THURSDAY 15 May 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobi TELLING IT AS IT IS GRASSY PARK Mark Brickles 072 742 6963 CEA: MIEA Broker/Owner. RE MAX / Ultra Select Every Agent Will Promise To Sell Your Home … We GUARANTEE it Call Mark For More Info OR SMS “G15”, Your Name, Email address/ address to 072 742 6963 FREE CALL 0800-00-00-08 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK www.markbrickles.com If your Home Doesn’t Sell We’ll buy it *T & C Apply* HOMELESS: VAGRANTS URINATE IN PUBLIC Reddy for proper action JODY FORTUIN @JodyF13 F ighting, swearing, strewn bro- ken bottles and a host of anti- social behaviour is what Red- dy Avenue residents have to con- tend with. Frothing at the mouth, the Grassy Park residents and busi- ness owners are at their wits’ end as they worry over the results of unruliness among vagrants. They have listed numerous com- plaints with ward councillor Leslie Isaacs about the problem. Their list of grievances include the constant drunken state of homeless people and urinating in public. Lorraine Stewart has been living in Reddy Avenue for 15 years and has reached boiling point. “The small field opposite my road is always filthy after the va- grants leave,” she fumes. “It’s extremely disgusting walk- ing out of the house and catching a bergie urinating in plain sight.” Stewart despairs about the ar- ea’s steady decline and that Reddy Avenue has become the preferred loitering spot after Standard Bank in Victoria Road had been fenced off. Stewart says that when she tries to chase them away, homeless peo- ple get aggressive and begin swear- ing. She is particularly perturbed about a stranger selling cheap alco- hol to the vagrants. Transactions are done in public and in broad daylight, she says. “It’s the worst on weekends, be- cause that guy sells more wine to them on a Friday so they get row- dy. It affects my sleeping schedule and people don’t visit me any more because of the bergies that hang around,” says Stewart. She says she has complained to a police officer while he was on pa- trol but received no joy. Grassy Park police is aware of the vagrancy problem in Reddy Av- enue. “We have sent out the sector manager to chase them away, but they come back after a few days,” says Grassy Park police spokesper- son Warrant Officer Wynita Klein- smith. “We are liaising with Metro Po- lice, other Law Enforcement agen- cies, as well as the local councillor of the area to work on an operation against the bergies.” When this journalist approached the vagrants for comment, a group of them started swearing at her. Isaacs said he receives up to 10 complaints a day about Reddy Ave- nue. “I have planned a meeting ear- ly next week with police, Law En- forcement and Metro Police to have a combined operation to ad- dress the situation because it is get- ting out of hand,” he says. “We need to make an effort to work out of the box. Perhaps (we should use) a ghost car because the road is so long and the vagrants can spot a police car from far away.” Isaacs plans to get the City of Cape Town’s Department of Social Development involved in the oper- ation as “it is not a crime, this is a social issue”. Stewart says she is praying for a more lasting solution to the prob- lem plaguing Reddy Avenue. “I can’t live this way any more. They need to start respecting them- selves and they need to have re- spect for our roads,” says Stewart. LOITERING: Residents accuse homeless people who gather at the corner of Reddy Avenue and East Road of anti-social behaviour. PHOTO: JODY FORTUIN
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THURSDAY 15 May 2014 | 0021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501/06 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.peoplespost.co.za | Mobisite: ppost.mobiTELLING IT AS IT IS
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HOMELESS: VAGRANTS URINATE IN PUBLIC
Reddy for proper actionJODY FORTUIN
@JodyF13
Fighting, swearing, strewn bro-ken bottles and a host of anti-social behaviour is what Red-
dy Avenue residents have to con-tend with.Frothing at the mouth, the
Grassy Park residents and busi-ness owners are at their wits’ endas they worry over the results ofunruliness among vagrants.They have listed numerous com-
plaintswithward councillor LeslieIsaacs about the problem.Their list of grievances include
the constant drunken state ofhomeless people and urinating inpublic.Lorraine Stewart has been living
in Reddy Avenue for 15 years andhas reached boiling point.“The small field opposite my
road is always filthy after the va-grants leave,” she fumes.“It’s extremely disgusting walk-
ing out of the house and catchinga bergie urinating in plain sight.”Stewart despairs about the ar-
ea’s steady decline and that ReddyAvenue has become the preferredloitering spot after Standard Bankin Victoria Road had been fencedoff.Stewart says that when she tries
to chase them away, homeless peo-ple get aggressive and begin swear-ing. She is particularly perturbedabout a stranger selling cheap alco-hol to the vagrants. Transactionsare done in public and in broaddaylight, she says.“It’s the worst on weekends, be-
cause that guy sells more wine tothem on a Friday so they get row-dy. It affects my sleeping scheduleand people don’t visit me anymorebecause of the bergies that hangaround,” says Stewart.She says she has complained to
a police officer while he was on pa-trol but received no joy.Grassy Park police is aware of
thevagrancyprobleminReddyAv-enue.
