Leading up to the JWWC, People’s Postaims to profile a couple of players everyweek to introduce them to the public.

• First up is Western Province playerKathryn van Boom (17). This Grade 11student at Bergvliet High School plays ascatcher for Tanta Sport. Her hobbies in-clude reading and, of course, playingsport; she enjoys the music of The Ar-rows, James Morrison, and Alicia Keys,with her favourite actor being Ben Still-er. The burgeoning sportswoman –whose favourite foods are lasagne andsteak – has some serious life goals: Shewants to study at UCT’s Health ScienceFaculty, and to continue representingher country in softball. Her motivationalquote is, “Never be satisfied with whatyou achieve, because it all pales in com-parison with what you are capable of do-ing in the future.”

• KwaZulu-Natal’s Julia Meaker, alsoaged 17, plays for Ashleys and takes upoutfield and catcher positions.

Currently in Grade 11 at Durban Girls’High School, her hobbies include moun-tain biking, touch rugby and hockey. Sheenjoys a variety of old and new music,and her favourite actor is Ryan Rey-nolds.

Her power foods are pasta and pizza,and her life goal is “to be the best me Ican be”. She’s driven by two motivation-al quotes: “The harder you fall, the high-er you bounce,” and, “Adversity can ei-ther break you or make you breakrecords.”

Softballers hit the pitch swinging

HIT: Kathryn van Boom.Photos: Neezaam Karriem KWAZULU CATCHER: Julia Meaker.