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PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE WYNBERG Safehouse raided ASTRID FEBRUARIE @FebAstrid A safehouse for abused women and chil- dren experienced a huge blow when the property was broken into and items worth about R45 000 stolen. Now the home is in dire need of supplies and is turning to the public for support. The home is situated in Wynberg, but the precise address cannot be revealed to pro- tect the vulnerable women and children who live at the premises. Warrant officer Silvino Davids, spokes- person of Wynberg police station, has con- firmed the break-in. The safehouse is managed by Lavender Hill-based organisation Philisa Abafazi Be- thu. Manager Janine Poggenpoel says the home is an emergency facility which pro- vides a safe space for women for up to 72 hours. And there have been women and their children who have stayed longer, de- pending on their situation. “We take care of these women and chil- dren and provide them with a place of safety, away from their abusive homes and part- ners,” she says. The break-in has made it difficult for them to take on more people as they are low on supplies. “We can only accommodate a certain num- ber of people as we rely on donations and fundraisers who host events to raise the money needed to buy basic supplies,” she says. Poggenpoel says the property stolen in- cludes brand-new blankets, as well as food and clothing. “These are all basic items required to help the women and children. It is tough for us now, but somehow we manage. But we do call on the public to support us,” she says. The home has been open since 2012 and ca- ters for women and children from all com- munities. Some of the women who enter the home come with little or nothing and every- thing is provided for them – from clothing and food to supplies for their babies, which Poggenpoel says is “extremely costly”. “We feel bad when we have to turn some- one away because we do not have enough space or food. We have dedicated our time to this home, to making it a place where women and their children can feel safe. Here we guide and protect them, but we cannot do it without the support of the public.” Poggenpoel says after the break-in every- one is feeling vulnerable and scared. “We are only women here and we feel like our space has been invaded. The little bit that we have was taken from us and for wom- en and children who come from abusive backgrounds it is extremely scary,” she adds. Poggenpoel says that despite the break-in they will continue to provide a safe space for women and children who are victims of sex- ual and domestic violence to live freely and without fear and to support and educate women and children about their rights and freedoms. Readers who want to donate or make a contribution toward the safehouse can con- tact Poggenpoel on 081 320 5834.
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TUESDAY 13 October 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] IT AS IT IS
TUESDAY 13 October 2015 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] IT AS IT IS
CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG
Janine Poggenpoel, manager of the safehouse for women and children in Wynbergwhich was broken into. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
WYNBERG
Safehouse raidedASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
A safehouse for abused women and chil-dren experienced a huge blow whenthe property was broken into and
items worth about R45 000 stolen.Now the home is in dire need of suppliesand is turning to the public for support.The home is situated in Wynberg, but theprecise address cannot be revealed to pro-tect the vulnerablewomenand childrenwholive at the premises.Warrant officer Silvino Davids, spokes-person of Wynberg police station, has con-firmed the break-in.The safehouse is managed by LavenderHill-based organisation Philisa Abafazi Be-thu.
Manager Janine Poggenpoel says thehome is an emergency facility which pro-vides a safe space for women for up to 72hours. And there have been women andtheir children who have stayed longer, de-pending on their situation.“We take care of these women and chil-dren andprovide themwith a place of safety,away from their abusive homes and part-ners,” she says.The break-in hasmade it difficult for themto take on more people as they are low onsupplies.“Wecanonly accommodate a certainnum-ber of people as we rely on donations andfundraisers who host events to raise themoney needed to buy basic supplies,” shesays.Poggenpoel says the property stolen in-
cludes brand-new blankets, as well as foodand clothing.“These are all basic items required to helpthe women and children. It is tough for usnow, but somehow we manage. But we docall on the public to support us,” she says.The home has been open since 2012 and ca-ters for women and children from all com-munities. Some of the women who enter thehome come with little or nothing and every-thing is provided for them – from clothingand food to supplies for their babies, whichPoggenpoel says is “extremely costly”.“We feel bad when we have to turn some-one away because we do not have enoughspace or food. We have dedicated our timeto this home, to making it a place wherewomenand their children can feel safe. Herewe guide and protect them, but we cannot
do it without the support of the public.”Poggenpoel says after the break-in every-one is feeling vulnerable and scared.“We are only women here and we feel likeour space has been invaded. The little bitthatwehavewas taken fromusand forwom-en and children who come from abusivebackgrounds it is extremely scary,” sheadds.Poggenpoel says that despite the break-intheywill continue to provide a safe space forwomen and children who are victims of sex-ual and domestic violence to live freely andwithout fear and to support and educatewomen and children about their rights andfreedoms.Readers who want to donate or make acontribution toward the safehouse can con-tact Poggenpoel on 081 320 5834.
