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Since the inception in September 2010, the group of crime fighters have had several suc- cesses. Neighbourhood watch secretary Eleanor Abrahams says frequent operations con- ducted in the area has seen many illegal weapons confiscated. “We conduct patrols and during these pa- trols we often have small operations. We walk to the parks where people often drink and smoke and we also do stop and search- es,” Abrahams says. These patrols includes the shutting down of spaza shops which operate outside of the agreed trading time. She also says due to gang shootings, pa- trollers are at risk and fear for their safety. “We do not even have the proper equip- ment to function effectively but we do as much as we can with the little we have. We need sufficient equipment to provide an effi- cient service,” Abrahams explains. The lack of resources have also impacted on the neighbourhood watch patrols. “We cannot do our jobs properly if we aren’t equipped to do so. We can only hope this will change soon so we can deliver a service to our community,” Abrahams says. The watch needs two-way radios, a stun gun, pepper spray and batons. Ward councillor Melanie Arendse says money has been made available to the neigh- bourhood watch from the ward allocation funds for the City of Cape Town’s 2014/2015 financial year. “An amount of R15 000 has been made available to the neighbourhood watch but this will only become available after the an- nual meeting which will take place during January next year,” Arendse explains. Abrahams says the watch needs the help of police and the Community Police Forum (CPF). “We do not get the support of the po- lice station. We contact them to do patrols with us but there is hardly a positive re- sponse,” she says. Chairperson Deon Thomas says the organ- isations biggest challenge is getting the sup- port of the police. “If we can get the help of our police then everything else will fall in place. So far we have been struggling to get them to work with us. We only get help from the Metro Po- lice,” Thomas says. Acting station commander of Grassy Park Police Station, Lieutenant-Colonel Chris- tian Esau says they are willing to assist with patrols. He explains if the watch does not re- ceive assistance when calling the station, they should report it to him. “They can also call the sector commander or reservists living in Parkwood to assist,” he adds. Thomas explains the watch has also come under fire from residents who he claims hurl bricks and stones at the watch. “When you try to do good for your commu- nity, they take it as something bad. They cannot be blamed because crime has been a part of this community for so long. People fear the gangs but we want attitudes to change and we will take back our communi- ty,” Thomas insists. The watch has also held peace marches. “We want to show our community we are here to help. We want to change the attitudes of our residents toward crime.” Abrahams says the group started with a 27 members but this has dwindled to 12. “We desperately need more people on board.” V To join the Parkwood Neighbourhood Watch, con- tact Eleanor Abrahams on 061 918 0951. V What are your thoughts? Starting with the word “Post”, SMS you views to 32516. SMSes cost R1. SUPPORT: Parkwood Neighbourhood Watch is calling on residents to join the fight against crime. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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Call for crimefightersCHEVON BOOYSEN
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A group of “no nonsense” residents fromParkwood have taken a stand againstcrime and plan to “take their commu-
nity back”.Fed upwith gang shootings, robberies anddrug turf wars the Parkwood Neighbour-hoodWatch arenowcalling on residents andpolice to assist them to fight crime.Through various initiatives, they aim tomake the community a safer place to live in.Since the inception in September 2010, thegroupof crime fightershavehad several suc-cesses.Neighbourhood watch secretary EleanorAbrahams says frequent operations con-ducted in the area has seen many illegalweapons confiscated.“We conduct patrols and during these pa-trols we often have small operations. Wewalk to the parks where people often drinkand smoke and we also do stop and search-es,” Abrahams says.These patrols includes the shutting downof spaza shops which operate outside of theagreed trading time.She also says due to gang shootings, pa-trollers are at risk and fear for their safety.“We do not even have the proper equip-ment to function effectively but we do asmuch as we can with the little we have. Weneed sufficient equipment to provide an effi-cient service,” Abrahams explains.The lack of resources have also impactedon the neighbourhood watch patrols.“We cannot do our jobs properly if wearen’t equipped to do so. We can only hopethis will change soon so we can deliver aservice to our community,” Abrahams says.
The watch needs two-way radios, a stungun, pepper spray and batons.Ward councillor Melanie Arendse saysmoneyhas beenmade available to the neigh-bourhood watch from the ward allocationfunds for the City of Cape Town’s 2014/2015financial year.“An amount of R15 000 has been made
available to the neighbourhood watch butthis will only become available after the an-nual meeting which will take place duringJanuary next year,” Arendse explains.Abrahams says the watch needs the helpof police and the Community Police Forum(CPF). “We do not get the support of the po-lice station. We contact them to do patrols
with us but there is hardly a positive re-sponse,” she says.ChairpersonDeonThomas says the organ-isations biggest challenge is getting the sup-port of the police.“If we can get the help of our police theneverything else will fall in place. So far wehave been struggling to get them to workwith us. We only get help from theMetro Po-lice,” Thomas says.Acting station commander of Grassy ParkPolice Station, Lieutenant-Colonel Chris-tian Esau says they arewilling to assist withpatrols. He explains if the watch does not re-ceive assistance when calling the station,they should report it to him.“They can also call the sector commanderor reservists living in Parkwood to assist,”he adds.Thomas explains the watch has also comeunder fire fromresidentswhoheclaimshurlbricks and stones at the watch.“When you try to do good for your commu-nity, they take it as something bad. Theycannot be blamed because crime has been apart of this community for so long. Peoplefear the gangs but we want attitudes tochange and we will take back our communi-ty,” Thomas insists.The watch has also held peace marches.“We want to show our community we arehere to help.Wewant to change the attitudesof our residents toward crime.”Abrahams says the group started with a
27 members but this has dwindled to 12.“We desperately need more people onboard.”V To join the Parkwood Neighbourhood Watch, contact Eleanor Abrahams on 061 918 0951.V What are your thoughts? Starting with the word“Post”, SMS you views to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
SUPPORT: Parkwood Neighbourhood Watch is calling on residents to join the fightagainst crime. PHOTO: CHEVON BOOYSEN
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An incensed woman claims there is nodecent treatment of the elderly, preg-nant women and women with infants
at the Home Affairs office in Wynberg.She wants to know why they do not intro-
duce specific days for the agedand first-timeidentity document (ID) applicants.The woman, who asked not to be named,
said she went to Home Affairs in Wynbergtwice already to apply for an ID for her son.Besides Wynberg, the only Home Affairs
