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PHOTO: SUPPLIED CRIME Burglars of the strong, silent type MONIQUE DUVAL AND ASTRID FEBRUARIE monique_duval and @fFebAstrid Q uiet thieves are on the prowl and po- lice have issued a warning calling on residents to take extra precautions when securing their homes. Speaking during a joint meeting at Diep River police station last week, Warrant Offi- cer Keith Chandler said burglaries had in- creased across the precinct. He explained Plumstead was the main con- cern as the modus operandi had changed from just break-ins at garages to thieves ac- cessing homes through garages. Detective Warrant Officer Steven Young said the thefts took place in the early hours and in many of the reported cases officers had found residents left their windows open. “We have found the windows are left open and the criminals are using car jacks to open the burglar bars. They are very quiet and in most cases the residents don’t even know there were people in their homes,” he ex- plained. 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ers will still be able to post comments.Readers of People’s Post on the webwill now become part of the 3 millionmonthly SA users that get their newson News24.Articles will still be posted on Face-
book to keep readers informed aboutbreaking news.“By making People’s Post part of
News24, a new world and reading ex-perience will open up for readers ofPeople’s Post,” says Marita Meyer,group editor of WP Media which pub-lishes People’s Post.The move will be so easy that read-
ers won’t even have to use a new ad-dress because www.peoplespost.co.zawill point to the new integrated web-site.
Amid reports about crime, vagrants and public sexual displays at the opening of a canal in Wynberg, residents are calling on the City ofCape Town to find a better solution to secure the stormwater system. This picture was sent by a resident who says it proves homelesspeople have taken shelter in the canal. Read the full story on page 3. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
CRIME
Burglars of the strong, silent typeMONIQUE DUVAL AND ASTRID FEBRUARIE
monique_duval and @fFebAstrid
Quiet thieves are on the prowl and po-lice have issued a warning calling onresidents to take extra precautionswhen securing their homes.
Speaking during a joint meeting at DiepRiver police station last week, Warrant Offi-cer Keith Chandler said burglaries had in-creased across the precinct.HeexplainedPlumsteadwas themaincon-
cern as the modus operandi had changedfrom just break-ins at garages to thieves ac-cessing homes through garages.Detective Warrant Officer Steven Young
said the thefts took place in the early hoursand in many of the reported cases officers
had found residents left theirwindows open.“We have found the windows are left open
and the criminals are using car jacks to openthe burglar bars. They are very quiet and inmost cases the residents don’t even knowthere were people in their homes,” he ex-plained.He said among the reported stolen items
were big appliances like TVs.According to a report froma security com-
pany, they have found many cases whereresidents leave their garage doors or win-dows open. They have issued warnings ask-ing residents to stop doing this and to takeextra precautions.Another concern raised were reports of a
taxi duo, operating in a white Siyaya taxi,robbing southern suburbs residents.
In recentweeks therehasbeen several cas-es in which victims have been robbed atknifepoint by two men in a white taxi.In the most recent case a 20-year-old stu-
dent was robbed on the corners of Melvilleand Garden streets.Chandler said the driver was described as
having a grey beard. He warned residents tobe on the lookout for a white taxi operatingoutside normal taxi routes.Neighbourhood watches also questioned
whether or not a taxi with no passengerswould be considered suspicious.Chandler agreed and asked watches to be
on the lookout.The Diep River police, along with metro
police, held a road block on Main Road andarrested seven people for driving under the
influence of alcohol on Saturday 18 April.Chandler said after 45 minutes of setting
up the roadblock the drunk drivers were ar-rested and processed.“Thereafter a visible police operation
started and resulted in 25 stop and searcheswhich resulted in one arrest and about 31identity checks, and two fines being issued,”he said.Chandler said the operation could not
have been successful without the assistanceof two Diep River reservists, 15 SouthfieldNeighbourhood Watch patrollers, two de-tectives, two visible police officers and anurse.“Without the assistance of all involved we
would not be successful in the fight againstcrime in our neighbourhood,” he said.
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By cable car from city to Signal Hill?A funicular, tram or cableway could
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has a say.Such a “mechanical people mover” is on
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managed by Sanparks, has released itsdraft management plan for the next tenyears. The public is invited to comment onit.
Something oldA large portion of the plan is dedicated toboosting tourism numbers, which in turnwill fund conservation, heritage and con-stituency building.This entails upgrading a range of exist-
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Thevisitor facilitywill be redesigned to en-hance visitor experience and visitor flow,the plan states. Other upgrades include theboardwalks, parking area and interpretiveinformation.A proposed upgrade of Cape Point may
see infrastructure improvements to theroads, water pipeline and sewerage sys-tem, as well as the visitor centre.The Rhodes memorial site may also see
infrastructure upgrades. An investigationis underway to explore uses for the old zoosite there, which could serve as a “gate-way” to the Groote Schuur estate and thepark.The Tokai Manor area is also in line for
upgrades, according to the plan. It propos-
es developing the area into a “vibrant mul-ti-purpose gateway to the park where theenvironmental, cultural and social signifi-cance of the area is celebrated through therestoration of [the Tokai Manor and sur-rounds]”.An upgrade of the Signal Hill and Tafel-
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Something newTo improve access to TableMountain, San-parks is currently investigating imple-menting a “mechanical people mover”whichwill link the Strand Street quarry tothe Lion Battery and Signal Hill. Thiscould lead to a range of visitor facilities atthe noon day gun and Signal Hill.The management plan also proposes to
makeuse of other quarries in theCityBowlfor a variety of “low-volume multi-useevents”.Silvermine is also set for development,
with the establishment of a picnic area onthe southern side of Silvermine Dam aswell as re-use of the Groot SilvermineHomestead as a visitor site linked to PeersCave and the Sunbird Education Centre.The Silvermine Source-to-Sea project
will be implemented to rehabilitate the riv-er systems and promote recreational linksbetween the urban environment and thepark.The plan also looks at waterways, with
the idea of linking the diversity of the ter-restrial environmentwith that of the oceanthrough the establishment of a “marinegateway to the Southern oceans”.“The purpose of this gateway would be
to promote the wonders of the oceanthrough a variety of marine-based re-search and marine enforcement,” the planstates.A site for this gateway is still being iden-
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background, biophysical context, desiredstate, management and programmes atstrategic and operational levels.V The full plan can be viewed on the Sanparks website. Public comment can be submitted until Saturday 9 May.
