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CENTRALISED PLANNING: ‘UNILATERAL’

Policy will ‘deny’ public voiceTERESA FISCHER

Objectors say changes to the role of sub-councils will “virtually shut down thepresent space for public participa-

tion”.The Proposed Amendments to the System

of Delegations for Economic, Environmen-tal and Spatial Planning Matters of the Cityof Cape Townwas due to be tabled as agendaitem a recent Council meeting.This policy has beendescribed as the “uni-

lateral” concentration of planning adminis-tration in the city in one central office, re-moving all land use planning decision-mak-ing from the various subcouncils.The item was recently removed from the

agenda, but Greater Cape Town Civic Alli-ance (GCTCA) chairperson Len Swimmerfears it could still become a “fait accompli”.The City confirms it is considering an

amendment to its System of Delegations for

the Economic, Environmental and SpatialPlanningmatters. TheGCTCA,which repre-sents 160 civic organisations, has sent anopen letter of objection to Cape TownmayorPatricia de Lille.The GCTCA writes if these proposals are

adopted, they will “virtually shut down en-tirely the present space for public participa-tion”.Swimmer says: “Subcouncils will no long-

er have the same role. Previously ifwe founda planning application undesirablewe couldask for an interview at subcouncil, whichthen refused or approved the application –which could still be taken to province on ap-peal.”This could now be changed to all land use

applications (in the South Peninsula) beingdecided by the local district planning officein Plumstead. “Only people with a pecuni-ary (monetary) interest would be able to ob-ject to such planning applications, when the

new laws are in place.”Swimmerwarns: “Civil organisationswill

have no say,” he says, adding: “Civic socie-ty’s democratic space is in the process of be-ing closed down. We have a big fight on ourhands.”Noordhoek resident Glenn Ashton, a re-

searcher of civil society, describes this is an“unprecedented attack through collusionbetween political and commercial inter-ests”.He says a number of events lead him to

this conclusion, including “increasing cosi-ness” between the DA-led city and provinceand the Western Cape Property Develop-ment Forum (WCPDF).The latter’s goal is to become a body that

represents development that is recognisedby authorities.But, Ashton says: “To even consider hav-

ing a forum, guided, run and controlled byproperty developers as a statutory, recog-

nised body should send chills down our col-lective backs.”He adds the proposed red carpet to smooth

planning proposals, while ostensibly sensi-ble, is simultaneously a massive threat toproper integrated planning.Ashton says the “unilateral” concentra-

tion of planning administration in the cityin one central office, removing land useplanning decision-making from the varioussubcouncils, together with the gutting of theSpatial Planning, Environment and Land-use Management committee by the MayoralExecutive Committee are “even more sinis-ter moves from a democratic perspective”.Ashton says: “What appears to be under

way is an unprecedented takeover of theplanning and development of our city by de-velopers and building companies whichhold massive power through their non-transparent funding of political parties.”

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PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 18 June 20132 ISSUES

POVERTY: DAILY CHALLENGES OF LIFE ON THE STREET

Winter worries for destitute driftersTAURIQ HASSEN

Snuggled under a sparse blanket andstruggling to find comfort on a wet, dis-mantled cardboard box, he braces him-

self for the night ahead.As the rain continues to pour down, Ash-

ley van Bloom tries to keep warm under thebridge he calls home.The coals of the fire he and his “house-

mates” built with a plastic milk crate andbranches glows as they seek heat around thebrazier.Ashley has beenhomeless all his life. Over

the years he has had to steel himself againstthe natural elements of a Cape Townwinter.And, despite August being known as the

Cape’s rainy month, it seems the full wrathof the season has come early, andwith it sev-eral cold frontsmoving across the peninsulasince the beginning of this month.Ashley and three other homeless people

recently made the bottom of a bridge alongthe M5 highway their home.Homeless since birth, the 23-year-old had

been abandoned by his parents in his birth-place of Worcester.“I started off with nothing and I still have

nothing – no fami-ly, no friends, nomoney, not even awarm place tosleep,” Ashleysays.He’s never lived

in an orphanage.By 17, he wasstabbed for foodthree times, arrest-ed for stealingclothing from astore and hospital-ised for pneumo-nia and dehydra-tion.“Life on the

streets is not easy –I had to learn it thehard way. I try tomake the best ofmy situation, butit’s hard. I am notgiving up,” Ashleysays.He has never had

the opportunity forformal schoolingand his personaldocuments weredestroyed in ashack fire.But this has done

little to curb hishunger to learn.Ashley wouldjump over a schoolfence and eaves-drop at classroomwindows duringlessons.Selwin Adams

uses the samebridge to shelterfrom the rain.He started call-

ing the streets hishome after run-ning away to es-cape an abusivehome.“I would have

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Now I tell myself I am going to die here.”The 32-year-old has spent six years in jail,

been hooked on drugs and abandoned life asa gangster.“Living on the streets is no joke, yet there

are people who take their lives for granted.We don’t know where our next meal willcome from or if we are going to make itthrough the night,” he says.“On the surface it may seem as if we are

happy to live like this, but we are not.”Both Selwin and Ashley go door-to-door

asking for food, clothes and blankets. Theycollect branches from open fields to startfires to keepwarm and rely on disposed foodto still the hunger pangs.A study conducted by the City of Cape

Town this month shows that 7 000 homelesspeople roam the streets of Cape Town.Hassan Khan, CEO for the Haven Night

Shelter, says demand rapidly increases atshelters during winter.He says their shelters don’t close their

doors to the homeless. “Weobviously cannottake every homeless person at the shelter,but we try our best because we know this isa very difficult time of the year for them,”Khan says.

Fieldworkers at the shelter assess the per-son for the possibility of re-integration intosociety.“We speak to them and try to convince

them to return to their families or homes,”Khan says.He urges the public to avoid handing out

items to the homeless, as this will only keepthem on the streets.Suzette Little, the Mayoral Committee

member for Social Development and EarlyChildhood Development, says an additionalR200 000 has been budgeted for the streetpeople programme in the City’s winter plan.“The issue of persons living on the streets

will always be a complex, multi-faceted so-cial problem with diverse precursors andrisk factors,” Little says.“Nobody wants to be out in the cold, wet

weather during winter and, therefore, theCity has ensured thatwe have the right part-ners to address the challenges.”She adds the programme aims to “effec-

tively reduce the number of people living,sleeping and seeking substances such as al-cohol and illegal narcotics on the street”.“A database of street people will be com-

piled so that we can effectively reach asmany people as possible.”V Phone the City’s Street People call centre on0800 872 201.

SEEKING HEAT: Ashley van Bloom (23) seeks warmth under a bridge on the M5.PHOTO: TAURIQ HASSEN

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Central planning office is ‘good governance’TERESA FISHER

From page 1But Councillor Garreth Bloor, Mayoral

Committee Member for Economic, Envi-ronmental and Spatial Planning, says theproposed revisions are “not designed to di-minish the role of subcouncils”.He says they are “designed to ensure that

decisionsmade by sub-councils are ground-ed in policy”.Bloor adds: “Subcouncils are important

actors in the public participation processand commenting on policy and local areaplans as representatives closest to the peo-ple. We acknowledge and value this role.”

He sums up the argument saying“strengthening policy-driven certainty iscritical for an open liberal market econo-my”.Bloor says: “Uncertainty undermines in-

vestor confidence for everyone from thesmall applicant to large job creating enter-prises. An environment where individualsare certain that they are equal before thelaw and where there are process certaintyis an essential part of a democratic and op-portunity rich society.“We believe in the principle of decentral-

ising power to communities. Having onehead accountable is part of any organisa-tion’s structure and simply equals goodgov-

ernance. He is accountable for implementa-tion of policy, not its determination. Thatis a political function.”Swimmer observed that Bloor was mis-

taken in his view that the proposed revisionof Delegations did not diminish the role ofsubcouncils, because it is perfectly clearfrom the agenda item due to be placed be-fore the City Council that it is planned toremove much of subcouncils’ present pow-ers, including their entire delegated author-ity in respect of land use planning.Nicki Holderness, chairperson of the Far

South Peninsula Community Forum, says:“Public participation is a constitutional ob-ligation for all spheres of government.”

