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CURB ROBBERIES: TALKS TO INSTALL A GATE
Call for action in avenueTAURIQ HASSEN
Awalk down Blesbok Avenue in LotusRiver could prove to be costly. Localsclaim robberies are on the rise.
Requests have been made for the City ofCape Town to gate off the road to close accessto would-be robbers.
The avenue, between Blesbok and Kliproads, is predominantly used by the publicas a route to the Lotus River Clinic.
After being a victim of robbery earlier thisyear, Lotus River resident Jasmin Febuarie(79) remains pensive.
Since the incident she has not returned toBlesbok Avenue.
Febuarie was on her way to the clinicwhen two unknown men approached andgrabbed hold of her.
“It happened so fast and I really did notsee it coming, until I felt them pulling on myclothes,” she recalls.
The assailants escaped with her bag andwedding rings – the only memory she hadof her late husband.
“My incident might have happened awhile back, but it is disturbing to know morepeople are still being robbed,” Februariesays.
“There must be something the City can do,because sooner or later somebody will be se-riously hurt.”
Another local, Faseegh Adams, is all toofamiliar with the shouts for help comingfrom Blesbok Avenue.
He claims to have witnessed several rob-beries in the lane this year and says the onlysolution would be to create a form of accesscontrol.
“The avenue is extremely important, be-cause many people use it to get to the clinic.But there are people who use it to rob peo-ple,” Adams says.
But Grassy Park police spokesperson War-rant Officer Wynita Kleinsmith says therehave been no reported incidents of crime inBlesbok Avenue.
“This is part of the difficulty that we arefaced with, as many people choose not toopen cases with police which makes policingthe matter much harder,” she says.
Kleinsmith urges the surrounding com-munity to become active in the affected areaby establishing street committees andneighbourhood watches.
“If the community feels safer by having a
gate, by all means, then they should have it,”Kleinsmith says.
Meanwhile ward councillor Leslie Isaacsfinds it “highly concerning” to hear aboutthe rising crime incidents in Blesbok Ave-nue. He confirms that talks are underway tohave a gate installed.
He explains a gate would allow the imme-
diate community to enforce access controland keep “criminal elements” out.
“We want people to feel safe and we do un-derstand that Blesbok Avenue is a well-known route to the clinic,” he says.
“It is also very concerning to hear that old-er people are the victims of such crimes, sosomething must be done immediately.”
Kleinsmith confirms that Grassy Park po-lice can assist by increasing visible patrolsin the area.V Anybody wishing to report crime in Blesbok Avenue,or any other street in the sector, can phone the GrassyPark sector commander Constable Alridge Isaacs on082 522 2833 or the Grassy Park Police Station on(021) 700 3303.
The provincial health department hosted a Cancer Awareness Shavathon/Sprayathon on Friday 4 October at the Lotus River CommunityHealth Centre. The event was held as a platform for the community of Lotus River to learn more about cancer and to participate in thefight against the disease. The event also showcased information on cancer by various organisations. Showing her support for the cause isZilleraine Heights resident Shireen Barnes, who is getting her hair sprayed by Benito Cloete from Lotus River. PHOTOS: TAURIQ HASSEN
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PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 10 October 20132 ISSUES
DIAL-A-RIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICEInvitation to people living with disabilitiesThe Dial-a-Ride public transport service is a scheduled service for people whose physicaldisabilities render them unable to use mainstream public transport.
All potential passengers must be assessed by an appointed occupational therapist to ensurethat as many people as possible, who meet the qualifying criteria, can be accommodated.The City invites all those who are currently not accommodated but wish to make use of theservice to make an appointment for an assessment.
Appointments can be made any day of the week between 12:00 and 20:00 bycalling 0800 600 895.
Those with appointments will be collected from their homes, taken to Tygerberg Hospital,assessed and returned home.
During the assessment the following documents must be presented:
• Certified copy of your identity document• Proof of address (preferably a municipal bill)• Proof of income• Medical report
Please note that:
• No person will be included on the Dial-a-Ride service without having gone throughthe assessment process
• The assessment does not guarantee inclusion in theDial-a-Ride service
For more information please contact Zanele Mabengezaon 021 400 5454 during office hours.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER163/2013
Citizen journalist: Bam leads the wayHe was also honoured by
the Rotary Club of CapeTown, when he was present-ed with a Vocational ServiceAward in recognition of hisservice to the community.
In 1997 he was the recipientof the Louis Volks Humani-tarian Award from Lions In-ternational District 410A.
In October 2000 he wasnamed a Melvyn Jones Fel-low, which is the highest in-ternational recognition af-forded by Lions Internation-al for humanitarian service.
His interest in communityaffairs led him to becomingintimately involved in the
rates campaign of the Lotus River, Ottery,Grassy Park, Residents’ Association (Lo-gra), on which he serves as media spokes-person. He is also currently serving as PROof the Grassy Park Community Police Fo-rum, having served as chairperson for anumber of years.
Bam is a recipient of community builderawards and has, himself, donated matricprizes for Afrikaans at Grassy Park andPlumstead high schools.V To become a citizen journalist, submit your storiesonline to www.peoplespost.com. Also view Bam’sfirst citizen journalist article under the news section.
CITIZEN JOURNALISM STORY
Meet People’s Post’s first citi-zen journalist.
