E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 24 May 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481 CLAREMONT/RONDEBOSCH “Telling it as it is” COMFORTERS COMFORTERS DOUBLE DOUBLE R70.00 R70.00 Presiding officer muddles up voting process TERESA FISCHER I T HAS been alleged that the presiding officer at a polling station within Ward 53 prevent- ed voters from voting for the DA ward candidate if they were vot- ing for another party on the Pro- portional Representation (PR) ballot. This is according to DA council- lor, Alderman Brian Watkyns, who says this happened at Mokone Pri- mary School in Langa, which falls within his ward, which also in- cludes Pinelands. Although the matter was report- ed to the IEC by the DA chief whip, the officer was still in her post sev- eral hours later. Watkyns says a further “more disturbing” problem at this voting station was 138 “missing” votes. Yesterday results on the IEC web- site for this polling station reflected zero votes for the DA councillor, even though it reflects 43 PR votes for the party. Watkyns says it is reasonable to assume that some, if not all, of these voters would have voted for the DA ward candidate as well. Watkyns says every voter should have received two ballots, yet the IEC accounted for 138 ballots less for ward candidates (1498) when compared to the number of PR bal- lots (1636). He wants to know what happened to 138 ward candidate ballots as there were no spoilt ballots. He further adds that the Cope Ward 53 branch advised him that in the absence of their own ward can- didate they voted for the DA ward candidate, and that he could there- fore expect about 121 votes. Cope provincial task team mem- ber, Xolela Mjonondwana, says a Cope party agent at the polling sta- tion told him that an elderly voter was told by the presiding officer that she could only have one ballot paper because Cope did not have a ward candidate. While it is correct that Cope did not have a ward candidate, voters are still entitled to vote for a differ- ent party’s ward candidate regard- less of their party vote. People’s Post spoke to this party agent, who asked not to be named. He described the actions of the pre- siding officer as “very shocking”, and adds she became a “bit angry” when observers tried to question her decision. Mjonondwana says the party agent reported the matter to Cope. The DA party agent, who first raised the alarm and who could also not be named, says the officer was “very stubborn” and insisted that voters who voted for the ANC on a provincial level, could not vote for a different party’s ward candidate. IEC spokesperson, Trevor Dav- ids, says if the matter had been raised with the IEC on voting day, and there was sufficient evidence, the presiding officer would have been removed immediately. He adds that furthermore they would never be employed by the IEC again. Davids notes election officials are volunteers and as such are not paid by the IEC. Davids was however unaware of the complaint, and by the time Peo- ple’s Post could confirm it was sent to the IEC by DA Chief Whip, Coun- cillor Anthea Serritslev, Davids could not be reached for comment. Serritslev says she raised the is- sue with the IEC at the results cen- tre on election day. She adds she would presume the IEC followed up the matter and that it was raised with the presiding officer. But according to Watkyns, the of- ficer was still on duty when he re- turned at 19:00. Watkyns says: “The small number of votes involved will not have any impact at all on the out- come of the election. However, it is extremely disconcerting that votes can go astray in this manner.” “In my mind there is no question that there was political interfer- ence against the DA,” says Watkyns. He adds it is incumbent on the IEC to discover how these “mis- takes” happened, and what steps would be taken in future to prevent a re-occurrence. “With the small margins in some wards, even a few votes ‘going astray’ could change the outcome,” he concludes. Serritslev adds the discrepancy in the result was only noted after the cut-off time for formal com- plaints to the IEC and once the re- sults had already been verified and announced. She says the matter would be fol- lowed up in a report of issues, which will be compiled for the IEC. Although Watkyns was very hap- py with the overall result in ward 53, which has taken the DA vote from 62% to 76%, he says the “very worrying problem” at Mokone Pri- mary School cost the DA votes. . In Ward 59, veteran councillor, Ian Iversen, will serve his third term in the area. Support for the DA in this ward increased dramatically from 2006, when the party received 5 604 votes, comparied with 10 025 votes this election. Iversen attributes the DA’s per- formance to the performance of the party in the City over recent years, the high profile of Helen Zille and also his hard work in the ward. His priorities are pushing the City for recycling services in the southern suburbs, and also stream- lining processes in the Planning De- partment in an attempt to improve efficiency and for the development of the economy. Iversen says the elections went fairly well, but he feels there was not sufficient time allocated for casting special votes. Meanwhile, Ward 58 has a first- time councillor taking over the ward. Matthew Kempthorne replac- es fellow DA councillor Alderman Owen Kinahan – who stepped down as ward councillor, but who will still be active in Council as a pro- portional representation council- lor. “My first priority will be to get to know all the community role play- ers, namely City officials and rate- payers’ and other associations,” he says. He says “by and large” the elec- tions ran smoothly in the ward, ex- cept for a “few minor hiccups at Rosmead Primary, where not enough ballots were delivered, and at Rondebosch Bowling Club – which was a tent – where the queues were over an hour long”. According to Kempthorne, some of the major issues in the ward are security, traffic and the homeless. He says the new administration in- tends to work on holistic solutions for all these problems, and he plans to find long-term solutions to these problems. See detailed results on Page 3. 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E-mail: [email protected] Tuesday 24 May 2011 Tel: 021 713 9440 Fax: 021 713 9481
CLAREMONT/RONDEBOSCH
“Tel l ing it as it is”
COMFORTERSCOMFORTERSDOUBLEDOUBLE
R70.00R70.00
Presiding officer muddlesup voting processTERESA FISCHER
IT HAS been alleged that thepresiding officer at a polling
station within Ward 53 prevent-ed voters from voting for the DAward candidate if they were vot-ing for another party on the Pro-portional Representation (PR)ballot.
This is according to DA council-lor, Alderman Brian Watkyns, whosays this happened at Mokone Pri-mary School in Langa, which fallswithin his ward, which also in-cludes Pinelands.
Although the matter was report-ed to the IEC by the DA chief whip,the officer was still in her post sev-eral hours later.
Watkyns says a further “moredisturbing” problem at this votingstation was 138 “missing” votes.
Yesterday results on the IEC web-site for this polling station reflectedzero votes for the DA councillor,even though it reflects 43 PR votesfor the party.
Watkyns says it is reasonable toassume that some, if not all, of thesevoters would have voted for the DAward candidate as well.
Watkyns says every voter shouldhave received two ballots, yet theIEC accounted for 138 ballots lessfor ward candidates (1498) whencompared to the number of PR bal-lots (1636).
He wants to know what happenedto 138 ward candidate ballots asthere were no spoilt ballots.
He further adds that the CopeWard 53 branch advised him that inthe absence of their own ward can-didate they voted for the DA wardcandidate, and that he could there-fore expect about 121 votes.
Cope provincial task team mem-ber, Xolela Mjonondwana, says a
Cope party agent at the polling sta-tion told him that an elderly voterwas told by the presiding officerthat she could only have one ballotpaper because Cope did not have award candidate.
While it is correct that Cope didnot have a ward candidate, votersare still entitled to vote for a differ-ent party’s ward candidate regard-less of their party vote.
People’s Post spoke to this partyagent, who asked not to be named.He described the actions of the pre-siding officer as “very shocking”,and adds she became a “bit angry”when observers tried to questionher decision. Mjonondwana saysthe party agent reported the matterto Cope.
The DA party agent, who firstraised the alarm and who could alsonot be named, says the officer was“very stubborn” and insisted thatvoters who voted for the ANC on aprovincial level, could not vote fora different party’s ward candidate.
IEC spokesperson, Trevor Dav-ids, says if the matter had beenraised with the IEC on voting day,and there was sufficient evidence,the presiding officer would havebeen removed immediately.
He adds that furthermore theywould never be employed by theIEC again.
Davids notes election officials arevolunteers and as such are not paidby the IEC.
Davids was however unaware ofthe complaint, and by the time Peo-ple’s Post could confirm it was sentto the IEC by DA Chief Whip, Coun-cillor Anthea Serritslev, Davidscould not be reached for comment.
Serritslev says she raised the is-sue with the IEC at the results cen-tre on election day. She adds shewould presume the IEC followed upthe matter and that it was raised
with the presiding officer.But according to Watkyns, the of-
ficer was still on duty when he re-turned at 19:00.
Watkyns says: “The smallnumber of votes involved will nothave any impact at all on the out-come of the election. However, it isextremely disconcerting that votescan go astray in this manner.”
“In my mind there is no questionthat there was political interfer-ence against the DA,” saysWatkyns.
He adds it is incumbent on theIEC to discover how these “mis-takes” happened, and what stepswould be taken in future to preventa re-occurrence.
“With the small margins in somewards, even a few votes ‘goingastray’ could change the outcome,”he concludes.
Serritslev adds the discrepancyin the result was only noted afterthe cut-off time for formal com-plaints to the IEC and once the re-sults had already been verified andannounced.