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Mental Health Awareness Month is cele-brated annually in October. This year
Cape Mental Health will be raising aware-ness around the theme of “Dignity inmentalhealth”.One in four people in all communities
have a mental health condition, and one inevery four people has, at some point in theirlives, experienced a loss of dignity becauseof their mental health condition, says CapeMental Health director Ingrid Daniels.“Few people understand the truemeaning
of dignity, and even fewer realise the ex-
traordinary impact it has on our lives andrelationships.“The social exclusion, lack of resources,
inequality, discrimination and stigma facedby many people with a mental illness inhib-its the restoration of their dignity,” she says.Cape Mental Health is aiming to restore
the dignity of patients and to address exter-nal factors that erode their dignity by offer-ing comprehensive, proactive and enablingmental health services in the province.Despite the existence of legislation, there
are still crucial issues that need to be ad-
dressed and rectified to ensure the dignityof mental health care patients, Daniels says.These include easy and reliable access to
the correct medication, access to communi-ty-based rehabilitation centres, the alloca-tion of sufficient beds and resources to psy-chiatric and other health care facilities andensuring medical staff have basic trainingin and understanding of mental health. It al-so entails ensuring that patients participatein treatment plans and policy implementa-tion.“Although South Africa has legislation in
place to ensure the protection of the rightsof people with psychiatric and intellectualdisabilities, it is our ongoing responsibilityto ensure that this legislation is implement-ed so that all SouthAfricans are treatedwithdignity and respect,” she says.Michael Hattingh, amember of CapeMen-
tal Health’s psychosocial rehabilitation pro-gramme, called Fountain House, says: “Weshould always remember that in order to re-store dignity, all people living with amentalillness have a voice and should be heard.“I am not defined by my mental illness.”
Healthcare should uphold dignity
Motorists must take responsibilityby themselves for renewing theircar licence discs, because they willnot be notified by the departmentof transport when their annual carlicence is up for renewal.A computer systemchange at the
department is affecting motoristswhose licence discs expired at theend of September and are renewa-ble by 21 October. These motoristsare not receiving notices to renew
their annual car licences.Neither will those motorists
whose licence discs expire on 31October and are renewable by 21November.Motorists are urged to check
their disc renewal dates.If it is due for renewal, motorists
should visit their nearest vehiclelicensing office. Licence discs canalso by renewed online by visitingwww.capetown.gov.za/en/eservi-
ces/Pages/default.aspx and follow-ing the steps outlined there.Motorists can also call the City
of Cape Town’s call centre on 0860103 089 to find out the amount ow-ing should they not know the li-cence amount due.Ian Neilson, mayoral committee
member for finance, says they aredoing everything they can to easethe discomfort of motorists and tocome up with better measures.
Note when to renew car disc
BEAUTY AND POWER OF THE OCEAN: Various ocean sports,art, music and food will be a part of the South African OceanFestival at the V&A Waterfront from Wednesday 21 October toMonday 8 November. Watch the Clipper Race Stopover, a new sport(the Jetovator), dragon boat racing or an NSRI rescue demonstration.Capetonians can take part in a variety of fun activities, from theopen water team relay to the canoe demonstration and the Xtremewater polo tournament. For more information visit www.oceanfestival.co.za.
Local kite makers are invited tothe Heritage Kite Competition on1 November. Judges will be look-ing for the best “Swaeltjie”, a tradi-tional, hand-made swallow-shapekite, made with bamboo, paper ormaterial. There is also an open cat-egory for hand-crafted kites of anyshape.
The best Swaeltjieswill win cash– R1000 for first place, R500 for sec-ond and R300 for third. There is al-so R500 prize money in the opencategory.The Cape Town International
Kite Festival will take place atZandvlei Nature Reserve, Muizen-berg (corner of Axminster and the
Row) on Saturday 31 October andSunday 1 November from 10:00 to18:00. The Heritage Kite Competi-tion takes place on the Sundayfrom 13:30.V For more information and entry formsvisit www.capementalhealth.co.za/kite orcontact Cape Mental Health on021 447 9040 or [email protected].
Kite makers can win cash at festival in Muizenberg
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Car alarm headsoff carjackerASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
An elderly woman was pushed to theground by a would-be car thief in
Wynberg.Warrant Officer Silvino Davids,
spokesperson of Wynberg police station,says the woman was in her driveway inTroop Road on Thursday 29 Septemberat about 20:10, standing behind her car,when she felt someone push her from be-hind and she fell on the ground.“She screamed and her son came out
of their home. The suspect pointed a fire-arm at him and shot at him,” Davidssays.The suspect then got into the car and
attempted to start the car, but the caralarm went off and he jumped out andfled the scene on foot.Davids says the woman and her son
were unharmed and police are investi-gating the incident..Meanwhile, a house break-in occurredin Herschel Road on Saturday eveninglast week.