offices which issue the new Smart ID cardare Khayelitsha, Nyanga and Cape Town.“They issue you a number and people
don’t even know what queue to stand in.What is the point of insisting on ID cardswhen there are only fourHomeAffairs offic-es issuing the new IDs?” she asked.She said she wants an ID card for her son
as IDs are issued free for first-time appli-cants.“It make no sense to be forced to get an
ID book and then afterwards have to re-dothe application for a card for which youhave to pay,” she says.Both times the woman went to Home Af-
fairs, standing in endless queues, they sim-ply put up a board to indicate they wouldnot be taking in new applications for first-time IDs as they take in only 250 applicantsfor the day.She asked to speak with the manager, but
“he didn’t even bother to come out of his of-fice. Awoman in charge said there is a dailycapacity”, she said.“Surely Home Affairs can think up wiser
ways in which to do this? I was told peoplestart queuing from 04:00. How do they ex-
pect people to getthere with publictransport?”Siyabonga
Qgwabe, HomeAf-fairs provincialcoordinator, saidthe Wynberg of-fice serves a verybig geographicalarea which in-cludes part of theSouthern Sub-urbs, Cape Flatsand South Penin-sula.He said in addi-
tion they findmany clients com-ing from other ar-eas of the WesternCape.“The fact that
our office is con-veniently situatedin a mall may alsoexplain why weare so busy,” hesays.Qgwabe says
the main office isbased in MaynardMall and has apublic space ofabout 281m²which means theyare limited in thenumber of peoplewho can be attend-ed to at a time.“We have to, at
all times, considerhealth and safetyissues when al-lowing clients in-to our officewhichmeans we cannotallow all our clients to swarm the officeswhen our doors open at 07:30,” he said.He said about 60% of their applications
are for Smart Card IDs and passports.“Each Home Affairs office would apply
their own contingency plan to deal with alarge influx,” he said.
The process for the application of IDs is asfollows:First-time applicants need a copy of their
parents’ ID and original birth certificate.The application is free.No photo is needed for Smart ID card ap-
plications.People 60 years and older need an ID
number or ID book and the application isfree.The re-issue of an ID requires that the ap-
plicant takes along an ID book or IDnumber. The cost is R140.Five additional offices equipped with
Smart ID card facilities will be opened bythe end ofMarch 2015, but HomeAffairsme-dia department could not say where theseoffices would be situated.According to Qgwabe the department has
improved on the turnaround times as com-pared to the past. “The new turnaroundtimes for ID books is 54 days, while the turn-around times for Smart ID cards is 15 days,”he said.Qgwabe said the elderly people are assist-
ed between Monday and Tuesday. The tick-eting system currently implemented en-sures that pregnant women and people withdisabilities are prioritised and assistedpromptly,” he said.
SMART CARD: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu with his new SmartID card. PHOTO: LULAMA ZENZILE
Dead woman found on open plotThe body of an unidentified woman wasfound on an open plot in Raven Road,Grassy Park on Tuesday 2 December.Following social media reports about
the grim discovery, Grassy Park policespokesperson Warrant Officer WynitaKleinsmith confirms the find and sayspolice are now looking for the family ofthe deceased. The body was found atabout 16:00 when a passer-by noticed ahand showing from under a bunch of
branches. She also says the pathologistestimated the body had been there forfour days. Police now say it is that of acoloured woman aged between 30 and 40.She was wearing a grey tracksuit pants,black vest and grey diamond jersey anda beaded bracelet on her left arm. An in-quest docket was opened at the station.Anyone with information is asked to
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Afishy situation has been plaguing thebanks of Little and Groot PrincessVlei over the past few weeks.
A pungent odour has been hanging in theair over Retreat as a result of dead fish thatcan be seen drifting in the vlei.Resident Jerome Wessels took his grand-son for a walk on Sunday 30 Novemberwhen the pair noticed a number of dead fishfloating in the water.“We normally take awalk around the vleito visit the park on Sundays. On this partic-ular Sunday, you could see the dead fishfloating in the water. It was a disturbingsight which traumatised my grandson,”Wessels explains.He adds the stench could be as a result ofthe build-up of algae in the vlei.“The problem comes in as a result to thefacility not being maintained. If the vlei isbetter maintained, these issues would befew and far between,” he says.Wessels says only when he reports theconditions at the vlei, does the City of CapeTown take action.“Although Councillor Jan Burger is re-sponsive to emails, the City only worksonce they receive complaints,” he alleges.Wessels adds this is not the first time hehas reported the stench and believes propermaintenance should be undertaken.“It is a continuous problem. Only propermaintenance will solve the problem,” hetells People’s Post.Mayoral Committee member for HealthBenedicta vanMinnen confirmsher depart-ment received a complaint about “foulsmelling sewage” in the canal which passes
through Buckingham Mews complex inMocke Road, Diep River.The complaint was referred to the depart-ment by Burger. “The complaint was re-ferred for investigation which revealed asewage overflow as a result of a blockage,”Van Minnen explains.The overflow was cleared, she says, andwhile doing so officials also discovered theVictoria Pump Station had overflowed.“This issue was resolved by the relevantCity branch. The quick responses mini-mised the impact of the spillages and therehave been a number of follow-up inspec-tions by City Parks, Water and Sanitation,Environmental Health and Scientific Serv-ices over the last few days,” Van Minnensays.She adds the dead fish were removed anda site visitwas conducted onThursday 4De-cember. “No sewage odour was found,” sheexplains.Added to this, she says the water qualityof both the Little and Groot Princess Vleiis “not up to standard”.“It must be noted that the water qualitydoes not comply with water quality guide-lines and City has placed ‘polluted water’warning signs at both of thesewater bodies.These signshave been there for a considera-ble time and will remain in place as long asnecessary,” she explains.When asked whether pollution played arole in the death of fish, Van Minnen says:“Seasonal die-off of fish occasionally occursdue to algal blooms, high water tempera-tures and low oxygen content.”She further explains these conditions canbe entirely natural or could be as a resultof a pollution incident such as sewage spill.“This could result in increased ammonia
levels and low oxygen which may be harm-ful to fish.Fishdeaths [as a result of] season-al hypoxia and high temperature have alsobeen reported at various nature reserves,”Van Minnen says.She adds that load shedding may alsohave an impact on sewage spills.“Sewage spills are possible, though una-voidable. The City has a number of back-upgenerators at the pump stations and under-takes inspections to attend to pump stationmalfunctions,” she says.“Load shedding during the peakmorningand evening periods can result in amore se-rious spill since the load to the pump sta-tions is greater at those times.”Van Minnen further says that spills frompumpstationsduring load shedding “gener-ally cannot be prevented”.V Share your thoughts. Starting with the word “Post”,SMS your thoughts to 32516. SMSes cost R1.