She says the matter would be fol-lowed up in a report of issues,which will be compiled for the IEC.
Although Watkyns was very hap-py with the overall result in ward53, which has taken the DA votefrom 62% to 76%, he says the “veryworrying problem” at Mokone Pri-mary School cost the DA votes.
. In Ward 59, veteran councillor,Ian Iversen, will serve his thirdterm in the area. Support for the DAin this ward increased dramaticallyfrom 2006, when the party received5 604 votes, comparied with 10 025votes this election.
Iversen attributes the DA’s per-formance to the performance of theparty in the City over recent years,the high profile of Helen Zille andalso his hard work in the ward.
His priorities are pushing theCity for recycling services in thesouthern suburbs, and also stream-lining processes in the Planning De-partment in an attempt to improveefficiency and for the developmentof the economy.
Iversen says the elections wentfairly well, but he feels there wasnot sufficient time allocated forcasting special votes.
Meanwhile, Ward 58 has a first-time councillor taking over theward. Matthew Kempthorne replac-es fellow DA councillor AldermanOwen Kinahan – who stepped downas ward councillor, but who willstill be active in Council as a pro-portional representation council-lor.
“My first priority will be to get to
know all the community role play-ers, namely City officials and rate-payers’ and other associations,” hesays.
He says “by and large” the elec-tions ran smoothly in the ward, ex-cept for a “few minor hiccups atRosmead Primary, where notenough ballots were delivered, andat Rondebosch Bowling Club –whichwasa tent –where thequeueswere over an hour long”.
According to Kempthorne, someof the major issues in the ward aresecurity, traffic and the homeless.He says the new administration in-tends to work on holistic solutionsfor all these problems, and he plansto find long-term solutions to theseproblems.
See detailed results on Page 3.
WALKIES: This gorgeous labrador seemed thrilled to accompany hisbest friend to the voting station at Claremont Primary School. Seepages 2 and 3 for more on the elections. Photo: Teresa Fischer
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Page 2 People’s Post ClaremontRondebosch NEWS Tuesday 24 May 2011
Coffee and late nights all added upANDRE BAKKES
THE aroma of coffee greeted visi-tors to the Independent ElectoralCommission’s (IEC) ProvincialResults and Operations Centrein Bellville South on Tuesday.
And it took litres of the stuff tokeep the die-hard candidates, IECstaff and media representativeswho made the centre their home inthe 72 hours before, during and af-ter the May 18 local governmentelection – awake and alert.
“We have contingencies in placefor every aspect of the plan, andhave contingencies for those con-tingencies as well,” said provincialelectoral officer, Courtney Samp-son, a day before the elections.
Unfortunately these plans did notinclude heaters or blankets for theodd hundred who braved the coldnights in the hall.
For three long days and nights, acouple of chairs or a hard floor dou-bled as beds for the desperate.
But it was, nonetheless, hearten-
ing to hear that everything thatcould possibly go wrong during thevoting process had been analysedand planned for by the IEC.
With 2 706 736 registered votersin the province, 387 wards, 1 572 vot-ing locations, 16 000 volunteers, 400areamanagers, 31municipal IECof-fices and 25 municipal officers, itsuffices to say that plans (and plansto deal with those plans) would playa vital part in ensuring a free andfair election.
Early on Wednesday, officials,VIPs and the media opened the daywith an inter-faith moment ofprayer, but before words like“Amen” or “Ameen” stopped echo-ing in the hall, life at the centrewent into overdrive.
Thehustle andbustle conjuredanimage in my mind of a well-oiledmachine which was finally fulfill-ing its role. I’ve never been in a“war room”, but my Masters degreein Hollywood Science led me to be-lieve that the centre was just that.
Everyone was performing a vitalrole, and together theyorchestrated
something of great significance.The energy around the place was
intoxicating, and most questionswere answered with long, beautiful-ly crafted and passionate respons-es.
In the middle of the hall, 22 IECofficials who worked in what isknown as the operations hub at-tended to calls from the voting sta-tions and sometimes even the pub-lic.
Television stations lined up theVIPs for interviews, and journalistswere typing on their laptops withverve.
The coffee made its first appear-ance almost inconspicuously. Eventhough everyone there was underno illusions that the next few days(and nights) would be tough, fewwould have expected that a love af-fair of such magnitude would devel-op between them and that won-drous bean.
The results started trickling inlater that day to much fanfare, butthe energy levels seemed to set withthe sun.
Various press conferences andvoting updates spurred moments ofcommotion, and then handsreached for the empty mugs again.
Every now and again a personarmed with a Red Bull would zippast and talk really quickly, butmost would be concentrating onsoothing their heavy eyelids.
One woman thought she couldstay awake by drinking copiousamounts of muscle relaxants, butshe fainted and had to be rushed tohospital.
Questions were few and far be-tween, since the answers dwindledto one or two words.
“Why?” often cued “because”.The cold hall was magnificently
decorated with South African flags,IEC banners, colourful ribbons andemblems of political parties, but allthis counted for nothing in Arctic-like conditions.
Some ANC and Cope representa-tives made a fire in one of thehearths, which brought out somelight-hearted speculation that theremight be a coalition on the cards.
The return of the sun was eagerlyanticipated, and was eventuallywelcomed with open arms.
Spirits lifted and answers length-ened.
Results were coming in thick andfast, and generous adrenalineglands kick-started a busy Thurs-day for everyone.
On Friday morning there wasprecious little energy in reserve forthe brave. All that was left was theirunwavering belief that their effortsfurthered the cause of democracy inSouth Africa.
The whole election process wasdescribed by the IEC as a nation-building event which would go onto fill each voter with pride and abelief in a brighter tomorrow.
Now that the 2011 elections havebeen consigned to history, I look atthe effort put in by officials and themostly peaceful procession of vot-ers last Wednesday, and I am proudof what our country has become –a fledgling democracy fuelled byfreedom, reason, mutual respectand coffee.
More to voting than making an ‘X’TERESA FISCHER
AUTUMN leaves drifted down on voters waiting in the queue outsideClaremont Primary School on a crisp election day last Wednesday, andthere was a distinct holiday feeling in the air.
People’s Post captured some of the sights in Claremont and at Ronde-bosch Primary School.
KEEPING BUSY: Matthew and Jake Fenn amuse themselves by collecting heaps of leaves, while waiting in thequeue at Claremont Primary School.
BEATING THE CHILL: Sivuyisiwe Myoyo pours cups ofcomplimentary coffee.
WELL PREPARED: Three readers in a row at Claremont Primary School.Photos:Teresa Fischer
GOLDEN GIRLS: From left to right, Val Gower, AdrienneRogers, Audrey Collier and Yvonne Morris voted atGroote Schuur Primary School.
HELPING HANDS: Help was at hand for those needing assistance.
STARTING YOUNG: Jemima Robertsen was very excited about voting – although her mom, Samantha Pugh,says she is not sure Jemima knows that it might notbe as much fun as she thinks.
NEW GENERATION: Caroline McLagan, Rob McLagan andJJ le Roux outside Groote Schuur Primary School.
PROTECT AND SERVE: Warrant Officer AB Goliath and Constable Sibulelo Mtingeni (background) of Rondebosch police help a damsel in distress.
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2011 municipalelections resultsTHE results of the 2011 local governmentelections were announced on Saturday 21May, with the Democratic Alliance win-ning all three wards.
Ward 53: Includes Epping Industria 1,Langa (western part of Church Street),Maitland (south of railway line), MaitlandGarden Village, Mowbray (east of SettlersHighway/N2), Ndabeni, Observatory (eastof Black River Parkway), Pinelands,Thornton.
The total number of registered voterswas 15 807, with 10 983 valid votes cast.
. Democratic Alliance – 8,412 (76,59 %).
. African National Congress – 2204 (20,07%).
. African Christian Democratic Party –140 (1,27%).
Other parties that received less than 1%of the vote: Abolition of Income Tax andUsury Party, Africa Muslim Party, AfricanPeople’s Convention, Al Jama-ah, AzanianPeople’s Organisation, Azanian People’sOrganisation, Cape Muslim Congress,Cape Party, Inkatha Freedom Party, Na-tional Party South Africa, National Peo-ple’s Party, Pan Africanist Congress ofAzania, Pan Africanist Movement, UnitedDemocratic Movement,Universal Civics ofSouth Africa and the Vryheidsfront Plus.
Others received zero votes.Ward 58: Mowbray, Rosebank, Ronde-
bosch, Claremont, Kenilworth (all “belowthe line”), Harfield Village.
The total number of registered voterswas 17 731 with 12 160 valid votes cast.
. Democratic Alliance – 11 141 (91,62 %).
. African National Congress – 657 (5,40%).