A family left their home with all doorsand windows locked and the alarm set.“Later in the evening, one of the resi-
dents and her boyfriend returned homeand discovered the house had been bro-ken into, as various items were miss-ing,” he says.Davids says the suspect broke a win-
dow in the main bedroom to gain entry.. In a separate incident a car’s batterywas stolen from inside a locked garagein Kenilworth.. Meanwhile, a man was robbed of hiscellphone in Station Road on Friday 30September at about 18:00.Davids says the man was approached
by anothermanwho asked him for direc-tions.“After the suspect asked the victim for
directions he asked for his cellphone andthreatened him by telling him he had aknife on him, but he did not show it,” hesays.The victim handed over his cellphone.
The robber took out the SIM card andgave it back to the victim before he fledthe scene.
A security guard was tied up and gaggedwhile three men robbed the constructionsite at BP garage in Plumstead.Warrant officer Keith Chandler, spokes-
person of Diep River police station, says awhite bakkie pulled up to the premises onThursday 1 October at 17:15 and three men,all wearing overalls, asked to see the logsheets.“When the guard turned to open the con-
tainer he was overpowered by his three at-tackers, who tied him up with tape and ca-ble ties,” Chandler says.The robbers stole generators, compactors
and other power tools.The guard, who was unhurt, was discov-
ered more than an hour later and freed.No weapons were used.Anyone with information can contact
WarrantOfficerPaulBrownon021 710 7347.
Three rob garage site of generators, tools
Mall thief strikes again to take women’s shoppingASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
Shoppers are warned to be vigilant as thefestive season comes closer. Several
more cases have been reported of womenwho were conned and their belongings sto-len.People’s Post previously reported that the
Wynberg police has seen over 10 cases inwhich women have been conned into “buy-ing clothes” at half price only to have theirbelongings stolen (“Watch out for ‘friendlyshop helper’”, 26 May).Warrant Officer Silvino Davids, spokes-
person ofWynberg police station, says therehave been more incidents recently. “All
shoppers – not only women – need to be vigi-lant at all times, as this could happen to any-one. We urge shoppers to never let their per-sonal items out of their sight,” Davids says.Severalwomenhave been duped into leav-
ing their belongings with strangers underfalse promises of buying items at severalclothing stores at discount prices.Davids says a group of women have been
targeting shoppers in a mall in Wynberg.“Many of the victims were approached in
one specific store in the mall,” he says.The suspect somehow convinces the vic-
tim that she is a store employee and can getthe victim “whatever they want for half theprice”.“The suspect then tells the victim if they
are interested to meet with them outside themall, where about three to four other ‘inter-ested buyers’ are waiting,” he says.The con artist explains that they can only
go back into the store with one “interestedbuyer” at a time and then asks the womengathered to leave all their belongings, in-cluding their handbags, cellphones, pursesand even their shopping bags, with the other“interested buyers” who are waiting fortheir turn. The suspect first takes one of heraccomplices back to the store. This womanreturns with clothing she says has been pur-chased from the store. “This, however, is on-ly a way to make the victim trust that thesuspect is the real deal,” he says.What happens next is that the victim
leaves all her belongings, goes back to theclothing store with the suspect and is toldto pick out what she wants. She is told to goback outside themall to where the other “in-terested buyers” are and wait there.However, the victim realises as soon as
she gets outside the mall to the “waiting ar-ea” that the other three or four “interestedbuyers” are missing – with her belongings.“This is a well thought out scam and the
victims are easily lured into purchasingitems at a discount price,” he says.Davids urges shoppers to be careful and
not fall for scams like this one. “If anyonehas any information on the suspects or hasbeen approached in this manner please re-port it to the police,” he says.
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Saturday 17 October
V Wynberg: The Cape Town FamilyHistory Society will host a panel ofseasoned family historians offering tipson your family tree research at StJohn’s Church Hall, St John’s Road from14:30 to 16:30. Entry is R20 per personand free to members, with tea and eatsincluded. Annual membership is R80.For more information contact DavidSlingsby on 021 715 5104 or david[email protected] or Ann Smytheon 083 6633 463 or [email protected] or visit www.familyhistory.co.za.
V Southfield: Era Property will host acommunity day in the Southfield Libraryhall from 10:00 to 15:00. For moreinformation contact Melani de Roos on078 363 6540.
Sunday 18 October
V Hout Bay: The Lions Club of HoutBay art and craft market will trade onthe new site at the Hout Bay Common,Hout Bay Main Road from 10:00 to16:00. For more information contactMiranda on 082 850 9752.
V Wynberg: The Wynberg flea marketwill be held at the William Herbertsports grounds every Sunday. For moreinformation call or WhatsApp083 435 3577.
Tuesday 20 October
V Plumstead: The Prostate and MaleCancers support group will meet in theboardroom of Mediclinic Constantiabergfrom 18: 00 to 19:00. The topic islaughter therapy.
