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A BROTHEL is believed to be operatingin Ottery.This is according to residents of the
area, who claim the illicit activities havebeen transpiring for more than five months.It is believed the business is operated underthe guise of a massage parlour.But residents, who spoke to People’s Post
on condition of anonymity, are adamant itis a brothel. They claim the house, which isoff Ottery Road, is occupied by Asian wom-en. The location is known to People’s Post.“The windows and curtains are always
shut and they entertain guests throughoutthe day. I can’t believe how many cars fre-
quent the house daily,” one resident says.He adds that up to 14 different cars stop
at the house each day, while some cars haverepeat visits.Another resident says: “The doors are on-
ly partially opened to allow the visitors, al-waysmen, to enter. You almost never see thewomen. They only walk to the shop, but donot use the front door – they use the sidedoor.”When People’s Post visited the property,
there were no vehicles parked outside andthe door was not opened. Five minutes latertwo cars were parked outside.TheCity’s director for safety and security,
Richard Bosman, says inspections havebeen conducted at the premises and a writ-
ten warning notice was issued.It has also been reported to Grassy Park
police.Grassy Park police spokespersonWarrant
Officer Wynita Kleinsmith confirms theyare aware of the allegations.People’s Post attempted to establish who
the property owner is, but could not to so atthe time of going to print.However, Grassy Park Community Police
Forum (CPF) spokesperson Philip Bam saysthe matter was not reported to the organisa-tion. “If the community is serious about get-ting rid of the problem, they should considerdoing what the Lansdowne community did– they should have a silent and passive pro-test where theywould stand therewhile cus-
tomers entered, making them feel uncom-fortable. If the customers feel uncomforta-ble, they will not return and the businesswill not be successful.”Ottery Civic Association chairperson Is-
mail Jefferies says the organisation is notaware of the matter.Residents are calling for Law Enforce-
ment authorities to close the business andevict the occupants. “We are raising chil-dren in the street. What they are doing ishorrible and scandalous, andwe donotwantto expose our children to it,” amother of twosays. “The police must do their job and getthem out of Ottery.”V Do you have something to say? SMS your views andnews tips to 32516.
Ward councillor Penny East andLieutenant Colonel June Cilliers,Station Commander of Kirstenhof Police Station, share amoment in the candle lightingceremony. Community leaders,residents and police across theWynberg Cluster held candlelighting vigils on Wednesdayevening to show their supportfor those who have beenvictims of crime. It alsosignified their unity in fightingcrime.
PHOTO: TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
STANDING TOGETHERSTANDING TOGETHER
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PENSION: SASSA SYSTEM HASSLES
Senior’s battle to get his cashTASMIN CUPIDO
HE clasps the telephone between hisshoulder andcheek,whilewaitingpa-tiently for someone to answer.
Sitting on a small chair in the foyer of hishome, Alf Alfreds closes his eyes and lis-tens to the call centre muzak as he attemptsto get answers from the South African So-cial Services Agency (Sassa).
If still unpaid by tomorrow, it will be thethird week the Retreat resident is waitingfor his pension to be paid into his bank ac-count.
This is not his first attempt to find an-swers to why his pension had not been paidon Wednesday 3 April.
He has been investigating the reason forthe non-payment since he re-registeredwith Sassa, but has been sent from pillarto post.
Alfreds (75) was one of millions of SouthAfricans who re-registered with Sassa toensure they receive their pension or socialgrant. But the new system and process,which was introduced as a mechanismagainst fraud and corruption, has been“frustrating and demoralising” for the eld-erly man.
“I had no problem with having to registeras I was happy they were doing somethingto fight the fraud and corruption,” he says.“The registering process was quick andeasy. I went to the Sassa office last monthand registered. My pension was previouslypaid into my bank account and that workedperfectly. I decided to (use) that (option)again.”
Alfreds sayshewas told themoneywouldbe paid into his account within 48 hours,but he realised the Easter weekend coincid-ed with this and calculated that he wouldreceive his pension on Wednesday 3 April.
He was disappointed when this was notthe case. He has since been to the Sassa of-fice inWynberg andhis bank several times,and has phoned the Sassa call centre in thehope of assistance. “No one can tell me
when my pension will be transferred. Ihave debit orderswhichneed to be paid andI have to live. Luckily my children havebeen helping me, but I want my money,” Al-freds says.
During this interview, Alfreds contactedthe call centre at 11:20. The call was attend-ed to at 12:25.
After giving the operator his referencenumber, he was transferred to a differentdepartment and another long wait ensued.
At 12:40, an operator informed him thatthe money had been transferred onWednesday 10April, but later retracted thisinformation, saying it had been transferredon Friday 12 April. He could not explainwhy the funds did not reflect in Alfreds’ ac-count and said the matter would be investi-gated.
Alfreds asked to speak to the operator’ssupervisor and another wait ensued, afterwhich the pensioner threw in the towel.
Sassa regional spokespersonShivaniWa-hab confirms Alfreds completed the re-reg-
istration process. “Based on the feedbacksupplied, he is experiencing challengeswith contacting the Cash Paymaster Serv-ices call centre to have his social granttransferred to a payment option that ismost convenient to him,” she says.
“When beneficiaries are issued with aSassa master card, the card will be activeimmediately, but the social grant amountwill either be transferred onto the card orthe beneficiary’s bank account, dependingon when the re-registration process wascompleted due to cut-off dates on our sys-tems. We advise bank beneficiaries to veri-fy if the funds were transferred to theirbanking accounts or whether the fundshave been transferred to their Sassa card.”
Beneficiaries can contact 12 differentcellphonenumbers to verify funds transfer-ral to their bank account or Sassa card. Shesays beneficiaries should phone the num-bers before the first day of every month.V View the contact details on www.peoples-post.co.za.
TRYING AGAIN: Pensioner Alf Alfreds, who has reregistered with Sassa, is still waiting tohear when his pension will be paid into his bank account. PHOTO: SXC.HU
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BUS STRIKE: PASSENGERS STRANDED
Wage talks stall redirects commutersTASMIN CUPIDO
IT IS day five of the bus industry strike andcommuters are bearing the brunt, as theyhave to look for alternative ways of com-
muting to work.The strike, which began on Friday, was
called after unions and bus companies failedto reach an agreement during the bargainingstage of wage increase negotiations.
Companies have offered a 6.5% wage in-crease, but unions are demanding an 18%wage increase, with a minimum salary ofR8 000 across employee categories, a housingallowance of R 1800 a month, 90 days sickleave and additional contributions tomedicalaid and retirement funding.
Golden ArrowBus Services (Gabs) employ-ees are participating in the strike, whichmeans all Gabs services have been suspendeduntil an agreement is reached. The nation-wide strike seesmembers of the SATransportand Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) and theTransport and Omnibus Workers Union(Towu) are takingpart in the industrial strikeaction.
A Gabs press release states: “These exces-sive and unrealistic demands areway beyond
the means of the road passenger commutersector, which has managed an average in-come growth of 5% a year over the past fouryears andwhich expects revenues to increaseby around 5% for the period April 2013 toMarch 2014.”
Satawu spokesperson Vincent Masoga re-portedly said: “We have demanded an 18%wage increase and the employers offered only6.5%. Those two (figures) are too far apart.”
At the Retreat Transport Interchange, oneof the Peninsula’s main interchanges and thecentral point for greater Retreat and GrassyPark commuters, regular bus commuters opt-ed to make use of taxi services.
Commuters stood in long queues as theywaited to board, concerned that they will belate for work.
Nuraan Abels from Lotus River said shehas no problem with the strike, as her clip-cardonlyhadone trip leftwhen the strikewasannounced.
“In the meantime, I will be using the trainuntil the strike is over,” the 29-year-old said.
“I hope it will not last too long, because us-ing the bus is more convenient and reliable.The bus drivers also deservemoremoney, be-cause they work really hard.”
Heathfield resident Malcolm Thomas (37)said he will be taking a taxi, as “it will bemore reliable than trains”.
“I have always travelled by bus because Ifeel so much safer. We all see the way taxidrivers drive,” said Thomas, “but right nowI just do not have a choice. I need to get towork on time.”
Malcolm le Roux (45) from Steenberg optedto use his car to commute to work.
