Peoples Post Claremont-Rondebosch 10 July 2012

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TERESA FISCHER

THERiverClub is tradingasnormal to-day.

This comes after the golf and conferencecentre was evacuated and closed on Sun-day following heavy rains.

Wilfred Solomons-Johannes, head of theCity of Cape Town’s Disaster Manage-ment, says the rising levels of the LiesbeekRiver jeopardised the safety of about 60persons on the premises.

Fifteen vehicles were removed from theflooded area.

Solomons-Johannes says the rising lev-

els of the water have flooded the courtyardwith no significant damages to the build-ings.

Jason van Veyeren, general manager ofthe River Club, says the river burst itsbanks at 14:30.

Auditions for the TV reality programmeSA’s Got Talent were taking place at thevenue on the day, but Van Veyeren saysthese were fortunately finished by 13:00.

He explained they have an early warn-ing system on the canals to warn themwhen water levels rise rapidly.

Van Veyeren says the parking lot wascompletely flooded, but there was no dam-age to property.

Only muddy grass and the odd puddleremain.

He says it is an ongoing job for the Cityto keep the Liesbeek River flowingsmoothly, claiming that floods in 2004were much worse.

The ObsLife website reports a lawsuitfollowed those floods. Barloworld claimeddamages because cars used by executivesattending a conference at the club washedaway.

The claim was recently settled out ofcourt.

Trevor Hughes, chairperson of theFriends of the Liesbeek River, says: “It’snature. The river is canalised, but you

can’t hold back nature.”He says it may be worth examining

whether enough water is diverted into theoriginal old path of the river to mitigateflooding.

Hughes adds this is a warning to peoplewho hope to develop on the land in the vi-cinity.

The production team of Rapid Blue, thecompany filming SA’s Got Talent, wereunavailable for comment on Monday.

Solomons-Johannes said flooding,blocked drains, service disruptions andpower failures could be reported to theCity’s 24-hour technical operations centreon 0860 10 30 89.

Floods: club evacuated

SODDEN: A woman walks next to the LiesbeekRiver which flooded following heavy rains atthe weekend. Photo: Michael Hammond

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I have heard of some bizarrepractices, which people arewilling to pay good money totake part in, with the hope ofbeing emotionally and psychologicallycured afterwards. Ridicule, insults, humili-ation and verbal abuse form part of the“therapy” offered by one such programme.

Then there’s the plethora of healers thathave popped up like weeds all over our cityin the past few years.

They usually go by names such as “Doc-tor”, “Chief”, “Queen” or “Mama”, andwhile the claims they make may seem ludi-crous to some, for others who believe andare desperate, they represent a chance at

love, health, employment, fi-nancial security, happi-ness ... Clearly their busi-nesses are supported, as sev-eral rent in the priceysouthern suburbs, place reg-ular advertisements andpay for theprint anddissem-ination of fliers.

The promises made inthese ads lure many unsus-pecting people into spend-ing their last penny on a vis-it to healers in hopes of itbringing them the job, hus-

band or huge lottery win that would turntheir lives around forever.

While People’s Post respects our readers’right as consumers to make informed deci-sions when it comes to the products andservices we advertise in our papers.

We also uphold and share in the burdenof responsible advertising.

The revenue from advertising is essentialto our newspapers’ sustainability andgrowth, but when it comes to ads of this na-ture, there are considerations.

In the same way our editorial content isscrutinised for facts, fairness and accuracy,so too are our adverts.

It is in this light we re-affirm your free-dom of choice. You have the right to decide.But, let the buyer beware.

Thank you to People’s Post reader ColinTaylor for your input around this impor-tant issue. Before I sign off, allow me toshare this story with you...

Being naturally curious, we want to tryout things and some of us may have visiteda healer for the experience, or if you’re ajournalist, in the name of research...

No names provided but this is that jour-nalist’s experience:

. Visit healer in southern suburbs, as-sess consulting rooms and declare themlight, clean and above board.

. Met by “Mama” something and haveconsultation. No fee paid.

. On second visit, “Mama” is joined byher husband, the “Doctor”, a tall, dark, au-thoritative-looking man. Goosebumps.

. All go behind a curtain to a candle-litroom resembling deepest, darkest AfricaTerror. “Doctor” sits on one side of drum

with “Mama” and journalist opposite.. “Doctor” explains process which en-

tails calling on the ancestors to tell the jour-nalist what is wrong with her and give acure.

. Candles are snuffed. Journalist seesher life flashing before her.

. “Doctor” starts invoking the ancestorsand commands journalist to answer ances-tors.

. “Doctor” voice fades and is replaced bystrange voice (ancestor) who begins conver-sation with mortified journalist who croaksone word replies.

. After eternity, ordeal ends with jour-nalist told to buy three black cows and fivered chickens (something like that; at thatpoint, accuracy checks flew off the radar)

. Fee R80. Formerly fearless journalisthappily parts with R100 and flees.

’Til next time, go well!ConnectED is a weekly column by Peo-

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THERE is no truth to claims by a callerto a radio station that the Rondeboschtennis courts are in a poor condition.

Quelling any concerns, Western ProvinceTennis President Patrick Vezasie says: “Weplayed a junior tennis tournament therelast week and the facilities are in a greatcondition.”

Club members have added their voices toVezasie’s, expressing rave reviews aboutthe club.

This comes after a call by a listener to aradio station stating that the club was in apoor condition.

When People’s Post visited the facility, itwas in pristine condition. The venue is usedregularly for tournaments hosted by WPTennis.