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DEAD FISH: A Retreat resident raised the alarmabout dead fish washing up on the banks of Lit-tle and Groot Princess vleis. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Teen life worth more than matricWhile most matriculants are celebratingthe end of more than a decade of studying,others are dreading the release of examina-tion results.Some may feel so overwhelmed that they
could contemplate suicide, says ER24 in astatement.Hentie Malan, of ER24, says paramedics
respond to numerous suicide cases at thistime of year mainly due to the pressure ofmatric examinations.Suicide is not the answer for failing mat-
ric or not doing as well as you hoped, saysthe statement.ER24 urges people contemplating suicide
to consider the trauma family and friendsmay experience.Explaining the impact of suicide on loved
ones, Jill Lithgow, ER24 education, train-ing and development department manager,says: “People experience complete and ut-ter devastation. Parents questionwhat theyhave missed. It eats away at every fibre ofwhat it means to be a parent. They wonder
what they couldhave done differentlywhenoften there is nothing that could have beendone. It destroys families and relation-ships.”While it is not only the diagnosed clinical-
ly depressed who commit suicide teenagersmay be at higher risk for suicide, says Lith-gow. They can be identified as having:
. Previously attempted suicide.
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HAVEN NIGHT SHELTER
‘Homeless’return homeMONIQUE DUVAL
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Christmas has comeearly for threehomeless people
found wandering thestreets of Wynberg.
Following a bold planby the management ofthe Haven Night Shelterin Wynberg, three peo-ple have been reunitedwith their families.
After struggling forseveral months to helpJackson Noruka (86),who is sick and frail,manager Pius Okirorfound a way to take theelderly man to his homein the Eastern Cape.
Noruka came to CapeTown several years agoand lived in Gugulethu.
After obtaining workin Simon’s Town, Noru-ka moved toMasiphumelele wherehe lived for severalyears.
“Before he retiredthere was some issuewith his house and thesocial development de-partment tried to assisthim. They found hishouse had been sold andhe had nowhere to go to,” Okiror ex-plains.
Norukawas referred to the Haven andhe stayed there.
He was ill and staff struggled to lookafter the frail man who required con-stant medical assistance.
The team began searching for his fam-ily and managed to make contact withhis brother in Port Elizabeth.
The brother agreed Noruka could livewith him and was keen to be reunitedwith his family.
During this time, the team also triedto locate the family of Margaret Damon(61), who last saw her family 25 yearsago.
Damon came to Cape Town severalyears ago and was working with a wom-an she knew from the Eastern Cape.
“Things went sour and Margaretfound herself without a job and ended upon the streets of Grassy Park,” Okirorexplains.
She was referred to the shelter eightyears ago and the team has been tryingto assist her since then.
Okiror says when the plan to take
Noruka back home was in motion, theyasked Damon if she would like to searchfor her family.
She agreed but this proved a difficulttask as she had vague memories of thecommunity in which she grew up.
They managed to trace Damon’s sis-ter-in-law to a small farm town calledPatensie, and in this way she found hertwo sons.
In a video taken by Okiror, Damon isseen walking to her son, saying: “I amyour mother.”
Theadult son is evidently shockedandstarts to cry. He is comforted by hiswife.
A second video shows Damonmeetingwith her younger son who also crieswhen seeing his mother after 25 years.
Okiror says a third man, who came toCape Town after responding to a job ad-vertisement, was also taken back home.He explains the man was informed hewould be employed but it turned out tobe a false advertisement.
“He was stuck here for three weeksand came to the shelter. He was also tak-en home.We are happywe could reunitethem with their families,” he adds.
REUNITED: Jackson Noruka bids farewell to occupants atthe Haven Night Shelter in Wynberg. After several years,Noruka was reunited with his family in the Eastern Capeafter becoming homeless. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
New policy paves the way for artsA policy which celebrates the Cape’s unique-ness has been approved by council.The Arts, Culture and Creative Industries
Policy also aims to facilitate cultural activityby creating inclusive spaces for locals to re-flect and express themselves.“[Our] vision is for Cape Town’s arts, cul-
ture, heritage and creative industries to con-tribute to a thriving, creative, vibrant, inno-vative, design-driven and inclusive city,”says Mayoral Committee member for Tour-ism, Events and Economic Development,Garreth Bloor.The policy was created with various stake-
holders, following a year-long public partici-pation. “The over-arching goalswhen finalis-ing the policy were to maximise Cape cultur-al and creative assets and resources;celebrate our rich history and diversity;maximise opportunities to contribute to eco-nomic growth and sustainability; and sup-port urban and community regenerationthrough public art, monument and culturalcentre development,” Bloor explains.It will include mechanisms to promote sec-
tor coordination, information and knowl-edge sharing, and research and monitoring,as well as enhancing public life through artsand culture projects which help foster inter-cultural dialogue, social cohesion and publicengagement.Furthermore, the policy will encompass
the management, protection and promotionof the Cape’s tangible and intangible culturalheritage, while mechanisms to support andrecognise exceptional talent will also be in-cluded.It also sports support for programmes
which markets Cape arts and cultural assetslocally and internationally, and providesstipulations for the development and promo-tion of the economic potential which willstimulate economic growth, job creation, cre-ativity, innovation and destination building.The policy also supports social develop-
ment programmes which foster social inclu-sion, and makes provision for relevant andaccessible cultural infrastructure to promotethe cultural, social and economic develop-ment in communities.