SKILPADSVLEI: PROGRESS AT WETLAND PROJECT

Good progress is beingmade on the Cityof Cape Town’s project to restore theSkilpadsvlei wetland system in Kom-

metjie, which is currently in its second ofthree planned phases.Western Cape Leopards Toads are expect-

ed to start calling next month, the start oftheir breeding season.The historic Skilpadsvlei wetland system

was drained and filled in during the late1900s, which also destroyed the only knownbreeding site of the endangered WesternLeopard Toad in Kommetjie.Two erven along Benning Drive, howev-

er, remained protected as open space andcontained seasonal wetlands and a signifi-cant milkwood thicket.The second phase entails the installation

of signage and boardwalks, as well as therestoration of the remainder of the degrad-ed areawhichwas subject to the historic in-filling.Two people have been employed to con-

struct the boardwalk. Alien grass specieswere removed and replaced with indige-nous species to restore the remaining dis-turbed areas.A seven-member team from the City’s De-

partment of Environmental Resource Man-agement has been assisting with control ofalien plant species on site.Kommetjie Environmental Awareness

Group (KEAG)directorWallyPetersen says

the first boardwalk has just been finishedand the second is expected to be completedthis week.“To date 4 000 plants have been planted in

the new wetland,” says Petersen.“A piece of land that was infested with al-

ien vegetation can be successfully rehabili-tated and is now a viable breeding groundfor an endangered species – the WesternCape Leopard toad.”Various City departments and external

partners, including as KEAG and the rate-payers’ association, have contributed sig-nificantly to this project and look forwardto the ongoing success of this collaborativeeffort which will be an asset for future gen-erations.The initial rehabilitation efforts began in

April last year after lengthy planning.The first phase saw the excavation of a

deeper water body on Erf 3719 that wouldeffectively function as a breeding site forthe Western Leopard Toad.The restoration aspect of this phase in-

volved ongoing planting of locally indige-nous plant species to restore the ecologicalfunctioning of the systemas awhole, aswellas monitoring of the system.The restoration delivered positive results

sooner than expected when a pair of West-ern Leopard Toads in amplexus were re-corded in the water body in September.A successful first breeding event was

then confirmed after toadlets emerged thenext month.Two of the three adult toads recorded at

the breeding site were subsequently killedon surrounding roads, highlighting theneed for greater awareness among motor-ists in order to effectively protect thisthreatened species.The third phase will focus on veld man-

agement interventions to enhance the natu-ral seasonal wetland areas on Erf 3720.

Toads get a hand up with project

SUCCESS STORY: Skilpadsvlei wetland inKommetjie was successfully rehabilitated andis now a viable breeding ground for theendangered Western Cape Leopard Toad.

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Have your say onoutdoor advertsCapetonians are being called to shape theform outdoor advertising will take in thecity, by commenting on proposed changesto the bylaw governing outdoor signs.The City is encouraging the public to

have their say about the proposed amend-ments to certain provisions of the OutdoorAdvertising and Signage Bylaw, as well asthe proposal for a new Outdoor Advertis-ing and Signage Policy.The bylaw regulates and controls out-

door advertising and signage in CapeTown.It seeks to strike a balance between out-

door advertising and economic develop-ment, and the city’s visual, tourist, trafficsafety, environmental and heritage char-acteristics on the other.“This draft policy seeks to find a suitable

balance between the need for economic op-portunities and environmental protec-tion,” says Garreth Bloor, Mayoral Com-mittee member for Economic, Environ-mental and Spatial Planning.The proposed policy framework makes

provision for technological innovationssuch as touch screens as well as advertis-ing on City assets.This income will help to maintain the

City’s parks and other facilities.The draft policy framework also allows

opportunities for informal traders to placeadvertisements on their stalls, therebygenerating additional income.Submit comments on the proposed draft

amendments and the proposed policy byFriday 21 June to [email protected] or fax to (021) 425 4448.

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 18 June 20134 NEWS

CITY APPEALS TO RESIDENTS TO REPORT ILLEGALSALE OF STOLEN COUNCIL REFUSE BAGSIn an effort to combat the theft and resale of City-owned refuse bags, the City’s Solid WasteManagement Department will be printing the letters CCT SWM followed by a serial numberin black text on all its blue bags as of June 2013. This will ensure that all stolen bags canbe recognised and their source be traced. The City is appealing to residents to please notpurchase blue refuse bags bearing this text being sold on street corners as these are stolenproperty. The printed bags will be used for all of the Solid Waste Management Department’sCleansing Branch activities and programmes.

Report any individual seen selling the printed bags on the streets, at traffic lights, oranywhere else, by contacting the City’s Solid Waste Management branch for Loss Control on021 900 1689 or e-mail [email protected].

If any unprinted blue bags are placed out on the roadside they will be deemed to be illegaldumping and dealt with accordingly.

Your cooperation and assistance in this matter is highlyappreciated. This action is in line with maintaining a well-run city.

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NAME AND SHAME: CAMPAIGN ‘NOT HALTED’

What’s in a name?RICHARD ROBERTS

If Jeff Radebe does not react to a plea fromthe provincial Department of Roads andTransport, it may result in a court case.Robin Carlisle, the provincial minister

for Roads and Transport, said on Thursdaythat Radebe, the minister of Justice andConstitutional Development, recently halt-ed the department’s Name and Shame Cam-paign.Through the campaign the names of driv-

ers convicted of driving under the influencewill be published. It is run by Carlisle’s de-partment, LeadSA and the Cape Argus.The campaign, which ended in Novem-

ber, was launched to curb drunk driving.Carlisle discussed the decision to halt the

campaignwith transportministerBenMar-tins on Thursday. “I want to ask him toplease address this matter with his col-league. If nothing comes of this,wewill seeklegal advice,” Carlisle said.“We will likely launch an interdepart-

mental dispute and approach an advocateto advise on the legal options.”Hector Elliot, a departmental official,

said the records of drunk driving are nolonger supplied to them. These records

were, however, made available to them ear-lier this year, but the content is vague.“(It only contains) the names and IDnum-

bers, but does not indicate what the perpe-trator has done.”It is for this reason that they canno longer

publish the names, he said.Provincial traffic chief KennyAfrica said

about 25 drunk drivers were arrested week-ly during the campaign. “Since the cam-paign has stopped, there has been an in-crease of between 55 and 60 drunk drivers,”he said.ButMthunziMhaga, Radebe’s spokesper-

son, said the department did not “halt” thecampaign, as Carlisle alleges.“There are measures which determine

that the information supplied be thorough-ly scrutinised in consultation with the De-partment of Transport, and that it does notinclude cases which could be reviewed orappealed,” Mhaga said.The department’s duty is to supply the

names and details of the penalty “which weare doing”.People’s Post took to the streets to hear

what readers thought of the campaign.V Share your views by SMSing the word “Post” fol-lowed by your message to 32516. SMSes cost R1.

TARQUIN DU PLESSIS says the initiative acts asa deterrent. “Government also needs to think ofharsher sentences. By driving, drunk people areputting other lives at risk too.”

ANTON ODENDAAL says the campaign has po­tential. “If people see names in the newspaper,they’ll fear being next. There are other crimes,like corruption, which need more attention.”

NASEEMA HOOSAIN says the campaign has thepotential to attract negative attention. “The listcould become like a legends list where peoplewould want their names to appear.”

GADEAN BRECHT says naming and shaming isneeded. “It makes people think twice. When wehad the list, the number of drunk drivers on ourroads decreased from 100 to 25 each day.”

KHELLY MARAIS says people who end up onthe list, deserve it. “The list will make peoplethink before drinking and driving, but notnecessarily mean it will make people not drinkand drive.”

BARDO FRANSMAN says the list will helpdrunk driving, but government should alsobring the credits system. “If a person iscaught drunk driving, their credits becomefewer and when they reach zero their licenseshould be suspended for a year or two.”

Family gears up for roadTERESA FISCHER

Noordhoek comedianMark Sampson andhis family are almost ready to set off ontheir journey around Africa.During a press conference the media

could explore the big green truck – whichis to be their home for the next two years.Sampson, his wife Sam Pearce, and

their two daughters are about to under-take an epic road trip of the continent.Their journey is expected to end in 2015.Sampson is on a mission to investigate

whether Africa can show the world howto cope with climate change.With our ecological clock ticking, he is

setting out to explore 40 countries – oneyear up the west coast and one year downthe east.The truck is kitted out with a top-of-the-

range water filtration system. Cosy cur-tains complete the effect.Raising someeyebrows is theproximity

of the toilet to the main bed.However, their eldest daughter, Ruby,

quips this is no problem as their parents’heads will be facing the other direction.There is not much space for toys or

clothes andeach familymemberhas strictrestrictions about what they can bring.It seems an exception has beenmade for

surf boards.Pearce says she has been preparing for

their journey away fromamenities by cut-ting her hair short – and not worryingabout covering any grey, a “liberating”experience.“We are either really brave or really

stupid,” she says, adding they now “havenothing” in theway of cash. Expensive vi-sas have wiped out their savings.“If we had known, we never would have

done it,” she says, adding renting outtheir home will provide enough for themto live on, but if anything happens to thetruck, they will be stuck.They hope to re-apply for funding once

they are on the road.They will be attempting to break the

Guinness World Record for the longestjourney on alternative fuel as their BigGreenTruck runs on cookingoil and solarpower. From Cape Town they travel to-wards Namibia, Angola, the DemocraticRepublic of Congo and beyond.Africa Clockwise is also a quest to in-

vestigate whether a future without fossil-fuelled luxuries may not be such a badthing, helpingus to focus onquality of life,not quantity of possessions.V Ride along with the family on www.africaclock-wise.co.za.

