Peoples Post Claremont-Rondebosch 31 January 2012

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Plans to reach common groundTAMMY PETERSEN

PROTESTERS vowed thatthis weekend will be

“round two” of their attemptto “occupy” Rondebosch Com-mon – but this time, they planto follow the legal route.

Cosatu will host a protest at thecommon on Saturday from 10:00to 12:00 in support of the demandsmade by Communities for SocialChange, who attempted to “takeover” the space last Friday for aweekend-long summit focusingon housing, unemployment, andthe integration of poorer commu-nities into the leafy suburbs.

No authorisation had been giv-en by the City for the summit orfor a march, which was supposedto take place from Athlone Stadi-um to this national monument(“Prepare for common takeover”,People’s Post, 24 January).

The organisation’s demandsinclude the development of hous-ing on Rondebosch Common and

golf courses to help with the pro-vincial housing backlog. They al-so want the scrapping of councilhouse tenants’ rent arrears.

People living in poorer areas –ranging from Manenberg to Stel-lenbosch – were threatened witharrest at their meeting points inAthlone and Manenberg, and it isbelieved that close to 1 000 pro-testers dispersed owing to aheavy police presence.

While about 60 determined ac-tivists made it to the Common, 40were arrested under the illegalgatherings act, including con-venor Mario Wanza.

But Cosatu organiser MikeLouw says an application for per-mission to assemble at the com-mon has been made to avoid a re-peat of the debacle which unfold-ed at the national monument onFriday.

The City of Cape Town con-firms that the request has beenreceived, and that a meeting be-tween the organiser and thecouncil will take place tomorrow.

The trade union slammed localgovernment’s reaction to themarch, asking how “a hundredpeople protesting peacefullycould threaten the civil order ofa city with millions of inhabit-ants”.

Organisations within Ronde-bosch have also been invited toattend the protest.

Wanza, who is also affiliated toCosatu, says the participating or-ganisations will “not back down”in its crusade towards “equalitywithin this apartheid-style re-sistance”.

He appeared in the AthloneMagistrate’s Court yesterday(Monday) and was released onR500 bail, on condition that hedoes not take part in any other il-legal protests.

“It will take much more thanthis to get us to change course.This was a peaceful demonstra-tion disrespected by authoritieswho used pre-1994-style tactics.We will not throw in the towel –we are not scared of this adminis-tration.”

On Friday, hundreds of pro-testers were barred from reach-ing the common, as police moni-tored the routes and threatenedparticipants with arrest as theywalked and gathered at the desig-nated meeting points.

Various protesters told Peo-ple’s Post that people are “tooscared” of a face-off with the po-lice, and opted to rather “backdown” in the face of law enforce-ment.

When People’s Post visited thecommon hours before the pro-test, locals said they believed theMetro Police would “manage tokeep those hooligans out”.

“They are going about thingsthe wrong way,” a woman, whoasked to be known only as Pat,said indignantly. “There areprocesses which need to be fol-lowed by the organisers. Theyshould be faced with the fullwrath of the law. This is a digni-

fied area and such behaviourshould not be tolerated.”

John Richardson nodded inagreement.

“I understand that they are liv-ing in absolutely dreadful condi-tions but what they are doing issimply not justified. They have torespect the common as a naturalhabitat and recreational area.This isn’t a piece of veld wherethey can just do what they like.”

But protesters were deter-mined to continue with themarch, and weren’t prepared toback down without a fight.

“These white people will neverunderstand what we go throughevery day,” Desmond Titus saidangrily.

“They live in theircushy houses whilewe are moved to over-populated areas likeDelft and Blik-kiesdorp. Why? There

DETERMINED: Maria Jordaan (54) is one of only about 60 people whoeventually made it to the Rondebosch Common. Photos: Leanne Stander

SILENCED: Protesters came from as far as Stellenbosch hoping to havetheir say at the weekend­long summit.

is enough space on that stupidcommon to house 500 families!”

Marita Salie said that despitesevere arthritis, she would walkall the way to the Common “sothat this council can seehowseri-ous this is”.

“I want to invite any one ofthese fancy people who don’twant us here to come and spenda day in my hokkie. I am poor,and I am doing what I can as a cit-izen of this city to make my voiceheard. I will support any futureaction, so if they want to arrestme, they must just try it.

“Ek is reg vir hulle, want netsoos ek in die apartheid jare ge-struggle het, sal ek nou ook al aanstruggle.”

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Miss Mardi Gras crownedTHE annual Mardi Gras broughtWynberg’s William Herbert sports-ground alive over the weekend.

For the second year, People’s Post isthe proud print media partner of theMardi Gras which is hosted by the CapeDistrict Football Association (CDFA).

For three days, the Mardi Gras treat-ed people to live entertainment, funrides, a fun run/walk and food anddrinks from a variety of stalls.

Superstars Jody Williams and KarenKortjé wowed on Saturday, with thehighlight on Friday being the popularMiss Mardi Gras during which 12 final-ists competed to take the coveted title

of Mardi Gras Queen.The crowd went wild after Marche

Martin was crowned Miss Mardi Gras,with Imogen Smit chosen as first prin-cess and Sarah-leigh Barber secondprincess.

The judges were People’s Post editorFeroza Miller-Isaacs, Baxter TheatreMarketing Manager Fahiem Stellen-boom and Maritha Williams of the CapeDisctrict Facility Management Com-mittee. Journalist Sergio Ben was theadjudicator.

The Mardi Gras continues on Friday3 February, from 16:00 to 01:00 and Sat-urday 4 February, from noon to mid-night.

On Friday, it will be the battle of theboy and girl bands with R10 000 prizemoney.

On Saturday, Oscar Petersen, Mon-ox, Ladyliscious, The Rockets andSalome will entertain.

Drifting continues on both days andCome and Play is on Saturday, fromnoon to 17:00.

• The Mardi Gras was revived in 2006after a 15-year absence and is a fund-raiser for CDFA’s member clubs.

Entry is free for children under 12and pensioners.

For more information contact AnwarHassan on 082 825 3375 or Rashid Cloeteon 083 448 0325.

REVVING:SamanthaDawsonfromSteen­berg andAkeelaWilliamsfrom Sum­mer­greenswere driftsquadgirls atthe event.

NOT AT ALL BLUE: Rafiq Fisher of Newfields and his VW kombi wasa drawcard at the Show and Shine. His “ride” was kitted out withplasma screens and playstation consoles.

PURE JOY: Feroza Begg (7), Nadiera Adams (6), Azraa Adams(8) and Ashiek Kaskar (7) on the jumping star ride.FLYING HIGH: Azraa Smith (9) from Wynberg on the helicopter rides.

OVERJOYED: Supporters express their hapiness at thecrowning of Miss Mardi Gras.

TOP TWELVE: The 12 finalists of the Miss Mardi Gras.

ROYALTY: Miss Mardi Gras Queen Marche Martin, first princessImogen Smit and second princess Sarah­leigh Barber strike apose. Photos: Rashied Isaacs

OUR QUEEN: Miss Mardi Gras winners take a picture with aspir­ing Miss Mardi Gras.

GO BUNJEE: Ziyaad Ryland from Strandfontein enjoying himselfon the Bunjee.

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SHOUT LOUDER: The Hout Bay Residents’ Association was scheduled to meet with a senioradvocate in the late afternoon of Monday 30 January (yesterday), to gain legal advice regardingthe proposed double­storey building and toll plaza for Chapman’s Peak Drive. Len Swimmer,chairperson of the Association, says they will then decide whether to obtain an urgent courtinterdict to halt construction. During the week, preparations began to move building equip­ment onto the site. Transport MEC, Robin Carlisle, said construction was to start on theroad reserve at this stage, and not on Table Mountain National Park land. This picture wastaken during a protest on Sunday 22 January. Photo: Tyree Shannon

THE South African Police Service in theWestern Cape would like to remind li-censed firearm owners that during 2012many licenses issued in terms of the Fire-arm Controls Act (Act 60 of 2000) will ex-pire, and needs to be renewed.

This process is not automatic, and a li-censee will have to submit an application90 days prior to the expiry date at his orher local police station in terms of the

mentioned legislation. Firearm ownersare also encouraged to make an enquiryat the police station where their applica-tion was submitted, as these licenses areoften left uncollected for many months.

The ownership of a firearm is not onlygoverned by legislation, but is also a hugeresponsibility and the police appeal tofirearm owners to take the necessarycare in this

THE City of Cape Town has apologised to resi-dents for delays in the issuing of rates clear-ance certificates, which in turn has delayedregistration of property transfers.

On Monday 28 November, the City imple-mented a new system for the processing of,among other things, rates clearance applica-tions. The new system will ultimately ensurethat applications are handled more efficient-ly.

However, therewere teething troubles,withtechnical problems on the City’s side with the

vending systems used by the attorneys forelectronic rates clearances. Staff have beenworking overtime to resolve the matter andto deal with the backlog.

Since implementation of the new system,more than 5 300 rates clearance applicationshave been received, and 4 200 have alreadybeen processed.

The City receives more than 200 rates clear-ance applications per day. It said most of thebacklog will be eradicated within the next twoweeks.

ON Wednesday 1 February it is the 15thanniversary of the legalisation of abor-tion in South Africa and the Africa Chris-tian Action group is planning a march toParliament to mourn the loss of over onemillion pre-born babies.

The procession will take place in Keiz-ersgracht Street, just below CPUT at12:30.