Sanparks has released its ten-year plan for Table Mountain National Park. PHOTO: ARCHIVE
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Monday, several cases of theft out of vehiclesin Main Road were reported.Wynberg Police Cluster spokesperson
Captain Angie Latchman says the cluster,which consists of 11 policing precincts witha jurisdiction ranging from Mowbray up to
Hout Bay, has noticed a spike in cases oftheft out of vehicles.“The community is once again reminded
to be more attentive in securing your vehi-cles and please not to leave valuables suchas laptops, cameras, bags, cellular phones,GPS devices and jewellery inmotor vehiclesas this is presentinganopportunity for crim-inals to break into your motor vehicle tosteal the items,” she warns.The police are making an urgent plea to
the community to be extremely vigilantwhen it comes to general safety, Latchmansays the .
“Police have also picked up that suspectsare now using remote control devices to jamyour locking activation system in the vehi-cle,” she says.Latchman says when motorists lock their
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Crime, grime and public displays of sex-ual lewdness have sparked a renewedfurore over the activities at the Wyn-
berg canal.The canal, which forms part of the storm-
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alarm over activities at this opening andcalled on the City of Cape Town to find a so-lution (“Clarion call for canal”, People’sPost, 7 April).Since then several more residents have
come forward about their concerns.One resident, who asked not to be named,
says he is sick and tired of the problems atthe canal. Earlier this month his propertyin Sherard Square was burgled. This, heclaims, is a direct result of the open accessto the canal where thieves can “get away”without being detected on street level.“They came through the canal, climbed
over my wall, stole various items and justwent back into the canal. Nobody sees thembecause they hide in there,” he says.Residents say the canal is filthy, polluted
and a haven for vagrants and criminals. Awoman also submitted photographs show-ing vagrants living in the canal.There was also a social media report of
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lack of signage near the canal. Asked aboutthis, Herron said: “If anyone is in the canal,they are normally engaged in some form ofillegal activity which can be enforced bylaw enforcement without the need for sig-nage prohibiting such practice”.Resident Herman Kotze believes not
enough is being done to find a solution. Ko-tze lives along the canal and says while hehas fenced the area off, he cannot controlaccess to the canal.He also provided People’s Post with vari-
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“Give them the best service you canand make their experience a goodone.”
These were the word of wisdom given tothe men and women in blue at a recent medalparade at Wynberg police station.
The event which was hosted by stationcommander Brigadier Riaan Booysen wasaimed at rewarding officers for their years
of service.In his address, Booysen took officers back
to their first day and said while police facedmany challenges it was important to remem-ber why they joined the force.
“We are often the first call for anythingthat happens. If a bomb explodes outside thisbuilding, the public will come to us first.Crime has a negative effect on all of us andyou must remember why you joined the po-lice. You must always strive to do the bestyou can,” he said.
Booysen also explained the trauma associ-ated with crime and explained this is oftenexacerbated when people receive bad ser-vice from police.
“I’m sure if you ask the public, majorityof them will say they had a bad experiencewith police. That experience stays withthem and will always be the first thing theythink of when it comes to police. At Wynbergwe are lucky to have dedicated officers buttoday I would like to encourage you to deliv-er an excellent service,” he said.
Officers received 10 and 20 year servicemedals. The ceremony was also attendedShamila Nicholas, chairperson of the Com-munity Police Forum.
She congratulated officers and thankedthem for their dedication.
“We would like to salute each and everyofficer for the role they play. We know itsnot an easy task especially when you haveto be away from your families, but we aregrateful for the tremendous amount of workyou do,” she concluded.
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Tuesday 28 April
V Rondebosch: The Cape Town Cancer supportgroup will meet in the GVI Oncology Departmentat Rondebosch Medical Centre, Klipfontein Road
at 18:00. The topic of discussion is canceradvocacy, “The role of cancer survivors”. Theguest speaker is Salome Meyer, a member ofthe Cancer Alliance. Friends and carers are allwelcome to attend and meet other cancersurvivors. For more information SMS or phoneLinda Greeff on 082 551 3310.
V Plumstead: Plumstead Bowling Club will behosting a market at the clubhouse on thecorner of Princess Vlei and Victoria roads from08:00 to 12:00. For more information callJacqui on 083 658 3392.
Thursday 30 April
V Mowbray: Reach for Recovery CapePeninsula will have an open meeting at theCansa office at 37A Main Road at 10:00.Guest speaker Mandy Strumpman will talk on“Pilates: History and exercises for breastcancer patients”. Anyone interested iswelcome to attend the talk. No bookingnecessary. For more information call Dee on083 306 1941 or Faeiza on 021 689 5347during office hours. Attendance and parking isfree.
Friday 1 May
V Constantia: The annual Teddy Bear Fair willbe held at Buitenverwachting Wine Farm, KleinConstantia Road from 10:00 to 16:00. Entry feeis R30 per adult and R10 per child. Take yourfamily and friends to enjoy all the teddy bears,children’s activities and food stalls. For moreinformation email [email protected].