“We have sent out the sectormanager to chase them away, butthey come back after a few days,”saysGrassyPark police spokesper-son Warrant Officer Wynita Klein-smith.“We are liaising with Metro Po-
lice, other Law Enforcement agen-cies, as well as the local councillorof the area to work on an operation
against the bergies.”When this journalist approached
the vagrants for comment, a groupof them started swearing at her.Isaacs said he receives up to 10
complaints a day about ReddyAve-nue. “I have planned ameeting ear-ly next week with police, Law En-forcement and Metro Police tohave a combined operation to ad-
dress the situationbecause it is get-ting out of hand,” he says.
“We need to make an effort towork out of the box. Perhaps (weshould use) a ghost car because theroad is so long and the vagrantscan spot a police car from faraway.”Isaacs plans to get the City of
Cape Town’s Department of Social
Development involved in the oper-ation as “it is not a crime, this isa social issue”.Stewart says she is praying for a
more lasting solution to the prob-lem plaguing Reddy Avenue.“I can’t live this way any more.
Theyneed to start respecting them-selves and they need to have re-spect for our roads,” says Stewart.
LOITERING: Residents accuse homeless people who gather at the corner of Reddy Avenue and East Road of antisocial behaviour. PHOTO: JODY FORTUIN
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FINES ISSUED: BUILDING IRREGULARITIES UNDER SPOTLIGHT
The cost of contraveningbuilding regulationsBased on the findings of the municipal
courts, theCityofCapeTown ismakingprogress with convictions related to il-
legal building work and land use transgres-sions.
A total of 471 court cases were concludedin the past year, which resulted in finesworth R722 650 being issued to individualswho contravened theNational BuildingReg-ulations (NBR) and the Land Use PlanningOrdinance (LUPO).
Fines issued ranged from R500 to R20 000,the cost of which is at the court’s discretion.
Of the 471 cases concluded, about 71.3% ofthem were for contravening Section 4(1) ofthe NBR related to “wrongfully and unlaw-fully performed building works without ap-proved plans”.
Garreth Bloor, the City’s Mayco memberfor Economic, Environmental and SpatialPlanning, says: “The number of concludedcases is proof the municipal courts are rec-ognising the importance of ensuring thattransgressors facepenalties for buildingandland use contraventions.
“The City ismaking progress with convic-tions, which sends a stern warning to trans-gressors. Over the years, municipal courtshave started to take the City’s plight moreseriously, which has led to more convic-tions. If property owners do not complywithnotices issued when they contravene theNBRand the LUPO, their caseswill be heardin the municipal court and they will be con-victed.”
The City encourages building work andland use applications, but this must be donewithin the confines of the law, which not on-ly protects property owners but also re-spects the rights of neighbours and thebroader community.
“The City is making headway with clamp-ing down on building and land use infringe-ments and we are exploring the possibilityof criminalising certain offences for crimi-nal record purposes.