Two courts were occupied by players foran early-morning round of doubles tennis.

One club member says: “I spend a lot oftime on these courts and I have never hadany complaints as far as the maintenanceof the facilities is concerned.” She did notwant her name used in the newspaper.

Vezasie adds: “Any great sporting facility– even the stadium in Cape Town – needsmaintenance, but that is expected (as) it isnothing out of the ordinary.”

Tennis courts in mint conditionTennis courts in mint condition

Page 4 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch GENERAL Tuesday 10 July 2012

Jewish bone marrow neededJewish bone marrow neededNATHAN ADONIS

A MEDICAL deck of cards isstacked against a teenagegirl who needs special in-

tervention to save her life.

Maike Förtsch (19) is cocooned in anisolation ward at Groote Schuur Hos-pital.

A very rare form of leukaemia –with a 0.0 % immunity – puts Maikeat severe risk of infection.

Removing her glasses to rub herthumb across her eyes, Maike’s moth-er, Carine Förtsch, says: “It’s likeshe’s empty.”

A donation of stem cells with a Jew-ish make-up will give her a fightingchance of survival.

“Her great grandmother fled Ger-many before the war,” she explains.

To see if there is a stem cell match,she says, requires “just a simple bloodtest”. The closer the match is to 10 thegreater the chances of a perfectmatch.

She frequently removes a crumbledwhite tissue from her pocket. “Shecan’t be a normal teenager.”

The closest this reporter could getto Maike was to stand at an outer doorwhich protects her from any cross-contamination.

For Maike, it is the small things thatmatter. Straining to smile, Carineputs her glasses back on. “The biggesttreat for her is feeling the sun shiningthrough her window onto her bed.”

Initially misdiagnosed with Atten-tion Deficit Disorder (ADD), the Fört-sch family was warned the medica-tion would lead to headaches, but“they got worse each day.

She has always been pale, but I no-

ticed she was paler than usual”.Blue bruises marked her body and

she was constantly exhausted.They now believe she may have con-

tracted tick bite fever. After moreblood tests, she was diagnosed withleukaemia in November.

Maike and her family – from Wind-hoek, Namibia – sought treatment inCape Town since then.

For three weeks Carine hasn’t beenable to kiss, hug or touch her daughteras they wait for a positive match.

Previous donor matches have yield-ed no fruit. “Often you will find a fami-ly member who is a match, but I havetwo sons and neither of them matcheach other or my daughter.”

Maike’s mother looks into the sun-light and wipes away a tear. “Thereare so many lives who don’t make it.”

Support is her lifeline. “The firsttime she lost her hair, her boyfriendjokingly patted her scalp,” says Car-ine. “I wish for every girl to havesomeone like him for support at timeslike these.”

Another cold reality hits. “Theworst thing . . . it broke my heart ...my daughter won’t be able to go to hermatric ball.”

A perfect bone marrow match willgive Maike simple pleasures. Shewants to dance, feel the wind whenhorseriding and to kiss her mother.

What is acute myeloid leukae-mia?

Professor Nicolas Novitzky, ofGroote Schuur Hospital’s haematolo-gy department, ascribes acute mye-loid leukaemia (AML) to the “instabil-ity of genomes in the stem cells”.

This is when white blood cells – the

‘soldiers’ of the body – are over-manu-factured and less red blood cells –which carry oxygen in the body – areproduced. The soldiers are producedtoo rapidly and die off faster, leavingthe body defenceless.

There is hope, says Novitzky. “Bet-ter treatment is available and patientslike Maike receive chemotherapy andawait stem cell transplants.”

But, he adds: “It is still a fatal can-cer.” The cause of the instability is un-known, he says.

What to do to become a bone mar-row donor:

Donors need to be fully committed,be in good health and need to meet thebasic requirements of a blood donor.

SA Bone Marrow Registry DeputyDirector Terry Schlaphoff says: “Itdoes help to have representation fromall population groups as well as do-nors with multi-ethnic backgrounds.”

During the bone marrow trans-plant, the patient’s own bone marrowis destroyed to accommodate the do-nor stem cells. The body then pro-grammes the matching donor cells toproduce healthy bone marrow. As aresult, the patient may take on thehair and eye colour of the donor.

There are currently about 19.5 mil-lion donors registered, but still somepatients suffer.

“The process is not invasive orpainful,” says Schlaphoff.

Once a donor is registered theymay be called to donate stem cells.Onedayoffwork isneededanddona-tions may cover the costs of the pro-cedure.

Call the Sunflower Fund to registeron 0800 121 082.

NEEDS HELP: Maike Förtsch will have a fighting chanceif she can gets matching donor stem cells. Photo: Supplied

THE Metro Police may be absorbed intothe police service – if government gives itthe green light.

The DA has reportedly vowed to fight thismove by the ANC to create a “single policeservice”, DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard saidin a statement.

People’s Post interns Tarren-Lee Habel-gaarnandLuzukoZinipolled readers toheartheir views.

Should Metro and cops merge?

LET’S BE SAFE: Mal­ickah Leen says safe­ty is important. “It re­ally makes no differ­ence. They are allpolice and they shouldbe under one banner.If it will not affect thepolice or Metro policenegatively it is fine. Ifthey will be doingtheir jobs and protect­ing us from criminals,I don’t see a problemwith it.” Photos:Luzuko Zini and Tarren­Lee Habelgaarn

IT’S ALL THESAME: Aviwe Mbi­tishwa also be­lieves all policeare the same. “Ibelieve it is finethat they can worktogether to fightcrime; they are allpolice. Why can’tthey get togetherand fight crime? Ifgovernment doesthat, crime will godown.”