“Although I did not budget to use my car,it will be easier and safer than using the trainor taxis,” he said.
Meanwhile, taxi drivers and owners havewelcomed the extra incomewhichwill be gen-erated during the strike.
“We need to put food on the table. These ex-tra few cents will help us to treat our familiesand pay debt, which we could not normallypay,” said driver Moeneeb Abduraghman.
Mayoral Committee member for Trans-port, Roads and Stormwater, Brett Herron,says: “There were reports of normal trafficlastweek and the strike does not seem tohavecaused a significant increase in traffic vol-umes across the City.”V Do you have something to say? SMS your views andnews tips to 32516.
CEASED: Two general workers, not part ofthe industrial strike action, peep throughthe windows of stationary bus at thePhilippi Golden Arrow bus depot on Fridaymorning. PHOTO: JACO MARAIS/PHOTO24
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKTuesday, 23 April 20134 NEWS
Take a swing for charityTHE Sunflower Fund will hostits ninth annual Golf Day atClovelly Country Club onThursday 25 April.The event aims to raise mon-
ey for the Fund, which pays forthe tissue typing of potentialbone marrow stem cell donorsfor inclusion on the South Afri-can Bone Marrow Registry(SABMR).Donations could help leukae-
mia patients in finding theirlifesaving donor match.
Through funds raised at thegolf day, the organisation hopesto add 100 donors to the regis-try.The cost of a four-ball is
R3500. Companies and individ-uals are invited to participateor sponsor a hole. There will begreat prizes up for grabs. Therewill also be lucky draws, whileall players will receive prizes.To enter or sponsor contact
deployed in the Central Afri-can Republic (CAR) as part
of an SA National Defence Union(Sandu) peace agreement, sus-tained heavy losses when 13 werekilled. Intern Nadine Moodiepolled People’s Post readers onwhether SA should send itstroops on peace-keepingmissionsor if they should assist in fightingcrime at home.V What is your feeling on the army beingdeployed to assist other countries. SMSyour views to 32516.
DOAN BRINK comes from a military family.“It’s absurd that our soldiers have to defendother nations. That’s the United Nations’ job.The UN also has soldiers.” PHOTOS: NADINE MOODIE
MELISSA HAYNS believes the crime situationneeds attention. “Our soldiers should bedeployed to protect citizens at home beforegoing out to help other countries.”
FORBES RIUSWA says crime is too high andthe soldiers’ responsibility should be to thiscountry and not other countries. “Our soldiersshould be combating crime in South Africa.”
PATRICK ABNER believes crime in South Africais at its worst. “South Africa has its owncrime. There’s no need for our soldiers to befighting in other countries.”
JEANNIE PRETORIUS doesn’t understand whythe SANDF deploys the military to other partsof the world. “Our soldiers should be here.They need to assist with the crime.”
CARLO KOOPMAN doesn’t agree that theSANDF should assist other nations with theirinternal wars. “I just don’t like the idea of oursoldiers there. It doesn’t make sense.”
WELLINGTON DONGO knows it is a requirement for soldiers to be deployed to othercountries. “But they need to serve and solvethe problems in South Africa first.”
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PARKWOOD ESTATE: JENNIFER’S LEGACY
Plan to revive‘social order’TASMIN CUPIDO
THE death of slain Jennifer Williams(12) may not be in vain.Following the brutal killing of the
ParkwoodEstate girl inDecember, commu-nity leaders, religious leaders, the City ofCape Town and the Grassy Park Communi-ty Police Forum (CPF) have joined forcesto “rebuild the fabric of the area”.Williams’ death sent shock waves
through the Peninsula, after her badly de-composing remainswere found on a vacantland in Ottery.She had allegedly been kidnapped while
on her way home after visiting her sisteron Thursday 20 December.A search for the friendly girl followedand
led to her body being found on the openfield, off Plantation Road, on Thursday 27December.Grassy Park police spokesperson War-
rant Officer Wynita Kleinsmith says thecase has been transferred to the SteenbergFamily Violence, Child Protection and Sex-ual Offences unit. “Tomyknowledge, no ar-rests have been made,” she says.A 62-year-old Parkwood Estate man had
initially been arrested after the body wasfound, but was released as a result in insuf-ficient evidence.Community leaders are now determined
that this will not be the fate of any otherchild in Parkwood. They plan to establishand launch a comprehensive and inclusiveprogramme for all residents of the area.
CPF spokesperson Philip Bam, whovoiced his disgust and dismay at the policeprocess at the time of Williams’ disappear-ance, says the programme will look to “re-store social order” in Parkwood.“It is evident that there is a lack of parent-
ing skills and leisure activities in the area,”he says.“Parents are spending their time at drug
houses and shebeens, leaving their chil-dren without adult supervision. No one istaking responsibility.”The proposed programme, which will be
supported by the City’s social developmentdepartment and ward councillor MelanieArendse, is aimed to be a long-term project.“We are still working on the exact plan, aswe want it to be realistic and effective,”Bam says.“It will definitely be integrated, where
parents and children will be educated. Wewill also be looking to get the schools in-volved. With everyone on board, we areconfident that this will be success.”Three meetings have already been held.
At the first meeting suitable people to as-sist with the project were identified.“The second meeting saw the highlight-
ing of problems faced daily. Here matterssuch as the drug houses, shebeens and lackof parenting skills were brought to light,”Ban says.“The third meeting saw the election of
committee to carry this plan forward. Wewill beworking to get this to be a successfulventure for the Parkwood community.”
IN MEMORY: Family andfriends of slain actorBrett Goldin and fashiondesigner Richard Bloomheld a memorial serviceat the place where theirbodies were found alongthe M5 near Mowbrayon Monday 15 April. Theservice, organised byChildren Against Crime,was held on the seventhanniversary of theirbrutal murders. HereWian Schwan (11; left)and Jaydee Krous (12)pay their respects toGoldin and Bloom.PHOTO: LERATO MADUNA/PHOTO24
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TWO TEAM UP: RAISING FUNDS
Care enoughfor a changeTARREN-LEE HABELGAARN
ONE event, one opportunity, one Rand.These are small things that could helpto make a big difference in a commu-
nity.This is the opinion of old high school
friends Genevieve Benjamin and NaeemaAbrahams.
The two women already knew each other,as they both attended South PeninsulaHigh, when they recently became col-leagues.
Both Benjamin, a Diep River resident,and Abrahams, of Pelican Heights, recog-nised the need in their communities andfelt it was important to find ways to giveback.
Benjamin and Abrahams are volunteersfor the Abundant Life Charity Organisa-tion.
Abundant Life is an organisation whichlooks after patients with organ failure.
Benjamin started volunteering at the or-ganisation in September.
She was initially asked to put structuresinto place for the organisation to identifyways in which they could improve futureprojects.
Abrahams joined the organisation short-ly after.
“As part of the organisation, we then at-tended all the group sessions with the pa-tients and got to build personal relation-ships with all of them,” says Benjamin.
She adds: “The patients we look after do
not have the funds to pay for their medicaltreatment and assistance from governmentis difficult.”
As time passed, the women say, it becameclear that funding for the organisation hadto be raised.
At the facility the patients all suffer fromprimarily organ failure and, as a result,their main treatment options are dialysisor transplants.
Abrahams says this type of treatment is“way too expensive”, hence the need forfunding is required.
They came up with the idea of starting anevents company and would host events tobenefit the organisation, as well as otherplaces and individuals in the community.
“We started by calling our local business-man within our surrounding area, to askfor assistance with funding,” says Ben-jamin.
The women explain in order for business-es to provide any form of monetary dona-tions, a business account was required toensure that everything was in order.
They went ahead and started their ownevents company called Esperer Events.
“‘Esperer’ means ‘hope’ in Spanish,which is what we intend to give to the pa-tients for whom we are raising the funds,”says Benjamin.
Abrahams says being young themselves,they decided to start this events companyto contribute to the younger generation’slife expectancy.
She adds: “Primarily people have a ten-dency to focus on other illnesses such ascancer and Aids and “completely forgetabout the patients who have organ failure”.
“As they come from poverty-stricken are-as within our local communities, they can-not afford to pay to go onto dialysis,” saysAbrahams.