“While we are looking at ways to reducered tape in order to fast-track development,it is important that when construction does
take place, it adheres to the NBR,” Bloorsays. He adds that the City needs propertyowners, neighbours and developers to workwith them and share the responsibility ofcreating environments that are compliant,safe and conducive for all.V To find a copy of the National Buildings RegulationsAct, go to www.capetown.gov.za.
LAW: The City of Cape Town is imposing fines on people building illegally. PHOTO: WWW.SXC.HU
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ALL BLINGED OUT:World Belly Dance Daywas celebrated at theCape Academy of Maths,Science and Technologyin Tokai on Saturday. TheCape Town celebrationwas hosted by TenilleLindequeJoshua for thesixth consecutive year.All profits raised on theday will be donated to StGeorge’s Home for Girlsand Rape Crisis. Here,from left, Tamica Johnson (8), Kiara Africa (6)and Ashlynn Prinsloo(11) from AphroditeDance Group showcasetheir belly dancing skills.PHOTO: NASIEF MANIE/PHOTO24
TRANSPORT: CONCRETE ROUTES TO GET ASPHALT
Parkwoodroads to beupgradedLIAM MOSES
@LiamCPT
The City of Cape Town has announcedplans to upgrade roads in Parkwood aspart of a multi-million rand, citywide
project.Parkwood currently has several concrete
roads, which will be widened, resurfacedwith asphalt (similar to tar), have the pave-mentswidenedandresurfacedandhave thestormwater drainage systems upgraded.
Councillor Brett Herron, Mayoral Com-mittee member for Transport, says the up-grades “form part of the City’s commitmentto redress by addressing apartheid era in-frastructure”.
“The main purpose of the upgrades is toprovide quality infrastructure through re-surfacing the concrete roads,” he says.
“Concrete roads are not necessarily infe-rior to asphalt roads. The new asphalt roadwill have a much better riding service, andwith the improved drainage, standing wa-ter will no longer be a problem. The roadwill also be far easier to keep clean.”
Herron adds the wider, better road sur-faces will result in less wear and tear oncars and reduce the risk of accidents, whilethe widened pavements will improve thesafety of pedestrians.
Construction is set to start in the2015/2016 financial year. Herron could not
say exactly when it would start.He did not say which roads would be up-
graded, but that this would be “determinedby the City’s professional teams in consul-tation with ward councillors and communi-ty representatives”.
Phillip Bam, chairperson of the LotusRiver, Ottery and Grassy Park Ratepayers’and Residents’ Association (Logra), says hesupports the move as long as the construc-tion is done properly.
“The last time the City of Cape Town didthis in the area many years ago they actual-ly just put tar over the concrete and theystill left a gap in the middle which the watercould seep through and cause pot holes,” hesays.
“The construction must be of good quali-ty and not make the roads full of potholes.”
Bam adds that he is pleased by the an-nouncement as the concrete roads are toonarrow and uneven.
“Poor people can’t keep spending moneyfixing their cars’ suspension because theroad isn’t good quality,” he says.
The City has already spent over R8m up-grading roads in Bontehuewel since May2013, and will start upgrading 13.6km ofroads in Gugulethu in the coming weeks.
According to Herron, the programmestarted in Bonteheuwel and Gugulethu be-cause these areas had the most kilometresof concrete roads in the city.
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PARKWOOD: BOOK CLUB TO UPLIFT YOUTH AT RISK
It’s time to turn the pageA retired teacher and member of the
Parkwood community took it uponherself to start a book club in memory
of Jennifer Williams, a 12-year-old pupilwho was kidnapped and brutally killed inDecember 2013.
The Jennifer Williams Book Club forChildren in Parkwood was founded by Es-me Padayachee.
The reading club was established to addvalue to the lives of children and youth inthe community of Parkwood.
In support of this initiative Damelin Col-lege in Mowbray has contributed andhanded education gift packs and donatedfunds towards providing light meals forthe children, to encourage them to comealong and read.
The reading club meets every Saturdaybetween 11:00 and 12:30 at the ParkwoodMethodist Church.