Saturday 2 May
V Claremont: Free Comic Book Day Cape Townhits the mother city as part of an annualworldwide comics event. Readers Den ComicShop hosts the comic con-style expo for the14th successive year at Stadium on MainGround Floor from 09:00 to 16:00. Entry isfree. For more information contact Nizar orMahdi Abrahams on 021 671 9551 or [email protected].
V Tokai: The Karoo Animal Protection Societywill hold its monthly charity bonanza at 7Moorland Crescent, extension of Keyser RiverDrive between Medicross and BP Garage, from09:15 to 11:30. Quality goods will be on sale at
bargain prices. For more information call Lynneon 021 794 5387.
Sunday 3 May
V Wynberg: Wynberg Flea Market will be heldat William Herbert Sports Grounds everySunday. There will be a wide variety of stalls.For more information call or WhatsApp083 435 3577.
V Hout Bay: The Lions Club of Hout Bay Artand Craft Market takes place every Sunday(weather permitting) on the Village Comma-nage in Main Road. For more information callMiranda on 082 850 9752.
Thursday 7 May
V Claremont: Huntington’s Association ofSouth Africa, Cape Town support group willmeet at Abbott’s College, Greenwood Roadfrom 19:00 to 20:30. For more informationcontact Jess Selfe on 082 318 3330 or [email protected] or social worker MandyNovis on 071 405 3452 or [email protected].
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This recycling is no good’ASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
Residents and business owners in Plum-stead are up in arms over the noise atand heavy trucks visiting a recycling
depot.They are now calling on the local authori-
ties to take action.People’s Post previously reported that a re-
cycling initiative is givingwork to homelesspeople in the area (“Hope for Plumstead’shomeless”, 24 March).The organisation, Greentrolley, aims to
empower people by giving them employ-ment and educating them in the process.The recycling depot is situated on the cor-
ners of Main and Fairdale roads.Here homeless people are encouraged to
bring in items that can be recycled.Such items include plastic, cans, card-
board, white paper, glass bottles and jars aswell asmagazines, telephone books, newspa-per and foam packaging.The initiative was launched in January
and already has over 91 people registered onits database.However, a resident, who asks to remain
anonymous while speaking on behalf ofthe concerned residents and business own-
ers, says the noise nuisance from trucksand smashing bottles has become a con-cern.Heavy trucks and skips that park in the
road have also become a big problem.“The owner’s attitude also isn’t helping as
he has been very rude towards my neigh-bours.“Instead of taking our concerns as con-
structive criticism and trying to seek a solu-tion, he has resorted to lying and verbalabuse towards some of my neighbours,” the
man says.He further says that “the two neighbours
who live back to back with the centre arecomplaining about a foul stench coming intotheir homes, which comes from the mainwaste bin and skip that stand against thewall every day”.“For me personally the worst part about
this recycling centre is the devious mannerinwhich the owner has gone about ‘publicis-ing’ the centre and making it sound as if heis doing a great service towards the commu-
nity and claims that he is uplifting the poorand homeless by creating employment,” hesays.The resident says he is “all for uplifting
the poor and the homeless. I have workedwith the local vagrants (a few of them knowme very well) but I can tell that this centreis not uplifting anyone except the ownerhimself in terms of profit”.“The owner is certainly not running a
non-profit organisation – it is a businessgeared toward making a profit,” he says.The resident says “there are poor and
homeless people who want and need helpand then there are vagrants who collectscrap and sell it to recycling centres to earnmoney for their daily dose of wine”.“The vagrants who buy liquor and get
drunk, theymake a racket, urinate and defe-cate on the pavements and in the bushes andleave their litter lying around,” he says.“Then the next day the cycle starts all over
again,” he adds.And he does not see how this is uplifting
the homeless.WhenPeople’s Post approached project co-
ordinator Heinz Smekal for comment on theissues raised by the residents he said he wasadvised under legal guidance not to respondat this stage.
Four of thethe “rolleypushers”moving abag filledwithrecyclableson theGreentrolleypremises inPlumstead.
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Barefoot for a good causeCan you go barefoot for a day?
In a time when South African debatesare creating division among its citi-
zens, a group of students at the Universityof the Western Cape (UWC) launched a cam-paign to unify South Africans.
Barefoot Thursday for Africa is a cam-paign that challenges Africans to assist fel-low Africans in need.
Growing up in a village in the EasternCape, Mongezi Mabena was the only one inhis group of friends who owned a pair ofshoes.He sayshe felt so embarrassedbyhav-ing a pair of shoes that he would take themoff immediately when he came home fromschool and hide them from his friends.
Mabena is 20-years-old now, a BCommfirst year student at UWC and a Leaders’Quest Alumnus at youth development NPOSalesian Life Choices based in Lansdowne.
Today, Mabena still feels a deep connec-tion for children and equality – his motiva-tion to launch Barefoot Thursday for Africa,an initiative that encourages people to gobarefoot every Thursday to highlight theneed for shoes in South Africa and inspirethose who have shoes to donate to those whodon’t.
Why Thursday?Mabena – the founder of the campaign –
saw two street children barefoot on a Thurs-day while visiting Gugulethu.
This encounter took his thoughts back togrowing up where he was the only one whohad a pair of shoes.
Mabena says: “The experience raised a lotof questions in my mind. For example: if Af-rica belongs to all those that live in it, howis it possible for one African to own 25 pairsof shoes whilst another African does noteven have one pair? Does the African ideolo-gy only exist in our minds? I felt a deep de-sire to do something about it.”