Philip Bam was born inHardevlei on 25 October 1948.He matriculated from SouthPeninsula High School in1966 and went on to study atthe Calvinist TheologicalSeminary, where he was or-dained in 1973.
He also holds a Diploma inBusiness Administration, 1stClass from Executive Educa-tion in Cape Town, as well asin Public Relations from theCentre for Management De-velopment.
In 1979 Bam stepped downfrom full-time ministry, be-cause of his great interest in the affairs ofthe visually handicapped community.
He became executive director of theLeague of Friends of the Blind (Lofob), a po-sition he very recently stepped down from– he will officially step down at the end ofthe month.
He still remained active in the church,heading up the church’s commission ondogmatics, and chaired the commission forthe official journal of the church.
Bam was honoured by the City of CapeTown, receiving the Mayor’s Medal forCommunity Service in 2009.
WELCOME: Philip Bam isPeople’s Post’s new citizenjournalist. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
COMMUNITY SAFETY: SMS SERVICE EXTENDED
Safety is now onlyan SMS awayNADINE MOODIE
While reporting safety concerns isonly a text away, the effectivenessof a relaunched crime line is be-
ing questioned.The SMS number 35395, initially
launched as part of the provincial Depart-ment for Community Safety’s Reward aCop/Report a Cop programme where thepublic could report or compliment the po-lice, now comes with extra services.
But some are questioning how efficientthe service will be.
Provincial minister for CommunitySafety Dan Plato says the department ex-panded the service to allow the public tolodge community needs, find out abouttraffic on the province’s national roadsand receive tips on safety and fatigue.“We are not stopping the Reward a Cop/Report a Cop programme. The public arestill encouraged to use it for reporting po-lice and traffic services. In the absence ofregular crime statistics, we are focusingon collecting policing needs and priorityinformation for all communities in theprovince,” he says.
Users can SMS the word “safe” to 35395and an official will call them to gather in-formation on what they feel is importantfor community safety, crimes affectingcommunities and policing challenges andsuccesses.
“People not always at liberty to speakopenly at policing meetings where weusually gather information. They cannow send an SMS at a minimal cost andwe will return their call to hear what theyhave to say,” Plato says.
“For traffic updates and road safetypeople can SMS the word ‘info’. Once themessage has been received, the servicewill provide safety and traffic informa-tion, and – if needed – an official will con-tact the person directly.”
While the initiative gives citizens theopportunity to voice their concerns aboutpolicing, the SMS line will inevitably nothelp prevent offences from taking place inthe first place, argues volunteer crime
fighter Hanif Loonat.“The department needs to come up with
pro-active projects when addressingcrime. This SMS line is a reactive projectwhich encourages the public to workagainst the police when they’re supposedto be working with them,” he says.
“The police are not committing crimes;people are responsible for crime in ourcommunities.
“The police only arrive at the scene af-ter a crime was committed. The depart-ment should instead be implementingprojects which educate communities torefrain from crime.”
Plato’s spokesperson Greg Wagnercounters the department has been pro-ac-tive about crime by hosting annual polic-ing needs and priorities meetings, whichprovide a platform for the public, commu-nity policing forums, NGOs, neighbour-hood watches, business owners and rep-resentatives of the religious fraternity.
“Plato also attends public meetingswhere communities can raise safety con-cerns which are explored by the depart-ment and relayed to relevant authoritiessuch as the police or the Independent Po-lice Investigative Directorate for furtherinvestigation,” Wagner says.
“Safety information pamphlets are alsodistributed at public meetings and during
community walkabouts with the minis-ter.”
Kalk Bay resident Aashiq Newman,chairperson of the Fisherman’s VillageFlats body corporate, says he informedthe community about the SMS line.
He claims they reported their commu-nity needs but, to date, no one receivedresponses.
“It was a bad service and I doubt wheth-er it will work. If people are enquiringabout traffic, the department needs to en-sure that their response is immediate orelse people will get frustrated,” he says.
A city neighbourhood watch memberYasmena Ajam says she frequently re-ports crime to the police and to the emer-gency number 10111 with very little suc-cess.
“I hope this SMS line will be effective,because we’ve had numerous problemswith police not arriving at reportedscenes. I’m concerned about my commu-nity. All I need is someone to assist mequickly when I report a crime,” she says.
A city community improvement dis-trict manager, Shirley Aldum says it isdifficult to determine how helpful theSMS line will be for the province.
“The area in which we operate is asmall community, with roads with funnypronunciations which are sometimes dif-ficult to pinpoint. How much more diffi-cult won’t it be for people trying to pin-point roads across the province?” shesays.
But Zweli Mnisi, spokesperson for Min-ister of Police Nathi Mthethwa, says peo-ple should not be too critical about theservice.
He suggested communities give it achance before writing it off. “The policedepartment will partner with anyone whowants to fight crime. People should givethis service a chance and fix the systemif there are loopholes,” he says.V SMS ”info” to 35395 for traffic services and ”safe”for policing needs in communities.V Do you think the service will be effective in thecombat against crime? SMS your comments to32516. SMSes cost R1.