BENEFITS ALL: Ip­tishaam Hunter thinksthey should focus onfighting crime, theneveryone will benefit.“My bakkie was sto­len two weeks ago. Ibelieve if they (theMetro Police and thepolice) were togetherat least my bakkiewould have beenback. I really believe ifthey would work to­gether it would be forthe best for everyone– and I’m not sayingthat because my bak­kie was stolen.”

VISIBILITY KEY:Patrick O’Sheafeels that thingsshould stay asis, but the policecan learn fromthe Metro Po­lice, who are“more visiblethan the policebecause theypatrol all thetime”.

CHEAPER: Mo­nique Ledgersays it will bemore cost effec­tive for thecountry to haveone form of au­thority. “In myopinion it will becheaper tomaintain andrun one unitthan have twoseparate au­thorities. It isless admin andwill be better tomonitor per­formance.

ENFORCING THELAW: Bongani Ndlo­vu thinks it will be agreat way to keepthe community safeby combining thestrengths of bothauthorities. “It canbe a good partner­ship because thepolice are good atsolving crime whilethe Metro Police are good at enforcingthe law.”

ASSISTANCE: Adri­an Williams feels theMetro Police aremore helpful thanthe police when itcomes to assistingthe community.They are also fasterto respond. “TheMetro Police are al­ways willing to helpwhen we need them and are quick tosort out the problem.”

CORRUPTION:Lionel Petersonis afraid that ifthe Metro Policegets absorbedinto the policethey may be in­fluenced by thecorruptionamong police of­ficers. “My big­gest fear is thatthe Metro Policewill be influ­enced by the po­lice because thepolice aren’t al­ways a good ex­ample to theyouth.”

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Old mill’sOld mill’ssilo gets sexyTAURIQ HASSEN

WITH the World Design Capital (WDC)project looming, the Old Biscuit Mill’ssix-storey silo will be turned into a mod-ern design space.

The Cape Town Creative Academy (CTCA)is set to occupy five floors in the silo and willopen their doors in 2013, offering degrees ininteraction design, audio-visual studies andcommunication design.

Cape Town was recently officially appoint-ed World Design Capital 2014, when CapeTown’ mayor, Patricia De Lille, put pen topaper, confirming Cape Town as the hostcity.

The WDC is a city promotion project bythe International Council of Societies of In-dustrial Design to recognise and award ac-complishments made by cities around theworld in the field of design.

Barry Harlen, director for Indigo Proper-ties, owners of the Old Biscuit Mill in AlbertRoad, Woodstock, explains that the businesshub had already received a major uplift-ment, “with new businesses opening all thetime”.

“In line with this, Indigo had always hadits eye on the old grain storage silo standingon the property and two years ago, planswere approved to develop it and we’re keento keep as much of its heritage value aspossible,” says Harlen.

He adds that tackling the silo is a wholenew thing and forced the owners to thinkcarefully about lighting up the building, aswell as keeping the integrity of the structure.

Harlen says: “The building is windowlessnow, of course, and from our courtyardswe’ll have small windows so as to preservethe look as much as possible.”

The owners are looking to implementlarge windows allowing light in on the farside of the building and then having aframeless glass elevator going up the silo onthe courtyard side.

“We had no idea what was inside the silowhen we started and we found tons of con-crete. It’s a much bigger project than wethought and it’s been an incredible processof demolition,” says Harlen.

“We’re doing something quite unique.”Concrete cutters are being used to cut

panes – weighing about five to eight tonseach – and extracting them with a crane, be-fore looking at casting the floors, buildingfive new levels, with a ‘CocoaFair’ in thebasement and the top floor being turned intoa glass floor with panoramic views.

“We looking at a good food operator upthere,” Harlen adds.

Francisca Gebert, chief executive officerof CTCA, feels that the prospect of the crea-tive academy opening up soon is “incrediblyexciting”.

“It’s all about ‘design thinking’, in whichscience and art come together and we thinkbeyond prettiness, to functionality, sustain-ability and usefulness,” says Gebert.

From the students second year, they willbe able to compete for industry internships.If they are selected, the industry will helpwith the students’ fees.

Potential students can find out more de-tails on the website at www.ctca.co.za

Time to save the elephantsThe International Fund for Animal Wel-fare (IFAW) and Artjamming holds a two-day public event to help save elephantsfrom the ivory trade. on Wednesday 11 andThursday 12 July at Cavendish Square

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Page 8 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch LEADER Tuesday 10 July 2012

HIV test failureWHAT message does government send whena banned HIV test kit is used at State hospi-tals?

Two years ago, SA’s HIV/Aids status wascause for alarm.

The Country Progress Report on the Decla-ration of Commitment on HIV/Aids carriesa forewordbynationalHealthMinisterDrPa-kishe Aaron Motsoaledi.

It reads that SA is “one of the countriesmost severely affected by the Aids epidemic,with the largest number of HIV infections”.

The report repeated a UNAIDS estimatewhich put the total number of persons livingwith HIV in SA at 5,7 million.

The primary prevention goal at the time ofthe report was for SA to “reduce the nationalHIV incidence rate by 50% by 2011”.

This “ambitious target” would be achievedthrough “prevention” as government’s main-stay and “most sustainable response to HIVand Aids”.

Fast-forward to March 2012 when aR22,5 million tender was reportedly awardedto a Durban company for an HIV test kitwhich was banned by the World Health Or-ganisation (WHO) two months previously.

