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WYNBERG: THIRD LIFE CLAIMED BY VIOLENT COLD WEATHER

Grim reaper in BonnytounMONIQUE DUVAL

The cold weather claimed its third vic-tim in Bonnytoun informal settlementlast week as Lennox Tisani died after

a long struggle with tuberculosis (TB).His life partner and mother of his twin

daughters, Sandra Visser, could not holdback the tears as she recalled the events thatled up to his death.Inside her shack is a two-plate stove, a

small wardrobe and her daughters’ bed, asthe water from the leaking roof falls onthem.The family moved to Bonnytoun in 2007

and have been affected by the weather everywinter. “When the rain comes, we get sickandmypartnerdevelopedTBover theyears.Hewas receiving treatment at the day hospi-tal, but over the past fewmonths it got reallybad. The rain comes right in and he wascoughing all the time,” she says.Visser says Tisani was admitted to the DP

Marais Hospital, where he passed away, inRetreat a week ago. “He had chest pains andstruggled to breath. He was taking medica-tion, but doctors and nurses toldme that theunhealthy living conditionsmade it worse,”she says.“Everyday I blame myself for not having

a better shelter, but I am unemployed andI can’t afford to improve the shelter. Nomat-ter what I try to do, the water runs rightthrough – our feet are wet all the time.”Not far fromVisser’s shelter a man can be

heard coughing and wheezing. George Olif-ant, who has been living in Bonnytoun fortwo years, says he is also worried about hishealth. “I also have TB and when the weath-er is this bad I getmore ill. I live in this shackwith my girlfriend and although we havebeen complaining about the conditions welive in, nobody listens,” he says.Community activist Colin Arendse says

the conditions in Bonnytoun have attribut-ed to the deaths of threemen, includingTisa-ni, and he fears there will be more.“We have raised our concerns about the

flooding, the toilets and many other issues,but the City of Cape Town is not interested.The biggest problem is the flooding everywinter. The water pushes through theground and people are getting sick,” he says.Bonnytoun resident Willa Esmandu says

the toilets provided by the City has been outof order for several months, after a pipe

burst. “The toilets have been here for awhile, but nobody uses it as there is no wa-ter. You can see the water pushing upthrough the ground.We have reported theseissues, but nothing happens,” he says.On Friday 30 September, City officials

were in the area to repair the broken pipesand question residents.Mayoral Committee (Mayco) member for

Utility Services Ernest Sonnenberg says thewater supply to the toilets was damaged bya truck.

“However, only four of the 14 toilets wereaffected; of the 10 remaining toilets, nine arestill operational and one has been vandal-ised. The City made repairs last week,” hesays.Esmandu says he is concerned about the

health of the community as many have fall-en ill. “Everywhere you look, you see peopleand children coughing. Many of them al-ready have TB and I’m scared it will getworse with this weather ,” he says.“The whole area is wet and damp and this

is not good for people who have chest prob-lems.”However, Mayco member for Transport,

Roads and Stormwater, Brett Herron saysthe site itself does not flood, as it is drainedby earth channels constructed around theperimeter.“Thesewere constructed to drain the adja-

cent sports fields and electricity depot. How-ever, the site itself is not shaped for propersurfacedrainage, resulting inpondingofwa-ter in places,” Herron says.“As some of the structures have floor lev-

els below ground level, some of this watercan also enter the structures. The surfaceponding will re-occur during periods ofheavy rainfall as we have recently been ex-perienced.”Mayco member for Human Settlements

Tandeka Gqada says they are planning forimproved access to the settlement, as well asmeasures to eliminate flooding.She says while the informal settlement

may not be in a good location, the City-owned land is suitable for habitation.

WATER WORRY: Resident Willa Esmandu fears for residents’ health. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

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Ugly truths of Fetal Alcohol SyndromeNADINE MOODIE

There is no medication to treat it andthose affected never achieve their fullpotential. This is the horrifying trage-

dy of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) stalkingcommunities across the globe.

Drinking may be an adult’s delight, but itis deadly to an unborn child.