FAREWELL: Mark Sampson and Sam Pearce and their children Ruby (11) and Zola (8)celebrate their imminent departure for their journey around Africa in their big green truck,which is powered on cooking oil. PHOTO: TERESA FISCHER

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COASTLINE: EFFECTS OF BEACHSIDE BUILDINGS

High cost of coastdevelopmentNICOLE MCCAIN

Everyone might want ahouse by the sea, butbuilding along our

coast line is comingat a costhigher than the develop-ments being raised.

A recent report by theSouth African National Bi-odiversity Institute, titledLife: State of South Africa’sBiodiversity Report, foundthat a fifth of theSouthAfri-can coast is under develop-ment within 100m of theshoreline. And Cape Townis not far off this mark, ac-cording to Cheryl Walters, council’s direc-tor of Planning and Building DevelopmentManagement.

“Cape Town is an urban environmentwith a population of close to 4 million peo-ple. The City hasn’t calculated exact fig-ures, but as an urban city one would expectdensity of development and as such CapeTown is likely to be close to this figure,” shesays.

Areas such asClifton andBakoven on theAtlantic Seaboard, as well as parts of theHelderberg, have the highest number of de-velopments within 100m of the shorelinedue to the nature of the developmentswhich are often apartments of high density,Walters estimates.

Developments this close to shore has dev-astating effects on the ecosystem.

“Without the buffering effects of dunes,mangroves and marshes, people and prop-erty close to the coast are directly at risk.The more coastal ecosystems are built upand paved over, the less they are able tohelp us copewith the sometimes unpredict-able nature of the sea, like strong stormswhich can damage coastal property,” thereport states.

Walters says Cape Town is vulnerable tolarge coastal storms andwhen they happenthere is always some damage to both publicand private property.

She insists the impact of these develop-

ments is difficult to measure, due to the dy-namic coastline.

“Some areas, where there are rockyshores which are relatively protected fromswells and storms, are able to accommodatedevelopment with little risk while other ar-eas exposed to sandy beaches, winterstorms and shifting dune systems are notwell suited to development,” Walters says.

However, Cape Town also retains a largeportion of its coastline as natural coastline,Walters says, with around 65km of the307km coastline falling into the TableMountain National Park with no develop-ment on the coastal edge. In addition, theCity has a number of regulations governingdevelopments on the coastline, such as theNational Environmental Management Actand the Integrated Coastal ManagementAct.

These developments also come at a socialcost, says Janey Ball, the project managerfor Seafront For All (Seafa).

Seafa advocates for open space along theshoreline to remain public space, such ason the Sea Point Promenade.

“The coastline is already so developed,and the thought of so much more to comeleaves me in horror. We’re losing openspaces which are used by everyone. Thesespaces are essential to allow communitiesto develop and grow, as well as integrate,”Ball says.

BUFFER: Shorelines act as a natural buffer during storms, leavingbuildings within 100m of the sea in danger of damage.

PHOTO: PHOTO24

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 18 June 20136 NEWS

MOST FACILITIES: BEATS PRETORIA

Mother City is thefittest in the countryELSABÉ BRITS

The Mother City may at times be joking-ly referred to as Slaapstad, but it hasbeen crowned the fittest city in the

country – beating five other contenders tothe title.SouthAfrica’s firstVitality Fittest City In-

dex was compiled by the SA Sports ScienceInstitute and the University of Cape Town’s(UCT) exercise science research unit.The announcement was made on Thurs-

day by Dr Craig Nossel, head of VitalityWellness, at Discovery in Cape Town.UCT’s Professor Estelle Lambert said in-

activity has become a pandemic becausepeople spend their time with technology,rather than being active. “More people willbe saved by being active rather than by usconvincing them to quit smoking,” she said,adding it is “1.3 million people globally”.Up to a third of non-contagious diseases

can be prevented through being physicallyactive, Lambert said.People’s behaviour is largely determined

by their environment.Nossel said a previous study found that

70% of South African children spend three

or more hours daily watching TV.Cape Town had an advantage over other

cities in that it has the best public transportsystem,while people also use non-motorisedtransport. Participating cities had to have aslittle possible reliance on vehicles.In 15 to 25 years there will by a MyCiTi

bus stop within 500m of every resident’sfront door.The city also has the most parks, sport fa-

cilities and areas in which to be active. InCape Town 68 out of every 100 000 residentshave access to such facilities, compared to58 to every 100 000 in Pretoria (second) and50 to every 100 000 in Port Elizabeth (third).Cape Town was praised for the outdoor

gymnasium on the Sea Point Promenade,the Green Point Urban Park and the cyclingroute between the city centre and BloubergBeach.Cape Town received the lowest rating for

personal health, but Lambert said this datawas taken in 2008.“Facilities and transport have meanwhile

improved. The question is: If one establishesthe infrastructure, will people use it?”V Share your views. Starting with the word “Post” SMSyour comments to 32516. SMSes cost R1.

FITNESS FUN: Dave Obikanyi gets a workout at the outdoor gym on the Sea Point Promenade.This facility has contributed to the Mother City earning the top accolade as the fittest city inthe country. PHOTO: YUNUS MOHAMMED/PHOTO24

SUSTAINING GROWTH: Along queue lined up atthe opening of a newshop called Clothes Viewat the Ocean ViewAssociation for Personswith Disabilities. FatherRichard from St Clare ofAssisi Anglican Church (farleft) opened with wordsof encouragement andblessings for the peopleand the new enterprise.Councillor Simon Liell­Cock, (far right) who hasa special interest in thegrowth and improvementsof the centre, expressedhis confidence and hopefor further development,which will also profit thewider community in OceanView. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

CREATIVE SPACE: Zoe Mafham led a group of Muizenberg residents in the creation of aone­of­a­kind collage of a wishing tree. Together over 50 people tore and stuck paper,containing their hopes and dreams for their community, on the leaves. This art piece willremain permanently at The Alive Creative experience hub, a new cafe/arts and musicvenue opened by Derek Harrison (ex­Satori and Kitsch Kombuis) and Justin Maxwell.Mafham says the event itself was unique as it involved people with no artistic back­ground collaborating to produce artwork from scrap paper. She says the venue will be acreative hub, where working artists will work in a public space. There will also be livemusic nights, exhibitions, meditation and yoga. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

WILD AT HEART: Pupils from Muizenberg Junior (above) and Kommetjie Primary schools(below) knocked spots off their competitors to walk away with joint first prizes in theSouth Peninsula Cape Leopard Trust Calendar Competition. Entrants between Grade 5and 7 were tasked with designing a calendar portraying facts about the life of CapeLeopards. The first prize was an all­inclusive camp in the Cedarberg at the Cape LeopardTrust environmental education facility. Elizabeth Martins, head of the Cape Leopard Trusteducation programme, says: “Education is key to successful conservation, and inspiringthe next generation is essential.” PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 18 June 2013 NEWS 7RED CROSS HOSPITAL: OPERATIONS HELP CHILDREN

A scalpel helps them to smileNADINE MOODIE

Growing up with a defect could rob achild of achieving their dreams. Butthat’s until the Smile Foundation steps

in.As part of Smile Week, 17 children from

sub-Saharan Africa underwent reconstruc-tive surgery at Red Cross Children’s Hospi-tal last week.

The initiative was sponsored by the foun-dation.

Functioning since 2000, the NPO has as-sisted 1600 children in need of reconstruc-tive surgery.

Moira Gerszt, the foundation’s operationsexecutive director, says they started outsponsoring operations for cleft palates andlips, but then expanded services to doinganyreconstructive surgery for children.

Malik Bougaardt spent most of his life lipreading. Malik’s hearing was impaired ashis right ear was not growing properly.

His mother, Amina, explains: “There wasnothing wrong with Malik before birth, butafter he was born, I discovered his earlobewas against his face.”

He has had two operations – the first asa two-year-old – to reconstruct his ear. Hefaces two more operations before the recon-struction process will be complete.

“Hewas a carefree child, but as he’s enter-ing adolescence, I noticed he is becomingmore aware of his ear and developed a tem-per as a defence mechanism against hispeers who often poke fun at him,” Aminasays.

“Malik wears hoodies to cover his ears be-cause he doesn’t want to draw attention tothat part of his body.”