IN TOUCH: An SMS line to combat crimehas been expanded. PHOTO: TASMIN CUPIDO
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DUMPING GROUND: WORRY OVER DISEASES
Property a headacheTAURIQ HASSEN
In the heart of Phumlani Village informalsettlement lies a property with a host ofburning issues which have residents
waving the red flag.Since last year there has already been
three fires at the rundown property in CaraCara Street. It has now turned into a dump-ing hotspot, acts as a shelter for vagrantsand is also believed to be a hideout for crim-inals.The property is believed to have been
used as an illegal tyre shop, whichwas latershut down by the City of Cape Town. Anumber of second-hand tyres were left be-hind on the property, which was also be-lieved to be the cause of the fires.A nearby resident, Magdoline Richards,
has sleepless nights because of the late-night activities at the property.“There is always something going at that
property and it attracts all these gangstersto our community,” she says.Richards claims to have heard people
screaming during robbery incidents andshe has witnessed dirt piling up in recentmonths, forcing the neighbourhood to haveto put up with the unhealthy state of theproperty.“Our community is already in a very bad
state and properties such as this one justdoesn’t help,” says a frustrated Richards.When People’s Post went to the property
one morning last week, a group of vagrantswere slowly making their way off the prop-erty.Another resident, Felicia Mhlongo, wor-
ries about her children’s health. She saysthe property is “becomingworse by the day.There is somuch filth dumped on that prop-erty, only God knows what kind of diseases
are brewing there”.“What worries me is that children have
nowhere to play and are sometimes foundplaying in that filth. They (the City of CapeTown) must come and do something,” shesays.Malcolm Josephs, director for New Chap-
ter Foundation, an organisation workingclosely with the community, was shockedat the appalling state of the property. Hesays: “There has already been three fires.The building looks set to cave in and it’s areal mess. I can’t understand how nothinghas been done to solve this problem.”Josephs says the only solution to the
problem is to have the remains of the build-ing demolished.
The City’s director for Safety and Securi-ty Richard Bosman says the City has not re-ceived any complaints, but the owners arecurrently being tracked down.An inspection by City officials on
Wednesday 2 October confirmed the househad been burnt, leaving only the structure,and evidence of illegal dumping. “Actionwill be taken against the owner in terms ofthe Problem Building Bylaw 2010.”The City feels the property does not pose
any danger, but urges residents to reportany criminal activities.V Report criminal activities to Grassy Park police on(021) 700 3900, report bylaw infringements to theCity’s Law Enforcement teams on (021) 596 1999 orreach the call centre on 086 610 3089.
EYESORE: The Cara Cara Street property is said to be causing the Phumlani Village communi-ty a number of problems. PHOTO: TAURIQ HASSEN
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 10 October 20134 WORD ON THE STREET
Billions spenton road carnageWith the festive season looming, road acci-dents are increasing almost every day.
South Africa has lost R103bn annually asa result.
These costs include major losses in medi-cal services, manpower and skills, post-crash services such as road repairs, clean-upoperations and compensation paid out tovictims.
The Road Accident Fund spends a shock-ing R15bn each year to victims of road crash-es and R1bn for medical support.People’s Post readers share their thoughts.
HILARY KUILBER says there is a long road aheadto make the streets safer. “There are drivers wholike taking chances with our lives. When they seea traffic cop they behave, but when there are notraffic cops on the road it’s a different story.”
LINZY DANIELS says the authorities should focuson public transport. “Taxi drivers are reckless. Iwas in a taxi when it drove over a red robot. Wewere screaming as a truck came towards us. Traf-fic cops need to witness these actions.”
KARIKE SCHEERES believes education is key, es-pecially for those in the public transport sector.“If traffic cops don’t arrest me when I answer myphone or text while driving, why should they ar-rest taxi drivers? We need to respect each other.”
CECIL TENGGREN says the traffic department’sworkforce needs to be expanded. “People drivingin their cars are constantly texting or talking ontheir cellphones. Traffic cops should be more alertor they should enrol more officers.”
AMELIA ENGELBRECHT believes younger motor-ists are irresponsible and throw caution to thewind. “Teenage drivers text while speeding. Manyof them have received fines, but continue doingthe same thing. They believe they only live once.”
NOSIPHELO MDAKA says drivers should take re-sponsibility for their actions and the impact onthe innocent. “Most road accidents are caused byreckless driving. People’s lives need to be consid-ered – something most drivers fail to do.”
JOHAN OKTOBER says traffic officers need to stepup and stop wilfully “switching on their sirens toget through traffic”. “I’ve witnessed lots of speed-ing on our roads. Some of drivers jump red robotsand there is not a traffic cop to arrest them.”
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 10 October 2013 NEWS 5PLANTATION PRIMARY: CONCERNS OF VANDALISM CLOUDS PROJECT
Finish line in sight for schoolTAURIQ HASSEN
Some Plantation Road Primary Schoolpupils are at the edge of their seats asthey anxiously await construction of
their new school to draw to a close.Despite delays, Grade 4 to Grade 7 pupils
are already getting used to life in their newclassrooms. The same cannot be said for pu-pils fromGrade R to Grade 3, as they contin-ue using mobile classrooms.Principal Cedric May confirms the pupils
could be set up in their new classrooms byTuesday 15 October.“There have been plenty of delays, but the
contractors have given us a provisional dateand we are hoping to get the teachers and(pupils) into the new building,” he says.May confirms that “99% of the project”
has already been completed.Phase 2 is currently headed for comple-
tion. The final phase, which includes rein-stating areaswhichwere affected by the con-struction work such as landscaping, theplayground and the school field, will wrapup the project.“There has always been excitement
around the project. Yes, people have ques-tioned why the project is taking this long,but we are relieved to see the finish line andwe are still excited about the future,” Maysays.On Saturday 12 October Plantation Road
Primary School will celebrate its 42nd anni-versary.The school is one of the oldest structures
in Parkwood Estate.There was much delight among the sur-
rounding community at the results of theconstruction work.Parkwood Estate residentMalika Karinos
finds the new building to be really “easy onthe eye”.“It looks very upmarket and fancy. The
school has been there for a really long timeand I think they fully deserve having some-thing new to celebrate,” she says.The former pupil only hopes vandals will
not pounce on the opportunity and destroythe school. This, she says, is a problemwhich frequently raises its head in the com-munity.