The march will be followed by a PrayerRally outside the main gates of Parlia-ment, starting at 13:00.

For more information and Pro-life re-sources contact Africa Christian Actionon (021) 689 4480, or visit the website:www.christianaction.org.za.

PARADE: Officers from various police stations take to the streets. Photo: Supplied

IN THE BAND: The police band entertained all the officers present.Photo: Rashied Isaacs

PROUDLY SOUTH AF­RICAN: SiphokaziTwalo, secretary cor­porate communica­tion provincial office,Constable Zita Nor­man, Brigadier NovelaPotelwa, provincialhead corporate com­munication, ZandileKama, graphic de­signer, and FadilaSeptember, Her­manus police spokes­person.

Saluting our officers in bluePOLICE officers around the Western Capegathered to celebrate National Police Dayon Friday. The day was declared as com-memoration of the formation of the South

African Police Service (SAPS). It also rec-ognises the police’s efforts to serve andprotect the nation and to honour those whohave died in the line of duty.

Page 4 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch GENERAL Tuesday 31 January 2012

Seda Small Business StarsCompetition deadline extendedTHE Small Enterprise Develop-ment Agency (Seda) has an-nounced that it is extending thedeadline for entries to the SedaSmall Business Stars competi-tion from Tuesday 31 January, toWednesday 29 February.

The competition, launched bySeda in October 2011, offers as-pirant and existing entrepre-neurs an opportunity to maketheir entrepreneurial dreams areality.

Koenie Slabbert, CEO of Sedasays, “Although interest hasbeen beyond expectations withseveral thousand entrants regis-tering, many have indicatedthey require more time for thor-

ough market research and towork on their financial projec-tions.”

Participants can enter anykind of business idea or an exist-ing business in any industry.More than R4 million in cashand business support prizesawait the 40 winners.

Once the entries have beenjudged after the closing date, upto 300 finalists from around thecountry will be selected topresent their business idea inperson to provincial panels.

From these, the 40 nationalwinners will be selected.

There are four special awardcategories: Best Woman Entre-

preneur, Best Entrepreneurwith a Disability, Best Youth En-trepreneur and Best Job-Creat-ing Entrepreneur.

The competition organisersannounced that in addition tothe on-line entry system, printedentry formswouldalsobeavaila-ble from any Seda or NationalYouth Development Agency(NYDA) branch.

A printable entry form wouldalso be available on the competi-tion website.

“Everyone wins,” says Slab-bert. “The prestige and credibili-ty of being selected as a finalistor winner could catapult an en-trepreneur or business to a com-

pletely new level.“And even if participants

aren’t selected as finalists orwinners, they are able to walkaway with an actual businessplan, and a much stronger un-derstanding of the businessplanning process.

The learning gained in devel-oping a business plan is invalua-ble for anyone who owns orwants to start a small business.”

To assist participants withqueries, and to take interestedindividuals through the compe-tition entry process, Seda will behosting information workshopsin each of the provinces between23 January and 17 February.

To enter the competition, orfor more information visit

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Have awild talkJOIN WESSA (Wildlife and EnvironmentSociety of South Africa) for a talk onThursday 2 February (World WetlandsDay), from 18:00 for 18:30 to 20:00 at theWESSA Barn, 31 The Sanctuary, Kirsten-hof.

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Solar flare a “let down”HANRIE BOSCH

FOLLOWING last week’s solarflares, some experts have warnedthat radio communictaion couldbe impactedand that this couldbethe beginning of more sinisterevents.

On Tuesday 24 January, someresidents waited in anticipationfor the beginning of the 2012 May-an doomsday prophecy to be ful-filled, while others were blissful-ly unaware of all the fuss.

Some media reports claimedthat the South African NationalSpace agency had been swampedwith calls inquiring about thefate of the planet, whilst otherswanted to know whether or not itwould be safe to go outside.

People’s Post took to the streetsto find out what Capetonianshave to say about solar flares andthe 2012 Mayan prophecy.

JUST ANOTHERDAY: MichaelMartins fromHout Bay wascompletely una­ware of the fussover the solarflares. “I was notaware of it at all,and I don't be­lieve in all of thisend­of­the­worldtalk.”

CLUED­UP: Nadia Jansenfrom Retreat says that shewas aware of the solarflares as someone sent heran email on Tuesday warn­ing of the possible dan­gers: “They said oneshould stay out of the sunfrom 14:00 to 16:00.” Asfor the Mayans, Jansensays that “I don't believein it.”

UNFAZED: Allen Galvinfrom Kirstenhof says hedoes not believe in theMayan prediction of theworld coming to an endand was not reallyaware of the solarflares. “I did hear some­thing on the TV but didnot really care about it.”Photos: Hanrie Bosch

LET DOWN: Judy Rob­erts from Heathfieldsays she heard about ita few days before andwas waiting for some­thing to happen. “I waslooking outside waitingfor something to hap­pen, but it was just sucha let­down becausenothing happened. Ieven had my cameraand sunglasses ready.”

SOLAR ERUPTION: A still shot from a videoon Thursday January 19 of a solar flare thatreached earth on Saturday 21 January.Much larger flares erupted during the fol­lowing days. Photo: NASA/SDO

Muslims ‘have lost faith in the MJC’REYANA STEYN

TEMPERS flared this past week as thecommunity and various Islamic or-

ganisations took on the Muslim JudicialCouncil (MJC) over the Orion Cold Stor-age company scandal.

The Cape Town-based frozen foods distrib-utor has allegedly been importing pork prod-ucts, kangaroo and water buffalo meat, andrelabeling the products as beef and halaal. Itis also alleged that Orion Cold Storage im-ported pork hearts from Belgium and Ireland,relabeling and selling them as beef or sheepveal hearts, marked as halaal.

3rd Degree showed undercover footagewhich apparently showed employees usingheatguns to remove original labels and re-placing them with halaal stickers. In the pro-gramme, the MJC did not comment, but helda press conference on Tuesday.

Scores of people gathered outside in protestto show their dismay with the MJC

Various members of the Muslim communi-ty feel that the MJC was not transparentenough with their dealings in the alleged ha-laal relabeling process.

The MJC granted halaal clearance to con-signments from Orion Cold Storage, but hassince cut all its ties with the company.

However, outraged Muslims have begunquestioning the MJC’s halaal certifying proc-ess, with many calling for the organisationto be disbanded.

Cassiem Parker, spokesperson for PeopleAgainst Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad),wants the MJC to be “run transparently” andis asking people to not buy anything that hasbeen certified by the MJC.

“Pagad initially became involved after be-ing approached by people who asked if wecould do something. We immediately calledon consumer organisations, who also saidthey were prepared to act.

“The MJC has not explained its halaal meatcertification process to the public,” says

Parker.“We want people to rather eat meat which

has been certified by other Muslim bodies un-til these processes have been made public.”

He says the MJC has failed in its responsi-bility to deliver halaal products to the com-munity.

“The MJC must take full responsibility ifit is their fault. They should also investigatemembers of the MJC and hold those peopleresponsible too.”

Headds that if theMJCwants tobe the serv-ice provider, it should set the record straight.

“They should say this is the issue and thisis the procedure which has failed and this isthe person who is responsible, but up untiltoday this has not been done.”

Abduragman Khan, spokesperson for theMuslims Against Illegitimate Leaders, saysthe MJC has a history of not being transpar-ent or being held accountable and it is timethat this happens now.

“It is a big violation that Muslims were soldpork. Muslims have lost faith in the MJC.They have been at the forefront of dividingpeople and they should be held accountable.

“The certification is a money-makingscheme.”

Previously, Nabeweya Malick, spokesper-son for the Muslim Judicial Council, told Peo-ple’s Post that the registration of Orion ColdStorage had been revoked.

“After it was ruled that Orion Cold Storagehad been found guilty, the MJC had no deal-ing with Orion. The MJC condemns the crimeas it shows disrespect to Muslim people.

“We would like to assure the communitythat for 45 years all the proper procedureshave been followed to ensure that halaalmeats are given to the people.”

She added that the chickens which the MJCcertified at Orion Cold Storage were halaal.

“A vet, inspector and members of the De-partment of Trade and Industry were presentwhen the chickens arrived and everythingwas in order. The MJC had no jurisdictionover the Orion Cold Storage Facility and had

no idea what was happening and condemnsthis action.”

Khan, however, says this is not goodenough and that the MJC has done irrepara-ble damage.

“When people lose faith, how do they get itback?”

The paper tried to gain further commentfrom the MJC before going to print, but wasunable to do so.

PROTESTS: Muslims protest outside the MJC press conference on Tuesday. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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Clampdown onprostitutionHANRIE BOSCH

POLICE clamped down on pros-titution in Claremont and ar-rested five suspected sex work-ers after a community com-plaint.

On Thursday 26 January in anintegrated police operation in Up-per Kenilworth road, Claremont,between 20:00 and 24:00, four sus-pected sex workers were arrestedand issued with fines, while onewas arrested for charges related

to the sexual offences act.According to Captain Angie

Latchman, spokesperson for theClaremont cluster police, commu-nity members raised concerns,which led the police to clampdown on the area.

“It is not a big issue, but it is anissue, as various communitymembers have informed us aboutit.”

Latchman said that regularclampdowns will take place in thearea to stamp out prostitution be-fore it becomes a problem.

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Page 6 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch GENERAL Tuesday 31 January 2012

Carnival of magic and mysteryCAPETONIANS ten years and older, are in-vited to attend the Open Day at the world-renowned College of Magic in Claremont,215 Lansdowne Road, on Saturday 28 Janu-ary and Saturday 4 February from 10:30 till13:00.