She is excited as the surgeon has informedher that Malik’s operation was successful.

“The surgery involved taking a piece ofhis rib and using it to reconstruct his ear,”

she says.His third surgery is due in August.Registrar and trainee plastic surgeon Dr

ChrisPrice says the teamof doctorsworkingon Smile Week will not only dedicate theirtime to reconstructing cleft lips and palates,but will also include ear, hand, cranial andfacial muscle reconstructions.

“Some of these problems are caused by

parent’s genes, medication which motherstook during pregnancy, alcohol abuse orcongenital disorders,” he says.

“Each patient’s operation varies, depend-ing on the severity of their condition and op-erations can take between 30 minutes andsix hours. Most cleft lip and palate surgeriesneed up to eight operations before the proc-ess is complete. These operations require

specialised instruments, which the SmileFoundation has made possible.”

Gerzst says the foundation has an holisticapproach when assisting young patients.

“Reconstructive surgery is important, butwe also have to ensure patients and familiesreceive counselling and support throughoutthe process, as it can be a traumatic ordeal,”she says.

ON THE MEND: Amina Bougaardt with her son, Malik, who is recovering after undergoing reconstructive surgery at Red Cross Children’s Hospital aspart of the Smile Week campaign. PHOTO: NADINE MOODIE

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REFLECTIONS: Vic Duggan captured the reflection of the lights on False Bay in thisphoto which was taken from Runciman Drive in Simon’s Town. She says: “The calmsurface of the bay made for some great reflective photography.” PHOTO: SUPPLIED

ARTY CROWD: The launchof the Hildegarde van ZylArt Studio exhibition at theArtMark Gallery at ImhoffFarm was a great success,according to curator IreneOxley. She adds not eventhe pouring rain and coldwind could stop the morethan 100 art lovers fromattending. In this picture isVan Zyl (centre) with twoof her artists, Karen Hurwitz(left) and Meds Martin.Oxley says the 20 localartists who participatedwere thrilled by the crowdwho viewed the manyvaried styles, from portraitsto wildlife. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

GROWTH SPURT: The Green Guerrillas arrived at Fish Hoek Primary School to collect theweek’s organic waste, which had been collected by the pupils. This added up to aquarter of ton, which will become worm food. Later that day, the Green Guerrillaswalked into Fish Hoek followed by 120 Grade 1 pupils – kept in line by their devotedteachers and supporting parents. They headed to the central circle of Fish Hoek, anunused space. Less than an hour later they had planted 40 broccoli and 40 spinachplants, using compost and vermicast made from organic waste brought in by the pupils.All the plants were transplanted by the Grade 3 and 4 pupils. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

BAREFOOT WORKOUT: MaggieJoubert was invited by OceanView librarian Fatima Kiel todo a Nia demonstrationduring National Library Week.Many of the women havebeen doing Nia with Joubertfor the last four years. Shesays although it was anunusual venue to Nia, thelibrary welcomed them mostwarmly, providing tea andeats afterwards. She offers afree Nia class in Ocean Viewevery Monday at 10:00 at theRoman Catholic Church hall.She adds it is suitable for allages and all fitness levels –“the most wonderful barefootworkout under the sun”.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

SPACE TO GROW: The Harlequin Foundation, which has an intercultural music programme, aprimary schools twinning programme and a recycled art programme (Mapiko), has been grantedR1.9m funding by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund. This means next year, theeMzantsi Carnival project’s intercultural programmes – encouraging interaction between thedifferent communities of the South Peninsula – can continue to run. Their new office is acrossthe green from their old one at the Sunnyacres Shopping Centre on Kommetjie Road – in thedouble­storey brick building by the Lekkerwater Road entrance, next door to TEARS. If you areinterested in getting involved in the music programme, phone (021) 785 1515 or email info@em­zantsi.org.za. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

SUPER SCOUT: Tara Naeser of 1st Fish Hoek Sea Scouts received her Springbok Scout AwardCertificate, the highest scouting challenge, at the provincial awards ceremony. She is flanked byher mom Gill Naeser and Brian February, Chief Scouts Commissioner. PHOTO: GAVIN WITHERS

LEARNING CURVE: SueSwanepoel, the presidentof the Rotary Club Capeof Good Hope (centre),had great pleasure inopening two additionalclassrooms at GreenCurtains Pre­School inOcean View. The extensionwas built as a result offunds raised from lastyear’s dragon boat regattaand through donationsfrom other sponsors. HansZwets from the RotaryClub Cape of Good Hope(left) was the projectmanager and Lynne Lambfrom the Valley Develop­ment Project (right) runsthe pre­school.

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South Africans had a long weekend thanks to Youth Dayfalling on Sunday.The day commemorates the 37th anniversary of the

Soweto uprising on 16 June.In 1975, protests started inAfrican schools after a direc-

tive from the thenBantuEducationDepartment thatAfri-kaans be used on an equal basis to English as a mediumof instruction in secondary schools, says the State web-site.It says the issue was “not so much the Afrikaans as the

whole system of Bantu education”. This was “character-ised by separate schools and universities, poor facilities,overcrowded classrooms and inadequately trained teach-ers”.A year later saw more than 20 000 pupils from Soweto

beginning a protest march. The protests quickly flaredthroughout the country in an already politically volatileSouth Africa. This was a nation on fire and the youth car-ried the flame of change towards a politically indiscrimi-nate dispensation. In clashes with the police and in theensuing violence over the following weeks, about 700 peo-ple – mostly youths – were killed and property destroyed.The image of a dying Hector Pietersen being carried to

safety by a fellow-pupil will remain burnished in theminds of SouthAfricanswhochoose to remember theulti-mate price many paid. Photographer Sam Nzima wasquotedas sayinghe“sawachild falling”. “Undera showerof bullets I rushed forward andwent for the picture,” Nzi-ma said, adding later “the police were ordered to shoot”.This year’s theme is “working together for youth devel-

opment and a drug-free South Africa”.Fastforward to today and the battle has shifted into a

social sphere in which other youths may be trapped be-hind bars of their own making. Again, guns were in-volved.A case in point: the fatal shooting of Spes Bona High’s

Glenrico Martin for which two teenagers were charged.Guns and youths – what a frightening and despairing

combination.

No peaceful death for baboonsRegarding the article “Euthanasia is set tocontinue”, People’s Post, 4 June).Despite officials insisting baboons are be-

ing euthanised, formost people and especial-ly when applied to baboons killed under theraiders’ protocols “euthanasia” is amislead-ing term as the baboons are in good health,not suffering.Euthanasia means “good death”. Death is

not “good” for them.Also, the word can give a misleading im-

pressionwhen it is stated – as it does get stat-ed – “that no baboons have been culled”,whereas a growing number have and contin-

ue to be killed.If there is an insistence that culling only

applies to a large number of animals beingkilled at once, as we are told, then perhapsa more satisfactory word to all would be touse the term “destroyed”, often used to de-scribe when animals are put down.Also, given that thebaboonsarebeing shot

when killed, with reports of Tammy beingallegedly destroyed with more than oneshot, people tend to see this means of killingthe baboonas less humane,more like ahunt,if anything.Lorna Thomas, Welcome Glen

High rental is an abuse of elderlyIn response to “Twilight time turns toworryyears” (4 June). I am amore fortunate elder-ly person who has managed to keep a homerunning.However what truly is upsetting is how

other people can use and abuse the elderlyunfairly.Moira is bathing in coldwater to save elec-

tricity.How can her landlord charge her R200 for

electricity in a tiny wendy house for whichshe is payingR600 amonth, and then she stillcannot use warm water?And then when she misses a payment (the

landlord) turns the electricity off? The (land-

lord) should examine his conscience and askfor forgiveness.I live in a two-bedroomhouse and I use on-

ly R80 a month for electricity. I run a fridgeand my TV all day.My geyser is not on all the time and I do

not have a bath every night, but I do havea wash every day with warm water.The abuse of the vulnerable by certain

members of the public is a huge problemandthere should be awatchdog assisting againstthis financial abuse.Perhaps Moira needs to speak to the Rent-

al Tribune.Marilyn Mills, Muizenberg

My faith in people is now restoredAs the years have passed me by, I have gotto lose a lot of faith in the human race andits lack of honesty.But recently, I amglad to say, Iwas proven

wrong for once. I had drawn cash at one ofthe two ATMs in the Arcade at Fish Hoek,but it failed to give me a balance slip, whichI particularly wanted as my pension fundhad just given me a slice of the surplus pay-out they were required to do.Iwent to the otherATMandput inmycard

and obtained a balance slip.Very happy at what the balance on the slip

revealed, off I went, driving to Retreat andthen back to Absa Bank at Longbeach Mallto do some other business. But (there was)

no ATM card in my wallet. (After) franticmultiple searches of all pockets and packetsthe horrible realisation dawned onme: I hadleft it in the ATM.The very helpful ladies at Absa Bank soon

cancelled the card and checked there wereno dents in my windfall.On returning home there was a message

from Absa Bank in Town Square informingme someone had handed inmy card, but leftno name or phone number.I hereby wish to thank that person for

their honesty and the trouble they took tohand in the card. There arenotmanyof yourkind in this world. I salute you.Scatterbrain, Kommetjie