Audition call for performersWestern Cape Has Talent will hold auditionsfor singers, rappers, solo and crew dancers,and comedians at Brooklyn Library Hall inKoeberg Road, Brooklyn on Saturday 13 and20 December.
The auditions will be held from 09:30 untilnoon. Formore information like theWesternCape Has Talent Facebook page or contactPeter Fourie on 073 425 3883 or [email protected]
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As gang shootings “subside” in Park-wood, Grassy Park police are gearingup to implement their plan for the fes-
tive season.Speaking during a media briefing acting
station commander Lieutenant-ColonelChristian Esau was introduced and officersexplained Colonel Fana Dlamini had beendeployed to another police station.In his report, Esau explains officers have
conducted successful drugs, weapons andliquor searches since the beginning of No-vember. In recent operations by the Fire-arms, Liquor and Second Hand Goods
(Flash) unit three dealerswere arrested andofficers confiscated illegal firearms, liquorand drugs.Constable Adrian Baron from the Crime
Intelligence Unit at Grassy Park Police Sta-tion says although gang shootings in Park-wood have subsided, there is no peace andflare ups are still a worry.“So far we have been able to contain the
gang related shootings in the Parkwood vi-cinity but we cannot say that there is peace.The area is beingmonitored and gangs knowwe are out to get them,” Baron says.He further explains there are 10 Junky
Funky Kids and six Americans gang mem-bers in Pollsmoor prison for various crimesincluding the shootings.
However, Esau explains gang shootingsremainhighon their agendaas theymonitorthe situation. “For a long time we focusedon Parkwood as this is where most of thegang shootings occurred. This has since sub-sided and we are monitoring the situationclosely,” Esau says.In their investigations, officers have
found that gangsters in Parkwood are nowapproaching licensed firearm holders topurchase ammunition for them.“These purchases happen right across the
country and due to there not being a systemthat inter-links, it is hard to track suspiciousactivity,” Esau explains.He says licensed firearm holders are pur-
chasing large amounts of ammunition and
sold to gangsters who pay for the goods.“Although they are only allowed to pur-
chase 200 rounds of ammunition at a timeit is difficult to monitor when more wasbought,” Esau says.He adds even though the ammunition is
bought legally, gangsters still conductcrimes with illegal weapons.Now police are keeping a close eye on Ot-
tery following “sporadic shootings” with in-creasedpatrols. Esau saysduring the festiveseason there will be an increase in visiblepolicing, frequent raids and stop and search-es will be conducted.Officers will also keep a close eye on busi-
ness areas and are implementing a strategyto keep shoppers safe.
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hold a presentation on to the recent increaseof crime in the business area at Nortons AutoPanel Shop, 10th Avenue Retreat at 18:30.The presentation aims to assist the businesscommunity in addressing these challenges andreducing crime. Tony Schreiber of the Bergvliet,Kreupelbosch and Meadowridge NeighbourhoodWatch will highlight the significance of earlydetection and rapid response. For moreinformation contact Kevin Southgate on082 788 1181 or Pat Kuhn on 072 659 6569.
V Cafda Village: Community Against Abusewill host a Crime Awareness Programme atLourier Primary School in Blagden Street (off12th Avenue) at 19:00. For more informationcontact Jaenodien Petersen on 076 035 6176.Friday 12 December
V Plumstead: The Plumstead Bowling Clubwill host a free Twilight Bowls evening from17:30 to 19:00. Call Pat on 082 258 3706 formore information.
Sunday 14 December
V Grassy Park: The Princess Vlei Forum willhost a guided walk around Princess Vleiintroduced by Dalton Gibbs from the City ofCape Town’s Biodiversity Unit. He will speakabout the fynbos and conservation challengesat Princess Vlei. The walk is approximately7km long and will take about one and a halfhours. Take along water, hats, and snacks.Walkers to meet at the Prince George DrivePrincess Vlei carpark, Grassy Park at 15:00.Contact Bridget on 082 462 1308 or [email protected] for more information.
Tuesday 16 December
V Steenberg: The Christian Benevolent Societywill host The Hands Off Our Children bigwalk/fun run to create awareness and raisefunds for various projects. The walk will startin Steenberg at 09:00 and will end inWynberg Park. Entry is R100 per person andR250 for a group. Children under 16 enter free.Call Alphonso Slinger on (021) 837 1144.
SWITCH-ON! Cape Town will be aglow with Christmas cheer at the annual switch-on of thefestive lights at the Festival of Light concert in front of City Hall on Sunday 14 December.The theme is 20 years of democracy. The free concert, to which thousands of locals andtourists flock, will feature favourite performing artists, including Alistair Izobell, Alvon Colli-son, Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels and DJ Calvin. At 18:30, 2000 balloons in the coloursof the South African flag will be released.Festival dancers Chané Otto from Woodstock andThola Antamu from Lakeside will strut their feathers at the event, which will take placeat the Grand Parade. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Do your bit and recycle this holidayAnyone can become an “eco-reindeer thisfestive season.
The Institute of Waste Management ofSouthern Africa (IWMSA) encourages peo-ple to set up waste separation facilities.
“There are many benefits which comewith recycling and separating waste atsource. These benefits range from reducingpollution, conserving natural resourcesand saving landfill airspace so that landfillsites can last longer,” explains IWMSApresident Dr Suzan Oelofse.
“There are easy implementable steps youcan follow at home throughout the year tohelp keep our country clean and green,”says Oelofse.