Imagine a world where “impossible”magical fantasies can be turned into reali-ty.

Well, imagine no more, because at theCollege of Magic it will unfold before youreyes. Visitors may join the magical tourwhich will take them through the intrigu-ing Victorian Home of Mystery. They canwitness classes in magic, juggling, clown-ing, mime, drama, puppetry and film tech-niques.

Attend the free workshop where partici-pants will learn to perform their own magicto dazzle family and friends with.

This will be followed by amazing stagemagic, showcasing South Africa’s top teensperforming their winning Las Vegas magic

acts. Booking is essential for a place on theTour and Workshop.

The College of Magic will be introducingthe outdoor Eco-Theatre to all visitors.This new performance area will focus onappreciation of our precious environment– visitors will get a first-hand view of thethe skills of enthusiastic jugglers, colourfulclowns and thrilling magicians.

The College of Magic is a NGO thatstrives to transform society by creating abetter education for children, teenagersand even magic-aspiring adults. The Col-lege has been making a difference to com-munities all over Cape Town for 32 years,and will continue to make a magical differ-ence.

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Raising funds for AndaleebIN a bid to raise funds for AndaleebRinquest January, who was diagnosedwith extreme drug resistant (XDR) TB, astrictly ladies night will be held, entitledNight at the Oscars.

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Barbershop boastsa century of service

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THEY might not be the most flashy,brand new, upmarket or modern bar-bers around, but they certainly areCape Town’s oldest.

For the last 100 years and more, a SaltRiver barber shop has been keeping lo-cals shaven and trimmed, and continuesto do so.

The Valley brothers at Alfreda Hair-dressers were born in Salt River, wherethey started work in their grandfather’sbarber shop.

Known as the “Seven Brothers”, theyhave been working and living in theirbarber shop since 1903, where theirgrandfather Cassiem (Old Man) Valley,from Bombay, started the business.

Ismail Mohamed Cassiem and CassiemMohamed Valley still ply their trade andbelieve they will retire in their currentworkplace.

“There is nothing else I would like todo, because this is what we grew up doingand will continue doing until we decideto retire one day,” says Ismail.

Locals are still attracted to one of CapeTown’s oldest barber shops, with custom-ers travelling as far as Stellenbosch fora haircut.

Warren Andrews (69) grew up in Wood-stock, where he visited the barber for hismonthly haircut. He says, “Whenever wewent to that barber, the atmosphere was

so friendly and these guys really knowshow to cut hair. When you sit in thatchair it feels classical, and you get the im-pression of the legacy and history foundin that shop.”

John Joseph from Maitland, makes aneffort to visit the “Seven Brothers” as hefirmly believes there is “nobody that cancut hair like them”.

“It’s one of those places where you getthat feeling of history, a family businesstaken over by the children. “They haveperfected the art of cutting hair and theywill be around for a lot longer,” saysJosephs.

When People’s Post visited them, Is-mail and Cassiem were taking in somesunlight, but hopped to attend to the firstcustomer. Inside the rusty premises,they still use scissors to set the fade-inproperly.

“We like to use techniques we grew upusing. In those days we did not have ma-chines, but had to use scissors. It takesreal skill to cut with scissors,” says Is-mail.

The “Old Spice” scent still lurks in theair. It costs only R20 for a haircut and in-credibly, R2 to trim your moustache.

When asked around the possibilities ofhanging up their clipping machines, Cas-siem was quick to respond: “Who willthen cut the hair for the people, becausewe have lots of clients, old ones too, thatdepend on our shop and there is nothingelse we prefer doing.”

VINTAGE TRIM: Ismail, left, and Cassiem Valley in front of their barber shop in SaltRiver. Photo: Tauriq Hassen

Tuesday 31 January 2012 NEWS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 7

Unexpected musical concoctionsTERESA FISCHER

MUSIC lovers packed into Olympia Cafe in KalkBay on Wednesday to see guitar legend SteveNewman play with new and old friends TonyCox, Greg Georgiades and Errol Dyers.

For the uninitiated, Newman created the famousband Tananas in the early ’80s.

The Aquarian Quartet consisting of Newman,Tony Cox, Greg Georgiades and Syd Kitchen (whodied last year), was so named because the band’smembers are all Aquarians.

The gathering was in fact a celebration of New-man’s sixtieth birthday; Cox having had his birth-day the previous day.

Swarthy Newman presided over a mixed line-up,

that included long-haired harmonica player MarkMaingard, wearing a flowing tie-dye top and beads.

“Now that’s what we used to call a hippie”, some-one in the audience remarked.

Another moustached musician turned a beer bot-tle into a harmonica.

A ukelele, trumpet and some instruments that re-main unidentified, all made an appearance – somein improvised performances that thrilled the audi-ence, who gave the musicians a standing ovation.

I wondered whether anyone else found them-selves transported to an olive grove, somewhere inthe Mediterranean, where the sound of hoovesbreaks the silence of a hot, lazy afternoon, and ahandsomestranger comesgalloping towards them...

Go to www.peoplespost.co.za to watch a video clipof Newman and Cox.

MUSOS: Trumpet player, Ross Eustis fromSeattle, with Errol Dyers paused during theirphilosophical discussion on music and travel­ling to smile for a picture. Photo: Teresa Fischer

ACOUSTICLEGENDS:Steve New­man andTony Cox inaction atthe OlympiaCafe.Photo:Wayne Webster

GIRLTALK: Reneé Usdin and Sam Chaimowitzchat before the show. Photo: Teresa Fischer

GUESTS: Tarryn­Lee Willcock and RamonaRamklass . Photo: Teresa Fischer

GOLDEN GROUPIES: Hugh and RosemaryKnight of Lakeside. Photo: Teresa Fischer

Page 8 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch GENERAL Tuesday 31 January 2012

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHMitchells Plain District Hospital (Chief Directorate:Metro District Health Services)Assistant Director: Human Resource ManagementReMuneRation: R 221 058 PeR annuM

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RequiReMentS: MiniMuM eDuCational qualifiCation: SeniorCertificate (or equivalent). exPeRienCe: Appropriate experience.inHeRent RequiReMent of tHe job: Valid driver’s licence codeB/EB. CoMPetenCieS (knowleDge/SkillS): • Sound and relevantknowledge regarding the Governmental or Departmental policies andlegislation • Good Communication (written and verbal) in at least twoof the three official languages of the Western Cape • Sound Knowledgeof all Human Resource practices • Supervisory skills • Computer Skills(MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint) • Sound knowledge of SPMS • Soundknowledge relating to Human Resource Development.

DutieS (key ReSult aReaS/outPutS): • Facilitate and co-ordinateHuman Resource Planning, including organisation developmentinvestigations, job evaluation processes, micro restructuring, EE Planmatters, job descriptions and information control, in the hospital andCommunityHealthCentres • Implement andmaintain policydocuments/circulars within the hospital and Community Health Centres and provideadvice and handle dispute resolutions with regard to all transversalpersonnel practices, including all employment practices, conditions ofservice and terminations within the Hospital and Community HealthCentres • Provide training to the hospital and Community Health Centreswith regards to policy documents and circulars as well as aspects ofconditions of service • Administer and ensure that audit investigationsand follow-up investigations as well as feedback on Auditor GeneralEnquiries and Action Plans are done timeously • Coordinate, administerand provide feedback on all PILIR applications within the hospital andCommunity Health Centres • Manage and coordinate SPMS and HumanResource Development processes of the Hospital and CommunityHealth Centres • Manage and co-ordinate the implementation ofOccupational Specific Dispensations with the region/district.

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DutieS (key ReSult aReaS/outPutS): • Perform administrativerole as a member of the information management team • Officeadministration (filing process, telephone and typing letters) • Ensureproper data flow from Facility or Sub-district to district and to province• Assist with data quality monitoring • Health information systems• Interpret data and analyse data trends • Participate in healthinformation co-ordinating activities.

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Please submit your application for the attention of Mr g barry tothe klipfontein/Mitchells Plain Substructure office, lentegeurHospital, Highlands Drive, lentegeur, Mitchells Plain 7785.

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Further communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates. If youhave not received a response from the Department within 3 months ofthe closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. It willbe expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on adate, time and place as determined by the Department.

As directed by the Department of Public Service & Administration,applicantsmust note that further checkswill be conducted once they areshortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomeson these checks, which include security clearance, qualificationverification, criminal records, credit records and previous employment.

The Department of Health is guided by the principles of Employment Equity.Disabled candidates are encouraged to apply and an indication in this regard willbe appreciated.

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Minstrels gearing up for finalsTAURIQ HASSEN

WITH the minstrel seasondrawing to a close, many re-main optimistic about theirchances of winning this year’scoveted Carnival Trophy.

Judged for their singing,marching, best dress, best bandand board, they set their sightson becoming Cape Town’s finestminstrel troupe.

Malick Laattoe, owner and di-rector of Santam District Six En-tertainers, believes the hardwork of the team would pay off inthe end. As defending champi-ons, they are looking to win back-to-back Carnival Trophies.

“Throughout the year, thisteam works hard to improve onevery item we are involved in,that is why we are the championsand that is why we are capable ofwinning this carnival again,”says Laattoe.

He added that lifting the Carni-val Trophy is an “unexplainablegratitude of mixed feelings”.