Professor Denis Viljoen, an honorary pro-fessor in genetics at universities of Stellen-bosch and Witwatersrand and chairpersonof the Foundation for Alcohol Related Re-search, says booze affects the central nerv-ous system, and the effects on a child stillin development is far reaching.

“Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in the child is de-

termined by the mother’s alcohol usage dur-ing pregnancy,” he says.

“Some mothers who drink appear to havenormal children, but once they’re tested itcomes to the fore that they’re not like aver-age children.

“The mother’s genetic makeup also deter-mines the health of the child. If the mother’smetabolism is fast, alcohol will be metabo-lised quickly and won’t have serious effectson the child. There is no blood test for alco-hol syndrome, which makes it difficult to de-termine FAS within children.”

Viljoen says no woman knows when she’spregnant. “Most women only find outthey’re pregnant weeks or months after shewas sexually active,” he says.

Consuming alcohol during pregnancy canaffect up to 90% of the baby’s nervous systemand can also result in skeletal and organ de-fects.

“This can have an array of effects on thechild’s intellect, language, executive func-tions, behaviour and attention span,” Vil-joen explains.

“At least 15% of children in poor commu-nities are born with FAS. This means there’san estimate of two million people in thecountry who’ve been affected by the syn-drome.”

These children don’t have the usual inhi-bitions of their peers free of FAS and get in-volved with risky and unsavoury activities.

“Their [age] of death is reduced when com-pared to the normal population because theyget involved in unsavoury activities. Theycost society money, because the educationsystem can’t cope with them.

“These individuals generally disrupt theclassroom and mainstream teachers are notequipped to teach them. Social servicesdoesn’t accommodate FAS individuals un-less they are handicapped in a certain way.Not a lot is afforded to these individuals andit will literally take years to get to the topof this problem,” Viljoen says.

A Grade 6 teacher at a mainstream school,who spoke to People’s Post on condition ofanonymity, says she has FAS children in herclass and struggles to fulfil her duty to teachthem. “They struggle to grasp concepts andreact differently to situations. Some are verypassive while others are aggressive,” shesays.

“These pupils need individual attentionand explaining concepts to them takes a longtime. Some can’t concentrate and will walk

around aftersitting still forfive minutes todisturb therest of theclass.”

Teachingthese childrenis a trial.

“Instead ofusing numbersI use sweets asnumbers to ex-plain. An aver-age child in myclass takes upto three days tograsp some-thing, but aFAS child cantake up tothree weeks be-fore they un-derstand,” shesays. “I’velearned thatFAS childrencome from abusive situations, single-parenthouseholds and environments where peoplehave turned to alcohol as a saving grace. Thesad reality is that many of the children knowthey have FAS.”

The education system does not accommo-date children with FAS, so many of them arepromoted to the next grade regardless if theyare competent at concepts taught at lowerlevels. “Compared with their peers it is evi-dent FAS children have different featuressuch as a smaller head and hands, their earsare positioned lower on their heads andtheir faces are tiny,” she says.

“They read phonetically without compre-hension by breaking up words as they goalong a sentence. Most of them are morepractically inclined and should be accommo-dated at special schools.”

Founder and CEO of FAS Facts FrancoisGrobbelaar says they’ve started a mentor-ship programme for expectant mothers.

“The mentor visits the mother twice amonth and over weekends to ensure she’sstopped drinking because some womenstruggle to stop consuming alcohol duringpregnancy,” he says. “The responsibilitylies with the woman to confirm she’s stoppeddrinking and the mentor will also ask herfamily members and companion to confirm

this. The mentor also observes the woman’sattitude to determine her behaviour.

“We’ve had a lot of success with this pro-gramme because of the 37 participants, 25stopped drinking completely, while the oth-er 12 drink less.”

The foundation’s CEO Leana Olivier saysthey have launched various projects ena-bling teachers with skills on how to teachFAS children. They also have another pro-gramme focusing on promoting a healthierlifestyle to mothers. “Everybody should takeresponsibility for the huge FAS problemSouth Africa is experiencing,” she says.