Esperer’s first event in aid of AbundantLife patients is on Freedom Day, Saturday27 April.
The event will be a community expowhich will take place from 09:00 until 16:30and will showcase the works of individualsin the community.
An entrance fee of R10 for adults and R5for children will be charged. Pensioners en-ter free.
There will also be a fashion show theevening displaying the work of studentsfrom the Design Academy of Fashion inWoodstock.
Both events will raise money for but alsoprovide a platform for people in the commu-nity to show off their talents.
Abrahams says: “This is basically whatwe do and what we will continue to do inorder to better our communities and assistthose who need assistance.”
BIG HEARTS: Genevieve Benjamin (left) and Naeema Abrahams (right) have started their ownevents company to assist their communities with fundraising. PHOTO: TARRENLEE HABELGAARN
Your chanceto reach outto sick kidsTHE Out of Africa Children’s Foun-dation seeks volunteers to help at itschildren’s centre in Newlands andchildren’s hospice in Parow.
The NGO aims to improve the livesof children facing life-threateningand terminal illnesses, and savingabandoned children.
The organisation seeks people withtalents in arts and crafts, sewing,knitting and with a love for workingwith children. Volunteers can also beinterested in fundraising, organisingevents or being a caregiver. Anyoneinterested in assisting can emailtheir CVs to Janis Clacher [email protected].
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V Seawinds: An information session onDomestic Violence will be held from 11:00 to13:00 at the Italy Sports Grounds in StPatrick’s Road. Muizenberg Police have embarked on a campaign to educate the commu
nity of the causes and effects of domesticviolence and the rights victims. Call CaptainKnapp on (021) 787 9000 or 071 604 8348.
Friday 26 April
V Princess Vlei: The Zion Kindergarten, in
Grassy Park, will host an Autumn Camp at thePrincess Vlei Eco Adventure Centre from Friday26 to Sunday 28 April in association with theMyrro Project. For more information call LucilleElnaggar (021) 802 0701 or 072 633 0933.
V Ottery: St Michael & All Angels AnglicanChurch will host a karaoke with DJ Elbees atDe Wet Road hall from 19:30 until late. Ticketscost R30. Phone Shirley Galant on072 634 2738 or Edgar Manuel on 083 356 2712.
V Retreat: The Douglas Murray Home will hosta fundraising karaoke at the St Mary’s RCPrimary School hall in Retreat Road at 20:00.Admission is R30. Take along your own XYZand platter. Call the Home on (021) 712 2146,Carol on 073 850 0963 or Colleen on073 910 4964.
Saturday 27 April
V Steenberg: Lance Rhoda will presentDrummers Unite, a music show featuring 13drummers and 13 kits, at Steenberg HighSchool hall in Orchestra Street at 19:00. Ticketscost R50. Refreshments will be on sale. CallTashwill on 071 132 6414.
Tuesday 30 April
V Retreat: City Athletic FC will host a discoand karaoke, featuring a live performance byAnastacia Khan, at Stormers Pub in RetreatRoad at 20:00. Tickets cost R20. Refreshmentswill be on sale.
V Retreat: The Steenberg Sector 2 Neighbourhood Watch Forum will host a fundraisingkaraoke and oldschool evening, featuring DJElbees, at the Cafda Mary Attlee hall in RetreatRoad from 19:00 until late. Entry is R30. Takeyour own XYZ and platter. There will be araffle and great gifts up for grabs. PhoneDonovan Williams on 084 529 6241.
Wednesday 1 May
V Steenberg: Dews of Quietness, in partnershipwith Steenberg police, will hold a protestmarch to voice the disappointment of childrenbeing abandoned by young mothers andfathers. The march will commence from thepolice station in Cradock Road.
Friday 3 and Saturday 4 May
V Heathfield: The Heathfield Methodist Circuitwill host a carnival at 50 Rochester Road. Thecarnival will run from 18:00 to 22:00 on theFriday and from 09:00 to 17:00 on theSaturday. There will be a classic car show, funrun and walk, yummy treats and craft stalls.Call Colin on 076 843 0082.
Saturday 4 May
V Wynberg: Cafda will host a fundraising danceat Wittebome Civic Centre in Rosmead Avenueat 20:00. Cool Sounds will be in attendance.Tickets cost R80. Take own platter and XYZ.There will be a cheese and wine at 19:00. Fordetails or to buy tickets phone JosephineJoseph on (021) 706 2050 or 083 634 6784.
V Kalk Bay: The Lupus Support Group is havinga fish and chips evening at Kalky’s at 17:00.Tickets, at R50, include coffee or tea. Allwelcome. For more information or to purchasetickets please contact Frank or Patricia Gordonon (021) 715 3400 or 076 733 9806.
Friday 10 May
V Grassy Park: The Simon of Cyrene AnglicanChurch in Parkwood Estate will host a patronalsnack dance at the Grassy Park Civic Centre at19:00. The Ikey Gamba Band will be inattendance. Tickets, at R100, include cheeseand wine on arrival. Take your own XYZ.Contact Mr Foster on 082 041 9953.
Saturday 11 May
V Retreat: The Grassy Park Moravian ChurchYouth will host an ’80s dance at the MaryAttlee Centre, on the corner of Prince GeorgeDrive and Retreat Road, from 19:30 until 23:00.The dress is funky ’80s. Tickets cost R50.Obtain more details by contacting Lorenzo on083 982 3995 or Ada on 072 227 5100.
V Lavender Hill: The explorive travel and tourswill host a tour to Club Mykonos and Deldrifton Saturday 27 April. The tour will include agourmet buffet lunch and tickets cost R260each. For more information call MerwynSeptember on (021) 788 4065.
Wednesday 15 May
V Seawinds: Philisa Abafazi Bethu Project isopening doors to their youth programme everyWednesday at Seawinds Sportsfield andThursdays at the Seawinds MultipurposeCentre. Anyone from 16 to 35 years who havenot completed school are welcome to attend.For more information phone Lucinda Evans on(021) 701 4717.
Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May
V Steenberg: URC Steenberg will host aweekend trip to Hendon Park in Gordon’s Bay.The cost is R550 for adults and R450 forchildren under the age of 12. A nonrefundabledeposit of R200 must be paid before the endof April. Book or for more information phoneDorothy on 072 873 3837 or (021) 701 0650.
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Call for VendorsCall for VendorsThe City of Cape Town is once again staging
the Cape Town Summer Market at theCompany’s Garden.
Prospective vendors are invited to apply for a stallin the following categories:
Home & Décor, Craft & Design, Christmas Goods, Clothing& Accessories, Fresh Produce & Deli, and Food & Beverage.
Preference will be given to locally produced goods.Please Call: 083 899 7312 or email:[email protected]
for an application formEvent dates: 14 to 30 December 2013
(Excluding 25 & 26 December)Venue: The Company’s Garden,
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and RCS cards.
Air show forradio flyersPENINSULA Ra-dio Flyers will hostan air show on atZeekoe Vlei onSunday 28 Aprilfrom 09:00 until15:00.All types of aero-
planes and helicop-ters will be on dis-play, while therewill also be greatentertainment forchildren. Entranceis free and every-one is welcome.For more infor-
mation phone082 576 9342.
YOUTH: MARKET DAY IN STELLENBOSCH
Pupils flex theirentrepreneurial muscleTHRONGSofvisitors are expected to con-
verge on the Rachel’s Angels MarketDay when entrepreneurs from 20
schools will showcase their talents.The bi-annual event will be held on Free-
dom Day, Saturday 27 April, at StellenzichtSecondary School in Jamestown, Stellen-bosch. Among the schools participating areGrassdale High and Silverstream Secondaryschools.Grassdale High pupils have been working
on their concept for the past six months.Theywill be selling jewellery and temporarytattoos.This is the second time Silverstream will
be participating in the event. They will havea variety of handmade bags on sale.Backed by Media24, Rachel’s Angels is an
empowerment initiative which runs a men-torship programme in association with Stel-lenbosch University. Grade 11 and 12 pupilsare teamed up with senior student mentorsfrom the university and benefit from regularinteraction with students, visits to campusand workshops.