. Use two different waste separation binsor containers;
. Mark each container clearly;
. Monitor the containers regularly; and
. Donate recycled material to variouscollection sites in your community.
“The convenience of having these con-tainers is that you can use them for as longas you want. Once you have filled the con-tainers with your recyclable waste, donatewhat you have collected to various collec-tion sites in your area,” Oelofse suggests.
“Waste can become a resource if separat-ed correctly by individuals. Waste separa-tion makes it easier for each type of wasteto be recycled by recycling institutions, andit also assists municipalities when collect-ing our weekly waste.”V If you want to start separating waste visit www.mywaste.co.za and locate your nearest recycling depot.V For more information on IWMSA, visit www.iwmsa.co.za.V For more information on recycling and recovery, visitwww.recycling.co.za.
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Bridging thesafety gapA public participation process for the con-struction of a pedestrian bridge south ofNyanga station and Lansdowne Road willsoon be opened.
Following this public participation proc-ess, it is expected that thedesign for the con-struction of a pedestrian bridge will com-mence in the 2015/16 financial year, theCity of Cape Town recently said in a state-ment.
This follows a comprehensive investiga-tion that was conducted by Transport forCape Town, the City’s transport authority,into pedestrian movements along andacross rail lines in the city between April2013 andMay 2014, as per a request from thePassenger Rail Agency of South Africa(Prasa).
The movement of cyclists was also in-cluded in this study. Mayoral Committeemember for Transport for Cape Town BrettHerron says the department will workwithPrasa, Metrorail and the National Depart-ment of Transport (NDoT) on an implemen-tation programme and action plan for thenext five years.
This programme aims to address pedes-trian safety at railway lines. “The collabo-rationbetweenTransportCapeTown, thesetwo key roleplayers, and Metrorail is thusof vital importance if we want to addressthe high number of fatalities and injuriesdue to pedestrians crossing rail lines ille-gally.”
According to Metrorail’s statistics, up to68 fatalities were recorded in the vicinityof the stations in Nyanga (26), Philippi (15),Heideveld (9), Netreg (9) and Bonteheuwel(9) between 2010 and 2013.
According to the City’s statement the fa-talities were all caused as a direct result ofpedestrians crossing railway lines at placeswhere there are no formal pedestrian or ve-hicle crossings.
“This, in part,will address one of the find-ings in the study that a large number of peo-ple need to cross railway lines on a dailybasis and that the provision for formalcrossings in areas with high volumes of pe-destrians is generally not being givenprior-ity.”
Up to 24 pedestrian and vehicle levelcrossings were audited and assessed interms of infrastructure, pedestrian protec-tion and accessibility, access control sys-tems, fencing and signage. The City alsosays it was found that most pedestriancrossings have adequate signage, but arelacking in maintenance of the rail reserve,fencing and access control and that there isinadequate provision for pedestrians andcyclists at vehicle level crossings. Themaintenance, upgrade and monitoring ofthese 24 level crossings is therefore recom-mended.
The study also identified 16 hotspot loca-tions across the city in need of interventionwhere people are crossing rail lines in theabsence of formal pedestrian crossings, aswell as legal pedestrian and vehicle cross-ings where the conditions for pedestrianshave to be improved.
“Of even greater concern is that childrenaccounted for 40% of the pedestrian move-ment east and west of Bonteheuwel station;between Philippi and Mandalay stations;east of Langa station; and north and southof Heideveld station,” Herron says.
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Lego artworkswill wow youThe world-renowned Lego art exhibit,
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The exhibition opens at theWatershedEx-hibition Centre at the V&A Waterfront onFriday 12 December.Lego® fans, children, adults and art lovers
can look forward to up to 70 art sculptureson display created frommore than amillionLego bricks by American artist Nathan Sa-waya.Artworks will include his most famous
work to date, titled Yellow, as well as othersculptures such as the T-Rex skeleton con-structed from over 80 000 Lego bricks andmeasuring over 6m in length.Visitors will see some of the world’s most
famous artworks recreated with Lego suchas Da Vinci’sMona Lisa, Van Gogh’s StarryNight and the Venus de Milo.Proclaimed as one of the world’s 10 must-
see exhibitions byCNN,The Art of The Brickaims to inspire artwork through unique artforms.
Says Sawaya: “This country is one of themost amazing places I have been to on mytravels and I am thrilled to be coming backand bringing The Art of the Brick to SouthAfrica.“Art and Lego transcend culture and lan-
guage and speak to adult and childrens’ curi-osity and creative aspirations. I hope visi-tors will draw inspiration and experimentwith a variety of art forms.”The exhibit has also partnered upwith the
JAG Foundation which will allow childrenin poorer communities the opportunity toplay and learn with Lego, to visit the exhibi-tion and for children nationwide to take partin the JAGBullyProof campaign.Tickets to the exhibition are available
from www.computicket.co.za at R140 foradults and R95 for children.Entry for children under two years is free.
V The exhibition runs until Saturday 28 February. Visitwww.theartofthebricksa.co.za for more.V Ten readers can each win double tickets to see theexhibition. Visit www.peoplespost.co.za to enter. SCARY: This T-Rex model was made using over 80 000 Lego bricks.
Win! Festive season in full bloomGetting back to nature through a beauti-ful garden is the perfect way to calm thesoul. Stodels GardenCentre has some fes-tive gift ideas to suit all pockets.
Poinsettia – the festive season flowerBeautiful, flowering poinsettias have
always been a popular gift over the fes-tive season. Potted and ready for the ta-ble, they are traditional Christmas flow-ering plants that will last throughout thefestive season and can be pruned and re-potted for the following year.
Starter growing kits – chillies, herbsand veggiesThere is nothing nicer than growing
your own so why don’t you give one ofyour favourite people a kit to start grow-ing their own fresh produce. It’s a giftthat keeps on giving!
Cactus mixed bowlCacti are so easy to growand their vari-
ety of shape, colour and formmake an at-tractive mixed bowl. The good news isthey don’t need much maintenance andare fantastic indoor plants.