“Knowing that you arecrowned no 1, the build up to-wards the final day, obstacles,the lows and the highs just pass

you in a flash, a vivid memory,”Says Lattoe excitingly.

“As current champions, wehave a daunting task as far as

preparation and maintaining ourstandard of competition for the

FINAL SHOWDOWN: Minstrels are working hard on their last touches before the final showdown.Photo: Supplied

Astronomicalaboriginals

THE SA Astronomical Observatory inCape Town will host a “Cultural As-tronomy of Aboriginal Australians”talk on Friday, 3 February, starting at17:00.

The talk will be presented by DuaneW. Hamacher of the Macquarie Uni-versity in Sydney, Australia.

Aboriginal Australians are amongthe oldest continuous cultures onearth, having arrived in Australiaover 50 000 years ago.

For further information, contactThembela Mantungwa from the SAAstronomical Observatory on (021)460-9319, fax on 086 612 7502, email [email protected] or visitwww.saao.ac.za or www.salt.ac.za

last day is concerned.“Our motto is to keep our feet

on the ground, stay focused andconcentrate on the task ahead.No time for complacency and ‘Allon Board’”

Richard Stemmet, owner of thePennsylvannian Crooning Min-strels, is no stranger to winningthe Carnival Trophy, but knowsthat this year’s competition willbe tough.

Stemmet’s team found them-selves in the champions seat 13times in a row.

“There’s been a lot of prepara-tion and we know how tough it’sgoing to be, but our aim is not totake home that trophy, but to fo-cus on establishing ourselvesand the team,” says Stemmet.

He believes that “disciplineand dedication” are two key com-ponents in winning the carnival.

“We have lots of youngsterswithin the team and it’s impor-tant to educate them, becausethey are the next leaders,” Stem-met added.

Die Burger’s Happy Boys En-tertainers, wowed the crowds atthis year’s annual road march onMonday 2 January and are firmfavourites at next week’s finals.

Adnaan Alexander, co-ordina-tor of the team, believes lots ofhard work went into this year’scompetition.

“It’s now up to the judges andwhat they feel was the best, butwe did our best and will go intothe final prepared,” says Alexan-der.

He added that dedication andcommitment to the team plays ahuge role in becoming successfulin the competition.

“The team makes lots of sacri-fices, especially where family isconcerned, but if you work hard,we always believe it pays off,” Al-exander added.

More teams to look out for inthis year’s competition are theAshwin Willemse Orient Com-munity Entertainers, LentegeurSuperstars, Heideveld Entertain-ers, Golden Dixie Entertainersand many more.

At the finals next weekend, theGroup Song, Adult Coon Song,Best Female Band and Exhibi-tion March Pass are the items tobe performed.

There will be no minstrel ac-tion this week, due to Moulood,but the competition finals is setto take place in Athlone Stadiumon Saturday 11 February.

Tuesday 31 January 2012 NEWS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 9

Learn moreabout yourbabyA FUND-RAISING babyworkshop will be held at theJ&J Building at the Red CrossChildren’s Hospital in Ronde-bosch on Saturday 3 Marchstarting from09:00until 12:30.

Jeanine Beukes, a well-known Cape Town basedClinical Psychologist, willcover and showcase an amaz-ing range of infant-parent in-teractions Other speakerswill also feature.

Mothers and fathers payR350 and couples are chargedR500.

For bookings contact (021)486-9111 or 078 728 1976 or fax(021) 448-7694 or [email protected]

District SixreunionALL residents from VirginiaStreet in District Six andsurrounding areas, as wellas former Zonnebloem stu-dents from 1950 to 1957, areinvited to join in an after-noon of reminiscing at theYMO St Lukes Clubhouse inUpper Cambridge Street at13:00 on Saturday 4 Febru-ary.

Those interested in at-tending have been asked tobring their own snacks anddrinks.

For further information,contact Derek Kloppers on(021) 761 7133 or 073 521 0431.

Can you lace up for cancer?LILLIAN AMOS

JUST how crazy can you befor cancer? This is thetheme for this year’s first

annual “Lace-up for Cancer”walk.

The Hospice Palliative Care As-sociation hopes to get Capetonianspounding the tar at their “Lace-upfor Cancer” event on Saturday 4February.

The eventwill includea 10kmrunand a 5km walk at RondeboschCommon in support of World Can-cer Day.

There are more than 20 differenttypes of cancer, all symbolized by adifferent colour. For instance, pinkfor breast cancer and white for lungcancer. But the HPCA will hand outlavender-coloured shoelaces to thefirst 250 people who register for theevent as lavender is the colour thatrepresents all types of cancer.

The Hospice Palliative Care As-sociation was founded in 1987 andserves as a membership organiza-tion for hospices around the coun-try.

Palliative care is aimed at im-proving the quality of life of thosewith life-threatening illnesses andtheir families by preventing andproviding relief from sufferingthrough the early identificationand assessment and treatment ofpain and other related physical,spiritual and psychosocial prob-lems. Some of the focus areas in-clude helping patients live as ac-

tively as possible, pain andsymptom control, providingequipment like wheelchairsand emotional and bereave-ment support.

Douglas Jeftha from Zeekov-lei says he and his family havereceived help from the Kenil-worth Hospice since his diag-noses of prostate cancer in2010.

“The service we got and stillget from the organisation isamazing; they have been ex-tremely helpful.”

“They came to my house al-most every day before I went tothe hospice to help me andwhen I was at the hospice theyalways made sure I was helpedand tried to make me feel athome.”

Asked what advice he wouldgive to people who are suffer-ing from any life threateningdisease, he says: “Please seekhelp from these hospices. Theyare there to help you.

“Many people are afraid togo to a hospice because theyhave the perception thatthey’ll just die there, but it’snot true.”

EricWatlington, advocacyofficerfor the organisation, says palliativecare is available to any person witha life-limiting condition like Can-cer or Aids, but the patient mustconsent to joining a hospice pro-gramme.

“Anyone can refer a patient to ahospice, after which nurses do an

assessment to determine if the per-son needs palliative care.

“Once the person is accepted intoa hospice programme, a care planis devised to meet the person’sneeds.”

Watlington says the organisationbelieves that palliative care is a hu-man right for all who need it; there-

fore there are no costs involved.However, patients or their fami-

lies can make a donation to their lo-cal hospice if they’re able to.

According to the association’swebsite, some hospices can alsoprocess claims to medical aids.

For more information you can goto the website at www.hpca.co.za

LACED: Eric Watlington with coloured laces that symbolise the 20 types of can­cers. Photo: Lillian Amos

Fugard’s provocative 1970s play returns

FOUNDING FATHER: Eric Abraham, the Founding Producer of the FugardTheatre, with his wife, Sigrid Rausing. Photos: DIVA PR/THE FUGARD

THEATRICS: Jonathan Keevy with Kim Kerfoot, the director of the play.

FUGARD FRIENDS: Marina Nel and David Kramer.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Percy Tucker, Graham Dickason, Sir GeoffreyNieman and Brian van Rheede all saw the play when it was first performedin the ’70s.

ATHOL FUGARD’s play Statements after anArrest under the Immorality Act opened at theFugard Theatre in District 6 on Thursday 26January to great acclaim.

This is the first professional South Africanstaging of Fugard’s 1972 provocative land-mark play for over 40 years.

The play centres around two naked lovers

– one black, one white – who discuss economicdisparities, creation theories and their inner-most feelings while reclining on a blanket inthe dark. Poetic, philosophical and political,this rhapsodic rap session isn’t rooted in oneparticular time since it suggests an Orwelliandystopia as easily as it does the apartheid erathat defined it. Statements After an Arrest un-

der the Immorality Act runs at the Fugard Stu-dio until 11 February. Tickets from R100 toR140 are available through Computicket andthe Fugard Theatre box office on (021) 461 4554.Discounts are available for all Friends of theFugard. For reasonsof nudity and subjectmat-ter this production is not suitable for personsyounger than 16.

Swimmers’Ear?Here’s thesolutionWITH summer in full swing manypeople will suffer from the dreadedSwimmer’s Ear (Otitis Externa).

It is a common infection whichcan affect everyone, especially chil-dren and teenagers.

Gyms, swimming pools, damsand even the ocean can serve as abreeding ground for germs and bac-teria and Swimmers’ Ear is broughton by excess water trapped in theear canal after swimming or show-ering.

This moist environment providesthe ideal environment for variousbacteria and fungi. This moisturecauses irritation and the eventuallybreak ’n down of skin in the ear ca-nal, allowing bacteria or fungi topenetrate.

Other causes include eczema, vig-orous cleaning with earbuds and in-serting foreign objects such as pensor pencils into the ear as they all in-crease the risk of damaging the lay-er of skin lining the ear canal andalso expose this area to bacteria andfungi.

Symptoms appear within a fewdays of swimming and include itch-iness, redness and swelling of theear, pain when pressure is placedon the ear and pus draining fromthe ear.

This often painful condition isnot contagious and can often effec-tively be treated with ear drops. Insevere cases, consult your GP.

Page 10 People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch LEADER Tuesday 31 January 2012

Common causeFORTY people were arrested at the weekendafter staging an illegal protest at RondeboschCommon which called on government to ad-dress issues relating to “land, jobs and hous-ing”.

In the aftermath, the City of Cape Town andpolice find themselves taking flack for alleg-edly acting “too harshly” against the smallgroup of protesters which police outnum-bered and sprayed with blue dye to have themdisperse.