“There are many people who don’t careabout our community. They will destroyeverything and not think anything of it. Butthe community must stand up and protectthe school,” Karinos says.Expressing similar concerns, Lotus River
resident David Ely says he is also excitedabout the new school.
However, he also fears vandalism. “Youcannot help to think you are just creating anew ground to attract thieves and drug ad-dicts to steal new materials,” Ely says.Echoing Karinos, he says the community
should take responsibility and ownership ofthe new buildings and not allow these “un-fortunate events” to happen.
CLOSE TO COMPLETION: Work on the new school building at Plantation Road Primary School is now finally nearing completion.PHOTO: TAURIQ HASSEN
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V Parkwood: The New LifeRestoration Drug AddictionSupport Group meets everyMonday at 20:00 at the StGerhard’s Catholic Churchhall in Kestrel Way. They offer support forparents, addicts and families affected bysubstance abuse. Call Pastor Shaun Fortune on082 925 8026 or Clint Williams on071 947 9664.
Friday 18 October
V Steenberg: Dews of Quietness (Steenbergpolice Victim Support Room) will host akaraoke and old school evening at the RetreatCommunity Hall in Craddock Road. The event
will start at 19:00. Entry isR30. There will be a cash barand food will be on sale. CallMoeriedah Dien on078 400 0801.
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V Heathfield: Heathfield Pre-school will hostan Open Day from 09:00 until noon. Call(021) 712 0401 for more details.
Friday 29 November
V Ottery: The Aiden Rose Centre will host aChristmas dinner at the NG Church hall, cornerof Serissa and Essenhout streets. Adults payR120 and children under 10 R80. Call Rozanneon 082 567 6571 or Frances on 073 654 7193.
TEAM WORK: Premier Helen Zille, far left, and mayor Patricia de Lille joined forces withvolunteers from Habitat for Humanity to help build 14 houses for beneficiaries of the PelicanPark Housing Project on Monday. This was done as part of Habitat for Humanity’s WorldHabitat Build Week. As the City of Cape Town’s first integrated residential development,the Pelican Park development will comprise commercial amenities, a primary and high school,a library and a clinic. The project is due for completion in 2017. PHOTO: BRUCE SUTHERLAND
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 10 October 2013 NEWS 7SCHOOLS: GOVERNING BODIES DECIDE
‘Admissions policy the guide’ALET RADEMEYER
Provincial heads of education have theauthority to allow a child admission toa school, although the school govern-
ing body determines the admission policyand capacity of the school.According to a ruling in the Constitution-
al Court in a Gauteng school case, the powerof the governing body to determine the ad-mission policy is subject to other provisionsin the School’s Act which state that the edu-cation department has full control over theapplication of admission decisions.The case stems from an incident in which
the Gauteng education department wantedto force Rivonia Primary School in Sandtonto admit a pupil, although the school was al-ready full.The court ordered the heads of education
to use schools’ policies as a guideline whenmaking decisions.According to the verdict, there are provin-
cial regulations which give the head of edu-cation the power to overturn a principal’sdecision to reject a pupil’s application.In addition the determination of a school’s
capacity, as set out in the admission policy,may not inflexibly limit the discretion of thehead of education.The court also found the head of education
didnot exercisehis powersprocedurally fairin the Rivonia matter.Paul Colditz, director of the Federation of
Governing Bodies of South African Schools(Fedsas), said “better communication andcooperation between education depart-ments andgoverningbodies is the core of theruling”.“This brings certainty to the interpreta-
tion of article 5 of the Schools Act. Thismeans the governing body has the task to de-termine the admission policy, but the de-partment has control over the applicationthereof. The judgmentmakes it clear that co-operation with governing bodies is essen-tial,” he said.
Colditz said the decision has an indirectrebuke to provincial departments, which donot make adequate provision for good quali-ty schools. “Incidents such as these will nothappen if the department tackles the core ofthe problem, namely under-performingschools. It will not be necessary to place theburden on performing schools.”The South African Teachers’ Union
(SAOU) said the ruling was “balanced” andacknowledged the statutory powers of gov-erning bodies to make policy. This makes itclear that governing bodies’ powers are not
unfettered and that provision is made for anMEC to consider their decisionswhenneces-sary.The SAOU said the ruling focuses on the
partnership model of the Schools Act in fu-ture. The national education department,the provincial departments and governingbodies must negotiate in good faith witheach other about educational issues.“The union welcomes the reaffirmation
that schools have the right to be protectedagainst unreasonable orders whichamounts to victimisation.”