With this year’s theme ColourMe Free, theRachel’s Angels Market Day highlights theresults of their business plans and demon-strate the power of unity from diversity.The event has a colourful, festive vibe,
with young entrepreneurs demonstratingtheir newly-gained skills by offering, amongothers, handmade arts and crafts, jewellery,body art, clothing and notepads, recipebooks and phone pouches.Artists Jimmy Nevis, Tribal Echo, Black-
jazz band Cappuccino, freshly-discoveredtalent from the Stellenbosch Talent360 com-petition JillianWilliams, and cultural dancegroup Siyaphambili will also perform.There will also be jumping castles, face
painting, a tug-of-war competition, and a Mrand Miss Rachel’s Angels pageant. AdultspayR10 and pupils R5 to enter. Accompaniedchildren under six years enter free.Contact Sheyaam Hill on (021) 914 2821.
LOVELY LASSES: Charlynn Philander, of Malibu (centre) is flanked by Lisa Myburg (far left)and Liesel Fortuin, of Ravensmead. They were the winner and princesses of a previousRachel’s Angels event. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PRETTY THINGS: Pupils of Grassdale Secondary School show some of the goods they will beselling. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Karaoke toraise fundsTHE Little Peopleof South Africasupport group willhost a fundraiserkaraoke at the Pre-mier Sports Bar,behind Sanlam inBellville from 19:00until late. Admis-sion is R25. Re-freshments will besale. For furtherdetails phoneRachelle on084 294 0098.
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKTuesday, 23 April 2013 NEWS 11
LOFOB: HELP THE BLIND
Stickers will helpyou to be a BuddyTHE League of the Friends of the Blind (Lo-fob) will soon embark on its annual BlindBuddy Day campaign, which aims to helpparents of visually impaired children.A Lofob spokesperson says these parents
often believe “all hope is lost”. But amonth-ly support programme, which forms part ofthe organisation’s early childhood develop-ment (ECD) service, has aided in preparingparents to support and teach heir children.“Being in the support group is a very good
experience, as it gives us courage andknowledge to carry on,” one of the mothers
said.The ECD service is free to parents and
children who are mainly referred fromstate hospitals.The support group empowers parents to
advocate for the rights of their children,while also providing them with practicalskills.The parents will be selling Blind Buddy
Day stickers to ensure that the programmescan continue to operate.V To purchase your sticker phone the Lofob officeson (021) 705 3753.
THANKFUL: Mothers who participate in the Lofob support group will be selling Blind BuddyDay stickers. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKTuesday, 23 April 201312 ISSUES
CITY CONDUCTS SURVEY ON TRANSPORT NEEDSThe City of Cape Town is visiting approximately 26 000 households across Cape Townbetween now and the middle of June to conduct a detailed survey of the transport needsof residents.
The survey will also include neighbouring towns such as Paarl and Wellington.
The 2013 Household Travel Survey will guide the development of a city-wide IntegratedPublic Transport Network. This research is important for transport planning and for modellingfuture transport scenarios.
Survey participants will be requested to complete a questionnaire to determine residents’current travel behaviour.
In addition to questions on current travel behaviour, a randomly selected sample of surveyparticipants will be questioned on trips during the previous 24 hours and travel choices thatthey might make under different conditions (for instance would more people use trains ifthey were less crowded and cleaner?).
Representatives from the two survey companies appointed by the City to conduct thisresearch will each carry a name tag and an official City of Cape Town appointment letter. Ifyou wish to verify the legitimacy of a surveyor, please contact the number displayed on thetop of their letter of appointment. Alternatively, please contact the Transport InformationCentre on 0800 65 64 63 for the correcttelephone number.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER70/2013
The cumulative effect of thousands of individual development actions may have an impacton the public domain and change the way the city is structured over time. The City ofCape Town has formulated a draft Urban Design Policy to help guide how development isconceived. The aim of the draft policy is to ensure that we continue to build a city that iseconomically prosperous, environmentally sustainable and a place where people choose tolive, work and invest.
The City of Cape Town invites you to comment on the draft Urban Design Policy. The policywill be available from 1 to 31 May 2013 at www.planning.capetown.gov.za (click on the“have your say” tab) and at all subcouncil offices, libraries and district planning offices.
Written comments (for the attention of Cedric Daniels) can be submitted in thefollowing ways:
• By post: City of Cape Town, PO Box 4511, Cape Town 8000• By fax: 021 421 6209• By e-mail: [email protected]
The closing date for public comment is Friday 31 May 2013.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER72/2013
HAVE YOUR SAY!URBAN DESIGN POLICY
DAGGA LEGALISATION: SMOKERS PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD
For the legal love of weedTAMMY PETERSEN
HUNDREDS of people from across thecity are expected to take to the streetsnext week to promote “solidarity”
among dagga users.Organised by the National Organisation
for the Reform of Matekwane Laws in SouthAfrica,NORMLZAand Iqela Lentsango: TheDagga Party of South Africa, the Cape TownGlobal Cannabis March on Saturday 4 Maywill be attended by those who support thelegalisation of the plant as an “economic re-source for public benefit”.JeremyActon, the leader of theDaggaPar-
ty which is registered for the 2014 nationalelections, says participants will be celebrat-ing their diversity, unity andmutual respectfor each other and the herb.The party’s newsletter, The Daggablad,
says dagga was one of the many traditionalsmokes used by Africans before the adventof the Dutch and British empires.It was also a source of fibres and the seeds
were a valuable source of human nutrition.Dagga was first outlawed in South Africa
in 1911.“If one views the police’s dagga prosecu-
tion statistics, it is clear that dagga use isa very common practice and should be re-garded as a legitimate historical culturalpractice among citizens which should be re-spected by narcotics laws and by the Bill ofRights of our Constitution,” the newsletterreads.“Dagga law enforcement costs South Afri-
ca millions of rands to imprison otherwiselaw-abiding and economically active people.The legalisation of daggawould allow the po-lice to have their workload lightened, allow-ing them to deal with real crimes that havereal victims, such as theft, murder, assaultand fraud.”Acton says it is important that legislation
legalises dagga and that this is “carefullycrafted to maximise the benefits and mini-mise any harms and its control by a ‘daggaelite’”.“The benefits go far beyond merely allow-
ing adults freedom of choice to smoke or in-gest weed, which is medically beneficial toall users of the plant,” he says.“Legalisation would allow all poor citi-
zens to become producers of resources andpoverty will thus be greatly alleviated.”States in the USwheremedical marijuana
has been legalised have also seen reductionsin traffic accidents, road fatalities, drunkdriving arrests, violent and domesticcrimes, hard drug use and the suicide ratein young men, he adds.But not all are in favour of dagga being le-
galised.Mercia Samuelson cannot stomach the
sweet smell of dagga smoke, describing it as“a poison crippling the youth”.She blames dagga for starting the down-
ward spiral of her only son’s obsession withchasing “temporary highs”.Shaundiedof aheroinoverdose fouryears
ago shortly before his 21st birthday.“He started smoking dagga with his
friends when he was 16,” she recalls.“Despite my nagging, he didn’t consider
his habit serious because everyone was do-ing it.”Over time, she noticed gradual changes in
his personality. “Shaun went from being apleasant, clever child to a paranoid personconvinced the world was out to get him. Hedropped out of school the next year andwalked around in a semi-conscious state,staring at theworld through dead, bloodshoteyes.”One night he didn’t come home.“He was gone for two months,” Mercia
says. “Then one day, out of the blue, he wasback. But the boy who returned wasn’t myShaun. He was a half-crazy, drug-addictedmonster.”At 18, her once talkative, intelligent son
had turned into an unstable, aggressivethief. “I watched the life in him die. I prayedfor him, no matter how many times he stolefrom my house, attacked me or ran away.But the day he died,” she says, “all I felt wasrelief.”Mercia believes dagga served as a gateway
drug for her child’s battle with addiction. “Itstarts small, but escalates into an uncontrol-lable itch which needs something strongerto be scratched. Whenever I get a whiff ofthat sickening substance in the air, I wonderwhether the person puffing on that jointknows he is slowly destroying his life.”Dr Ellapen Rapiti, a general practitioner
and drug counsellor, says contrary to popu-lar arguments of dagga being a natural sub-stance and not harmful to the user, researchhas proven the drug indeed has a negativeimpact on the body, specifically the brain.“It has been found to slow down reflexes
and response time, it increases the heartrate and puts users at greater risk of lungdisease,” he explains.“Mentally, it affects the IQ and concentra-
tion levels of adolescents, leads to psychosisand makes people with a family history ofmental illness more susceptible to schizo-phrenia.”Rapiti is adamant the negative side-effects
outweigh the good, relaxing euphoria smok-ers get after a joint.He agrees that dagga is a gateway drug,
basing this on re-search he has done inpoorer areas where99% of drug addictsadmitted to first usingdagga.“Despite this, I do
feel it should be de-criminalised,” Rapitisays. “It is a phenome-non which clearlycannot be policed.These resources, ofwhich there already isa shortage, shouldrather be used to fightserious crimes in ourcommunities.”Amore effective use
of money spent on po-licing is education.“Let people know
what they are doing sothey can make an in-formed choice. Pro-mote information tothe ill effects of thissubstance so that itcan lead to its eradica-tion from our socie-ty.”In itsmost recent re-
port, the Anti-DrugAlliance South Africa(Adasa) in its annualsurvey on drug addic-tion in the countryfound that dagga wasmost people’s drug of choice.More than 35 000 respondents participated
in an online poll last year. The report findsthat the use of dagga has increased by 11%and the use of nyope, which is a mixture ofdagga and cheap heroin, rose by 8.46%.While the analysis found the use of drugs
is evident across age groups, most userswere found to be between 22 and 35 years old.Puffing on a perfectly rolled joint, Evan
Reed savours the effect of the “natural herb”which has split society’s opinions of drugsfor years.Reed has been smoking about 12 joints
“like cigarettes” every day for the past 16years.The father of two argues that not everyone
who smokes weed experience behaviouralproblemsor goes on to chase a strongerhigh.“I am 34 and have never even tried any
[other] drugs,” he says.“Smoking has never caused me to become
violent or turn to crime.Don’t blame the sub-stance, blame the smoker.”