This has led to the foundation approach-ing the liquor industry to sponsor and assistwith prevention and awareness work.

“Even though FAS is not considered a dis-ability there’s an international movementlobbying to get it listed in the American Psy-chiatric Association’sDiagnostic and Statis-tical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V),”she says.

“This will ensure for better managementand resources to deal with this condition.”

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The City of Cape Town is in the process of finalising its Tourism Development Framework.

In terms of Section 17 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act the public andinterested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments, recommendationsor input on the Draft Tourism Development Framework from 1 to 30 September 2013.

Comments, input and recommendations may be submitted by:

• Fax: 021 417 4141• E-mail: [email protected]• Written submission posted to: 2 Hertzog Boulevard, 14th Floor, Standard Bank Building,

Cape Town 8001 (for attention: Dr Theuns Vivian)• Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofCT

Special assistance will be given to people who cannot read or write, people living withdisabilities and other disadvantaged groups who are unable to submit written comments, tohave their inputs or comments recorded and submitted to the Municipality. Please contactthe City of Cape Town’s Public Participation Unit:

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WYNBERG: RISE IN THEFT OUT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Cops’ plea formore vigilanceMONIQUE DUVAL

Wynberg police have raised the alarmabout negligent motorists who leavevaluables on the seats of their vehi-

cles when parking in Wynberg Main Road.They have reported a spike in the amountof theft out of motor vehicles cases over thepast three weeks.Police spokesperson Captain Andre Ven-

ter explains more than 20 cases were report-ed in one week and says motorist need to bemore vigilant.“In the cases reported we found that peo-

ple leave valuables like cameras, laptopsand cellphones on the seats of the vehicle.The criminals then come along and smashthe window, take the valuables and run off.We need people to be more careful and notleave valuables in their vehicles,” he says.Venter says police have arrested three

“high-flyers” in Wynberg who were wantedfor several crimes including theft out of mo-tor vehicles. “Over the past three weeks, wehave seen the amount of cases reported goup and down. After arresting the highflyerswe saw a reduction in the amount of casesreported,” he says.Wynberg Improvement District (WID)

manager Athol Swanson says the past fewweeks have been “particularly bad” andagrees motorists need to be more vigilant.“These cases are not random, they are op-portunistic. By leaving valuables on thebackseat, motorists are creating an opportu-nity for the criminals. We work closely withthepolice andare appealing to the communi-ty to be careful as there are some suspectswho aremonitoring the area just waiting fora chance. On Friday 30 August, one of our

patrol officers found a vehicle that was notlocked. Wemanaged to find the owner of thevehicles who said he forgot to lock his car.In cases like this, our officers often have tostay by the vehicle to ensure that nothinghappens while someone tries to find theowner, but this is not an easy task and attimes its difficult to find the owner,” he says.Swanson also warns against motorists

who park their vehicles and put their valua-bles in their boot.“When someone parks in Main Road and

then puts their valuables in the boot in fullview of the public, the criminals have nowseen this and the vehicles are targeted,” hesays.Venter says police are also calling onWyn-

berg residents to get involved in neighbour-hood watches in their community.“For themonthofAugust, policeheldvari-

ous operations to reduce crime in the area.We have focused on hotspots like the theWynberg station and the tunnel. We alsohosted domestic violence and self defenceworkshops and school visits. Its importantfor the community to join neighbourhoodwatches in their area to help keep Wynbergsafe,” he says.

.Do not leave valuables in your car, evenif you are only parking for a few minutes.

. If you have a CD player in your car, re-move the front loader.

. Do not leave your valuables on the pas-senger seat when your windows are rolleddown.

.Whenat a traffic light donot get distract-ed by people at your window.