The company, Pantech, would reportedlysupply 4,5 million test kits – SD Bioline – overthe next two years to government hospitals.

The tender was given the green light afterthe National Institute for Communicable Dis-eases (NICD) approved the kits.

WHO found the test kits have faulty results.Media reports indicate the WHO stated in

its advisory that governments should “cancelany pending procurement and no new pro-curements be initiated until further notice”.

Saying it was “not necessary to withdrawthe product”, a company spokesperson re-portedly said there “were only 66 000 faultytests”. Pantech, said the spokesperson, has a“historical comfort with the product (which)has never let us down before”.

The question begs: even if there was onlyone faulty test kit, who at Pantech and in gov-ernment would trust the results of that kit?

Policing an essential serviceINTERNATIONALDayagainstDrugAbuseandIllicit Trafficking on Tuesday was establishedby the UN general assembly in 1987.

It serves as a reminder of the goals agreed toby member states of creating an internationalsociety free of drug abuse.

South Africans have been found guilty of be-ing drug mules in various incidents recently. InCape Town, where the drug pandemic hasgrown, mayor Patricia de Lille launched theCity’s Alcohol and Drug Prevention Pro-gramme. It took place at the Proteaville Recrea-tion Centre in Bellville South, where more than1 200 youths at risk were bused in and given in-formation focused on prevention and alterna-tives to substance abuse.

The campaign slogan Be smart, Don’t Startwas the name of the rap jingle recorded by DeLille, under the guidance of popular rap artistDJ Ready-D and Khayelitsha hip hop artistKanyi Mavi.

The programme is imperative amid fears ofyouths – especially those with working parents– being tempted by drugs during the winterschool holidays.

With seven visible community policing sectorforums under his command, Nyanga police

Cluster Commander Major General Robert Rob-berts launched a series of public meetings or im-bizos. These were held in, among others, Ath-lone, Kenwyn, Rondebosch East, Lansdowne,Manenberg, Gugulethu and Langa.

The aim is to engage all stakeholders – includ-ing law enforcement agencies like the Metroand traffic police; school communities, educa-tors, learners and parents; faith-based and civicorganisations; crèches; residents and business-es – to participate positively in discussing anti-crime strategies and current trends in criminalactivities. During question-and-answer ses-sions the community has the opportunity tovoice their grievances and comments directlyto senior police management.

When previous national police commission-ers Jacki Selebi and Bheki Cele displayed a poorpublic image through their misconduct and sub-sequent dismissal, the imbizos and the appoint-ment of new National Police CommissionerGeneral Riah Phiyega is welcome.

It heralds a new season of credible visiblecommunity policing to regain credible publicconfidence in the essential services rendered bypolice.MARK KLEINSCHMIDT

This is how things can workTHE gravy train folks must build shelters forall the homeless, this includes the sex workers.No-one sleeps outside in this cold and wetweather.

At night the police must round up the home-less and take them to their shelters. All dogs andcats must be licensed and strays must be round-ed up by the SPCA.

The water and electricity bills go on the taxes.All citizens pay taxes.

The gravy train must cap petrol at, say, R5 alitre and subsidise the rest.

I see the bigger banks now also have loan cen-tres. Freeze the accounts when customers be-come unemployed. Period.OP HERMANUS

Small townsgoing to drinkTHE Health Minister is concernedabout the liquor consumed in SouthAfrica. Perhaps he should look intosmall towns in the Karoo wherethere are three liquor stores in asmall town and various illegal she-beens where half the men are inca-pable of holding a job because ofdrink.

They work for a few hours, justenough to buy the next bottle of al-cohol. And that is what happens toa lot of the small towns.

Even though the ANC is runningthose places, that is to say theyshould be in charge, but alas theyare only interested when it fillstheir pockets.

You are worried, Mr Minister, soyou should (be) because alcohol isdestroying the moral fibre of our so-ciety.RALPH KRALL

Use adulteducatorsIF THERE is a shortage of teachersevery year, why doesn’t the educa-tion department employ the adulteducators? Surely they can do thesame work as the mainsteam teach-ers. They have also studied at andgraduated from universities.

The education system in theWestern Cape should be relookedat. I would love to hear the com-ments from Donald Grant.

I hope for 2013 some agreementcould be reached.SUE-ELLEN LEE VERGOTINE

Tuesday 10 July 2012 LETTERS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 9

Your SMSesYour SMSes. Jacob Zuma really loves his country andcares so much for our well-being that he hasbought a R2 billion Boeing 777 which seats300 passengers. Did he ever stop to think justmaybe the money could rather be used onimproving the lives of the people in ourcountry? I guess his ego is far more impor-tant than those who have nothing.

. Now that we are paying 7,06% more forrefuse removal I hope my wheelie bin willbe returned to the front of my house afteremptying where it is found every week. HAThomas

. I was sitting and reading the letterabout skating. I would also love to knowwhere I can skate. I have a speedboard.Where can I skate where it is safe? Tashwill,Kensington

. To the theatre staff at Groote SchuurHospital’s ward G10, keep up the good work!I never expected such friendly and pleasantservice. We were a few nervous patientsbooked for theatre, but you all made us feelso comfortable and relaxed! Thank you tothe staff who worked on Thursday 21 June.You rock! Mrs Carelse

. South Africa was once a beautiful coun-try. Now this country has become the havenfor squatter camps (such as) Blikkiesdorp,“I want”, drug dealing, stealing and no lawand order.