He lights his first joint when he wakes upat 05:30 and his last before going to bed.“What I smoke doesn’t affect how I act. I
am a father of two, have been married for10 years and have been a loyal employee atan electrical company for 15 years. I couldbe anyone, and the only difference betweenme and anyone else is I enjoy relaxing witha joint.”He respects not everyone feels the same
about the substance, but counters that hehas no qualms with people who choose todrink despite him despising alcohol.“Society’s views and prejudices of dagga
smokers need to shifted so that the authori-ties can realise they have unnecessarilycriminalised something that will never bestamped out of civilisation,” he says.“Police should have bigger fish to fry in-
stead of trying to clamp down on peace-lov-ing followers of the dagga culture.”V Protesters will meet at the corner of Keizersgrachtand Chapel streets, Cape Town at 10:00 on Saturday4 May for a “Festive Walk” through the city streets.
ONE LOVE: People came out in their numbers at last year’s CapeTown Global Cannabis March, and even more feet are expected totake to the streets next week. PHOTO: BELOWTHELION.CO.ZA
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Building a nation withaffordable homesGARY VAN DYK
AFFORDABLE housing in middle in-come groups is making positivechanges in communities.
The findings of an independent studyshow how new affordable housing develop-ments, especially in Cape Town, are chang-ing the social fabric of the country.The research, commissioned by Interna-
tionalHousingSolutions,was conducted byUCT professor and property economistFrancois Viruly.International Housing Solutions is a pri-
vate equity funder of affordable housingand has already invested in more thanR8.4bn worth of developments throughoutthe country.Speaking at one of the company’s
projects, Viruly points out this was the sec-ond consecutive year that the study hadbeen undertaken.“It shows interesting year-on-year trends
on the impact of affordable housing on com-munities and includes factors such as jobcreation, employment and access to trans-port,” he says.“In-depth interviews were conducted in
households in more than 20 developmentsthat were done by the company and conclu-sions suggest that tenants and owners con-tinue to experience significant benefitsfrom this type of housing compared to avail-able alternatives in the general housingmarket.”Viruly adds: “The affordable housing sec-
tor is still a relatively unknown entityamong South Africans, with focus havingfallen almost exclusively on RDP housing
in the past.”In most provinces there is a severe short-
age of housing for younger professionals orpeople starting to work, and this type ofproject is an example from a sector whichis changing the way the country approach-es the housing question, he says.The study also shows the popularity of
this type of housing is growing because itoffers tenants a pleasant area in which tolive with safety and security being a priori-ty.Other factors which play a big part in-
clude proximity to public transport andworkplaces, as well as hospitals, police sta-tions and schools.Viruly’s research also shows the many
positive effectswhen it comes to thewelfareof the respondents in his research.“Many felt that living in such an environ-
ment motivated them to help improve theirneighbourhoods,” he says.“In this respect they feel safe and have a
sense of belonging while getting value fortheir money. This then also improved theirleisure time and social life with access torecreational facilities and a better qualityof life for their children.“The building of these projects also
played a part in job creation for surround-ing communities during building and withmaintenance.”The presentation of the results was held
in Belhar at Aurora Village, an example ofan International Housing Solutions-fundedaffordable housing project and proof of thechanging face of lower middle income sub-urbs and a possible blueprint for future af-fordable housing
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Blaq Pearl ontour in SwedenSINGER, poet and spoken word artist
Blaq Pearl is staging her unique talentsin Sweden.
The artist is performing at the annual Sto-rytelling Festival at the Västerbotten Thea-tre in Skellefteå until Sunday 5 May.
She recently concluded a second success-ful run as cast member of the Suidoosterfeesmusical ’nPlekkie indie Son, based on a bookcompiled by Marlene le Roux.
The Swedish tour sees Blaq Pearl sharingher unique spoken word and music talentthrough various platforms as part of the Sto-rytelling Festival.
Her main focus, however, will be the sixworkshops she is to conduct with highschool pupils in Skellefteå, Robertsfors andNorsjö, as well as the Youth House (alsobased in Skellefteå).
She hopes to encourage pupils to expressthemselves artistically, while also inspiringand inviting them to participate in the Story-telling performance on Friday 26 April inSkellefteå.
The artist will showcase solo performanc-es and collaborations with Swedish artists.
She will also work on Blaq Pearl, a docu-mentary on her life which is being producedby a group of film makers from the Red CrossFilm School in Stockholm, Sweden. It is ear-marked for release later this year.
FOREIGN AFFAIR: Spoken word artist Blaq Pearlis sharing her craft in Sweden. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
JOKES ASIDE: Jokers Comedy Club willkickoff the winter comedy season withthe annual Jokers’ Champs at The Loungein Lower Main Road, Observatory, Friday 26April at 20:30. The coveted first placewinner will win a fiveminute open micspot at Jou Ma Se Comedy Club. Thecontestants will be Christopher Houlie, WilSpogter, Kenwyn Davids, Bradford Keen,Westley Cockrel, Stuart Carins, YaseenBarnes, Ntlantla Majola, Wynand Greyvenstein and Shaun Jejane. The evening willbe hosted by 2012 winner Nelson DeGouveia (pictured) and headlined byIrshaad Mohammed. Admission is R30. Forfurther details Melody Shevlane on0 078 246 5664. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Get yourcousin atthe BaxterSOUTH AFRICA’S favourite cousin,Barry Hilton, will take to the Baxter’sstage in Barry Hilton B.E.E. – Best ofEverything Ever on Friday 26 and Satur-day 27 April.
The world-renowned comedian willagain entertain with his hilarious anec-dotes and side-splitting interpretationsof daily events.
The show will include of Hilton’s cur-rent work, as well as some audience fa-vourites which spans across his 30years on stage. Steering clear of politi-cal satire, swearing, explicit contentand blasphemy, his fan base continuesto grow.Barry Hilton B.E.E. – Best of Every-
thingEverwill be on stage at the at 20:30.Tickets cost R120 and are available viaComputicket.