. Protect your vehicle by applying smashand grab coatings to your windows.V Call the Wynberg Police Station on (021) 799 1300

HIGH ALERT: Police have asked motorists to be vigilant when parking in Wynberg Main Road.PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

New leap for toad movementMONIQUE DUVAL

A group of Noordhoek volunteers aremaking strides this winter in helping theWestern Cape Leopard toads access theirbreeding grounds at Lake Michelle.Toad Nuts co-founder Alison Faraday

explains every year toads trying to crossNoordhoek Main Road to get to LakeMichelle are in danger of being killed.She says volunteers implemented a newplan this year by creating a toad barrierbetween the two entrances to the lake.“For years, volunteers have spent their

time picking up the toads and crossingthe road to take them out of harm’s way.This yearwe decided to put up a toad bar-rier which prevents the toads from cross-ing the road,” she says.Faradayexplains the twobarriershave

been put on either side of the road andare slanted at a 45° angle.“This ensures that the toads do not

climb over the barrier. We have alsoplaced plastic pots along the barrierwhich have a 10cm drainage hole. Howitworks is that the toadwould try to crossthe roadandbemetwith thebarrier,” shesays.“Theywill thenmove along the barrier

until they get to the pots. Once they go

inside the pots, they stay there until ourvolunteers arrive.”She says volunteers patrol the barrier

from18:30 to 10:30 and take the toads fromthe pots and place them on the other sideof the street.Once there, the toads make their way

to the lake to breed.“So far the project has been very suc-

cessful, but it would not be possible with-out the volunteers who assist us by pa-trolling the barrier. The barrier is pa-trolled by two groups at night and one inthe morning to ensure all the toads getacross the road safely,” Faraday says.While the toad numbers for 2013 have

not yet been finalised, Faraday says be-fore the barrier was set up 70 toads werefound crossing the road. Of these 70 toads19 were found dead.After the barrier was set up 66 toads

were found, which are all still alive.“We have noticed motorists have be-

come more patient and are driving slow-er on rainy evenings,” she says.“We ask anyone who sees a toad to

please only stop if it is safe and just pickthe toad up and put it back down in thedirection it was going. We are grateful tothe publicwho have showed they care forthe toads.”.

ON THE MOVE: Anew toad barrier hasbeen set up alongNoordhoek MainRoad to help theWestern Cape Leop-ard toad access LakeMichelle.

PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

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Plumstead womenbowls them overMONIQUE DUVAL

Her name may be Princess,but after winning two goldmedals at the World Blind

Bowling Championships, Prin-cess Schroeder fromPlumstead isnow the queen of bowls.Schroeder, along with her di-

rector Graham Ward, were grin-ning from ear-to-ear after they re-turned as champions in the inter-national tournament. Princesshas been partially sighted her en-tire life and says bowling givesher the chance to keep fit andhave fun.“I have been partially sighted

since birth; with this comes dailychallenges such as not being ableto read the destination of a buswhen trying to get to work. In 1992 a friendtold me about the blind bowls groups and Ihave been bowling ever since,” she says.Ward, an ex-cricketer, explains because

bowls is not a reaction sport, bowlers are incomplete control of their movements.“It’s not like the balls are coming at them

like in tennis; the bowlers are incompletecontrol. As directors, our job is to assistthem by indicating the angles and thestrength needed to get a ball to a certain dis-tance and location,” he says.“The balls are not round, they are oval, so

the angle is very important as well.”The pair say they are excited about win-

ning the championships and enjoyed gettinga chance to mingle with the other partici-

pants. The South African team, which con-sisted of eight bowlers and eight directors,took first place at the tournament with Aus-tralia placing second.“Toachieve results its important the bowl-

er and director have a good relationship.Wehavebeenbowling together foryears and theco-operation, communication and teamwork is excellent,” Ward says.The pair train three times a week and are

now preparing for the 2015 World BlindBowling Championships, which will takeplace in New Zealand. “The tournamenttakesplace every twoyears, sonowwespendmost of our time bowling for fun. When thetournament gets closer we will train moreoften,” Schroeder says.