Organisers believed to be supported by theSA Council of Churches, Cosatu and the SANGO Coalition are intent on lodging a com-plaint with the SA Human Rights Commis-sion, and with another protest planned forSaturday, the pressure continues.

In 2008 the City’s housing backlog stood atapproximately 300 000 registered applicants,but the City estimated that in reality, about400 000 houses were needed.

With figures this high is it a surprise thatthe electorate, living in backyards and infor-mal settlements, would want luscious publicopen spaces in more affluent areas?

The facts speak: The basic need of housingis not met for so many; the gathering was ille-gal. That said, was the extent of action takenby the police justified?

How feasible is the idea of converting pub-lic open spaces in more affluent areas intohouses for the poor; especially when comingup against a site of heritage and ecologicalvalue, such as the Common?

And what will the building of low-cost hous-ing mean for existing residents and ratepay-ers who provide the City with a fair portionof its annual budget?

In the context of our turbulent political his-tory, do such demands even deserve a serioushearing in post-apartheid SA?

Housing is a basic right, guaranteed by theConstitution.

Power lies in hands of the people, this is acornerstone of democracy. The will of the peo-ple should always govern.

Obey the rules of the roadWE are often told to be careful of cyclists,but they are often the law breakers.

Huge sums have been spent by CapeTown City Council putting cycling tracksall over but they are not used.

I live in Rosebank and travel along Lies-beeck Parkway to work each day.

Every day, some cyclist weaves in andout of the traffic at peak hour. There is acycle track from Alma Road through toStation Road, Observatory, but how oftenis it used?

A route that I also use regularly is thatover Ou Kaapse Weg and there too cyclistscome down towards Constantia two andthree abreast sometimes – taking the lastbend on the wrong side of the road and wemotorists have to get out of the way.

A couple of Sundays ago, between 07:00and 07:30 I was driving along BelmontRoad, Rondebosch, towards the MainRoad.

I had three cyclists riding abreast infront of me and hooted (asking them togive way). My hoot was ignored and theycontinue riding this way over the bridgeand down towards Main Road.

If I had knocked into them I would havebeen to blame.

Cyclists are also often seen ridingabreast from Fish Hoek to Simonstown. Itdoesn’t matter what time of the day ornight it is, they too need to respect otherroad users.PAT CARSTENSRosebank

Cyclists also show no respectI FULLY support Mark Kleinschmidt’splea to respect all road users (“Write tous”, People’s Post, 24 January).

Unfortunately, he does not stress thefact that cyclists are also required to obeyroad laws. Sadly, records show that a fairproportion of cyclist accidents are causedby the cyclist ignoring the law.

To illustrate: on Thursday 26 Januaryat approximately 7:00 my wife and I made

to cross Lansdowne Road at Second Aveunder the (supposed) protection of the pe-destrian green light, when a cyclist camefull speed down Lansdowne, forcing us tojump out of his way, and showing no re-gard for the red light against him.

After all, pedestrians are also road us-ers!HENRY EDWARDSClaremont

Let’s enjoy a carnage-free tripLIKE most responsible South Africans, I amvery concerned about the carnage on ourroads.

Being a keen motorcyclist, I have noticedthat many scooter riders and motorcyclistsbecome road accident statistics because theyhave not had the correct training to ride theirscooter or motorcycle in a safe manner. Sec-ondly, they put themselves in danger becausethey have little or no traffic and road safetyriding skills. Thirdly, there is no motorcycleriding school in this region that specializes intraining beginner and novice riders.

In an effort to promote “safe” riding within

the motorcycling community I have now es-tablished a motorcycle and scooter ridingacademy in the Southern Suburbs. This isaimed at beginner and novice riders and in-cludes learner licence training, traffic androad safety etc.

I have done the required courses as speci-fied by the SA Road Traffic Act and the CapeTown Traffic Department and am a registeredmotorcycle instructor.

This is very much a business that is aimedat the southern suburbs.ANDY RICEScootatuta Riding Academy

Moodley’s load of hogwashI WAS both bemused and astonished at con-victed killer Donovan Moodley’s audaciousmotion for a retrial, and his startling allega-tions made against top South African sleuthdetective Piet Byleveld. He alleges Byleveldrecreated the alleged murder scene and fabri-cated incriminating evidence, which resultedin Moodley being sentenced to 15 years’ im-prisonment for kidnapping and murder, and10 years for extortion.

Moodley’s application to the JohannesburgHigh Court is preposterous, and this cunningkiller has taken seven years to hatch his latestevil scheme, claiming that his incarcerationwas “unfair, unjust and dishonest” – for himto languish in prison for a crime that he didnot commit! What a load of hogwash! Whosesympathy is Moodley attempting to obtain?

My perception is that Moodley has jumpedon to the “go easy on convicted criminals”

bandwagon, along with convicted fraudsterSchabir Shaik and former national policecommissioner Jackie Selebi, the latter twogentlemen receiving “judicial lenience”through their alleged medical condition.

Does Moodley seriously believe he can pullthe wool over the judiciary’s eyes?

It will be a catastrophic travesty of justiceif the new developments in the tragic LeighMatthews murder leads to Moodley being ac-quitted – heaven forbid! I shudder to think ofthe consequences. But then, nothing is impos-sible in theSouthAfricancriminal justice sys-tem if you have the finances to hire top legalminds.

Perhaps Moodley only needs to take a show-er for all the incriminating evidence to bewashed away.MARK KLEINSCHMIDTKenwyn

Plant thief strikesSOME loathsome thieving person stole one ofmy trees from my pavement in Harfield Vil-lage early on Sunday morning. I am so dis-gusted. What a cheap common person theymust be.

I hope the tree dies and their hands ache forthe rest of their lives.

Why should we have to fit the bill for acheapskate to fill his garden? I am waiting forhis return and have a very unpleasant sur-prise in store for this thief.A RESIDENTHarfield Village

Tuesday 31 January 2012 LETTERS People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 11

YourSMSesFinding common ground

. Your headline “Preparefor common takeover” refers.Wanza claims that “we don’thave space to move”; this isnot caused by people living inaffluent areas. It is caused bythe irresponsible use of thepenis. Twenty kids per per-son is a crime against human-ity. Leave our public openspaces alone. Why not haveyour protest at Athlone Stadi-um?

. I support the takeover ofRondebosch Common for de-velopment, job creation andhousing for the poor.

. I believe the poor havethe right to stand up and tosay “no more will we be treat-ed as if we don’t contribute tothis country of ours”. Wehave right to housing as mostof us work and pay taxi farebut the money is not enoughto apply for a bond at thebank. The wealth in thiscountry is being distributedunfairly whereby certain mi-norities that have money canhave a say in the country butthe poor have none.

. We all know that we allhave a biological right tohave children. We need to re-member that we don’t need toexercise that right. We don’tneed sex to live.

. There are other more civ-ilised ways and alternativevenues that can be used to getfreebies from government! Ihope the resident snakes onRondebosch Common bite afew protesters!

. Mario Wanza, stop usingthe word “poor” when refer-ring to our people because wewill become poor if you sayso. Believe in God and we willprosper.

. Once again, an eco-friendly piece of ground is un-der threat by communitieswho continue to breed evenwhen they can’t feed their

families. The more the poorersector insist on increasingtheir families, the less hous-ing there will be for them.Birth control education or en-forcement of one child perfamily needs to happen firstbefore the entitlement of tak-ing over of common ground.Get things in perspective.

. No to losing one of thelast green lungs in the city tosquatters and badly builtANC shacks.

. The invasion of land atthe Rondebosch Commonmust be a joke. Those poorcommunities are criminallyintent. Crime will double andthe tikkoppe will cause may-hem in the leafy suburbs. Letthem rot on the Cape Flats.

. It’s an injustice that weas white South Africans liveso affluently while the major-ity of the people in SA live inpoverty. There is plenty ofland and wealth and it needsto be utilized to help those inneed.

. The rich work hard toearn their wealth, they don’tpeddle drugs and behave likehooligans or steal whatdoesn’t belong to them. Theypay a lot of money to live inprivileged areas! You can’tget things for nothing! Youcan’t expect to come and livein privileged areas with yourthieving ways and uncouthbehaviour! Work hard, edu-cate yourself, behave your-self and don’t do drugs andeventually you can own yourown land!

Local thoughts. I hope the bill for the spe-

cial ratings area (SRA) inPinelands is passed, then per-haps action will be taken tomove the problematic squat-ters on the Ndabeni side.They are affecting the imme-diate people living here.Hopefully, this will not be an

inbox problem which will bein the outbox tray of ourcouncilor! Wouldn’t Pine-landers benefit from a quar-terly feedback in the People’sPost on what our voted coun-cillor is doing? Perhapsthere’s nothing to report on...

. Praise and gratefulthanks to Olympic Lock-smiths for their very kindhelp to free a disabled ladylocked alone inside house fortwo days. Ani

In response. I questioned a zealot the

other day at the break ofdawn, and asked if he be-lieved in ghosts. He said “no,I’m a religious guy”. He onlybelieves in the holy one. Holymoly?

. Thank you, Jason Bosch,for a well written letter.

. I passed the grounds of aschool at midday on Tuesday.All the children were practis-ing for sports. They werewearing t-shirts, shorts butno hats. Not one had a hat onand all were sitting in the fullmidday sun. Teachers, useyour common sense. It’s com-mon knowledge to wear hatsin the sun!