FUNNY MAN: Barry Hilton will be at theBaxter for only two nights. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
COMEBACK: Comedythriller Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring, will be back on thestage of Muizenberg’s Masque Theatre from Friday 3 until Sunday 11 May. The play is set inBrooklyn, New York, in the house of the Brewster family. A body is discovered in a windowseat of the house and then the plot thickens. The cast includes Helen Mathers, Sandy Gee,Alastair Duff, John McConnell and Aubrey Hindle, and is directed by Jane Philbrick for theFish Hoek Dramatic Society. The show runs from Wednesday to Saturday at 20:00 onweeknights and 14:30 and 18:30 on Saturdays. Tickets are R55 for matinees and Thursdayevenings, and R65 all other nights. To book your place contact the theatre on0 (021) 788 1898 or 2 [email protected]. From left, Gary Green, Sandy Gee,Helen Mathers and Ron Carr. PHOTO: LYNDA JENNINGS
Super family fun at the circusTHE The South African National CircusSchool will host jaw-dropping performanc-es at its centre in Observatory on Saturday27 April and Wednesday 1 May at 15:00.
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HYUNDAI: SPORTY VELOSTER IN SA
Appealing qualities of new VelosterJANINE-LEE GORDON
FIRST seen at the 2011 Johannesburg In-ternational Motor Show, Hyundai’sVelostermade quite an impressionwith
its striking design and I was excited for themodel to make its local debut.The Veloster arrived in SA and is a re-
freshing offering in the local hatchbackmar-ket, despite its late arrival this year.The Veloster comes in two Executive pet-
rol derivatives; both with a 1.6 four-cylinderGDI engine under the bonnet in either a six-speed manual or Hyundai’s first EcoShiftdual-clutch auto.Both versions produce 103kW at 6 300rpm
and 176Nm at 4 850rpm. The model has aclaimed fuel consumption of 7.9 li-tres/100km and CO² emissions of 163g/kmand 161g/kmon themanual and auto respec-tively.Hyundai SA says its styling is inspired by
“light ray carvings” and makes it assertiveand radically different compared to its sib-lings.It has bold, coupe lines and looks that will
certainly appeal to the younger crowd, witha bum that could put Jennifer Lopez toshame – depending on whether you likedimples on the rear.The rear sports a functional spoiler that
reduces drag and improves stability.Dimensions are 1.39m high with a wheel-
base of 2.65m. The Veloster also has fourdoors – including the boot. Don’t be confusedby the rear only having one passenger door.The “2+1” concept is supposed to make forsafer driving with the hinged-passengerdoor being on the left-hand side for passen-gers to enter out of harm’s way on the right– shouldyoubeparkedon the side of the roadfor some reason.The styling, though, may take some time
to get used to. The rear light clusters lookas if it’s been carved out of the body and therest of the gap still needs to be filled... I amfussy like that when it comes to styling – Ilike clean and simple designs.
So how does it drive?It is fun and the steering is super light –
perhaps too much for some – but perform-ance did leave me disappointed.It might be a feisty little number, but for
a 1.6 it wasn’t very confident when perform-ing rapid acceleration when overtaking. Itshould be severely calculated, especially inauto guise.Driving is smooth and when putting the
car through its paces, it isn’t completely use-less and you don’t feel like you need to hangon to dear life and pray you don’t make itthrough some of Cape Town’s bestmountainpasses – especially in the manual model.It just lacks a bit of oomph.As for the dual-clutch, Hyundai has devel-
oped this tech in-house and it has two shafts– one with first, third and fifth gear, and theotherwith second, fourth and sixth gear.Hy-undai said the clutches alternate to engagethe relevant shaft for feeding the power from
the engine to the front wheels.Though the ecoshift auto is much better
than the CVT found in other Hyundai mod-els, it still lets the car down.At least the gear-box is hampered by searching for the rightgear, because of the dual-clutch alwaysready to be in the correct one. While itwasn’t erratic, gears seemed to hang attimes, but then you could just shift it your-self in the “sport” mode.Yes, it’s sporty and makes more power
thanmost of its direct rivals, but drivingwasnot as spirited as much as I anticipated –hopefully the turbo model gets here soon.Perhaps my expectations were too high
and I’m being harsh since, despite powerniggles, it’s a good car. Build quality is great,in terms of design it’s a stunner and you getyour money’s worth in the standard kit.Hyundai said the Veloster’s interior was
inspired by that of amotorbike. The interioris contemporary with “floating” door han-
dles and a digital instrument cluster withmassive dials reminiscent of a motorcycle.The facia is uncluttered and generates a feel-ing of spaciousness and intuitive design.There are very sporty leather seats which
compliments the car’s cheeky attitude andstandard 18” alloys – nice, but expensivewhen tyres need to be replaced. Boot spaceis rated at 440F.The Veloster takes on the likes of the Audi
A3, VWScirocco (1.4 TFSI),Mini Cooper andBMW 1 Series. A tough crowd, perhaps, butthe Hyundai does come packed with fea-tures.It has rear park assist, a multi-function
steering wheel, cruise control, Bluetoothand a really cool multimedia screen. Thepark sensors stand out a tad much on thebrighter coloured vehicles; eight colours tochoose from, though they should’vebeencol-our-coded to the body.The seven-inch touch-screen in the centre
console allows you to change colours, setwallpaper images and scroll through audio.It also includes a little game of sorts calledBlue Max, which rates how efficiently youdrive... it’s rather addictive and you’ll endup saving fuel.There’s also a sound system in the car beg-
ging any audio enthusiast to pimp this carout even more. It has four speakers, twotweeters, a centre speaker and a subwoofer.There’s also an external amplifier.It’s packed to the brimwith standard safe-
ty goodies like six airbags, ABS, EBD; elec-tronic stability programme (ESP) and vehi-cle stability management (VSM).Will it do well? Probably, since it’s some-
thing different and does offer the goods to gowith its price, but it’s going to have to proveits worth considering the competition.Hyundai SA hope to sell 100-150 units a
month.As with all Hyundais, the Veloster comes
with a five-year or 150 000km warranty androadside assist, along with a five-year or90 000km service plan – with intervals at15 000km. – Wheels24
SPORTY: The nifty Hyundai Veloster. PHOTO: GOOGLE IMAGES
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SUBARU: GOES GREEN
Subaru reveals first hybridWHEELS24
FUJI Heavy Industries Ltd(FHI), the maker of Subaru au-tomobiles, has unveiled a Japa-
nese specification prototype of itsfirst hybrid model, the XV Hybrid,at the technical presentation eventheld in Japan last Thursday.Making its debut at the 2013 New
York International Auto Show inMarch, Subaru’s first hybrid vehi-cle offers the brand’s distinctivedriving experience and the compa-ny’s unique Symmetrical all-wheel-
drive layout in the form of the XV.The hybrid system includes amo-
tor and a high-voltage battery alongwith theAWDsystem.Heavier com-ponents such as the battery ishousedunder theboot area, thus en-suring a low centre of gravity andthe overall front rear weight bal-ance to stay exactly the same as thepetrol version.Thanks to the motor assist func-
tion, smoother acceleration and en-hanced fuel economy have beenachieved.The hybrid vehicle will hit the
Japanese market later this year.Based on the Lineartronic (CVT),
the transmission was developed ex-clusively for the hybrid model withthe motor installed behind the pri-marypulley,while the two-litreDO-HC horizontally-opposed four-cyl-inder petrol engine was partiallymodified with reduced engine fric-tion.The hybrid system offers EV
(Electric Vehicle) driving at lowspeeds and motor assist driving atmedium speeds to improve the fueleconomy.
GREEN MACHINE: The environmentally friendly Subaru XV Hybrid.PHOTO: GOOGLE IMAGES
Shutdown for GM’s Germany plantWHEELS24
GENERAL MOTORS’ Opel unit solidifiedplans to close its car plant in Bochum, Ger-many, at the end of 2014 after workers re-jected a wage freeze. It is the first shutdownof an auto factory in the country sinceWorld War II.Detroit News reported that the Opel su-
pervisory board approved managers’ deci-sion on halting vehicle production at thesite.GM’s European operations, which also
include Opel’s UK sister brand Vauxhall,have accumulated the equivalent of aboutR164bn in losses since 1999. The Detroit-based automaker has vowed to break evenin Europe by 2015, including plans to investthe equivalent of about R47.7bn mainly tobring out 23 new models and 13 engines inthree years.The company is attempting a turnaround
amid a European market that’s shrinkingfor a sixth consecutive year since 2007.