No thanks forcrime newsThanks for providing us with a (generally)decent free newspaper that informs us ofthings going on in our community.However, I would like to know what you

are trying to achieve when you put a crime-related story on your front page.Many of our friends also don’t want their

kids to read about something that just bur-dens them because there’s nothing they cando about it.I understand that you want people to be

informed about crime, but why be sensa-tionalistic like most other papers? Peoplewant to feel good about where they live, notembarrassed and afraid.Ulric Conradie, KommetjieThe responsibility of a newspaper is to in-form and educate. This relates to whichevertopic is relevant to a reader and it often in-cludes crime. Failing to report on thesemat-ters will mean People’s Post fails the readerin that it is not “telling it as it is”. – Dep.Ed

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A case of lost and foundOn Thursday 6 June, my ID fell out of myhandbagwhile shopping in LongbeachMall.I only discovered the loss later. I returned

to the mall and called directly into the man-agement office.Imaginemy surprise and delightwhen the

management staff produced my ID. It hadbeen handed in by a kind lady who declinedto leave her name.I wish to take this opportunity to thank

her and tell her how grateful I am to her forher act of kindness.Thank you also to Long-beach Mall management staff for their as-sistance in the matter.Amanda Matthe, Simon’s Town

Charm bracelet foundIf you have lost a charm bracelet, one wasfound in the Milkwood Park area on Thurs-day 30 May. A description will be needed be-fore being returned. Contact (021) 785 4973between 16:00 and 17:00.Anon, Email

PEOPLE'S POST | FALSE BAYTuesday, 18 June 2013 LETTERS 11

Delay in results cost studentsI don’t know how to get my message acrossso I think People’s Post could do it best.False Bay Westlake Campus students

NATED/ N1/ N2/ N3 courses students havebeenwaiting about amonth and threeweeksfor results. N1 is the name of the course,which could, for example, be engineering. Itis now three weeks into the course and onlyhalf the results are out.FalseBayCollege told students to start col-

lege three weeks ago. Bear in mind this isonly a 10-week course. Students who havefailed a subject are now forced to go back tothe previous course and do it over.It is like a Grade 11 pupil getting their re-

sultshalfway through theyearand, if he/shefailed, they would have to go back to Grade10.A fewstudentshavegivenupandsaid they

will rather de-register because the educa-tion department has wasted their time andmoney.This is not the first time students have

been put in this situation. This story shoulddefinitely be investigated, because the De-

partment of Education and False Bay Col-lege are playing with students’ futures.Chad Jason, Simon’s TownFalse Bay College CEO Cassie Kruger re-sponds: The NATED exams is a national ex-amination administered by the Departmentof Higher Education and Training (DHET).Just as in the case of schools, the college doesnot have access to the outcome of the mark-ing process and is dependent on the DHETto release the results. It is unacceptable toFalse Bay College that these results are notpublished timeously (before the start of thenext trimester) and you can only imaginethe administrative nightmare it causes thecollege – not to mention the damage to theimageofFalseBayCollege asyoucanclearlysee in the complaint.Amedia statement from the DHETwas re-

leased on Wednesday 29 May and this wascirculated to all affected False Bay Collegestudents. As you will note False Bay College

is not at fault regarding this matter. FalseBay College is not one of the exam centreswhich were implicated by this investiga-tion, but the release of the results of all col-leges were withheld pending the outcome ofthe investigation.Extract from the Department of Higher

Education and Training press release:The department detected irregularities inthe Engineering Studies subjects in the 2013first trimester examinations written inApril and immediately initiated an investi-gation in this regard.A decision was taken to withhold the re-

sults of all candidates to allow the depart-ment to determine the extent of the irregu-larities.The preliminary findings indicate that 29

out of the 171 N1-N6 Engineering Studiessubjects written were compromised andhenceforth the results of the 29 affected sub-jects at 28 public and 10 private Further Edu-

cation and Training (FET) examination cen-tres were withheld.The department has over the past year re-

viewed the FET examination process andimplemented measures to protect the integ-rity of the FET examination system. Thesemeasures have allowed the department toisolate and identify the 38 affected examina-tion centres in seven provinces.This investigation led to the delay in the

issuing of the Engineering Studies subjectresults which were subsequently releasedon Friday 24 May. This was done to protectthe credibility of the results of innocent can-didates. Colleges will be assisting Engineer-ing Studies students affected by the late re-lease of results to register on the next levelin trimester two.The department condemns the leakage of

question papers and considers these actionsas criminal in nature and will take decisiveaction against any individual identified dur-ing the investigation, including the pursu-ance of disciplinary measures and/or thelaying of criminal charges.

Your SMSes. When renewing my driver’s licence, Ch-antelle Solomons was the epitome of gra-cious efficiencywith a sweet smile to gowithit. A big bouquet to Chantelle at the FishHoek Licensing Department. Kim Huskis-son, St James

. Regarding the anti-smoking law: youcan attack an old lady and steal her pensionoutside a bank and get away with it, but ifshe has a cigarette in her hand then she isthe criminal? I saw a man relieving himselfoutside a restaurant. No problembecause hewas not smoking. Get real. Tess, Fish Hoek

. I cannot wait for the smoking laws tocome into place. They should add a lawagainst those smoking while driving. Darr-yl, Kalk Bay

. Excellent news about the new anti-smoking law. Protecting the innocent andhealth-conscious people from those thatdon’t care. I believe it is the only good thingthis government has done. However, theydon’t enforce by sending inspectors out tofine the owners.

. Why not make a start by cleaning thebeach? I already do when I take a walk onthe beach and I’m from Ocean View.

. It is wonderful to see all the new busi-nesses opening at the Kalk Bay end of MainRoad.MainRoad is suddenlymore alive, butFish Hoek is slow on change.

. Ocean View police do nothing about theillegal or legal shebeens in Masiphumelele.Our liquor store closes at 18:00, but in Masithey trade the entire night.

. Our ward councillor, Pat Francke, istops! She is not just talking the talk, but defi-nitely walking the walk! Thank you forcleaning the open field in Capricorn Road inOcean View! Mrs A Daniels

. Councillor Pat Francke, thank you forgetting the guys to clean our field! You arethe best! S Baker

. Regarding the train fare hike. In (SA Fi-nance Minister Pravin) Gordhan’s 2013budget speech, R42bn was allocated to Prasafor 2013/14 andR53.4bn for 2015/16. Yet thereis no evidence of how this has been utilisedto improve the rail service for commuters.Instead, trains break down, fail and are reg-ularly cancelled – this is just on the CapeTown-Simon’s Town line! Litter, graffiti,damaged seating, overcrowding and unpro-fessional announcements are commonplaceissues. While I don’t condone it, I have littlehope for any new rolling-stock being sparedthe wrath of vandals, unless Prasa is con-spicuously seen to be serious about improv-ing it’s service.

. About “Green day” and the legalisationof marijuana: please let school children re-ceive clear information and warnings aboutthe dangers – not just about marijuana, butalcohol and drugs. Grace R

. After reading the local newspapers forsome years now, I must conclude there aretoo many egocentrics in the Far South look-ing for attention for their own good.

. At last somebody in the council with abackbone. Thank goodness for Felicity Pur-chase.

. I am so tired of people trying to claimpublic open space as theirs.Well done, Felic-ity Purchase.

. Good on Purchase for standing up toMrHuininck!

. Well done to Ms Purchase for standingup to (Mr Huininck). Mr Huininck shouldmove his fence and respect Ms Purchase’sdecision.

. A bouquet for Felicity Purchase forstanding up for the Noordhoek peoples’rights. RK, Fish Hoek

. Felicity Purchase is an excellent wardcouncillor and truly has the best interestsof our valley at heart. HH, Noordhoek

. Felicity Purchase grew up and was edu-cated here, and is a fair, honest andwell-bal-anced person. We are extremely happy withtheway she carries out her duties.Our coun-cillor is trying to preserve the unique char-acter of Noordhoek. Robert, Noordhoek

. Regarding “Above the law”: Don’t youhave better things to do than take photos ofMetro Police vehicles? Take your time andboredom and go feed a hungry child. Stopcriticising the police – those same officerscould save your life! Belinda, Muizenberg

. Unfortunately cops never receive finesfor doing anything illegal. Only motoristsare penalised.