. Regarding crime statistics: we who arelooking at additional security would begrateful for information from former homeinvasion victims. In detail, how did theygain access; was a door left unlocked; wereburglar bars cut? Tell us how it happened.You could save a life or stop another burgla-ry.

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Wednesday 11 JulyClaremont: Join the Toastmasters BreakfastClub Wednesdays at the Mugg and Bean inCavendish at 07:15. Tickets of R50 each in-clude breakfast. Call Sarah on 0 083 556 5057.

Saturday 14 JulyRondebosch: The Rondebosch craft markethosts a market in the park from 9:00-14:00.Plenty of handmade crafts will be on sale.

Drop off unwanted items at the informationtent at the Marsh Memorial Children’s Homein Rondebosch. For more information callAnn Rodwell on 0 (021) 531 4236 or on0 083 272 5482.

Newlands: The Antiques and Heritage So-ciety of SA’s Carol Kaufman, a curator at theSA National Gallery will talk on AfricanBeadwork on current SA Stamps at the Athe-naeum at 15:00. Tickets, at R35, includes re-freshments. Call Ann on 0 (021) 689 1124.

Sunday 15 JulyRondebosch: The Rondebosch Common willcelebrate a 67 minutes to Nelson Mandela atthe Kikuyu lawn next to the parking onSawkins Road at 11:00 for 11:30.Wear toughgloves and bring a trowel to tackle the alienplants on the common. Cards and books willbe on sale. Call Sue on 0 (021) 686 8968 orJoanne on 0 (021) 685 3451.

Tuesday 17 JulyRondebosch: The Dante Alighieri Society incollaboration with Westerford High Schoolwill hold a fundraising piano concert with in-ternationally acclaimed Italian pianist Se-bastianDiBinat 19:30. Tickets costR50.Book:0 (021) 465 8261 or 2 [email protected]

Thursday 19 JulyClaremont: The Tiger Tiger nightclub willhold a charity event, Christmas in July, pre-senting DJ Ready D at Stadium on Main at20:00. Any donations of blankets, jackets,clothing, toys and gadgets welcome. Ticketscost R40 (no under 18 women and no under20 men allowed). Drinks cost R5 until 22:00.A yard glass special cost R15 before 22:00 andthereafter R30. Call Charlene on0 (021) 683 2220.

Saturday 21 JulyPinelands: The Pinelands PresbyterianChurch will hold a praise night fundraiserpresenting The Cape Town Gospel Choir atthe church in St Stephens Road at 19:30. Tick-ets cost R40 including refreshments. Call Gor-don Wallace on 0 (021) 531 4441.

Saturday 28 JulyRondebosch: The Great Archaeologists andtheir Legacies is the theme for the day schoolat the Egyptian Society of South Africa at10:00 at the Chisholm Room, UCT College ofMusic. There will be three lectures by KeithGrenville, Anlen Boshoff and Professor An-thony Humphreys and a buffet luncheon.Seats are limited. Tickets for members R140,non-members R150 and students R80. To bookcall Jean Smith on 0 (021) 557 5082.

EDUCATION FIRST: Mowbray residentJane Keen has been selected as oneof three finalists in the Educators cat­egory in the annual Shoprite/Check­ers Woman of the Year awards. Keenis a leader in the campaign for qualityeducation and has also shaped the so­cial landscape of our country throughon­the­ground social work in some ofSouth Africa’s poorest communities.She is the executive director of SouthAfrican Education and EnvironmentProject (SAEP), a non­profit organisa­tion running seven programmes whichwork with 2 400 young people at theearly childhood, high school, post­matric and tertiary levels. The winnerswill be announced at a gala eveningat Emperors Palace in Johannesburglater this month. Photo: Supplied

Get crafty for67 minutesWONDERING what to do for your 67 min-utes of community service to celebrate Man-dela Day on Wednesday 18 July?

Gather up all your skeins of wool or sparepieces of fabric and head off to MandelaRhodes Place Hotel and Spa in the heart ofthe city centre.

They plant to knit up a storm and providemuch needed blankets and warmth to thoseless fortunate in Khayelitsha. Take yourneedles and spend 67 minutes knitting orcrocheting a 20cm x 20cm square or bringfabric cut to that size and women from thecommunity initiative, DuNoon Design, willmake up blankets and quilts to donate.

Anyone who drops of bags off squares ortakes part in the knit-a-thon also stands achance to win a weekend stay at the hotel.You and a partner can experience how thehotel lives up to its reputation of excellentservice centred round the spirit of ubuntu.

The Mandela Day event will take placefrom 09:00 until 17:00 on 18 July at MandelaRhodes Place Hotel and Spa atrium.

Drop off points will be positioned in theAtrium from today until Friday 20 July.

Participants are requested to ensure theirname and telephone numbers are attachedto their donations as entry to the competi-tion

Call on (021) 434 6609 or email2 [email protected] for more info.

Tuesday 10 July 2012 NEWS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 11

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CAPETONIAN Tim O’Hagan hasevery reason to feel on top of theworld.

O’Hagan (63) suffers from Rheu-matoid arthritis (RA) and says thatdespite the debilitating difficultiesof living with RA, the quest to con-quer Mount Everest never dimmed.

O’Hagan braved the mountain’strecheous slopes and altitude sick-ness to join the fight against au-toimmune diseases.

Mount Everest is 8,848 metreshigh.

This Hout Bay resident, who wasonce a long-distance swimmer andcompeted in marathons such as theTwo Oceans with ease, has been liv-ing with RA for the past 27 years.