Lynn Naidoo, general manager of Dame-lin, believes that Padayachee’s initiativecan make a difference to provide a place ofsolace for innocent children.
“Our communities are suffering tremen-dous setbacks with a lack of educationamong our youth and parents who have nothad formal education. The number ofmany unemployed youth whose lives leadto destruction and the subsequent need forthem to find a place in society gives themlittle hope for the future,” she says.
With the aim and focus of rolling out fur-
ther clubs in surrounding communities,Padayachee offers her personal time, limit-ed funds and resources to help bring aid todestitute children in struggling communi-ties.
She believes that as an individual shecan make a difference by reaching out tochildren by getting them interested inreading from a young age.
Naidoo says as an institute Damelin isalso actively involved in helping alleviatethe pressure placed on society by helpingto establish initiatives such as the JenniferWilliams Book Club for Children.
“Damelin will also use this platform toidentify out-of-school youth to give theman opportunity to study towards better jobprospects,” she says.
Padayachee appeals to parents, highschool pupils and members of the commu-nity to volunteer and assist with this initia-tive.
She specifically needs people to assistwith supervising groups of children of fiveor more.
Damelin is also making an appeal to com-munity leaders, government officials andbusiness owners to help in any way possi-ble with sponsorship and/or contribu-tions.V For more information contact Padayachee on072 140 3151 or contact Enid de Wet on(021) 681 6072 or (021) 681 6000 or email her [email protected],za.
GIVING BACK: Children from Parkwood with the gift packs donated to them byDamelin College in Mowbray. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Saturday 17 May
V Diep River: Musgrave Park Service Centrewill host a dance at their premises on OldKendal Road from 19:30. The dress code issmart casual and entry is R30. For moreinformation phone Citty on (021) 712 9737 or084 723 2203.
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May
V Constantia: Soil for Life will hold an organicgardening course from 08:30 to 15:30. Thecost is R750. Phone (021) 794 4982 or [email protected] for more information.
Sunday 18 May
V Plumstead: St Marks Church will hold parttwo of a threepart series of talks, titled Aloving God wouldn’t allow suffering, at 9Casino Road at 09:30. Visitors are welcome;
admission is free. For further details call Sylviaon 083 574 2776.
Saturday 24 May
V Plumstead: Associated Seniors will host atrip for seniors to the Ostrich Farm andMykonos Casino. Tickets cost R100. For moreinformation phone Ursula Schenker on(021) 761 8774 or 078 382 4668.
Friday 30 May
V Lansdowne: Heathfield High School willhost a reunion, for people who attended theschool between 1980 and 1985, at BelthorneHall on the corner of Belgravia and Kindleroads at 19:00. Tickets, at R180, includes a fullHalaal buffet, great music and entertainment.For further details or to book your seatcontactJeremy Howard on 083 777 0939, DahleneHanslo on 082 898 2233, Eleanor Forbes on078 230 2496 or Darryl Lawrence on082 460 6636.
V Grassy Park: Grassy Park Klawerjas Club willhost a karaoke at Grassy Park Hotel at 19:00.Admission costs R30; DJ Elbees will be on thedecks. For more information phone GeorgeWentzel on 084 588 9778.
Monday 2 June
V Grassy Park: City Athletic Football ClubAcademy will officially launch at KannemeyerPrimary School. Registration, at R200 perchild, is open for children aged nine to 15 untilFriday 30 May. The monthly cost will be R350per child. The academy will offer life skills,basic education, soccer coaching and skills,after school assistance with schoolwork,aftercare, a feeding scheme and transport. Formore information email [email protected] visit www.cityathleticfootballclub.co.za.
Friday 6 June
V Athlone: Heathfield High School will hold aBack to School party, featuring the HeathfieldHigh School and Alumni Band, at Westend.The launch of Heathfield High Alumni will alsotake place. All proceeds go towards thebuilding of the school’s hall. There is also aBuyaBrick initiative, with a brick costingR500. All donations are welcome. PhoneWesley Neumann on 084 725 6672.
Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 September
V Steenberg: The Steenberg United ReformedChurch will host a trip to Oudtshoorn. The costof R2100 includes transport, accomodation andmeals; limited space available. To book phoneCarmen on 078 795 6129, Chantal on084 717 2731 or Ricky on 074 434 1729.
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CRIME: FEAR THAT CRIMINALS MAY TARGET MONEY
Cash van tripspark worryMONIQUE DUVAL
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A Grassy Park neigh-bourhood watch has is-sued a warning about
the security risk posed bycash-in-transit vans to resi-dents.They claim a money van
servicing one bank hassparked the ire of residentsas it uses the same route dai-ly through a road which onlyhas one entrance and one ex-it.The watch’s chairperson
says they fear criminals will“catch on” and target thevan.“If they block this road and
attack this van, it could re-sult in a bloody showdown in our streets,”he warns. Due to the security risk, People’sPost is not naming the bank, the road or thename of the neighbourhood watch.The chairperson says they have ap-
proached the bank, but are unable to get an-swers.“They told us the routes were decided by
their head office in Johannesburg and theycouldn’t do anything. We would like toknow where they got permission to drivethrough a residential area,” he says.Grassy Park police station commander
Colonel Fana Morgan Dlamini says whilethere have been no reports about cash vanheists, he acknowledges the worry.
“I understand the concerns about possi-ble shootouts ,but people need to under-stand that these guards are highly trainedand know what they are doing,” he says.He advises the watch to speak to the bank
or police for help.A spokesperson for the bank says the
bank is not responsible for the transporta-tion of money. “This function is contractedto several specialist cash-in-transit compa-nies,” he says.“We are working in partnership with the
City of Cape Town and the landlord of prop-erty in which the branch is located, to se-cure additional access via (the road in ques-tion).”
POSING A THREAT: Residents of Grassy Park are concerned aboutthe delivery and collection of money from a local bank branch.PHOTO: MONIQUE DUVAL
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKThursday, 15 May 20146 NEWS
Notice is hereby given that the meeting of the 24 (twenty four) subcouncils for theCity of Cape Town will take place at the time and venue indicated in the schedule below:
10Lookout Hill Tourism Facility, corner of SpineWay and Mew Road, Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha
19 10:00Goodman Rorwana021 360 3201
11Fezeka Council Chambers, corner of GovanMbeki and Steve Biko Drive, Gugulethu
21 10:00Kayise Nombakuse021 630 1737
12Lentegeur Administrative Building, cornerof Merrydale and Melkbos Road, Lentegeur,Mitchells Plain
22 11:00Kenneth Snippers021 444 8698
13 Ruth First Community Hall, Sinqolamthi Street,Philippi
21 10:00Lunga Bobo021 630 1619
14Fezeka Council Chambers, corner of GovanMbeki and Steve Biko Drive, Gugulethu
19 10:00Anthony Mathe021 630 1678
15Plover Room, Pinelands Training Centre,St Stephens Road, Pinelands
21 10:00Mariëtte Griessel021 531 3437
16Council Chambers, 11th Floor,44Wale Street, Cape Town
19 10:00Marius Coetsee021 487 2055
17Dulcie September Civic Centre (minor hall),corner of Klipfontein and Protea Street,Athlone
22 10:00Edgar Carolissen021 444 0500/03
18Subcouncil Chambers, corner of Buck Roadand Sixth Avenue, Lotus River
22 10:00Okkie Manuels021 700 4020
19 Council Chambers, Central Circle, Fish Hoek 19 10:00Desiree Mentor021 784 2011
20Council Chambers, Alphen Centre,Constantia Main Road, Constantia
21 10:00Alesia Bosman021 444 8112
21Council Chambers, Van Riebeeck Road,Kuils River
21 10:00Pieter Grobler021 900 1502
22Strand Council Chambers, corner of FaganStreet and Main Road, Strand
19 10:00Richard Moi021 900 1508
23Lentegeur Administrative Building, cornerof Merrydale and Melkbos Road, Lentegeur,Mitchells Plain
19 10:00Raphael Martin021 444 8722
24Khayelitsha Training Centre, corner ofLwandle and Spine Road, Khayelitsha
22 10:00Goodman Rorwana021 444 7532
To access the full agenda and all supporting documentation 72 hours before the meeting goto www.capetown.gov.za/subcouncils.