. Applause for Ocean View FC is in orderfor bringing a reputable club and decentfootball back to the community. Let’s ignorethose (people) who are opposing their gooddeeds. Ex-footballer

. Traffic gridlock has reached epic pro-portions for communities on the Far South,yet the City continues to approve develop-ments with no traffic management plan inplace. No further developments should beapproved until the City develops a plan asa matter of priority, with full public partici-pation. Lorraine, Glencairn

. Wow! I’m a retired engineer living inFish Hoek for the past four years. A lovelytown, but I get the feeling I’m living in a com-munity of compulsive complainers. Buckup, Fish Hoek, and open your eyes to all thegood things around us, please! G Beukes

. Some weeks ago there was an articleabout the bird feeders for the small honeybirds. I couldn’twait to get them intomygar-den. I made a feeder and filled it with sugarwater andwaited.Weekshave passed andnobirds have visited.What have I done wrong?Help anyone, please. Dee, Lakeside

. Dog lovers, walk the kennelled dogsat TEARS any Monday, Wednesday,Friday or Sunday from 10:00. Phone(021) 785 4482 to book an orientation.V SMS your views to 32516. SMSes cost R1.

Fish Hoek gets even friendlierSo many folk at the bowling club said theyhad read the comment about “Friendly FishHoek” (People’s Post, 4 June). They wereteasing me and said the bowlers are evenmore friendly.I walked to the Mica Store in Sun Valley

andbought awhole lot of stuff needed for ourrenovations to the house. (Lorraine) at thecash desk was so busy and when it was myturn in the queue, I put the armful of goodson the counter and explained I had a cuttinglist in the workshop for wood.Lorraine said to just leave the stuff there

and she would sort it out. I told her I wasgoing to enjoy a cup of coffee while I waswaiting.I hadn’t even finished my coffee when one

of the assistants came looking for me to tell

me my order was ready.In the queue I was chatting to a man be-

hind me – an Afrikaans guy from Pretoria– and he offered to give me a lift home withall thewood.He tookme tomy front gate andhelped me offload the wood. Now, can youbeat that for friendliness?I am a member of the SA Association of

Retired Persons and, when checking my in-voice, noticed I had not been given my dis-count. I walked back to Mica and told Lor-raine itwasmy fault. Inmyhaste, I hadomit-ted to tendermymembership card. In a flashit was sorted.The Mica team are really tops. If I had to

give thema score out of 10, Iwould give thema 12. Thanks again, Friendly Fish Hoek.Ron Clark, Fish Hoek

Have you lost your spectacles?A pair of spectacles was found in ClevedonRoad, Muizenberg. Phone Pat on

072 252 3320.Anon, Email

Courtesy on road goes both waysWhy do some people criticise one aspect ofthe defensive driving system when all as-pects should be done in sequence?Learner drivers must swivel their heads

like poppies in the wind, because this is theobservation that must be done before theycan release the park brake of the vehicle.This is to check that a cyclist or any othervehicle has not moved into his blind spot.

Get into this habit. It will stop you fromgetting frustratedwith the vehicle taking itstime to move off. If a vehicle must keep 1.5mfrom a cyclist, then surely the cyclist mustkeep 1.5m fromavehicle. This doesnotmeanI do not agree with the 1.5m rule.Let’s try it both ways. I am sure it will be

much safer for all of us.VC Downing, Plumstead

Calling AngelaLansburyI have sent this request to numerous people/companies dealing in collectables and an-tiques, and not one has had the decency toreply to me.I would appreciate it if you could maybe

ask your readers where I could take thisitem to be valued and sold.I would like to sell this typewriter, which

belonged to my grandmother. I am not sureof the value, however, or where to take it.Jenny, Welcome Glen

ANTIQUE: A reader would like to value thisCorona folding typewriter. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Top service from tax peopleHats off to theCapeTownSouthAfricanRev-enue Services (Sars) office for swift and ster-ling service rendered during the processingof my annual income tax return.My heart leapt with trepidation when I re-

ceived an SMS from Sars stating that an out-standing payment was due from me, andpayable urgently! Telephoning the call cen-tre proved futile when the automated voicedinformed me that I was 181st in the queueand prompted me to make my way to the lo-cal Sars office.The Cape Town Sars office was jam-

packed resembling a township day hospital

when I arrived aroundmidday, and the onlyfriendly faces were the security guards. Theclerk at the enquiries desk warmed to myfriendly chatter, and directedme to the “fastlane”.Within 10 minutes amiable tax consultant

Sisanda Kuse handed me a printout whichI used to effect an EFT payment.Thank you, Sars for the expedient service.

It was a pleasure making the payment duewithout wasting precious time. I pray thatmy tax payment is put to good usewithin thefiscus.Mark Kleinschmidt

Forget religion, bring kissing to schoolsPeter van Kerwel argued that we shouldbring back religion into schools to fightgangsterism (“Bring religion into schools”,4 June).He says at a school in his area pupils are

allowed to pray at school and he observes noforms of drugs and violence.He concludes that praying thus stops vio-

lence.I thinkwe should all join him in collecting

ideas for improving our schools, based on

our own insights of association.I would like to start.When I went to school everything was

peaceful and nearly no incident of violencewas reported.We had many children kissing each other

with joy, it was very accepted.I suggest to encourage our children to kiss

each other more, especially in schools, andwe will all benefit from it!Michael Schomaker, Email

EntertainmentPage 12 | FALSE BAYTuesday 18 June 2013Tel: 021 910 6500Fax: 021 910 6501/06

Broadway favourite hits the Mother CityBroadway favourite hits the Mother CityTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN

The true-life story of Frankie Valli andthe Four Seasons will be brought to lifein an energising musical at Artscape

this month.Direct from it’s successful seasons in Sin-

gapore and Johannesburg, the multi-awardwinning Broadway musical Jersey Boysopens at Artscape tomorrow.

The show tells the story of Frankie Valliand the other members of the Four Seasons– Bob Gaudio, Tommy De Vito and Nick Mas-si.

The group dominated charts in the 1960sand became one of the greatest successes inpop music history, selling 175 millionrecords globally before they turned 30.

The 19 member South African cast in-cludes Emmanuel Castis, Kirsten Murphy-Rossiter, Jaco van Rensburg, Duane Alexan-der and Stephen Jubber.

Since their first curtain call on South Afri-can soil, audiences have responded withenormous enthusiasm.

“Being able to be part of this productionis a dream come true. Performing in theatrehas always been in my blood and I did manymusicals at school,” says Emmanuel Castiswho plays bass vocalist Nick Massi.

He describes Jersey Boys as not being atypical musical.

“Usually in musicals the story is drivenby the music, but with Jersey Boys the story

and emotions of where they are in theirlives, drives the music,” he says.

The well-known soapie actor, says al-though he loves acting on television, theatrehas always been apart of him.

“I’ve always been going for theatre audi-tions, but have been waiting for the perfectrole,” Castis adds.

He says the show has a great cast who havereally embraced the story of this iconicgroup.

“This rock band became each others fami-ly and having toured and lived together weare also like one big family.”

“I realised early that this was a very spe-cial story and group, I love it,” says Castis.

The show features popular hits of the bandsuch as Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’tTake My Eyes Off You and My Eyes AdoredYou.

Although the names of these and othersongs in the show might not be easily recog-nised by many, the tunes become more fa-miliar as the captivating tale of the four mu-sicians unfolds and the audience can beheard singing along.

Castis says they have received an incredi-ble reaction from audiences who have seenthe show and he looks forward to performingin Istanbul, Turkey, after Cape Town.

“It’s all about telling the incredible storyof normal people. We want people to walk outwith a smile on their faces and a smile ontheir heart,” he adds.

ICONIC: From left Kenneth Meyer, Grant Almirall, Emmanuel Castis and Daniel Buys tell thetrue­life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Season. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Peter Pan takes to the stageCome fly away with Peter Pan, Tinker Belland the Darling children to the magical Nev-er Land.

Get ready to be amazed by all its wonderssuch as the mysterious mermaids from Mer-maid Lagoon, the beautiful Indian princessTiger Lilly and her brave panther, as wellas the fun-loving Lost Boys and evil CaptainHook.

J.M Barrie’s much loved classic, PeterPan, premiers at the Canal Walk Theatrefrom Sunday 22 June to Sunday 14 July.Tickets cost R70 and are available from Com-puticket.

The show will be directed by award-win-ning duo, Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Mey-

er.Peter Pan will be brought to life with

breathtaking sets, magnificent costumes,eye-catching puppets, memorable songs andwill showcase the talent of some of South Af-rican finest up-and-coming musical theatrestars.