Dr Catherine Spargo, a physicianand specialised rheumatologist atVincent Pallotti Hospital in Pine-lands, explains: “RA is a conditionthat affects the lining of the joints.This causes them to swell up pain-fully and radically reduces mobili-ty. If left untreated it can lead tojoint deformity and bone erosion.”

O’Hagan says: “There has alwaysbeen a lot of ignorance in the workplace concerning RA, many timessufferers are accused of not cominginto work for no reason but whenyou are in chronic pain there aredays when you can’t even get out ofbed.”

It was for this reason he decidedto scale Mount Everest.

The climb provided him with a

platform to show his support to fel-low RA suffers.

He also hopes his experience cre-ates a revived energy in the themedical community so that theycan be inspired to improve the liv-ing standards of those with RA evenmore.

O’Hagan has had a numerous sur-geries, including open-heart sur-gery due to complications resultingfrom atheriosclerosis (hardening ofthe arteries).

Autoimmune diseases can be dev-astating but despite all of this, O’Ha-gan continues to have a fight.

“Despite all my complicationsthere was never anything wrongwith my legs, so I decided to do this,so people will realise that RA suffer-ers can go out and do things,” hesays.

The climb to the base camp ofMount Everest took 21 days, andtemperatures ranged between -36°Cto -19°C.

O’Hagan says his journey was aexciting one with only minor com-plications on the way down, all thatwas needed was to pick up the paceand they were safe.

O’Hagan says: “I have received agreat response and reception sinceI have returned and I am encour-aged by the fact that people and doc-tors are becoming more aware ofpeople who are suffering from RAand other autoimunne diseases.”

He goes on to add that if ever giv-en the chance, he would like to sharethe experience of conquering MountEverest with other people.

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Tim O’Haganand his guide Shishir Dhakal at theMount Everest base camp. Photo: Sup­plied

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People's Post Page 12 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 10 July 2012

Office banterOffice banterat the Baxterat the BaxterAWARD-WINNING visual theatre compa-ny, FTH:K performs their latest produc-tion, OfficeBLOCK, at the Baxter GoldenArrow Studio from Tuesday 10 until Sat-urday 21 July.

Fresh from having won a 2011 Fleur du CapAward for Innovation in Theatre, the compa-ny takes a look at life around the office watercooler, through a series of captivating vi-gnettes that lift the lid on the tyranny of con-formity and the culture of corporate greed inOfficeBLOCK. Set in the seemingly familiarworld of white-collar workers and dreary of-fice surroundings, everything is business asusual – or is it?

“With scenes such as The Boys’ Club andThe Art of War, we explore how power, greed,ambition and discrimination can inform andcorrupt life within the workplace,” says artis-tic director, Jayne Batzofin.

The play features seasoned company mem-bers Marlon Snyders, Christopher Beukesand Sinethemba Mgebisa, who have per-formed in productions such as Quack! andShortcuts.

Joining them on stage is Asanda Rilityana,who was most recently seen at the Baxter inMhla Salamana, for which she scooped a BestActress nomination in the Zabalaza Awards.

The company, whose signature style ofnon-verbal theatre encourages audiences to“listen with your eyes”, works with both deafand hearing performers.

OfficeBLOCK runs at 19:00 every evening,with a matinee on Saturday 21 July at 14:00.Tickets cost R85 for Friday and Saturdayevening shows, R60 to other performancesand concessions of R40 for block bookings,students, schools and senior citizens.

Book by visiting Computicket onwww.computicket.com or 0861 915 8000.

THE SUITS: Lead actors, from left, Sinethemba Mgebisa, Marlon Snyders, Asanda Rilityana andChristo Beukes in OfficeBLOCK. Photo: Boniswa Isaacs

PLUCKING THOSE STRINGS: Inter­national Guitar Night with Austral­ia’s Michael Fix (pictured), TonyCox as well as Alvin and Errol Dyerswill be held at the Baxter Theatreon Friday 27 and Saturday 28 Julyat 20:30. Tickets cost R185. Bookthrough Computicket on 0 0861915 8000 or www.computick­et.com. Alternatively contact theBaxter on (021) 685 7880. A dona­tion of R5 for every ticket sold willgo to the Kronendal Music Acade­my, which provides music educationto the diverse, underprivileged andeconomically challenged communi­ties of Hout Bay. On Saturday 28 Ju­ly Fix also hosts a 90­minute work­shop Acoustic Power with MichaelFix at the drama hall of the Constan­tia Waldorf School at 10:00. Partici­pation costs R120. Booking is es­sential. Email tony@netac­tive.co.za. Photo: Supplied

Music for the soulFEEL like listening to soul music from yes-teryear? Then join the Black Ties andFriends for Soul Classics at the Baxter Thea-tre from Monday 16 until Saturday 21 July.

Cape Town crooners Chad Saaiman, LloydJansen and Keeno Lee – who collectivelyform Black Ties – Sasha Lee, EBI and LucyTops, will belt out music from legends likeMarvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and LionelRichie.

Tickets at R100 can be bought via Com-puticket.

In a bid to promote the show, Black Ties,will also embark on a mall tour. They willvisit the following shopping malls:

. Blue Route Mall on Thursday 12 July at19:00.

. Cavendish Square’s Cal’cacchio on Fri-day 13 July at 19:00.

. Liberty Promenade promotion court atnoon on Saturday 14 July.

. Vangate Mall promotion court at 15:00on Saturday 14 July.