Bird wall pots and four-tiered metal rosestandPerfect for any garden or even balco-
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Calla lily in a ceramic potEverybody loves a lily – particular the
delicate variety.There are also hydrangeas, HappyBub-
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www.stodels.com.V Two People’s Post readers can each win a R500Stodels gift voucher. Go to www.peoplespost.co.zaand enter on #WinningWednesday.
The girl in the mirrorThe festive season is fast approaching andwith it comes the school holidays and theheadache of how to keep your children en-tertained.If this is a dilemma youmay face, consider
taking your children to the Baxter Theatreto watch the family playMy Forever Friend.Based on a children’s book with the same
title by Jeremy Daniel, the funny, movingand interactive piece shows young peoplehow to be their own best friend. It is directedand adapted for the stage by Joanna Evans.Mimi (Tarryn Wyngaard) is a typical sev-
en-year-old girl who is nervous and excitedabout her first day of school. She lives in asmall, crowded flat with her parents.She may seem like an ordinary little girl,
but there’s a twist – her reflection in thebathroom mirror, whom she calls Copia(Nieke Lombard) has a life and amind of herown.Things start going awry when Copia real-
ises she can’t leave the bathroom and join
Mimi at her new school. She also learns thefamilywill bemoving to the suburbs andCo-pia is forced into action.As part of developing the script and adapt-
ing the book, the cast and team performedthe play at two local primary schools.Daniel says children were captivated by
themagicalworld created behind themirrorMy Forever Friend runs at the Baxter from
Wednesday 10 December until Saturday 10January, with two shows daily at 10:00 and12:00 fromMondays to Saturdays. Therewillbe no 10:00 performance on Wednesday 17December, while the play will not run onChristmas and New Year’s Day.Tickets cost R50; there is also a special
family package of R175 for four tickets.V Book via through Computicket on 0861 915 8000or www.computicket.com.V People’s Post is giving away sets of four tickets tothe show as well as copies of the My Forever Friendbook in Afrikaans or English. To enter, visit www.peoplespost.co.za on #WinningWednesday.
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Call for inquiry into EskomThe best way to deal with the Eskom cri-
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went wrong and how to fix it.This is according to Cape Chamber of
Commerce and Industry president JanineMyburgh.She says: “Weare getting somanyconflict-
ing stories, allegations and denials that theonly way to find the truth is to hand the jobto a judge assisted by independent technicaland managerial experts.”Myburgh says Minister of Public Enter-
prises Lynne Brown has “inherited an ongo-ing disaster and shewill not be gettingmanystraight answers from those involved”. She
adds: “We need to get to the bottom of themess because there are important lessons tolearn and apply to some of the other failingState businesses.”An inquiry would also be the best way to
hold accountable those who had made thebad decisions or who had failed to make anydecisions at all.Myburgh says the first step should be to
stop the voluntary retrenchment process.She says its the worst way to reduce num-bers.“It will ensure that some of the best quali-
fied – but most frustrated – staff take thepackage and go. Thiswill bleed Eskomof theskilled hands and minds it desperately
needs.”Peter Haylett, chairperson of the Cham-
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. The neglect of essential maintenancework.
. Eskom’s coal purchases and coal trans-port.
. Eskom’s extensiveuse of labourbrokersand the huge mark-up on the staff they sup-plied.
. The construction and other contractsfor the new power stations.
. Eskom’s rejection of the Mmamabulapower station in Botswana which would
have provided cheap power and furtheredregional cooperation.
. Eskom’s refusal to consider offers toprovide gas power stations.
. And the massive golden handshakes forEskom’s failed executives.He says a commission of inquiry should
also look into political interference in deci-sion-making and the rejection of the viewsof technical experts on the contract for Koe-berg steam generators.
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Schools to issue all reportsAs schools begin to issuepupils their end
of year report cards, principals havebeen warned that the withholding of
marks will not be tolerated.Provincial education minister Debbie
Schäfer says in previous years the depart-ment received several complaints from par-ents where the school refused to releasetheir child’s report card due to non-paymentof school fees.“Schools are not allowed to withhold pu-
pils’ results for any reason whatsoever. Pu-pils and their parents have every right to ob-tain their official results at the end of theschool year,” she explains.Schäfer says she understands and sympa-
thises with many schools who battle to col-lect school fees from parents, especiallywhen some parents can clearly afford them.However, she explains discriminating
against a pupil for the financial decisions orposition of a parent will not be toleratedShe has appealed to all parents to report
incidents where reports are withheld be-cause of non-payment to their nearest dis-trict office.“Should the department receive any com-
plaints of this naturewewill investigate andtake further action, as required.” Schäferhas also appealed to parents to try and settletheir outstanding fees, if they are in the posi-tion to do so.She warns that schools can take legal ac-
tion against parents who owe fees and whodo not qualify for exemption or partial ex-emption.“School fees remain an important source
of additional funds in public schools and theschool governing body have every right totake legal steps to recover those fees.”Parents qualify for exemption if the school
fees are more than 10% of the parents’ com-bined annual salary.In 2013, over 105 000 pupils claimed exemp-
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ZOMBIE NATION: The annualCommunity Chest TwilightTeam Run on Tuesday 2 De-cember saw thousands ofteams take to the streets ofthe CBD in aid of charity. Andwhile some decided to dressdown for the occasion, othersdonned their most outrageouscostumes hoping to win thecoveted Best Dressed Teamprize. But it was The WalkingDead team (pictured), dressedas zombies, who ultimatelytook home the prize, followedby The Witches with Blommieand the colourful Raggamuf-fins in second and third placerespectively. Community ChestWestern Cape CEO LorenzoDavids said: “Once again, CapeTown has shown its compas-sion – and resilience in the faceof the Cape Doctor – andjoined hands in partnershipwith those NGOs who are partof the Community Chest pro-gramme. We say thank you foryour support—and most im-portantly thank you for thelaughter and fun.” PHOTO: GAVINWITHERS/ACTION PIX
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The seven-man afro-pop band, with ZolaniMahola on lead voacals, will perform crowdfavourites with full symphonic accompani-ment.