While Naledi Award winner, Earl Gregorystars as Captain Hook and newcomer,Michael Wallace will play the title role of Pe-ter Pan.V For more information contact or email VanessaHerbst, PR manager 0 (021) 529 9638 or [email protected] or Wendy Vollmer, marketingmoordinator 0 (021) 529 9629 or 2 [email protected].

Marvellous magical mayhemThe Traditional Children’s Magic Festi-val is back in Cape Town this winter andis set to trick your mind more than be-fore.

The festival will take place at Collegeof Magic in Claremont from 26 to 29 Juneand aims to thrill young ones with daz-zling performances and workshops bysome of Cape Town’s most seasoned art-ists.

Parents and their little ones are set toescape the biting cold with a magical tourof the College’s mysterious 100-year-oldbuilding, marvel at the astonishing actsof more than 50 magicians, jugglers,

clowns, escape artists to learn the art ofmagic. The college is the only one of itskind in the world and has been trainingchildren and adults in magic and illusionsince 1980.

“The Traditional Children’s Magic Fes-tival is a highlight on our magical calen-dar and is a fun, affordable experience forthe entire family. We cannot wait to wel-come you to our historic house of magicthis winter,” says director David Gore.V Tickets for the festival are R50, and include afree magical goodie bag on arrival. For more infor-mation contact 0 (021) 683 5480 or visitwww.collegeofmagic.com.

HOUSE OF MYSTERIES: Monica Nyakatya inspires young clowns Sonwabile Mekuto,Sibabalo Zuma and Sinothando Lufutha to share their magic with young audiences atthe Traditional Children’s Magic Festival. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Trojans at GrandWestIn the wake of the Gladiators era, Teen Tro-jan Warriors will flex their muscles at GrandArena.

You can watch the filming of Teen TrojanWarriors from Saturday 22 to Sunday 30June from 10:00 to 13:00.

The Trojan Warriors show is about mor-tals who, all starting on the same level, fighttheir way up each level by participating ina variety of games.

On their way up they accumulate pointswhich gets them to the next stage, being im-mortal status, and finally to the ultimate ti-tle, that of Trojan Warrior.

Both the filming sessions of Trojan Warri-ors and the TV series itself will provide great

thrills for all South African fans of spectacu-lar action entertainment. The audience willget so close up to the action that they willhear every groan and scream of encourage-ment. They will see warriors being madewhile the less strong will remain mere mor-tals.

The live action will offer fun for the entirefamily who can be part of the exciting actionand not even strain a muscle doing so. TheTV series will be screened weekly over sixmonths.

For the live shows, Teen Trojan Warriorwill take place from 10:00, while the TrojanWarrior sessions will begin at 18:00.V Tickets, at R50, available from Computicket.

COMIC RELIEF: Gaëtan Schmid’s (pictured) brandnew comedy The Belgian is a hilarious trip into themind of a most misunderstood species – Belgians.Directed by Brent Palmer, it shows at the Alexan­der Upstairs Theatre, 76 Strand Street. Behind thefacade of their clean cut little houses with theirneat little front garden and patrolled by smirkinggarden gnomes, something obscurely wicked islurking. Schmid’s latest passionate calling is toshare with you his wealth of limitless and uselessknowledge – “Comic, fascinating, quirky, absurd andsurreal stuff that maketh the Belgian and Belgium”.Shows on Thursday 20 June, Friday 21 June andSaturday 22 June, all shows at 19:00 and all showsare R80. For bookings and enquiries phone0 (021) 300 1652. Strictly no under 18s due to theterms of their liquor licence. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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V Plumstead: The Prostate Cancer supportaction group meets at 17:45 for 18:00, in theauditorium of Constantiaberg MediClinic inBurnham Road. All welcome.Phone 073 560 3067 for more details.

V Muizenberg: Beginners T’ai Chi classes heldevery Tuesday at 07:00 at Alive Cafe –Creative Experience Hub, 11 Atlantic Road. Thefirst class is free, thereafter classes are R50each. Call Derek Harrison on (021) 788 9010.

V Fish Hoek: Fish Hoek Valley NorthNeighbourhood Watch meets at 19:30 at theMoth Hall, Central Circle. All are welcome.Call Alan Coetzee on 082 896 1843.

V Kalk Bay: Susan Newham­Blake, author ofMaking Finn, will be in conversation withauthor, Dawn Garisch at Kalk Bay Books, 124Main Road, at 18:30 for 19:00. Told withdisarming honesty, the book is a warm, wittyand moving first­person account of twowomen’s quest to create a family.

V Muizenberg: Muizenberg Community SafetyInitiative hosts their second community familyevening at 18:00 at the Blue Bird Garage onAlbertyn Road. All residents are invited to anevening of fun­filled movies – three shortfilms suitable for children and adults of allages with homemade soup and bread. R20for adults and no charge for children. Phone(021) 709 0492 or email [email protected].

Wednesday 19 June

V Noordhoek: The Dascro NeighbourhoodWatch will hold its annual meeting at WildRose Lodge in Bodrum Close at 19:30.Refreshments will be served. Everyone iswelcome. Direct enquiries to Ian Wilkinson on082 550 3532 or email [email protected] [email protected].

V Fish Hoek: University of the Third AgeFalse Bay presents Claire Barry who willspeak on My Journey from the Kalahari toHis Holiness the Dalai Lama and Back. Thetalk will be at the civic centre at 09:30 for10:00. Attendance is free and all arewelcome. Refreshments will be on sale.Phone Peter Rickards on (021) 788 9469 orElizabeth Gets on (021) 788 3368.

V Fish Hoek: There will be a series of fourlectures, taking place every Wednesday fromtoday, at the Full Gospel Church. Phone Donor Lyn Glass on (021) 782 5726 or [email protected].

V Fish Hoek: The garden club meets at 19:00in the minor hall of the civic centre inRecreation Road. Speaker David Davidson willshow photographs of SA’s exhibit at thisyear’s Chelsea Flower Show, which wonanother gold medal. All welcome, visitors payR10 which includes refreshments. Phone(021) 785 2386.

V Simon’s Town: Annual trophy event, the“better ball stableford” at the golf club.Civilians versus SA Navy personnel and “landlubbers” versus the “sea dogs” in this annualtrophy event. Email Phil or Denise [email protected].

Thursday 20 June

V Fish Hoek: The Diabetes Support Groupwill hold its monthly meeting at the civiccentre from 14:15 until 15:30. Guest speakerGerna Conradie will speak on The Living Will.Call Gerald Jeftha on (021) 786 4540.

V Fish Hoek: False Bay Hospital Associationwill hold its annual meeting in the hospital’sboardroom at 10:00 for 10:15. All welcome.Refreshments will be served. Call KathleenBeukes on 074 551 0558 or (021) 782 9248.

V Simon’s Town: Exploring Consciousnessseries presents a screening of the film NossoLar – Our Astral Home concerning thespiritual journey of life between lives. It is afilm by Wagner de Assis based on the bookby medium Chico Xavier and will be shown at11:00 at the museum. Tickets are R30. Bookon (021) 786 3046.

Friday 21 June

V Simon’s Town: Psychics Hazel Jeannes andBev de Meyer will have a demonstration atthe country club annex at 19:00 for 19:30.Tickets, at R40, at the door. Phone Jacky on(021) 786 5559 or Bev on 084 686 1467.

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Driven to achieve their goalsLIAM MOSES

The dusty streets of Cape Town’s infor-mal settlements and townships havelong provided football with some its

greatest players.If you possess enough talent and determi-

nation, and manage to avoid the pitfalls ofdrugs and gangsterism, football can provideyouth with a better life.However, for most youngsters the sport is

little more than a hobby or a pastime theirparents hope will keep them away from so-cial ills.But since 2003, a Schaapkraal-based or-

ganisation has been using the sport to helpthe city’s poor, homeless and troubled to bet-ter their lives without handing them profes-sional contracts.Each year, South African Homeless Street

Soccer and registered NGO Oasis, gives agroup of people the chance to travel to andtake part in the Homeless World Cup.Clifford Marthinus, Oasis founder, says

the point of competing in the tournament isnot to simply give the players the chance totravel to a foreign country, but to open par-ticipants’ minds to their full potential.“What we hope is that people can realise

that these opportunities are possible for

them. They might live in an informal settle-ment, but they can also better their lives. It’sup to them to take hold of their lives,” saysMarthinus.“We can’t guarantee them that their lives

are going to change. But we can guaranteethat this will make an impact on their lives.They need to use this opportunity to find outhow to make it work and count for them.”The Homeless World Cup is an interna-

tional organisation based in Scotland andhas organised the tournament of the samename every year since 2003.This tournament is hosted in a different

country annually and can feature up to 70teams.Last year, the tournament was hosted in

Brazil and this year it will take place inPoznan, Poland, fromSaturday 10 to Sunday18 August.In order to take part in the tournament

playersmust go througha series of trials andprove to Oasis they are serious about im-proving their lives, that they will benefitfrom the programme and that they intend togive back to their communities.Players do not have to be homeless in the

traditional sense in order to take part in thetournament, but have to be linked to anNGOin some way.