HOUT BAY
Club mentors young ridersThe Hout Bay Cycling Club has receivednew, much-needed cycling kit.The kit was donated by EvoTec Plastics,
aSouthAfricancompanyspecialising in theproduction of precision plastic parts andcomponents.IainMcIntosh, club chairperson, says the
timing of the donation couldn’t bemore per-
fect, as they are entering a new road cyclingseason with a number of newer members.“The committee I represent and our
young riders have been very much lookingforward to the arrival of the new kit. Wehope this will mark a thriving new partner-ship between us and EvoTec Plastics. Wegreatly appreciate their contribution.”
Managed by a volunteer committee offive experienced cyclists, the club uses cy-cling to expose young riders to life outsidetheir often difficult living circumstances.Theyoung riders are drawn from the Imi-
zamo Yethu and Hangberg communities.They are fitted with road bikes and cy-
cling kits, then get taken on three trainingrides per week.The club also enters them in road cycling
races and fun rides ona regular basis; it hasseen a number of them grow into verystrong cyclists over the years.In addition to ongoing mentoring offered
by individual committee members, theclub also employs specialists to offer coach-ing to the riders.Many of them come from single-parent
families, oftenwithabject povertyanddiffi-cult living conditions at home. They there-fore often lack the necessary educationaland social mentoring required to enablethem to lead balanced lives while compet-ing on an equal level with their peers atschool.Gernot Liebentritt, managing director of
the company which donated the kit, haspraised the club for the work done with theyoung riders.“In these days when so much more re-
mains to be done in order to give hope toyoung South Africans, it always touchesmy heart to see people volunteering theirtime and, in many cases, personal resour-ces to make a difference in the lives of oth-ers,” he says.Liebentritt further says they all know
how “tough life often is inmany townships,especially in Imizamo Yethu andHangbergwhich are located in such close proximityto Hout Bay opulence”.“As a cyclist myself, I saw the club as a
natural recipient and potential social de-velopment partner for EvoTec. This is thebeginning of a journey that I am sure willenable us to watch these young riders growinto stronger cyclists and better citizens ofour country,” he says.
Hout Bay Cycling Club members with their new kit sponsored by a local company.
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Don’t dump just because others doASTRID FEBRUARIE
@FebAstrid
Concerns about illegal dumpinghas a res-ident calling on other residents to re-
spect public spaces andnot to use construc-tion sites to dump unwanted items.
Richard Sissons, a Kreupelbosch resi-dent, says he has been monitoring the rub-ble at several properties in the area andfound that at one property someone haddropped off his waste next to the construc-tion bin outside the property a couple ofweeks ago.
“I am concerned about this behaviour asproperty owners try their best to ensuretheykeep thearea cleanand inorderwherethe construction equipment or materials
are kept,” he says.Despite the fact that the dumped waste
was removed, Sissons still wants to ensurethat residents are made aware of it.
He says the dumping might be due to theclosure of the Ladies Mile drop-off site,since people now find it more convenientto throw their rubbish away at propertieswhere there is rubble outside.People’s Post previously reported that
the City council was taking several stepsto ensure the Retreat drop-off facility in10th Avenue was ready for the influx oftraffic after the closure of the Ladies Miledrop-off facility (“Rubbish dump readiedfor rush”, 29 September).
The City of Cape Town advised that thefacility would close permanently at the end
of September. This is to make way for a suc-cessful land restitution claim, and the landis to be handed to the regional land claimscommissioner.
Official drop-off sitesResidents can make use of the Retreat,
Wynberg or Hout Bay drop-off facilities orthe Coastal Park landfill site in Zeekoeivlei.
Sissons believes the closure of the facilityhas led to this unwanted behaviour. He iscalling on all residents to report anyonedumping his rubbish on another’s propertyor in an open space.
“I would also like to raise my concernswith regard to anyone paying someone to
drop off their unwanted items, especially ifthe person is not from a reputable company.There have been incidents where the rub-bish was just dumped in open spaces,” hesays.
Sissons adds that homeless people are alsogiven residents’ unwanted items or collectrubbish from bins. Their throwaway itemsare then dumped in open fields. This, he be-lieves, also attracts people to dumping.
“I understand that people want to give tothe homeless, but they are urged to give re-sponsibility. We need to keep our communi-ty clean.
“If your property looks like a tip, it willbecome a tip,” he says.
Richard Sissons shows some of the rubbish collected by homeless people, which is left on anopen piece of land in the Kreupelbosch area. PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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Direct claimant EdwinaMakgamatha is a survivor of ahit-and-run accident that nearlyclaimed her life and left herpartner seriously injured. To thisday, the driver who caused thehorrific accident five years ago onthe notorious Mabopane Highwayoutside Pretoria, resulting inthe car rolling several times, isunknown.
Edwina heeded RAF’s call to approachthe Fund directly, thus ensuring theirclaim was handled quicker and that theyreceived their full settlement, withouthaving to pay any legal fees. Thanks tothe RAF’s compassionate and professionalhandling of their case, they receivedfull compensation and were granted anundertaking certificate to cater for theirfuture health needs and requirements.