Highlight the date of the subcouncil meeting, choose the subcouncil you require anddownload the agenda. Please report any difficulties to the relevant subcouncil manager.
The following policies and plans are open for public consultation during the month of May 2014.These policies and plans are available for scrutiny at subcouncil offices and interested partiesmay comment on these policies:
• Draft Municipal Planning By-law
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER
NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THESUBCOUNCILS: MAY 2014
The City of Cape Town intends to amend the Community Fire Safety By-law, 2002 andCommunity Fire Safety Amendment By-law, 2007 to provide for the safety of premiseskeeping flammable gas and to provide for matters connected thereto.
In terms of section 17 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, thepublic and interested parties or groups are given the opportunity to submit comments,recommendations and input to the municipality from 15 May 2014 up to and including15 June 2014.
Comments, input and recommendations may be submitted by:
• Fax: 086 201 1658 (for attention: Ignatius Smart)• E-mail: [email protected]• Written submission: Goodwood Fire Station, corner of Hugo and Frans Conradie roads,
Goodwood (for attention: Ignatius Smart)
The City’s Public Participation Unit will assist people who cannot read or write, people livingwith disabilities and people from other disadvantaged groups who are unable to submitwritten comments, to have their input or comments recorded and submitted to the City.Contact the following persons:
For general public participation:Frederick Venter at 021 400 1768 or [email protected]
For disadvantaged groups:Anele Viti at 021 400 1652 or [email protected]
The by-laws and proposed amendments will be available at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay, at subcouncil offices and at libraries.
Direct enquiries to Ignatius Smart at 021 590 1975 or [email protected].
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER83/2014
HAVE YOUR SAY!COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY
AMENDMENT BY-LAW 2014
CRIME: GO ONLINE TO TIP OFF COPS
City’s new, er,web to catchcriminalsA newweb page allowing citizens to tip-
off the Metro Police will hopefullyhelp to get more criminals arrested.
According to City Mayco member for Sa-fety andSecurity JPSmithover 600 drug-re-lated arrests have already been made thisyear thanks to tip-offs from the public to theMetro Police call centre.
Smith says theCity of CapeTown is eagerto build on thismomentumbyprovidingpe-ople with another way to tell them what ishappening.
“The web-based tip-off service is the la-test addition in the department’s efforts tointeract with the public,” he says.
“Our communities have a good sense ofwhat’s going on in their ownbackyards andwe value those who have taken it uponthemselves to be part of the solution by fee-ding through solid information that hashad very positive results.”
In the first quarter of this year (Januaryto March), tip-offs from the public resultedin:
V 612 drug-related arrests;V Confiscation of 22 060 units of drugs;V 24 arrests for the possession of unlicen-
sed firearms;
V and the confiscation of 18 firearms;The bulk of the drug-related arrests were
made inManenberg (82), followed byParow(45), Grassy Park (43), Hanover Park (39),Ocean View and Mitchell’s Plain (32).
“Every gun we confiscate means one lessweapon for gangsters to use and run ram-pant in our communities. It is frighteningto think we have confiscated five firearmsin one week, compared to 11 in a three-month period between October and Decem-ber last year. Many of our successes havecome fromcommunity tip-offs andwe’d liketo appeal to residents to continue assistingus as we try to make our streets safer.”
He says he hopes it spurs others to followsuit and speak out against criminals whoare holding their communities hostage andfeeding poison to our children.