MEN IN BLACK: Local lads, Black Ties, headlines Soul Classics at the Baxter Theatre.Photo: Supplied

ARROWTHROUGH THEHEART: Friday 13July sees The Ar­rows (pictured)performing live atZula Bar in LongStreet, CapeTown, at 21:00.The evening willalso see Habit Totake the stage.Tickets cost R80at the door andR70 pre­soldthrough Webtick­ets. (webtick­ets.co.za)

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Flourishing at fynbos awardsFlourishing at fynbos awardsTARREN­LEE HABELGAARN

WITH hard work and passioncome great reward, as RupertKoopman found when he wonone of only three annual Fyn-bos Conservation Awards.

This year Koopman, JeffreyManuel and Jan Nieuwoudtwere all honoured for theirgreen fingers at a ceremony atKirstenbosch.

The Cape Action for Peopleand the Environment (CAPE)partnership programme annual-ly confers awards to honour toindividuals who have displayedan exceptional involvement orachievement in the broad biodi-versity conservation communi-ty.

This is according to MarilynMartin-Vermaak, of the SA Na-tional Biodiversity Institute(Sanbi).

The awards also serve as anopportunity to show the publicthe flourishing and innovativework being done by the conser-vation sector.

Koopman says of the accolade:“It is nice to see that you are rec-ognised.”

He was awarded for his pas-sion and dedication to conserva-tion in the Cape Floristic Re-gion.

Koopman, a Rondebosch resi-dent, has been the Cape Naturebotanist for the past four yearsand has always been intriguedby nature and its protection.

“My primary objective is towork towards conserving fynbosand educating the communityon ways to preserve the environ-ment,” he says.

“My Biology teacher taughtme about conservation,” saysKoopman.

He has displayed outstandingcommitment towards his careerwhich started as an intern withthe Custodians of Rare and En-dangered Wildflowers and theHarmony Flats Nature Reserveon the Cape Flats.

Being mentored by leadingbotanists in the region has bene-fited Koopman.

This is evident through the re-spect he has gained from hispeers and other members of thebotanical community over ashort time.

Last year he was elected as thechairpeson of the Kirstenboschbranch of the Botanical Societyof South Africa.

He is making a significant con-tribution towards CAPE’s stra-tegic objectives of securing bio-diversity through his voluntarywork by drawing new communi-ties into conservation.

Koopman also elaborates thatthere are many different ways inwhich the community can makea difference and get involved inconservation and preserving theenvironment.

One of these is to volunteerwith the Custodians of Rare andEndangered Wildflowers or jointhe Botanical Society. CONSERVATION AWARDS: Rupert Koopman, left, receives his award at the Fynbos Conservation Awards.Photo: Supplied

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OVER 500 of South Africa’s best rhythmicgymnasts converged on the UCT sportshall for the inaugural South African Gymfor Life Challenge at the weekend.

The challenge saw gymnasts of all ages,from all nine provinces of SA and neighbour-ing countries such as Mozambique, competefor the chance to take part in the World Gymfor Life Challenge in Cape Town next year

The first round of performances in thechallenge started on Friday with the 24 teamsvying for medal places.

One of ten gold medals secured their pas-sage to the final round.

Although the competition has competitiveelement to it, Elizabeth Cameron Smith, CEOof the South African Gymnastics Federation(SAGF), says that the tournaments main aimis to develop and transform the sport.

“We using it for development purposes,while it links up with the federation’s trans-formation programme and what we are doingin all the provinces,” said Smith.

“It’s a great opportunity because it allowseveryone to take part – they can competewhether they are two people, 50 people or 100people.”

The top prize at the competition was even-tually won by the Ocean Rhythmic Gymnas-tics club from Durban. However, Smith be-lieves that the biggest victory achieved at theevent was that two teams, who both onlystarted gymnastics, last year made it into thefinal ten and will now compete at the World

Challenge next year.The two teams, one from Langa and the

other from the Astra School for children withphysically and learning disabilities in Mon-tana started gymnastics as part of the Chal-lenges Legacy Programme.

The programme, which launch in May lastyear, saw six trainers employed by the SAGFwith funding provided by the City of CapeTown. The trainers trained community lead-ers to become coaches in several areas acrossthe metropole.

In total, the programme saw 210 communi-ty leaders trained into coaches in 14 differentareas around Cape Town. It involved over1 000 fledging gymnasts.

A total of 160 newly trained gymnasts wenton to compete at the challenge this weekend,the youngest of whom was only four-years-old, while the oldest was 70.

Smith added the programme would contin-ue after the World Challenge next year. “It’sto spread gymnastics into the townships. Wehave employed six full-time coaches, who gointo the community and they train the lead-ers. They train the trainer. Those coachesthen help the coaches to give classes to thechildren.”

“The beauty of the legacy programme isthat it will continue after 2013. You keep thechildren busy and you keep them off thestreets.”

The Gym for Life World Challenge will behosted at the Cape Town International Con-ventionCentre fromWednesday10 toSunday14 July 2013. The tournament will featureteams from 33 different countries.

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SYNCHRONISED: A team of rhythmic gymnasts perform their routine during the South AfricanGym for Life Challenge at the UCT sports hall on Sunday. Photo: Enver Essop

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FALSE BAY are training their sights onSK Walmers (SKW) as they go in searchof much needed log points to ensure theirsurvival in the Western Province clubrugby Super League A.

The Constantia-based club were on the re-ceiving end of a 33-point drubbing in theirmatch against Hamiltons in Green Point onSaturday, and currentlyhover just above therelegation zone on the log.