For her physical needs, the RAF ensuredthat Edwina received all mobility disabilitydevices she required such as a wheelchair,a bath bench and pressure mattresses.Furthermore, her home was modified tomake it more accessible for wheelchairuse, while hand controls were installed inEdwina’s car, allowing her to regain herindependence once again.
The 30-year-old mother of two underwenta long and gruelling rehabilitation. Not onlydid she have to deal with accepting herphysical injuries but also with the massive
psychological and emotional traumawhen she realised that she would neverwalk again. However, Edwina credits herrecovery to the enormous psychologicaland emotional support the RAF caregiversprovide.
Today, Edwina has victoriously turnedher pain into a new mission in life – sheis making a difference in the lives ofmany left paralysed by road crashes,especially those living in townships whereservices for the disabled remain poor.Her company, Thusanang (meaning ‘tohelp one another’), has forged close tieswith numerous manufacturers of mobilitydisability products and along with herspecially trained caregivers, refers themfor home and car modifications. She doesmotivational talks, visits rehab centres,supplies medical consumables, and is evenestablishing a driving school for disabledpeople!
“The RAF has not only given me supportduring a hectic period but has alsoassisted me to establish my business,” shesaid. “When I was young, I wanted to bea nurse, and I feel what I’m doing nowis the closest thing to achieving mydream.”
Edwina can be contacted on011 – 453 0480.
For more details about RAF’s services, contact the Call Centre on0860 23 55 23, from Monday to Friday between 07h45 and 16h00.
Situated on a private peninsula surroundedby three beautiful beaches, Shelley Point isone of the only places in the country wherethe sun rises and sets over the sea. The BonHotel Shelley Point, on the Shelley Point Es-tate, is one of the finest resorts on the WestCoast and a 90-minute drive from Cape Town.
Suitable for family holidays, corporate geta-ways, weddings and a variety of events, theresort has plenty to offer. It has a challengingand officially rated 9-hole golf course, restau-rants and cocktail bars, two swimming pools,a spa and wellness centre, tennis courts andbowling greens and, for the family holiday, akids’ club to keep the young ones busy whileparents play golf, enjoy a pamper at the spa
or laze about at the pool.The conference centre has three venues and
caters for team building, training, workshops,cocktail functions and wedding receptions. Itis a great place to host a celebration, and thebest part is that no-one has to drive home.The restaurants cater for all, from buffet
breakfasts to fabulous lunches, not to men-tion being the perfect setting for a romanticdinner. The famous cocktail bar overlooks thefirst tee, the ocean and palm trees and there’sa good chance you will feel as if you are onan islandholiday, enjoyingpiña coladasor tak-ing a last sip of your mojito.V Visit www.bonhotels.com and their Facebook pagefor more information.
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Nominations for the Cultural AffairsAwards close on Friday.The awards are held annually to cele-
brate individuals and organisations in theprovince who aremaking a positive contri-bution on the cultural side of life. Theawards have been given to those who havemadeaprofound impact in theareas of arts,culture, language, heritage, museums, ar-chives, geographical names and librariesover the years.Anroux Marais, provincial minister of
cultural affairs and sport, says it is impor-tant to celebrate the rich and diverse cul-ture of the individuals and organisationswho are doing the province proud.“Theseare thepeoplewhobuild a founda-
tion for the generations to come”, saysMar-ais.Members of the public whowish to nomi-
nate an individual or organisation for anaward, can get nomination forms on the de-partment’s website at www.western-cape.gov.za/dept/cas.The awards ceremony will take place in
February next year.
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From the beginning of this month the buri-al hours at Maitland, Welmoed and Khaye-litsha cemeteries have been extended onSaturdays and Sundays.This is being done for a trial period of six
months.The purpose of the extension is to accom-
modate more burials over the weekend, toprovide amore dignified service in the bus-iest cemeteries and to avoid congestion be-tween noon and 14:00.The extended hours will be on Saturdays
from 08:00 to 16:00 and on Sundays fromnoon to 15:00.Belinda Walker, mayoral committee
member for community services and spe-cial projects, says about 1000 burials amonth take place in Cape Town cemeteries.Saturday is the much preferred day for
funerals at the City’s cemeteries.“We want our cemeteries to be quiet and
dignified spaces where people can congre-gate to bury and mourn their loved ones.But with so many funerals taking place onthe same day, this is no easy task. I believethat the extension of the burial bookinghours on Saturdays at our three largestcemeteries will go a long way towards ad-dressing this challenge,” says Walker.Sunday morning burials for specific de-
nominations will still apply.
More time for burialsover weekends
Spring Queen celebratedThe Southern African Clothing and TextileWorkers’ Union (SACTWU) will be cele-brating the 40th anniversary of its SpringQueen on 14 November.The trade union requests all women who
have been crowned as Spring Queen tomake contact so that they can also celebratein this special year. The organisation alsowants to contact the winners of the finalsheld at the Good Hope Centre recently.V Contact Ann Delport on 021 447 4570 or [email protected].