DREAM TEAM: Graham Ward from Diep River and PrincessSchroeder from Plumstead took first place at the World BlindBowling Championships. PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL

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Community safety costsNADINE MOODIE

Police reservists last week marched tothe Union Buildings to let MinisterNathiMtethwa know theywanted to be

included in the formal policing sector.A police reservist, who asks not to be

named, says he’s been volunteering for 13years and does the same job as normal policeofficers.

“I usually work over weekends for a totalof 16 hours per month. When I’m on duty,I do the same job which police officers do.The only difference is I’m not getting paidfor the service I deliver,” he says.

“Some policemen are not as committed tothe job and take their time to get the sceneof the crime, where reservists do the workbecause they’re passionate about their com-munities.”

Unlike police officers, reservists work inthe areas in which they live.

“A lot of people here know who I am andI’mproud to be able to assistmy community,but at the same time I have to be careful, be-cause someonecouldhaveahiddenagenda.”

Reservists wear police uniforms, haveguns, drive state vehicles, receive bulletproof vests and undergo the same trainingas policemen. “If I get shot while on duty Iwill receive the same treatment as regularpolice officers,” he says.

“Reservists don’t get paid but we shouldbe recognised for the contribution we’remaking to the community by increasing ourrank to increase the morale among passion-ate reservists.”

Thosewhowant towork in the police forceneed aGrade 12 certificate, a driver’s licenseand need to be younger than 35.

SouthAfrican PolicingUnion (SAPU) gen-eral secretary Oscar Skommere says this isnot the first time incensed reservists havespoken out.

“Some time ago after the issue was raised,Minister of Police Nathi Mtethwa employedsome of the reservists as policemen,” hesays.

“The only reason I can think of which ex-cluded some reservists is the criteria.”

Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union(POPCRU) spokesperson ThetoMahlakoana

says they’re declining to comment until per-tinent internal issues are been resolved.

Suspended chairperson of the WesternCape Community Policing Board HanifLoonat says reservists deliver better servic-es to communities.

“They do the job for the love of it and servewith commitment,” he says.

“They’re becoming a threat to the policeservice, because they’re less corrupt. Re-servists work at the police stations closestto their homes, so if they do become corruptthey will be exposed by community mem-bers.”

Loonat believes themoratoriumplaced onthe police stations to allow reservists backinto the system needs to be lifted.

“We need to employ dedicated reservistsagain because they ensure safer communi-ties.”

GregWagner, spokesperson for provincialminister of Community Safety Dan Plato,says the province has no operational controlover police and only has an oversight func-tion.

Zweli Mnisi, spokesperson for Minister of

Police Nathi Mthethwa, says their depart-ment won’t include the reservists.

“The minister’s already relaxed the re-quirements for police officers by increasingthe viable age to 40, a driver’s license is nolonger a prerequisite andyouno longer needa matric certificate,” he says.

“We recognise the role reservists haveplayed in reducing crime and have lifted themoratorium placed on appointing reserv-ists. Mthethwa would like to see reservists,who are interested in the service go to a po-lice college,where theywill be assessed indi-vidually. It is very possible that those indi-viduals who were unsuccessful at the policecollege assessment were the ones marchingto the Union Buildings.”

Mnisi says there’s no guarantee that re-servists will automatically become a police-man.

KEANAN CARR agrees with the reservists. “Theyshould get the jobs ahead of civilians, becausethey are working for the government. It would bewrong if you were working for a company and yougot overlooked by someone who wasn’t workingfor the same company.”

EMILE DENNIS says police reservists should becompensated for putting their lives at risk. “Be-cause of the risk and danger involved in the rolethey must be compensated. Yes, they must firstpreference when permanent jobs open up. Theyhave the experience.”

PEPUKAI MABIKAS says reservists cannot de-mand money for volunteering their time. “Theyknew when offering their services they would notget paid because they are volunteers. They areoffering a vital service to the community and thatshould be their pay.”

CHANTEL LOBAR says reservists should at leastget a small stipend for the services they offer tothe community, as their lives are at risk each timethey are on duty. “They are doing a dangerousjob. Many others wouldn’t risk their lives if theydid not get paid.”