Complaintsagainst copsMAYGENE DE WEE
More people in the Western Capehave lodged complaints against po-lice officers during the financialyear than those in other parts of thecountry.Independent Police Investigative
Directorate (IPID) officials investi-gated 857 complaints against West-ernCapepolice officers in 2011/12. Inthe past financial year, there were1 640 complaints.Nationally 6 728 complaints
against police officers were investi-gated.The charges include deaths in po-
lice custody; deaths as a result of po-lice action; discharge of a servicefirearm; rape byapolice officer; rapewhile in police custody; torture orassault; corruption; other criminalmatters; systemic corruption; andviolations of the IPID Act.Figures in IPID’s annual report
show that 37 Western Cape police of-ficers were investigated for rape.Seven of the rapes occurred whilepolice officers were on duty and theother 30 while the officers were offduty.A total of 277 police officers were
also investigated in connection withthe firing of a service firearm – 169cases more than the 108 cases inves-tigated in the Eastern Cape.In addition, 1 142 police officers in
the province were under investiga-tion after complaints of torture or as-sault.In terms the IPID Act all incidents
in which police officers are seen asperpetrators must be investigated,whether these are committed whilethey were on duty or not.Meanwhile, IPID officials in the
province completed only 35% of theinvestigated cases.According to the report it repre-
sents 598 of the cases reported to IP-ID. A total of 61 cases were alsobrought forward from the previousfinancial year.The report states that 28 of the rape
investigations have been completed.Six of the officers accused of rapewere dismissed from the police.
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 10 October 20138 NEWS
HAVE YOUR SAY!DRAFT BY-LAW:
CONTROL OF UNDERTAKINGSTHAT SELL LIQUOR TOTHE PUBLIC, 2013
The City of Cape Town is in the process of finalising the draft By-law: Control of Undertakingsthat Sell Liquor to the Public, 2013.
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 from 1 to 31 October 2013.
Comments, input or recommendations may be submitted by:
• Fax: 021 400 4483• E-mail: [email protected]• Hand (written submission): Manager: Support Services and Services Coordination
(Attention: Gavin van Schalkwyk), Strategic Support, 13th Floor, Tower Block,Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town 8001
• Post (written submission): City of Cape Town (Attention: Gavin van Schalkwyk),Economic, Environment and Spatial Planning Directorate, PO Box 298, Cape Town 8000
Special assistance will be given to people who cannot read or write, people with disabilitiesand other disadvantaged groups who are unable to submit written comments, to have theirinputs or comments recorded and submitted to the municipality. Please contact theCity of Cape Town’s Public Participation Unit.
For general public participation:Ruché Daniels at 021 400 1766 or [email protected]
or
For disadvantaged groups:Anele Viti at 021 400 1766 or [email protected]
The draft By-Law: Control of Undertakings that Sell Liquor to the Public, 2013 willbe available for viewing on the City of Cape Town’s website www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay, at subcouncil offices and libraries.
Enquiries relating to the draft By-Law: Control of Undertakings thatSell Liquor to the Public, 2013, can be directed toGavin van Schalkwyk at 021 400 1993 or [email protected].
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER170/2013
HAVE YOUR SAY!INTEGRATED COASTALMANAGEMENT POLICY
The City of Cape Town is in the process of finalising its Integrated Coastal Management Policy.
In terms of Section 17 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act the publicand interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments,recommendations or input on the draft Integrated Coastal Management Policy from15 October 2013 to 15 November 2013 via:
7th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town 8001 or PO Box 16548, Vlaeberg 8018
Special assistance will be given to people who cannot read or write, people with disabilitiesand other disadvantaged groups who are unable to submit written comments, to havetheir inputs or comments recorded and submitted to the municipality. Please contact theCity of Cape Town’s Public Participation Unit:
For general public participation:Ruché Daniels on 021 400 1766 or e-mail at [email protected]
or
For disadvantaged groups:Anele Viti on 021 400 1766 or e-mail at [email protected]
This draft policy will be available on the City of Cape Town website:www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay and at subcouncil offices and libraries.
Enquiries relating to the draft Integrated Coastal Management Policy may bedirected to Gregg Oelofse at 021 487 2239 or e-mail [email protected] or Darryl Colenbranderat 021 487 2355 or e-mail [email protected].
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER152/2013
STUCK FOR FUNDS: ATHLETES SHINE
Gymnasts reap in medalsTAURIQ HASSEN
Financial constraints could not stop ath-letes of the Wasabi Sports Club fromhauling in the medals at the recent
South African Gymnastic Games.The club walked off with 12 gold, 12 silver
and seven bronze medals at the Kempton In-door Centre in Johannesburg on Monday 23and Tuesday 24 September.
Wayne Samuels is the secretary for theclub and started the initiative to give chil-dren from underprivileged backgrounds anopportunity to compete.
“This is a fantastic result for the club, es-pecially under the bad circumstances wefaced prior to the competition, becausemanyof the (athletes) couldnot afford to go,”he says.
Samuels started the club almost threeyears ago, with 13 children eager to learn.
Children with a range of talents in gym-nastics from Zeekoevlei Primary Schooltrain at Wasabi Sports Club. Under the ban-ner of the club, joint training sessions alsotake place in Parkwood Estate, Lotus River,Retreat, Plumstead and Mitchell’s Plain.
Prior to the games fears were rife thatmany of the athletes would have to be leftbehind, as adequate finances could not beraised to get the gymnasts to the nationalcompetition.
A sum of R40 000 was needed for a bus anda further R32 000 for accommodation.
“The problem is that most of the (athletes)come from homes where both parents arenot working and we did not want to givethem the news that they would not be ableto tag along,” Samuels says.