. The entertainment at theMardi Gras is always good.However, since the revival ofthe event the stalls resemblea fleamarket. If I need AMCClassic pots I can get them ata supermarket; if I need sa-moosas I can get them atWembly. The concept of theMardi Gras has been lost. If ithas not changed this year, itwill be our last visit. Steve

Just a thought. I suggest that People’s

Post add a section on itemswhich have been stolen tohelp reduce crime and pre-vent anybody from buyingstolengoods.Let’s give it a tryat least, please. Cheers. Ish

I’m against a Pinelands SRAI read with interest Liam Moses’ story“Crime increases in Pinelands”, People’sPost, Tuesday 24 January.

It appears that once again, the spectre ofa Special Ratings Area (SRA) has arisen. InAugust 2011, an august alderman by thename of Brian Watkyns once again put for-ward the proposition of an SRA, promises ofwhich were similar to that mentioned in thearticle by Liam Moses.

Once again, I express my opposition tosuch a scheme, as it allows for the develop-ment of yet another corrupt and ungovernedbody.

On page 10 in the Southern Suburbs Tatler,dated Thursday 12 January, an article wasalso posted regarding an “SRA plan for Pine-lands”.

This article referred to the “establishing ofa working group to investigate a Special Rat-ings Area (SRA) for Pinelands, and “wantscreative input from residents”.

The latest Post refers to “Crime increasesin Pinelands”, and is not based on any truefact as received from the Pinelands Police.

My opposition to the formation of an SRAin Pinelands is based on the following:

1. No true statistics have been obtainedand provided by the Pinelands Residents andRatepayers Association (PRRA).

2. No statistics as quoted in either theTatler or the Post have been verified by thePinelands Police, as referred to in the articlein the Post (Tuesday 24 January).

3. Alderman Brian Watkyns has not saida word since I last made comment about thenon-feasibility of an SRA in Pinelands (Tues-day 2 August 2011).

4. The PRRA has not provided a true andproper business plan regarding this SRA re-garding income and expenditure, source ofincome and taxation implications for theSRA, and how this would affect rate payersin Pinelands.

5. There is a weak and half-hearted com-ment regarding “the amount they consid-ered acceptable and they will be informed ofthe final amount at a public meeting”.

It would be appreciated if this reply to thearticles be published in the next issue of thepublications.PAUL HOLDSWORTHPinelandsWAYNE HOUGHTON FROM THEPRRA RESPONDS:Dear Paul, Thank you for responding to the arti-cle – I like your activism!I would like you to consider joining the SRAWorking Group. I think we could use your criticalthinking to help us come up with a genuine solu-tion for Pinelands.The newspaper chose the title of the article. Ourintention at this time is to create an awarenessthat we are initiating the process of SRA crea-tion.The process of creating an SRA is regulated –in particular by the City of Cape Town SRA ByLaw (of 27 May 2009) and SRA Policy (SPC03/06/11 of 8 June 2011), in concert with the Mu-nicipal Property Rates Act section 22.I have answered your questions below in youroriginal email further below.We will be publishing more information shortly,but for now and for your immediate benefit, thecreation of an SRA is as follows:1. The very first step in the process is the forma-tion of an SRA steering committee. Any residentmay apply for an SRA and must create a Steer-ing Committee to drive the process and complywith the regulation. There are often costs asso-ciated with this process and these specific resi-dents pay for this out of their own pockets anduse their own time. For Pinelands this is beingdriven by a sub-committee of the PRRA andfunded by their time. Whilst the regulation doesnot require or speak of an SRA Working Group,we felt that it would help to involve a broadercross section of the community and give all resi-

dents the opportunity to participate very earlyon.2.Definition of SRA boundary – an area can bedefined either larger or smaller in scope. It is upto the Steering Committee to work with the vari-ous neighbourhoods and areas to get agree-ment on this. Currently we are looking at the mu-nicipally defined boundary and including Avond-uur road up to Sunrise Circle and then JanSmuts Avenue.3. A perception survey – the aim of which is tofurther inform residents of the concepts behindthe SRA and to understand whether a large pop-ulation sample of all Pinelands residents havea need for the improvement of municipal servic-es, additional municipal services and security.This survey will inform the scope and drive thedraft budget process. The survey will also in-quire about the propensity for and affordabilityof an SRA by Pinelands residents.4. Once the perception survey results havebeen compiled, the target services are analysedand financially modelled, then a motivation re-port, draft budget and business plan are pre-pared in consultation with the City. It is duringthis time that it may become apparent whetherthe SRA will be feasible or not.5. Once these draft documents have been pre-pared, it is compulsory to have an initial publicmeeting whereby residents are invited to perusethe business plan and can inspect all the docu-ments. We anticipate that during and shortly af-ter this meeting that we will have input from resi-dents such that we might find the SRA not tobe feasible at all, or get input requiring us to im-prove the business plan, budget etc. Again, wehave some very intelligent people in Pinelandswho might rise to the creative challenge andhelp us create a plan that works. We plan tohave more than one of these meetings and willalso have a meeting once we have done the per-ception survey – so very early on in the process!6. Once we are satisfied that the SRA is feasiblewe will start a process of canvassing supportwhereby a minimum of 60 percent + 1 signa-tures in favour of the SRA are required. If wereach this support level, then we can completethe application for the SRA with the City.7.Once we have lodged the application we mustadvertise this fact and must have a second pub-lic meeting where any objections might beraised. Residents will have 60 days to object inwriting. The SRA Steering committee must meetwith any objectors to understand their objec-tions and get these in writing and possibly coun-ter plea with those concerned.8. The City will make the final decision basedon the application, level of support and natureof the objections.9. If the City approves, then a Section 21 Com-pany will be established to run the SRA. Partof the responsibility of this body will be holdingservice delivery to account and to procure alter-native services if required. Any Pinelands resi-dent can become a member of the Section 21and through this membership steer it. The finan-cials will be subject to municipal inspection andaudit, as also to the residents and its members.Therefore residents will have a lot more trans-parency over how their rates are being used andhow to improve the way in which their rates canbe used.The point is that as Pinelands residents we willhave far more transparency about service deliv-ery, some real teeth and the ability to changethe quality of service. I am an Executive Com-mittee (Exco) member of the PRRA and for agroup of people who voluntarily go around tryingto hold the City to account, as good and as ac-tive as we try to be, an SRA will be far moreeffective and has a statutory ability to monitorand oversee service delivery. Contrary to whatis perceived, none of the PRRA Exco membersreceive any compensation for their time in help-ing residents fight the ongoing battles with serv-ice delivery. It’s one of those jobs that peopleappreciate only when it is stopped. And no-onebecomes personally enriched in becoming amember of an SRA Management Body – it isa Section 21 Not for Profit Company which byits nature is very cost focused.I sincerely hope that you take our invitation seri-ously and that you can help us. It is quite possi-ble that there are better solutions than an SRA.If so we would like to hear about these. So, asI always say, please be a part of the solution.

Think about what you are sayingTHIS is in response to the letter “The igno-rance of religion” People’s Post, Tuesday 24January. When Adam was created, there wasalready religion. Afterwards, people began togo more and more astray, so religion was lostand there was a time of complete chaos.

Can you imagine how you would have livedif you were not a Roman during the Romanempire? That is just but one example of an era.Total disregard for laws and humanity, with

some people treated worse than criminals. Ba-by girls were killed because families wantedmale babies to carry on their lineage. Thenreligion returned, reminding people of theequality that everyone shared, restoring hu-manity. When you quote verses from theQ’uran, don’t only extract what you want to,follow up on what is said before and after aswell. This would clarify the verses.ISMAIL ISAACS

Q’uran preaches equal love for allMR J Bosch, your subject (the ignorance of re-ligion – Peoples Post 24 January pertaining toIslam is totally beyond your academic capaci-ty to comprehend (chapters 4 and 8 have his-torical background/period of relevancy).

We are well aware of the general and deep-rooted misconception (shrewdly emphasized)that Q'uran preaches intolerance, that Mu-hammad (pbuh) preached his faith withsword in one hand and Q'uran in the other.Misrepresentation could go no further. Thebasic principle of Islam, a faith in all theprophets of the world, is enough to give thelie to this allegation. The great and liberalmind that preached not only love and respectfor the founders of great religions of the worldbut much more than that, faith in them, couldnot shrink to the narrowness of intolerancefor those very religions. Tolerance is not suffi-cient a word to indicate the breadth of the atti-tude of Islam towards other religions. Itpreaches equal love for all, equal respect forall and equal faith in all.

Further to your debate – why fighting wasallowed in Islam! Muslims were allowed towage war – but to what objective?

Not to compel unbelievers to accept Islam

– it was against the broad principles of Q'uran.(Refer: s2:256 /s76:3 /s18:29 /s6:105 /s17:7). No,it was to establish religious freedom, to stopall religious persecution, to protect houses ofworship of all religions (refer: s22:40 / s2:193).

Under what conditions were Muslims al-lowed to fight? 8

History knows the Prophet and his compan-ions were subjected to severe persecution asIslam began to gain ground in Makka, Mus-lims fled yet persecution grew more relent-less. Ultimately Muslims took refuge in Madi-nah, yet there to the sword was taken upagainst them to annihilate Islam and the Mus-lims. (See s2: 39-40)

Thus an express condition was laid down:“Fight in the way of Allah against those who

fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo!Allah loves not, aggressors” s2:190 21

The Q'uran allowed fighting only to savepersecuted community/ies from oppressorsand hence the condition that fighting was tostop as soon as persecution ceased.