Combined Opel and Vauxhall first-quartersales in the region declined 7.9% to 208 994vehicles, according to trade group figuresreleased last Thursday.According toDetroit News, workers at the
plant voted in March against forgoing payraises in exchange for maintaining produc-tion until the end of 2016 of the Zafira mini-van at the site. GM tied the agreement toa plan to expand a logistics centre at Bo-chum and replace car-making with partsproduction after 2016 thatwouldhave saved1 200 of the factory’s more than 3 000 jobs.Opel spokesman Ulrich Weber said the
employment-preservation plan is “off thetable” after the concessions were rejected.The automaker has no plans to wind downthe Bochum logistics centre.Employees at the other four German
plants agreed in March to wage freezes inreturn forGM’s pledge to refrain frommassfirings until the end of 2016.The carmaker hasn’t indicated its plans
to shut any other plant besides Bochum.
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CHRYSLER GROUP: CONFIDENT OF FUTURE
Counting loss of battery-powered FiatWHEELS24
THE Chrysler Group stands to lose anequivalent of R90 000 on every battery-powered Fiat 500e it sells in California,
CEO Sergio Marchionne said.Marchionne said Chrysler’s new Fiat 500e
gets the equivalent of 174km a gallon andwill go 55km on a single charge.But the true cost of the car leaves the auto-
maker with a steep loss on every sale, Mar-chionne noted during a speech at the Societyof Automotive Engineers annual banquet.“We will lose about R90 000 per vehicle.
Doing that on a large scale would be indus-trial masochism,” said Marchionne.However, Chrysler expects to sell only a
few hundred electric vehicles in Californiato meet the western state’s mandate thatmanufacturers have EVs available for con-sumers across what is the most importantmarket fornewvehicles in theUnitedStates.Despite the heavy use of government in-
centives, sales of EVs and “plug-in hybrids,”which can run on either batteries or usetheir internal combustion engine, account-ed for less than half of 1% of all cars sold inthe US during 2012.“Weneed to innovate. A decade ago hydro-
gen was the next big thing, now its electricvehicles. Regulators should be technologyneutral. We can’t anticipate every possiblescenario,” he said.Marchionne added despite his scepticism
about electric vehicles, Fiat “is recognisedas the most eco-performing automaker inEurope. InNorthAmerica,Chryslerhasbro-ken new ground in the reduction of green-house gas emissions byoffering the first, fac-tory-built, compressed natural gas-poweredpick-up trucks in North America.Chrysler has also introduced eight-speed
and nine-speed transmissions, “substantial-ly improving both the driving experienceand the fuel economy of our vehicles,” Mar-chionne said.He added that more improvements in the
fuel economy delivered by the internal com-bustion engine are coming.Marchionne also re-iterated he believes
only “five or six” very large scale automak-ers will survive. Neither Chrysler nor Fiatwould have had a chance to survive on theirown, he said.The combination of the two companies
gives them the scale to carry out the invest-ment in new vehicle lines.“I believe to make an adequate return, an
automaker needs to produce a total of atleast six million vehicles a year and at leastone million vehicles per platform.“The Chrysler Group and Fiat have al-
ready completed the convergence of thethree principal architectures that will drivemore than 80% of our total volume,” saidMarchionne.
TROUBLES AHEAD? The batterypowered Fiat 500e. PHOTO: GOOGLE IMAGES
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Growing the game of softballLIAM MOSES
AN ATHLONE softball clubhas partnered with the Cityof Cape Town to help “rekin-
dle” the passion for softballamongst young people in the area.The partnership will see Tanta-
sport Softball Club and the Cityjoin forces to trainumpires, coach-es and players, as well as organisea tournament for the newcomers.Ernest Yon, president of Tanta-
sport, says the programme alsoaims to grow the sport. “The pas-sion is not as vibrant as what weknew it in earlier years, so we aretrying to rekindle that passion,”he says.“The project is to grow the sport.
Our focus is more on the youth,but we aren’t going to discard theolder generation. We will be call-ing on the older generation for as-sistance. The City will supply uswith manpower to be ploughed in-to softball.”The project, which forms part of
Tanta’s 65th anniversary celebra-tions, came about after the club ap-proached the City with a proposal.Youth from Athlone, Bonteheu-
wel, Manenberg, Heideveld andRylands will benefit, which willcommebce when the prospectivecoaches are identified.Belinda Walker, Mayoral Com-
mittee member for CommunityServices and Special projects, saysthe purpose of the project is to“create opportunities for theyouth, encourage a healthy life-
style and offer alternative forms ofentertainment in order to discour-age anti-social behaviour”.“Exposing communities to non-
traditional sports provides a great-er variety of opportunities forthem to be active,” Walker says.“A recently-commissioned
study by the City indicated thatthemajority of CapeTown’s adultsand youth are inactive. One of thereasons identified is that our com-munities have limited choices, be-cause only the traditional sportsare accessible and not all peopleare interested in the main sportssuch as cricket, rugby and foot-ball.“Offering a greater variety of
sport and recreationopportunitieswill ensure that there is somethingfor everyone and it is hoped thatmore people will become active.”The programme was designed
for “youth of all fitness and athlet-ic levels to encourage them to par-ticipate in physical activities”.Denise Paulsen, chairperson of
Softball Western Province, wel-comed the project saying shehoped it would benefit the sport.“We hope it will be a positive
spinoff for softball in terms ofyouth development,” she says.It is not clear when the project
will kickoff, but it is expected tocommence mid-May.Should the project be successful,
it will be replicated in other areasof Cape Town.V For more information, to participate orassist phone Yon on 072 981 6747.
TANGLED: Camps Bay FC’s Zukiswana Kolswana and Hanover Park FC’s Chad Carolus fight for possession in amatch at the Downberg Road Sports Complex in Hanover Park on Saturday. Hanover Park won the game 41.
PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
PEOPLE'S POST | GRASSY PARKTuesday, 23 April 2013 SPORT 23
Plan to endstandoffLIAM MOSES
THE Cape District Local Football Associa-tion (CDLFA) has entered into negotiationswith one of its clubs in hopes of ending an18-month legal battle.
Bluebells AFC, an amateur club fromWynberg, won an R81 000 lawsuit againstCDLFA inDecember, butwere subsequentlysuspended indefinitely from all football inFebruary for breaching the organisation’sconstitution by taking them to court.
Despite the victory, the organisation hasnot paid themoney and previously stated itsintention to appeal the decision.
However, the LFA’s senior vice presidentIvan Williams says the organisation willnow assemble for a special general meetingin hopes of settling the matter out of courtand allowing Bluebells to play footballagain. The meeting will be held tomorrow(Wednesday).
“We sent a committee to Bluebells to lookat how we could resolve this matter, so thatthey can play football again. The committeeneeds to report back to a special generalmeeting on Wednesday 24 April. We are go-ing to look at Bluebells’ proposal and see ifit’s acceptable to Cape District.”
Williams adds that the club has “made afew requests” which the CDLFAwill need tofulfil if Bluebells are to withdraw the casefrom court. However, he did not want to ex-pand on the requests.
Rashied Cloete, president of Bluebells, al-so refused to list the requests, but describedthe meeting with the committee as an “opendiscussion”.
“The club will be happy if the agreementis actually ratified. We are trying to find asolution for both parties and that is embod-ied in the agreement,” says Cloete.
“It was an acceptable agreement. There isgive and take in any agreement. They haveto give and we have to give, and eventuallyyou find amiddle road. That’s theway agree-ments are entered into.”
Bluebells sued the CDLFA in September2011 after failing to win a tender to run thetea room and café at the William Herbertsports grounds in 2010, alleging that the ten-der process was flawed.
After finding inBluebells favour, theWyn-berg Magistrate’s Court also served a war-rant of execution against the CDFLA’s prop-erty inFebruaryand the clubwas suspendedtwo days later.
Bluebells failed in their attempts to havethe suspension overturned and hosted a pro-test at William Herbert sports grounds onSaturday 13 April (“Legal clash at Cape Dis-trict”, People’s Post, 16 April). The club wasthen banned from entering the premises bythe Municipal Field Management Commit-tee.