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NEW YEAR’S EVE BASH: Freshlyground will perform alongside the Cape Philharmonic Orchestraat a New Year’s Eve concert in Paarl. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Poetic ode to Saartjie BaartmanExhibit-S, Ode to SaartjieBaartman by a Black South Af-rican Woman is a poetic per-formance piece inspired bymisrepresentation, art and thestory of a young woman.
Born exactly 200 years be-fore Thola Antamu in 1789,Saartjie Baartman was a Khoiwoman from the EasternCape.
Poet Antamu says: “Shelived to be only 24 after a lifeof seemingly never-endingstruggle and lies. Like me, shewas also orphaned as a child.Shewasbought as a showpieceby an English man and smug-gled to England, never to setfoot on her home soil again.She was supposedly well treat-ed, paid, housed and respectedby her ‘owners.’ This is herstory fused with mine and told through,speech, skin, and movement.”
Antamu is a professional dancer, singerand actress specialising in poetry and move-ment as a mode of creating exhibitionist the-
atre. After graduating fromThe Cape Academy of Per-forming Arts, Antamu subse-quently travelled internation-ally and was commissioned tocreate and perform her pieceMy Confessions at JW3 in Lon-don.
She also trained and per-formed with the Artful Badgerimmersive theatre companyin Flood at London’s feted TheVaults Festival. In her power-ful new solo production, Ex-hibit S, Ode to Saartjie Baart-man by a Black South AfricanWoman, Antamu uses a culmi-nation of her extensive train-ing and techniques, South Af-rican history, everyday news,femininity and blackness toevoke pertinent conversa-tions and empower women.
Running at the Alexander Upstairs Thea-tre from Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 Decem-ber, tickets cost R70 at the door or R60 ifbought online at www. shows.alexander-bar.co.za. Phone (021) 300 1652.
POETRY: Thola Antamuopens conversations.
Iconic café makes a comebackThe original Manenberg’s Jazz Café is backat the Camissa Courtyard.
The original Manenberg’s was establishedin Adderley Street on 4 December 1994, amidthe euphoria of South Africa’s new democra-cy.
From inception, it reflected the joy of therainbow nation through many cultural lens-es. This joy was vested in the prospect of adiverse, yet united, nationhood.
Manenberg’s at The Camissa Courtyardre-opened its doors this weekend, exactly 20years after its establishment.
Situated at 96 Strand Street in the CBD,this time around the venue is set to be morethan just a music venue.
Nestled in a quiet courtyard on a heritagesite, the open air ambience is an invitingstep out of the bustle of the city, where themusic blends effortlessly with trees and apalpable sense of history.V Manenberg’s will be open from 09:30 with a daytimeand evening menu. Live music is scheduled sevennights a week. Join the Facebook Group, Manenberg’s@ the Camissa Courtyard, for regular programmes andother updates, or book your space on (021) 839 5126.
Young stars release debut albumSeven young singers will have the chanceto shine with the launch of a new CD topromote local talent.
Presented by The Cape Tribute Foun-dation (CTF), the Rising Star Season 1 CDis the culminationof the first competitionrun by the organisation to nurture andpromote South African singers.
Hundreds of contestants auditioned forthe opportunity to win a recording con-tract to be part of the CD, with six final-ists and one overall winner being an-nounced as the lucky ones. The prize alsoincluded workshops about the music in-dustry, artist management and support-ing services for all finalists. Theperform-ers have had the honour to work with thelikes of Neville D, Jeremy Koeries and Al-louAprilwhohavewritten, arranged andproduced songs especially for the artists.
The talented finalists who are being in-troduced on the Rising Star Season 1 CDare Mujaheed Damons, Marzia Barry,Shafieka Engelbrecht, Eryn Laguma,Krista Jonas and Kyle Louw. The overallwinner is Amy-Jane Levens.
“We were overwhelmed by the numberof performers who came to the initial au-ditions at the Joseph Stone Auditorium
and we were impressed with the calibreof talent,” says Cape Tribute Foundationmanager Kirk Arendse.
“This illustrates the need for platformssuch as the Rising Star competition. TheCape Tribute Foundation is committed toidentifyingways inwhichwecanprovidelocal artists with the necessary tools toexcel within the music industry.”
The panel of judges comprised profes-sionals from the music and marketing in-dustries. Follow up auditions were heldat the All Star Theatre in Brackenfell be-fore the seven finalists were selected.
The Rising Star competition will be anannual event. The CTF also facilitates theformation of solid partnerships betweenartists, musicians, songwriters, produc-ers, comedians, poets, sound engineers,hiring companies, decorators, dancers,videographers, photographers, church-es, youth groups, choirs, solo artists,bands as well as various other entertain-ment companies.
To purchase a copy of the Rising StarSeason 1 CD, email Leston Sylvester [email protected] For further information and news about nextyear’s competition, visit www.capetribute.com.
TALENTED: The young singers featured on the Rising Stars Season 1 CD are, from left,Shafieka Engelbrecht, Krista Jonas, Kyle Louw, Amy-Jane Levens, Mujaheed Damons, ErynLaguma and Marzia Barry.
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Saints march onJOSEPH PILLAY
St Martin’s ability to show-offits batting prowess in whichthey clobbered nine hits off
the pitching staff of Roxanne Al-bertyn and her sister, JustineStewart, was the key factor intheir 6-4 victory against Tanta-sport in their Western ProvinceSoftball Federation Super Leagueencounter at Turfhall Stadium onSaturday.
The Saints scored their six runsin the first three batting frames,with four runs to the good in thefirst inning and added two morein the third to hold a 6-0 advantageat the ending of the third inning.
However, Tantasport foughtback well and somewhat startedto get their act together by scoringruns – two runs per inning in thefifth and seventh frame respec-tively.