“We have the systems in place to ensurethe tip-offs are redirected via the appropria-te channels for action and we’ve also ensu-red it is mobile friendly, which means peo-ple can access it from any internet-enabledcellphone,” he added.V The tip-off page is available at www.cape-town.gov.za/tipoff. The number for the 24-hour tip-off call centre is (021) 480 7700.
Lend a helping hand with policeGrassyParkpolice and the station’sVictimSupport volunteers are looking for volun-teers, aged 30 to 55, towork in its victimsup-port room.All applicants must have a sincere heart,
be committed to serving the community
and live in the Grassy Park police precinct.Interviewswill be conductedwith the appli-cants at the Grassy Park Police StationboardroomonThursday 22May.Call phoneWarrant Officer Wynita Kleinsmth on071 604 8358 before Monday 19 May.
Never too old to learnThe Steenberg Community LearningCentre will hold ameeting for all inter-ested students at Steenberg HighSchool hall tonight (Thursday 15 May)at 18:00.The centre provides Adult Basic Ed-
ucation and Training classes foradults.Themeeting will see the handing out
of registration forms for the new aca-demic year and the provision of infor-mation regarding fees, starting dates,timetables and examinations.The current class ofmatriculants are
busy with their final examination,which is will finish on Thursday 26June. The new classes will start onMonday 4 August and will end in Mayor June next year.Subjects which will be offered are
English, Afrikaans, Biology, Account-ing, Business Economics, Travel andTourism, Introduction to Criminology,SALaw, Introduction toEthnology andHistory.For further information phone the
school on (021) 701 1235, during officehours, or SamWilliams on 072 136 9536.
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MUNICIPALITY: HAVE YOUR SAY
Comment ondraft bylawHave your say on the City of Cape
Town’s newdraftMunicipal PlanningBylaw.
The proposed draft suggests changes totheproperty, planninganddevelopment en-vironment in Cape Town.It also proposes a tougher approach to en-
forcement of land use, building and devel-opment regulations and will have an im-pact on the City’s own human settlementsprogrammes. The proposed draft makesprovision for emergency housing needs re-sulting from disasters such as fires andfloods.Belinda Walker, the City’s acting Mayco
member for Economic, Environmental andSpatial Planning, says: “The planning envi-ronment has been known to be legislativelyfragmented. This has led to the duplicationof procedures not conducive to the enablingenvironment for opportunity and growththat we want to create in partnership withthe private sector and the broadermembersof the public,” says Walker.Now that the Spatial Planning and Land
Use Management Act (Spluma) and theLand Use Planning Act have been adopted,she says, the City is leading the way in “en-suring that our municipal planning alignswith the newnational and provisional plan-ning legislation”.Walker says there have been a number of
judgmentswhichhavebeenhelpful in clari-fying the roles of provincial and municipalauthorities in planning decisions. “Wewant to streamline procedures and mini-
mise red tape and we are looking at waysto speed up applications while at the sametime ensuring that everyone has a reasona-ble opportunity to influence the process.”The City considers this project to be a
critical legislative interventionas itwill de-termine the decision-making frameworkfor futuremunicipal planning, aswell as setthe required procedures to apply for plan-ning approvals. The public is therefore en-couraged to participate at this early stage.This draft bylawwill give effect to themu-
nicipal planning function allocated to mu-nicipalities in terms of Part B of Schedule4 of the Constitution.The draft bylaw is required to comply
with certain requirements set in the SpatialPlanning and Land Use Management Actno. 16 of 2013 which was assented to on 5August 2013, and theLandUsePlanningActwhich was assented to on 31 March 2014 –both of which are expected to come into ef-fect during the year at the national and pro-vincial spheres respectively.Comments, input or recommendations in
respect of the draft Municipal Planning By-law can be submitted by fax to 086 201 2775for attention of Rossouw Smit; email [email protected], written submis-sion posted to theRossouwSmit at the Plan-ning and Building Development Manage-mentDepartment, POBox4511,City ofCapeTown, 8000; or online at http://planning.ca-petown.gov.za. The period will close onTuesday 24 June. The draft bylaw is availa-ble at www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay.