. African Christian Democratic Party -126 (1.04 %)
Other parties that received less than 1%of the vote: Abolition of Income Tax andUsury Party, Africa Muslim Party, Al Ja-ma-ah, Azanian People’s Organisation,Cape Muslim Congress, Cape Party,Inkatha Freedom Party, National PartySouth Africa,National People’s Party, PanAfricanist Congress of Azania, United Ma-jority Front,Universal Civics of South Afri-ca, Universal Party and the VryheidsfrontPlus.
Others received zero votes.Ward 59: (Claremont (west of railway
line), Kenilworth (west of railway line,south of Baronrath Street), Newlands (eastof Union Avenue, north of Paradise Road),Rondebosch (mostly west of Camp GroundRoad), Rosebank (south of Hope Road, westof railway line), Table Mountain NationalPark (sections).
The total number of registered voterswas 17 428 with 11 006 valid votes cast.
. Democratic Alliance – 10 035 (91,18%).
. African National Congress – 689(6,26%).
. African Christian Democratic Party –100 (0,91%).
Other parties that received less than 1%of the vote: Abolition of Income Tax UsuryParty, Africa Muslim Party, Al Jama-ah,Cape Muslim Congress, Cape Party, Con-gress of the People, Inkatha Freedom Par-ty, National Alliance for Democracy, Na-tional Party South Africa,National Peo-ple’s Party,Pan Africanist Congress ofAzania,Universal Party and the Vryheids-front Plus.
Commuters fume asMetrorail cuts carriagesTAMMY PETERSEN
REPAIRS by Metrorail on damagedcarriages has seen a decrease in the
number of coaches on trains, causingeven more overcrowding on the alreadycapacity-filled transport mode.
But despite Metrorail’s claims of working“aggressively” on a short-term recoveryplan to ensure that every available train isin service, commuters say the service pro-vider should have informed commuters ofplanned carriage cuts, and made provisionfor additional trains to run during the re-pair process.
Former eight-coach trains have been re-duced to seven and in some cases six-coachtrains.
Metrorail regional manager, LindeloMatya, says trains are shortened when car-riages that display defects related to the ag-ing of its infrastructure are repaired on siteor are temporarily removed to be repaired.
He says the entire train or some carriagescan also be permanently or temporarily re-moved from service, depending on the ex-tent of the breakdown and its rail-worthi-ness.
But commuters, who are being forced in-
to fewer carriages, remain unimpressedwith the service provided by Metrorail.
Jessica le Grange says she has “lost about10 kilos” from being squashed in the third-class carriage she takes from PlumsteadStation to Salt River.
“I didn’t think it would be possible toovercrowd trainsmore than theywerea fewmonths ago, but Metrorail has done itagain.
“This situation is ridiculous, but formany of us, this is the most cost-effectiveway to get to work. I am seriously consider-ing rather forking out more and be comfort-able than to risk my life on an overcrowdedcarriage.”
Miles Sibanye, from Steurhof, says it isinevitable that someone will fall from amoving train.
“The situation is especially bad at Wyn-berg station. It’s dangerous and disgustingthat we have to travel like cattle on a truck.Metrorail makes millions every year. Can’tthey treat their customers better? Theyshould be increasing the number of carriag-es instead of cutting down.”
Matya acknowledges that a “limitednumber” of train sets currently operatewithout the requisite number of carriages.
“These carriages are being maintained,
and due to occasional lack of sufficientspare capacity, we are forced to operateshorter trains rather that cancelling the en-tire set.
“Our rolling stock depot is working flatout to repair the vandalised couches withan intention of returning them back to serv-ice as soon as possible.”
He adds that most of the work has beenoutsourced to private contractors to speedup the process of returning these sets toservice.
“These efforts, however, will be in vainif the commuters do not join hands withMetrorail security and Law Enforcement toreport any incident of vandalism and mali-cious damage to the coaches.”
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The upsidedown worldof dirty old EskomTONY ROBINSON
IN a recent column we lookedat solar water heaters and howthey could save R300 a monthon your electricity bill. Nowlet’s turn all that upside downand look at it from the point ofview of the municipality andEskom.
Every solar geyser installedmeans a saving for you and a lossof roughlyR3 500 ayear in incomefor the City of Cape Town. A thou-sand installations will take theannual loss in revenue toR3,5 million.
Cape Town, however, has a pop-ulation in excess of three million,so the idea of solar panels on250 000 roofs is not unreasonable,but it would cost the CityR875 million a year in lost reve-nue at today’s prices. Next yearthe figure will top the billion randmark. And that will make a hugehole in the municipal budget!
Less than 10% of the country’spopulation lives in Cape Town, sowe can multiply the local figureby 10 and that means a potentialloss of R10 billion a year for mu-nicipalities across the country.The Eskom share of the losswould probably be R5 billion orR6 billion.
Solar water heaters are some-thing of a nightmare for the mu-
nicipalities and Eskom.Of course they have to make the
right noises, so Eskom tells us totweak the geyser temperature,use fluorescent lights and not toput too much water in the kettleto save electricity.
What we are seeing, folks, areconjuring tricks. A big distract-ing fuss over little things likekeeping the fridge door closedwhile great and highly profitableamounts of electricity continue tobe consumed by electric geysers.
The national energy plan saysdemand side management hasbarely scratched the surface of
the potential saving. And then itignores the obvious benefits andpredicts a huge increase in de-mand and the desperate need forhalf a dozen nuclear power sta-tions.
If the government was seriousabout the energy crisis therewould be a plan to phase out thepure electric geyser over, say,five years. Perhaps even a tax onelectric geysers to subsidise solarwater heaters.
The other evil in Eskom’snightmare is gas. A combined cy-cle gas power station would becheaper, cleaner and more effi-cient than anything Eskom isbuilding now. Even worse is thatit would open the way for a reticu-lated supply of natural gas to in-dustrial areas, and make it possi-ble for many factories to use gasfor their process heat. And Es-kom would lose major customers.
In fact, three plans for gas pow-er stations in the Western Capehave already been shot down.They were probably seen as thethin end of a dangerous wedge.
So the upside-down picture isthat solar water heaters, gas andserious energy saving are bad fordirty old Eskom, even thoughthey would be good for the coun-try, the climate and for us. Thegreat truth, folks, is that the elec-tricity you don’t use is the cheap-est electricity of all.
Help Andrew walk againFOUR-and-a-half years ago, An-drew Merryweather found him-self in the wrong place at thewrong time, and now faces theprospect of a lifetime in a wheel-chair.
Merryweather broke two verte-brae when he was attacked byeight youths in Claremont.
Merryweather would like to actas a guinea pig for the ReWalkSuit, an “upright walking technol-ogy” that enables wheelchair us-ers with lower-limb disabilities tostand, walk, and even climbstairs. He intends to demonstrateits use at medical facilities andmarketing this product initiallyin Cape Town and later in othermajor centres.
The ReWalk Suit is due on theSouth African market within thenext nine to 12 months.
They cost approximatelyR400 000 of which so far R117 000has been raised. For further infovisit www.argomedtec.com. Tomove this project forward thereare two exciting shows takingplace at Artscape on Saturday 28May. Roelof Colyn is on at 16:00and entry costs R105.
Colyn, of a “Handful of Keys”,entertains with songs from popu-lar shows on Broadway and theWest End of London.
Rock ’N Rouge is at 20:15 andcosts R105.
Now in its third year of enter-taining, the cabaret group hasbeen providing audiences withcomedy in a variety of venuesaround the Cape.
Book at Computicket or Art-scape, or Dial-a-Seat on (021) 421-7695.
Andrew Merryweather Photo: Supplied
Bipolar Awareness DayTHERE will be a free talk on bipolardisorder in Observatory, CapeTown. Thursday 26 May is NationalBipolar Awareness Day. On Mon-day 30 May, community membersin and around Observatory in CapeTown are invited to a free screeningof Medihelp’s Living with BipolarDVD, followed by a question andAanswer session on bipolar disor-der from 10:00 to 12:00 at the MainHall in Valkenberg Hospital on Ob-servatory Road.
Top psychiatrist, Dr Neil Horn,will be discussing the disorder, aswell as answering questions fromthe audience on self-help tech-
niques, frequently asked questionsregarding medication and how tohelp a loved one.
At the event, hosted by Medihelpand the South African Depressionand Anxiety Group (SADAG), sup-port group leader and health practi-tioner, Suzanne Leighton, will havebrochures and information availa-ble.
SADAG can be contacted forcounselling on its toll-free BipolarHelpline on 0800 70 80 90 between08:00 and 20:00 seven days a week.More information on bipolar, bro-chures, articles and online videoscan be found at www.sadag.org.
Nuclear expert lined up to speakTHERE will be a University of theThird Age meeting on Thursday 26May featuring Don Mingay.