Teachers at Zeekoevlei Primary, parentsand individuals from the community brain-stormed and several fundraising initiatives
were held. A total of 29 acrobatic gymnastsand four tumblers competed in the games.
Ward councillor Leslie Isaacs also spon-
soredanathletewithR1 400 towards the trip.“They are unbelievably talented and de-
served the opportunity to participate at thislevel,” he says. Given the backgrounds someof the children come from, he says, it wouldhave been “sad to not allow them to competebecause of money”.
Acrobatic gymnast Roneek Thys (12) fromLotus River palmed 14 medals. “I am veryhappy, because I competed with some of thebest. I wish to go further andmaybe competeat the Olympics one day,” she says.
Bongani Mpongwana (13) from PhumlaniVillage took part in the acrobatic gymnas-tics and tumbling. He won 12 medals. “Thecompetition was not that hard. I hope I cantake part in more competitions, because Ifind it challenging and lots of fun,” he says.
Roneek and Bongani both want to becoaches some day.V The Wasabi Sports Club will compete in the nationalschools gymnastic competition in Bloemfontein. Any-one wishing to assist can phone Samuels at ZeekoevleiPrimary School on (021) 703 4533.
HEAVY MEDAL: Gymnasts of the Wasabi Sports Club reaped in the medals at a national competition in Johannesburg. From left are Roneek Thys,Bongani Mpongwana, coach and secretary Wayne Samuels, Nikita Nimmerhout and Marissa Speelman. PHOTO: TAURIQ HASSEN
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PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 10 October 201314 SPORT
Silvertree back in the big leagueLIAM MOSES
Silvertree Baseball Club has set modestgoals for its first season back in theMa-jor League after 18 years.
The Southfield club won promotion lastyear after finishing at the summit of theBaseball Western Province’s PromotionLeague with 18 wins in 21 games.Coach and club deputy chairpersonAnton
Maraise says avoiding relegation this sea-son will be a success for the club.“Our goal is just to stay afloat this year.
The competition in the Major League is to-tally different,” he says.“We have to stay in themiddle of the table.
We don’t want to go in and get relegated nextyear. We will just try to stay within the topfive. We don’t want to push the goals toohigh, because we’ll lose focus of what wewant to do.”Silvertree’s path back to the upper eche-
lons of Cape Town baseball has been a longone.The club struggled after being relegated 18
years ago, and completely shut down thesenior section because of dwindling playernumbers in 2003.The senior section remained dormant for
five years, but during that period the clubwas hard at work plotting a comeback.“We worked on a five-year plan to restart
the senior ranks,” Marais says.“We slowly got a third team going, who
won their division and we went to the pro-motion league. For three years we wereknocking at the door for promotion, finish-ing second. Last year we took it all the way.”Marais says the club fought its way back
to the top by focusing on their junior ranksuntil they had produced enough players fora senior team.“Our senior players have been playing
here since t-ball years. We groomed them toadvance to the senior ranks and we havebuilt a phenomenal side, with talentedyoungsters.”The Major League team members have
been at the club since age of 10.Ottery resident Dean Jacobs (22) is one of
the club’s biggest success stories. He startedat Silvertree at just nine years old and hasgone on to earn a Western Province call upand the club captaincy.
“I have been through all the ranks; it’s likea dream come true to be in themajor league,the highest division in South Africa,” hesays.“I am very proud of my club. We finally
made it and we made history for Silvertree.I would like us to stay in the Major League.It’s our first year so it’s going to be tough,but we need to stay strong and confident.”Earning promotion to the Major League
means that Silvertree’s juniors have also
been promoted.Marais says the club now needs to restart
the production cycle and has urged anyyoung players to join.“We don’t actually take on older players;
we take onyounger playerswhohave the tal-ent and we mould them to be good players,”he says.V Anyone interested in joining Silvertree can contactChantal Wilson on 082 455 0837 or Marais on083 228 9702.
BACK IN THE MAJORS: Silvertree Baseball Club will return to the Major League after 18 years. PHOTO: LIAM MOSES
Dojo chops and kicks its way to successLIAM MOSES
A group of 16 karateka are set tocompete in one of the world’smostprestigious mixed martial artstournaments.The group, who train at the
Seishinkai Motobu-Ha Shito-Ryudojos in Bo-Kaap, Walmer Estate,Manenberg and Mitchell’s Plain,qualified for the ISKAWorld Mar-tial Arts Championships tourna-ment by claiming medals at theDestiny SA Open tournament lastmonth.In total the dojo won 56 medals
in almost every age group fromsix-years-old to the seniors.Cassiem Davids, sensei at the
Bo-Kaap, Walmer Estate andManenberg dojos, attributes hisstudents success to their experi-ence.“Our kareteka have a lot of experience, es-
pecially in the 14-years-old to the seniorgroup,” he says.“They have experience at provincial, na-
tional and international level. Quite a few ofthemcompeted at theWorldChampionshipsin Malaysia last year, the CommonwealthGames in Australia and in Mozambique re-cently; and they did extremely well. They dowell in every tournament in which theycompete.”TheDestinyOpen sees fighters compete in
several different martial arts disciplines,such as kata and tile breaking, aswell as fivedifferent styles of fighting. Fighters competein traditional karate, mixed martial arts(MMA), jiu-jitsu, kick boxing and grapplingbouts at the same tournament.After winning their division in one of
these disciplines, fighters then go on to facethe winners of the other four disciplines forthe title of Grand Champion.TheBo-Kaapdojowon fiveGrandChampi-
onships, with Mitchell’s Plain’s ChanelleGewers winning the senior women’s titleand Waggedien Davids being crowned thesenior men’s champion.Davids, Gewers and Yumna Isaacs also
won Grand Championships for kata.Gewers (18) has been participating in the
sport for 13 years and says her success is theresult of hard work.