The LFA’s executive committee met withthe delegation that engaged with Bluebellson Sunday, to discuss the requests ahead ofthe special general meeting.
Williams says the LFA is “committed” toresolving the problem and getting Bluebellsback on the pitch as soon as possible.
RUGBY: OVERHAUL AT BROOKSIDE
Primrose pile up thepoints at VillagerLIAM MOSES
PRIMROSE RFC have boosted theirSuper League B title credentialsthrashing neighbours Villager on
Saturday, to claim their third consecutivevictory. The Kenilworth side ran in seventries at Brookside without conceding asingle point to win the match 53-0 andusurp the top spot on the league table.
HermanMasimla, Primrosehead coach,says his team is not looking much furtherthan their next fixture, but admitted pro-motion is the team’s ultimate goal.
“If I say our attempt this year is to winevery game, then obviously we would liketo win the league,” he says.
“I believe, with the structures and hardwork that is being put in place, Primrosesurely should be in the Super League A(next season). That is our endeavour, thatis where we want to go and that’s why weare going to take it teamby teamand gameby game.”
Primrose started their season with a20-3 victory at home against BrackenfellRFC and then built on the performancewith 32-7 win away at Goodwood RFC.
The three victories mean they lead a re-surgent False Bay RFC on points differ-ence alone, after the Constantia side beatKuilsriver RFC 22-16. Primrose and FalseBay are now the only sides with a 100 %winning record, and the southern suburbsneighbours could find themselves majorrivals for the league title.
The visitors were virtually unstoppableagainst Villager and seldom erred in anyaspect of their play.
WhileVillagerwere guilty of several un-forced errors, they failed to stick theirfirst-time tackles and conceded at leastfive penalties at the breakdown.
Masimla says his side went into the en-counter with the simple, structured ap-proach of sucking in the Villager defend-ers with their forwards and allowing thebacks to take advantage of themomentum
and superior numbers.“We have a very good defensive record.
It’s our third game and only 10 points havebeen conceded, and we have scored about100 points,” says Masimla.
“We are spending a lot of time on de-fence also, so things are really workingout. To be a quality side you have to bestrong in all the departments and that iswhy we work and focus on hard on de-fence, aswell as ourattacking capabilities.We have also spent heavy hours on fit-ness.”
Primrose will host Hands and Heart onSaturday in one of only two games beingplayed in the league over the weekend.
Villager have a bye to lick theirwounds,before travelling to Goodwood on Satur-day 4 May.
. Meanwhile, in the Super League A,Hamiltons suffered a 29-7 loss away toMat-ies, SK Walmers lost 7-0 at home to Tyger-berg and UCT beat Helderberg 34-8 in theStrand.
SPEED MERCHANT: Primrose RFC winger Tauriq Davids heads for the tryline as Villager RFC player Ryan Massyn attempts to stop him.Davids’ try, one of six Primrose scored in the game, helped his side to a 530 victory. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS
Match abandoned, Spine Road drops pointsLIAM MOSES
SPINEROADHighSchool suffered anarrowloss at home to The Settlers High School af-ter the under-19 rugby match was aban-doned 20 minutes before the end on Satur-day.
The first half of the encounter finishedscoreless, but Settlers grabbed the lead justtwo minutes into the second, when scrum-half Saoot Jacobs collected the ball from thebase of a ruck on the Spine Road tryline andslipped between two defenders to score.
The try would prove timely for the visi-tors, as the referee called a halt to the gamein the 41st minute – due to a registered firstaidpractitionernot beingpresent at the field– with Jacobs’ try still separating the sides.
Mark Tregonning, Spine Road’s headcoach, was as perplexed about the lack offirst aid at the field as the small crowdof sup-porters who had gathered for the game.
“I don’t know where the first aid personwent to. The person was here or all three
games prior to the first team game,” he says.“I don’t know where the person went, but
wehave the first aidkit and everything.Dur-ing the week about 10 Spine Road High pu-pils went on a first aid course, so we havemore than enough people to do first aid. Un-fortunately the guy that was supposed to behere left without informing us.”
Tregonning says he was happy with theperformance of his pack against the heavierSettlers forwards, and believes his sidecould have won the game if not for a misfir-ing backline.
Spine Road looked more likely to score inthe first half and spent long periods campedin the visitors 22, without altering the score-board.
However, the home side’s dominance wascut short after 19 minutes, when lock MalikMustaphar was yellow-carded for a hightackle. Settlers’ extra man allowed them togain the ascendancy and the Bellville schoolhada choke-hold on thematchuntil playwascalled off.
Malcolm Blanchard, Settlers coach, wasunimpressed by his players’ luke-warm,loose showing on the day despite themclaiming the victory.
“I think the performance was very disap-pointing. I thinkwe lacked structure and or-ganisation.We could have done a lot better,”says Blanchard.
“In fact, we lowered our standards towhatthe opposition had to offer and it’s not ac-ceptable. Inmyopinion itwasaverybadper-formance.”
He adds that the team will need to “fixtheir mentality” and add organisation ifthey are to put in a better performance intheir second fixture of the season againstGroote Schuur High on Saturday 4 May.
Spine Road also failed to cross the white-wash in their opening game of the season,drawing 3-3 away to Plumstead High on Sat-urday 13 April. The Rocklands team willhope to get their season back on track whenthey face Masibambane High School inKraaifontein on Saturday.
Saturday 27 April
V Retreat: Greenwood Athletic FC willhost a fundrasing disco at the RetreatHotel, Retreat Road. Entrance will costR30 per person and corkage will costR20. All funds raised will go towardsrunning the club’s junior teams. Everyoneis welcome. The dress code is “soccerwear”. For more information phoneFatima January on 074 299 2481.
V Goodwood: Auditions for season threeof the BAR.ONE Manhunt reality showwill take place on Saturday 27 andSunday 28 April at N1 City Mall, inLouwtjie Rothman Street from 09:00 to16:00. The show will see 16 contestantscompete in tough physical and mentalchallenges for the title of the UltimateBAR.ONE Man and prizes to the value ofR1 million. For more information visitwww.barone.co.za.
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MILANO UNITED will hope to extendtheir unbeaten run to five gameswhen they tackle a local rival and a
title contender in two National First Divi-sion (NFD) games this week.The Grassy Park side have won all three
of its games played in April, beating Dyna-mos 3-0 at home, table toppers Thanda RoyalZulu 1-0 away and thrashing Sivutsa Stars3-0 on Saturday.Milano will now face up against second-
placed Mpumalanga Black Aces tomorrow(Wednesday 24 April) and local rivals FCCape Town on Saturday, as the end of theseason draws nearer.The NFD newcomers, promoted this sea-
son, started 2013 in third place on the tableand looked to be in the running for a second
consecutive promotion.But a surprisingdrop in form followedand
Milano went on to lose four, draw two andwin only one of their first seven games of theyear.Milano were defeated twice by Polokwane
City andalso lost toVascodaGamaandUnit-ed FC, while goalless draws were sufferedagainst United FC and Witbank Spurs.The only win between the start of the sea-
son and April came in a first round fixtureaway to FC Cape Town and Milano will feelconfident of a repeat performance on Satur-day.However, tomorrow’s game away against
Aces, one of the forerunners in the NFD thisyear, will be a tougher prospect for theGrassy Park side.Aces beat Milano 3-2 in the first round fix-
ture at Rooikrans Sports Complex and will
be keen to get their title challenge back ontrack after losing 2-0 to Witbank Spurs onSaturday 20 April.
. Meanwhile, Santos, who have improvedsince the start of the year, will be desperateto claim three points in their fixturesagainst Roses United (home) on Wednesday
and Polokwane City (away) on Sunday.The Lansdowne club drew 1-1 against
Blackburn Rovers on Saturday and willneed to pick up as many points as possible,and hope those above them on the tabledrops points, to qualify for the promotion/relegation playoffs.
SKY HIGH: Sivusta Stars player Njabulo Shongwe tries to blocka clearance from Milano United’s Tabiso Posholi during aNational First Division match at the Rooikrans Sports Complexon Saturday. Milano won the game 30. PHOTO: RASHIED ISAACS