He is an internationally recog-nised nuclear expert and consult-
ant, who will speak on “Up-to-dateupdate on Energy in Reality” at theBaxter Theatre at 10:00 for 10:30.
All are welcome.Phone (021) 531-5604.
Engage with astronomyA PUBLIC lecture will be held at theSouth African Astronomical Ob-servatory on Saturday 28 May at20:00. The lecture is titled “Why as-
tronomy?”. Dr Andreas Falten-bacher will talk on importance ofastronomy to society, and why taxpayers should continue funding as-tronomy research. For more infor-mation, visit www.saao.ac.za.
Think Twice workshopWYNBERG-BASED non-profit or-ganisation, Think Twice, will behosting training workshops for theparents, teachers and guardians offive-year-old children.
The workshop will focus on howto instill in children a sense of self-worth, teach them to make good de-cisions and how to deal with the is-
sues around HIV and AIDS.The two-day workshops will take
place at the organisation’s offices inWynberg on Wednesday 25 andThursday 26 May, and again onMonday 30 and Tuesday 31 May.
For more information, visit theThink Twice website at www.think-twice.org.za, or call Moussa or Mie-mie on either (021) 762-2979 or (021)761-3338.
Good Food and Wine Show comes to Cape TownWHETHER you fancy yourself a bitof an oenephile or you’re tickled byculinary genius, you’re in for a realtreat this year at the Good Food andWine Show, to be held at the CapeTown International ConventionCentre from Thursday 26 to 29 May.
Visitors will be inspired by livecooking demonstrations by topchefs, and can even rub shoulderswith top celebrity chefs such as Ce-lia Brooks Brown, Michelin-starredAtul Kochhar, James Martin and
Heston Blumenthal. South Africaproduces some of the top chefs inthe world, and the Good Food andWine Show provides the perfectplatform to showcase our leadingchefs – Bertus Basson, George Jar-dine, Christiaan Campbell andCraig Cormack, and celebrities Evi-ta Bezuidenhout and Jeremy andJacqui Mansfield. Tickets are avail-able through Computicket. For thefull programme, visit www.Good-FoodandWineShow.co.za.
Consumer Protection Act talkTHE South Peninsula chapter of theCape Chamber of Commerce will behosting an information session onthe new Consumer Protection Actat the Grange in Orpen Road, Tokai,on 26 May at 17:00.
PJ Veldhuizen, of the law firmGillan and Veldhuizen, will give anin-depth briefing on the Act and thelast-minute changes that could di-
rectly affect contracts with suppli-ers. Veldhuizen will spell out thenew rights and responsibilities ofboth suppliers and the purchasersof goods and services.
The cost is R80 for members of theChamber and R100 for non-mem-bers. For further information,please call Kennedy Jimba on (021)785-3070 or 072 411 7449.
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Wily conman still on the prowlAN UNKNOWN conman who is robbingresidents after asking if he can use theirelectrical extension cords is still active inthe police precincts of Mowbray, Ronde-bosch and Claremont.
According to Claremont Cluster spokesper-son, Captain Angie Latchman, the man pre-tends he has been employed to cut trees.
Once inside the yard, he asks to use the toi-let and while the homeowner is setting up ofthe extension lead, he quickly scans the houseand removes miscellaneous items.
The suspect is a black man, approximately38 years old, of medium build and has a scaron his forehead.
Latchman first released an early warningabout the suspect on Wednesday 30 March,but she says police are still receiving similarreports.
She urges the community to immediatelycontact their nearest police station if they
come across this conman or become a victimof this crime. Anyone with information per-taining to the identity or whereabouts, or whohas had similar experiences, should pleasecontact Detective Constable Mkhuseli Ngqiy-ana at Claremont Police on (021) 657-2266 orDetective Captain Nathan Aries at Ronde-bosch Police on (021) 685-7345.
. The Claremont Cluster has also receivednumerous reports of theft of copper piping,taps and geysers, in the policing precincts ofMowbray, Rondebosch and Claremont. Theseincidents have occurred at residences, vacantpremises, and business premises.
Stolen copper piping is generally taken toscrapyards where it is exchanged for cash.
Police ask that if the community comesacross any suspicious people, especially thosepushing trolleys or riding on a horse carts, toplease contact their nearest police station.
Police also urge the community to securevacant premises to avoid this type of crime.
Breakthrough leads to significant arrestA group of unknown men driving a black Re-nault Clio,who were allegedly responsible fora number of crimes committed in the Clare-mont and Rondebosch and Diep River areasover the past two months, have been arrested.
Claremont Cluster spokesperson, CaptainAngie Latchman, says ongoing investigationsby detectives and members of Crime Intelli-gence in theClaremontCluster resulted in thearrest of three men.
The first arrest was made in Muizenberg onWednesday 11 May, and further investiga-
tions resulted in police swooping on a resi-dence in Mitchell’s Plain on Monday 16 May,where a further two suspects were arrested.
Latchman says the suspects were wantedon cases ranging from armed robbery to car-jacking in the policing precincts of Clare-mont, Rondebosch as well as Diep River.
The suspects, aged 43, 36 and 23, made briefappearances on Thursday 19 May at the Wyn-berg Magistrate’s Court, where they were re-manded in custody for a further seven daysto allow for further investigation.
Drinking drivers arrestedSIXTEEN people were arrested for drink-ing and driving at a roadblock in Clare-mont Main Road on Friday 13 May.
Claremont Police, in conjunction withthe Police Tactical Response Unit, MetroPolice and Traffic, conducted a crime pre-vention operation between 08:00 and 15:00and then from 19:00 until 03:00.
In addition to the roadblock, the opera-tion comprised stop-and-search opera-tions, as well as vehicle check points.
The following success were achieved:
. Two hundred vehicles were stoppedand searched.
. One person was arrested for posses-sion of dagga; and
. One person was arrested for theft outof a motor vehicle.
All arrested suspects appeared in theWynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday 16May.
READY FOR BATTLE: Thousands of fans flocked to the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday21 May, to watch the Urban Warriors, Ajax Cape Town F.C, capture their first PSL trophyin 11 years. However, the sea of red left the stadium disappointed, as the title wentto Orlando Pirates on goal difference. Ajax required a victory, but failed to deliver, drawing22 with Maritzburg United. Pirates on the other hand spoilt the party by beating GoldenArrows 21, with a late winner by midfielder, Isaac Chansa. In the photo are John LeRoux and his threeyearold son, Keyan. Photo: Yunus Mohammed
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Another top performance for People’s Post
PEOPLE’S POST has deliv-ered a top achiever in the
annual Consultant of the YearAwards for Die Burger and WPNewspapers, which publishesPeople’s Post, TygerBurger,City Vision and Blits.
Not only did Karen Peiser, se-nior advertising consultant at Peo-ple’s Post, take the top prize for be-ing the top performing advertisingconsultant at People’s Post, she al-so took the runner-up award for
the entire WP Newspapers and DieBurger group combined.
The Consultant of the YearAwards are presented annually inthe Die Burger and WP Newspa-pers groups to award advertisingconsultants who excel againsttheir annual turnover targets.
In winning the runner-upaward, Karen was acknowledgedas being the second-best perform-er across Die Burger and WPNewspapers. Karen was only mar-ginally behind the best performer
in the group, Michelle Schultzfrom Die Burger, who won theConsultant of the Year Award.
It is not the first time that Karenhas made her mark in the newspa-per group – shewasalso runner-upin the Consultant of the YearAwards in both 2007 and 2009.
The Consultant of the YearAwards were conferred at a glam-orous ceremony held at Rusticananear Klapmuts on Friday 13 May.
Other advertising staff mem-bers of People’s Post were also
awarded on the night. Shamil Or-rie, senior advertising consultantat People’s Post, received a meritaward for his top performance andLisa Singer, advertising consul-tant with Kalahari Ads, thegroup’s classifieds division, re-ceived the award for being the topKalahari Ads consultant for WPNewspapers.
“We are all very proud of our topachievers at People’s Post,” com-ments Annelien Dean, editor ofthe newspaper. “Our consultants
are passionate about their work ofserving businesses across thesouth peninsula and really go theextra mile to help businesses growthrough a targeted advertising ap-proach. Their hard work and com-mitment to service show in theirresults and it is gratifying thattheir achievements are acknow-ledged within the broader group.”
People’s Post publishes tenstand-alone editions every Tues-day for areas ranging from FalseBay to the Atlantic Seaboard.
TOP ACHIEVER: Karen Peiser, senior advertising consultant at People’s Post, was named thetop consultant at People’s Post and also runnerup in the Consultant of the Year Award forthe entire Die Burger and WP Newspapers groups. She is seen here with Garth Hewitt, managerof TygerBurger, a sister publication in the WP Newspapers group. Photos: Charl Pretorius
Shamil Orrie, senior advertising consultantat People’s Post, received a merit award forhis top performance in the past financialyear. He is seen here with Garth Hewitt,manager of TygerBurger.