This experience led Mabena to go to his
classes barefoot the following Thursday.He was taken aback by the interest he got
from his fellow students and those workingat the university.
“Students kept approaching me to askwhy I was barefoot, this gave me an opportu-nity to share the story and create awarenessaround the topic,” says Mabena.
By the end of the day, he had received do-nations of shoes, with some students givinghim the shoes that they had on.
“I was shocked by how many students
wanted to help and soon we had a group ofstudents that worked together to develop theBarefoot Thursday for Africa concept,” hesays.
Today all members of the organisation –most of them students at UWC – go to classesbarefoot on Thursdays to raise awarenessfor the cause.
According to theDepartment ofBasicEdu-cation there are over seven million childrenin South Africa living without shoes.
Understanding that the need for shoes is
more than just superficial, Barefoot Thurs-day for Africa highlights the important needfor shoes in Africa’s impoverished commu-nities in preventing and reducing trauma,hookworm and parasitic diseases affectingindividuals who go barefoot for long periodsof time.
“Most people do not know the far reachingconsequences of being barefoot for long peri-ods of time and we want to raise awarenessand educate people,” Mabena says.
“We also want to promote Ubuntu and toraise awareness about the differences thathave destroyed the unity of Africa as a conti-nent. We asked people to donate a pair ofshoes to those who don’t have. In the firstweek we received more than 15 pairs ofshoes. It really showed that people want toget involved in helping the lives of their fel-low African brothers and sisters.”
Barefoot Thursday for Africa aims to col-lect 300 pairs of shoes to donate to people liv-ing in need across the Western Cape.
“In order to reach our goal we havereached out to non-profit organisations toassist us in finding children in need – wedon’t only aim to give to centres but also tochildren living in family homes that are inneed,” says Barefoot for Africa memberPheliwe Tamba.
“Barefoot for Africa’s main goal is toprove that Africans can do much betterwhen they are working together because webelieve that we have been separated for toolong. It is time to bring change to the conti-nent ourselves,” Mabena adds.
This unifying cause, born from the youth,exemplifies ways in which we can bringabout positive change by reinforcing initia-tives that inspire Africans to connect and ac-tively tackle the problems we are facing to-day as a nation.V For more information on Barefoot Thursday for Africa and how to get involved contact barefeetforafri[email protected] or contact Mongezi on 076 579 5211.
Barefoot Thursday for Africa member Pheliwe Tamba and founder Mongezi Mabena are unitingAfrica by healing a common problem. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Banting Bazaar in GardensLose it!will behostingBantingBazaar and low carb market at14 Hope Street in Gardensfrom 09:00 to 14:00 on Sunday3 May.
Visitors will be able to pur-chase and taste low carb pro-ducts, buy current issues andback copies of Lose it! and
meet the most passionate peo-ple living the banting or lowcarb lifestyle.
Battle Brew’s CEO will alsobe offering a Q&A session onketo.V Entry is free. Call 021 408 3848 orvisit www.loseit.co.za for more information.
Intern to be wine masterSAMANTHA LEE
@Samantha_Lee121
She knows the difference between a Pinotage anda Merlot and with a sparkle in her eye she express-es true passion for winemaking and the South Af-
rican Market.Having grown up in Rocklands, Kiara Scott was in-
trigued by the cape flats culture.“People around me always drank alcohol and I was
exposed to it growing up. This is what sparked the in-terest and curiosity. I wanted to know more about itand the chemistry behind making it,” she says.
Scott then took a gap year to explore her options.“I wanted to see if I really wanted to do this. I think
it is very important to know what you want to do withyour life. If you love your job you will never work aday in your life,” she says.
After her gap year Scott lived in Stellenbosch whilestudying viticulture at Elsenburg Agricultural Col-lege.
Here she learnt the art of making and managingbeers, whiskeys, and a variety of wines among others.
Now having completed her studies, she lives at theCederberg Cellars as part of the Cape WinemakersGuild Protégé Programme.
Under the mentorship of members of the Guild andthe patronage of the Nedbank Cape Winemakers GuildDevelopmentTrust,OenologyandViticulture protégésare cultivated, nurtured and empowered while enjoy-ing the rare opportunity of working side by side withleaders in the industry.
Scott says it is exciting to work at the cellar.She explains the in-depth process of how a wine is
made with passion and cultured knowledge.“I love table wine. With my studies we learnt how
to make beer and whiskey but I enjoy the making ofwine,” she says.
Scott believes South Africa is one of the best wineproducers in the world and hopes to be joining thegame with her own brand.
“I would like to have my own brand and add an inno-vative spin and develope my own unique and modernstyle of wine,” she says.
She adds that she would like to travel after complet-ing her stint with the programme and will return toSouth Africa.
“A win for me is a wine for South Africa,” says the
23-year-old.“I believe South Africa has great potential and we
produce stunning wines,” she says.Scott will spend the rest of the year at the Cederberg
Cellars and is currently helping in the harvesting andcultivation of wine that will hit the selves in 2017.
She will then move on to work at another cellar with-in the group next year.
She advises youth to follow their dreams whenchoosing a career.
“Do something you love then you will not stop at17:00. If you are passionate you will put everything intowhat you are doing,” she says.
This passionate, drivenyoungwoman is goingplacesall while flying the flag for South Africa.V For more information on the Guild, call 021 852 0408 or [email protected]. Students interested in applyingfor the Protégé Programme can visit the Guild’s website atwww.capewinemakersguild.com.
Kiara Scott with David Nieuwoudt - owner of theCederberg Winery in Wilderness. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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POLICE COMPLAINTS
Pikoli SA’s first police ombudsmanASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
In concerted effort to intensify the fightagainst crime and improve service deliv-ery the community forums in the Clare-
mont Police Cluster held an open meeting.The cluster invited the newly appointed
Western Cape Police ombudsman, advocateVusi Pikoli, to speak on his appointment andobjectives of the position he holds.