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“Be the eyes and the ears of your neigh-bourhood watch.”
Through this message Southfield Neigh-bourhood Watch members want to encour-age residents to join the organisation to helpmake the community a safer place.
Last week the watch, in partnership withthree other neighbourhood watches andDiep River police, set out on a patrol in theearly hours of the morning. People’s Postjoined the watch on the patrol.
About 20 to 25 residents and police mem-bers gathered at the police station beforethey started their patrol.
Freddie Daniels, vice-chairperson of theSouthfield Neighbourhood Watch, sayswhen out on patrol their aim is to deter crim-inals in the community.
“Our aim is to ensure that we keep ourcommunity safe and deter any criminal ac-tivity. We need to be proactive if we want tomake a difference here,” he says.
During the patrol they regularly urge resi-dents to join the neighbourhood watch. Be-ing a neighbourhood watch member doesnot mean that you have to patrol as there aremany other roles to play, they say.
“An active member can be someone walk-ing their dogs to the park. If they see some-thing suspicious they can report it to thewatch or police.
“Even sitting at home in the garden orwatching through the window can be as pro-active as someone going out on a patrol,” hesays.
There are many elderly people in theneighbourhood, Daniels says, who need tobe taken into consideration.
“We cannot expect the elderly to patrollike we do and therefore urge residents tolook out for them,” he says.
In driving around on the patrol the watchmembers check the parks, canals, openfields and the train station.
“We also check if people have left theirgates and garages open. If it is we stop andknock on their door and alert them to therisk it may be to have their property open,”
he says.Daniels adds that the train station is one
of their biggest headaches as there havebeen many reports of people getting robbedthere in the early hours of the morning.
“Here are many people who rely on publictransport, like the trains, and they have nochoice but to walk to the station and wait forthe trains. It is unfair that they fall victimto robbery or any other crime here,” he says.
Daniels says they patrol the station areaon every patrol during the hours people areexpected to be at the station, to look out fortheir safety.
“We need to be the eyes and the ears forour neighbours too; not only for their safetybut for ours too,” he says.
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Bennie Bunsee, a political commentatorand journalist and former executive
member of the Wynberg Residents and Rate-payers’ Association died on Saturday.
Bunsee would have celebrated his 80thbirthday on 22 October.
Resident Darron Arouja says Bunseemade Wynberg his home when he returnedfrom exile under apartheid, and lived inProspect Hill Road.
Bunsee had open-heart surgery only ashort while ago, but was readmitted to hos-pital with post-surgery complications.
Raised in Chesterville, Durban, Bunseewas a struggle veteran. As a teenager hetaught himself to type so as to follow hisdream of a career in journalism, focusing es-pecially on politics.
Bunsee served on the first Wynberg Resi-dents and Ratepayers’ Association (WRRA)executive committee, having regularly at-tended public meetings to assist with the
formation of the Association. Bunsee wasparticularly outspoken against crime inWynberg and was a member of the WRRA’sfirst community safety subcommittee.
He regularly attended public meetingsconvened by the WRRA, and openly voicedhis support for the Association against the“controversial” BRT route.
Bunsee attended the first candlelight vigilheld by the SRFA against the BRT route inFebruary, and walked the route of the evic-tions, before he and others addressed thegathering.
He is survived by his nephew Michael,who moved to Cape Town to assist Bunseeover the period of his illness. He is furthersurvived by family in Durban and in Man-chester, England.
A thorough, dignified gentleman, he wasa special friend to his neighbours inProspect Hill and Mountain View roads andwill be very much missed.
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Struggle veteran dies
Bennie Bunsee (in the middle) at the firstSouth Road candlelight vigil earlier this year.
On Saturday facilities around the world, in-cluding the Two Oceans Aquarium, will becelebrating African Penguin AwarenessDay.
The endangered African penguin is foundonly along the Southern African coastline.
A number of activities will take place atthe Aquarium on the day to celebrate.
A mini Penguin Waterfront Waddle willkick things off. This year, the 2.5km routewill amble through the Waterfront, startingand finishing at the Aquarium. All partici-pants are encouraged to wear black andwhite in support of the penguins and to jointhe festivities from 08:30 for complimentarybeverages. The waddle will start at 09:00.Waddlers are also encouraged to bring their
own water, as bottled water is not encour-aged. Samantha, the Aquarium’s penguinmascot, will make an appearance and mem-bers of the Aquarium will have the opportu-nity to see the movie City slickers – A taleof two African penguins.
The African penguin is endemic to South-ern Africa and the only penguin speciesfound on the continent. They are only foundfrom the Namibian coast in the west, to Al-goa Bay in the east. These charismatic,flightless birds are classified as endangeredaccording to the IUCN Red List of Threaten-ed Species. It is estimated that, at the turnof the century, the African penguin popula-tion numbered approximately 1.5m.