“And if they incline to peace, incline thouto it, and trust Allah. Lo! He is the Hearer, theKnower” (Refer s8: 61-62)ISMI SALIH ISAACS

People's Post Page 12 Phone: 021 713 9440 | Fax: 021 713 9481 Tuesday 31 January 2012

An icy experienceICE dancing sensations The Imperial IceStars will perform The Nutcracker at Art-scape from now until Saturday 11 Febru-ary.

It is the world premiere of the production,and their fourth ice show in this country.World class skaters include PrincipalsVadim Yarkov, Bogdan Berezenko, Anasta-sia Ignatyeva, Olga Sharutenko and VadimYarkov.

Over the last seven years, The Imperial IceStars have performed to more than three mil-lion people across five continents at some ofthe world’s most prestigious venues, includ-ing London’s Royal Albert Hall and Sadler’sWells, Singapore’s Esplanade Theatre, Mon-treal’s Place des Arts and Moscow’s RedSquare.

Acclaimed artistic director Tony Mercerhas once again teamed with four-time figureskating World Champion and dual Olympicgold medallist Evgeny Platov, and dualWorld Champion Maxim Staviski to createchoreography with high-speed leaps andthrows, and awe-inspiring acrobatics, cou-pled with graceful ice dancing.

Performances are from Tuesday to Fridayat 19:30, Saturday at 14:30pm and 19:30 andSunday at 14:30 and 18:00. Tickets cost fromR100 via Computicket or call (021) 421 7695.

GRACEFUL: Ice skating star Anastasia Ig­natyeva. Photo: Pat Bromilow­Downing

Musical concoctionsTERESA FISCHER

MUSIC lovers packedinto Olympia Cafe inKalk Bay on Wednes-day to see guitar leg-end Steve Newmanplay with new and oldfriends Tony Cox,Greg Georgiades andErrol Dyers.

For the uninitiated,Newman created thefamous band Tananasin the early ’80s.

The Aquarian Quar-tet consisting of New-man, Tony Cox, GregGeorgiades and SydKitchen (who died lastyear), was so namedbecause the band’s members are all Aquar-ians.

The gathering was in fact a celebrationof Newman’s sixtieth birthday; Cox havinghad his birthday the previous day.

Swarthy Newman presided over a mixedline-up, that included long-haired harmon-ica player Mark Maingard, wearing a flow-ing tie-dye top and beads.

“Now that’s what we used to call a hip-pie”, someone in the audience remarked.

Another moustached musician turned abeer bottle into a harmonica.

A ukelele, trumpet and some instru-ments that remain unidentified, all madean appearance – some in improvised per-formances that thrilled the audience, whogave the musicians a standing ovation.

I wondered whether anyone else foundthemselves transported to an olive grove,somewhere in the Mediterranean, wherethe sound of hooves breaks the silence ofa hot, lazy afternoon, and a handsomestranger comes galloping towards them...

Go to www.peoplespost.co.za to watch avideo clip of Newman and Cox.

Time for kids to get creativeNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS, inproud association with its headline spon-sor Bostik, presents the third annualYoung Artists Competition.

The popular competition, one of four inthe Young series, allows kids to expresstheir creative flair and be imaginative.

“We are excited to see what our talentedreaders will come up with this year, asthey continue to submit works of art thatare creative and original,” says NG KIDSeditor Fiona Thomson. “Last year we re-ceived over 500 entries and we hope to ex-ceed that tally this year. We encourage allentrants to get arty and let their imagina-tion run wild.”

The competition is open to all kids be-tween the ages of 5 and 14 years. Paint,

stick or draw to enter these three catego-ries: 3-D sculpture, collage or mixed mediaand drawing or painting.

This year’s prizes are worth over R40000. Nine winners will get an art bag filledwith art supplies from Bostik, a year’s sub-scription to NG KIDS, a Wii console witha uDraw Game Tablet, uDraw Studio gamesoftware and a copy of Pictionary courtesyof Ster-Kinekor Entertainment. The schoolthat sends in the most entries will get thesame uDraw prize package, as well as artsupplies worth R5 000 and three art bagsfrom Bostik!

Visit www.ngkids.co.za or get a copy ofthe January 2012 issue, now on sale, for en-try details.

Competition closes 21 February 2012.

DETAINED: Twenty­sixyears ago, John Hugheswrote the film script forthe movie The Break­fast Club, which still ap­pears in many “top 10best ever movies” lists.Countless stage adap­tations have been pro­duced. Five high schoolstudents, with nothingin common, are forcedto spend nine hours to­gether while in deten­tion in the school li­brary. Inevitable verbal,emotional and physicalsparring ensues. Theunderlying themes arestill relevant: peer pres­sure and isolation, thecommunication gap be­tween parents and theirchildren, drugs and ro­mance. A stage adapta­tion, directed by Ray­mond Rudolf, is comingto the Masque Theatrein Muizenberg. Picturedhere are from the back,Raymond Rudolph,Alastair Duff, SamanthaJane Tunnah, DeanHowarth, WayneRonne, Anton Schaferand Kelly Kowalski. Itopens on Friday 10 Feb­ruary.

MY COUSIN: The SouthZealand New AfricaComedy Show starringBarry Hilton and MikeKing takes place on Sat­urday 11 February at19:00. On stage withSouth Africa’s best­loved “cousin” and co­median is Mike Kingfrom New Zealand.Known for his entertain­ing, candid and thought­provoking brand of com­edy, Mike King is one ofNew Zealand’s mostpopular comedians.Tickets are R100 pre­booked or R120 at thedoor. Bookings: Call078 174 4244, emailsharkspot­[email protected] or goto AP Jones in Fish HoekMain Road. All pro­ceeds go towards theShark Spotters.

Names in for ‘Afrikaans Oscars’NOMINATIONS for the kykNET Fiestas – aglamorous awards ceremony where the mosttalented up-and-coming and established Afri-kaans artists are honoured – have been an-nounced.

They have been selected from productionsthat debuted at Afrikaans arts festivals coun-trywide during 2011. Winners from 16 catego-ries as well as three Lifetime AchievementAwards will be announced during an extrav-agant production at the Artscape Theatre inCape Town on Thursday 23 February. The Fi-estas, already referred to as the Oscars of Af-rikaans theatre, will see category winnerssharing the stage with some of the country’smost talented artists and musicians.

Karen Meiring, channel head for kykNET,says the Fiestas focus on festival productionsas these events have established themselves“as the home of the Afrikaans theatre and en-tertainment industries”.

“They represent a gathering and celebra-

tion of the Afrikaans culture and are an op-portunity to recognise the artists and produc-tions participating in these festivals,” ex-plains Meiring. “The different arts festivalsmay submit nominations for the various cat-egories for productions that debuted at theirevents in 2011. And this year, the nomina-tions are once again of outstanding quality!”

The nominations are in turn presented toan independent panel of judges who attendedall the festivals and saw the productions. Thepanel then decides by vote who the final fivenominations for a category will be, as well asthe final winner.

The public also has the opportunity to votefor twoof the categories inorder todeterminethe winners of the Most Popular Fiesta Pre-senter and the Most Popular Festival. Thewinners of these two categories will be deter-mined by SMS voting and the public has untilTuesday 31 January to vote for their favour-ites.

Experience a world of absolute magicTHE College of Magic welcomes the public tothe exciting Carnival Open Day filled withmagic, fun and laughter.

Open Day will be on Saturday 28 Januaryand Saturday 4 February, from 10:30 to 13:00,at 215 Lansdowne Road, Claremont.

Children 10 years and older are encouraged

to attend Open Day.A free magic workshop is offered and a tour

of the magical house.Booking is essential.For information about the courses in Feb-

ruary, visit www.collegeofmagic.com or call(021) 683 5480.

ACOUSTIC LEGENDS: Steve Newman and Tony Cox in actionat the Olympia Cafe. Photo: Wayne Webster

Tuesday 31 January 2012 GENERAL People’s Post Claremont­Rondebosch Page 13

Apply towards a brighter futureTHE Imam Abdullah Haron

Education Trust (IAHET) in-vites students, irrespective ofrace, gender or creed, who areenrolled at tertiary institu-tions, to apply for bursaries forthe 2012 academic year.

After starting with a modestamount of R50 000 allocated to10 bursaries in 2006, IAHET hadby the end of 2011 assisted 138students to the tune of a whop-ping R711 500.

Like last year, 35 bursariesworth R5000 each will be allo-cated to students registered ata recognised South African in-

stitution.Forms may be downloaded

from the website at www.ia-het.com,byclickingonBursaryApplications at the top of theopening page.

Alternatively, forms may becollected at the offices of Radio786 at the corner of Lower Klip-fontein and Murton Roads, Ry-lands, or at the offices of Mus-lim Views, 3 Hood Road, Craw-ford.

The closing date for applica-tions is Tuesday 28 February.

Completed application formsshould be addressed to: Imam

Abdullah Haron EducationTrust. PO Box 44506, Clare-mont, 7735.

The IAHET was establishedin September 2005 to honour thememory of the late Imam Ab-dullah Haron who was killed inpolice detention on 27 Septem-ber 1969.

The IAHET seeks to promotethe vision of Imam Haron byempowering marginalisedgroups and individualsthrough education.

For further information con-tact Fatiema Haron-Masoet on083 367 8176.

A festive battle of the bandsTHE City and Suburban Christ-

mas Bands Union will hold its 71stannual bands competition on Sun-day 12 February, at the City ParksStadium, Athlone. The competition

commences at 12:30 with gatesopening at 10:00. Admission is R15.