Nevertheless, ShanineGroepies occupied the mound for
St Martin’s and in her seven in-nings pitched, she faced 32 bat-ters, conceded four base-on-balls,earned three strike-outs and al-lowed five hits – four singles anda three bagger – of which Stewartshowed great character with thebat.
Stewart, in particular, was Tan-tasport’s top batter with 3-4 whichincludeda threebaggerwhileAm-ber Jossie (1-3) and Stacy-LeeStewart (1-4) secured a one basehit.
However, Roxanne Albertynwas first out of the blocks to startthe pitching duties for Tanta andlast for 2.2 innings on the rubber– facing 20 batters, conceding twobase-on-balls and gave up six hits(five singles and a double).
Relief pitcher, Stewart, whoearlier did duty at short-stop, oc-cupied the mound for the remain-ing 4.1 innings and allowed onebase-on-ball, scalped three battersand surrendered three hits (two
singles and a double).Danielle Ford smacked twodou-
bles for St Martin’s and togetherwith Lindsay Damon andGroepies shared a batting stat of2-4 each.
Meanwhile Bonita Cloete, Na-waal Nacerodien and ElderichaLangenhoven each batted 1-3 forthe good.
In the only other Super Leaguegame of the day – unbeaten side,Glenthorn-Athlone, continuedtheirwinningwayswith awalk inthe park 12-1 victory against Ken-fac Phillies.
This coming weekend will seethe last softball action before theChristmas-break and festive holi-days.
The three key matches will bebetween Tanta Sport and Gl-enthorn-Athlone (14:00); followedby VOB and St Martin’s at 16:00and Falcons take on WestridgeYankees in die late showdown at18:00.
SETTING SAIL: Grassy Park residentFuad Jacobs was awarded the Life-time Achiever Award at the annualWestern Province Sports CouncilAwards at the Lord Charles Hotel inSomerset West. The 62-year-old hasbeen involved in sailing for 42 years.
PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
UPLIFTING COMMUNITIES: CentralHockey Club received the Sport andRecreation Community Builder of theYear Award at the annual WesternCape Sports Council Awards in Som-erset West on Friday evening. ArmienBobbs accepted the award on behalfof the club. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
PINCH HITTER: England wicketkeeper Nisaar Alie looks on as Pakistan bats-man Amier Ishfaq prepares to banish another delivery to the boundary duringthe Blind Cricket World Cup semi-final at Western Province Cricket Club onSaturday. Ishfaq scored 58 runs of just 20 balls, taking his side to an eight-wicket victory. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
CRASH COURSE: Cru-saders Softball Club’sLynn Lubbe reachesthird base despite theefforts of TygerbergSoftball Club’s Cleovan Rooi. The twosides met during a WPSoftball First Divisionmatch at TurfhallPark in Athlone onSaturday. Tygerbergwere 6-3 victors.PHO-TO: RASHIED ISAACS
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Eezy My Kinnes ended their last game athome before the break with a stunning2-1 over neighbours Santos at Philippi
Stadium on Friday evening.As expected, it was a high tempo encoun-
ter between rivals Milano United and San-tos, filled with crunching tackles and afierce battle in the middle of the park.
The Kinnes came close to opening up thescoring in the third minute after Devon Saaland Deniro Stanley teamed up superbly onthe edge of the area.
But Saal’s final shot was blocked by the on-coming Fagan Muller.
At the other end, Muller made no mistakefrom close range when he gave the People’sTeam an early lead in the seventh minutewith their first chance of the game.
Muller was in the right place at the righttime and tapped in a loose ball following adead-ball situation, after goalkeeper LeeLangeveldt made the initial save.
Minutes later, the former Santos attackerStanley was on the end of a through-pass andattempted to lob the ball over the head of
Gambian International goalkeeper Pa Dem-bo Touray, but was denied by the woodwork.
The visitors started off strong as anticipat-ed and did a great job in the midfield wherecaptain Tyren Arendse and Sizwe Nyambiwere closing down all the spaces.
Their quick pressing midfield were re-stricting Milano from building up play intothe final third.
Yet, the Kinnes persisted and showedsigns of an equaliser.
A quarter way in, Brandon Theron camenarrowly close to levelling matters, but wasdenied by Touray from a one-on-one situa-tion.
Milano repeatedly harassed CheslynJampies down the right-hand side throughthe speedy Ganief Stellenboom, who contin-uously got the better of him.
In the 24th minute, Theron made it 1-1when he put the ball into the back of the netfrom Stellenboom’s pass across the face ofgoal.
Santos captain Arendse attempted fromdistance in the 38th minute after 30-minutesof play without a shot on goal.
A frustrated Fagrie Lakay also attempted
from range, but his uncontrolled shot was offtarget as well.
Nasief Morris came up for a corner set-piece and came close to scoring what couldhave been the goal of the season
But he was unfortunate to see his over-head-kick cleared off the line by Sachin Da-wood.
Before the break Stanley rattled the wood-work yet again with a ferocious shot follow-ing an exquisite one-two play on the edge ofthe 18-yard area.
The visitors were eager to start the secondperiod strong, but shots from both SuhaylAllie and Arendse went high and wide.
Meanwhile, at the opposite end, Stanleybeat shot-stopper Touray for a third time butwas denied once more by the upright.
Santos’ Lakay was well contained by thelanky Taariq Fielies who minimised hisdaunting runs in the final third. Fielies, whoenjoys attacking down the line, had a phe-nomenal game as he cut off the dangerousSantos attacker.
Lakay and Santos’ top goal-scorer Alliewere nowhere to be found in the last halfhour of the match as the home side kept
things compact.In the 75th minute super-sub Brent Adonis
found the back of the net with a headed at-tempt from a Nazier Jacobs set-piece, afterjust six minutes on the pitch.
With five minutes left on the clock, the ref-eree gave both Richard Webber and DarronOmaticus straight red cards following an al-tercation.
The Kinnes closed shop and introducedthe experienced Shane Poggenpoel and wenton to secure maximum points on the night.– www.capetownfootball.co.za