These enigmatic birds face extinction in
the wild as their numbers continue to de-cline dramatically, with just over 18 000breeding pairs left in South Africa.
Loss of food source due to overfishing, cli-mate change and habitat destruction arejust some of the factors taking their toll.
African penguins feed mainly on small,shoaling fish like pilchards and anchovies.This puts them in direct competition withhumans. Studies have found that Africanpenguins have to travel further and furtheraway from their colonies in search of food.This is detrimental to penguin chicks asthey rely on their parents for food.V For more information about the celebrations of Afri-can Penguin Day at the Two Oceans Aquarium visitwww.aquarium.co.za.
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Social worker Bukiwe Siyazi is tracing thefamily or friends of Charles Maclobo. Maclobois originally from Namibia.
He has been living on the streets around Lo-tus River for 10 years.
He does not have family in Cape Town.If anyone knows Maclobo urgently call Si-
yazi on 021 508 7469 / 70 / 00.
Seeking family of Namibian
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The Cape Town Cycle Tour hasannounced that it has bandedtogether with five other mass
participation cycling events toform the World Association of Cy-cling Events (WACE).The constitution of the new asso-
ciation was announced in Romelast week.WACE comprises six of the most
prestigious and largest mass par-ticipation events in the world,namely:. Cape Town Cycle Tour, theworld’s largest timed cycling event.TDFiveBoroBike Tour, the onlyclosed road mass participation cy-cling event in New York City, with32 000 participants. Vatternrundan in Sweden, thelongest and oldest mass participa-tion cycling event in the worldwith more than 6m kilometres rid-den each year. L’Etape du Tour, one of the mostbeautiful and toughest races rid-den over a stage of the Tour deFrance. RideLondon, the world’s largestfestival of cycling with more than95 000 riders on traffic-free roads inLondon and Surrey. Granfondo Campagnolo Roma, a
unique cycling experience inRomeWACE has been formed to pro-
mote and increase cycling world-wide. With more than 200 000 par-ticipants from 90 countries ridinginWACEevents eachyear, thenew
organisation should inspire newriders to take up the challenge ofcycling and to encourage riders totravel to participate in otherworld-class cycling events.“It is a very exciting time for cy-
cling with such rapid growth in in-terest and participation,” saidHugh Brasher, president of WACEandevent director forRideLondon.More major international cy-
cling events are set to join WACE
and the association is planning thecreation of the “WACE challenge”with awards to riders who takepart in multiple WACE eventsaround the world.“The Cape Town Cycle Tour is
extremely excited and proud to beassociated with the founding ofWACE,” said David Bellairs, di-rector of the Cape Town CycleTour.“It is indeed an honour to be as-
sociated with this grouping of theworld’s most prestigiousmass par-ticipation cycling events.“The Cape Town Cycle Tour has
the promotion of cycling at its coreand the raising of money for chari-ty as key drivers, while at the sametime promoting Cape Town as adestination for cyclists across theglobe.“Working with the amazing
group of events will certainly as-sist us in achieving our aims. Be-ing able to share ideas and know-ledge with event organisers global-ly can only lead to betterexperiences for those participat-ing. It is wonderful that as a resultof the international reach ofWACE, more cyclists from all overthe world will now get to learnabout and discover other events incountries from as far afield asSouth Africa.”
Cape Cycle Tour among elite
The Cape Town Cycle Tour has banded with five of the world’s leading mass cycling events to form the WorldAssociation of Cycling Event. Here are (from back, left): David Bellairs (Cape Town Cycle Tour), Matteo Gerevini(WACE general secretary), Andy Gould (TD Five Boro Bike Tour, New York); (front): Gianluca Santili (GranfondoCampagnolo Roma), Hugh Brasher (WACE president) and EvaLena Frick (Vatternrundan).
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A sizzling volley, 25 yards from goal by de-fender Lwandile Soboyise lifted Young Idolsto itsmaidenCoca-ColaCup crownonSatur-day.TheManenberg outfit waswrapped in glo-
ry after thrilling soccer as they saw off anequally determined Milan United 2-1 in theSafa Cape Town knockout competition.The competition is modelled after the
iconic English FA Cup, attracting 532 ama-teur teams throughout the region.Young Idols’ ability to show off its prow-
ess, in which the team members dished upsome silky moves, probably signified theirhunger andwillingness to produce the goodsto walk away as champions.Milano United was not completely out of
it, but the team was not as effective as itsYoung Idols counterpart, playing good soc-cer, but in thewrongareas.Wheneventuallygiven the opportunity to score twice throughstriker Fawaaz Basadien, they failed to con-vert their chances into goals.That squared chances in which their
coach Desmond Crowie shook his head.The boys in the white and green shirts
were spurred on by the brass band from the
Manenberg community. Like a 12th man,the band lifted the players. The moment ofmagic arrived in the 73rd minute whenLwandile Soboyise put up his hand, whizzedpast the first two defenders before turninghis body in and out of the next fourmarkers.He then unleashed from 25m a volley.That turned out to be the decisive match-
winner that had theR35000 prize and the tro-phy engraved in Young Idols’ name on a ped-estal.While Crowie and his Milano players still
earned R20 000.