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our city who struggle to pay their municipalaccounts. The City is committed to assistingthemas far asweare able,” says deputymay-

or and Mayoral Committee member for Fi-nance Ian Neilson.This year council has budgeted R1,97b to

help the poor.In addition, all property owners with a to-

tal household income of R3 000 or less permonth may apply to be registered as indi-gent and may qualify for a 100% rates andrefuse rebate.Their arrears may also be written off once

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holds earning R3 500 or less per month orwhose residential properties are valued atR200 000 or less, the City has added new indi-gent categories for people who have an in-come greater than R3 500 and not more thanR5 000 per month.If a total household income is between:• R3 501 and R4 000, residents will receive

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The leaders of some of Cape Town’s big-gest rugby clubs have spoken out fol-lowing allegations of violence at a high

profile match in Constantia.It is believed twodifferent incidents of vio-

lence took place at a Western Province Rug-by Football Union (WPRFU) Super LeagueB match between False Bay RFC and Prim-rose RFC on Friday 23 August.Both incidents are believed to have in-

volved supporters and players, but the exactdetails are not yet clear.Violencehas plagued club rugby in theun-

ion for someyears, leading to criticismof theWPRFU.Butmost clubs believe it is up to clubs, and

not the union, to ensure that these events donot occur.Hamiltons RFC chaiperson Michael Rey-

nolds believes the union has done its part toensure that violence does not occur.“I believe the WPRFU Disciplinary Com-

mittee is doing (its) part. WP has put in theeffort to clean it up, but it’s up to the clubs,”he says.“Tempers flare and there is nothingwrong

with banter, but it’s up to clubs’ (executive)committees tomake an effort to stamp it out.“You do not hear about the incidents as of-

ten as in the past. Imust compliment theDis-

ciplinary Committee, but they can only actif a case gets brought before them. The clubsare responsible for the control (on thesemat-ters). They must root it out and report it, sothat Province can take action.”Reynolds addsHamiltons has forcedunru-

ly fans and members out of the club in thepast, to prevent violence.Mitchell’s Plain club Collegians had one

of the worst reputations for violence atmatches, but junior vice president Nasiefvan der Schyff says the club has managedto stamp it out by taking ownership of theproblem.“At times tolerance needs to be shown to

each other’s cultures and where we comefrom; where there is not enough toleranceshown, we get situation like that which hap-pened at False Bay,” he says.“There have been initiatives to foster in-

clusivity and diversity, respect and toler-ance, but I think the responsibility lies withclub officials – they have to take responsibil-ity“At Collegians we have made tremendous

strides in improving our discipline since2006. All our players have signed a code ofconduct. They are continuously reminded ofthe code and to respect each other, the oppo-sition and the game.Our disciplinary recordhas been exemplary over the last fouryears.”

Bruce Fraser, chair-person at Claremontclub Villager, says theclub officials and play-ers need to set the exam-ple.“It startswith the club

attitude. If the club hasthe right attitude, it fil-ters through to thefans,” he says.“For example, if I am

standing on the side ofthe field and one of ourspectators starts hurl-ing abuse at the referee,I won’t allow it. It’s aquestion of educationand having the commit-tee involved to controlwhat happens on matchdays.”Retreat RFC chairperson Ivan van der

Merwe shares Fraser’s views, adding thatbetter performing referees would aid solv-ing the problem.“There is a lot contributing to it; I have

always said that capabilities of the refereesare a big contributor to it,” he says.“It would help if the officials go to crucial

games to assess the referees. If the people seethat the officials are there, it pushes down

the testosterone.“I firmly believe that there is no excuse for

people to behave (in a rowdymanner). Emo-tions run high, but you should be in controlof your emotions.”WPRFU will hold a disciplinary hearing

to deal with the incident in Constantia laterthis week. The exact date of the hearingcould not be confirmed at the time of goingto print.

BLOOD SPORT: Primrose RFC and False Bay RFC players get togrips after a first team match in Constantia on Friday 23 August.The game was allegedly marred by two incidents of violence.PHOTO:GAVIN WITHERS