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Speak up, speak out and speak now.Thesewords echoed throughParkwoodas the community took a stand.
The Parkwood community marched tobreak the silence about drugs, violence,abuse and rape on Saturday 3 May.
About 60 passionate marchers got togeth-er at the Parkwood Sports Field in HoosainParker Road and started chanting as a unit-ed front with posters in their hands.
Bikers from different biker clubs led the
troops on their motorcycles to support thecause.
Sharon Hendricks, the co-founder and di-rector of Joy Community Development, or-ganised the march, because of her passionto break the cycle of crime and to defend theplight of the poor and those who are in needof help.
“We can’t be silent anymore. We can’t beintimidated. We need to take away the fearover our people and speak up for those whocannot help themselves.”
Many children joined in the march toraise awareness about the grim reality of
child abuse in South Africa.“There needs to be no bail for serious vio-
lent crimes especially towards children andwomen,” says Hendricks.
“If no onemakes a change, these offenderswill commit the same crimes.”
JUST SAY NO: The marchers went all out, withsome even wearing prison uniforms, to break thesilence. PHOTO:SUPPLIED
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THURSDAY 15 May 2014 | People's Post | Page 12 | 0021 910 6500 | ppost.mobi
SPORTVDH ATTORNEYS
We deal with the following matters :BAIL & CRIMINAL (24hrs)
Slave Route run asuccess againThe fourth annual JiveSlaveRouteChal-
lenge set off with a bang on Sunday, asaminiature cannon blast sent over 5000
participants on their way in four differentevents.The challenge, ofwhichPeople’s Post is the
print media sponsor, saw walkers and run-ners of all ages and ability levels participatein a half marathon, 10km run, 5km fun runor 10km walk in the CBD.But unlike most road races, the Slave
Route Challenge was about the Cape’s cul-ture, history and community and not justpersonal achievement and exercise.The event took participants past some of
the city’s most important historic land-marks and showed off it’s natural beautyfrom some of the best vantage points.The route passed through District Six, Bo-
Kaap and other parts of the CBD, windingpast the Iziko Slave Lodge, the Slave TreePlaque and the Whipping Post.Several historic churches and mosques
are also dotted along the route,while partici-pants also ran through the Castle of GoodHope.All finishers received medals and all en-
trants received a coupon to visit the castle.The race was hosted by Itheko Sport Ath-
letic Club. The club saw a number of its run-ners finish on the podium.In themen’s open division of the half mar-
athon Sibusiso Madikizela (Manoni Run-ning Club) claimed gold in a time of 1:07:18,Nedbank Running Club’s Mthandazo Qhinafinished second in 1:07:31 and Itheko’s JPAbrahams was third in 1:07:38.In the women’s open category Nedbank’s
Bulelwa Simae was first in 1:24:07, KateMapham from Whalers Athletic Club was
second in 1:24:35 and Itheko’s NomvuyisiSeti was third in 1:24:41.In the 10km race, Pamela Moyikwa from
K-way VOB finished first in 38:13, Itheko’sKhanya Mateyisi was second in 38:44 andMaties Athletic Club’s Ebeth Marais tookthird in 39:20.Peter Tsawayo of RCS Gugulethu won the
men’s open division in 31:42, while CPUTAthletics Club’s Sibusiso Soldaka finishedin 31:49 to claim second and Itheko’s DuaneFortuin was third in 31:52.V Visit www.itheko.org for the other race results. Alsovisit www.peoplespost.co.za to view a gallery of theday’s events.
STEEP CLIMB: Jive Slave Route Challenge participants climb the hill in Pentz Street, BoKaap. Thehill has been nicknamed ‘Koeksister Hill’ because BoKaap residents offer free koeksisters to runnersat the summit. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
DONE AND DUSTED: Lucia Frans (left) and CarolFord from Elfindale complete the Jive Slave RouteChallenge 10km race in the city centre on Sunday.