People’s Post takes top prizes in the Consultant of the Year Awards
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Plucky plumber’sperilous pedalTERESA FISCHER
LOCAL legend, Peter the Plumber, hasbeen unblocking drains and patching upburst geysers since 1974.
His maroon Austin van is a familiar sightin Rondebosch, although it has been a littlescarce lately.
That’s because Peter Lamond swoppedhis plunger for a bicycle pump to take partin a 11 900km biking adventure from Cairoto Cape Town.
Sixty-four brave souls from all over theworld took part in the four-month trip,which saw them travelling through Cairo,Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi,Zambia, Botswana and South Africa. Thegroup included everyone from a postman toa professor.
Lamond arrived back earlier this month,but apart from a peeling nose, and wild, sun-bleached hair – lots of it – he seems fit andis not walking like John Wayne.
Aged 64, he is the oldest cyclist to havecompleted the “incredibly interesting” jour-ney, which was punctuated by remarkableexperiences he casually pops into conversa-tion. “In Northern Kenya a gang of AK47-wielding rebels held us up.”
He explains he was with a small group ofsix riders when the incident occurred.“They first threw a spear at one of the girls.Then they fired about 12 shots past ourears,” he says, adding it was “quite traumat-ic”, and lasted about 45 minutes.
The gang spoke no English and were verynervous, making them empty their back-packs.
But apart from being pelted by stone-throwing children in the hills of Ethiopia,their other challenges were the naturalkind, such as flooding rivers, quagmires
and hailstorms. And hitting wanderingcows, which may seem unlikely, but wassomething a couple of the cyclists experi-enced.
“The weather was unbelievably changea-ble. We rode in absolutely torrential rain.”Lamond says if they wanted to get to wherethey needed to be there was no option butto hop on their bikes, whatever the weather.
He is one of only 14 participants who re-ceived an EFI medal for completing “everyfabulous inch”, even though he was verysick in Ethiopia. “I was very determined; Iwon’t take sickness as an excuse.”
He was also awarded the “broken com-pass” award for his wayward navigationskills.
Asked whether he learnt anything thatwould change his life, he says: “At my ageI am not going to have some great bubbleappear over my head, a so-called light bulbmoment. I wanted to do it for the historicalsignificance of the Cape to Cairo route, andas a personal achievement.” Last year hehad a hip replacement, and only had a fewmonths to train for this trip.
But cycling is in his blood. Most of hischildren have been on trips with him, Ni-cholas to Madagascar, Sarah to Ghana, Si-mon to Malawi and John Craig to Tanzania.And that was just for starters.
They have since explored Vietnam, Indiaand Mexico.
The tour is organised by the Tour D’ Afri-que expedition company, which has a phil-anthropic mission.
One-hundred and-fifty bikes were donat-ed to NGOs along the route, mainly to medi-cal staff so they can access more patients.
Lamond also has two bikes and clothingdonated by the group, which will be givento residents of Kaya Mandi informal settle-ment near Stellenbosch.
All about climbing KilimanjaroTHEREwill be apresentationonclimbingKilimanjaro at Sportsman’s Warehousein Rondebosch tomorrow, Wednesday 25May, at 18:00 for 18:30.
Guests will learn all about climbingthis iconic mountain from two experi-
enced guides from African Outdoor Ad-ventures. Refreshments will be served.
Contact Paul on 083 788 2230 or [email protected] toreserve a seat. Everyone is welcome andthere is no charge.
Kicking it old schoolAN OLD-SCHOOL jazz evening will behosted by the Santos AFC at the VangateSports Ground Hall on Friday 27 May.Cover charge will be R20 and the event
starts at 20:00 till late. Bar facilities willbe available. No peak caps allowed anddress casual. Contact Deon on 083 677 6468or Ricardo on 084 767 8501.
ASTERIXLOOKALIKE: Peter Lamond cycling throughZambia.Photo: Tour d’Afrique
David Kramer poses with a group of fans from Rondebosch who attended the openingnight of his show “Breyani” on Wednesday 18 May. The show is currently showing atthe Baxter until Sunday 29 May. Photo: Allison Foat
EXCITEMENT: ON Saturday 7May Springbok legends visitedSACS Junior High School, their almamater for the SACS Mini Rugby season opener. From left(back): Percy Montgomeryformer Springbok), Francois Nel(Headmaster), Suzanne Lucas(Head of Mini Rugby) and KyleBrown (Springbok 7s captain).From left (front): Maahir Allie, Edward Macheke, JordanTrompeter and Keiron Smith. Photo: Supplied
Racing through historyTAURIQ HASSEN
IMAGINE a race through the historybooks, passing many of the historiclandmarks built by the slaves in theearly 1700s.
This vision will become reality whenthe Jive Slave Route Chal-lenge kicks off on Sunday12 June.
It will consist of fourevents; a half marathon, a10km run or race/walk, a5km fun run or walk, anda 10km big walk.
According to FaroukMeyer, organiser of theevent, the race is designedto place emphasis on thehistoric sites built and cre-ated by the slaves.
“This race has to be dif-ferent to the other races inCape Town, because al-most the whole of CapeTown was built by slaves,and there are many histor-ical landmarks to be seen,”says Meyer.
The race starts off inDarling Street in front ofthe City Hall, moves upKeizergracht towards Dis-trict Six, down RoelandStreet into Orange Street,then through the Company’s Garden andinto Bo-Kaap before the race finishes onthe Grand Parade.
Some of the landmarks along the routeinclude:
. The Whipping Post on the corner ofBuitenkant and Darling streets, whichwasonceaplaceof tortureandexecution.
This was a post to which slaves and con-victed persons were tied while receivingcorporal punishment.
. The Auwal Mosque in Bo-Kaap’sDorp Street is the oldest mosque in thecountry. The Muslim faith was broughtto South Africa by slaves brought toSouth Africa by the Dutch East India
Company. This mosque’shistory dates back to 1794and the property wasowned by a freed slave, Sa-lie Coridon, of Ceylon.
. Old Slave Church,South African Mission Mu-seum at the top of LongStreet, was founded by theSA Missionary Society in1799 to spread Christianityto the slaves.
. The Castle of GoodHope was built by theDutch in 1666 after their ar-rival.
The Castle was erected asa five-pointed star on theforeshore of Cape Town. Itis one of the oldest surviv-ing buildings in SA.
“Everybody is encour-aged to join the race, be-cause it’s an opportunity toexplore your history dur-ing a race, which is some-thing different and excit-ing,” says Meyer.
People’s Post is proud to be the printmedia sponsor of this event.
Entry forms for the race will be madeavailable on Thursday 26 May. For fur-ther information, visit www.itheko.orgor contact Farouk on 083 460 6736 or Fati-ma on 083 943 6236 or Shiehaam on084 991 1200.
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A ladies’ treat for a good causeHQ (Headquarters) Restaurant will be host-ing a “Nosh for Josh Ladies Lavish Lunch-eon” at 100 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town.
The function will be in aid of raising fundsfor autistic four-year-old Joshua Pekeur andwill be held at 12:30 for 13:00 on Saturday 28May.
Women are invited to the event, which willfeature an array of exhibitions and displays
including a fashion show, hair and make-updisplays, food displays, and an auction.
Tickets cost R150 and will include a “lav-ish” goodie bag, delectable snacks and cham-pagne on arrival.
Dress glamourous.RSVP by today (Tuesday 24 May) or contact
Kim on 072 530 8083 or email [email protected] for more information.
Charity theatre productionA FUNDRAISING production of “Tuesdayswith Morrie” will be staged at the Theatreon the Bay in Camps Bay at 19:00 onWednesday 1 June.
The production has been arranged byHelp the Rural Child, a non-profit organisa-
tion focused on helping underprivilegedrural communities. Tickets to the showcost R150 per person, and include a pre-show drink upon arrival. For further infor-mation, contact Claire McGuinness onO71 687 4732 or (021) 689-8392.
History talkTHE Cape Town Family History Societywill host its next meeting on Saturday 28May at St John’s Church, Wynberg at 14:30.
Dr Susan Brodrick, of UCT, will be pre-senting a talk, illustrated with colour
slides, titled “What Fritz Wants: Germansettlers to the Eastern Cape, 1856-59”.
Entrance is free for members. For visi-tors, the price is R10, and includes tea andbiscuits.
For further information, please contactDavid Slingsby on (021) 715-5104 or [email protected].
Cat exhibition fundraiserTHE Western Province Cat Club will be hold-ing a charity cat exhibition, sponsored byHill’s Pet Nutrition, at the Paddocks Shop-ping Centre, Racecourse Road, Milnerton, onSaturday 28 May from 09:00 to 15:00.