For tickets and more informationcall Johnathan Tockley on079 884 0256.

Fashion, flare and the FringeAFTER a successful debut The

Fringe, Cape Town’s Design and In-novation District, will play host toa second Fringe Handmade Market.The market will be held on Satur-day 4 February.

A gathering of talent and culturethat is Cape Town’s design commu-

nity, the market showcases freshdesigns and innovative displayswith a bespoke, creative slant.While shopping for locally-pro-duced gifts, visitors are sure to finda few timeless pieces and can defi-nitely enjoy products includingcrafts, pottery, fashion, jewellery,

décor, accessories and more.The Fringe Handmade market is

a friendly affair that welcomes chil-dren and pets. The market will beheld at the Design and InnovationDistrict at Harrington Square (Cor-ner of Harrington and CaledonStreet andwill be from10:00 to 15:00.

For up to date information, seetheir facebook group, or visitwww.thefringe.org.za

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FORMER Premier SoccerLeague team Hellenic have re-formed almost eight years af-ter closing down when theirPremier League franchisewas sold to Benoni PremierUnited.

The team, which is now basedin Milnerton, started training inNovember last year and willfield three teams in the SuperLeague of the Cape Town Tyger-berg Football Association.

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The Hellenic name was thensuperimposed on to BloubergCity Football Club, and a largecontingent of staff set up shop atthe team’s Tygerhof base.

Veitch says developing CapeTown’s abundant football talentwill be the main aim of the teamfor the immediate future.

“We think there is somethingmissing in Cape Town football atthe moment. There are certainclubs and academies aroundthat say they are the benchmarkfor youth development,” saidVeitch. “We believe that thebenchmark should at anotherlevel, which we think we can of-fer.” The club will function pri-marily as a football academy,hoping to develop players thatthey can sell on to professionalsides for a profit, and Veitchhopes that the Hellenic namewill help to attract these talentedyoungsters to Milnerton.

Veitch, whose father played atleft back for the team, said thathe and Byrne also hope to re-build the Hellenic brand to its

former glory.“The name will attract a lot of

attention and we then have tolive up to that expectation. It’svery important that this name islooked after, to the best of ourability,” said Veitch.

“And our aspirations are toget Hellenic to where it was allthose years ago, up into the PSL.It’s a very long term project, butat the same time it’s somethingthat we are doing as a 10-15 yearprogramme.”

Hellenic have three coachesfor each one of the three teamscurrently at the club, as well asa dedicated goalkeeping coachand a biokineticist.

The size of the coaching staffis much larger than most teamsof Hellenic’s size, but it is thequality of the individuals whichis even more surprising.

Byrne himself is the formerhead of development at Udinese,while respective U17and U13coaches Neven Payne and CecilNtlebi held the same positions atthe original team before it closeddown.

Veitch said that three of thecoaching staff are Union of Euro-pean Football Association(UEFA) accredited and one hasthe highest level of South Afri-can Football Association (SA-FA) coaching certificate.

According to Byrne, the highnumber of staff members willhelp the club to develop the play-ers technically, mentally andphysically.

“We have said that our pro-gramme is to develop the indi-vidual holistically,” said Byrne

“I have played overseas, I havecoached overseas, I know thelevels that are required, and it’shard. We have too many playerswho go overseas and then withina year or a year-and-a-half, theycome back again because theycan’t survive.”

BEATEN: Kyle Wheelen of Glendene United manoeuvres the ball around goalkeeper Unathi Tiso, of Manenberg sideChelsea United, to score during a Metropolitan Premier Cup playoff match. The game was played at the Greensin Manenberg and ended in a 3­0 victory for Glendene. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

REACH FOR THE SKY: Evertonians goalkeeper Riaaz Dy­ers and defender Moegamat Williams fight to clear a highball from their penalty area, while Gershwin van der poll(in red), of Matroosfontein, attempts to head the ball to­wards goal. The Metropolitan Cup play­off match endedin a 0­0 stalemate. Photo: Rashied Isaacs

CHALLENGE: Clayton Williams (in blue), of Grassy Park­based side Evertonians, jumps to control the ball aheadof Matroosfontein player Junaid Ismail at the Greens inManenberg on Sunday 29 January. The teams played toa 0­0 draw in a Metropolitan Premier Cup playoff match.

Photo: Rashied Isaacs

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Developmentin spotlightMARK WARD

THE state of non-racialism and develop-ment in Western Cape sport will be the sub-ject of an independently hosted symposi-um.

Cheryl Roberts, a respected sports activ-ist who in recent years has actively cam-paigned for female participation in sport,will host the event in conjunction with theSport and Recreation Council of the City ofCape Town.

The former table tennis star, who partici-pated at the 1992 Olympic Games in Athens,said the main reason for the seminar is theslow pace of transformation in South Afri-can sport.

“This an a platform to get us to engagein dialogue and conversation about ourguiding principle in sport– that of non-ra-cialism in sport,” said Roberts

“It will also focus on, and try to thrashout, what we should know and implementwhen we talk about development and devel-oping sport.”

The event will take place on Saturday 4January from 09:00 at the Athlone Stadium.

According to Roberts, the symposiumwill be independently hosted, outside of na-tional and provincial government but willnot be anti-government.

The event is open to all, especially offi-cials and administrators at provincial lev-els of sport, leaders of sports councils, dis-trict associations, club and communitysports structures, coaches and selectors,tertiary education sports officials and gov-ernment officials. “We need many mindsto be exposed to non-racialism in sport.

Twenty years after sports unification,following decades of anti-apartheid sportsstruggle, we have been catapulted into anera of money and professional sport, withsevere class, colour and gender imbalancesand non-racialism in sport is not under-stood,” said Roberts.

“Development is vital for every sport ifthey are to survive healthily in the future,but participation has, over this period,dwindled.

“I don’t think the emphasis should be on-ly on elite participation but on building thefoundation of sport, in conjunction with lo-cal government and sports federations. Inimplementing development programmes,we must work from a non-racial perspec-tive, not a racial one.”

Additionally, all delegates attending thesymposium will receive a copy of Robertsbook titled No normal sport in an abnormalsociety – struggle for non-racial sport inSouth Africa: From apartheid to sports uni-ty”

For more information call Roberts on 082691 8547.

Fetcher fears for StormersFetcher fears for StormersLIAM MOSES

THE Stormers’ leadership has weighedin on the debate raging around whetherthe Newlands side will be able to fulfiltheir Super Rugby aspirations for thisseason without the services of a top-class fetcher.

Francois Louw, the team’s first choiceopen-side flank, swapped Cape Town andthe Western Province Rugby Union for theBath rugby club in England at the end oflast season.

Louw’s departure has left the team with-out an obvious choice for the position andsparked fears that the breakdown could bea major weakness for the Stormers thiscoming season.

These fears could have been reinforcedonFridaynight, in the sides’ unconvincing28-6 victory over the Lions, the 2011 CurrieCup champions, at Newlands.

When questioned about his views of theteam’s performance at the breakdown,team captain Schalk Burger, who himselfoccupied the number six jersey on thenight, admitted that his team could im-prove.

“I think, on attack, our break down(play)waspretty effective actually, bar oneor two incidents of sealing off,” said Burg-er.

“Obviously, a lot of the time we madedominanthits and foundourselves occupy-ing the space between the ball carrier andthe number nine, and you have to get outof there as soon as possible.

“Tonight, the guys were getting a fewdouble hits and driving them back and fall-ing over in the wrong space. We’ll have towork on that.”

The Stormers were penalised for in-fringements at the ruck on several occa-sions during the game, including twice inthe first three minutes.

Burger was the first to draw a whistlefrom the referee, when he sealed off a ruckonly seconds into the match – castingdoubts over his ability fulfil the fetcherrole for the Stormers.

Burger has put the poor performance atruck-time down to ring-rust, while Storm-ers’ mentor Alister Coetzee said that newinterpretations of the laws could also havecontributed to the less-than-clinical dis-play.

“The breakdown is probably an areawhere we will get Jaco Peyper to come outand explain a few things,” said Coetzee.

“Jaco has been assigned by SA Rugby towork with our region – the Stormers,Boland and the Eagles – and it would be agood discussion to have with him and justgo through the breakdown.”

The match saw several players return tofirst fifteen after a youthful and inexperi-enced side was picked for the Stormers firstwarm-up game against Boland on Saturday

21 January.Burger, Gio Aplon, Jean de Villiers and

Juan de Jongh all took to the field for thefirst time since playing in the Springboks’ill-fated World Cup campaign in New Zea-land last year.

New signings Joe Pietersen, who re-turned to club after two seasons in France,former Sharks prop Deon Carstens, who al-so last played in the French Top 14, andformer Bulls wing Gerhard van den Heeverall played a part in the match.

However, like so many of the Stormers’

and Western Province’s games last season,the team had a very youthful feel.

This trend looks set to continue as flankNizaam Carr, Steven Kitshof – who is closeto being a first choice player anyway – EbenEtzebeth and Siya Kolisi all performed im-pressively.

Both coach and captain commended theyoungsters on their play. Coetzee made spe-cial mention to Etzebeth, saying that theyoungster had all the makings of a top-classinternational, but that he was still a longway from the finished product.

PRACTICE: Stormers captain Schalk Burger has blamed a lack of match practice for histeam’s unpolished performance at the breakdown in the 28­6 victory over the Lions at New­lands last Friday. Photo: Sharief Jaffer