Pikoli’s duties are to adjudicate publiccomplaints about police inefficiency orproblems that arose from a breakdown in re-lations between the police and the communi-ty. As the guest speaker Pikoli explainedthat as the ombudsman he is legally mandat-ed to receive complaints and to deal withthem accordingly.
“The type of complaints we will addressin the office include, the inefficiency withinthe police service, breakdown of relationsbetween community and police,” he says.
The Western Cape Provincial Police om-budsman is a South African first, made pos-sible through the Western Cape CommunitySafety Act, which isaimed at improved polic-ing service delivery. Pik-oli explained that theOmbudsman and staffmembers of the ombuds-man must serve inde-pendently and impartial-ly and must performtheir functions in goodfaith and without fear, fa-vour, bias or prejudice,subject to the Constitu-tion and the law.
“The ombudsman andstaff members of the om-budsman must preserveconfidentiality in respectof any information ac-quired in terms of thisAct, he says.
The functions of theombudsman are to re-ceive and investigatecomplaints submitted interms of section 16 of theCommunity Safety Act.The complaints includeinefficiency of the policeor a breakdown in rela-tions between the policeand any community andto perform the other func-tions assigned to him orher under this Act.
Pikoli explains thatany person may submit acomplaint in the pre-scribed manner and formto the ombudsman re-garding alleged police in-efficiency or a break-down in relations be-tween the police and anycommunity.
“Any member of the provincial parlia-ment may, on becoming aware of a com-plaint regarding alleged police inefficiencyor a breakdown in relations between thepolice and any community, submit it to theombudsman for investigation,” he ex-plained.
The ombudsman must issue guidelinesthat are publicly accessible in respect ofthe procedures to submit to the ombuds-man.
Pikoli further explained that for the pur-poses of an investigation, the ombudsmanmay direct any person to submit an affida-vit or affirmed declaration.
He may also ask the person to appear be-fore him or her to give evidence or to pro-duce any document in that person’s pos-session or under his or her control whichhas a bearing on the matter being investi-gated, and may question that person there-on.
“I may request an explanation from anyperson whom he or she reasonably sus-pects of having information which has abearing on the matter being investigated orto be investigated,” he said.
The ombudsman may designate staff mem-bers of the ombudsman or other suitable per-sons as investigating officers to perform thefunctions referred to in subsections (1) and (2)of the Act.
Pikoli says an investigating officer who isnot in the full-time service of the state mustbe appointed on the prescribed conditionsand at the prescribed remuneration.
An investigating officer must be providedwith a certificate of appointment signed by oron behalf of the ombudsman in which it isstated that he or she is an investigating officer
appointed in terms of this Act. “An investi-gating officer must have a certificate of ap-pointment on his or her person when per-forming a function in terms of this Act,” hesays.
Pikoli says that since his appointmentmid-January his office has received over 90complaints.
“We are pleased that the public are comingforward and reporting to us about their con-cerns which mean that we can work togetherand establish solutions to policing issues inthe province,” he says.
The newly appointed head of the Western Cape Provincial Policeombudsman Vusi Pikoli speaking about his position in Claremont.
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Do you remember the first book you read?Maybe it was a fairy-tale, in which a beautiful princess
was saved by a strong and dependable prince, or the ad-ventures of little animals as they relied on their friend-ship to escape dangers.Maybe your first book was a religious text, telling of
great miracles and teaching you how to live a good life.How many of us have lost ourselves in an adventure
or a love story, unable to stop turning the pages?As World Book Day was celebrated last week, readers
across the world picked up their favourite books.However, amongst our children – and even ourselves–
reading has become a dying past-time.We have turned the TV, radio or computer on, leaving
our books gathering dust.A great pity, as those very books contain life lessons
and a means to escape the dullness of our reality.But reading is more than just an escape.Themental stimulationof reading can slow thedevelop-
ment of diseases such Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Read-ingwill alsoboost yourvocabularyand improveyourgen-eral knowledge and memory.Regular readers have also been proven to have better
concentration and focus. They are also better analyticalthinkers, studies show.And many of these benefits can be carried over to chil-
dren, especially when their parents read to them from ayoung age.These children have been found to develop stronger ac-
ademically.Reading to your children will help them develop lan-
guage skills as well as concentration and logic.Instead of celebrating World Book Day once a year, it
should be celebrated every day.Switch off the TV or computer and curl up with a good
book, sharing the story with your family.
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Report reckless taxi driversRecently, in the space of two days, I wasnearly driven off the road by taxiscoming down Harfield Road from Kenil-worth’s side towards Main Road, Clare-mont. This has happened so many timeslately, but last week Tuesday morning (14April) was the ultimate.Four mini taxis filled with passengers
were driving in the right lane, while fourcars, including myself, turned from MainRoad (at Scala Chemist) into HarfieldRoad.
I was horrified when a car followedthem in the right lane to get to MainRoad. Traffic was blocked in Main Roadas two taxis just sped across withoutstopping.My biggest concern is that this situa-
tion has intensified. There are mini taxistransporting children to the school.Children are walking to the school fromMain Road, as well as from HarfieldStation.These taxi drivers do not care about
anyone and they are really a threat toour society and safety.I really want to plea with people to
report any incident of reckless driving tothe necessary authorities. Hopefully wecan get some assistance from our trafficdepartment in this regard.It is all about the safety of our commu-
nities.