Many pedigreed felines will be on exhibi-tion and TEARS (The Emma Animal Rescue
Society) will have a selection of rescued catsand kittens available for adoption.
The adoption fee of R450 includes vaccina-tion, deworming, flea treatment, sterilisa-tion, microchipping and testing for Aids andleukaemia.
Phone Marilyn on 083 651 6343.
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ETV’s Naked News, broadcast on a Fri-day night/early Saturday morning afterthe 22:00 movie, has unlocked controver-sy among various organisations taking a
stand for family values, including theFamily Policy Institute, which has calledon members of the public to write in toetv in protest against the show. In the
show, woman presenters present art, en-tertainment and lifestyle news either na-ked or while stripping down. etv says theshow will be aired over the next 12 weeks.
Time to deliverTHE local government elections are over; theelectorate has played its part, the IEC has en-sured a free and fair process, the victors havebroken open the champers and the van-quished have regrouped.
Now the real work begins.Every single election, be it municipal or na-
tional, be it at home or abroad, is characte-rised by electioneering. This courtship pro-mises voters the world – in this case, the city.
Politicians pull out all the stops, unreser-vedly so.
Their ultimate goal is power; power thatcorrupts; absolute power that corrupts abso-lutely – as (loosely) quoted by 19th centuryhistorian and moralist John Emerich Ed-ward Dalberg Acton, who said: “Power tendsto corrupt, and absolute power corrupts abso-lutely. Great men are almost always badmen.”
True or false?In the political context, it has been shown
to be the former and the names of some“great” South African men spring to mind.
One man’s name stands out, though – thatof an internationally-revered great man, ourown former president Nelson Mandela, whodid not succumb to the intoxicating lure ofpower.
Election results are proof that “the peoplehave spoken” and during this municipal elec-tions, the people elected to keep the ANC inpower, nationally.
But in the coveted Western Cape, the DAhas triumphed, obtaining an outright majori-ty in a number of Western Cape municipali-ties, including Cape Town, where the partysecured 135 seats, followed by the ANC with73, and the ACDP and Cope, with three seatseach.
Delivery is crucial to running a city suc-cessfully, especially one as diverse as CapeTown. More importantly, though, the onus ison all political parties and their candidatesto honour the mandate voters have entrustedthem with and play equal leading roles in ele-vating all nine provinces to world-class stan-dards. Railway children’s growth spurt
AFTER my emails about the Harfield rail-way line garden – my “railway children”– I was really touched by how many peo-ple came forward to offer assistance(“Railway garden under attack”, People’sPost, 12 April).
Thanks to:. Sandra, who forwarded my email to
Stodels and offered financial assistance.. Stodels, who gave a whopping R1 000
plant voucher and gave wonderful assist-ance in selecting hardy indigenous stuff.
. Caroline, who added her voice to mo-tivate Metrorail and has donated a whitestinkwood.
. Pat, who has offered more plants.
. Neil, who chased up Metrorail.
. Dee, who supplied the water to givea good start to ournewStodels sectionandwho donated a strelitzia nicolai.
. Justin, who lovingly planted the sec-tion.
. People’s Post and Tatler, who both ranarticles; and
. Last, but not least, Funyanwa Gadeof Metrorail, who met with me today and
has already put into action the wateringof the garden, the collection of litter alongthe track, the cleaning up of the subwayand initiated the painting over of the sta-tion graffiti.
This lady is definitely a powerhouse,and I feel that we have been blessed withher now in charge of this section of track.
Wow!In one short week so much has been ac-
complished and the way forward looksbright.
Thank you to one and all, I really feelhugely motivated to move forward andturn my idea of a tree-lined avenue intoreality – sooner rather than later.
In fact I drove along the line today, withnew eyes – we have already made goodprogress.
There are gaps to fill and much help stillneeded with tree donations and watering,but we are well on our way.
Yours in making the world a greenerplace.GAIL BROWNHarfield Village
Who stolethe landfirst?COMMENTING on “Fools Rush in”in People’s Post on Tuesday 10 May.
If it is correct that Mr Malema ac-cuses the whites of stealing the landfrom his people, it indicates hisknowledge of history is rather lim-ited.
What he does not know, or per-haps conveniently omits to men-tion, is that his ancestors stole thisvery land from the people whoowned it, the San and the Khoi.
His ancestors from central andwest Africa only invaded southernAfrican some 2 000 years ago.
According to Mr Malema’s prin-ciples, the land should be handedback to the San and the Khoi.
PS: People criticising the Pick nPay smart card are selfish.
Think of the suffering that couldbe alleviated if every Pick n Paycustomer donated the R10 perR1 000 spent to a charity.
One million customers donatingR10 per month would amount toR10 million rand per month.P DURINGClaremont
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Vet care too expensiveWE had the most heartbreaking ex-perience this weekend when we hadto put down our beloved cat.
We took him to our usual vet onSaturday night, as he was havingtrouble breathing. Our vet told usto rush him to the Cape AnimalMedical Centre (CAMC) in Ros-mead, as he needed oxygen and hedid not have the facilities.
The CAMC admitted our cat andasked for a R1 000 deposit up-front.
We did not have the money on us,but made arrangements to pay itthe following morning.
Easter morning we got a phonecall saying that our cat was deterio-rating and needed to stay on an oxy-gen machine till they could estab-lish what was wrong, and thiswould be another R1 000 on top ofthe R2 700 they wanted before theywould see to him any further.
We quickly came up with R2 400,which we gave them, but explainedthat we did not have another R1 000on us, and asked them if we couldpay it at the end of the month.
They said no and discharged ourcat, who at this stage could barelybreathe. We were advised to takehim to the People’s Dispensary forSick Animals, which we did. Whenwe got there we were told to takehim back to the CAMC as they haveno oxygen facilities either, and theywere all leaving as it was Easter andthey were closing at 11:30.
We then phoned the CAMC, butwere told that without the R1 000up-front they would not help him.
We phoned our other vet, whomet us at his surgery, but did nothave an oxygen machine either,and he advised us to put our two-year-old cat down as by this pointhe was turning blue and suffocat-ing. It is horrendous that the CAMC
would not save him, even after wegave them the R2 400 that verymorning. They are one of the fewvets to have oxygen facilities andwhoare open 24hours, so people areleft with no choice but to go there.
While we were admitting him onSaturday night, another family wassitting there in tears as they couldnot afford the thousands the vet hadjust quoted them to help their littledog, so they had no choice but totake him back home.
While I do understand that theyneed to also make money, and theydo provide an invaluable service,they also need to understand thatthe average person out there doesnot have thousands of rands availa-ble immediately to pay for such un-foreseen emergencies.
Why do they not have a paymentplan and more compassion in thesesort of emergencies?
It is so sad that the CAMC has be-come so obsessed with money thatthey would make animals and peo-ple suffer through such heartbreak.DELIAMuizenberg
Sr C Bloom, practice manager,responds: It is a sad misconceptionthat emergency clinics like our Af-ter Hours Clinic are out there tomake money, as nothing could befurther from the truth.
If it was such a profitable busi-ness, more veterinary practiceswould offer those services. Yourreader states that we are “obsessedwith money”; however our AfterHours Clinic ran at a significantloss last year as a result of the highrunning costs and non-payments.
If we want to continue to providethis emergency service to pet own-ers, financially we have no choice
but to insist that clients pay for thetreatment their pets receive. Whyshould a veterinary practice be dif-ferent to any other service provid-er?
Your reader previously used ouremergency services, where we ac-knowledged her financial concernsand agreed that she settle her in-voice at the end of the month.
This account has still not beensettled, and illustrates that a con-siderable amount of money is stillowed to our practice by clients thathave “promised to pay”.
Under these circumstances, wehad to insist on payment this timearound. We understand that noteveryone is able to pay their ac-counts immediately, and thereforeoffered payment plans but this wasseverely taken advantage of, to ourdetriment.
There is never an easy time to askclients to settle their accounts. Itdoes not mean our staff have nocompassion – in fact the very oppo-site is true of the staff we employ.
Your reader also stated that ourvetswouldnot see toher cat any fur-ther until they received furtherpayment, and that the cat was dis-charged when it could barelybreathe.
These accusations are severe anduntrue, as the cat continued to re-ceive oxygen, necessary attentionand medication and was only dis-charged at the request of its ownerto take her cat to the PDSA.
One true, valuable point, howev-er, was brought up, which is theshortage of after-hour facilities.The SPCA recently closed their af-ter-hours clinic due to lack of re-sources.
They used to provide an invalua-ble service to pet owners unable to
afford emergency treatment, whichnow leaves many people strugglingto afford the cost of non-subsididedveterinary services.