Men’s finalYoung Idols 2 (1), Milano United 1 (1)Scorers: YOUNG IDOLS – Shannon Hen-dricks, Lwandile SoboyiseMILANO UNITED – Thurlow Wood
Women’s finalRV United 2 (1), Spurs Ladies 0Scorers: RV UNITED – Atipila Sidondi, No-luthando Seti
Boys u.18 finalMasidlale 4 (4), Sporting United 0Scorers: MASIDLALE – Kganya Moiloa (2),Masibuve Nombexeza, Mthetho Moyikwa
Young Idols wins their maiden CocaCola Cup crown
A victorious Young Idols team celebrate lifting this year’s CocaCola Cup after beating MilanoUnited 21 in the final at Athlone Stadium on Saturday. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
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SPORTCape Town Surfriders district clinched
the coveted Freedom Cup for the teamwith the most points at the annual SA
Junior Champs in Jeffreys Bay last week.The Cape Town team also won two of the
six individual titles at stake and providedeight of the 24 finalists, earning 32 576 pointsto finishwell ahead of hosts NelsonMandelaBay (27 956) and third placed defending cup-holder eThekweni (25 170).
Cape Winelands repeated its fourth placein the team standings of last year, followedby Buffalo City, Eden, Ugu, the SA Develop-ment Academy and uThungulu.
“All around the event has been really wellorganised with the directors making gooddecisions to add heats and starting early toget more done on some days,” said ChrisBond, coach of the Cape Town squad.
“The waves have been absolutely firingthe entire time with kids getting the bestwaves of their lives in heats. And the surfershave really been pushing their limits withmany excellent scores and a couple of 10-point rides.”JodyMaree triumphed in the premier u.17
boys’ final in which all four finalists camefrom the South Peninsula area.“I’ve been training really hard and it is
great to finallywin after somany second pla-ces. It was awesome,” said Maree.Another Cape Town surfer, Max Elking-
ton, took home the u.15 boys’ title after herecovered from a serious arm injury earlierin the year to secure a nail-biting victoryover local favourite Sebastian Williams.The specialty awards for individuals and
teams saw Cape Town win the Billabong/Bad Billy’s Tag Team Paddle Battle andR5000 for the association. Host team NelsonMandela Bay earned the team spirit awardworth R2500.Results:Freedom Cup (Provincial team points):
1. Cape Town – 32 576 points2. Nelson Mandela Bay – 27 956 pts3. eThekweni – 25 170 pts4. Cape Winelands – 21 526 pts5. Buffalo City – 18 735 pts6. Eden – 17 620 pts7. Ugu – 16 314 pts8. SA Development Academy – 12 955 pts9. uThungulu – 6 920 pts
Boys u.17:1. Jordy Maree (Cape Town)2. Ford van Jaarsveld (Cape Winelands)3. Jake Elkington (Cape Town)4. Ethan Fletcher (Cape Town)Girls u.17:1. Chrystal Hulett (Nelson Mandela Bay)2. Pippa Jones (Cape Town)3. Taghiti Gericke (Eden)4. Kia Fenton (Nelson Mandela Bay)Boys u.15:1. Max Elkington (Cape Town)2. Sebastian Williams (Nelson MandelaBay)3. Luke Slijpen (Cape Town)4. Angelo Faulkner (Nelson MandelaBay)Girls u.15:1. Kirsty McGillivray (Nelson MandelaBay)2. Sophie Bell (eThekweni)3. Olivia Izzard (eThekweni)4. Christy Gilmore (eThekweni)Boys u.13:1. Brayden Bergset (eThekweni)2. York van Jaarsveldt (Cape Town)3. Manoa Robb (Cape Town)4. Dillon Hendriks (Nelson MandelaBay)Girls u.13:1. Gabi Lailvaux (eThekweni)2. Summer Sutton (Cape Town)3. Kayla Nogueira (eThekweni)4. Lisa van Heerden (Cape Winelands)
Cape surfers ride to success
The victorious Cape Town Surfriders team hold aloft the coveted Freedom Cup that they wonfor accumulating the highest points total at the Billabong SA Junior Champs in Jeffreys Bay.
PHOTO: IAN THURTEL
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL: Steenberg’s Greenwood soccer club was crowned champion of the annual Fulham u.18 Tournament of Hope after beating JL Swane 10 in thefinal played at Portlands sports complex.
The new Western Province baseball seasonkicked off this past weekend, with the soft-ball season getting underway this weekend.
In the major league Athlone As will hostdefending champion Durbanville, while
newly-promoted Crusaders will host West-ridge Yankees.Meanwhile, Bellville will travel to Silver-