SANDRA VAN RENSBURG,Rondebosch
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Children can see the city for freeCitySightseeing – the company that runs theiconic red double decker open-topped sigh-tseeing buses – has opened their annualthree for one kids special.From Friday 1 May until Thursday 15 Oc-
tober two children under the age of 18 willbe able to travel for free with any payingadult onweekends and public and school ho-lidays.This applies for both the City Sightseeing
bus or Canal Cruise boat.One-day tickets cost R170 and give the tic-
ket holders access to all four ofCitySightsee-ing’s tours.Buying a ticket is as easy as arriving at
the City Sightseeing offices at the V&A Wa-terfront or 81 Long streets and hopping onthe bus.Alternatively, sightseers can visit
www.citysightseeing.co.za and buy ticketsonline.Another fun activity is the City Sightsee-
ing Canal Cruise for the newly discountedonline price of R35 per adult, and the kidsspecial applies here too.The Canal Cruise boat, which runs every
30 minutes from 09:00 to 17:00, has a canopyto keep you dry should it rain and travellerscan also enjoy an onboard commentary onSouth Africa’s marine history in 16 langua-
ges. Good news for grandparents is that thethree for one kids special can be combineswith City Sightseeing’s Pensioners Specialon Tuesdays and Fridays where pensionersonly play half price for both the bus and theboat.V Visit www.citysightseeing.co.za for more on CitySightseeing’s tours and promotions.
WIN! WIN! WIN!V Five readers can each win a set of three onedaytickets for the City Sightseeing bus. SMS the word“red” followed by your name and contact number to45527 before 12:00 on Wednesday 13 May to enter.SMSes cost R1.50.
Two children can explore Cape Town for freewith any paying adult on City Sightseeing’sannual three for one kids special.
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LITERACY:
These pupils keep their wordFive schools have already booked their
place in the second phase of the Grow-smart interschool literacy competition
that is supportedby theWesternCape educa-tion department.
Over the course of the next few weeks, atotal of 40 schools will be selected to competein the second phase of the competition fora spot in the semi-final to be held in Septem-ber at a special event.
The first five schools to make it throughto the secondphase include:NerniaPrimarySchool in Athlone (team: Abdul Daiyaan,Andisiwe Spala and Uzair Isaacs), PrimroseParkPrimarySchool inAthlone (team:Niki-taMatthee, PulaneMshaba and Sade Jones),Vanguard Primary School in Athlone (team:Keathon Saville, Neo Theunissen and Matt-hew Brinkhuis), St Mary’s Primary in Gar-
dens (team: Nina Osondo, Onwa Khonzaniand Amanda Mukanawa) and ZonnebloemBoys Primary (team: Amamkele Bam, LithaNcapayi and Mihlali Mbeteni).
The competition for pupils in Grades 4, 5and 6 saw200 schools (50 schools per district)take part in the first round.
Growsmart newspapers will be producedfromwhich the bulk of the competitionques-tionswill bedrawn, the content ofwhichwillinclude various subjects in the curriculum.
The competition is a corporate social re-sponsibility initiative of Growthpoint Prop-erties, with the aim to promote the impor-tance of literacy in a practical and fun waythat will benefit both the schools and theirpupils.
During the second phase of the competi-tion, therewill be eight roundsheld over two
Saturdayswith each school to compete once.Eight schools will advance to the semi-finalround, but there is no restriction on howmany schools from each district will ad-vance.
The semi-final stage will see eight teamscompete to determine the five schools thatwill advance to the final round.
The pupils in the final five teams will alsobe entered into the education department’snational spelling bee competition.
The competition will run over a numberof months, culminating in the grand finaleon Saturday 5 September.
The winning school will receive aniSchoolAfrica iPad learningprogrammeval-ued at more than R250 000. The three teammembers of the winning school will receiveeducational assistance valued at R20 000
each, and the team’s mentor will receive aR10 000 shopping voucher.
The second place winner will receive im-provements to its premises valued atR50 000. Each of three teammemberswill re-ceive educational assistance valued atR10 000 each, and the team’s mentor will re-ceive a R5 000 shopping voucher.
The third place winner will also receiveimprovements to its premises valued atR25 000. The three team members will wineducational assistance valued at R5 000each, and the team’s mentor will be reward-ed with a R3 000 shopping voucher.
According to the organisers the Grow-smart competition is not intended to burdenteachers with extra work or to interruptschooling, but to add value to literacy workbeing done in the classrooms.
The team of Nernia Primary School, Abdul Daiyaan, AndisiweSpala and Uzair Isaacs, is one of the first five teams to makeit through to the second phase of the Growsmart competition.
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The team of Primrose Park Primary School, who made itthrough to the second phase, includes Nikita Matthee, PulaneMshaba and Sade Jones.
The Vanguard Primary School team members are KeathonSaville, Neo Theunissen and Matthew Brinkhuis.
The St Mary’s Primary team who will be competing in the Level 2 rounds is Nina Osondo,OnwaKhonzani and Amanda Mukanawa.
The team of Zonnebloem Boys Primary who made it through to Level 2 of the Growsmartcompetition include Amamkele Bam, Litha Ncapayi and Mihlali Mbeteni. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
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V A woman alone with AnnaKurgan will be on stage at AlexanderUpstairs until Saturday 2 May. Allshows run at 21:00. Tickets cost R90 orR80 via shows.alexanderbar.co.za.
V House guest will be on stage atthe Masque Theatre from Friday 24April until Saturday 2 May. Visitwww.facebook.com/masquetheatre formore.
V Die Suidoosterfees word tot Sondag3 Mei in en om die Kaap gehou. Besoekwww.suidoosterfees vir meer oor diefees.