I implore all readers; if you havea pet, or are considering owningone, please consider the following:
1) Veterinary services have be-come more specialised and expen-sive over the years, so please con-sider pet insurance, which will less-en the burden if a beloved petrequires surgery or emergencytreatment.
2) Prevention is better than cure(and cheaper as well)! Annual vac-cinations, sterilisation and regularparasite treatment can prevent life-threatening illnesses which costmore to treat.
3) Keep your pet safe, and pre-empt situations that may provokeextreme behaviour from your pet;for example running out into theroad, or getting into a fight.
4) If your pet is ill, take it to yourvet immediately, do not leave it! Itis tragic when a patient could havebeen successfully treated had itbeen seen by a vet when symptomsfirst started, and not brought in ata late stage when sadly there isnothing more that can be done.
At Cape Animal Medical Centre,we adhere to the guidelines set outby the South African VeterinaryAssociation regarding the cost ofservices available, and the level ofveterinary treatment provided.
We constantly strive to providethe best medical care by employingveterinarians and veterinary nurs-es 24 hours a day to ensure veteri-nary attention of the highest stand-ard is provided to all our patients.
It is always heartbreaking losinga pet and our sincere condolencesgo out to your reader.
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South African art exhibitionTHE South African Society of Artists will behosting its annual members exhibition open-ing on Saturday 28 May at the Sanlam Hallat Kirstenbosch Gardens at 17:30.
The exhibition allows each and every mem-ber of the society to participate. The self-se-lected exhibition will run until Monday 6
June.The exhibition will be open daily from 09:30
to 17:30. For an invitation to the opening, orto become a member of the society, please con-tact The South African Society of Artists’ sec-retary, Liz Pearson, on (021) 671-8941 or [email protected].
La Bohème at BaxterUCT Opera School presents a workshop pro-duction of La Bohème, spotlighting the depthand breadth of UCT Opera School talent, eve-ry day from Thursday 26 May to Saturday 28May at the Baxter Concert Hall.
Angelo Gobbato will direct the productionwhile Kamal Khan will be on piano.
The show will start at 19:30 on Thursdayand Friday while the show will start at 15:00on Saturday.
Tickets are available at Computicket or atthe door at R50.
UCT Staff will pay R45; senior citizens andstudents pay R35 while pupils pay R25.
Paraguayan diva to performIN celebration of Para-guay’s 200th year of inde-pendence, the Embassy andHonorary Consulate of Par-aguay will present Para-guayan classical guitaristLuz María Bobadilla withSouth African guest artistsSaudiq Khan and ErnestoLatino, in one performanceat the Artscape Theatre onFriday 27 May at 19:00.
Bobadilla has performedto great acclaim through-out the world in London,Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin,
Stockholm, Madrid, Geneva,Bogotá and Buenos Aireswhere she has dazzled audienc-es.
Her distinguished perform-ances have been described as“outstanding and impetuous”.
For this once-off perform-ance, Bobadilla will be joinedon stage by well known SouthAfrican guitarists Khan andLatino.
Tickets cost R60 and R90 andcan be bought through Art-scape Dial-A-Seat on (021) 421-7695 or at Computicket.Luz María Bobadilla
Songs for sunflowersTHE Valley Christian ChurchBand has become well-known tothe Fish Hoek community fortheir top-class musical perform-ances over many years.
In addition to leading worshipfor the church, this talentedgroup reaches out into the com-munity to raise awareness andfunds for the Sunflower Fund, acause close to the team’s heart.
The relationship with the Sun-flower Fund began eight yearsago, when one of the band’s lead-ers, talented musician, youngwife and new mother, SarahHechter, was diagnosed with ter-minal cancer.
The support she received fromthe Sunflower Fund during herillness was phenomenal.
They managed to source a bonemarrow donor for Sarah but, sad-ly, she passed away before thetransplant could take place.
During her illness, Sarah andthe band began to raise aware-ness for this cause throughtheir music, and Sarah wroteand recorded “The Song of theSunflower”.
Since her passing, the VCCband has continued to supportthe Sunflower Fund, in Sarah’smemory. All proceeds fromthese concerts go to the Sun-flower Fund. This year, theband will be joined by the FishHoek Primary School Dramagroup and the Sarah CookneyAcademy of Dance.
“Thank You for the Music”will be staged on 23, 24, 25 Juneat the Fish Hoek High School at19:00. Tickets for seats in thehall are R50 and R100 for gal-lery seats. Tickets will be avail-able at the door if the show hasnot been sold out. To buy a tick-et, phone 082 215 2142.
BIG STAR: Twoyearold Lily Holgate, an aspiring singer/musician, auditions for herpart in the SunflowerFund show for 2015,singing Abba’s “Mama Mia”. Photo: Supplied
Presenting ... Mel Miller!BARRY HILTON
gave a consum-mate performance thatis still rememberedfondly in Fish Hoek,and next up on theComedy Legends in theValley series is the gi-ant of stand-up come-dy, Mel Miller – a larg-er-than-life presencein South African ven-ues and TV loungessince 1963.
Mel will be performingin Fish Hoek on Satur-day 11 June in the FishHoek High School Hall,which is becoming quitethe entertainment ven-ue!
The appearance – and indeed the entireComedy Legends in the Valley series – isa fundraiser for the Shark Spotters. BarryHilton’s show was a sold-out success witha capacity crowd of 570 people enjoyinghis classic comedy in May.
The Comedy Legends in the Valley se-ries is organised by local comedian MarkSampson, who had the idea to bring all thecomedy legends down to the south penin-sula so that local audiences could be treat-ed to South Africa’s best – while support-ing a good cause. The series is proudlysupported by People’s Post as print mediasponsor.
Mel Miller has just returned from asold-out show at the Sydney Opera Houseand has also recently been awarded theComic’s Choice Lifetime AchievementAward.
He is very well-known for his “Potroast
and Biltong” TVshow in the 1970s, inwhich South Africancomedians were pit-ted against Britishcomedians. The showreally took off and atone stage had moreviewers than the BBCprogramme “TheWorld at War”.
Mel has crossed thesometimes delicatelines of age, cultureand colour and in theapartheid days rel-ished telling it as it is.He was picked up bythe security cops in1985 after a show atthe Carlton Hotel, tak-en to the Hillbrow po-
lice station, and roughed up for his anti-government comedy.
Mel has appeared in nearly all theSmirnoff Comedy festivals; co-wrote, pro-duced and directed a show with the lateShaun Griggs (“Things To Do In Jo’burgWhen You’ve Forgotten That You’reDead”; packed for three weeks); sold outat the Grahamstown Festival twice;toured with his own shows (Captain Cha-os, Captain Chaos Flies Again and DivineMadness); and worked in Israel with CyrilGreen and Eddie Eksteen and in Londonas part of a South African Comedy Festi-val.
Tickets to his show on 11 June, whichstarts at 19:00, cost R100 if pre-booked on078 174 4244 or R120 at the door on thenight. Tickets can also be bought at APJones in Fish Hoek Main Road.
Be sure to not miss this legend!
Mel Miller will be in Fish Hoek on11 June in the next instalment ofthe Legends in the Valley series.
Pilgrimage talk at Rotary ClubJOIN the Rotary Club of Noon Gun luncheonat the Cullinan Hotel on 27 May at 12:00 whenthey host inspirational speaker Michael Law-rence, who will talk on his pilgrimage of The
Camino de Santiago de Compostela, alsoknown in English as “The Way of St James”.The cost of attendance is R100 per person.Bookings to [email protected].
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Anti-tobacco month is hereA MENDED Hearts Support Group meetingwill be held at 18:00 on Thursday 26 May. Thetopic is: “How smoking increases your riskof Cardiovascular Disease”.
Jacqueline Koch, product specialist fromPfizer Laboratories will be the guest speaker
at the meeting at Conference Room 1, LifeVincent Pallotti Hospital in Pinelands. Re-freshments will be served.
Contact Murishca on (021) 403-6450 [email protected] for moreinformation.
THE Cape Natural History Club will host anillustrated talk by Derek Stuart-Findlay onThursday May 26 at 20:00 at SACS School inNewlands.
Stuart-Findlay will describe how theCape’s social fabric altered as the area
opened to travellers due to the success of themotor vehicle. The country’s towns androads developed as the country opened up inthe 20th century. Entry is R20. Phone Elean-or on (021) 762-1779 or visit www.capenatu-ralhistoryclub.co.za.
How the car changed the Cape
Wednesday 25 MayObservatory: Wolf-Dieter Schubert, Profes-sor of Structural Biology at the Departmentof Biotechnology at UWC, will give a freepublic talk on “Understanding bacterial in-fections” at 17:00 at the SA Astronomical Ob-servatory Auditorium in Observatory Road.No bookings necessary. For more informa-tion and directions go to www.royalsociety-sa.org.za.
Wednesday 25 MayRondebosch: Rondebosch Flower Clubmeeting at 10:00 in St Thomas Church Hall,Campground Road. The meeting will be tak-ing the form of a topiary workshop by JudyPreen. The meeting starts with a sale ofplants grown by members. A visitors fee,which includes tea, is R20. Phone Erica (021)671-5777 or Jacky Orton (021) 794-1270.
Wednesday 25 MayClaremont: Timbuktu Books will be in con-versation with Dr Sedick Isaacs about hisbook “Surviving in the Apartheid Prison:Flashbacks of an earlier life”. The eventtakes place at 18:30 at Timbuktu Books, onthe ground floor of Stadium on Main, MainRoad. Please RSVP to [email protected] or phone (021) 671-9819.
Wednesday 25 MayPinelands: The Pinelands’ Stamp Circlemonthly meeting at 19:15 in the activitiesroom of the Library. The theme for the meet-ing will be Australia and New Zealand, withvarious items displayed by members as wella main exhibit by Mike Hill. Visitors andthose interested in stampcollectingaremostwelcome. Items in aid of the Red Cross Child-
rens Hospital will be on sale. Phone John on(021) 531-1954 or Martin on (021) 689-5050.
Thursday 26 MayRondebosch: University of the Third Agemeeting features Don Mingay, an interna-tionally recognised nuclear expert and con-sultant, who will speak on “Up-to-date up-date on Energy in Reality” at the Baxter The-atre at 10:00 for 10:30. All welcome. Phone(021) 531-5604.
Wednesday 28 MayRondebosch: The Rondebosch CPF drug ex-hibition at Riverside shopping mall from09:00 until 11:00. Warrant Officer KeithChandler is an expert in this field and hasdone previous exhibitions for the Ronde-bosch CPF, which the Rondebosch City Im-provement District says have been greatlyappreciated by the community. Scholarsand their parents are invited to come alongand see the exhibits and to ask him any ques-tions. Phone Shirley Aldum on (021) 689-6423.
Saturday 11 JuneRondebosch: Craft in the Park at the cornerof Campground and Sandown roads, from09:00 until 14:00. Handmade crafts in thebeautiful atmosphere of the park. Enjoy thesmell of the egg and bacon as it is cooking,or choose freshly made pancakes and relaxwith a cup of coffee. Support animal rescueand other charities that need your support– drop off anything that you don’t want orneed any more at the information desk andAnn will drop it off at Marsh Memorial.Phone Ann Rodwell on (021) 531-4236 fromTuesday to Friday between 09:00 – 17:30 oron 083 272 5482 on market day.
Duncan Stewart’s first Cape exhibitionDUNCAN Stewart’s Water-marks exhibition waslaunched on Monday 4 May atthe Barnard Gallery in New-lands. This was his first CapeTown exhibition, and his artwas well received. Theevening was opened by guestspeaker, Sandy Coffey, andfood was catered by Paranga.
The guests sipped herbal wa-ter sponsored by Buchu Life anda selection of wines.The exhibi-tion will be running until Thurs-day 30 June.
Colin Larkan, Rachelle Bomberg and Jamey Lipschitz. Photo: Supplied
Duncan Stewart and Sandy Coffey.Amelia Simonow and Astrid Simonow. Photo: Supplied
Andre Uys, Anton De Kock and Pieter Malan.
Joe Anderson, Kim Stephen and Paul Simon.Photo: SuppliedPaul Kovensky and Simone Kovensky. Photo: Supplied
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TRYING TIME: SACS’ Joshua Jacobsen crosses for a try, after eluding Luke Jacobsof Bishops during Bishops’ 6827 win in a Western Province under19A rugby derbyat Bishops on Saturday. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images
PHOTO FINISH:Tim Swiel of Bishops crosses for atry during Bishops’ runaway 6827 win over SACSin a Western Province under19Arugby derby atBishops in Rondebosch on Saturday. Photo: PeterHeeger/Gallo Images
THWARTED:MaritzburgUnited FCgoalkeeperShuaib WalterscountersBrentCarelse ofAjax CapeTown FC atCape TownStadium onSaturday.Photo: RashiedIsaacs
CHALLENGE:Richard Rijs(centre) ofUCT locks inbattle withMarc Davidsof False Bay,during UCT’s3622 win ina WesternProvince Super League Arugby matchat Constantia on Saturday. Photo: PeterHeeger/Gallo Images
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A MATCH of two halves – this is how onecan describe the match between the DHLStormers and the Blues at Eden Park inAuckland on Friday morning.
And with the Blues convincingly taking thefirst of the two halves, going into half-timewith a 19-3 lead, no Stormers fan can be criti-cised for not believing that their team couldcome back to win the match.
But it was the men from the Cape who cameback guns ablaze, winning the most impor-tant half and securing their first win on theirtour of Australasia.
They beat the home side 28-26, with a last-minute try by captain Schalk Burger, and anall-important conversion by stand-in flyhalf,Dewaldt Duvenage.
The relatively young side, without many oftheir experienced stalwarts, stood up to thechallenge laid down by the Blues, with thecentre pairing of Johann Sadie and Juan deJongh undoubtedly the stars in the perform-ance.
“They were playing against some prettygood opposition, and showed some greattouches. I am really pleased with their per-formance,” coach Allister Coetzee said of theyoung duo’s performance.
“The win is a massive morale booster forthis side, and definitely stands us in greatstead for the rest of the competition.”
The men from the Cape now turn theirsights to the capital of Australia, Canberra,where they will face a struggling Brumbiesside.
And it is also in this match where Coetzeewill meet his former coaching team-mate, Ja-
ke White, who recently accepted the positionof head coach of the two-time championshipside. However, he will only be assuming dutyin 2012, but a recent surge in play by theBrumbies – they drew 13-13 to the WesternForce in Perth on Saturday – indicates thatWhite may already be assisting the side.
With White and Coetzee working closely tosecure the 2007 World Cup victory for theSpringboks, it will be interesting to see justhow much these two breeders remember ofthe others’ style and coaching techniques.
The Brumbies’ preparations have beenmarred by the fact that star performers suchas Matt Giteau, Adam Ashley-Cooper andMark Chisholm have already signed up withother teams for next season, while injuries tothe likes of captain, Rocky Elsom, have forcedthem to field relatively inexperienced sidesweek after week.
However, one can never write off a side likethe Brumbies, who have also been runners-upin the competition on three occasions.
And with key players such as Jean de Vil-liers, Jaque Fourie and Peter Grant returningfrom injury, team selection will be interest-ing, after the performance by Sadie and DeJongh last weekend.
Many have indicated that Coetzee and back-line coach, Robbie Fleck should look to restthe pairing – De Villiers and Fourie – beforethe last stretch of the competition, while oth-ers have said that the two should play withthe younger pairing playing on wing. If thatshould happen, the experience of Bryan Haba-na (wing) and Conrad Jantjes (fullback) willbe lost, with paceman, Gio Aplon moving tofullback. A different approach may not al-ways be necessary, but could prove vital inthe remaining weeks of the competition.
A COLLECTION of medals and artifacts be-longing to cricket legend, Basil D’Oliveira,has gone missing in Worcestershire, Eng-land.
D’Oliveira (79) was born in Cape Townand was a member of the St Augustine’sCricket Club before going on to make inter-national headlines for his decision to playtest cricket for his adopted country, Eng-land, during the apartheid era
D’Oliveira recently lent his medals andkeepsakes to the Worcestershire CricketClub, where he was a member for severalseason, after emigrating to England in theearly 1960s.
D’Oliveira’s son Damien – a formerWorcestershire player and now the coun-ty’s director of coaching – said that the sto-
len items were of great sentimental value.“We were asked by the county’s heritage
society to lend them for a display in the pa-vilion during the winter,” said Damien. Itis understood that D’Oliveira’s treasureditems were stolen between 24 April and 5May.
D’Oliveira played for England in 44 tests,but was denied the right to play first-classcricket for South Africa because he wasclassified coloured. In 1968, England had tocancel its tour to South Africa after the gov-ernment of the day objected to D’Oliveira’sinclusion in the team.
. Recently, the St Augustine’s CricketClub named its home venue in Elfindale,Heathfield the Basil D’Oliveira Oval inhonour of the famous cricketer.
Allister versus Jake –coaching duel awaits
TRY TIME: Johann Sadie of theDHL Stormersdives past JoeRokocoko and Lachie Munro of theBlues in his side’s2826 victory atEden Park inAuckland on Friday. Photo: Reuters
NickSchooling ofBishopsclaims a kickoff duringBishops’ winover SACS ina WesternProvinceunder19Arugby derby atBishops onSaturdaymorning. Photo:Peter Heeger/GalloImages
D’Oliveira’s treasuredawards stolen
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