Hamiltons outscored False Bay by seventries to two and slotted two penalties to winthe game 47-14, but the victory margin couldhave been greater had the Hammies kickersnot missed three conversion attempts.

Despite the heavy defeat, False Bay coachChris Hewetson was in high spirits after thegame, admitting that a victory for his sidewould have come against the odds. “I’m notupset at all – it’s not one of the games we real-ly focus on. We were plagued by a lot of inju-ries very early into the game,” said Hewet-son.

“Generally the conditions made it really,really tough. Our steppers couldn’t step andget off the mark. Our scrum suffered a littlebit, but we are look forward to next weekwhen we actually target SKW as a game wewant to win.”

A win would definitely have come as a sur-prise, but Hewetson’s team looked entirelycapable of staging an upset at several stagesof the contest.

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The visitors left Green Point empty hand-ed after failing to secure a bonus point, andthey now sit dangerously close to the bottomtwo places on the log – currently occupiedby Villager and Tygerberg.

Hewetson said that his team would needto pick their battles if they are to avoid thedrop at the end of the season. “I think thebottom four or five in this league need to beworried. At any given time you might justscalp one of the big guys, but you’ve got toplay against Durb-Bell, Maties, UCT andHammies,” said Hewetson.

“They will make sure that you don’t get abonus point. Of the bottom four, I don’t thinkanybody is safe. It’s a matter of trying to getbonus points and beating the guys youshould beat.”

Although Bay are still largely in charge oftheir own fate, and are confident of main-taining their Super League A status, theywill need to gather as many points as possi-ble from their remaining fixtures.

SKW are currently in the midst of mid-sea-son revival, having lost for the first time insix games on Saturday. They were defeated31-12 by table-toppers Durb-Bell.

Walmers beat Bay 39-21 in the reverse fix-ture at Philip Herbstein in Constantia lastmonth, but Hewetson believes that neitherform nor recent history will matter when thetwo sides meet.

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SKW and False Bay will meet in GreenPoint at 16:00 on Saturday.

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CUTTING IN: Hamiltons fullback Pierre Cronje scythes through the False Bay defence and headstowards the tryline on Saturday. Photo: Liam Moses

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FALSE BAY are training their sights onSK Walmers (SKW) as they go in searchof much needed log points to ensure theirsurvival in the Western Province clubrugby Super League A.

The Constantia-based club were on the re-ceiving end of a 33-point drubbing in theirmatch against Hamiltons in Green Point onSaturday, and currently hover just above therelegation zone on the log.

Hamiltons outscored False Bay by seventries to two and slotted two penalties to winthe game 47-14, but the victory margin couldhave been greater had the Hammies kickersnot missed three conversion attempts.

Despite the heavy defeat, False Bay coachChris Hewetson was in high spirits after thegame, admitting that a victory for his sidewould have come against the odds. “I’m not

upset at all – it’s not one of the games we real-ly focus on. We were plagued by a lot of inju-ries very early into the game,” said Hewet-son.

“Generally the conditions made it really,really tough. Our steppers couldn’t step andget off the mark. Our scrum suffered a littlebit, but we are look forward to next weekwhen we actually target SKW as a game wewant to win.”

A win would definitely have come as a sur-prise, but Hewetson’s team looked entirelycapable of staging an upset at several stagesof the contest.

Bay were at their most effective whenlaunching daring attacks from inside theirown half or spreading the ball to their back-line, which kept the heavier Hamiltons packon the move.

However, Hewetson’s chargers were even-tually let down by a handful of errors – onwhich the home team capitalised – and their

failure to make first-time tackles.The visitors left Green Point empty handed

after failing to secure a bonus point, and theynow sit dangerously close to the bottom twoplaces on the log – currently occupied by Vil-lager and Tygerberg.

Hewetson said that his team would need topick their battles if they are to avoid the dropat the end of the season. “I think the bottomfour or five in this league need to be worried.At any given time you might just scalp oneof the big guys, but you’ve got to play againstDurb-Bell, Maties, UCT and Hammies,” saidHewetson.

“They will make sure that you don’t get abonus point. Of the bottom four, I don’t thinkanybody is safe. It’s a matter of trying to getbonus points and beating the guys you shouldbeat.”

Although Bay are still largely in charge oftheir own fate, and are confident of maintain-ing their Super League A status, they will

need to gather as many points as possiblefrom their remaining fixtures.

SKW are currently in the midst of mid-sea-son revival, having lost for the first time insix games on Saturday. They were defeated31-12 by table-toppers Durb-Bell.

Walmers beat Bay 39-21 in the reverse fix-ture at Philip Herbstein in Constantia lastmonth, but Hewetson believes that neitherform nor recent history will matter when thetwo sides meet.

“It’s always been a gamble between the two.It’s always a bit of an arm wrestle. It’s justone of those games where I know that theylift their game for us,” said Hewetson.

“There are a couple of ex-False Bay playersplaying in that team so it’s a bit of a grudgematch here and there, but it’s certainly onewhere we have shown in the past that we canbeat them. We are confident.”

SKW and False Bay will meet in GreenPoint at 16:00 on Saturday.

Bay looks to target SKWBay looks to target SKWCUTTING IN: Hamiltons fullback Pierre Cronje scythes through the False Bay defence and headstowards the tryline on Saturday. Photo: Liam Moses

WRESTLE: A False Bay forward is wrestled to the ground by two Hamiltons players, as captainJustin van Winkel arrives to help. Photo: Liam Moses

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