Marthinus says the point of thisis to ensure that the players contin-ue to receive support and guidanceonce they return from the tourna-ment.One of the playerswhowill be tak-

ing part this year is centreback Eb-rahim Abrahams from The Kraal,an informal settlement in Bo-Kaap.“I had a friend who was in this

programme and went with the teamto Brazil last year. He was the goal-keeper and he told us about the pro-gramme,” he says“I grew up struggling so I don’t

want my child to go through life thesame way I did. That’s all that Iwant. I just want to help all the chil-dren who are living on streets right now.”Before departing for the Homeless World

Cup, Abrahams and his teammates will goaway on a two week-long camping trip totrain for the tournament and also undergocounselling.Marthinus says althoughmany people are

successful in bettering their lives, someplayers also fail and fall back into drugabuse or crime.Oasis also runs Oasis FC, a football club

which is affiliated to theSouthPeninsulaLo-

cal Football Association and has over 150players.The club has teams in every age group

from under-9 to under-19 and does notcharge any of the players membership feesas long as they take part in the organisa-tion’s life skills programmes.Oasis also aims to start a street soccer pro-

gramme involving 20 different areas aroundCape Town. For information about theHomeless World Cup contact Oasis on0 (021) 704 6815.

READY TO GO: Registered NGO Oasis will send a groupof disadvantaged footballers to Poland in August totake part in the Homeless World Cup. PHOTO: LIAM MOSES

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OVERSHADOWED:Everton FC’s TristanPoggenpoel controlsthe ball, as CrusadersFC’s ValentinoValesco looks on,during an EngenKnockout Challengematch at The Greensin Manenberg onSunday. Crusaderswon the game 3­1.PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

IN THE AIR: Turfhall United’s Dylon Solomons takes flight as Hout Bay United’s Ray­mond Samuels looks on during Turfhall’s 1­0 victory in the Engen Knockout Challengeplayoffs at The Greens in Manenberg on Sunday. PHOTO: ARSHIED ISAACS

CONTROL: Montague Spurs AFC player Juninho Lombaard shows off his controlling skill,as he holds off the tackle attempts of Helderberg FC player Anathi Mrwata during thesides’ 1­1 draw in the Engen Knockout Challenge at The Greens in Manenberg on Sunday.

PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

Calling all youth tennis acesTHE JBK Tennis Academy will host a holi-day clinic at the FishHoekTennis Club fromMonday 24 toWednesday 26 June. The clinicwill run from 10:00 to 13:00 each day and cost

R200 per child. Registration for the cliniccloses on Saturday 22 July. For more infor-mation phone Jackie Kirkpatrick on084 562 6335.

TEXTBOOKTACKLE:Violets RFC’sIsmaeelArendsetacklesEbrahiemAdonis ofHamediehsRFC during hisside’s 11­15loss atChukker Roadin Lansdowne,in the WPclub rugbyDivision Oneclash onSaturday.PHOTO:RASHIED ISAACS

The People’sTeam bracefor play-offsLIAM MOSES

Engen Santos FCwill face two season-de-fining moments this week when theytake on Mpumalanga Black Aces and

ChippaUnited in thePremier Soccer League(PSL) promotion/relegation play-offs.

The People’s Team did well to fight theirway back into contention for promotion af-ter a disastrous start in the National FirstDivision (NFD).

But their hard work could all be in vainif they fail to beat Aces and Chippa in thetwohomegames onThursday 20 andSunday23 June.

Head coach Ian Palmer admits bothmatches will be crucial, but says a loss willnot be the death of his side’s promotionhopes.

“I don’t think this game is do or die, be-cause we still have to play Chippa soon afterthat. If we lose it won’t be good and it willbe huge setback,” he says.

“But we are thinking about that. We aregoing full-out to get one over Aces and putus in thedriving seat.Aces are in thedrivingseat, because they are the only team with awin. The playing field will be levelled as wewill be at home.”

Santos had an undesirable start to theplay-offs last month when their first match,away to Chippa, finished in a goalless draw.

Chippa went on to lose 1-0 to Aces in the

second play-off match.The Mpumalanga side now top the stand-

ings aheadof their clash against Santos,whohave not hadmuch success againstAces thisseason.

But Palmerwill hope recent form and pastresults are not an indicator of what Thurs-day’s result will be.

The People’s Team drew 0-0 against Acesin their last encounter in Mpumalanga inApril, while Aces beat Santos 1-0 at AthloneStadium in the season opener last October.

Palmer says the fixtures has not been kindto his side, but he is confident his troopswillrecover before their Cape derby againstPhilippi’s Chippa.

“Aces are blessed because all their gamesare spaced widely. After the match againstis, they have six days before they play again.The draw actually favours them,” saysPalmer.

“Chippa also play us and then have to goto Aces three days later. It’s about howquickly you recover.We have the Sports Sci-ence Institute of South Africa on our side tohelp us regenerate for the next game.”

Santos’ fixture against Aces will kick-offat Cape Town Stadium at 19:30 on Thursday20 June.

Chippa United will host Aces on Wednes-day 26 June and the final fixture of the play-offs will see Santos travel to Mpumalanga toface Aces on Saturday 29 June.

DETERMINEDRUN: BellvilleRFC’s BollaConradie headsfor the try­line,dodging thetackle of SKWalmers’sWilton Pe­tersen, in hisside’s 24­43loss at theRosina Paarwa­ter Stadium inBellville Southon Saturday.PHOTO: PETERHEEGER/GALLOIMAGES

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New pro basketball league for SALIAM MOSES

Cape Town could have asmany as threefranchises in a new, nationwide pro-fessional basketball league being

formed by Basketball South Africa.The Basketball National League (BNL) is

set to tip-off in September, with 12 teamsacross the country playing in two differentconferences.Four teams have already been confirmed

for the league, with Johannesburg’s EgoliMagic, the Soweto Panthers and Pretoria’sTshwaneSuns set to formpart of theNorth-ernConference andDurban’sKwaZulu-Na-tal Marlins set to form part of the SouthernConference.Caby Cabanelas, director of the BNL,

said three Cape Town teams have alreadybid for franchises.“There are certain criteria they need to

meet and they will need to present theirnecessary capabilities to BNL. As it’s afranchise basis there will be price ofR2 000 000,” he said.“The franchise gives them the right to be-

come a shareholder in the company, theright to appoint a director to the board andthe right to participate in the league.”Cabanelas says BNL aims to have at least

one team from each province in the league.The tournament will see each franchiseplay home and away round-robin games,before the top two teams in each conferencewill battle it out in five games to determinea conference winner.The conferencewinnerswill then face off

in five more games and the team with themost victories will be crowned BNL cham-pions. Cabanelas could not could not elabo-rate on potential teams from Cape Town.Joseph Mangadi, chairperson of the

Western Province Basketball Association,welcomed the formation of the league andsaid it will be a massive advantage to theAssociation’s attempts to grow the sport.“We are extremely excited because we

are trying to get more participants. It’s dif-ficult to convince people to play a sport ifthere is no professional league,” he said.“It’s also easier to get more media cover-

age and sponsors if there is a professionalleague. It will help us professionalise thesport.Wehavebeen runningonavolunteerbasis for a long time. Having a professionalleaguewill force us to professionalise at thelowest level.”Basketball is still seen as a fringe sport

in SA and, like most other sports, has toplay second fiddle to football, rugby andcricket.Cabanelas said the BNL is ready to fight

it out with the top three for a slice of thesponsorship, broadcast and match attend-ance pie.“The global appeal of basketball and its

links to family entertainment, music andfashion are about to take SA by storm,” hesaid.“We have a detailed plan on how we are

going to grow the sponsorship base.”Cabanelas added that merchandising

deals will also play a large part in makingthe sport profitable and sustainable in SA.

BOUNCING BASKETS: Neo Khonkhobe of Pinelands Bulldogs holds off the defensive play of GCUWolves’ Witbooi Riecoleav during the Men’s First League basketball clash at UCT on Sunday.Wolves were 64­62 victors after the four quarters. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS

SPOTTING THE GAP: SK Walmers outside centre Danwill Erasmus darts through a gap in the Bellville RFC defence during the WP club rugby Super League A match at the Rosina Paarwa­ter Stadium in Bellville South on Saturday. Kloof were 43­24 victors. PHOTO: PETER HEEGER/GALLO IMAGES