“I was very tired in the Grand Champion-ship fights, because competing for two con-secutive days, until late at night is very tir-ing,” she says.“This was the second time I participated
and it’s the first time Iwon theGrandCham-pionships. It’s a feeling that I will never for-get, because I went there with the aim ofbringing home one of those trophies – andI did. I wanted to win last year, but I didn’t.After that I worked hard because I knew Iwanted a trophy this year. I guess all myhard work paid off.”The ISKA World Martial Arts Champion-
ships will be held in Florida, USA in July2014.Davids is confident his students have
what it takes to rake in the medals again.“They all definitely have a chance of win-
ning oversees,” he says.“The standard is very high international-
ly but, as far as I have experienced as an in-structor and coach, the kids who have goneto Japan and America had great success.They came home with first and second plac-es.”The trip will cost each participant around
R25 000.Davids says the club will commence with
fundraising events soon.Anyone interested in sponsoring any of
the competitors can phone Davids on073 150 4363.
CLEANING UP: The Seishinkai Motobu-Ha Shito-Ryu dojowon 56 medals at a recent national karate tournament.A total of 16 students from the school also qualified forthe ISKA World Martial Arts Championships in the USnext year. PHOTO: LIAM MOSES
CLEARED:Jordan Calliesplayer ShowenSture boots theball up-field asJunction Roversplayer ClydeKatzen tries toavoid being hit.The sides metin the RygateLocal FootballAssociationPremier DivisionKnock-Out finalin Athlone onSaturday.Rovers won 5-4on penaltiesafter regulartime finished1-1.PHOTO:RASHIED ISAACS
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 10 October 2013 SPORT 15
Earthwave Fest to rock MuizenbergTouch rugby, paddling, skateboarding,surfing and Guiness World records: the2013 BOS Earthwave Beach Festival has itall.The sixth edition of this popular gather-
ing of Cape Town’s beach community willfeature a variety of sports events – both funand competitive – and activities of interestto the whole family.TheWPTouchRugbyChallenge, present-
ed by People’s Post, will see two teams of 16players each attempt to play touchies forover 28 hours in hopes of setting a newworld record.The game will start at 08:00 on Saturday
19October and continueuntil noon the nextday. The current record is 27 hours of play.As many as 450 surfers are expected to
paddle out on at midday on Sunday to tryand break the record of 110 surfers ridingthe same wave.The record was set at the 2009 Earthwave
festival in Muizenberg.The Western Cape Inter-schools Surfing
Tournament, presented by Billabong, willbring teams from schools together to com-pete for great prizes.Teams from the four surfing outreach
programmes in theMuizenbergareawill al-so compete against each other, in an initia-tive supported by the Surfing South Africa
and the Department of Sport and Recrea-tion.The Similasan Tandem Surfing Champi-
onships will also take place at the festival.Two surferswill execute acrobaticmanoeu-vres on the same board, in hopes of claim-ing the title.TheBattle ofBay, presentedbyXpression
the Beach, sees stand-up paddlers (SUP)competing in short and long distance races.The Pipeline Skate Ramps Skateboard
Competition brings ramp and half-pipeskateboarding to the festival for the firsttime and Wavejet Propulsion will providedemonstrations of their range of jet-pro-pelled surf and SUP boards.There will be valuable prizes on offer for
kids in the BOS Dig for Gold treasure huntand beach clean-up, and lots to learn aboutsharks and the oceans from the Shark Spot-ters, AfriOceans and the SharkSafe project.The festival reaches a crescendo with the
awards function and after-party at Muizen-berg Pavilion. There will be live bands, aDJ spinning the decks and food and bever-ages on sale.Contact Kahuna Promotions on
(021) 783 4965 or [email protected] further information. Visit www.face-book.com/bos.earthwave for the latestnews.
Islanders in a sea of national gloryLIAM MOSES
The Western Cape Islanders Touch RugbyUnion has again achieve glory in spite ofadversity.Islanders racked up their third overall
win in four attempts at the annual SouthAfrican Touch Association junior inter-provincial tournament last month.In total the Islanders took home five tro-
phies, winning four and coming second inone of the eight boys and girls age divisionsin which they participated.But union president Labeeb Levy says
they face several challenges and are in needof sponsorship.“Our players come from Heideveld, Bon-
teheuwel, Manenberg, Mitchell’s Plain andAthlone,” he says.“Our challenges are different. Recently I
was coaching at a school inMitchell’s Plainwhere a group of men threatened the play-ers. There were also other incidents werethe players were threatened with knifes.”Levy says they are in need equipment
and kit.Islanders won the boys under-15, under-
17, under-19 and girls under-19 divisions at
the tournament, while the under-15 girlsfinished second in their division.Unions were also awarded a certain
amount of points based on the where eachof their teams finish in the different divi-sions – the higher a team finished the morepoints gleaned by the union.The Islanders’ impressive haul of divi-
sion titles means they also finished at thesummit of the overall points table.Levy says participation in the tourna-
mentwasmuchmore important than victo-ry. “Victory was secondary. The fact thatthey played was the first victory,” he says.“Doing well was just the cherry on the
top. Winning is close to a miracle, based onthe challenges we face.”Western Cape Islanders currently runs
leagues for around 50 schools in the CityBowl, South Peninsula and Cape Flats.Games usually take place on a Friday af-
ternoons, but a new league will soon kickoff and see matches played at VygieskraalStadium in Athlone on Wednesday after-noons.Anyone interested in participating, spon-
soring or donating can phone Levy on082 990 2476.