V Thank you for the music, atribute to ABBA, Bee Gees and Queenwill be on stage at Barnyard Willow-bridge until Sunday 31 May. Visitwww.barnyardtheatre.co.za for bookingsand more information.
V Little Shop of Horrors will be onstage at Theatre on the Bay untilSaturday 6 June. Visit www.theatreon-thebay.co.za for tickets and moreinformation.
V Jesse Clegg will be at Mercury Live inCBD on Wednesday 29 April. Ticketscost R50 from Computicket.
V Onyx, an American rap group, will beat West End Night Club in Rylands onWednesday 29 April from 21:00. R120at the door.
V Carl Weber, Ambrose Uren,Calvin Benson, Stuart Cairns,Lungelo Ndlovu, Irshaad Mohamed, Yaaseen Barnes, Phil deLange, LeeAnn Davis, EugeneMathews and Westley Cockrellwill be performing at the Slug andLettuce at The River Club in Observato-ry on Thursday 30 April in aid of theMy Child has Cancer Trust. R70. Call082 565 0060 or 072 148 9611 tobook.
V Jesse Clegg will be at Manilla Bar inCBD from 19:00 on Thursday 30 April.R50. Email [email protected] formore.
V Mr Cat & The Jackal en NorthlinkKollege se Drama Departementis Donderdag 30 April en Saterdag 2 enSondag 3 Mei in die Artscape-teater inSlegs vir almal te sien. Kaartjies is byComputicket beskikbaar.
V Die Heuwels Fantasties and BlackHanded Kites will be at KleinLibertas in Stellenbosch on Friday 1May. Tickets cost R70 from www.web-tickets.co.za or R80 at the door.
V Jesse Clegg will be at Café Roux inNoordhoek from 19:00 on Friday 1 May.R130. Email [email protected] or call021 789 2538 to book.
V Modest Mouse (US), AmericanAuthors (US), Klingande (France),Jeremy Loops, PHFAT, Monark,The Plastics and more will be atGreen Point Cricket Club on Saturday 2May for the Parklife Gourmet Food AndMusic Festival. Visit www.parklifefesti-val.co.za for more.
V Goldfish and 5fm’s Roger Goodeand Poppy Ntshongwana will be atShimmy Beach Club on Sunday 3 Mayfrom 15:00. Tickets cost R150 or R350from afterhours.nutickets.co.za.
V The Barleycorn Music Club meets onMondays at 20:00 at Villager FootballClub, 11 Lansdowne Road, Claremont.Entrance is (usually) R20 for membersand R30 for non-members. Visitwww.barleycorn.org.za for more.
V Sunset Fireflies will be hostingsongwriters evenings at RococoaRestaurant at The Palms ShoppingCentre every Tuesday. Entry costs R50and includes a glass of Rhino wine oran SAB beer. Visit www.facebook.com/groups/sarockreunion75 for more.
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PUBLIC MEETINGFeedback regarding the proposed Hout Bay polyclinic
The City of Cape Town invites all interested and affected persons and organisations to attenda public feedback session by the ward councillor regarding the proposed Hout Bay polyclinic.The MEC for Health, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo will address the meeting.
Date: 2 May 2015Time: 14:00Venue: Sports and Recreation Hall, Karbonkel Road, Hangberg, Hout Bay
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Local independent artists will get a careerboost with TLC Productions’ Indie Show-case Series.The company will be launching the series
at Slug & Lettuce at The River Club in Ob-servatory tonight (Tuesday 28 April).Aiming to promote local independent mu-
sicians andhelp them“make it” in themusicindustry, the launch on Tuesday night willgive audiences, prospective sponsors andartists an idea of what to expect from the se-ries.The series will run from August to Octo-
ber.The Indie Showcase series will run every
Tuesday night over three months.“This is not a competition but rather a
process to give exposure, experience andguidance to artists,” says organiser JohnnyRay.Independent artists who want to be part
of the series need to send three songs to [email protected] between Friday1 May and Wednesday 30 September to beconsidered.“The quality of the recording is not an is-
sue,” Johnny says.The series will feature a resident band
that will help acts selected to take part in theseries to flesh out the arrangements of their
songs.For now this band ismade up of BlakeHel-
laby (keyboards), Alex Mayers (bass), JarydWest (drums), Morne Kahts (guitar), Fran-cois Botha (keyboards) and Diana Neille(backing vocals), but this may changethroughout the series.Selected artists will also get to perform in
front of a full soundand lighting rigwithvid-eo mixing on a big screen, giving them thechance to perform in a professional environ-ment.Each night of the series will see three acts
perform three songs.The best song from each actwill be record-
ed and uploaded to a video sharing site (likeYouTube).The live mix will also be streamed and
made available for free download.The launchwill be streamed live and Zone
Radio will be broadcasting from the eventwhich will feature performances by JoshPrinsloo aka The Fruit Vendor, Wyatt Pe-ters, Noa Milan, Andrei Damane.They will be joined by the band Della
with frontman and songwriter DominicMeddick andFritzHerbertwithDianaNeille(vocals and violin), Alex Mayers (bass), Jar-ryd West (drums) and Francois Botha (key-board).V The evening starts at 20:00 and entry is free. Visithttp://tlcproductions.co.za/events for more information about the launch or the series.
Josh Prinsloo, aka The Fruit Vendor, will beperforming at the launch of the Indie Show-case tonight (Tuesday 28 April). PHOTO:SUPPLIED
A door can open for youApplications for the 2015 SAMRO Over-seas Scholarships for singers are nowopen, but the Friday 15 May deadline isfast approaching.Music students and young professio-
nals aged 32 and younger are eligible toapply for these prestigious music studyawards.One scholarshipwill be awarded in the
Western Art (or classical) music genreand the other is presented for excellencein jazz music. The scholarships operateon a four-year cycle, alternating amonginstrumentalists, composers, keyboardplayers and singers.In 2015, the SAMRO Foundation is in-
viting applications from music students
majoring in vocal performance at aSouth African university. The two mainoverseas scholarship awards are cur-rentlyvaluedatR170 000 eachwith subsi-diary prizes also available.The scholarships competition takes
the format of three rounds, adjudicatedby a panel ofmusic experts and culmina-ting in apublic gala concert at theLinderAuditorium in Johannesburg.There, the two top candidates in each
category will be required to perform anumber of prescribed and individuallyselected compositions, accompanied byprofessional musicians.V Visit www.samrofoundation.org.za for more information or to download an application form.
Afrika Ablaze will be presenting theirnew show Cinnamon at the BaxterTheatre from Tuesday 28 April toSaturday 2 May. Described as an exotictapestry of dance and drama, Cinnamonexplores the sacredness of joy along withloyalty and love against a backdrop ofgreed, obsession and misguidance. Ticketsfor the show cost R100 or R80 forbookings of 20 or more and are availableat Computicket. Visit www.facebook.com/afrikaablaze for more. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Fanfare for wind bandsLocal school bandswill be on stagewhen thefifth WindWorx Fanfare and the Hugo Lam-brechts Music Centre join forces to bringwind band enthusiasts a great festival atHLMC in Parow this weekend.The fanfare will include a conductor’s
workshop, sectional master classes, formaland informal performances by 12 windbands, including the Johannesburg YouthSymphonic Wind Band and the Cape Phil-harmonic Youth Wind Ensemble under thedirection of Etienne Mecloen and Faan Ma-lan respectively.Daily activities will include rehearsals,
formal evaluations and two concerts withprogrammes made up of fine wind bandmu-sic selected from everyday’s performance.Sean Kierman and Dr Phil Golson will
conduct the WindWorx Symphonic WindEnsemble. A special percussion compositi-on will also be performed.TheUniversity of theWesternCape Symp-
honicWindOrchestra, BellvilleHigh SchoolSymphonic Wind Band, the DurbanvilleHigh School Wind Band, DF Malan HighSchool Wind Band, Wynberg Boys’ andGirls’HighSchool’sWindBands, Sans SouciGirls’ High School SymphonicWindOrches-tra, the SACS Concert Band, the Hugo Lam-brechts Concert Band, their Junior WindOrchestra and their Beginners Wind Or-chestra will also be participating in the fan-fare.Evaluations for junior orchestras will ta-
ke place from 17:00 to 18:00 on Friday 1 May
and audience members can watch for R10.Students and other orchestra members payR5 entry. Tickets for the concert at 20:00 costR30 at the door. Evaluations for senior or-
chestras will take place from 13:00 to 17:00on Saturday 2May. Tickets towatch the eva-luations cost R10 for adults and R5 for stu-dents or other orchestramembers. Entrance
for the concert at 20:00 that night is free.V Call the Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre on 021 9399105 between 10:00 and 18:00 on weekdays for moreinformation.
The Bellville High School wind band with conductor Riaan van Wyk will be participating in the WindWorx Fanfare at the Hugo Lambrechts MusicCentre this weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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The University of Cape Town (UCT) is host-ing the 10th Keith Grainger Memorial UCTOpen Squash Championships. The tourna-ment brings together 34 international par-ticipants from over 11 countries, as well asseven men and women ranked among thetop 20 in South Africa, according to a pressrelease.It started on Saturday and ends on Friday
at theSportsCentre onUCT’supper campus.The top UCT players have also entered thetournament and there will be great interestin seeing how they perform.Alexandra Fuller, UCT women’s no.1
(ranked 95th in the world and 2013 UCTSportsperson of the Year) is seeded in themain draw. Mighael Lombard, UCT men’sno.1, will have to fight his way through thequalifying rounds to progress into the maindraw.Defending SA champion Siyoli Waters
(ranked 33th in the world) is the no.1 seedin the women’s division and Angus Gillamsfrom England, ranked 120th in the world, isthe first seed in themen’s division. The tour-nament is named after Keith Grainger, aUCT student who died from cancer.He contributed to squash at UCT between
1999 and 2001, despite relying on a prostheticleg.He died inSeptember 2001 duringhis third
year.The tournament raises funds for aware-
ness around cancer prevention.Kerr Rogers, sports coordinator at UCT,
says: “TheUCTSquashClubhas encouragedthe local community to get involved and sup-port the event on and off the court. Specta-tors will be guaranteed plenty of drama onthe court, with SA’s best players matchingtheir skills against players ranked amongthe top 100 in the world. All donations re-ceived will be handed over to the Cancer As-sociation of South Africa at the prizegivingon Friday.”
The programme for the rest of the weekToday. 17:00 Third round openmen; First round
open women. 13:15 - 19:30 Second round matches –
PSA/WSA main draw first round matchTomorrow. 17:00 Fourth round open. 17:45 - 21:30 Third round matches (quar-
ter finals) – PSA/WSA main drawThursday. 17:30 Fifth round open event. 18:15 - 21:15Fourth roundmatches (semi-
finals) – PSA/WSA main drawFriday. 09:30 - 10:30 Coaching clinic by Natalie
Grainger (Keith’s sister) – All welcome. 11:00 Open women’s final. 12:00 Open men’s final
. 13:00 WSA women’s final
. 14:00 PSA men’s final
. 15:30 Prizegiving and closing
Top action on the courts
UCT no. 1 player Alexandra Fuller (right) at full stretch against WP team mate Karen Schultz inthe first round of last year’s Keith Grainger Memorial UCT Open Squash Championships.