CLINGING ON: Silvertree RFC’s Arsene Lefevre tries to break through the tackle effortsof Caledonian Roses’ Waqar Isaacs during a Rag match at City Park on Sunday. Callieswon 24-7. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Gymnasts shineat nationalsLIAM MOSES
Gymnasts of a Mitchell’s Plain clubhas returned from a national tourna-ment with 14 medals after almost
missing out on participation due to a lackof funding.Seventeen members of Wavecrest Gym-
nastics Club were selected to representWestern Province at the South AfricanGymnastic Games, but the high cost oftravelling, accommodation and uniformsalmost stopped them from attending.Thanks to a few timely donations, 15 of
the clubs members were able to partici-pate and excel at the tournament.The club received R1 200 from Susan
September-Van Louw, R1 500 from Har-lem Goodman, R5 000 from Mitchell’sPlain ward councillor Irma Jackson andover R500 from residents of a local old agehome.Coach Sabina Swartz says September-
Van Louw’s donation was the result of anarticle in People’s Post regarding theplight of the young gymnasts (“Flexibleyouths to represent WP”, 10 September).“After the story was published, she im-
mediately contacted us immediately,”Swart says.
“She told me she didn’t want the girlsto not go because of money. I don’t knowher at all; she read the article, phoned meand that’s it.”The club’s gymnasts won four gold, four
silver and six bronzemedals at the tourna-ment.Swartz says the successwas no surprise
to her, because the gymnasts are dedicat-ed and hard-working.Steenberg resident September-Van
Louw (54) gave each gymnast a t-shirt, toi-letries, a bag and a water bottle. She saysshewanted to assist the girls because theyreminded her of her own past as a gym-nast.“My sister and Iwere chosen to compete
in West Germany at the age of 10, but mydad refused to grant permission for us tofly,” she says.“The story I read in People’s Post reso-
nated with me and I decided to ploughback, and do something.”September-Van Louw and her husband
Roy run a community organisation, YourHealth is your Wealth.The organisation assists with several
projects. The couple have now adoptedWavecrest and will assist the club in thefuture as well.
MEDALS GALORE: Gymnasts from the Wavecrest Gymnastics Club in Rocklands show offtheir hard-earned medals. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Jordan Callies will throw caution to thewind and attack from the first whistlewhen they meet Sporting United in the
Coca-Cola Cup final on Saturday.The Manenberg side have played an at-
tacking brand of football all season andcoach Andy Barnes insists that nothing willchange for the tournament final.“We are going to play to our strengths
without focusing on the opposition toomuch,” he says.“Our game is based on attacking and en-
tertaining football. It’s an integrated style offootball, based on African flair and Europe-an technical strength. It will be fast and at-tractive. We want the people to enjoy thegame.”
Barnes immediately implemented his phi-losophywhenher tookover atCallies in Jan-uary.“It was a process; I had to change themen-
tality of the entire club and bring in profes-sionalism,” he says.“The determination and character of the
players carried it through. The players arequick learners; that brought us to where weare today. It showsme that there is an abun-dance of talent which needs development inManenberg.”The results his side has achieved on the
road to the final speaks to this newly foundcommitment to attack.Callies beat Salt River Blackpool 4-3 in the
last 16, Bluedowns Spurs 3-2 in the quarter-finals and fought back from 2-1 down to win3-2 against Milano United in the semis.
Theyhave also achieved success inRygateLocal Football Association this season, win-ning the Premier League and losing in thefinal of the Knockout on Saturday.Barnes says he rested several first team
players for the Knockout final against Junc-tion Rovers.He says no one expected his side to do this
well this season.“Everybody was writing us off. We played
five different SafaCTSecondDivision teamson our way to the final and proved all thecritics wrong. I planned properly and theplayers understand. We has the right gameplans and changed it according to the opposi-tion,” Barner says.The former Ajax Cape Town coach
watched Sporting United see off StephanianOttery in a semi-final on Monday.
He expects United to play “kick andcharge”, direct football in the final.“I have identified certain weaknesses,
where we can capitalise, in the opposition.I’m pretty sure they have no idea what weare up to,” Barnes says.“My team is hungry; they have Manen-
berg and Heideveld behind them. They aregoing to go out there and prove they are thebest team in Cape Town.”Barnes’ side may have the support of the
area, but he says most supporters will nothave transport to Phillipi Stadium.He has appealed for assistance in hiring
buses to transport their loyal fans.Barnes can be contacted on 071 752 4812.
V The Coke Cup final will take place on Saturday withthe under-17 final starting at 11:30, the women’s finalat 13:00 and the men’s final at 15:00.
READY TO RUMBLE: Jordan Callies player Ziyaad Williams (left), Safa Cape Town president Norman Arendse, Peninsula Beverage’s Matthew Jewel and Leonard Maccaties of Sporting United(right) with the Coke Cup trophy. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS